Civil Maintenance Lead (O&M)

Adani Group; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Renewable Energy Forty Two Limited seeks an experienced Civil Engineering leader to manage dam safety and plant civil operations in Andhra Pradesh. You will ensure regulatory compliance for dam maintenance, oversee the EWS, and drive risk assessments and inspections.

The role requires 15+ years in hydropower or pump storage, with expertise in dam/reservoir maintenance and CMMS usage. Strong regulatory knowledge and leadership skills are essential for this on-site position.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering required.
• 15+ years of operation and maintenance experience in hydro/pumped storage.
• Dam/Reservoir maintenance expertise is essential.
• Professional civil engineering certifications preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hydro statutory/regulatory requirements (CWC, CEA, Dam Safety Act, NBC).
• Familiarity with EWS, GLOF/LLOF and dam safety reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with Indian regulatory requirements for dam civil maintenance and HSS.
• Oversee the dam safety program at the plant site and ensure communication per Dam safety act.
• Prepare documentation for safe operation of dam infrastructure as per statutory norms.
• Operate and maintain the Early Warning System (EWS) per CEA/CWC guidelines.
• Implement HSS requirements, risk assessment, inspections, and safety reporting to authorities.
• Maintain civil infrastructure budgets and optimize costs to maximize production.
• Lead civil team, train staff, and develop a detailed training calendar.
• Support O&M head with plant improvement projects and digital transformation.
• Maintain critical spares inventory and oversee IMS implementation and documentation.

Skills

Civil eng

Dam safety

Hydro/pumped storage

CMMS

Risk analysis

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Civil Eng

Tools

CMMS

Analytics tools

Job description

• Ensures full compliance to Indian Regulatory framework requirements for dam civil maintenance and HSS (i.e. in line to CWC, CEA, DSA, national building code, international / Indian standard etc. requirements).


• Responsible for overall dam safety program at plant site, including safeguarding compliance with all applicable relevant requirements and communication in accordance with Dam safety act.


• Responsible for documentation preparation pertaining to safe and efficient operation and dam / intake and other civil infrastructure in line with the Indian Statutory and regulatory requirements.


• Responsible for operation and maintenance of Early Warning System (EWS) in line with the applicable CEA / CWC guidelines.


• Ensures implementation of HSS requirements, risk assessment, monitoring, inspections, maintenance, community safety (in line with the DSA/CWC requirements) and reporting to State/Central dam safety authority.


• Maintenance for complete plant civil infrastructure, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and checklists.


• Preparation and implementation of silt management plan at plant level.


• Prepare and manage plant civil infrastructure budget, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual civil infrastructure budget.


• Delegates and assigns work tasks to civil team to maintain optimum plant operations.


• Support O&M head in plant improvement projects, modernization initiatives, digital transformation, and other applicable upgrades.


• Maintains plant critical spares inventory to meet the exigencies, in co-ordination with plant maintenance heads.


• Lead, train and develop civil team at Plant and prepare a detailed training calendar for plant civil team accordingly.


• Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate Operational risks and ensure compliance with internal audits.


• Prepares and maintains plant civil maintenance records and presents the same to the management on need basis.


• IMS implementation, documentation preparation and updating, pertaining to your area.

Qualifications

• B.E/B.Tech in Civil Engineering.


• 15+ years of experience in operations and maintenance within hydropower or pump storage plants.


• Must have expertise in the Dam/Reservoir maintenance.


• Other Professional certifications pertaining to civil engineering is preferred.


• Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro and PSS Plants (CWC, CEA, Dam safety act, national building code, international / Indian standard etc.).


• Well conversation with GLOF, LLOF, geological hazards, dam break study, transient analysis, physical modeling studies, EWS requirements etc.


• Well conversant with the reporting requirements to the state / central dam safety authority in line with the CEA, CWC and DSA requirements etc.


• Operations experience of large-scale pump storage power plants is preferred.


• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant maintenance works.


• Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment.

Job Info

• Job Identification 58884


• Posting Date 09/29/2026, 04:35 AM


• Locations Adani Renewable Energy Forty Two Limited, Tadimarri, Andhra Pradesh, 515631, IN