Lead Project Engineer

Summary

This is global program management position responsible for leading Major multidisciplinary programs for Process Automation (PA) business as leader of cross- functional, cross-cultural and virtual program teams. This position is based out of Bangalore.

The Lead Project Engineer – PA is responsible for technical leadership and execution of Process Automation Projects, ensuring delivery of control systems, safety systems, and Terminals and field instrumentation in line with scope, schedule, quality, cost, and safety requirements.

The role acts as the single-point owner for the project and leads cross‑functional engineering teams through design, implementation, testing, and FAT phases.

Qualification

• Bachelors / master’s degree in engineering
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• MBA or any other Management Diploma/Certificate/Degree would be an added advantage.
• Successful planning, development, and execution of the assigned product and service development and/ or certification programs to fulfill contractual and business requirements within approved budget & schedule constraints.
• Introduce the product thru Factory and arrange training of the Sales and Operations team on the product.
• Plan and manage engineering scope, schedule, and resource allocation for Process Automation
• Leads cross- functional, cross-cultural and virtual program teams including Technology, Sales, Marketing, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Customer Support and Training across the globe to successfully achieve the program & business goals.
• Use the NPI process to achieve customer deliverables, schedule, cost and related program milestones/ objectives.
• Build program team and integrate into a collaborative, cohesive group with a common vision, mission, and Management Operating System.
• Negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; settle differences with minimum noise; win concessions without damaging relationships; be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly from other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Deals effectively with various domestic and foreign third parties (i.e., customers, vendors, and partners) for the benefit of all programs.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary programs and SW programs.
• Experience working with global vendors for sourcing parts required for NPIs.
• Experience in setting up Supply chain.
• In depth knowledge of Product Development Lifecycle.
• Excellent in foreseeing Risks and have mitigation plans by working with stakeholders
• Understanding on Process Automation is key
• Negotiating scope and delivery of programs with cost, quality constraints
• Understanding Controllers, IOs, FCE etc is an added advantage.
• Expert in usage of Microsoft project as scheduling and tracking tool
• Expert in usage of JIRA/Confluence for program planning and tracking
• Ability to set judicious expectations and manage them with key stakeholders.
• Excellent problem solving, Influencing, Negotiate skills and good interpersonal relationship skills.
• Ability to forecast issues and have the courage to escalate to the appropriate level till an adequate resolution is achieved.
• Exercise clear and concise verbal and written communication skills in different operating environments.
• Ability to exercise balance between assertive, aggressive, supportive and coercive styles of leadership to achieve program results.
• Fast learning curve to absorb the domain knowledge.

Experience

15Yrs+ with at least 5years of project/program management related experience with multidisciplinary programs and experienced in leading globally distributed cross discipline teams and hands on Dev and/or Validation is required.

Key Responsibilities

Skill Requirement