Senior Manager Engineering

Abbott; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in India is seeking a Sr. Manager Engineering (Site Engineering Lead) to provide strategic engineering leadership for a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Goa.

You will drive master planning, CAPEX investments, and multi-year roadmaps while ensuring regulatory compliance and reliability across utilities, facilities, and infrastructure. The role requires 10–12 years in pharma manufacturing with at least 5 years in leadership, a strong background in budgeting, ROI evaluation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in mechanical, electrical or equivalent.
• 10–12 years of experience in pharmaceutical regulated manufacturing industries.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership or managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership for utilities, facilities, infrastructure, and engineering systems.
• Develop and execute the site Engineering Strategy aligned with growth and regulatory requirements.
• Lead Site Master Planning for future expansion, upgrades, and modernization.
• Own annual OPEX and multi-year CAPEX budgets and drive ROI realization.
• Lead major projects in facility expansion, automation, and digital transformation.
• Collaborate with Global Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Manufacturing.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to improve asset reliability and energy performance.
• Drive preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Site Master Planning

CAPEX & Budgeting

ROI & Financial Evaluation

Global Stakeholder Management

Lean/Six Sigma

Digitalization & Industry 4.0

Reliability Excellence

Regulatory Compliance

People Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION:

India > Salcette : Goa Factory

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)