Construction Manager / Projects Head

Role & responsibilities

1. Project financial management

- Track spends against the allocated project budget and control costs within budget (bills and payments)

- Certify the bills of consultants, contractors and vendors

- Follow up with Accounts to ensure timely payments

2. Contractor and vendor management

- Identify suitable contractors, consultants and vendors for various contracts

- Conduct a comparative analysis of shortlisted vendors and make recommendations

- Provide technical/work scope inputs to Contracts and Budgeting teams to prepare contracts and costing

- Follow up with Contracts for sign-off on agreements, Letters of Intent (LOIs) and work orders

3. Project monitoring and execution

- Completely responsible for monitoring and executing the project from the design stage through execution until the final handover to the customer

- Provide the scope of work that is awarded, including accountabilities and authorities

- Prepare detailed project plans, including work schedules and risk mitigation plans, in coordination with project management consultants

- Ensure adherence to quality parameters, standards, and compliance

- Participate in the joint procurement process, coordinating with project management consultants and contractors

- Conduct weekly review meetings with contractors and project management consultants on work progress, construction schedule, design, or quality issues

- Identify issues hampering project progress and resolve project-related issues or bottlenecks

4. Material procurement and tracking

- Obtain materials from the purchase department

- Follow up with project management consultants on the schedule of materials required

- Coordinate with contracts for fulfilment of material requirements and collaborate with design and the Regional Head as needed

5. Progress monitoring and reporting

- Track and monitor the progress of construction activities concerning final drawings, design, construction schedule and budget

- Conduct daily meetings with team members to discuss progress and issues

- Monitor the quality of work by conducting visual inspections regularly and scrutinising reports from PMC consultants and project managers

- Prepare monthly reports on project updates and update the Operations Head and Regional Head