Head of Engineering

Paramount Resources; Surabaya ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ; On-site; IDR 900,000,000 - 1,500,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Paramount Resources in Indonesia seeks an Electrical, Instrumentation and Process Automation (EIPA) Engineering Senior Manager to provide technical leadership across engineering standards, automation, reliability, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives across international sites.

You will lead the Group EIPA function, develop and promote standards, conduct audits and assessments, and guide major capital projects and process automation programmes while collaborating with regional

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control, Automation, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience leading engineering teams or projects across multi-site industrial environments.
• Knowledge of engineering standards and regulatory requirements (IEC, NFPA, OSHA, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group EIPA function and support the development and implementation of engineering strategies.
• Develop and promote engineering standards, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Conduct site audits, compliance reviews, technical assessments, and performance improvement reviews.
• Provide technical support for major capital projects, process automation initiatives, and digitalization programmes.
• Collaborate with regional and site teams to strengthen technical capability and operational performance.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to engineering teams across locations.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness, energy efficiency, safety, and governance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

Electrical/Automation degree

Tools

SAP PM

Industrial IoT platforms

Job description

A large food manufacturing client is seeking a suitably qualified Electrical, Instrumentation and Process Automation (EIPA) Engineering Senior Manager, based in Indonesia, to provide technical leadership across engineering standards, automation, reliability, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives across international sites.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Group EIPA function and support the development and implementation of engineering strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and promote engineering standards, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Conduct site audits, compliance reviews, technical assessments, and performance improvement reviews.
• Provide technical support for major capital projects, process automation initiatives, and industrial digitalization programmes.
• Collaborate with regional and site engineering teams to strengthen technical capability, reliability, and operational performance.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge sharing to engineering teams across different locations.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness, energy efficiency, safety, and engineering governance.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control, Automation, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant experience in electrical, instrumentation, process automation, asset management, maintenance, or engineering operations, preferably in a multi-site industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership or functional guidance to engineering teams, projects, or site operations.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering standards and regulatory requirements including IEC, IECEx, ATEX, NFPA, OSHA, and hazardous area requirements, where applicable.
• Experience with process information management systems, industrial IoT, advanced process control, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), asset performance management, predictive maintenance, and SAP PM will be an advantage.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally