Project Lead

Job highlights

• 10-15 years experience in transmission-line EPC projects with expertise in 33kV to 765kV systems, strong skills in MS Project/Primavera P6, AutoCAD, and EPC contract management
• Manage transmission-line projects end-to-end including engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, billing, and final handover; coordinate clients, contractors, vendors, and site teams; monitor schedules, progress, and compliance

Position: Project Manager / Project Coordinator Transmission Lines

Key Responsibilities

• Manage transmission-line projects from award/engineering through procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate between client, consultant, engineering, procurement, vendors, contractors, site teams, and statutory authorities.
• Prepare and monitor project schedules, milestones, manpower, materials, and equipment.
• Track engineering deliverables, drawings, approvals, BOQ, technical specifications, and revisions.
• Coordinate procurement of towers, conductors, insulators, hardware, OPGW, cables, earthing materials, etc.
• Monitor site activities including survey, foundation, tower erection, stringing, sagging, earthing, testing and commissioning.
• Track project progress against planned targets and identify delays/risks early.
• Prepare MIS, daily/weekly/monthly progress reports and management dashboards.
• Handle client meetings, MOMs, technical/commercial correspondence and follow-ups.
• Coordinate contractor/subcontractor performance and resolve execution issues.
• Monitor material dispatch, site availability, inspections and reconciliation.
• Support billing, measurement, variation/extra-item claims, subcontractor payments and cost control.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality, technical specifications and statutory requirements.
• Manage project documentation and final handover/as-built documentation.
• Coordinate shutdowns, line crossings, ROW issues and other site constraints where applicable.

Skills & Experience Required

• 10-15 years experience in transmission-line/EPC project execution or coordination.
• Experience with 33kV/66kV/132kV/220kV/400kV/765kV projects, depending on your business.
• experience of handling multiple projects at a time
• Good understanding of:
• Transmission-line foundations
• Tower erection
• Conductor/OPGW stringing
• Sag-tension
• Insulators and hardware
• Earthing
• Testing & commissioning
• ROW and line crossings
• Strong MS Excel, MS Project/Primavera P6 and AutoCAD skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, BOQ, specifications and contracts.
• Strong planning, follow-up, coordination and problem-solving ability.
• Good knowledge of EPC contracts, billing, BOQ, variation orders and project documentation.
• Strong communication skills for dealing with clients, consultants, contractors and internal departments.
• Willingness to travel to project sites.
• Ability to independently manage multiple activities and teams simultaneously.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate is not merely a site engineer or documentation coordinator. You want someone who can say:

Give me the project, and I will coordinate engineering, procurement, contractors, site execution, client requirements, progress, billing, documentation and final handover.”

For a senior role, I would title the position “Transmission Line Project Manager – End-to-End Project Execution” rather than simply “Project Coordinator.”