Sr. Project Lead Engineer
KION GroupAbout the role
Dematic has an immediate need for a Project Lead Engineer (PLE) specifically for the Amazon Business Unit. The preferred candidate will have 5+ years of related project engineering experience, including planning, specification evaluation, and implementation of material handling projects. This role reports directly into an Engineering Senior Manager or Director and indirectly to Project Management. They must provide superior communication, customer service, and technical project leadership as a top-tier integrator to an ever-evolving fast paced e-commerce industry.
The Project Lead Engineer manages and oversees all engineering deliverables necessary to deliver the project on time. From pre-contract reviews, project kick-off, technical project reporting, technical reviews and team guidance, system testing all the way through to customer acceptance. This role partners closely with the Project Manager and is customer facing. The PLE is responsible to translate the customer technical requirements for the project into measured deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering and ensures those deliverables are met on-time, on budget, and without sacrificing quality. The PLE identifies, prioritizes, and assigns scheduled deliverables to appropriate engineers and all related project activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, COE’s, Software, and third-party providers. This is a multi-disciplinary role that is responsible for all technical requirements, engineering schedule management, change management coordination, communication and technical reporting. They work very closely with the Project Manager & Change Management team and are expected to represent the technical team to leadership and the customer.
We offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer
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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $82,875 - $121,550 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
What You Will do in This Role:
- Translate the project contractual technical requirements into scheduled deliverables for the engineering teams (including design layout, firm engineering customer approval, order entry, installation drawings, emulation, and commissioning)
- Identify needed resources across engineering teams, including external suppliers, and manage the engineering schedule across the project team to ensure on-time delivery
- Ensure a high degree of quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via adherence to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work
- Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering deliverables to avoid negative impact on the project
- Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure project requirements and milestones are met
- Contribute feedback to Engineering Managers for performance reviews of their project team and invest in the development of the engineers on their project team
- Deliver the technical scope and supporting deliverables, as well as progress u
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