Assistant Department Manager - Piping Engineering - OGC

Burns & McDonnell; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bus Service

On-Site Fitness Facility

Flextime program

Work From Home option

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell India is seeking an Assistant Department Manager (ADM) for Piping Engineering. The ADM will provide leadership, align with DM, manage resources, and promote the company culture of safety, integrity and client focus on refining, midstream and petrochemical projects.

The role emphasizes strategic change, mentorship, and collaboration across multiple offices, with a path toward Engineering Manager and long-term growth. Work-from-home is possible per policy, with hybrid options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• 15+ years of piping experience.
• 3+ years as Lead Engineer on OGC projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects balancing ADM responsibilities with quality, schedule and budgetKPIs.
• Oversee project execution plans, scheduling, risk management, and resource planning.
• Mentor team members, develop leadership and promote safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Systems thinking

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

Piping Design Software

Isometrics/Stress analysis

Job description

BMI OGC is excited to be opening a position for ADM (Piping Engineering). This position has a career progression that leads to DM and eventually Engineering Manager.
At Burns & McDonnell India we are committed to making a positive impact on the oil, gas & chemical industry as our world strives towards a low-carbon future. We are changemakers and problem solvers with more than 100 years of experience.
We offer front-end engineering, engineering/project management, and a proven track record of project execution excellence utilizing a variety of delivery methods. This includes systems capabilities, a portfolio of subject matter expertise and technical competencies. We offer a range of methods and digital solutions enabling an efficient engineering process.
Our multidiscipline teams transcend existing plant design practices, develop new solutions and solve our clients’ challenges to enable technical feasibility and sound business decisions.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

The Assistant Department Manager (ADM) reports to the Department Manager (DM) - Piping and is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of the department. This includes supporting and executing business strategy, innovation, automation, developing high-performance teams, and promoting the Burns & McDonnell culture, values and mission. The ADM will support the DM in leading the department in a dynamic and profitable manner based on Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service.
The OGC Global Practice executes engineering, procurement and construction projects in industries of Refining, Midstream & Logistics, Petrochemical and Chemicals. OGC Piping Engineering is a dynamic group that has grown to ~50 people driven by technical excellence and focused on delivering advance engineering & design services – this includes Piping Material Engineering, Stress analysis, Client 3D model reviews, and Isometrics.

Role and Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Management:

• Provide assistance to the Department Manager (DM) in discharging all the DM responsibilities
• Allocate resources effectively to project teams, address staff challenges, including hiring and onboarding new members
• Maintain the team's skill matrix, identify training needs, organize training and keep track of software changes
• Effectively deploy the BMI quality system, utilize the BMI database of previous projects and apply good engineering practices related to the piping department work, including adherence to applicable codes and standards.
• Monitor the progress of quality objectives, gather quality-related feedback from all sources and address them.
• Update work instructions and engineering standards; prepare technical bulletins that establish annual goals, initiatives and competitive quality benchmarks for the team
• Conduct performance reviews, obtain 360-degree feedback and take responsibility for the career development of team members
• Provide mentorship, identify the emerging ‘knowledge leaders’ of the department, guide their professional development and leverage their expertise to fulfill department development objectives.
• Identify and nurture high-potential employees to build a leadership pipeline
• Promote inter-disciplinary, inter-GP and inter-office collaboration and operate as the communication link between team members and senior management
• Interpret company policies for the team, which include aligning the efforts of team members with the overall business strategy, translating the organization's goals into specific actions
• Build relationships with leading cadre in BMI and other BMcD offices, collaborate with section managers, other ADMs, DMs, project managers, project engineers and the talent acquisition team
• Disseminate safety awareness (especially safety in design), promote constructability awareness, drive innovation, automation and process optimization efforts
• Initiate positive organizational changes within the team, embrace changes advocated by the organization’s leadership, foster a positive team culture and promote the culture of servant leadership
• Work with the DM to lead the Piping department through various phases of strategic change, introduce new methodologies, innovations, automation and new business approaches
• Business development and client management: Represent the organization to external agencies and in industry forums, engage in networking through professional societies/seminars and author papers for professional journals

2. Project Responsibilities:

• Lead projects in unique situations, while balancing primary responsibilities as the ADM
• Guide and monitor the work of lead engineers and project teams against plans, focusing on quality, budget and schedule KPIs
• Review and approve project execution plans, RACI matrix, QC review matrix, workhour estimation, etc., oversee activities like scheduling, project progress monitoring, change management, risk management, resource planning, cost estimating and more
• Interpret project scope/contract on projects
• Review and approve standard discipline deliverables and documents such as critical line list, stress packages, standard supports, engineered supports and more
• Provide oversight to constructability reviews, modularization strategies, installation sequences and access/maintenance philosophy, proposing location and type of pipe supports, vendor documents review, resolving site queries and RFIs Oversee engineering activities for brownfield projects, including tie-in design, field verification and coordination with as-built documentation and laser scan

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in Piping
• A minimum of 3 years as Lead Engineer on OGC projects
• Experience in Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Refining and/or midstream and logistics projects
• Authoritative knowledge of design, selection, fabrication and operation of piping domain and all kinds of advanced analysis, deliverables and technical review
• Extensive knowledge in procurement contract processes, including bidding and techno-commercial evaluation
• Extensive understanding of contemporary digitalization developments, emerging trends in design and engineering practices and market developments in the energy sector
• Ability to listen effectively, behave compassionately and display an appropriate level of assertiveness
• Maintain regular, appropriate and concise communication
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and decision-making skills and very good systems thinking competence
• Global collaboration skills and cultural adaptability to effectively lead international teams

Why Join Us?

At Burns & McDonnell India, you’ll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings mean stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. We take on the world’s toughest challenges and use our skills, experience, and courage to solve them.

A Caring Place Where Careers Grow

Our entrepreneurial spirit sits at the foundation of who we are as an organization and constantly drives us forward toward innovation, strategic growth, and service excellence. We believe in putting forth our nest effort, including on behalf of our employee-owners. Our benets package includes comprehensive benets that demonstrate our commitment to the well-being of the individuals who contribute to our clients’ success every day.

Work From Home (as per policy)

The ability to work from home is available as per company policy, providing flexibility and work-life balance where applicable. Hybrid models may apply depending on role and department.

Flextime and Day Flextime Program

Flextime allows employees to choose their own start and end times within a set range. Employees have an option to choose staggered working hours — with an option to work for six hours at the office and two hours remotely — depending on their schedule.

Bus Service

We provide a dedicated company bus service for a comfortable, timely, and cost-effective commute for all employees.

• Multiple pickup points
• Saves on travel costs
• Provides on-time arrival
• Stress-free daily travel

On-Site Fitness Facility

Each on-site tness facility provides employees with convenient access to exercise equipment and classes that support physical well-being and a healthy lifestyle.

Employee Engagement Activity

From vibrant cultural celebrations like events that honor diversity and inclusion, we foster a workplace where everyone feels part of a thriving, collaborative culture. The events not only reflect our values but also build lasting memories, boost morale, and strengthen workplace bonds.