Vice President - Projects

Job description Vice President Projects

Job Title: Vice President Projects

Department: Projects

Industry: Mine and Mineral Processing industry

Reporting To: CEO

• About the Role
• The Vice President Projects will be responsible to drive total project execution from concept to commissioning while ensuring adherence to quality, safety, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Responsible for overall planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of projects milestones related to Raw Material Handling Systems (RMHS) and Mineral Processing facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• With Visionary leadership, will represent entire project to Management, Senior management, consultants, government authorities, customers, and contractors.
• Lead entire execution, erection of Quartz mineral processing plant- Quartz Grit Plant (QGP) projects from concept through commissioning and commercial production.
• Lead entire team of Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil domains
• Present project status, risks, and mitigation plans to the leadership team
• Develop project execution strategies, milestones, and implementation plans.
• Ensure timely completion of projects milestones as per project schedules, within approved budgets and quality standards.
• Provide strategic direction to multidisciplinary engineering and project teams.
• Lead procurement support, equipment inspection, erection, installation, commissioning, and performance guarantee tests.
• Resolve technical and commercial issues during execution.
• Ensure successful plant stabilization after commissioning.
• Ability for decision-making under pressures

Engineering & Design

• Review and approve engineering deliverables, layouts, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment selection, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate with engineering consultants, EPC contractors, and OEMs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards and statutory regulations.

Process control and efficiency improvement

• Monitor and control engineering / design flow chart w.r.t equipment:

Crushers (Jaw / Cone), Conveyors (Belt), Screens, Vertical Roller Mills (VRM), Vertical Shaft Grinding (VSG), Ball Mills,

Color Optical Sorters, Pumps/Compressors, Dust Collection Systems, Bucket Elevators, Silos & Hoppers, Material Handling Equipment, Substation

• Optimize process parameters to improve quality of production materials/ recovery and reduce wastages.
• Analytical and problem solving

Budget & Cost Control

• Prepare and control project budgets and capital expenditure (CAPEX).
• Monitor project cash flow and resource utilization.
• Identify value engineering and cost optimization opportunities.
• Holds strong commercial acumen

Contract & Vendor Management

• Ability to finalize and mobilize contractors
• Excellent skills to evaluate performance of EPC, PMC, and contractors.
• Review and negotiate major project contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and technical specifications.

Team Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Process, Instrumentation, and Project Controls professionals.
• Build high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure implementation of HSE policies and statutory compliance across all project activities.
• Promote a Zero Harm safety culture.
• Conduct regular project reviews, audits, and risk assessments.

Preferred Qualification

• B.Tech Mechanical / Mineral Processing, / Metallurgical Engineering, / Mining Engineering,
• M.E./M.Tech or MBA (Project Management/Operations) will be an added advantage.

Experience

• 25–30+ years of relevant experience, with at least 5 years in senior project leadership role.
• Results-oriented with strong execution, commissioning capabilities
• Proven experience in delivering Greenfield Projects from concept to commercial production.
• Strong exposure to RMHS and Mineral processing projects.
• Experience managing large CAPEX projects, EPC contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Preferred Industry Experience: RMHS, Mineral processing industry, Cement, Mining, Steel

Technical Skills

• RMHS projects in Greenfield / Brownfield expansion projects
• Project Planning & Scheduling
• CAPEX Management
• Bulk Material Handling Systems
• Engineering Design Review
• Procurement & Contract Management
• Mechanical, Civil, Electrical & Instrumentation Coordination
• SAP PM / ERP Systems
• Primavera P6 / Microsoft Project
• Safety Culture and Risk Management
• Cost Estimation & Budget Control, Variation analysis
• Commissioning & Plant Stabilization

Note - Must be fluent in Teleugu

Take the next step in your leadership career with an organization that values innovation, ownership, and excellence.

Kirti Purohit

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