About the role
- Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, commissioning, and handover of multiple engineering projects.
- Develop project execution strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
- Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards.
- Drive project profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Prepare project execution plans and schedules.
- Allocate manpower, equipment, and resources effectively.
- Monitor project milestones and resolve execution bottlenecks.
- Conduct regular project review meetings.
- Ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
- Act as the primary point of contact for customers during project execution.
- Attend client meetings, technical discussions, and progress reviews.
- Manage customer expectations and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Develop long-term customer relationships.
- Monitor project budgets and cost control.
- Review project profitability and margins.
- Approve procurement requirements.
- Monitor billing, collections, variation orders, and change requests.
- Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled.
- Lead Project Managers, Site Engineers, Design Engineers, Planning Engineers, and Project Coordinators.
- Develop team capabilities through mentoring and coaching.
- Conduct periodic performance reviews.
- Promote collaboration across departments.
- Provide technical guidance during project execution.
- Review engineering drawings, BOQs, and technical specifications.
- Resolve technical challenges in coordination with Design and Engineering teams.
- Drive engineering excellence and standardization.
- Optimize utilization of manpower and equipment.
- Monitor workforce productivity.
- Plan manpower deployment across projects.
- Coordinate subcontractors and external agencies.
- Coordinate procurement activities with SCM and Commercial teams.
- Review technical specifications for procurement.
- Evaluate subcontractors and vendors.
- Monitor vendor performance and project deliveries.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems.
- Review inspection reports.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote a strong safety culture.
- Ensure compliance with HSE standards.
- Monitor safety audits.
- Minimize project incidents and risks.
- Identify project risks.
- Develop mitigation strategies.
- Escalate critical issues to management.
- Ensure business continuity.
- Prepare weekly and monthly project dashboards.
- Present project performance to senior management.
- Track KPIs including:
- Schedule Performance
- Cost Performance
- Resource Utilization
- Customer Satisfaction
- Safety Performance
- Quality Metrics
- Collections
- Project Profitability
- On-Time Project Delivery
- Budget Adherence
- Project Gross Margin
- Customer Satisfaction Score
- Resource Utilization
- Billing Achievement
- Collection Efficiency
- Zero Lost Time Incidents
- Quality Compliance
- Change Order Management
- Team Productivity
- Employee Retention
- Vendor Performance
- Repeat Business from Customers
- B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil, or related Engineering discipline.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent Project Management certification is preferred.
- MBA (Operations/Project Management) is an added advantage.
- 15–20+ years of experience in Engineering, EPC, Industrial Projects, CGD, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Utilities, or Infrastructure.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior project leadership role managing multiple projects.
- Project Planning & Scheduling (MS Project/Primavera)
- EPC Project Execution
- Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation Systems
- Commercial & Contract Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Risk Management
- Resource Planning
- Vendor Management
- Engineering Documentation
- AutoCAD and engineering standards
- ERP/MIS systems
- Strategic Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Decision Making
- Leadership & People Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- Financial Management
- Change Management
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
- Communication & Presentation Skills
- Accountability & Ownership
- Project Managers
- Planning Engineers
- Site Managers
- Project Engineers
- Project Coordinators
- Commissioning Engineers
- Design
- Sales
- Commercial
- Finance
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- HR
- Quality
- Safety
- Warehouse
- Clients
- Consultants
- Vendors
- Subcontractors
- Government Authorities
- Inspection Agencies
- Lead large-scale engineering and EPC projects across India.
- Work with a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
- Drive innovation, operational excellence, and customer success.
- Opportunity to shape project strategy and organizational growth.
- Competitive compensation, leadership exposure, and long-term career advancement.