Project Engineer

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At Otis, it's our people that make us different. Come and join OTIS today and be part of the Forbes 2024 World's Best Employers

Join the Otis family where collaboration, innovation, and empowerment help each individual and the company reach new heights.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end execution of installation projects, ensuring safety, quality, and timelines are met from day one to handover

• Champion WWJSSS and enforce compliance with all construction safety protocols and ISO 9000 quality standards

• Serve as the key liaison between Otis and main contractors, consultants, architects, and site stakeholders—keeping communication clear and momentum strong

• Coordinate cross-functionally with engineering, factory, supply chain, drafting, and finance teams to ensure seamless project delivery

• Manage project budgets, conduct cost reviews, and present financial updates to internal stakeholders

• Drive the identification, negotiation, and successful completion of variation works

• Verify site dimensions, manage logistics for equipment delivery, and ensure alignment between structural drawings and actual site conditions

• Appoint and oversee subcontractors, vendors, and third-party partners to deliver project milestones

• Monitor factory delivery schedules and manage project documentation, including AMT, FTB, and authority submissions

• Lead authority inspections and ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety requirements

• Own project progress claims, ensuring healthy project cash flow and accurate reporting

• Guide and support project team members and subcontractors, ensuring alignment, morale, and on-site discipline

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related field)

• Minimum 2 years of project engineering experience—prior experience in the lift and escalator industry is mandatory

• Strong understanding of ISO practices and construction site safety protocols

• Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); knowledge of project planning tools is a plus

• A proactive leader and collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced, multicultural work environment

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. 

Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.  

You may recognize our products in some of the world's most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.  

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You'll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you'll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.  

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.   

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do.  We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here.  

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext 

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