Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

Industry: Real Estate / Property Development – Residential Projects

Location: Mumbai (Thane)

Experience: 4+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Operations – Project Delivery

Reports To: Project Head

1. Planning & Schedule Governance

• Own the project baseline schedule and drive execution against approved timelines.
• Develop monthly, weekly, and daily look-ahead plans with clearly assigned responsibilities.
• Coordinate with the Planning team to manage critical paths and identify scheduling risks proactively.
• Ensure the availability of manpower, materials, and resources before execution begins.
• Develop and implement documented recovery plans to address schedule deviations.
• Provide accurate and timely weekly project progress reports.

2. Execution & Site Governance

• Ensure site execution complies with the approved Bill of Quantities (BOQ), issued-for-construction drawings, and finalized designs.
• Ensure all project variations are documented and approved before execution.
• Obtain Engineering validation and necessary drawing clarifications before commencing work.
• Ensure joint measurements and quality clearances are completed before certification.
• Maintain construction quality standards and coordinate with the Quality team to address non-compliant work.
• Ensure compliance with site safety, statutory requirements, and labour regulations.

3. Budget & Cost Management

• Manage project execution within the approved budget.
• Track committed costs, certified amounts, payments, and forecast costs to completion.
• Monitor cumulative variation costs and identify potential budget overruns.
• Ensure payment requests are aligned with certified measurements.
• Coordinate with Finance on project cash-flow forecasting and escalate liquidity risks.
• Drive cost optimization and value-engineering initiatives with Engineering and Procurement.

4. Contracts & Contractor Performance

• Define work package scope and sequencing requirements in coordination with Engineering and Procurement.
• Manage contractor mobilization, manpower deployment, productivity, and contractual commitments.
• Monitor contractor performance across progress, quality, manpower, safety, and documentation.
• Issue formal notices for contractor non-performance, demand recovery plans, and escalate persistent issues with supporting evidence.
• Coordinate the Running Account (RA) billing cycle and ensure timely certification.
• Align material requirements with procurement plans and ensure vendor instructions follow approved procedures.

5. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Finance, Sales, and CRM teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Lead weekly project execution review meetings and track action items, owners, and closure dates.
• Resolve interdepartmental execution issues and escalate matters requiring higher-level intervention.
• Coordinate with Sales and CRM to align possession timelines with actual project progress.
• Ensure statutory approvals, No Objection Certificates (NOCs), inspections, and legal compliance requirements are incorporated into project schedules.

6. Escalation & Reporting

• Escalate milestone deviations exceeding 7% of the baseline schedule and budget variances exceeding 5%.
• Identify and escalate contractor performance issues, excessive variations, and delays in Engineering clarifications.
• Prepare escalation reports covering root causes, schedule impact, budget implications, recovery plans, and required support.
• Maintain accurate, transparent, and timely project status reporting.
• Own project MIS covering progress, cost, quality, manpower, and risk data.

7. Team Leadership & Handover Readiness

• Lead and develop site teams, including Site Engineers, Quality Engineers, Billing Engineers, MEP Coordinators, Supervisors, and Stores personnel.
• Define individual responsibilities and maintain accountability for execution, reporting, and documentation.
• Drive snagging, de-snagging, and finishing activities well ahead of the handover date.
• Ensure testing, commissioning, statutory clearances, and completion documentation are completed before possession.
• Coordinate with CRM to ensure units are ready for handover and minimize customer complaints.
• Authority & Decision-Making

The Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Directing site execution sequencing and deploying the site team within the approved plan.
• Addressing contractor non-performance and requiring documented recovery plans.
• Halting work that is unsafe, non-compliant, or outside the approved scope.
• Recommending project variations with technical and commercial justification.
• Ensuring drawing clarity, material readiness, and Engineering approvals before work begins.
• Refusing to proceed with unready work fronts or unapproved instructions.
• Required Qualifications & Experience
• B.E. / B.Tech in Civil Engineering.
• A qualification in Project Management or Construction Management is an added advantage.
• 4+ years of experience in real estate and construction project delivery.
• Proven experience managing residential or mixed-use construction projects from mobilization through final handover.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, budgets, contractors, site teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• Project planning, baseline scheduling, critical path management, and recovery planning.
• Construction execution and site management.
• Budget control, cost forecasting, and variation management.
• Construction contracts, BOQ, work orders, RA billing, and contractor claims.
• Technical understanding of RCC, finishing works, and MEP interfaces.
• Contractor performance management and risk mitigation.
• Quality assurance, safety management, and statutory compliance.
• Project MIS, documentation, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive decision-making, accountability, and disciplined escalation.

Pay: ₹500,000.00 - ₹800,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person