Senior Manager Engineering

Location: India - Mumbai

Category: Operations

Employment Type: Full time

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 organizational objectives. 

• 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. 
• Identify and 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. 
• Develop 3-5 year engineering 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