Project Manager Automotive

Expleo Group; Sint-Truiden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Meal vouchers

Flexible homeworking

Expleo Academy

Vacation days 32

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Expleo is seeking a Project Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering Engineering Work Packages while ensuring QCD commitments are met. You will act as the technical leader within the core project team, promoting teamwork and efficient communication with stakeholders.

Join Expleo to guide engineering excellence, manage resources, and drive operational performance within a global, diverse environment with strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with solid knowledge of technical and project management.
• Proven leadership and resilience in demanding environments.
• Strong budgets, timelines and financial metrics understanding.
• Team player with ability to motivate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the engineering core team across disciplines.
• Develop and implement the Engineering Management Plan and monitor risks.
• Represent engineering to internal customers and escalate issues when needed.
• Plan resources and workload, updating capacity and forecasts.
• Lead design reviews and ensure delivery against QCD objectives.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategic planning

Budget awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for your innovation journey. As a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your ambitions and future-proof your business. With a smart blend of bold thinking and reliable execution, we're able to fast-track innovation through each step of your value chain.We are strategically positioned to build value, with a global footprint across 30 countries.We are as global and local as you need us to be, with strong best-in-class pan-European technological centers and unique best-shoring capabilities.We leverage a network of high value-adding affiliates in consulting and industrial excellence, and leading partners across multiple sectors to provide you with the most comprehensive services and solutions in an ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities

Are you ready to take on a pivotal leadership role as the Project Engineering Manager (PrEM) where you will ensure that engineering excellence drives project success? You'll be at the heart of our operations, leading a multidisciplinary effort to deliver Engineering Work Packages while ensuring that our Quality, Cost, and Deadline (QCD) commitments are consistently met. Acting as the technical leader within the core project team, you will embody and promote the company's values of Team, Trust, and Action, while facilitating smooth communication with stakeholders and driving operational excellence.

• Engineering Leadership: Oversee and coordinate the work of the engineering core team (Power, Mechanical, RAMS, Validation, Software), ensuring alignment and efficient delivery of Engineering Work Packages.


• Project Management: Develop and implement the Engineering Management Plan, monitor performance, and manage risks to keep the project on track.


• Customer Collaboration: Represent engineering in front of internal customers, providing updates on progress, issues, and risks while delegating technical discussions to experts when needed.


• Resource & Workload Planning: Anticipate staffing needs, resolve capacity challenges, and communicate updates on workloads and forecasts.


• Quality & Delivery: Lead design reviews, manage product modifications, and ensure adherence to quality standards while supporting DFQ Gate Reviews and QCD objectives.

Qualifications

• Technical Expertise: An engineering degree with solid knowledge of technical and project management tasks.


• Leadership & Resilience: Assertive, organized, and able to manage pressure in demanding environments.


• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of budgets, timelines, and financial metrics.


• Team Player: Proven ability to motivate cross-functional teams and drive results in a collaborative setting.

Benefits

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programs.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family-friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges


• We empower all passionate technology-loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects


• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses


• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including hospitalization and outpatient insurance, a pension and group insurance plan, employee wellbeing initiatives, sports and social events, gifts for special occasions, and much more!


• Enjoy meal and eco vouchers to support your daily needs and sustainable purchases


• Receive monthly representation fees to support work-related expenses


• 32 vacation days (20 + 12 for a 40-hour week).


• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.


• Flexible homeworking policy - Balance your career and personal life