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Job Responsibilities:
Construction planning & monitoring
- Provide inputs to supervisor and/or Planning Manager with respect to creation of the project management program
- Create overall construction plan based on the project management program shared by supervisor
- Guide subordinates in cascading the construction plan down to subsequent levels; Provide inputs on work sequence, equipment/manpower resource management, subcontracting needs, etc.; Review and approve section-level construction plans suggested by subordinates
- Analyse progress reports against section-level construction plans as shared by subordinates
- Create progress report against overall construction plan and share the same with supervisor on a periodic basis
- Take necessary action to correct anytime/cost overruns and escalate to supervisor for any support required
Sub-contractor and supplier management
- Review and approve draft purchase orders prepared by subordinates; Guide subordinates in conducting negotiations with suppliers
- Monitor supplier performance on anon-going basis and take corrective action as and when required
- Guide subordinates in deciding on scope of work to be sub-contracted, outlining the scope and terms & conditions of work for sub-contractors
- Support subordinates in conducting tender interviews and commercial negotiations for high-value/critical sub-contracts
- Monitor progress of sub-contracted work on an ongoing basis; guide subordinate in taking corrective action in case of issues
Commercial management
- Review and approve high-value invoices and delivery dockets from suppliers/sub-contractors
- Coordinate with the commercial team to push through pending/delayed vendor payments
- Review construction costs on a periodic basis; Raise red flags, if any, to supervisor and Commercial department; provide inputs on corrective action
- Guide subordinates in recovering cost over-runs from clients/sub-contractors, as applicable, on a timely basis
Health, safety & environment (HSE) management
- Understand health, safety and environment(HSE) related guidelines internal to the company as well as statutory regulations in the country of operations
- Guide subordinates on training the team on HSE on an on-going basis; seek support from internal/external experts as and when required
- Monitor adherence to HSE guidelines on a regular basis
- Provide information or other support requested by the concerned teams during internal/external HSE audits
Quality management
- Oversee adherence to quality management system with respect to materials, equipment, etc. received from suppliers
- Monitor construction quality on anon-going basis; Take corrective action to address the same; Escalate major quality concerns to supervisor
- Train subordinates and team members on quality concepts; seek support from internal/external experts as and when required
Relationship management
- Report progress against construction plan to clients as per project guidelines; develop strong working relationships with key client representatives
- Build, maintain and leverage strong relationships with key individuals in major supplier/sub-contractor organisations to ensure smooth on-the-ground operations
- Interface with representatives of other contractors as required to ensure mutual cooperation and a beneficial working relationship
- Guide subordinates on responding to public complaints on inconvenience; Take corrective measures to address the same
People management
- Set objective goals, evaluate performance of subordinates and provide them regular feedback
- Identify performance gaps in subordinates and provide necessary support to close such gaps
- Recognize and encourage high performing subordinates
- Train and mentor subordinates on technical as well as behavioral aspects of their respective roles
- Provide opportunities to the team to develop their capabilities
- Resolve issues faced by subordinates
- Demonstrate leadership to subordinates on an on-going basis
Record keeping duties
- Maintain and monitor accurate technical documentation, progress reports and up-to-date records of logs to ensure traceability of decisions and modifications
- Ensure all physical and electronic records are filed, stored and organised systematically for easy retrieval
- Regularly update databases, spreadsheets and other record management systems
- Safeguard confidentiality and data protection in line with company policies and statutory / legal requirements
- Assist and contribute to preparing reports, summaries and audits based on recorded data
- Monitor record retention schedules and arrange for secure disposal / archiving of outdated records
Job Requirements:
- Degree in Civil Engineering from recognized by the PE Board or Degree in related fields
- Minimum 10 years of engineering experience and at least 5 years of experience in managing construction teams for projects of similar scale and complexity
