Project Engineer

This role supports the Project Manager by ensuring effective tracking, reporting, and coordination of ongoing Center of Excellence (CoE) initiatives. The position involves maintaining detailed project trackers, preparing progress dashboards, and managing communication with various unit-level contacts to ensure timely follow-up on action items. The individual will also assist in data analysis and reporting, helping to provide insights that support root-cause investigations and variance analysis. Over time, the role offers opportunities for increased responsibility, including co-managing workstreams and presenting findings in stakeholder meetings, serving as a foundation for advancement to an Assistant Project Manager position.

Key Responsibilities

Project Tracking & Reporting:
Maintain comprehensive project trackers that monitor the status, timelines, and dependencies of active CoE initiatives. Prepare initial drafts of progress dashboards and status presentations for review by the Project Manager before distribution to department heads or executive leadership. Follow up regularly with unit-level contacts to ensure completion of routine action items, escalating any issues or uncertainties to the Project Manager promptly.

Data & Analytics Support:
Develop and update Excel and Power BI dashboards to track resource utilization, consumption, and other recurring metrics. Provide analytical support by delivering relevant data points and insights that contribute to root-cause analyses and variance investigations led by the Project Manager.

Coordination & Documentation:
Organize and schedule cross-functional project meetings, taking detailed minutes and maintaining action logs to facilitate effective follow-up. Draft project documentation such as scope notes, timelines, and meeting records for the Project Manager’s review and finalization.

Growing Involvement:
Gradually take on more substantive analytical responsibilities within an assigned workstream, with all outputs reviewed and approved by the Project Manager. Participate actively in stakeholder meetings by presenting assigned sections alongside the Project Manager. By 18 to 24 months, co-manage a workstream on a day-to-day basis in partnership with the Project Manager, preparing for a transition into an Assistant Project Manager role.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering is mandatory.
- 3 to 4 years of relevant experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Experience in textile or apparel manufacturing is preferred but not essential; candidates from other manufacturing sectors will also be considered.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, Power Query, lookups, and array formulas; knowledge of VBA/macros is an advantage.
- Working proficiency in Power BI, with experience building and maintaining dashboards and basic knowledge of DAX.
- Strong written communication skills are essential.

There are no specific preferred qualifications or benefits mentioned for this role. However, the position offers a clear path for professional growth through progressive responsibility and close mentorship by the Project Manager.