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)