Project Manager

Austin Engineering Ltd; Batam; On-site; IDR 500,000,000 - 800,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Engineering Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for large-scale engineering projects based in Batam, Indonesia. The role requires driving projects from initiation through close-out, coordinating with engineering, fabrication, and operations teams to meet milestones and budgets.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of project management experience in heavy fabrication or industrial settings, strong communication skills, and proficiency with project management tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within engineering, heavy equipment, manufacturing, fabrication, mining, construction, or industrial environments.
• Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and resource coordination.
• Experience working with engineering, fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring activities align with the approved plan.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and priorities; monitor progress against baseline schedules.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Fabrication, Quality, HSE, Logistics, Finance, and subcontractors to align activities.
• Monitor budgets, costs, and resource utilization; identify variances and manage within approved budgets.
• Ensure availability and effective utilization of manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractors per project needs.
• Lead regular project meetings, report progress, risks, and issues to management and stakeholders.

Skills

PM leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Budget control

Schedule planning

MS Office/PM software

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/PM/manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

PM software

Job description

• Project Planning & Execution: plan, organize, and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all activities are clearly defined and executed according to the approved project plan.
• Project Schedule Management: develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and priorities. Monitor progress against the baseline schedule and take action to prevent or recover delays.
• Cross-Functional Coordination; coordinate closely with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Fabrication, Quality, HSE, Logistics, Finance, and subcontractors to ensure all project activities are properly aligned and completed on time.
• Cost & Budget Control: monitor project budgets, costs, and resource utilization. Identify cost variances and work with relevant teams to maintain the project within the approved budget.
• Resource Management: ensure the availability and effective utilization of manpower, materials, equipment, facilities, and subcontractors based on project requirements and schedule.
• Project Progress Monitoring: track project performance, including schedule, cost, quality, resources, and deliverables. Identify deviations early and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Risk & Issue Management: identify potential project risks and operational issues, assess their impact, and develop mitigation or recovery plans to minimize delays and additional costs.
• Quality Management: ensure project deliverables meet customer specifications, engineering requirements, quality standards, and applicable procedures. Coordinate with the Quality team to resolve quality issues.
• HSE Management: promote a strong safety culture and support safe project execution.
• Customer & Stakeholder Management: maintain effective communication with customers, management, and internal stakeholders. Provide regular updates on project progress, challenges, risks, and required decisions.
• Change & Scope Management: monitor changes to project scope, specifications, schedule, and customer requirements. Evaluate the impact of changes on cost, schedule, resources, and delivery.
• Project Meetings & Communication: leading regular project coordination and progress meetings. Ensure action items, responsibilities, and deadlines are clearly assigned and followed up.
• Project Reporting: prepare and present regular project reports covering schedule, cost, progress, risks, quality, HSE, and key issues to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Project Documentation & Close-Out: ensure project documentation is complete and properly maintained. Coordinate final inspection, handover, documentation, lessons learned, and project close-out activities.
• Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities to improve project execution, productivity, cost efficiency, quality, and delivery performance, and apply lessons learned to future projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within engineering, heavy equipment, manufacturing, fabrication, mining, construction, or industrial environments.
• Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and resource coordination.
• Experience working with engineering, fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• PMP certification is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Leadership and team management
• Strategic planning
• Budget and cost control
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Time management and prioritization

Preferred Experience

• Experience in heavy fabrication, mining equipment manufacturing, or industrial projects.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and production planning processes.
• Exposure to international customer projects and cross-functional teams.