India Manager – Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineering

Role overview

India Manager – Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineering at KBR

Engineering Delivery

The role is accountable for engineering delivery, technical excellence, resource and capability management, quality, productivity and continuous improvement across the discipline.

Responsibilities

• 1.
• Provide overall discipline leadership for CSE execution across FEED, Detailed Engineering, PMC, EPF and Technology Licensing projects.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet project requirements for quality, schedule, budget, safety and technical integrity.
• Establish effective discipline execution, resource and workshare strategies for major projects.
• Monitor project performance and facilitate resolution of critical technical, resource and inter-discipline issues.
• Drive engineering productivity, schedule predictability and reduction of rework.
• Ensure effective integration with Process, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical and other engineering disciplines.
• 2.
• Discipline Leadership & Technical Governance
• Provide unified leadership and direction to the CSE function across India.
• Establish common engineering practices, standards, procedures and performance expectations while supporting different business and execution models.
• Lead and develop discipline managers, engineering leads, technical authorities and senior specialists.
• Maintain an effective Technical Authority / Subject Matter Expert framework for critical areas.
• Ensure appropriate engineering assurance, technical reviews and resolution of complex or high-risk technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with company practices, project/client requirements and applicable international codes and standards.
• 3.
• Engineering Across Business Models
• Provide appropriate functional and technical leadership across the different engineering delivery models:
• FEED, Detailed Engineering & PMC
• Ensure robust design basis, engineering philosophies, specifications and deliverables suitable for project execution.
• Support PMC activities through technical assurance, contractor reviews and resolution of significant engineering issues.
• Promote scalable execution and workshare approaches for major domestic and international projects.
• EPF
• Ensure effective integration of engineering with procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning.
• Facilitate timely resolution of vendor and execution-related technical issues.
• Improve engineering maturity and constructability to minimize downstream changes and rework.
• Technology Licensing & Basic Engineering
• Ensure CSE design basis, philosophies and requirements clearly capture process and licensor design intent for subsequent EPC execution.
• Ensure appropriate definition of instrumentation requirements, control philosophies, safeguarding strategies and control system architecture.
• Work closely with Process and Technology teams to ensure operability, controllability, safety and optimization are embedded at the design stage.
• Provide technical support and clarification during detailed engineering, execution and commissioning, as required.
• 4.
• Resource & Capacity Management
• Own India-level CSE manpower planning, capacity forecasting and deployment strategy.
• Optimize resource utilization, competency mix and workload across projects and business requirements.
• Facilitate cross-deployment of resources and specialist expertise based on project priorities.
• Work with Projects, Operations and HR on manpower forecasting, recruitment and resource planning.
• Develop appropriate strategies to manage peak workload while maintaining delivery performance and technical quality.
• 5.
• People, Capability & Succession
• Build and sustain a high-performing and technically strong CSE organization.
• Establish competency requirements and identify current and future capability gaps.
• Develop technical specialists, Subject Matter Experts, engineering leads and future managers.
• Drive capability development in instrumentation, control systems, functional safety, automation, digital engineering and emerging technologies.
• Establish succession plans for critical technical and leadership positions.
• Promote knowledge sharing, employee development, engagement and retention.
• 6.
• Digital Engineering & Continuous Improvement
• Drive adoption of digital, automated and data-centric engineering practices.
• Promote effective use and integration of engineering systems, databases and project information platforms.
• Encourage automation and reuse of validated engineering data to improve productivity and quality.
• Champion appropriate application of AI and emerging digital technologies in engineering workflows.
• Drive standardization, lessons learned and continuous improvement across the discipline.
• 7.
• Stakeholder & Business Support
• Maintain strong interfaces with Engineering and Operations leadership, Project Management, Technology teams, global engineering centres, clients, contractors and vendors.
• Represent the CSE discipline in major project, technical and leadership reviews.
• Support proposals through engineering execution strategies, manpower plans, engineering-hour estimates and workshare approaches.
• Support business growth through competitive engineering solutions, value engineering and development of new capabilities.
• Leadership Competencies
• Strong engineering delivery and execution focus
• Strategic thinking and sound technical judgement
• Leadership of large and diverse engineering teams
• Resource and organizational planning
• Effective decision-making and problem solving
• Strong stakeholder and client management
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization
• Talent development and succession planning
• Commercial awareness
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset
• Strong collaboration across organizational and geographical boundaries

Required qualifications

• & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation, Control Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• A Master’s degree or relevant professional qualification would be advantageous.
• Minimum 20 years of relevant experience in Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineering within energy, process, refining, petrochemical, chemical or related industries.
• Significant experience in senior engineering leadership roles managing large and/or geographically distributed teams.
• Strong experience in FEED and Detailed Engineering , with exposure to PMC, EPC/EPF and Technology Licensing / Basic Engineering environments.
• Experience in major international projects and global engineering workshare models.
• Demonstrated capability in engineering delivery, resource management, technical governance, capability development and stakeholder management.
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Employment details

• Location: Chennai [Tamil Nadu] [India]

Additional role details

• Title:
• India Manager – Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineering
• The India Manager – Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineering (CSE) will provide overall leadership and accountability for the CSE function across India, supporting FEED, Detailed Engineering, PMC, EPF, Technology Licensing and Basic Engineering activities.
• The position will lead a large, multi-location engineering organization and work closely with Projects, Engineering, Operations, Technology, global engineering centres and other disciplines to ensure safe, high-quality, predictable and competitive project delivery.