About this role
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