Project Manager

SafEarth Renewables Pvt Ltd is hiring a Project Manager for our Owners Engineer practice, based in Delhi. In this role you represent the project owner monitoring EPC execution, verifying quality and progress against

contract, and protecting the clients technical and commercial interests through to commissioning and handover.The role covers both rooftop C&I and utility-scale solar projects, with periodic travel to project sites. It calls for strong technical judgement, disciplined documentation, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders across the client, contractor, and utility.

Roles and responsibilities

Monitor ongoing solar plant construction against the approved schedule; track physical versus planned progress and flag slippage with recovery plans.

Review EPC design submissions, drawings, and datasheets against the contract technical specification and applicable IS/IEC standards.

Conduct stage-wise site inspections per the approved ITP/QAP; verify hold and witness points; raise and track closure of NCRs and observation reports.

Verify material receipts against approved makes and BOQ; review test certificates, MDCCs, and pre-dispatch inspection reports.

Witness and review pre-commissioning and commissioning tests; compile punch lists and drive closure prior to provisional acceptance.

Interface with the client, EPC contractor, DISCOM/SLDC, and lenders engineer; support statutory approvals including CEIG, CEA, and evacuation approvals.

Verify EPC milestone claims and certify progress for client payment release.

Audit site HSE practices, verify implementation of the EPCs safety plan, and report non-conformances.

Issue daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports to the client and to management.

Mentor and train junior engineers towards independent site monitoring roles.

Preferred candidate profile

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering.

Minimum 3 years in solar project execution or monitoring. Owners Engineer, lenders engineer, or EPC project team experience is all relevant.

Exposure to both rooftop C&I and utility-scale solar projects.

Exposure to BESS projects preferred.

Working knowledge of IS/IEC standards applicable to solar PV, and of the CEIG/DISCOM approval process.

Ability to read and critique single line diagrams, layouts, cable schedules, and structural drawings.

Proficiency in MS Project, AutoCAD, and MS Office.

Strong report writing. Client-facing documentation is a core deliverable of this role, not an afterthought.

Comfortable holding a contractor to specification while maintaining a constructive working relationship.

Delhi-based, with willingness to travel periodically to project sites.

Perks and benefits

Independence to operate freely.

A results-oriented work culture.

Competitive pay.

Massive growth potential.