Assistant Manager - Projects

The Assistant Manager Projects will be responsible for leading the projects from concept to completion. This role requires ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project execution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Management :
   • Lead and manage design and engineering projects from concept to completion.
   • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
   • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project execution.
2. Risk Management:

• Identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that could impact the project.
• Critical Thinking & Identify the risks early in the project lifecycle & take proactive steps to mitigate or avoid.

1. Procurement Management:

• Procurement of resources such as services, materials, or equipment.
• Vendor & Contractor selection & Evaluates based on their ability to meet project needs, reliability, and financial stability.

1. Budget & Cost Management:

• Preparation of Cost review reports, Invoicing plans & Cost book plans on Monthly basis.
• Constantly tracking expenses and ensure cost-effective solutions are implemented or cutting unnecessary costs to stay within the budget.
• Forecast future financial needs and ensure stakeholders/Management are informed of budgetary changes or risks.

1. Stakeholder Management:

• Communicate project status, risk & issues to stakeholders including clients, senior Management
• Coordinates with internal & External stake holders.

1. Scheduling, Monitoring & Control:
   • Prepare Overall schedule of the projects based on Milestones.
   • Ensure all design and engineering activities comply with relevant regulations and standards.
   • Obtain necessary permits and approvals for projects.
2. Reporting & Documentation:

• Prepare regular project reports including progress updates, Financial status & Risk assessment.
• Maintain comprehensive project documents.

1. Construction Management:

• Resource Mapping & augmentation.
• Assist site Construction team to delivered the project on time.

The Person

• Educational Background:
  • Chemical Engineer with 7-10 years of experience in batch plants.
  • Graduated from premium institutes such as IIT or NIT.
• Knowledge Levels:
  • General Awareness: Fundamental understanding of concepts.
  • Working Knowledge: Broad job knowledge, capable of applying a full range of concepts and practices in day-to-day activities.
  • Functional Expert: Certified expert with strong knowledge of concepts.
  • Mastery: Subject matter expert with command over the subject/concepts.
• Personal Characteristics:

• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills.
• Proficient in verbal and written communication.
• Strategic thinker and result-driven doer, capable of understanding business needs, providing strategic support, finding solutions, and implementing good ideas.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization.
• Exceptional people manager and leader, skilled in recruiting, developing, and retaining a high-calibre team across diverse departments