Civil Engineer (Section Head )- Projects

JSW Cement; Ballari; On-site; INR 1,170,000 - 1,430,000; Full time

Job summary

JSW Cement invites applications for a Civil Section Head to lead and coordinate all civil engineering activities across the project lifecycle. The role requires reviewing drawings, specs, and schedules, developing execution strategies, and ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery.

Collaboration with PM, QA/QC, HSE, and planning is essential. Responsibilities include monitoring construction progress, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with ITPS and NCR closure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all civil engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project scope, specifications, BOQ, construction drawings, and project schedules.
• Develop civil work execution strategies and construction methodologies.
• Coordinate with Project Manager, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, QA/QC, and HSE departments.
• Ensure availability of manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractors.
• Identify project constraints and resolve technical and execution-related issues.
• Review and approve civil engineering drawings, calculations, and technical documents within delegated authority.
• Ensure coordination between civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and piping disciplines.
• Review foundation designs, structural drawings, underground utilities, roads, drainage, buildings, and other civil infrastructure.
• Ensure construction activities are executed as per approved IFC drawings.
• Review technical queries, site instructions, and design modifications.
• Ensure timely resolution of engineering discrepancies and site-related technical issues.
• Monitor and control civil construction activities at project sites.
• Supervise earthworks, excavation, backfilling, grading, concrete works, reinforcement, formwork, structural works, masonry, waterproofing, and finishing works.
• Ensure execution is aligned with approved construction schedules and milestones.
• Monitor daily and weekly construction progress.
• Coordinate with construction managers, site engineers, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Identify delays and implement corrective and recovery actions.
• Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, equipment, and construction resources.
• Ensure compliance with project quality plans, specifications, and applicable codes and standards.
• Implement approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and Method Statements.
• Monitor concrete quality, reinforcement installation, material testing, and construction workmanship.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections and testing.
• Review and close Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and corrective actions.
• Ensure proper documentation of inspection records, test reports, and quality dossiers.
• Maintain quality standards throughout project execution.
• Ensure all civil activities comply with project HSE requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture among employees and subcontractors.
• Ensure Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Risk Assessments, and Method Statements are implemented.
• Monitor excavation safety, working at height, lifting operations, confined spaces, and other high risk activities.
• Participate in safety meetings, audits, and site inspections.
• Ensure timely closure of safety observations and corrective actions.
• Stop unsafe activities and implement preventive measures.
• Monitor civil construction costs against the approved project budget.
• Control wastage of construction materials and resources.
• Review subcontractor quotations, variations, and claims.
• Support preparation and review of BOQs, estimates, and cost forecasts.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering and cost optimization.
• Monitor productivity and take corrective actions to improve efficiency.
• Identify civil engineering and construction risks.
• Develop mitigation measures for technical, commercial, schedule, and execution risks.
• Coordinate civil interfaces with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping, and other disciplines.
• Resolve site clashes and construction sequencing issues.
• Ensure civil readiness for equipment installation and subsequent project activities.
• Ensure civil activities are completed as per approved project milestones.
• Coordinate with the Planning Department for baseline and look‑ahead schedules.
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports.
• Monitor critical activities and identify potential schedule delays.
• Develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate civil work fronts with other disciplines to avoid interface delays.
• Report progress, constraints, and risks to the Project Manager.

Job description

The Civil Section Head is responsible for leading, coordinating, planning, and controlling all civil engineering activities within a project to ensure safe, timely, cost-effective, and quality execution in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, contractual requirements, and applicable standards.

1. Planning and Project Coordination

• Lead and manage all civil engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project scope, specifications, BOQ, construction drawings, and project schedules.
• Develop civil work execution strategies and construction methodologies.
• Coordinate with Project Manager, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, QA/QC, and HSE departments.
• Ensure availability of manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractors.
• Identify project constraints and resolve technical and execution-related issues.

2. Engineering and Technical Responsibilities

• Review and approve civil engineering drawings, calculations, and technical documents within delegated authority.
• Ensure coordination between civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and piping disciplines.
• Review foundation designs, structural drawings, underground utilities, roads, drainage, buildings, and other civil infrastructure.
• Ensure construction activities are executed as per approved IFC drawings.
• Review technical queries, site instructions, and design modifications.
• Ensure timely resolution of engineering discrepancies and site-related technical issues.

3. Construction and Execution Management

• Monitor and control civil construction activities at project sites.
• Supervise earthworks, excavation, backfilling, grading, concrete works, reinforcement, formwork, structural works, masonry, waterproofing, and finishing works.
• Ensure execution is aligned with approved construction schedules and milestones.
• Monitor daily and weekly construction progress.
• Coordinate with construction managers, site engineers, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Identify delays and implement corrective and recovery actions.
• Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, equipment, and construction resources.

4. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Ensure compliance with project quality plans, specifications, and applicable codes and standards.
• Implement approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and Method Statements.
• Monitor concrete quality, reinforcement installation, material testing, and construction workmanship.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections and testing.
• Review and close Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and corrective actions.
• Ensure proper documentation of inspection records, test reports, and quality dossiers.
• Maintain quality standards throughout project execution.

5. Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

• Ensure all civil activities comply with project HSE requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture among employees and subcontractors.
• Ensure Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Risk Assessments, and Method Statements are implemented.
• Monitor excavation safety, working at height, lifting operations, confined spaces, and other high risk activities.
• Participate in safety meetings, audits, and site inspections.
• Ensure timely closure of safety observations and corrective actions.
• Stop unsafe activities and implement preventive measures.

6. Cost and Resource Management

• Monitor civil construction costs against the approved project budget.
• Control wastage of construction materials and resources.
• Review subcontractor quotations, variations, and claims.
• Support preparation and review of BOQs, estimates, and cost forecasts.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering and cost optimization.
• Monitor productivity and take corrective actions to improve efficiency.Ensure proper utilization of allocated manpower and equipment.

7. Project Schedule and Progress Monitoring

• Ensure civil activities are completed as per approved project milestones.
• Coordinate with the Planning Department for baseline and look‑ahead schedules.
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports.
• Monitor critical activities and identify potential schedule delays.
• Develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate civil work fronts with other disciplines to avoid interface delays.
• Report progress, constraints, and risks to the Project Manager.

8. Subcontractor and Vendor Management

• Evaluate and monitor civil subcontractor performance.
• Ensure subcontractors comply with approved drawings, specifications, quality, and HSE requirements.
• Review subcontractor work programs and resource deployment.
• Coordinate material approvals, technical submittals, and procurement requirements.
• Resolve subcontractor technical and execution‑related issues.
• Monitor subcontractor productivity, quality, and schedule performance.

9. Documentation and Reporting

• Ensure proper control of civil engineering and construction documentation.
• Review and monitor:
• Civil drawings and technical submittals.
• Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
• Material Approval Requests (MARs).
• Inspection Requests (IRs).
• Technical Queries (TQs).
• Non‑Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Site Progress Reports.
• As‑built drawings and handover documents.
• Prepare and submit periodic civil department reports to Project Management.

10. Risk and Interface Management

• Identify civil engineering and construction risks.
• Develop mitigation measures for technical, commercial, schedule, and execution risks.
• Coordinate civil interfaces with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping, and other disciplines.
• Resolve site clashes and construction sequencing issues.
• Ensure civil readiness for equipment installation and subsequent project activities.