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. 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 escalate 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. Qualifications Technical & Functional Skills
• 3 to 8 year of experience in Automotive industry
• Experience in Product Life Cycle development/ Complete Product Project experience
• Robust 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 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

📌 Project Management Office (Sriperumbudur)
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