Control's Engineering Team Leader

• Perform line management duties for direct reports, including appraisals, managing holidays, sickness and overall performance.
• Support design management and senior stakeholders in continuous process improvement activities, contributing to the development and implementation of best practices.
• Ensure that all engineering activities adhere to company standards & procedures, with a focus on engineering standards, documentation completeness and machinery safety protocols.

• Take ownership of software engineering process due diligence for assigned projects, ensuring the timely delivery of all project milestones.
• Drive project completion with focus on budgets and milestones
• Review project deliverables for completeness and alignment with project requirements, ensuring they meet quality standards in line with Mpac procedures
• Liaise with project leads to ensure that the project schedule aligns with deliverables from other functions ( specifications for electrical and mechanical engineers)
• Monitor project progress, providing regular updates to the project managers and design management on estimated time to completion, project risks and resource needs.
• Escalate any project or people issues to the design management to ensure timely intervention and resolution,

• Clear & concise project progress reports, including updates on the ETC, milestone delivery and resource allocation
• High quality project deliverables, in alignment with project scope, schedule and company standards.
• Adherence to engineering processes and procedures, with active enforcement across the team.
• Timely escalation of risks or issues to the design management ensuring proactive problem resolution.
• Successful management and development of team members, with regular feedback, appraisals and mentoring sessions.

• proven experience leading or managing controls engineering teams within an industrial or automation environment
• Solid background in software project lifecycle management, including planning, execution and delivery
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, standards and machinery safety protocols
• Demonstrated ability to deliver software projects on time, within budget and to a high standard of quality
• Experience working collaboratively in multi disciplinary teams ( electrical, mechanical, project management)
• Track record of process adherence and enforcing documentation and quality standards.
• strong problem solving, risk management and decision making abilities in a fast paced project environment
• Hands on experience producing and reviewing technical documentation such as software design specifications, function design specifications and test documentation

• Proficiency in software development for industrial automation or machinery ( Programming, HMI design, motion control systems)
• Familiarity with common industrial software platforms (Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff & Mitsubishi)
• Understanding of relevant safety and compliance standards ( IEC, ISO & CE marking)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, mentor and manage a team effectively.
• skilled in creating and maintaining accurate technical documentation to support compliance, traceability and knowledge sharing across the team.

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