We are hiring for Head of Program– Senior Expert will lead and establish the Construction Planning & Project Management function for the our Largest infrastructure Project in Andhra Pradesh.
Qualifications
- Essential: Graduate in Civil Engineering with mandatory international project experience.
- Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management. PMP or equivalent internationally recognized certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain an integrated programme-level master schedule across multiple infrastructure packages.
- Lead planning teams across divisions and ensure consistent scheduling, reporting and project-control practices.
- Review and consolidate baseline programmes, milestones, resources, interfaces and progress across contracts.
- Monitor programme performance, identify delays and constraints, and drive recovery and acceleration plans.
- Establish 3/6/12-month look-ahead programmes and identify critical activities, dependencies and resource requirements.
- Lead resource planning and allocation across labour, materials, equipment and project teams.
- Coordinate with contractors, consultants, project teams and APCRDA stakeholders to resolve programme and critical-path issues.
- Develop programme dashboards, progress reports, variance analysis and management alerts.
- Integrate planning, construction progress, contracts, resources, risks and issues at programme level.
- Build, lead and manage a multidisciplinary planning team, including recruitment and deployment.
- Support senior management in prioritisation, acceleration and recovery strategies.
- Maintain risk and change registers and escalate critical matters to the Program Director.
Required Skills
- 15+ years of relevant experience, including:
- 8+ years in large-scale urban infrastructure or greenfield city development projects.
- 5+ years leading planning/programme controls across multiple concurrent contracts.
- Strong experience in master scheduling, baseline control, variance analysis and recovery planning.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 / MS Project and programme dashboarding.
- Experience with ADB/World Bank/JICA-funded projects, FIDIC and Indian public-works contracts.
- Experience in establishing and ramping up planning/programme-control functions.
Preferred Skills
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Pay range and compensation package
Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
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