Engineering Manager
Hyderabad, IN
Job Purpose
- Oversees one of the following groups focused on Subsea Production System (SPS) equipment engineering.
Product/Applications Engineering
Christmas Trees, Tubing Hanger, Wellheads, Manifolds, or related equipment
New Product Development & Product Life-Cycle Management
- Provides oversight and management of a cross functional team of engineers and leads the team in achieving executional and strategic goals.
- Responsible for engineering execution, resource utilization, team development, and development of engineering initiatives, associated budgets, schedules and supporting resource plans.
- Although this is a resource manager role, frequent use of relevant industry knowledge/experience, with specific focus on subsea production equipment and associated manufacturing processes is relied upon heavily; and is essential for being successful in the role.
- Manages various engineering disciplines and could have up to 30 direct reports, comprising of engineering professionals of various experience and skill sets.
- Builds strong working relationships with peers, and engineering teams around the globe so that the team is well represented in discussions and decisions.
- Also, develops strong working relationships with customers' (internal & external), conducts productive meetings, delivers results that are technically and economically viable, and meets market needs and expectations.
Job Description
• Staff organization with necessary talent, day to day management of projects and resources, and development of schedules, budgets and execution plans.
• Process Operator for the following:
- Overall delivery of technical deliverables of the group
- Leadership of technical issue resolution o Productive utilization and absorption of engineering resources
- Prioritization and planning of engineering activities and deliverables.
- Technical talent management, engineering development
• Process Owner for the following:
- Product/discipline engineering scope
- QN/SN technical disposition for the product/discipline
- Review and approval, and quality of technical designs and documentation.
• May reviews and approve subsea production system designs and technical documentation.
• Supports offshore and offsite field technical issues and leads technical communications with customers when required.
• Accountable for engineering resource development, management and retention. This includes:
- Provides inputs for engineering headcount forecast, based on project demand o Sets pertinent objectives for direct reports that support the overall strategy and direction.
- Setup and maintains a strong engineering organization structure and team culture.
- Manages completion of annual PDD and LDR processes, and maintains documentation on engineer ranking, succession plans and future potential.
- Develops career plans for resources, along with relevant training and development plans.
• Accountable for driving continuous improvement of execution processes in engineering team, in alignment with overall business processes and objectives. This includes:
- Establishes KPIs to continuously monitor and communicate engineering performance.
- Sponsors and leads teams to identify and tackle root causes to prevent reoccurrences of engineering challenges and issues.
- Establishes, implements and maintains engineering processes based on Lean Engineering Philosophy with the aim to increase efficiency and productivity.
- Ensures lesson learnt and best practices are captured, shared and implemented across projects and engineering disciplines.
• Motivates and empowers engineering resources to perform at consistently high levels, removes barriers, and holds them accountable for work output.
• Builds the environment to foster collaboration and teamwork.
You are meant for this job if:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, with at least ten years of relevant industry experience, or a Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration, with at least eight years of relevant industry experience.
• At least five years of supervisory experience in leading multi discipline engineering team, preferably with Subsea Production System (SPS) equipment manufacturer.
• Experience and knowledge of subsea production system equipment design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and life of field.
• Experience managing new product development, product life cycle management, or project/applications engineering focused teams.
• Knowledge of design, manufacturing, inspection, auditing, calibration, data analysis techniques, and quality cost principles.
• Knowledge and experience with various API, ASME, ISO, NORSOK, ANSI codes and standards.
• Proficient in various productivity enhancement, scheduling, planning, and engineering management software and tools.
• Advanced analytical, problem solving, accuracy, attention to details, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish deadlines for the team, manage priorities, and effectively achieve the goals in fast paced environment is critical.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is essential to effectively coach, mentor, and develop the team. Ability to foster communication within diverse cultural environments.
• Ability to plan, communicate/present concepts and reports on complex topics with the ability to persuade and influence others as needed.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback/coaching and to respond appropriately.