Project Specialist

Minimum Job Requirements: Bachelors Degree or National Diploma: Business and Project Management or Engineering. Must have a recognised qualification from a registered institution (e.g. PMI) in the field of Project Management. Minimum 3 years in a Project Management role in the Automotive Industry essential. Key Performance Areas: Report to the Project Manager: Project Initiation: Identify opportunities for improvements with internal and external customers and propose alternative solutions. Conduct project feasibility studies to establish the viability of proposed projects. Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control. Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budgets for projects or sub-projects and monitor and control actual cost against budget. Project Planning: Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution. Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules. Collate all project information. Design & Drawing: Plan and determine drawing requirements to produce engineering drawings. Use CAD computer programmes as a design tool to produce drawings to specifications. Project Management: Supervise a Project team of a developmental, technical or small project to deliver project objectives. Identify, suggest and implement corrective actions to improve quality of project work. Raise requests for samples and update the sample request register. Oversee/produce initial product samples. Commission machines and equipment or pilot and test new/existing products. Project Administration: Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops. Provide procurement administration support to projects. Policies and Procedures: Initiate and approve Project Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc. Continuous Improvement: Conduct Research & Development of new/existing technologies/plant/products. Implement Continuous Improvement initiatives: Kaizen; Six Sigma; Standardised Work; VA/VE (Value Added/Value Engineered). Reporting: Compile Project Reports and presentations.