Agile & Forecasting Engineer

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for an Agile & Forecasting Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a 12-month contract position initially until 31st March 2026, with the potential for further extensions.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

As the Agile & Forecasting Engineer you will support the Lead Agile and Forecasting Engineer in planning, monitoring, supporting, and closing out projects within the test laboratory. You will support the forecasting and quantifying of programme workload associated with the laboratory with short-medium and long-term forecasts.

 Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Support the development of a robust and standardised forecasting model for EE/EV labs that is compatible across BTO.
• Use PDL inputs to understand programme feature content.
• Support the creation of a forecasting model based upon programme content and scalability linked to testing requirements in EE/EV labs.
• Expected output is a robust forecasting tool and method delivering robust and accurate testing profiles for each laboratory.
• Ensure EE/EV labs are using our client's enterprise Agile methods.
• Support the creation of a JIRA Portfolio Plan for EE/EV labs linked to E and EO strategic themes and deliverables.
• Support the delivery of an operational cadence to ensure EE/EV lab deliverables are managed via Agile toolsets (JIRA/Confluence) and Tasks and Impediments are progressed as required across our client's Enterprise.
• Support the management of EE/EV labs ABR/QBR requirements and cadence linked to EO/E strategic themes.
• Be part of a small dynamic team.

Skills Required:

• Experience of Agile tools and methods and operational cadence across our client's enterprise.
• Experience of Agile tools and methods and operational cadence across our client's enterprise.
• Knowledge of Programme feature content and gateway timings.

Experience Required:

• Experience using Atlassian toolsets for Agile operations (JIRA/Confluence).
• Experience of Agile tools and methods and operational cadence across our client's enterprise.
• Knowledge of PCDS process.
• Knowledge of Programme feature content and gateway timings.
• Ability to work with key Stakeholders and technical areas across Engineering to understand feature linkage to test requirements.
• Knowledge of Automotive Systems and associated test facilities.

Experience Preferred:

• Project Management Qualification.
• Scrum or Kanban training as well as JIRA training.
• Knowledge of Automotive Systems and associated test facilities.
• Agile and Forecasting engineer creates forecasting models based upon programme content and scalability linked to testing requirements in EE/EV labs.
• Supports and assists with enquires into Engineering Laboratories by engaging with the customers, programme teams and key Stakeholders to understand their testing requirements.
• Support the delivery of an operational cadence to ensure EE/EV lab deliverables are managed via Agile toolsets (JIRA/Confluence) and Tasks and Impediments are progressed as required across our client's Enterprise.
• If the position is not met, then EE&EV will not be able to give a facility forecast / workload against programme timing.