Senior Project Manager – Product Development Projects

About the role

The Senior Project Manager will lead product development projects across a diverse portfolio, from urgent small‑scale efforts to complex multidisciplinary programmes. The role spans the entire product lifecycle – concept, development, industrialisation – and requires coordination with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial functions.

Key responsibilities

• Define project objectives, deliverables and scope in line with strategic and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and resource allocations.
• Identify, assess and manage risks and issues, contributing to risk response strategies.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery meeting quality expectations.
• Facilitate communication and alignment with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, international customers and executive management.
• Monitor progress using planning and reporting tools, track cost and schedule performance and initiate corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with project governance, company policies, export control regulations and product development procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, tools and best practices.

Required profile

• BTech or B.Eng degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in engineering or product development environments.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary projects, with exposure to export‑controlled or regulated environments.
• Formal project‑management training such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA or related graduate/post‑graduate courses.

Required skills

• Proficiency with MS Project.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using SAP for project planning and reporting.
• Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter (advantageous).