Project Coordinator - Senior

KCM Technical; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm is seeking a Project Coordinator to enhance their Project Management Office. This hybrid position demands a detail-oriented individual skilled in project scheduling and coordination, collaborating with various teams to drive project objectives. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, or Business and extensive experience in the automotive sector, emphasizing strong leadership and communication capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years automotive experience at OEM or large tier 1.
• Must be self-directed, detail oriented, and motivated.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduling of projects to ensure timing consistency.
• Monitor part status and manage bulletins and responses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for governance.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership Skills

Presentation Skills

Detail Oriented

Process Thinking

Project Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Engineering

Bachelor's of Finance or Business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

**HYBRID ROLE. Occasional travel to the US (1-2 times per month) for meetings is required.**

Description:
Our company is transforming into a customer centric sustainable mobility company and is looking for motivated and passionate individuals to join our team. The Project Management Office (PMO) is a critical function of the Cross Carline & Project Engineering Team and is responsible for oversight of common process and methods used to achieve technical, quality, timing, and cost targets.
The Project Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Platform and Project Planning Manager in the achievement of project timing, labor, and investment objectives of the vehicle.

Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Coordinate the general and detailed (by phase) scheduling of the project /program to ensure timing consistency in execution
• Monitor status of parts from sourcing through TKO
• Create / Manage Bulletins and Bulletin responses
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create for governance decks of product action requests
• Facilitate PMT and Program Review
• Manage vehicle build plan and delivery to support vehicle validation requirements
• Manage the commercial launch plan (volumes and dates) with the Brand(s), the Plant(s) and the Purchasing Department
• Escalate issues and roadblocks promptly while driving issue resolution.
• Monitor ER&D (Engineering Research & Development) spending and engineering resources per approved spending plan.
• The primary interface is with the Vehicle Project, Platform & Modules Teams Planning Manager, the Chief Project Engineer (CVE) and the PMO Planning Supervisor.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering, Finance or Business from an ABET accredited university.
• Automotive industry experience at an OEM or large tier 1 in any of the following areas: Product development engineering, program management, finance, accounting, or quality (5 years+)
• Must be a highly motivated, detail oriented, and a self-directed process thinker
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong written and presentation skills are a must
• Advanced to expert skill level in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to interface with all levels of management
• Project scheduling and build plans
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Full Program Life-cycle Experience
• Change management
• Launch Experience
• SAP background/knowledge
• Regulatory/compliance background