Electric Vehicle Project Engineer — Customer-Facing Lead

RIDE Coach and Bus; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

RIDE Coach and Bus in California seeks a Project Manager to coordinate electric bus and charger projects, acting as a key technical contact for customers and ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage multiple projects, and travel as needed across the United States and Canada. Strong MS Project skills and clear communication are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management within a related or relevant industry.
• Minimum of 3 years in an external customer-facing role.
• Technical Degree or PMP certification preferred but not essential.
• Leadership skills including the ability to lead large technical teams.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Proficient with MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in Mandarin is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and oversee electric bus or truck and charger projects.
• Overall accountability for design/build/installation/commissioning of projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, establish priorities, and track milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for customers, clarify requirements and scope, and provide timely project updates and follow-up.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and service teams to meet agreed delivery schedules and quality requirements.
• Monitor assigned project budgets, forecast costs, and coordinate scope changes and change orders with the appropriate commercial and finance teams.
• Coordinate vendor and supplier activities, including technical requirements, deliverables, schedules, and issue resolution.
• Escalate technical, schedule, cost, and quality risks promptly and coordinate corrective actions.
• Travel to customer, supplier, manufacturing, and project sites within the United States and Canada, as needed.

Skills

Project management

Technical communication

Cross-functional leadership

Scheduling & budgeting

Documentation

Risk management

Reading drawings

Mandarin (plus)

Education

Technical degree or PMP (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

RIDE Coach and Bus in California seeks a Project Manager to coordinate electric bus and charger projects, acting as a key technical contact for customers and ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage multiple projects, and travel as needed across the United States and Canada. Strong MS Project skills and clear communication are essential for success in this role.