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Mechanical Engineering Department Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-12 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior leadership role leading Static, Rotating, and Packaged Equipment disciplines to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective engineering delivery across Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining, LNG, Offshore, and Energy projects.

Role type

Senior leadership IC mechanical engineering department manager

Builds

Engineering deliverables for major EPC/EPCM projects in the energy sector

Domain

Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining, LNG, Offshore, Energy

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Technical leadership, project delivery, resource management, talent development, technical governance, risk assessment, multidisciplinary interface management, commercial awareness, strategic planning, organizational transformation

Preferred skills

FEED and Detailed Engineering experience, managing sizeable engineering teams, digital engineering adoption, AI-enabled workflows

Technologies

Digital engineering tools, automation platforms, data-driven solutions, AI-enabled workflows

Responsibilities

Provide overall technical leadership and governance for the Mechanical Engineering Department; Oversee engineering activities across Static, Rotating, and Packaged Equipment; Forecast manpower requirements and optimize resource deployment; Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering personnel; Monitor departmental KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives; Support business development activities and client meetings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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