Manager/Senior Manager-HR

Kalpataru Project International Limited is looking for Manager/Senior Manager-HR. The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is the single point of contact between HR and business leadership for assigned projects. The role drives people strategy, employee engagement, statutory compliance and talent outcomes in an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Partnership

• Partner with project and business heads to align HR plans with business goals, manpower budgets and project milestones.
• Advise leaders on organisation structure, role design, manpower planning and cost optimisation.
• Drive HR initiatives, policy roll-outs and change management across sites.

Talent Acquisition and Onboarding

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for blue-collar roles (workmen, helpers, skilled trades, supervisors, foremen) and white-collar roles (engineers, managers, senior leadership), covering requisitions, sourcing, screening, closure and mobilisation, in coordination with the Talent Acquisition team, contractors and agencies.
• Ensure smooth onboarding, joining formalities and induction for site and corporate employees.
• Manage the mobilisation of staff for new projects, including relocation and deployment.

Employee Relations and Engagement

• Act as the first point of contact for employee queries, grievances and disciplinary matters.
• Build a positive workplace culture through engagement activities, town halls and regular site connects.
• Conduct investigations and exit interviews, and recommend retention measures.

Performance and Talent Development

• Drive the performance management cycle: goal setting, mid-year and annual reviews, and calibration.
• Identify training needs, coordinate learning programmes, and support succession planning and talent reviews.
• Support promotions, increments and rewards in line with policy.

Compensation, HR Operations and Payroll

• Oversee employee lifecycle processes, master data accuracy, attendance, leave and payroll inputs.
• Manage full and final settlements, transfers, separations and related documentation.
• Maintain HR systems (SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent) and ensure data integrity.

Statutory Compliance and Labour Law

• Ensure compliance with PF, ESIC, Gratuity, Bonus, Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition), Minimum Wages, Shops and Establishment and other applicable laws.
• Monitor contractor and principal-employer compliance, audits and statutory returns.
• Respond to notices, hearings and inspections from authorities such as EPFO and ESIC.

HR Analytics and Reporting

• Prepare MIS and dashboards on headcount, attrition, manpower cost, hiring and compliance status.
• Use data to flag risks and recommend corrective actions to management.

Qualifications and Skills

• MBA (HR).
• 15+ years of experience in HR, including at least 6 years in an HRBP or HR Operations leadership role.
• Preferably from EPC companies in infrastructure, power, oil and gas, or allied project-based sectors.
• Experience handling multi-site EPC projects, large contract-labour workforces, project mobilisation and demobilisation, and interactions with statutory authorities.
• Working knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors or a similar HRIS.

Interested candidates may share their updated CV, mentioning the position applied for in the subject line, to [email removed]