Assistant Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

Assistant Project Manager Rural Piped Water Supply Scheme (RPWSS)

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager – Rural Piped Water Supply Scheme
Department: Projects / Water Infrastructure
Reports To: Project Manager / Project Head
Location: Project Site / Rural Area
Industry: Infrastructure / EPC / Water Supply

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Execution
• Assist the Project Manager in planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of rural piped water supply projects.
• Ensure execution as per approved drawings, technical specifications, BOQ, contract conditions, and project schedule.
• Coordinate construction activities for intake wells, WTPs, ESRs/OHSRs, pump houses, pipelines, valve chambers, distribution networks, and household connections.
2. Pipeline & Civil Works
• Supervise laying, jointing, testing, flushing, and commissioning of DI/HDPE/uPVC/MS pipelines as applicable.
• Monitor excavation, bedding, backfilling, road restoration, thrust blocks, chambers, and other associated civil works.
• Ensure proper execution of water treatment and storage structures.
3. Project Planning & Monitoring
• Assist in preparing weekly and monthly work plans and project schedules.
• Monitor physical progress against planned targets and identify delays.
• Prepare progress reports, MIS, DPRs, and management updates.
• Support resource planning for manpower, materials, machinery, and subcontractors.
4. Coordination
• Coordinate with client departments, consultants, government authorities, subcontractors, vendors, local bodies, and site teams.
• Resolve site-level technical and execution issues in coordination with the Project Manager and engineering teams.
• Coordinate with survey, planning, QA/QC, safety, procurement, stores, and billing teams.
5. Quality Management
• Ensure construction activities comply with approved QA/QC procedures, method statements, ITPs, drawings, and specifications.
• Coordinate material testing and inspection of pipes, fittings, concrete, soil, and other construction materials.
• Ensure pressure testing, leakage testing, disinfection, and commissioning requirements are properly completed.
6. Safety
• Ensure compliance with project HSE policies and statutory safety requirements.
• Monitor safety during excavation, trenching, lifting operations, working near roads, and other construction activities.
• Coordinate with the Safety Manager to eliminate unsafe practices and site hazards.
7. Commercial & Contract Support
• Assist in quantity measurements, RA bills, variation statements, and reconciliation of materials.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and certify work quantities based on actual execution.
• Support the Project Manager in handling contractual and client-related matters.
8. Commissioning & Handover
• Assist in testing and commissioning of the complete water supply system.
• Coordinate trial runs, pipeline pressure testing, chlorination/disinfection, pump testing, and system commissioning.
• Support preparation of as-built drawings, completion documentation, and project handover.