Asst. General Manager - Electrical Design Engineering

Job Description: Engineering Manager (EM)

The Engineering Manager (EM) is responsible for engineering and design matters on the project and provides support to the Project Manager (PM). The EM fulfills three main roles during the execution of a project: Manager, Technical Leader, and Communicator. The EM is responsible for scope definition, planning, resourcing, and scheduling all engineering-related activities. Additionally, the EM provides technical leadership, integrates disciplines, and resolves issues. The EM ensures the delivery of all technical deliverables to achieve project objectives within the specified time frame and budget.

Experience:

• Typically 12-15 years of experience in a multi-disciplinary environment on major projects.
• Typically 3 years of experience in managing design engineering teams working on major projects.

Qualification:

• Postgraduate or graduate in an engineering discipline.
• Registration as a professional engineer with the governing authority (preferable).

Key Responsibilities:

• Scope Definition & Change Management:
• Ensure the scope of work is developed and that an effective change management system is in place.
• Progress Reporting & Issue Management:
• Provide input into the monthly progress report with respect to design progress, issues of concern, and recommended changes to achieve overall project objectives.
• Project Execution Planning:
• Contribute to the development of the project execution plan with the project leadership team and allocate roles and responsibilities.
• Client Communication:
• Make contact with client management at key milestones/tollgates throughout the project to ensure engineering deliverables are meeting client requirements.
• Engineering Oversight:
• Direct and review engineering activities to ensure work quality is satisfactory, and ensure technical personnel development programs are conducted.
• Specialist Expertise Involvement:
• Involve specialist expertise from within TCE or externally as necessary. Collaborate with the Technology Organization and Discipline Heads (DHs) for mandatory reviews.
• Safety Awareness & Design for Safety:
• Raise safety awareness and ensure that design for safety principles are applied to the projects.
• Risk Management:
• Ensure engineering risk assessments are carried out and that all identified issues are addressed.
• Design & Engineering Reviews:
• Arrange and facilitate design reviews, and participate as required in engineering and management reviews.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance:
• Coordinate quality audit verifications to ensure compliance with all relevant engineering standards and internal procedures for all design activities. Instigate corrective actions as required.
• Cross-Business Unit Collaboration:
• Cooperate with the TCE engineering practice of other Business Units (BUs) as directed on matters involving sharing expertise.
• Interdisciplinary Coordination:
• Ensure timely availability of inter-disciplinary data, integrate it, and resolve any issues or challenges that arise.
• Customer Feedback:
• Obtain regular feedback from the customer and take appropriate action.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
• Document value additions and best practices, ensuring their communication to other project teams and leadership.
• Recognition & Rewards:
• Recommend rewards and recognition for exemplary performance from project resources.