Chief Engineer - Real Estate

Chaitanya Foundations Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Chaitanya Foundations Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple residential project executions, ensuring schedules, costs, safety, and quality are met.

The role involves coordinating with architects, consultants, sales, procurement and finance, and driving design reviews and progress updates. The ideal candidate will have a BE/BTech in Civil Engineering with 15–20 years of experience, including 7+ years in residential projects, and strong skills in MS Projects and related

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in Civil Engineering from a reputed college.
• MS Projects, MS Office and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Handle about 4 projects concurrently.
• Align the Project Execution Schedule to time and cost targets.
• Ensure zero accidents during execution.
• Ensure execution quality and enhance product quality.
• Prepare and confirm pre-construction requirements before start of construction.
• Coordinate to obtain all GFCs before commencement of work.
• Organise resources to be available ahead of time and delivered on schedule.
• Review project progress weekly and conduct design and progress reviews to avoid surprises.
• Provide feedback and initiate actions to close gaps in resources and processes.
• Explore value engineering opportunities and capture lessons learnt from completed projects.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

BE/BTech in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Projects

MS Office

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Purpose

• Ensure Completion of Project within Scheduled Time and Cost.
• Adhere and enhance Safety and Quality Standards.
• Organise and Provide required Drawings, Schedules, Material Requirements, Facilitate Approval of Finishes Materials and any other resources required for Project.
• Conduct Design Coordination and Progress Review meeting periodically
• Optimise Cost by Value Engineering, Enhance Safety and Quality Standard.

Key Responsibilities

• - Must be able to handle about 4 Projects concurrently.
• - Get the Project Execution Schedule aligned to the for Time and Cost to meet the Project Target completion.
• - Ensure Zero Accident during Execution.
• - Responsible for Execution Quality and enhance Product Quality.
• - Ensure all pre-construction requirements are in place before start of construction.
• - Coordinate to get all GFCs are available before commencement of work.
• - Organise to provide the required resources well ahead of time.
• - To ensure the Planned resources are reaching to the Project on time.
• - Schedule & Review the Project Progress weekly
• - Conduct Design Review and Progress review periodically to avoid surprises.
• - Provide feedback and initiate actions to overcome the gaps on resources.
• - Keep exploring options for value engineering.
• - Record and implement Lessons Learnt from handed Over Projects, map the scope for improvement and communicate to Design.
• - Co-ordinate and Expedite in obtaining all required completion requirements such as Fire Compliances, CC, CEIG and Lift inspection.
• - Keep observing the Industry Good Practices and update our Designs.
• - Explore new Products and help in improving Product Specifications.
• - Evaluate Vendors, Contractors and Consultant and provide feed back periodically.
• - Provide review of Project Status weekly to the Management.

Qualifications :

• - B E or B Tech on Civil Engg..from a Reputed College / Institution,
• - Essential - Software Knowledge MS Projects, MS Office and Power Point Presentation
• - Fluent in both spoken and written English, Experience.
• Desirable: AUTO CAD, MS Projects.

Experience :

• - 15 - 20 years of experience in Project Execution
• - Out of which atleast 7 Years on Residential Projects.
• - Should Have experience on Scheduling and Monitoring using Planning Tools
• Requires experience on Project Cost Monitoring and preparation of MIS

Specific Experience Requirements

• - Sourcing Labourers
• - Productivity norms and Labour Rates of various items of Residential Works
• - Good of Communication Skill and Presentation Skill
• - Prepare and Track the Project Schedule using Software
• - Able to conduct Structured Design review and Progress review
• - Coordinate between Project and Architects , Consultants, Sales, Procurement Finance to meet the Project Requirements.
• Minimum of 5 + Years of Experience with Real Estate Firm