Sr. Principal Engineer

Engineering Manager - Controls

What you will do

The Engineering Manager is accountable for leading Building Automation System (BAS) engineering delivery across global projects, ensuring adherence to country-specific standards, quality benchmarks, and on-time execution. The role oversees hardware, software, and graphics engineering streams, managing a team of 30-50 engineers in collaboration with delivery managers. The position requires strong leadership, operational discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset.

How you will do it

• Own regional KPIs with delivery managers and ensure consistent achievement of business targets.
• Analyze regional performance and refine organizational design to support evolving business needs.
• Manage account receivables and uphold financial discipline across the region.
• Strengthen stakeholder relationships with JC branches, customers, and GCE teams to enable smooth business operations.
• Build customer trust to support business growth and repeat engagements.
• Allocate engineering capacity across delivery teams to meet project priorities and regional demands.
• Maintain team competence across hardware, software, and graphics engineering streams.
• Lead operational reviews and ensure governance, quality checks, and compliance with all deliveries.
• Drive project reviews to ensure defect-free, on-time, and high-quality engineering output.
• Implement continuous improvement using LEAN principles to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and streamline workflows.
• Develop team capabilities through structured learning, coaching, and skill-building.
• Manage performance with clear goals, continuous feedback, and measurable outcomes.
• Mentor team members to achieve competency targets and align with organizational expectations.
• Drive innovation, automation, and best-practice adoption across engineering workflows.
• Enable proactive problem-solving and encourage LEAN-driven improvements across all engineering streams.

What we look for

• BE/ME in Instrumentation, Electrical, Electronics, or E&C, with strong fundamentals in controls engineering.
• Understanding of BAS/BMS architecture including operator workstations, supervisory controllers, DDCs, sensors, actuators, and system integration.
• Strong HVAC knowledge across CHW plants, cooling towers, pumping systems, AHUs, FCUs, VAVs, and related control strategies.
• Experience delivering HVAC/BMS/industrial automation projects for pharma, airports, commercial buildings, hospitals, or similar infrastructure.
• Ability to drive KPIs and operational performance across regional engineering teams.
• Capability in resource planning, workload balancing, and optimizing engineering capacity.
• Experience in quality governance, project reviews, and ensuring defect-free, on-time engineering delivery.
• LEAN mindset with demonstrated ability to reduce waste, streamline workflows, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong people leadership - mentoring, coaching, performance management, and competency development.
• Ability to build high-performance teams through accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional coordination and customer interactions.

Preferred

12-18 years of experience in Building Automation Systems / BMS Design Engineering, including multi-disciplinary team management.

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