Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and project controls activities from bid stage through execution and commissioning.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules (L2-L4) using Primavera P6 (PPM/EPPM), including baseline development, critical path analysis, forecasting, and recovery planning.
• Monitor project progress, cost performance, cash flow, budgets, EAC, and Earned Value Management (EVM), providing variance analysis and actionable insights.
• Identify and manage project risks, opportunities, and cost/schedule risk models, ensuring timely mitigation and decision support.
• Drive resource planning, productivity analysis, contractor performance monitoring, and construction management to improve project outcomes.
• Support constructability reviews and establish project controls procedures, governance frameworks, and management reporting systems.
• Prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations for project teams and leadership, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is mandatory; PMP certification preferred. Candidates with a PG qualification from NICMAR in Construction/Project/Infrastructure Management will be highly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Project Controls, Planning & Scheduling, PMO, Cost Management, or Program Management within EPC, Consultancy, OEM, Owner, or Engineering organizations.
• Strong experience in Metals, Mining, Smelters, Mineral Processing, Heavy Industrial, Power, Oil & Gas, or similar process industries.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (PPM/EPPM) with expertise in planning, scheduling, forecasting, baseline management, EVM, cost control, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and project reporting.
• Hands-on experience in PRISM or equivalent cost management tools, along with risk identification, schedule/cost risk analysis, and mitigation planning.
• Proven experience in contractor management, construction monitoring, resource management, productivity improvement, and multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Successfully led at least one large project from concept to commissioning and managed multiple projects/accounts simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to advise senior management and drive project success.