Overview: SSOE is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to lead and scale our India Engineering organization as a strategic Global Capability Center (GCC) supporting our U.S. business operations.

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Responsibilities : Technical Leadership & Quality

- Provide strategic and operational leadership for all engineering disciplines within the India office
- Oversee implementation and maintenance of discipline-specific standards, workflows, templates, and quality management systems
- Facilitate technical reviews, peer reviews, and quality assurance processes for major projects and deliverables
- Promote innovation, digital engineering, BIM, and emerging technologies

Stakeholder Management & Global Collaboration

- Build trusted relationships with Engineering Leaders, Project and Operations Leaders, and Business Unit Leaders across SSOE's U.S. offices.
- Participate in strategic planning and resource alignment discussions with U.S. stakeholders.
- Act as the primary engineering leadership interface between India and U.S. operations.
- Facilitate seamless communication and collaboration across global teams.
- Resolve organizational and project delivery challenges (pertaining to India deliverables) across multiple geographies.
- Promote knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and best practice adoption across the enterprise.





Global Capability Center Leadership

- Lead the development and growth of SSOE's India Engineering Capability Center.
- Partner with U.S.based engineering, operations, and business leaders to align India capabilities with business needs.
- Establish India as a trusted, high-performing extension of SSOE's global engineering organization.
- Drive standardization and consistency in engineering delivery across global teams.
- Build organizational capabilities that enable increased project execution from India.
- Promote collaboration, transparency, and accountability across geographically distributed teams.
- Strengthen cross-border relationships that improve project outcomes and client satisfaction.

People Management & Talent Development

- Manage, mentor, and coach engineers, designers, section managers and department managers within the group, providing regular feedback, guidance, and support.
- Identify strengths and development areas of team members; create and execute individual development plans and career paths in partnership with HR and corporate Training & Development.
- Partner with Department Managers, Section Managers, Operations, and HR on hiring, onboarding, performance management, and staffing decisions for your engineering team.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, safety, quality, and accountability , where team members are engaged and empowered to contribute ideas.
- Lead,



coordinate, and participate during talent review process for the DMs, SMs and engineering / designers’ group.
- Build a robust leadership pipeline capable of supporting organizational growth

Resource Planning, Scheduling, and Workload Management

- Work closely with Operation Managers, Project Managers, Section Managers and Department Managers to solve scheduling and resource allocation challenges.
- Facilitate development with inputs from relevant stakeholders. Monitor project work schedules and departmental workload forecasts, ensuring alignment between staffing, skill sets, and project priorities.
- Use your technical expertise to ensure the proper staff are allocated effectively across multiple projects, disciplines, and business units, balancing workload to maximize efficiency.
- Explore ways to prioritize workstreams and resolve resource bottlenecks to maintain high operational standards and exceed client expectations.
- Monitor delivery performance and implement corrective actions as necessary.
- Support operational excellence initiatives that improve productivity, efficiency, and project outcomes.

Cross-Office Collaboration & Best Practices

- Coordinate with other SSOE international offices to ensure that project teams can share resources, tools, and best practices.
- Help standardize workflows and improve inter-office communication, ensuring that all teams are aligned toward common objectives.
- Champion knowledge-sharing practices, including post-project reviews, lessons learned, and reusable content/templates.

Business Performance, Budgeting, and Proposals

- Support senior leadership in achieving key business goals, including financial performance and profitability

📌 Engineering Group Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 SSOE
📍 Mumbai