Engineering Manager - Digital Operations

ualifications B

• achelor of Engineering in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Chemical/instrumentation/Civil or related professional degree with consistent outstanding academic record; an advanced degree or MBA is preferred. K

nowledge, Skills and Experience P

• roven experience in building the team. P
• revious operational experience working in a Global Execution Center environment supporting global business growth. M
• inimum 15 years in project execution/engineering management / project delivery role in area of preferably in Oil & Gas, Refining & Chemical, Life Sciences, Mining & Mineral Processing sectors. B
• road and deep understanding of applicable industries and demonstrated networks and relationships. S
• trong business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit. S
• trategic thinker S
• trong problem-solving skills. A
• bility to cultivate and unify a diverse multicultural community. S
• trong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross collaboratively and create trust with peers and leaders. B
• uilds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. S
• trong team building skills; motivating people, proactively enabling cross functional best practice. C
• ommitted to developing people and fostering an inclusive work environment E
• xcellent verbal and written communication skills.

ey Responsibilities L

eadership & Growth B

• uild the Digital Operations team and sub-discipline capability (CMMS, Operations support, design & drafting, Data Engineering) S
• et the vision and strategic direction for the engineering group S
• hare the Digital Operations group’s vision, mission and strategy and communicating the actions needed to implement these; motivate people to commit. D
• evelop GEC growth plans with input from the regional leadership and support strengthening and deepening the use of GEC operations in project execution. S
• upport Digital Operation leadership to prepare short-term and annual workforce plans to identify the number and mix of staff required to meet the demand forecast, provide bi-weekly & monthly update on project billability, resource utilization, invoice status, resource onboarding to immediate supervisor. P

eople and Planning C

• reate a positive working environment for diverse engineering resources to flourish, ensuring recruitment, selection and development processes are inclusive and free from bias S
• upport the development of a positive culture in the Chennai office and work with local leadership to attract and retain top talent. M
• anage team competency and training and ensure the highest possible standards of integrity, safety, quality and performance excellence. D
• irect management of people; including pay reviews, performance reviews, career progression, training and development D
• etermine future resource and capability requirements to deliver current and future projects. Support recruitment and selection of key hires. O
• versee the career development of the team; and provide input into the global talent reviews conducted by Digital Operations. M
• anage and report on the performance of a growing, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and wider engineering team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team objectives. P
• lan and prioritize work to meet discipline commitments aligned with organizational goals. Look ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans. M
• anage and work within departmental overhead budgets and manage utilization of resources vs workload. E

ngineering delivery and performance E

• stablish and continuously improve engineering systems and tools required by the engineers to deliver cost effective and competitive engineering execution. S
• upport engineering connectivity and knowledge transfer with other regions with the goal of maintaining global best practice. D
• rive Project Delivery Assurance and ensure the appropriate level of QA/QC is in place on all projects. W
• ork collaboratively with ops leaders, engineering managers, technical authorities and subject matter experts across the group. E
• nsure discipline engineering integrity is maintained across work scopes. P

roposals Support P

• rovide engineering support to proposals to demonstrate capability and identify appropriate key engineering resources. P