Assistant Manager, Manager

Job Purpose :

To manage all land acquisition, land management, possession, compensation, land records, and stakeholder-related activities for the coal MDO project, ensuring timely availability of land in line with the mine development and production schedule.

Principal Accountability

Supporting Actions

Land Acquisition & Availability

• Prepare and implement land acquisition plans aligned with mine/project schedules.
• Coordinate with government authorities, landowners and internal departments.
• Monitor acquisition milestones and identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure timely possession and handover of acquired land.
• Maintain updated records of acquired, possessed and pending land.

Land Records & Documentation

• Maintain accurate records of ownership, acquisition, possession, mutation, transfer and lease matters.
• Verify land titles, ownership and supporting documents
• Coordinate with revenue authorities for mutation, demarcation and correction of records.
• Ensure safe custody of original land documents.
• Reconcile physical possession with land records periodically.

Compensation & Landowner Matters

• Facilitate assessment and processing of compensation.
• Monitor compensation payment and documentation status.
• Resolve landowner claims, objections and grievances.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal and R&R functions on complex cases.
• Ensure compensation is processed as per applicable law and company policy.

Statutory & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable land, revenue, mining and R&R requirements.
• Monitor changes in relevant laws, rules and government notifications.
• Ensure timely submission of statutory applications and reports.
• Coordinate during government inspections and hearings.
• Support internal and external audits and close compliance gaps.

Stakeholder & Community Management

• Maintain effective relationships with landowners, affected communities and government authorities.
• Conduct consultations and meetings with stakeholders.
• Address land-related grievances promptly.
• Coordinate with district/local administration on sensitive issues.
• Support management in handling land-related disputes and community concerns.

Land Disputes & Legal Matters

• Identify and monitor disputed land parcels. Maintain a land dispute register and track case status.• Coordinate with Legal Department on court cases and notices.
• Provide documents and factual inputs for legal proceedings.
• Follow up with authorities and recommend resolution strategies.

Land for Mining & Project Development

• Assess land requirements based on mine and project development plans.
• Coordinate with Mine Planning, Operations, Projects, Environment and Civil functions.
• Identify critical land parcels affecting mining and infrastructure activities.
• Develop action plans for delayed acquisition/possession.
• Report land availability against project milestones.

MIS & Management Reporting

• Prepare periodic MIS on acquisition, possession, compensation etc
• Highlight critical risks, delays and pending matters.
• Maintain land availability dashboards.
• Provide data and analysis for management reviews and audits.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions.

Risk Management

• Identify land-related operational, legal and stakeholder risks.
• Develop mitigation plans for critical land issues.
• Escalate high-risk matters to senior management in a timely manner.
• Monitor implementation of risk mitigation measures.

Key Compeencies :

Knowledge of land relates laws , CBA , LARR , other applicable laws