Urgent Project Manager

Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead and manage automation projects to ensure delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Facilitate cross-functional project teams (automation, electrical, IT/OT, MES, commissioning, vendors).
• Conduct requirement-gathering sessions and translate customer needs into clear functional specifications.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates.
• Manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and progress reporting.

Technical Coordination

• Coordinate engineering activities involving PLC programming, SCADA/HMI design, industrial networks, historians, and data integration.
• Review control system architectures, panel designs, network designs, and functional design documents for accuracy and quality.
• Support PLC/SCADA engineers by providing direction, clarifying requirements, and ensuring standardization across sites.
• Plan and supervise FAT, SAT, commissioning, and go-live activities for automation systems.
• Ensure documentation (FDS, SDS, drawings, test protocols, handover packages) meets project standards.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive clear communication between customers, project teams, and internal management.
• Conduct progress meetings, prepare reports, and ensure transparency across all workstreams.
• Build strong customer relationships by understanding business drivers and offering technical and operational insights.
• Coordinate with OEMs, system integrators, and third-party vendors as required.

Continuous Improvement

• Ensure consistent application of engineering standards, best practices, and change control procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and support onboarding on Logical Systems' methodologies and quality standards.
• Identify process improvement opportunities in project workflows, commissioning practices, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Automation, Mechatronics, Chemical, or related field).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in automation or industrial control systems, with at least 2 years in project leadership.

• Strong technical foundation in one or more of the following:

• Siemens S7 / TIA Portal

• Rockwell/Allen-Bradley ControlLogix
• Schneider Modicon
• SCADA/HMI platforms (Ignition, WinCC, FTView, InTouch, iFIX, etc.)
• Industrial networks (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC UA)
• SQL databases, historians, or OT/IT interfaces
• Demonstrated ability to manage engineering deliverables across design, development, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
• Ability to lead teams, manage conflicts, and make decisive project decisions.
• Flexibility to support customers during off-hours and willingness to travel across the ASEAN region.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in multi-site manufacturing projects.
• Familiarity with digitalization/Industry 4.0 initiatives, IIoT platforms, or data acquisition systems.
• Understanding of safety PLCs, process control, or batch control (S88).
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or modern project delivery methodologies.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, and instrumentation diagrams.

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