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Lead – Projects (Industrial Automation)

BASE Automation

8 - 10 years

Chennai

Posted: 29/01/2026

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Monitor task progress, delivery timelines, site readiness, and engineering completion.
  • Coordinate across engineering, design, procurement, production, and service teams for smooth execution.
  • Validate PLC, SCADA, HMI, MES, or system configurations before deployment.
  • Perform audits on logic, communication, and system architecture to ensure compliance with company standards.
  • Troubleshoot system / integration issues during FAT, SAT, and commissioning.
  • Act as the first contact point for customers during execution and commissioning phases.
  • Escalate major concerns / risks to the Project Manager with actionable inputs.
  • Allocate daily work to Project Engineers and track tasks to closure, Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior team members.
  • Ensure that all deliverables follow defined ISO/QMS processes.
  • Submit consolidated execution status reports to the Project Manager.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience in PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS, Drives, Industrial Networking, and related systems.
  • Good understanding of industrial protocols (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ControlNet, Device Net, OPC).
  • Familiarity with MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office tools.
  • Understanding of end-to-end project lifecycle: requirement design engineering FAT SAT commissioning.
  • Ability to multitask and manage parallel installation / commissioning activities.
  • High attention to quality, process discipline, and delivery timelines.

Qualifications:

  • Must be a BE (EEE/ECE/E&I) with a strong focus on automation.
  • 68 years of experience in industrial automation Projects/Turnkey Projects.
  • Experience in leading small project teams and mentoring junior engineers.

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