Daimler Truck Manufacturing

Project Management Office - Powertrain Department

Chennai, India In person Full-time

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Technical & Functional Skills

  • 3 to 8 year of experience in Automotive industry
  • Experience in Product Life Cycle development/ Complete Product Project experience
  • Strong 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

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