Head - Engineering
JOB DESCRIPTION
Role: Head Engineering
Designation: Assistant / Deputy General Manager
Location: Chennai
Experience: 15+ years
Industry: Metal and Mining
Educational Qualification: Bachelor / Masters in Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent
Skill Required:
- Experience in design engineering of Heavy industry or process industry plants & mechanical equipment design
- Strong understanding of the overall project engineering process and design calculations.
- Thorough knowledge of fabrication and manufacturing standards and procedures.
- In-depth knowledge of softwares such as Autocad, PDMS, Tekla, Staad Pro etc.
- Knowledge of SAP, MS Office, Advanced Excel, MS Projects etc is desirable.
- Demonstration of excellent customer service, negotiating, persuasion and conflict resolution skills required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proven leadership ability
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Schedules design deliverables in line with submission schedule and customer commitments
- Closely monitors progress of Mechanical design work and reschedules as per project requirements
- Checks accuracy of mechanical designs before they are submitted to Manufacturer for production
- Responsible for detailed design for manufacturing
- Coordinates with HQ for Basic Design
- Ensures effective allocation of resources for onshore and offshore design engineering work
- Guides Mechanical design engineers and draughtsman to ensure design deliverables as per project requirements
- Facilitates preparation of technical specifications for mechanical equipment / plant.
- Provides Tendering support to Marketing department, as and when required
- Provides technical support to Inspection department before, during and after Inspection, for the purpose of Manufacturing clearance
- Provides technical evaluation to Purchase department for negotiating with suppliers for materials
- Drives Quality culture within the team
- Helps in development of internal working standards and ensures compliance
- Drives Operational Excellence within own team through activities including cost optimization and design improvements
- Attends all project related internal meetings as per requirement
- Attends important customer/ consultant meetings for finalization of Drawings
- Plans engineer visits to site for Erection and Commissioning work and provides technical support to sites on ongoing basis
Travel: Yes (Within and outside India)