Senior Manager - Civil & Construction

Position Title Senior Manager-Civil & Construction

Purpose of the Role:

Lead the planning, execution, maintenance, and improvement of civil infrastructure across manufacturing facilities and greenfield/brownfield projects. Responsible for ensuring safe, cost-effective, timely, and quality delivery of civil works while maintaining statutory compliance and stakeholder satisfaction.

Job Responsibility:

1. Project Planning & Execution

• Lead execution of greenfield and brownfield civil infrastructure projects.
• Prepare project scope, budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to cost, quality, and timelines.
• Drive value engineering and cost optimization initiatives.

2. Design & Engineering Management

• Review civil, structural, architectural, and infrastructure designs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and company specifications.
• Coordinate with consultants, architects, and PMC teams.
• Approve drawings, BOQs, technical specifications, and construction methodologies.

3. Contract & Vendor Management

• Develop contracting strategies for civil and infrastructure packages.
• Manage tendering, technical evaluations, negotiations, and contract awards.
• Monitor contractor performance, productivity, quality, and safety.
• Process certifications, variations, claims, and contract closures.

4. Plant Infrastructure Management

• Oversee maintenance and improvement of roads, buildings, drainage, utilities, and ancillary facilities.
• Ensure uninterrupted support to manufacturing operations.
• Drive reliability and lifecycle management of civil assets.

5. Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Ensure implementation of HSE standards and zero-harm culture.
• Conduct site safety audits and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, environmental regulations, DISH/BOCW provisions, and local authority approvals.
• Maintain quality assurance and quality control systems.

6. Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Planning, Maintenance, SCM, Finance, EHS, and Utility teams.
• Present project updates to senior leadership.
• Manage interfaces with government authorities, consultants, contractors, and external agencies.

7. Budget & Cost Control

• Prepare CAPEX and revenue budgets.
• Monitor cash flow, commitments, and forecasted expenditures.
• Identify savings opportunities through design optimization and value engineering.

8. Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of engineers and project professionals.
• Define KRAs, conduct performance reviews, and build technical capabilities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Project delivery within approved cost and schedule.
• Zero major safety incidents.
• Quality compliance and defect-free handover.
• Budget adherence and cost savings achieved.
• Stakeholder satisfaction.
• Asset reliability and infrastructure uptime.

Qualification & Experience

• Education: B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering (NICMAR / Const Management preferred. ).
• Experience: 5–12 years in industrial, manufacturing, automotive, EPC, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience in greenfield and brownfield manufacturing facilities preferred.

Suitable for Automotive Manufacturing Plants

The role should ideally have experience in:

• Factory buildings, PEB and RCC structures.
• Roads, drainage, utilities, and underground services.
• Office buildings, canteens, dormitories, and support facilities.
• Coordination with production, utility, and maintenance teams.
• Execution of live plant modifications with minimal production disruption