Faculty (Construction Management)

Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, headquartered in Mumbai. The company is counted among world's top five construction companies.

The L&T Group comprises of 93 subsidiaries, 5 associate companies, 27 joint ventures and 35 jointly held operations, operating across basic and heavy engineering, construction, realty, manufacturing of capital goods, information technology, and financial services.

Role - Faculty (Construction Management)

Location - Chennai

Educations required - Ph.D (IIT)

Position Purpose

To strengthen construction management and site-execution capability across L&T through teaching, mentoring, content development and engagement with businesses and projects. The faculty member will contribute to PDA, SCDMs, Master Classes, IC-specific programmes and other IPM capability-development initiatives.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required. A Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction/Project Management, Management or a related discipline will be an advantage.
• Strong practical experience in construction execution and management of major projects.
• Experience in managing site operations, construction planning, productivity, subcontractors and interfaces will be particularly relevant.
• Ability and interest in teaching, facilitation, mentoring and sharing project experience with working professionals. Previous training or executive-education experience will be an advantage but is not essential for strong industry practitioners.
• A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline will be an advantage. Candidates with strong academic/research credentials should also demonstrate understanding of practical construction and project environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Teaching and Facilitation

• Deliver approximately 400 teaching/facilitation hours per year, depending on programme mix and other academic responsibilities, across PDA, SCDMs, Master Classes, IC-specific programmes and other IPM initiatives.
• Facilitate classroom, virtual and blended learning programmes.
• Use actual construction and project situations to make learning practical and relevant.
• Coach and mentor participants and support application of learning to project situations wherever appropriate.

Content and Learning Development

• Design and develop learning content, cases, simulations, site-based exercises, assessments, checklists and practical tools in Construction Management.
• Capture lessons and good practices from L&T projects and convert them into learning material.
• Incorporate contemporary construction methods, digital technologies and industry practices.
• Develop new learning solutions based on business and project needs.

Business and Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with IC/SBG HR teams, Project Directors, Project Managers, Construction Managers, academic partners, PoPs/APoPs, SMEs and business stakeholders.
• Engage with project teams to understand emerging construction capability requirements.
• Visit project sites, where required, to understand execution challenges and identify learning opportunities.

Programme and Institutional Contribution

• Support academic planning and delivery of PDA and other IPM programmes.
• Work with Programme Coordinators and IPM teams for effective programme delivery.
• Review participant feedback, assessments and programme outcomes.
• Contribute to IPM's knowledge repository, project cases, publications and institutional initiatives.
• Support digital learning and appropriate use of emerging technologies in capability development.

Domain Expertise Required:

The candidate should have strong knowledge and practical experience in several of the following areas, with Construction Management and Site Execution as the core requirement:

• Construction Management
• Construction Planning and Execution
• Construction Methodologies and Methods Engineering
• Site Management
• Construction Productivity and Resource Optimisation
• Subcontractor Management
• Site Logistics and Materials Management
• Coordination of engineering, procurement and construction interfaces
• Quality Management
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Basic contractual and commercial aspects of construction
• Progress monitoring and construction controls
• Lean Construction
• Digital Construction Technologies
• Testing, commissioning and completion readiness
• Sustainability considerations in construction

Travel Requirement

The role requires travel to IPM locations, L&T businesses and project sites as required for programme delivery, project engagement and capability-development initiatives.