Technical Project Manager - Manufacturing Technology

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead infrastructure and OT initiatives across manufacturing sites. You will drive project delivery, governance, and technical coordination across multiple workstreams in a Plant/OT environment.

Responsibilities include planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and successful cutovers, with bilingual communication in Mandarin and English to support global operations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects within Plant/OT, PCS, MOM or MES environments.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure, OT, or manufacturing technology projects.
• Strong planning, scheduling, resource management, and delivery management skills.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications through RAID.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, engineering, operations, and vendors.
• Experience managing technical dependencies across network, server, cloud, security, and application environments.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience coordinating project cutovers, transitions, and operational handovers.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and professional proficiency in English for meetings and communications.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, resources, deliverables, and timelines.
• Coordinate daily project activities across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, plant operations, engineering, and vendors.
• Manage risks, RAID items, issues, dependencies, decisions, and actions.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, governance reviews, and communications in Mandarin and English.
• Monitor progress and drive corrective actions for deviations in schedule or scope.
• Manage dependencies across Plant IT/OT, PCS, MOM/MES, network, server, cloud, cybersecurity, and apps.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, decision papers, and recovery plans.
• Coordinate cutover activities, readiness, and handover to support teams.
• Ensure alignment with governance, cybersecurity, plant safety, and change management processes.
• Track vendor commitments, progress, and blockers; escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful execution and delivery.
• Support decision-making with accurate reporting and risk analysis.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Mandarin English

RAID management

Vendor mgmt

Change mgmt

Governance reporting

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and coordinate infrastructure and Operational Technology (OT) initiatives across manufacturing sites. The successful candidate will have experience working within Plant/OT, Process Control Systems (PCS), and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) environments and will be responsible for managing project delivery, stakeholder engagement, governance, and technical coordination across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, resources, deliverables, and project timelines.
• Coordinate daily project activities across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, plant operations, engineering teams, and third-party vendors.
• Manage project risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions, and actions through a structured RAID management process.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, working sessions, governance reviews, and stakeholder communications in Mandarin Chinese and English.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule, scope, or delivery deviations, and drive timely corrective actions and escalations.
• Manage technical dependencies across Plant IT/OT, Process Control Systems (PCS), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM/MES), network, server, cloud, cybersecurity, and application workstreams.
• Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, decision papers, and recovery plans for stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Coordinate project cutover activities, transition readiness, and operational handover to support teams.
• Ensure alignment with project governance standards, cybersecurity requirements, plant safety requirements, and organizational change management processes.
• Track vendor commitments, deliverables, implementation progress, performance, and resolution of project delivery blockers.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, site teams, technical teams, and vendors to ensure successful project execution and delivery.
• Support decision-making processes by providing accurate project reporting, risk assessments, and impact analysis.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience managing projects within Plant/OT, Process Control Systems (PCS), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) environments.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure, operational technology, or manufacturing technology projects.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, resource management, and delivery management skills.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications through a structured RAID process.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, engineering, operations, and third-party vendors.
• Experience managing technical dependencies across network, server, cloud, security, and application environments.
• Strong vendor management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience coordinating project cutovers, transition activities, and operational handovers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of executive reports, dashboards, and governance materials.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and professional proficiency in English, with the ability to facilitate meetings and stakeholder communications in both languages.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision‑making skills.

Technical Knowledge

• Plant IT / Operational Technology (OT)
• Process Control Systems (PCS)
• Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Infrastructure Projects
• Network, Server, Cloud, and Application Environments
• Cybersecurity Governance
• Project Governance and Reporting
• RAID Management
• Vendor Management
• Change Management
• Cutover and Transition Management
• Stakeholder Management

This role is ideal for a technically capable project manager who can successfully lead complex infrastructure and OT initiatives within manufacturing environments while ensuring alignment with operational, cybersecurity, and business objectives.