Head Civil - Growth Projects

Leadership Opportunity as Head Civil - Growth Projects

Transformational opportunity and chance to make a difference

Location: Lanjigarh

Vedanta, a future-focused and growth-oriented company is a fully integrated producer of Oil & Gas, Zinc - Lead - Silver, Aluminium, Power, Iron Ore & Steel, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Ferrochrome and Manganese, with a fast-growing metal recycling capacity, and a broad range of critical minerals. We are a dominant player in power generation, transmission, renewable energy solutions, optical fiber, display glass and soon, semiconductors. With our world class, low-cost and long-life assets, Vedanta contributes 1.4% towards India’s GDP.

At Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of the Metal of the Future, we aim to become the global best in our business, which spans the worlds’ largest smelters, mines, alumina refinery power plants and port. We operate a 3.5 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) capacity alumina refinery in Lanjigarh (Kalahandi district, Odisha) and an associated 140 MW captive power plant. This refinery is on a growth trajectory and poised to expand to 5MTPA (million tonnes per annum) by FY26 and subsequently to 6 MTPA (million tonnes per annum), making it the world’s largest and best in class refinery.

The Opportunity

We are looking at hiring a passionate leader for the position of Head of Civil for our Alumina Growth Projects in Lanjigarh, Odisha.

The incumbent will be responsible for developing strategic direction and roadmap for all civil engineering aspects for the project. S/he will review & oversee end-to-end management of civil projects by benchmarking with global best practices to ensure completion in a safe, timely & cost-effective manner.

Focus on Governance, Ethics, Compliance, Digitalization, Innovation and People development will remain key success factors for the role.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply!

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for all civil engineering aspects of expansion projects, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and business objectives.
• Oversee the end-to-end management of civil projects, from initial planning and engineering studies through successful commissioning and performance guarantee (PG) testing.
• Lead and mentor the civil project team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment focused on safety, quality, governance, and adherence to project schedules within the EPC framework.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and coordination with EPC business partners, internal stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure seamless project execution.
• Establish robust risk assessment frameworks and ensure the implementation of effective mitigation control measures across all civil project sites.
• Champion compliance with all relevant safety, quality, governance standards, throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and approve comprehensive weekly and monthly plans to achieve project completion schedules, ensuring rigorous daily tracking and proactive issue resolution.
• Strategically plan and allocate resources, coordinating effectively with business partners to guarantee timely availability of necessary materials and personnel.

The Successful Applicant

• Minimum 14+ years of relevant experience
• High quality, result oriented and resilient leader from a best-in-class industries.
• Excellent stakeholder management & communication skills
• Experience of executing large civil projects with expertise in Project Management & Vendor Management
• Proficiency in BOQ preparation and estimations.
• Engineering graduates from Tier 1 institutes will be preffered.

What we’ll offer you:

Outstanding remuneration and best-in-class rewards

Everything we do is shaped by the Vedanta Values of Trust, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity, Care and Respect.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company and are proud of our global best-in-class people practices.

If this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now and be a part of our exciting growth journey.