Senior Manager Engineering

Abbott Laboratories; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Mumbai seeks a Sr. Manager Engineering (Site Engineering Lead) to drive engineering strategy and site master planning. You will lead utilities, facilities, and infrastructure, ensuring safe, compliant, reliable operations and a multi-year CAPEX roadmap.

You will collaborate with Global Engineering, Quality, EHS, and Manufacturing to align with enterprise standards, deliver ROI, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 10–12 years in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.
• Minimum 5 years in leadership or managerial roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership for site operations—utilities, facilities, infrastructure, and systems.
• Develop and execute the site’s engineering strategy aligned with growth and regulatory requirements.
• Lead Site Master Planning for expansion, upgrades, capacity, and modernization.
• Own and manage the site’s annual OPEX and multi-year CAPEX roadmap.
• Drive CAPEX project identification, business case, approval, execution and benefits.
• Lead large strategic projects across facility expansion, automation, and sustainability.
• Partner with global functions to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and priorities.
• Represent the site in regional/global forums and governance reviews.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to improve asset reliability and maintenance effectiveness.
• Champion Reliability Excellence with preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Lead cost productivity, energy savings and efficiency targets.
• Lead engineering change management, technology evaluations, and risk reviews.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Site master planning

CAPEX planning

Budget ROI

Global stakeholder management

Industry 4.0 / digitalization

Regulatory compliance

Lean / Operational excellence

Sustainability & energy optimization

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Title – Sr. Manager Engineering (Site Engineering Lead)

Qualification – Bachelor’s/master’s degree in mechanical, Electrical or equivalent.

Work Experience – Minimum 10-12 years of experience in pharmaceutical regulated manufacturing industries. Minimum 5 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role.

Site Engineering Lead

Key Competencies

• Strategic Engineering Leadership & Site Master Planning
• Long-range capacity planning and future-ready infrastructure development
• CAPEX portfolio management and investment prioritization
• Budget planning, financial control and ROI evaluation
• Global stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Engineering digitalization and Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Sustainability, decarbonization and energy optimization
• Risk management and business continuity planning
• Talent development and succession planning
• Enterprise project management and governance.

Job Description

• Provide overall engineering leadership for the site, ensuring safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective operations of utilities, facilities, infrastructure and engineering system.
• Develop and execute the site's Engineering Strategy aligned with business growth, operational excellence, regulatory requirements, and long-term organizationalobjectives.
• Lead Site Master Planning initiatives to support future manufacturing expansion, technology upgrades, capacity enhancement, and infrastructure modernization.
• Own and manage the site's annual operating budget and multi-year capital investment roadmap, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and delivery of business value.
• Drive CAPEX project identification, business case preparation, financial justification, approval processes, execution, and post-implementation benefit realization.
• Lead large-scale strategic projects involving facility expansion, utility upgrades, automation, digital transformation, sustainability programs, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Global Engineering, Corporate Functions, Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic priorities.
• Represent the site in regional and global engineering forums, governance reviews, project steering committees, and leadership meetings.
• Establish engineering KPIs and performance dashboards to improve asset reliability, operational efficiency, equipment uptime, energy performance, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Champion Reliability Excellence through preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Drive Engineering Excellence through application of Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, and continuous improvement principles.
• Lead digitalization initiatives including CMMS/SAP optimization, smart utilities monitoring, predictive analytics, automation, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Identifyand implement sustainability initiatives focused on energy conservation, water stewardship, carbon reduction, renewable energy integration, and environmental compliance.
• Ensure robust business continuity, risk mitigation, and disaster recovery strategies for critical utilities and infrastructure.
• Lead regulatory inspections, customer audits, and corporate assessments related to engineering, facilities, utilities, and infrastructure compliance.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, WHO GMP, EHS regulations, data integrity requirements, engineering standards, and corporate governance expectations.
• Develop high-performing engineering teams through coaching, capability building, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Drive vendor and contractor performance management to ensure quality, safety, cost effectiveness, and project delivery excellence.
• Lead site-wide risk assessments, technical reviews, technology evaluations, and engineering change management processes.
• Support business growth by assessing emerging technologies and developing future-focused engineering solutions that enhance competitiveness and operational resilience.

Financial & Strategic Accountability

• Own site engineering OPEX and CAPEX budgets.
• Deliver annual cost productivity, energy-saving, and efficiency improvement targets.
• Evaluate investment opportunities through ROI, NPV, payback, and business impact analysis.
• Develop3-5 yearengineering and infrastructure strategic roadmaps.
• Ensure engineering investments support business expansion and long-term site vision.

Global Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with global engineering teams on standardization, best practices, and technology deployment.
• Present site engineering performance, project updates, risks, and investment proposals to senior leadership.
• Lead communication with external partners, consultants, equipment suppliers, and regulatory authorities.
• Drive knowledge sharing across regional and global manufacturing networks