Sr Project Lead

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Bengaluru is seeking a technical lead for automation projects in the Process Industries sector. You will guide engineering activities across disciplines, act as a design authority, and drive cost-efficient project execution in a global context.

Reporting to Senior Engineering Manager, the role is hybrid, based in Bengaluru, with responsibilities spanning design, delivery, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration to meet scope, quality, schedules, and budgets.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant work experience in automation systems and leading projects end-to-end.
• Strong communication with customers and internal teams.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute automation projects for Process Industries customers in the Metals sector across global regions.
• Manage the complete project lifecycle, from engineering design to final project delivery.
• Develop and deliver automation solutions in line with project scope, quality standards, schedules, and budget requirements.
• Coordinate and guide a team of automation project engineers to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure all technical deliverables meet customer specifications and performance expectations.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to achieve project objectives.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful project completion.

Skills

Automation systems

Project leadership

Customer focus

English communication

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Senior Engineering Manager

Your role and responsibilities :

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as the technical lead for all engineering activities in assignments. Each day, you will ensure the activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are executed in an efficient and cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by acting as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completing the corresponding engineering assignments.

The work model for the role is: #LI Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Automation Business of Process Industries in Bangalore .

You will be mainly accountable for :

• Lead and execute automation projects for Process Industries customers in the Metals sector across global regions.
• Manage the complete project lifecycle, from engineering design to final project delivery.
• Develop and deliver automation solutions in line with project scope, quality standards, schedules, and budget requirements.
• Coordinate and guide a team of automation project engineers to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure all technical deliverables meet customer specifications and performance expectations.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to achieve project objectives.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful project completion.

Qualifications for the role :

• 8-10 years of relevant work experience in automation systems, application programming & leading of projects end-to-end.
• Customer focused
• Self-motivated and a self-starter .
• Good listening and communication skills (both internally and with customers).
• A fast learner with an interest to share knowledge and train peers/ customers .
• Fluency in English, written and oral, is a must.

More about US :

The Process Industries Division serves the mining, minerals processing, metals, cement, pulp and paper, battery manufacturing, and food and beverage, as well as their associated service industries. The Division brings deep industry domain expertise coupled with the ability to integrate both automation and electrical systems, increase productivity and reduce overall capital and operating costs for customers. For mining, metals and cement customers, solutions include specialized products and services, as well as total production systems. The Division designs, plans, engineers, supplies, installs and commissions integrated electrical and motion systems, including electric equipment, drives, motors, high power rectifiers and equipment for automation and supervisory control within a variety of areas including mineral handling, mining operations, aluminum smelting, hot and cold steel applications and cement production. The offering for the pulp and paper industries includes control systems, quality control systems, drive systems, on-line sensors, actuators and field instruments. Digitalization solutions, including collaborative operations and augmented reality, help improve plant and enterprise productivity, and reduce maintenance and energy costs.

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