Head - Project Management Office

Siemens

Role: Head – Project Management Office (PMO)

Business Title: Chief Manager

Location: Mumbai

Reports to: Business Segment Head

Role Summary

The Head – PMO is responsible for establishing, governing, and continuously improving project management practices across the portfolio of turnkey EPC projects in MV & EHV substations (AIS & GIS), Digital Substations, E-House, Skid solutions, and e-BOP systems.

This role ensures portfolio visibility, schedule discipline, risk management, and governance rigor across all projects, enabling predictable execution, on-time delivery, and improved profitability.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Portfolio Governance

Establish and drive a robust Project@Siemens Governance Framework across all projects.

Define and enforce standard project management methodologies, templates, and processes in alignment with PM@Siemens

Ensure adherence to stage-gate approvals and project lifecycle controls.

Lead structured project and portfolio reviews (monthly/quarterly).

Conduct deep-dive reviews on critical / high-risk projects.

Ensure Timely Identification And Escalation Of

Schedule delays

Cost overruns

Engineering or procurement bottlenecks

Site execution risks

Facilitate cross-functional corrective action planning.

Portfolio Dashboards & Reporting

Develop and maintain real-time portfolio dashboards covering all important techno-commercial aspects of the project.

Provide executive-level insights through data-driven reporting.

Standardize KPI frameworks across all projects.

Scheduling & Conducting Project Reviews

Plan and execute Periodic Project Reviews

Ensure structured agenda, data readiness, and actionable outcomes.

Drive review discipline across engineering, procurement, project management, and site teams.

Track and follow up on review action closure.

Planning & Scheduling Excellence

Standardize project scheduling practices (MS Project).

Ensure Development Of

Baseline schedules

Critical path analysis

Look-ahead plans

Monitor schedule deviations and drive recovery plans.

Digitalization & Tools

Lead implementation of PMO digital tools and platforms, such as:

Project dashboards (Power BI )

Drive adoption of data analytics and automation in project monitoring.

Knowledge Management & Best Practices

Create a Knowledge Repository For

Lessons learned

Promote continuous improvement culture across the organization.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

Build and lead a high-performing PMO team

Define Competency Frameworks For

Project Managers

Planners

Cost controllers

Drive Training Programs In

EPC project management

Scheduling & risk management

Digital tools

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

MBA / PMP / PgMP / equivalent certification (preferred)

PM@Siemnes Project Manager Certification (minimum “C” Level) is preferred

15–20+ years of experience in EPC Substation projects (MV/EHV AIS/GIS)

Minimum 5+ years in PMO leadership role

Strong understanding of Solution Portfolio and EPC business model.

Skills & Competencies

Strong leadership and stakeholder management

Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills

Expertise in project scheduling tools (MS Project)

Strong knowledge of EPC project execution challenges

Advanced dashboarding & reporting capability (Power BI etc.)

Decision-making under uncertainty

High level of ownership and accountability

Behavioral Attributes

Strategic thinker with execution focus

Result-oriented and detail-driven

Strong communication and influencing skills

Ability to manage complexity across multiple projects

Proactive and solution-oriented mindset #SL