Staff Design Manager

Job Description

The Client looking for a talented Staff Design Manager to drive the design and execution of our first-in-kind battery factory and beyond. You will be an extension of the senior leadership team and will drive collaboration between factory engineering, manufacturing, construction and operations teams to ensure our plans are aligned and critical paths are tackled as effectively as possible. This is an exciting opportunity to start from a blank slate and to execute on the client's Factory as a fully integrated product with the ambition to enable the most advanced high volume battery manufacturing in the world.

What you'll do:

• Drive the factory planning, design, construction, manufacturing integration to the factory and ramp through handover to operations teams.
• Concept to completion ownership of your projects. Accountable for the program success.
• Own factory Plan of Record and scope definition by integrating comprehensive factory requirements, layouts, and goals.
• Own the factory scoping efforts by pulling together the cross functional teams, understanding their needs, driving technical planning, defining options/trade offs/cost/schedule/impacts, and securing alignment between the working and leadership teams.
• Own program schedule, requirements, and reporting tools for visibility on progress, risks, changes, etc.
• Be the bridge that secures program alignment between large cross functional teams: various manufacturing teams, production, factory engineering, construction, facilities, material flow, workplace and people spaces, and more.
• Fundamentally understand and scrutinize technical stakeholders' requirements and translate them into project scope with clear execution plan and responsibilities.
• Drive leadership reviews, funding requests & cross function investigations and studies.

What you'll bring:

• 5 years of engineering experience on manufacturing and industrial projects from concept to delivery.
• Expertise in factory engineering design and construction.
• Experience in AutoCad, BIM & Navisworks.

• Advanced project management skills and demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a clear plan.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, leadership, interpersonal and decision-making abilities.
• Experience managing conflicting objectives and compressed timelines within complex industrial project execution.
• Exceptional drive, sense of ownership and resourcefulness.
• Positive mindset and a passion for manufacturing infrastructure.
• Thrives under pressure and in ambiguous environments.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or equivalent.

What's on Offer:

• Competitive Salaries commensurate with experience
• Stock Options
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• Parental Leave
• Generous Vacation Policies
• Relocation Assistance
• And more!

About Petroplan

Petroplan is the trusted, specialist global Talent Solutions partner of choice for employers and professionals in the Energy sector. Since 1976, Petroplan has been here to help people like you make the most of the opportunities available and find the best fit for you as an individual.

Over 10,000 placements in more than 55 countries for over 550 clients across 65 disciplines.

In an industry where skilled and experienced professionals are increasingly sought after resource, we appreciate the true value of what you have to offer. What's more, we understand that different things are important to different people in today's world of work - it's about making exactly the right connections for you as an individual.

Our reputation for contractor and candidate care, understanding what makes you tick, and finding you the best match is second-to-none. We understand the industry inside-out and seek to understand YOU and your motivations in the same way. We take the time to evaluate your individual strengths, understand the most important things to you, and establish exactly what you're looking for from your next role.

About Petroplan

Petroplan is the trusted, specialist global Talent Solutions partner of choice for employers and professionals in the Energy sector. Since 1976, Petroplan has been here to help people like you make the most of the opportunities available and find the best fit for you as an individual.

Over 10,000 placements in more than 55 countries for over 550 clients across 65 disciplines.

In an industry where skilled and experienced professionals are increasingly sought after resource, we appreciate the true value of what you have to offer. What's more, we understand that different things are important to different people in today's world of work - it's about making exactly the right connections for you as an individual.

Our reputation for contractor and candidate care, understanding what makes you tick, and finding you the best match is second-to-none. We understand the industry inside-out and seek to understand YOU and your motivations in the same way. We take the time to evaluate your individual strengths, understand the most important things to you, and establish exactly what you're looking for from your next role.