Projects & Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Project Management • Lead the full lifecycle of EPC projects: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. • Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers. • Ensure interdepartmental coordination for timely and cost-effective execution. • Conduct regular project reviews, track progress (DPR/WPR), and escalate issues proactively. • Manage client interactions, contractual obligations, and change requests. • Validate budget utilization against project execution benchmarks and profitability targets.

Site Execution & Supervision • Oversee site activities including fabrication, erection, commissioning, and performance validation. • Ensure timely deployment of manpower and strict adherence to safety and productivity norms. • Resolve technical issues on-site, liaise with stakeholders, and maintain execution continuity. • Facilitate inspections, approvals, and smooth handover of projects to clients.

Testing, Commissioning & Handover • Lead pre-commissioning and commissioning phases, ensuring system readiness and compliance. • Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and client validations. • Manage final handover documentation, O&M training, and post-handover support.

Engineering Management & Coordination • Supervise design and engineering deliverables across mechanical, process, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines. • Review and approve P&IDs, GA drawings, datasheets, BOQs, and layout plans. • Ensure compliance with codes and standards (IS, ASME, OISD, PESO, NFPA). • Integrate automation controls (PLC/SCADA) and safety logic within system designs. • Coordinate with consultants and design teams to meet delivery timelines.

Procurement & Vendor Coordination • Provide technical support during procurement: RFQs, vendor assessments, and clarifications. • Assist in finalizing POs and managing supplier schedules, inspections, and quality audits. • Ensure timely delivery, installation, and integration of bought-out items and systems.

Documentation & Reporting • Maintain updated engineering documentation with version control. • Prepare and manage DPRs, WPRs, MOMs, site reports, and progress dashboards. • Finalize and archive "As-Built" drawings, commissioning dossiers, and handover packages.

Team Development & Process Standardization • Mentor engineers, site supervisors, and project staff for performance and skill development. • Contribute to SOP creation, engineering templates, and standardized practices. • Collaborate in ERP deployment and digitization of project management workflows.

Strategic & Commercial Support • Work with Business Development for pre-sales engineering, proposals, and client pitches. • Participate in project estimation, costing, and value engineering for improved profitability. • Offer insights for design optimization and execution strategies to maximize project outcomes.

Qualifications • B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Chemical / Electrical / Instrumentation / Civil Engineering. • 8–12 years of experience in EPC project execution, engineering, and commissioning. • Strong exposure to ammonia/chemical/gas/utility-based industrial projects.

Preferred Skills • MS Project / Primavera / AutoCAD • Strong communication & coordination • Leadership, problem-solving, and customer orientation • Knowledge of safety standards (OISD, PESO, NFPA)