PURPOSE OF THE POSITION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The is responsible for planning and managing engineering projects. Specifically, this role involves coordinating, monitoring, and planning the project as well as forecasting its costs and predicting the timelines and deadlines that characterize the individual development phases.
The Engineering Lead has both managerial and engineering responsibilities, drafting executive work plans, defining the budget, managing technical aspects, and coordinating the project team.
Finally, the Engineering Lead contributes to identifying new business opportunities by defining the CAPEX of activities necessary for the engineering of new processes.
SPECIFIC TASKS/PRIMARY ACTIVITIES:
The specific tasks of the Engineering Lead include:
quotations for new clients. In identifying new clients and new business opportunities, the EL collaborates with the Business and Technology Transfer functions in formulating the economic proposal. Specifically, it is the responsibility of the EL to define the CAPEX related to the engineering of the new process.
project planning. The EL is responsible for identifying the best strategy to implement the project and drafting a detailed work plan of the development phases that compose it (GANTT).
internal communication. The EL must provide timely updates on the progress of the project to their Manager through specific reporting.
external communication. The EL may interact with suppliers, contractors, external entities, or other external figures that may be useful for the completion of the project.
budget management. The EL is responsible for managing the project costs. This includes: cost evaluation, CAPEX approval (Capital Expenditure) through the drafting of a CAR (Capital Appropriation Request), monitoring, and controlling expenses.
project team management. The EL must coordinate, organize, and monitor the activities of the work group.
drafting of URS (User Requirements Specification). The EL is responsible for drafting the technical reference document that must be prepared for the purchase of equipment and machinery.
execution of FAT (Factory Acceptance Test)/SAT (Site Acceptance Test)/Commissioning.
The EL is responsible for coordinating, organizing, and monitoring the functional tests to validate the design hypotheses listed in the URS.