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Associate Manager Project E&I;

Role overview

Department: Project Electrical and Instrumentation

Role focus: Engineering and procurement leadership

Reporting to: Manager Project E&I;

Team responsibility: Project engineers assigned to E&I; projects

Travel requirement: Frequent travel across India for technical meetings with customers and consultants.

Role purpose

Lead the project engineers team to deliver electrical, instrumentation and automation engineering and coordinate procurement for awarded projects. Translate the agreed project scope into approved engineering documents, accurate material requirements and timely deliveries within the approved budget. Coordinate with customers, consultants, design, purchase, vendors and site teams to resolve issues and maintain project schedules.

Key responsibilities

Team leadership and work planning

Allocate project responsibilities and weekly tasks to engineers, set deliverable dates and review progress against engineering and procurement milestones.

Review the team’s technical work, guide engineers in resolving issues and maintain clear ownership of pending actions. Identify training needs and report team performance to the department head.

Balance resources across concurrent projects and escalate workload constraints, overdue inputs and decisions affecting delivery.

Project scope and engineering planning

Review the customer PO, approved offer, BOQ, specifications and proposal handover. Prepare a scope and discrepancy register covering battery limits, exclusions and interfaces.

Prepare and maintain the master document list, engineering schedule, material requirement plan and procurement schedule aligned with project execution.

Identify missing customer inputs, resolve technical queries and track drawing submissions, comments and approvals.

Engineering management

Lead preparation and review of applicable electrical deliverables, including load lists, SLDs, equipment specifications, panel GA and wiring drawings, cable schedules, cable sizing, earthing and lighting layouts.

Lead instrumentation deliverables, including instrument indexes, datasheets, selection, hook-ups, instrument cable and junction box schedules, tubing and fittings requirements.

Coordinate automation engineering, including PLC / RIO architecture, I/O mapping, panel BOMs, network interfaces, software and licence requirements, control philosophy and SCADA requirements.

Check design compliance with contract specifications, approved makes and applicable standards. Coordinate specialist calculations and design reviews where required.

Control drawing and BOM revisions. Ensure manufacturing, procurement and site teams receive the current approved documents and close customer comments before relevant work proceeds.

Procurement management and vendor coordination

Review and release accurate purchase requisitions and material specifications, including quantities, make, model, part code, inspection requirements and required delivery dates.

Coordinate complete RFQs with the purchase team. Evaluate vendor technical offers, prepare technical comparisons and resolve deviations before recommending selection.

Support commercial comparisons and negotiations with purchase, checking scope completeness,



landed cost, payment terms, delivery, warranty and service support against the project budget.

Review draft purchase orders for technical scope, quantities, documentation and delivery requirements. Obtain approvals in accordance with company authority limits.

Track vendor drawings, manufacturing progress, inspections, dispatch clearance and site deliveries. Prioritize long-lead items and escalate delays with recovery actions.

Coordinate material shortages, damage, rejection and replacement with vendors, purchase, quality and site teams. Reconcile ordered quantities with approved BOQs and site requirements.

Budget and change control

Track engineering and material costs against the approved project budget and report forecast overruns, procurement commitments and savings.

Review customer changes and site variations for technical, cost and schedule impact. Maintain records and obtain approval before revised commitments or procurement.

Prevent duplicate procurement, unapproved substitutions and avoidable excess material through BOQ reconciliation and revision control.

Quality and execution support

Coordinate quality plans, vendor inspection documents and FAT activities with quality and engineering teams. Track punch-point closure and required dispatch documentation.

Provide approved drawings, equipment documents and technical clarifications to site teams. Resolve engineering and material issues affecting installation and commissioning.

Coordinate final vendor documents, test certificates, as-built drawings, O&M; manuals and other engineering records required for project handover.

Reporting and coordination

Conduct regular engineering and procurement reviews. Submit a weekly status report showing planned versus actual progress, drawing approvals, pending requisitions and POs, long-lead deliveries, budget risks and decisions required. Maintain action registers with named owners and target dates, and escalate critical issues to the Manager – Project E&I.;

Travel frequently across India to attend customer and consultant technical meetings, resolve engineering queries and close technical approvals. Record meeting decisions and ensure timely follow-up by the project engineers.

Qualifications and experience

B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Diploma holders with substantial relevant experience may also be considered.

5–7 years of relevant experience in E&I; project engineering and procurement coordination for industrial or turnkey projects, including experience leading project engineers.

Hands-on ability to review drawings, BOQs, instrument datasheets, panel BOMs and vendor offers, and independently manage engineering and material delivery milestones.

Experience in water and wastewater treatment, pharmaceuticals,



process industries or industrial automation is preferred.

Skills and competencies

Sound knowledge of electrical distribution, panels and switchgear, field instrumentation, PLC / SCADA systems and their site interfaces.

Ability to interpret P&IDs;, SLDs, schematics and specifications, and assess equipment suitability and vendor compliance.

Strong planning, team supervision, technical problem-solving, cost awareness and communication with customers and vendors.

Proficiency in Excel, Word and project trackers; ability to review AutoCAD drawings. Exposure to ERP / SAP and scheduling tools is preferred.

Performance expectations

Engineering deliverables submitted and approved in line with the agreed schedule, with minimal avoidable rework.

Accurate BOMs and purchase requisitions, timely technical closure of vendor offers and material availability against site need dates.

Budget variances and project risks identified early, with documented corrective actions and approvals.

Clear team accountability, timely closure of actions and complete engineering handover records.

Authority and accountability

Responsible for team task allocation, technical review and procurement recommendations within assigned projects. Final commercial commitments, budget changes and purchase approvals remain subject to the company’s delegation of authority. The role may include other relevant Project E&I; responsibilities assigned by management.

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