Senior Consultant-Infrastructure (Architect/Urban Planner) Khelo India

Job Description:- Senior Consultant
Role: Infrastructure (Architect/Urban Planner)

Mandatory Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering, B.Arch, Construction Management, or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, M.Arch, M.E./M.Tech, Infrastructure Planning, Urban Management, or an equivalent field.
• Experience working with Government departments, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), or Autonomous Bodies.
• Experience in sports infrastructure projects.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of infrastructure planning, project management, construction management, DPR appraisal, feasibility studies, project estimation, BOQs, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Experience in sports infrastructure development, project monitoring, site inspections, contract management, quality assurance, statutory approvals, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of CPWD/PWD specifications, the National Building Code (NBC), General Financial Rules (GFR), public procurement procedures, and infrastructure project governance.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera, AutoCAD, MS Office, Power BI, and GIS/GPS-based asset management systems.
• Experience in reviewing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), monitoring physical and financial progress, maintaining project MIS and dashboards, conducting gap analysis, and preparing technical reports and management briefs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, appraisal, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of sports infrastructure projects under Khelo India and other Government programmes.
• Provide technical guidance on project identification, prioritisation, feasibility, site assessment, gap analysis, and infrastructure planning across States and Union Territories.
• Review DPRs, estimates, BOQs, drawings, specifications, schedules, financial viability, sustainability, implementation readiness, and compliance with applicable norms.
• Coordinate with State Governments, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), CPWD, PWDs, consultants, and implementing agencies to facilitate approvals and timely project execution, including statutory, land, and regulatory clearances.
• Monitor physical and financial progress against sanctioned budgets, milestones, timelines, and deliverables; identify risks, bottlenecks, and cost or time overruns, and recommend corrective measures.
• Conduct site inspections and field reviews to assess construction progress, quality, and adherence to approved designs and specifications.
• Supervise the collection, validation, analysis, and interpretation of project data from States, Union Territories, and implementing agencies.
• Oversee project databases, MIS, dashboards, infrastructure monitoring systems, GIS/GPS-based asset inventories, and digital information repositories.
• Prepare and present project reviews, briefing notes, policy inputs, presentations, and progress reports for senior leadership, committees, and Government stakeholders.
• Maintain a centralised repository of DPRs, approvals, drawings, contracts, site photographs, progress reports, and other project records to ensure transparency, governance, and institutional knowledge management.