Sr Manager/ AGM

Waaree Energies; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Waaree Energies in Mumbai is seeking a senior leader to drive mechanical design across projects. You will head a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and drafters, defining roles, KPIs, and capability growth.

The role requires setting templates, reviewing critical deliverables, and ensuring best practices are applied throughout the project lifecycle. You will mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and manage performance while coordinating with procurement, manufacturing, quality,

Qualifications

• Experience leading mechanical design teams in multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ability to define standards, templates and checklists for consistent execution.
• Strong collaboration with procurement, manufacturing and EHS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design and projects team, defining roles, KPIs, and capability roadmap.
• Set design standards, templates, and best practices to drive standardization.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, training, and performance management.
• Own the mechanical design strategy across concept to detailed engineering and validation.
• Review layouts, GA drawings, BOM/BOQ, specs, and calculations for accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with IS/ASME/EN/Eurocode codes and safety standards.
• Provide technical leadership across tendering, procurement, execution, and handover.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical design

Project coordination

Mentoring

Design reviews

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Function Ownership

• Lead the mechanical design and projects team (engineers, designers, drafters); define roles, KPIs, and capability roadmap.
• Set design standards, templates, checklists, and best practices; drive standardization and reuse across projects/products.
• Mentor and develop engineers; conduct design reviews, technical training, and performance management.

Design Strategy & Detailed Engineering Oversight

• Own the mechanical design strategy for projects/products: concept, FEED, detailed engineering, and design validation.
• Review and approve key deliverables: layouts, GA drawings, BOM/BOQ, specifications, calculation sheets, and technical submittals.
• Ensure designs are optimized for cost, performance, constructability, manufacturability, safety, and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (IS, ASME, ASTM, EN, AISC/Eurocode for structures, etc.).

Project Engineering & Execution Governance

• Provide technical leadership for mechanical scope across the project lifecycle: tendering, engineering, procurement support, execution, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate with Projects, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, and R&D to align design with schedule, budget, and quality targets.
• Oversee vendor drawing reviews, technical queries, deviations, and approvals; resolve critical technical issues and RFIs.
• Support site teams for installation guidance, commissioning support, troubleshooting, and performance stabilization.

Commercial & Risk Management

• Contribute to technical proposals, BOQ/BOM finalization, and cost optimization (value engineering, alternate materials/designs).
• Identify and mitigate design and execution risks (technical, schedule, safety, quality); lead root-cause analysis for major issues and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure robust documentation control, change management, and as-built capture for audits and future reference.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as the senior technical interface for clients, consultants, EPC partners, and regulators on mechanical matters.
• Lead design reviews, technical meetings, and presentations; negotiate technical solutions and close-outs.