6776 - Senior Project Engineer

Malaysians Only!
Company Overview:

The company provides product design, engineering, and manufacturing services, supporting industries such as medical, industrial, and smart technologies. Its Johor Bahru facility offers engineering expertise, production, and supply chain support, helping clients deliver high-quality products efficiently to regional and global markets. The company are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead and coordinate assigned projects from kick-off to completion to ensure they meet technical, schedule, quality, and financial objectives while fulfilling customer requirements. 

Job Descriptions:

• Lead project kick-off meetings, technical reviews, and regular progress discussions with customers and internal teams.
• Review project requirements, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and resolve technical or commercial issues with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, milestones, schedules, and resource requirements for assigned projects.
• Monitor project execution and drive timely completion of engineering, procurement, assembly, testing, installation, and handover activities.
• Prepare and present project status updates, risks, recovery plans, and key action items to management and project teams.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including schedules, meeting records, technical submissions, change requests, and acceptance documents.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables are achieved in line with scope, budget, and timeline commitments.
• Manage scope changes, evaluate their impact on cost and schedule, and obtain the necessary internal and customer approvals.
• Identify project risks and issues early, recommend corrective actions, and follow through to closure.
• Plan and coordinate factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, verification, validation, and final project buyoff activities.
• Ensure all project deliverables are submitted on time and meet contractual, technical, and customer expectations.
• Support project closure activities, including punch list tracking, final documentation, lessons learned, and handover to customers or service teams.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, quality standards, safety requirements, and project management best practices.
• Communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to address project-related matters and maintain strong working relationships.
• Receives customer issues / complaints and coordinates with related departments for solution and timely feedback to customer/client.
• Lead ECO process, e.g. Update and maintain schedules for new development in program/project. Responsible for tracking program/project changes and publishing updated schedule as agreed with management.
• Compile and manage program/project documents, e.g. product plans, mechanical drawings, bills of material, purchase requisitions, and submit or archive them according to the department policies.
• Received Purchase Orders from customer/client for ad-hoc activities, perform invoicing, tracking and monitoring all records.
• Coordinate the submission of purchase requisitions, and track progress and proper closure of purchase orders.
• May follow up on shipments on ad-hoc request to ensure meet site and customer guarantees without any delay and coordinate the team to any issue that could generate an impact.
• Prepare program reports and executive presentations for management, customer/client or others. May assist in metric development and tracking for the program/project.
• Write Work Instructions, Process Flow or Procedures on the processes related to program / project coordination.

Requirements:

• Diploma or Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Project Engineer or Technical Engineer in an automation, machine building, or system integration environment.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, cost control, and risk management.
• Experience in equipment design, build, testing, installation, and project delivery would be an advantage.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and present technical and project information clearly to internal teams and customers.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports, procedures, project updates, and technical documentation.
• Good communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills when dealing with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Able to work independently, lead project teams effectively, and contribute as a strong team player.