Project Head - Interior Fitouts

Tharani Infra Private Limited is looking for an experienced Project Head to lead and manage multiple interior fit-out and construction projects across Chennai.

The role requires strong project execution capability, leadership, client management, planning, commercial awareness, and complete ownership of projects from kick-off to final handover.

Position: Project Head

Location: Chennai

Industry: Interior Fit-Out / Corporate Interiors / Commercial Projects

Employment Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple interior fit-out and construction projects from project kick-off to final handover.

• Take complete ownership of project time, cost, quality, safety, and profitability.

• Prepare and review project execution plans, schedules, resource plans, and work sequences.

• Monitor project progress against approved timelines and committed milestones.

• Coordinate with clients, architects, consultants, designers, vendors, subcontractors, and internal departments.

• Review drawings, BOQ, specifications, scope, and technical requirements before execution.

• Identify project risks, delays, design gaps, material issues, and commercial concerns in advance.

• Ensure timely release of drawings, approvals, materials, manpower, and subcontractors.

• Conduct project review meetings and drive closure of pending actions.

• Coordinate closely with Planning, QS, Billing, Costing, Procurement, Design, Accounts, and Site teams.

• Review project budgets, committed costs, variations, additional works, and cost deviations.

• Monitor client billing, certification status, subcontractor bills, and commercial closure.

• Ensure additional and variation works are properly documented, approved, and billed.

• Control material wastage, labour productivity, subcontractor performance, and execution efficiency.

• Ensure quality standards are maintained through inspections, checklists, mock-ups, and snag closure.

• Ensure all sites follow required safety practices and project discipline.

• Resolve technical, commercial, and coordination issues without affecting project commitments.

• Maintain strong client relationships and professionally manage client expectations.

• Review weekly and monthly project performance with management.

• Develop Project Managers, Site Engineers, Supervisors, and execution teams.

• Ensure proper project documentation including MOMs, RFIs, approvals, drawings, variations, progress reports, and handover documents.

• Drive timely project completion, final billing, snag closure, and project account closure.

Candidate Profile

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Civil Engineering or related discipline.

• 10–15+ years of experience in interior fit-out, commercial interiors, or construction project execution.

• Minimum 4–5 years in a senior project leadership role handling multiple projects.

• Strong experience in managing large-scale interior or commercial fit-out projects.

• Strong knowledge of civil works, partitions, ceilings, flooring, painting, joinery, wall finishes, glazing, MEP coordination, and finishing works.

• Good understanding of BOQ, project costing, billing, variations, procurement, and subcontractor management.

• Strong planning, leadership, negotiation, and decision-making capabilities.

• Ability to manage multiple teams and projects under demanding timelines.

• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.

• Good knowledge of project scheduling, reporting, and project management systems.

• Experience in corporate offices, retail, hospitality, restaurants, automobile showrooms, or commercial projects will be an advantage.

What We Expect

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

Leadership | Ownership | Accountability | Planning | Execution Excellence | Commercial Awareness | Client Management | Team Development

The Project Head should not function only as a project coordinator.

The role requires someone who can anticipate problems, take decisions, drive teams, protect project margins, manage clients, and ensure projects are completed successfully without continuous management intervention.

Key Performance Expectations

On-Time Completion | Project Profitability | Quality | Client Satisfaction | Billing & Collection Support | Cost Control | Team Performance | Safety | Documentation

Location: Chennai