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Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

Project Leader - Oil & Gas

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProject Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 2–3 years of prior experience as a Project Leader.
  • Experience in design, development, sustenance, engineering, or documentation support.
  • Experience leading engineering teams of 10–20 resources.
  • Demonstrated consistent business growth or headcount addition over recent years.
  • Strong process management, project management, stakeholder management, requirement management, and team handling skills.
  • Hands-on experience with project management tools for scheduling, tracking, employee engagement, and metrics.
  • Ability to understand technical proposals and make decisions on them.
  • Ability to ramp up quickly on new technologies.
  • Analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and interpretation skills.
  • Experience in the Oil & Gas domain or upstream oil drilling industry, including wireline, drilling, production enhancement/solutions, testing and subsea, MWD, or LWD, is desired.
  • Experience with technology development, continuous improvement, and productivity improvement that lead to higher contribution margin and new business initiation.
  • Customer interaction experience and a track record of identifying business opportunities.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication.
  • Self-motivated, self-driven, and proactive.
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to manage multiple engagements independently.
  • Customer-centric approach with high accountability and execution focus.
Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned engagements within defined scope, timeline, cost, and quality standards.
  • Own day-to-day delivery, including task planning, monitoring, and issue resolution.
  • Ensure on-time delivery and first-pass yield targets.
  • Track delivery performance and proactively identify and mitigate risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies.
  • Ensure compliance with the Project Management System and internal governance processes.
  • Drive delivery excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Hire and develop technical talent, with a focus on delivering value.
  • Organize cross-functional activities, manage customers and onsite resources, and fulfill requirements.
  • Oversee several activities running in parallel, address issues and concerns promptly, and enable corrective actions.
  • Interact with customers and provide project reporting.
  • Handle onsite and offshore teams, manage resources, and plan and support progression and development.
  • Maintain operational metrics and measures, and manage quality.
  • Drive delivery-led business development, cross-selling, and upselling.
  • Lead customer technical meetings and governance forums.
  • Act as the primary interface with customers, technical leaders, and leadership.
  • Build and maintain customer technical lead relationships.
  • Lead weekly, monthly, and quarterly customer connects and reviews.
  • Manage and align expectations across business and technical stakeholders.
  • Develop, update, and enhance engineering standards, procedures, and checklists based on customer and project needs.
  • Drive continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the Oil & Gas domain or upstream oil drilling industry, including wireline, drilling, production enhancement/solutions, testing and subsea, MWD, or LWD.

About the company

QuEST Global provides engineering and lifecycle services for aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, and transportation, focusing on digital transformation and asset management. It helps clients design, develop, and maintain products and systems using edge computing, cloud, AI/ML, and industrial IoT, typically through long-term partnerships and project-based work. It differentiates itself with a global delivery model and broad industry reach, plus a stated commitment to sustained partnerships and workplace culture. Its goal is to improve operational efficiency and drive business growth by transforming engineering processes and assets with data-driven digital tools.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$581M

Headquarters

Greenville, South Carolina

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • February 2026 Hillhouse minority investment validates Quest Global's $4.5 billion valuation.
  • August 2026 Babcock awarded Quest Global a five-year engineering framework, extending predictable revenue.
  • April 2026 BITSILICA acquisition and January 2026 Bergman hire deepen semiconductor growth momentum.

What critics are saying

  • May 2026 Quest Software sued Quest Global in California over trademark infringement.
  • Quest Global keeps buying capability; BITSILICA integration failure would stall the 2026 semiconductor strategy.
  • Services revenue remains customer-dependent; Babcock or bp delay decisions, crushing utilization in 2026.

What makes Quest Global unique

  • Quest Global bundles engineering, validation, and lifecycle services across aerospace, energy, and semiconductors.
  • June 2026 Neprion packages AI wearables validation into a single-partner launch-readiness offering.
  • October 2025 Babcock expansion shows Quest Global wins multi-year, high-trust critical-infrastructure work.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

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PR Newswire
Jun 15th, 2026
Quest Global launches Neprion to accelerate AI smart wearables in $50.9B AR/VR market

Quest Global has launched Neprion, a framework-led engineering service offering designed to accelerate product validation and launch readiness for AI-enabled smart wearables, including AR smart glasses. The service helps OEMs, retailers and fashion brands ensure reliability, interoperability and safety compliance. The platform addresses growing complexity in the AI, AR and XR wearables ecosystem by providing structured validation across hardware, embedded software, connectivity and AI-enabled experiences. With the global AR and VR market projected to generate $50.9 billion in revenues in 2026, Neprion is already supporting customers across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Quest Global, an independent engineering services company operating in over 20 countries with 23,000 employees, aims to help organisations compress time-to-market whilst maintaining quality controls and compliance readiness.

Express Computer
Apr 7th, 2026
Quest Global acquires BITSILICA

Quest Global has announced the acquisition of BITSILICA, an India-based semiconductor design services firm, in a move aimed at strengthening its semiconductor portfolio and accelerating its full-stack engineering strategy. The […]

Outsource Accelerator
Mar 20th, 2026
Hillhouse invests in Quest Global to accelerate engineering growth

Quest Global, a global outsourced engineering services provider, has secured a minority investment from Hillhouse Investment through a combination of primary capital infusion and share purchases from existing stakeholders. The transaction involves funds managed by Hillhouse Investment Management. The Singapore-based company, which employs over 21,500 people across 93 global delivery centres in 18 countries, will use the capital to advance strategic priorities and enhance its engineering capabilities for major original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Quest Global specialises in aerospace, automotive, energy and semiconductor sectors. CEO Ajit Prabhu said the investment validates the company's differentiated value proposition and growth strategy. Hillhouse's Sean Carney cited Quest Global's domain expertise and long-term customer relationships as key investment factors. Jefferies served as exclusive financial adviser.

Outlook Business
Feb 10th, 2026
Hillhouse acquires 5% stake in Quest Global at $4.5B valuation, edging out Temasek

Hillhouse is acquiring a 5% stake in Quest Global at a $4.5 billion valuation, outbidding Temasek in a pre-IPO round. The deal represents a significant jump from Quest Global's previous $1.8 billion valuation when Carlyle Group acquired a stake in 2023. Temasek had also been planning to purchase approximately 5% of the engineering services company. The transaction marks substantial growth for Quest Global, with its valuation increasing 150% in roughly two years.

Start-Up.ro
Jan 29th, 2026
AROBS acquires Quest Global Romania in all-stock deal with one-year lock-up

Romanian tech group AROBS is acquiring Quest Global Romania from Craiova in an all-stock transaction, marking the company's first acquisition paid entirely through share issuance. The newly issued shares will be subject to a one-year lock-up period. Quest Global Romania, headquartered in Craiova, employs approximately 110 specialists and provides software development, testing, embedded solutions and IT consulting services across sectors including semiconductors, healthcare and automotive. The company is part of Singapore-based Quest Global, which operates in 18 countries with over 22,000 employees. The acquisition strengthens AROBS's engineering capabilities and international presence. Quest Global Romania's management will continue under Ana-Maria Vasilescu's leadership. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of the year.