Project Manager
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Job Summary
Lead and manage the end-to-end industrial project lifecycle, from concept and design reviews through procurement, manufacturing readiness, installation, and closure. Develop comprehensive project plans including scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resources, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies. Drive change management for CTQ, proactively identify risks, and control the critical path while ensuring adherence to standardized methodologies and governance processes. Serve as the primary lead coordinating activities across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, Quality, and Commercial functions. Own project communications, status reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure deliverables meet quality, cost, and schedule requirements. Support New Product Introduction, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives. Manage external suppliers and consultants as applicable. PMP certification is mandatory with 12+ years of experience. Approximately 15-20% domestic and international travel may be required.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of overall professional experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Project Management, Program Management, or Technical Project Management
- Proven experience leading complex cross-functional projects within manufacturing, industrial equipment, engineered products, machine design, or product development environments
- Strong understanding of project planning, execution, risk management, change management, and stakeholder communication
- Experience working in global, matrix-based organizations and leading teams through influence
- Demonstrated success in delivering projects on time, within budget, and meeting business objectives
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication capabilities
- Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office tools
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline
- PMP Certification
- Approximately 15-20% domestic and international travel
Desired Qualifications
- Working knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and manufacturing processes
- Strong exposure to heavy industry, manufacturing operations, industrial equipment, capital projects, or engineered-to-order product environments
- Working knowledge of safety, quality, cost, delivery, and compliance requirements in factory, shop-floor, or heavy engineering environments
- Experience coordinating with engineering, production, supply chain, quality, service, and external suppliers to resolve constraints impacting schedule, cost, quality, or technical performance
- Ability to lead technical reviews, manufacturing feasibility checks, design-change impact assessments, and stage-gate readiness reviews
- Strong understanding of supplier follow-up, long-lead item tracking, BOM readiness, capacity constraints, and industrial project dependency management
- MBA or Postgraduate qualification in Business Management, Operations, or Project Management
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