Project Management Engineer - Powertrain

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles; Zone 7 Ambattur; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles is seeking a Project Management Engineer to oversee tracking, control, and reporting of project execution with emphasis on quality gates, risk management, KPI monitoring, and leadership communication.

The role bridges team leaders and the department head to ensure transparency, timely decisions, and adherence to deliverables with strong dashboarding and stakeholder coordination.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and quality gates.
• Experience with risk & issue management frameworks.
• Proficiency in dashboard tools such as Power BI, Excel, and MS Project.
• Knowledge of KPI tracking and performance analytics.
• Automotive product development background.

Responsibilities

• Track project progress against defined timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Maintain up-to-date project dashboards reflecting plan vs. actual status.
• Monitor dependencies, constraints, and critical paths affecting project execution.
• Ensure all project deliverables are completed and validated per Quality Gates (QG).
• Track compliance with QG timelines and elevate deviations.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for readiness reviews and maturity checks.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Quality gate processes

Risk & issue management

KPI tracking

Automotive product development

Tools

Power BI

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Role Purpose

The Project Management Engineer is responsible for ensuring effective tracking, control, and reporting of project execution, with a strong focus on quality gate compliance, risk management, KPI monitoring, and structured communication to leadership. The role acts as a key link between team leaders and department head, ensuring transparency, timely decision-making, and adherence to project deliverables.

Role & responsibilities

1. Project Status Tracking & Monitoring

• Track overall project progress against defined timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Maintain up-to-date project dashboards reflecting plan vs. actual status.
• Monitor dependencies, constraints, and critical paths affecting project execution.

2. Quality Gate Deliverables Management

• Ensure all project deliverables are completed and validated as per defined Quality Gates (QG).
• Track compliance with QG timelines and elevate deviations.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for readiness reviews and maturity checks.
• Ensure documentation completeness and adherence to project governance standards.

3. Risk Management & Reporting

• Identify, document, and track project risks and issues.
• Maintain and monitor the risk register, ensuring timely updates and mitigation actions.
• Evaluate risk probability, impact, and severity; define countermeasures.
• Escalate high-risk items and communicate status regularly to stakeholders.
• Prepare structured risk reports for management reviews.

4. KPI Monitoring & Abnormality Detection

• Compile, track, and analyze department-level KPIs related to project performance.
• Develop dashboards (e.g., Power BI / Excel) to visualize KPI trends.
• Identify abnormalities or deviations using defined thresholds and control limits.
• Drive corrective actions by coordinating with responsible stakeholders.
• Support KPI cascading and linkage with project deliverables.

5. Project Reporting & Dashboarding

• Prepare periodic project status reports (weekly/monthly) for leadership review.
• Consolidate information from multiple projects into a structured reporting format.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness of reported data.
• Develop executive-level summaries highlighting risks, delays, and critical decisions.

6. Collaboration and coordination with Team leaders

• Coordinate and collect project progress updates from team leaders and members
• Consolidate inputs into a single structured view for department head reviews.
• Highlight key risks, bottlenecks, and escalation items.
• Ensure alignment between team-level execution and department-level objectives.

Preferred candidate profile

Technical & Functional Skills

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and quality gates
• Experience with risk & issue management frameworks
• Proficiency in dashboard tools (Power BI, Excel, MS Project, etc.)
• Knowledge of KPI tracking and performance analytics
• Automotive product development background

Behavioral Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• High level of attention to detail and structured thinking
• Proactive escalation and decision-support mindset