Senior Manager Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

## JOB FAMILY:
Engineering

## DIVISION:
EPD Established Pharma

## LOCATION:
India > Salcette : Goa Factory

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

## WORK SHIFT:
Standard

## TRAVEL:
Not specified

## MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

## SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)