Job Summary
Program Manager – Plant Engineering Delivery (Oil & Gas / Power / Energy / Petrochemicals)
Role Overview
The Program Manager – Plant Engineering Delivery is responsible to manage and drive execution of plant engineering programs across Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power and Energy sectors by ensuring effective planning, coordination, and delivery governance, while supporting customer engagement, risk management, and delivery performance across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Support end-to-end delivery of plant engineering projects across lifecycle stages (FEED, detailed engineering, plant modifications, and support services) ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Manage program planning, scheduling, and tracking, including milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
- Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams (Process, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical, I&C, Civil) to ensure seamless execution and interface management.
- Establish and monitor project governance frameworks including KPIs, dashboards, status reporting, and periodic reviews.
- Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive timely mitigation and escalation to leadership where required.
- Act as a key interface between customer and internal teams, ensuring alignment on deliverables, timelines, and expectations.
- Support bid proposals, estimation, and project planning activities for new opportunities.
- Track and drive resource utilization, productivity, and cost efficiency across assigned programs.
- Ensure compliance with engineering quality standards, safety norms, and client requirements (API, ASME, ISO, etc.).
- Support contract and change management, including tracking variations, scope changes, and documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, standardization, and adoption of tools/processes to improve delivery efficiency.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related discipline)
- 20+ years of experience in Plant Engineering / EPC / Engineering Services
- Experience in Oil & Gas, Power, or Petrochemical projects with experience in complete plant engineering lifecycle (FEED to commissioning support)
- Proven experience in:
- Managing engineering project delivery or program coordination roles
- Handling multi-disciplinary engineering teams
- Working in global delivery / offshore execution environments