Deputy General Manager-Civil Design

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Role Overview

DGM Civil Design

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Design Leadership & Delivery

Lead and manage all civil/structural design activities for solar projects, including foundations, modulemounting structure (MMS) foundations, equipment foundations (inverters, transformers, switchgear), control-room/roombuildings, drainage, grading / land levelling, internal roads, boundary fences/walls, compound works, and associated infrastructure.Oversee preparation, review and approval of detailed civil design drawings, structural calculations (soil/foundation, load, wind, seismic as applicable), BOM/BOQ (Bill of Quantities), technical specifications and design documentation.Manage a team of design engineers, draughtsmen and/or consultants allocate tasks, set milestones, review deliverables, ensure quality, and enforce adherence to timelines.

2. CrossDiscipline Coordination & Integration

Coordinate civildesign efforts with electrical, mechanical (if any), procurement, and construction teams ensure integration of civil layout/design with electrical layout, cable routes, equipment placement, and overall plant architecture.Interface with geotechnical survey, topographic data, survey teams to incorporate soil and sitespecific inputs into designs, ensuring stability, SAP/ETABS/STAAD or equivalent design validation.Review vendor/subcontractor drawings and submittals related to civil/structural or civilmechanical scope, provide technical feedback, approve or recommend revisions for compliance and constructability.

3. PreBid, Tender & Vendor Management Support

Participate in prebid civil engineering assessment — analyze feasibility, soil reports, site constraints, grading/earthwork needs, access roads, drainage; provide inputs on civil scope, cost estimation, BOQ and risk areas.Prepare civil scope packages for tender/RFQ including drawings, specifications, quantity takeoffs, scope descriptions; evaluate vendor offers from civil/structural contractors on technical aspects.Provide technical guidance during vendor selection, contract finalization, and negotiation (civil scope) ensuring vendor capability and compliance with standards.

4. Quality Assurance, Standards & Compliance

Ensure all civil/structural designs comply with relevant structural codes and standards (e.g. local/regional geotechnical standards, building codes, foundation standards, seismic/wind loading norms, drainage/stormwater norms etc.) and are fit for purpose for solar plant operations.Establish and enforce internal design quality procedures — design reviews, checklists, peerchecks, revision control, documentation standards.Work with QA/QC and safety departments to ensure designs meet site safety requirements, environmental and HSE norms, and construction feasibility.

5. Project Support & Construction Interface

Support construction teams with design clarifications, asbuilt modifications, sitefeedback incorporation and design revisions when necessary.Provide onsite support during early civil works execution (foundations, grading, roads), coordinate with QA/QC, survey, civil site management to ensure civil execution aligns with approved designs.Ensure integration of civil deliverables with electrical, mechanical, mountingstructure, grounding and other scopes, minimizing site conflicts and rework.

6. Team Management, Mentoring & Process Improvement

Mentor junior/designengineers — foster skill development in structural design, solarspecific plant civil design, document management, vendor drawing reviews.Define and monitor design team KPIs — quality, delivery timelines, number of projects handled, vendor compliance, design revision rates.Continuously improve design processes, standardize design templates/packages (foundation templates, drainage layouts, civil scope checklists, asbuilt drawing procedures) for better repeatability and efficiency across projects.

7. Liaison & Stakeholder Management

Interface with clients, consultants, regulatory authorities, geotechnical teams, and vendors for design approvals, soil & site investigations, drawing submissions, and compliance documentation.Represent the civildesign function in project meetings — bid reviews, technical reviews, coordination meetings — and communicate civil design status, risks, dependencies to senior management.

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