Head of Project Management Office

• Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) and establish project governance, execution methodologies, standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Manage multiple automation projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery, quality, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop project execution strategies, project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocation plans.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between Business analysts, Electrical, Control Automation, Software Development, Digital Automation, Procurement, and Commissioning teams.
• Monitor project performance through KPIs, MIS reports, dashboards, risk registers, and executive reviews.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, bottlenecks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project execution.
• Review technical proposals, project architecture, execution strategies, and engineering deliverables before implementation.
• Lead project review meetings with customers, internal stakeholders, and senior management.
• Ensure effective planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control across all projects.
• Establish project management processes, documentation standards, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Mentor and develop Project Engineers, and PMO team members to improve execution capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality systems, safety standards, and customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, process optimization, digital transformation, and innovation within project execution.
• Build strong customer relationships and serve as the executive point of contact for strategic project execution and escalations.
• Support business growth by providing execution inputs during proposal development, estimation, and project planning.

Authority

• The Head – PMO is authorized by the Management to oversee project execution across all business units.
• The role shall have the authority to:
• Approve project execution plans, schedules, milestones, and governance processes.
• Allocate and prioritize project resources across multiple business units.
• Review project budgets, schedules, risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Escalate project risks and critical issues to senior management.
• Lead customer review meetings and represent the organization on project execution matters.
• Monitor project profitability, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Approve project documentation, execution methodologies, and reporting standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, PMO maturity, and project management excellence.
• Recommend process improvements, organizational changes, and resource optimization strategies.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, quality systems, and project management best practices.

What skills and experience you’ll bring to us

Qualifications we are looking for…

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics & Communication (ECE), Electronics & Instrumentation (E&I), Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• PMP/PRINCE2/PMI certification is preferred.
• MBA or Project Management certification will be an added advantage.
• 8–10 years of experience in Industrial Automation, Control Systems, Digital Automation, MES, or Industrial Software Projects.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading Project Management teams.

Knowledge & Skills, we are expecting…

• Rockwell / Siemens hot Redundancy (Hot Back up) Soft switching (Warm developing MES Backup)
• Strong expertise in Project Management, Project Governance, Risk Management, Budgeting, Resource Planning, and Stakeholder Management.
• Hands-on knowledge of Industrial Automation technologies including PLC, SCADA, HMI, Drives, Servo Systems, MES, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Jira, MS Visio, and advanced Microsoft Office.
• Excellent leadership, customer management, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects and cross-functional engineering teams while driving continuous process improvement.