Technical Project Manager

Ssmatrix Consultancy; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Ssmatrix Consultancy is seeking a project management professional in Tamil Nadu to lead end-to-end automation initiatives. You will translate RFQs into actionable designs, review detailed layouts, and coordinate BOMs, quotes, and timelines with cross-functional teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with automation components and a track record of delivering on schedule while maintaining quality and stakeholder alignment. On-site location in Krishnagiri district is expected.

Qualifications

• Roadmap planning and execution across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Understanding RFQ/Customer requirements and proposing the right design concept.
• Review of prepared detailed layout scheme and technical proposal.
• Review of BOM/cost estimation/cycle time diagrams and documentation.
• Negotiation and finalization of orders.
• Ensuring documentation.
• Market scanning and business development.
• On-time submission of techno-commercial proposals including layout, technical write-up, BOM and quotation.
• Converting RFQ into orders.
• Meeting customer requirements and adhering to standards.
• Meeting order acquisition targets.
• Participating in all project management phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, closing.
• Scheduling and conducting project meetings, assigning tasks, and tracking deliverables for quality and integrity.
• Communicating project information to stakeholders including customer, management, design, assembly, testing, vendor, QC, QA teams.
• Designing and monitoring checklists, creating presentations, reviewing and editing deliverables, maintaining repository.
• Resolving conflicts, identifying resources, and aligning the team with project scope.
• Observing and improving project management practices for efficiency.
• Ensuring projects are well-planned, organized, and executed to objectives.
• Understands factory automation components (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, robotics, conveyors) practically.
• Coordinates cross-functional automation projects from concept to commissioning.
• Reads and references electrical and mechanical drawings (schematics, P&IDs, BOMs) to verify interfaces.
• Tracks progress with data and KPIs (schedule, budget, risk, and performance metrics like OEE).
• Uses project tools (MS Project or Jira) and Excel for reporting; basic data skills are a plus.
• Collaborates using Jira/Confluence or similar tools; maintains a central document repository.
• Coordinates with vendors and software teams; understands changes and version control.

Skills

Roadmap & Delivery

Dependency & Critical Path

Technical Design Review

KPI Dashboarding

Technical Execution

Risk Mitigation

Customer Handling

Soft Skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Understanding the RFQ/Customer requirement & proposing the right design concept
• Review of prepared detailed layout scheme & technical proposal
• Review of prepared BOM/cost estimation/cycle time diagram/documentation
• Negotiation & finalization of order
• Ensuring Documentation
• Also scan the market & Business Development
• On time submission of Techno commercial proposal which includes Layout scheme, Technical write up, BOM, Quotation
• Converting RFQ into order
• Meeting customer requirements and adhering to standards
• Meeting the order acquisition targets
• Acquiring new customers
• Participating in all phases of the project management process: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing.
• Scheduling and conducting project meetings, communicating assignments and expectations to project team members, and tracking the completion of deliverables to ensure quality and integrity of all project-related outputs.
• Communicating project information to stakeholders, including Customer, Management, Design, Assembly, Testing, Vendor, QC, and QA teams.
• Designing and monitoring checklists, creating presentations, reviewing and editing project deliverables, and maintaining the project information repository.
• Resolving project conflicts, identifying resource requirements, and aligning the project team on project scope.
• Observing existing project management practices and proposing improvements to enhance process efficiency.
• Ensuring that projects are effectively planned, well-organized, and executed according to defined objectives.
• Understands factory automation components (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, robotics, conveyors) at a practical, project-level.
• Coordinates cross-functional automation projects from concept to commissioning
• Reads and references electrical and mechanical drawings (schematics, P&IDs, BOMs) to verify interfaces.
• Tracks progress with data and KPIs (schedule, budget, risk, and performance metrics like OEE).
• Uses project tools (MS Project or Jira) and Excel for reporting; basic data skills are a plus.
• Collaborates using Jira/Confluence or similar tools; maintains a central document repository.
• Coordinates with vendors and software teams; understands changes and version control

Preferred candidate profile

• Roadmap & Delivery: Define, plan, and execute roadmaps in collaboration with design, Product, and Business stakeholders.
• Dependency & Critical Path Management: Map end-to-end technical discrepancies across Elect / Mech /software .
• Technical Design Review: Participate in DFM discussions to evaluate design stability based on the past practical experience during build. Governance: Standardise frameworks, track DOE results and machine metrics documentation.
• KPI Dashboarding: Establish tracking mechanisms like yield, DT, Retest & scrap .
• Technical Execution: Convert complex problems into scalable solutions using quality tools like Why why analysis, 5W2H , 5M & 8D.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively flag bottlenecks and implement mitigations before delivery is impacted.
• Key technical skills: Knowledge & hands-on experience in Automation components operation & integration like servo, stepper, sensors & actuators.
• Quality tools experience: Hands-on experience in Why why analysis, 5W2H , 5M & 8D.
• Customer handling experience: Single point contact for customer, handling customer escalations & requirements.
• Soft Skills: Communication & critical thinking ability.