Assistant Department Manager-Innovation & Technology (OGC)

Burns & McDonnell India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell India seeks an Innovation & Technology Manager to turn technology and data into better project execution. This role combines management, facilitation and delivery, leading the Innovation & Technology Group and partnering with U.S. counterparts to deliver measurable outcomes.

The candidate will guide governance for responsible tool use, drive automation opportunities and oversee multiple initiatives from concept to adoption, ensuring quality and efficiency gains across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction, or a related field from an accredited program.
• At least 10–15 years of professional experience in engineering, design and/or project engineering or project management.
• Prior leadership or management experience.
• Strong interest in engineering design technologies, for example Hexagon/SmartPlant.
• Interest in automation, innovation, integration, digitalization, and digitization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Strong collaboration, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to positively influence, lead, and manage change.
• Strong project management skills and strategic perspective.
• Advanced knowledge of technology and its application in business.
• Proven success in project leadership, planning, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Innovation & Technology Group by setting priorities, coordinating resources, developing team capability and aligning activities with OGC business strategy.
• Collaborate closely with the Global Practice Manager, U.S. Innovation Director, U.S. technology counterparts, engineering teams and project teams to deliver practical innovation outcomes.
• Serve as the AI Champion for the Global Practice by promoting responsible, measurable use cases that improve quality, productivity, knowledge reuse and delivery consistency.
• Help establish and support the OGC governance framework for intelligent tools and automation, including use-case intake, prioritization, risk review, data stewardship, adoption readiness and value tracking.
• Support OGC disciplines in developing practical playbooks, identifying high-value automation opportunities, and conducting workshops, demonstrations and adoption sessions as required.
• Act as project manager for multiple small technology and innovation initiatives moving through proof of concept, testing, pilot, rollout and adoption.
• Partner with engineering and project teams to apply automation, digital tools and data-enabled workflows that improve deliverable completeness, precision and quality.
• Focus technology efforts on measurable execution outcomes, including reduced comments, reduced rework and churn, better design maturity, stronger knowledge reuse and cleaner final deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a Digital Shelf of reusable digital assets, automations, applications, dashboards, templates, delivery accelerators, lessons learned and drive a client-facing Digital Shelf concept.
• Support execution-improvement initiatives such as deliverable health monitoring, checklist centralization, quality feedback loops and discipline-facing dashboards.
• Collaborate with other Global Practices to help define future digital deliverables and technology-enabled client offerings.
• Apply basic change management practices, including ADKAR awareness, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, communication and reinforcement of new ways of working.
• Apply Scrum principles where appropriate, including backlog development, prioritization, sprint planning, reviews and iterative product development.
• Oversee software, systems, tools and technology support to ensure effective utilization, escalation, troubleshooting, ticket management, cybersecurity and data governance compliance.
• Recruit, develop, mentor and retain a growing team of developers, data engineers and technology specialists working closely with U.S. counterparts.
• Provide performance evaluation input for Technology & Innovation Group members, sub-teams and design application specialists.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Skills

Strong collaboration

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture/construction or related field

Job description

Description

The Innovation & Technology Manager helps the Burns & McDonnell India OGC Global Practice turn technology, automation, data and digital delivery into better project execution. This is a practical transformation role: part manager, part facilitator and part delivery partner. The role manages the Innovation & Technology Group, reports directly to the Global Practice Manager, and works closely with the U.S. Innovation Director, U.S. technology counterparts, engineering & design teams, project teams and other Global Practices to convert strong ideas into measurable business outcomes. The role serves as AI Champion for the Global Practice, helps establish the OGC governance framework for responsible use of intelligent tools and automation, and guides selected initiatives through proof of concept, testing, rollout and adoption. The successful candidate may come from an engineering, design technology or project delivery background and should bring the judgment, leadership aptitude and passion for organizational transformation needed to stretch into a role that helps teams deliver cleaner work, reduce rework and move confidently into new ways of working.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the Innovation & Technology Group by setting priorities, coordinating resources, developing team capability and aligning activities with OGC business strategy.
• Collaborate closely with the Global Practice Manager, U.S. Innovation Director, U.S. technology counterparts, engineering teams and project teams to deliver practical innovation outcomes.
• Serve as the AI Champion for the Global Practice by promoting responsible, measurable use cases that improve quality, productivity, knowledge reuse and delivery consistency.
• Help establish and support the OGC governance framework for intelligent tools and automation, including use-case intake, prioritization, risk review, data stewardship, adoption readiness and value tracking.
• Support OGC disciplines in developing practical playbooks, identifying high-value automation opportunities, and conducting workshops, demonstrations and adoption sessions as required.
• Act as project manager for multiple small technology and innovation initiatives moving through proof of concept, testing, pilot, rollout and adoption.
• Partner with engineering and project teams to apply automation, digital tools and data-enabled workflows that improve deliverable completeness, precision and quality.
• Focus technology efforts on measurable execution outcomes, including reduced comments, reduced rework and churn, better design maturity, stronger knowledge reuse and cleaner final deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a Digital Shelf of reusable digital assets, automations, applications, dashboards, templates, delivery accelerators, lessons learned and drive a client-facing Digital Shelf concept.
• Support execution-improvement initiatives such as deliverable health monitoring, checklist centralization, quality feedback loops and discipline-facing dashboards.
• Collaborate with other Global Practices to help define future digital deliverables and technology-enabled client offerings.
• Apply basic change management practices, including ADKAR awareness, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, communication and reinforcement of new ways of working.
• Apply Scrum principles where appropriate, including backlog development, prioritization, sprint planning, reviews and iterative product development.
• Oversee software, systems, tools and technology support to ensure effective utilization, escalation, troubleshooting, ticket management, cybersecurity and data governance compliance.
• Recruit, develop, mentor and retain a growing team of developers, data engineers and technology specialists working closely with U.S. counterparts.
• Provide performance evaluation input for Technology & Innovation Group members, sub-teams and design application specialists.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction, or a related field from an accredited program.
• At least 10–15 years of professional experience in engineering, design and/or project engineering or project management.
• Prior leadership or management experience.
• Strong interest in engineering design technologies, for example Hexagon/SmartPlant.
• Interest in automation, innovation, integration, digitalization, and digitization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Strong collaboration, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to positively influence, lead, and manage change.
• Strong project management skills and strategic perspective.
• Advanced knowledge of technology and its application in business.
• Proven success in project leadership, planning, and budgeting.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to collect and analyze information to make informed decisions. Must exercise sound judgment, solve problems, organize and prioritize responsibilities, read and apply financial and quantitative analysis, speak confidently in front of others, and work under stressful situations. Excellent cognitive skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask are necessary. Must understand and apply written/verbal instructions and be capable of delegating instructions.

Travel

• Annual travel to the U.S. is required to attend the Hexagon Conference and other industry summits, participate in strategic planning and collaborate with the U.S. Innovation Director and technology leadership counterparts. Must possess a U.S. visa or demonstrate eligibility for a U.S. visa.