Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) www.osii.com is a fast-paced, growing, high technology company, headquartered in Medina, Minnesota. As a world leader in the Operations Technology (OT) field, OSI develops and supplies state-of-the-art energy management, optimization and control software solutions to energy utility companies worldwide.
In this position - located in our ITPB, Whitefield, Bangalore, India office - you will have the following responsibilities:
- Fully understand OSI’s plans for project delivery in India and help OSI senior management achieve its vision for a high quality, efficient and effective project engineering / delivery capability in India.
- Develop an effective project engineering team at OSI India including short and long term plans for maintaining an effective organization in line with corporate goals and vision for OSI India.
- Help OSI to extend the capability described above to support projects and other technical and support functions throughout the rest of the world.
- Build organization capability in the project engineering team. This includes staffing and succession planning, employee goals setting, job performance evaluation, employee development and employee motivation and communication. Problems are identified and addressed appropriately. Proactively manage and develop all direct reports.
- Drive good cultural, organizational and technical / procedural alignment between OSI US and OSI India.
- Devise, measure, and track key performance metrics for the team and individual that relate directly to the goals of the department, team, and company.
- Ensure appropriate plans to achieve all project milestones, quality gates and dates of interest are on schedule. Proactively identify, mitigate, and elevate, where required, issues / risks to senior management in a timely manner.
- Ensure appropriate Project Management procedures are in place for effective project execution.
- Ensure appropriate processes exist and are followed for the effective implementation of customer projects including thorough management of the change control process.
- Facilitate effective project closures, a smooth transition to the Customer Support team and commencement of the warranty services.
- Solicit customer feedback and lessons learned on every closed project and report to senior management.
- Participate in Business Development and Contract Development activities as needed.
Requirements
Minimum
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years relevant experience managing technical projects.
- Proven success in technical project management and resource planning.
- Effective employee management and exceptional leadership skills.
- Strategic abilities to reach corporate goals by developing concise tactical plans.
- Ability to create and document a plan.
- Ability to organize work in a way that supports effective prioritization, completion, and corporate visibility.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent common sense and business savvy professional.
Preferred
- 10 - 15 years of work experience in the utility industry.
- Knowledge of utility operations and capabilities and use of OSI products.
Benefits
OSI offers a comprehensive benefit package to our full-time regular employees. Additional perks include flexible work hours, employee events, casual dress code, and more. Check out our Life at OSI Facebook page to see more.
As an employee of OSI you will have access to cutting edge technologies in a fun, professional, positive and dynamic work environment. We have excellent opportunities for growth and development.