Balamurugan Muthuswamy
Engineering Manager
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Engineering Manager overseeing budgeting, cost control, scheduling, and cross-functional execution for multi-region project work. Experienced with leading diverse engineering teams to achieve project goals efficiently. Uses performance tracking, workflow streamlining, and accountability systems to improve productivity and keep operations moving smoothly. Supports customer relationships and internal coordination to lift satisfaction and protect margin.
Overview
8
8
Languages
4
4
Certificates
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager
Johnson Controls India
06.2015 - Current
- Directed People & Project Management: Managed recruitment, budgeting, and cost control; ensured 100% on-time, first-time-right project delivery.
- Operational Excellence: Optimized workflows, reduced costs, and enhanced team efficiency through structured performance tracking and accountability. Implemented process improvements, increasing operational efficiency within engineering projects.
- Optimized Operations: Monitored productivity, streamlined workflows, and reduced costs while maintaining quality standards.
- Regional Operations Leadership: Directed operations across America, Continental Europe, and APAC regions; streamlined coordination to improve cross-regional project cost efficiency by 65%, 60% and 50% respectively.
- Power BI KPI Reporting: Designed and deployed Power BI dashboards to track measurable KPIs at team and engineer levels; reduced manual reporting time by 40% and improved performance visibility across global teams.
- Enhanced Decision Making: Enabled data-driven insights that supported leadership in identifying productivity gaps, resulting in a 12% increase in overall team efficiency.
- Improved Accountability: Established transparent KPI tracking mechanisms that strengthened accountability and boosted customer satisfaction scores by 10%.
- Established Training Laboratory: Built facilities to train engineers on fire alarm, security, and control systems.
- Championed Continuous Improvement: Applied Kaizen and Six Sigma methodologies to drive innovation, productivity, and profitability.
- Enhanced Team Competency: Conducted workshops on presentation and technical skills; provided ongoing training to strengthen team capabilities.
- Strengthened Customer Relationships: Managed accounts, built client trust, and developed strategies to maximize revenue and profit.
- Improved Customer Experience: Leveraged customer feedback to refine strategies and enhance service delivery.
Assistant Manager
Sobha Limited
04.2008 - 03.2009
- Achieved recognition from senior management for contribution to savings in Fire protection system costing by provided minimum requirement as per NBC codes.
- Works on different occupancy like Commercials, Residential.
- Design of Pumps, Sprinklers, Hydrant, Addressable Fire detection and Alarm, Public Address Systems and Extinguishers.
- Preparation of Detailed Project Report, Bill of quantity, preliminary NOC approval and Final NOC approval.
- Assisted as a team of 4 members and helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet requirement and achieve their KPIs.
- Sobha Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka (Fire Protection and Detection System)
Design Engineer
Firepro Systems Private Limited
01.2007 - 03.2008
- Firepro Systems Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka (Fire Protection and Detection System)
Education
Industrial Engineering and Management -
BMS College Engineering, VTU University
01-2006
Skills
Project management
Project planning and scheduling
Budgeting
Operations management
Stakeholder management
ISO Quality Standards
MS Office
KPI reporting
Process improvement
Resource planning
Certification
CFPS – Certified Fire Projection Specialist
Timeline
NFPA 13
10-2026
CFPS – Certified Fire Projection Specialist
06-2026
NICET II Fire Alarm
03-2026
Engineering Manager
Johnson Controls India
06.2015 - Current
Assistant Manager
Sobha Limited
04.2008 - 03.2009
Design Engineer
Firepro Systems Private Limited
01.2007 - 03.2008
Industrial Engineering and Management -
BMS College Engineering, VTU University