Technical Project Manager - Automation Projects

About the role

BEUMER Group Singapore, part of BEUMER Group, is a manufacturer of high-tech intralogistic systems located at the Singapore Changi International Airport. The Technical Project Manager reports functionally to the Head of Project Management and works within a major-project organisation under the Project Director. The role supports the planning, integration and control of delegated technical and project-management scopes across the full delivery lifecycle, combining project-management capability with automation and systems-integration understanding.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Project Director in delivering a large, complex automation project and lead delegated technical-integration and project-management scopes.
• Develop and control execution plans, schedules, resources, budgets, cost forecasts, cash flow, risks, procurement, changes and recovery actions, and escalate issues in time.
• Lead and coordinate work packages across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, site installation, controls/software, testing, commissioning and QHSE, managing interfaces and dependencies.
• Manage interfaces between mechanical equipment, electrical systems, PLC/SCADA, industrial networks, controls, software and operational processes.
• Translate customer requirements into deliverables, acceptance criteria, interface responsibilities, verification activities and milestones.
• Coordinate customers, consultants, vendors and subcontractors, lead project, design, interface and progress meetings, and provide management reporting.
• Plan and govern design reviews, FAT, SAT, system integration testing, commissioning, performance demonstration, handover and final acceptance.
• Maintain commercial and contractual awareness, keep documentation traceable, and coach junior project managers, project engineers and early-career team members.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Automation, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience delivering complex engineered or industrial automation systems, including leading multidisciplinary work packages or major-project scopes.
• Proven project-delivery experience across contract handover, design, procurement, installation, integration, testing, commissioning, customer acceptance and close-out.
• Experience leading FAT, SAT, system integration testing, commissioning, performance demonstration and formal customer acceptance.
• Strong written and spoken English, excellent leadership, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills, and willingness to travel and support site activities.

Required skills

• Project management: scope, schedule, budget and cost control, procurement, contracts, change control, reporting and recovery planning.
• Industrial automation and system integration, including PLC/SCADA, industrial communications, controls, software interfaces and structured troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, Excel and PowerPoint; PMP, IPMA or an equivalent qualification is preferred.