• Job Description

  Req#: 56001BR

  Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

  We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

  As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

  The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
  

  Role Overview:

  • Responsible for the successful execution of medium to high complexity projects – New Product Development, Cost Down, Manufacturing Footprint within Business Divisions with end to end ownership. Lead the Integrated Product Team(s) to drive execution of projects by meeting financial performance.
  • Understand project requirements, collaborate with project owners, leaders & cross functional teams across the globe for delivery of projects, by adhering to standard processes, systems and project management principles.
  • Ensure the completion of project milestones/deliverables within committed Quality (Q), Delivery (D), Project cost (C) & Product cost (C), track performance and progress of project against committed QDC targets
  • Provides periodic project updates (Project Performance Report – Green/Yellow/Red) of the current situation relating to milestones and issue/high risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule). Provides updates to the key stakeholders at Business Division and Unit levels as necessary.
  • Report out project updates, risks and mitigations, productivity updates, QDC metrics, deployment efficiency, timesheet data, during the monthly Operations review meeting with leadership team
  • Manages the Lifecycle Financials of the projects. Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for every project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
  • Collaborate with team members to continuously improve process, systems and develop/refine standard works
  • Plays a key role in developing business proposals and executing the overall program plan.
  • Control efforts and expenditures within constraints of project budget.
  • Ensures Product Development Process and stage gate processes are adhered to.
  • Leads the creation of the integrated project plans & schedules, project budget in partnership with the team and the organization. Manage, forecast, collect cost and report on project budget / schedule.

  SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Graduate/ Postgraduate with 12-13 years of experience, bachelor’s in mechanical/ production engineering.
  • PMP® or CAPM® accreditation from Project Management Institute (PMI) is highly recommended.
  • Min 8 years of product development experience in Hydraulics industry and hyd. components & product life cycle experience of these products or related experience
  • Knowledge on Microsoft project management is preferred.
  • Knowledge with Microsoft Business Software (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project 2007)
  • Leadership skills - capability to lead change in an Integrated Team (IPT).
  • Good communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written with ability to make necessary status reports and project presentations to senior management and global stakeholder.
  • Experience with cross cultural teams in multiple locations in a global set up
  • Design and develop an effective Project Management Office (PMO) structure and functioning, including processes, procedures, templates, and governance.

  Ensure project governance follows the PMO principles.

• About the company

  For more than 20 years, QuEST Global has aimed to be a trusted global product engineering and lifecycle services partner to many of the world’s most recognized companies in the Aero Engines, Hi-Tech, Aerospace & Defense, Transportation (Auto and Rail), Power and Industrial, Oil & Gas and Medical Devices industries.

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