Planning & Coordination Lead
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12 hours ago
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Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Automotive Planning & Coordination Lead to support production planning project execution and agile delivery across automotive engineering programs. This role will focus on coordinating day-to-day development activities ensuring teams follow validated plans and maintaining productivity across complex automotive projects.
You will work closely with Project Management Scrum Masters Engineering and Quality teams using planning tools and Agile methodologies to support scheduling progress tracking and performance reporting.
- Location: Coventry
- On Site: Yes
- Clearance: None
- Experience Level: Mid -Level
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain sprint and release plans in collaboration with Product Owners Scrum Masters and Engineering Leads.
- Use tools such as Jira MS Project or equivalent for planning scheduling and progress monitoring.
- Ensure plans consider design constraints component availability and engineering resource capacity.
- Lead daily stand-ups sprint planning and retrospective meetings to ensure smooth workflow.
- Contribute to long-term program roadmaps and milestone planning.
- Prepare contingency plans to mitigate risks and unblock development delays.
- Monitor daily progress of automotive development tasks and identify blockers (technical dependencies supplier delays resource constraints).
- Coordinate closely with engineering leads QA and production teams to resolve issues promptly and maintain project velocity.
- Ensure teams adhere to validated sprint plans and escalate deviations when necessary.
- Interface with design and simulation teams to resolve field engineering constraints quickly.
Qualifications :
Required Skills:
- Experience in automotive program planning project coordination or production scheduling.
- Familiarity with automotive development processes (e.g. V-model ISO 26262 APQP).
- Strong understanding of project planning workflow optimization and team coordination.
- Experience working closely with engineering QA and production teams.
- Ability to identify blockers quickly and implement solutions to maintain velocity.
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.
Desirable Skills :
- Experience in automotive sector.
- Familiarity with integrated program management tools such as Jira Rally or MS Project.
- Experience supporting large-scale automotive programs (EV autonomous connected vehicles).
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and functional safety standards in automotive.
Additional Information :
Why join us
We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.
At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.
Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.
In short you get:
- A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
- A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle & Tech Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance & Pension Scheme
- Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
- Flexible way of working (role dependent)
We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.
ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know.
This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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