Design Project Coordinator

Bertrandt Group; Sant'Agata Bolognese; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Bertrandt Group in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, invites an experienced automotive design project manager to lead planning, scheduling, and KPI tracking across design modelling activities.

You will handle cost estimation for clay, resin, and structural parts, monitor budgets and risks, and deliver weekly status updates and presentations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in automotive design project management or planning
• Strong timeline management and milestone tracking
• Experience with budget tracking and cost estimation
• Familiarity with materials for prototype model building (clay, resin, structures)
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, InDesign; strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Drive project planning, timeline creation, milestone scheduling, and KPI monitoring across design modelling activities.
• Manage cost estimation for clay, resin, structural frames, supports, and hard components.
• Monitor budgets, identify risks and deviations.
• Track progress, delays, deliverables, and risks; prepare structured weekly status updates.
• Prepare professional presentations and documentation.

Skills

Project management

Timeline management

Budget monitoring

Documentation

Communication

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Drive project planning, timeline creation, milestone scheduling, and KPI monitoring across design modelling activities.
• Manage cost estimation for clay, resin, structural frames, supports, and hard components.
• Monitor budgets, identify risks and deviations.
• Track progress, delays, deliverables, and risks; prepare structured weekly status updates.
• Prepare professional presentations and documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in automotive design project management, planning, or program coordination.
• Strong capability in timeline management, milestone tracking.
• Experience with budget tracking, cost estimation, and financial monitoring.
• Familiarity with materials and components used for prototype model building (clay, resin, structures, hard parts).
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, InDesign; strong communication and documentation skills.

Salary range: €30,000 – €45,000 gross per year

As a leading technology partner in the automotive, aerospace and mechanical engineering sectors, Bertrandt focuses on the trends of digitalization, autonomous systems, connectivity and electric mobility. With our almost 50 years of cross-sector experience, our global presence and our expert organization, we help to shape the future and implement innovative projects for our customers. Our strengths are our many years of experience in transformation processes, our ability to see projects from a holistic perspective – from the initial idea to start of production and after sales – and the speed at which we can scale up projects. Around 13.000 employees at more than 50 sites worldwide are committed to addressing the challenges faced by our customers.

Bertrandt guarantees (in accordance with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Legislative Decree 215/2003 and Legislative Decree 216/2003) equal access to employment for all candidates and are committed to fostering respect for diversity and inclusion in the workplace.