Senior Team Lead - CSA Engineering(US Projects)

Job Location: Mumbai / Bengaluru

Role: Senior Team Leader CSA

Experience: 15–18 Years

Education: B.E. / B.Tech – Civil Engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Team Leader – Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA) to lead a team of engineering and project management professionals supporting US-based construction projects from our Mumbai or Bengaluru office.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in CSA engineering coordination, construction project management, technical documentation, RFIs, submittals, project controls, budgeting, commercial management, and project closeout activities.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, proven people-management capabilities, and the ability to coordinate effectively with US-based project teams, design consultants, trade partners, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Team Leadership & Delivery Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of CSA engineers and project support professionals.
• Plan resource allocation, workload distribution, project priorities, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor team performance, productivity, quality, utilization, and project milestones.
• Conduct performance reviews, technical training, and team development activities.
• Resolve technical and operational challenges and ensure timely project delivery.

2. CSA Engineering & Technical Coordination

• Provide technical oversight for Civil, Structural, and Architectural engineering activities.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, contract documents, RFIs, submittals, and technical queries.
• Ensure technical accuracy, constructability, coordination, and compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate between Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP, and other engineering disciplines.
• Identify and resolve design conflicts, scope gaps, and constructability issues.
• Maintain engineering trackers, registers, logs, and quality-control documentation.

3. Project Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key point of contact between India-based engineering teams and US-based project teams.
• Coordinate with project managers, consultants, architects, engineers, trade partners, and vendors.
• Participate in project reviews, design coordination meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
• Track project deliverables, technical issues, risks, and deadlines.
• Prepare project progress reports, performance updates, risk summaries, and recovery plans.

4. Document Control & Contract Management

• Oversee document-control activities across assigned construction projects.
• Ensure proper management of construction drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, revisions, and contract documents.
• Monitor document approval workflows, revision histories, and outstanding actions.
• Ensure compliance with project documentation standards and quality requirements.

5. Project Closeout Management

• Lead and coordinate project closeout activities for assigned CSA scopes.
• Manage closeout documentation, including as-built drawings, warranties, certificates, approved submittals, and final drawings.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and project teams to resolve documentation gaps.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of project closeout deliverables.

6. Budgeting & Commercial Management

• Support project budgeting, cost tracking, and commercial administration.
• Review trade partner proposals, scope changes, change documentation, and commercial submissions.
• Identify scope gaps, cost impacts, and commercial risks.
• Support payment applications, approval workflows, and financial documentation.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, and change-management activities.

7. Risk Management, Quality & Process Improvement

• Identify and mitigate technical, contractual, commercial, schedule, and coordination risks.
• Ensure compliance with project quality standards, safety requirements, and internal procedures.
• Monitor KPIs related to quality, productivity, responsiveness, and project delivery.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, automation, and best practices.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Mandatory).
• Master's degree in Structural Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline (Preferred).
• Professional certifications in Project Management or Construction Management will be an added advantage.

Experience Requirements:

• 15–18 years of experience in Civil, Structural, or Architectural construction engineering, project engineering, design coordination, project controls, or project delivery.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in team leadership, people management, or supervisory roles.
• Experience supporting international construction projects, preferably US-based projects.
• Strong experience in CSA drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, contract documentation, change management, and project closeout.
• Experience managing multiple projects, engineering teams, stakeholders, and project deliverables.
• Exposure to project budgets, trade partner proposals, payment processes, and commercial documentation.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary coordination between CSA and MEP systems.

Technical Skills

• Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA) Engineering
• Construction Project Management
• Design Coordination & Constructability Reviews
• Construction Drawings & Specifications
• Request for Information (RFI) Management
• Submittal Management
• Contract Administration & Document Control
• Project Closeout & Handover
• Project Controls & Scheduling
• Budgeting & Commercial Management
• Change Management & Risk Mitigation
• Multidisciplinary Coordination (CSA & MEP)
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control
• Resource Planning & Team Management
• Stakeholder Management

Preferred Software Knowledge:

• Procore
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Aconex
• SAP
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & Teams

Required Competencies:

• Strong leadership, people-management, and team-development skills.
• Excellent understanding of CSA construction systems, drawings, specifications, and engineering processes.
• Strong planning, resource allocation, delegation, and performance-management abilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and coordination with international stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects within deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Flexibility to collaborate with US-based stakeholders and provide working-hour overlap when required.

Preferred Experience: US Construction Projects / International Construction Engineering Support/ Indian Data Centers, Airports