Deputy General Manager - Project Management & Control

Adani Power; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Power in Gujarat invites an experienced Senior Planner to lead scheduling for Thermal Power Plant projects. You will develop and maintain integrated master schedules, establish baselines, and drive planning across engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning.

Responsibilities include leading Primavera P6/MS Project scheduling, monitoring critical paths, conducting variance analyses, and producing dashboards for leadership reviews.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil engineering.
• 13–20 years of professional experience in project planning and controls for large-capacity plants.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling, cost control, and earned value management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for Thermal Power Plant projects.
• Establish baselines for engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Prepare detailed L1–L4 schedules using Primavera P6/MS Project.
• Monitor critical path, identify schedule risks and mitigation plans.
• Generate project dashboards and management reports for leadership reviews.
• Provide delay analysis, impact assessment, and recovery planning.

Skills

Scheduling

Project planning

Risk management

Cost management

Resource management

Stakeholder management

Digitalization

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Electrical / Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for Thermal Power Plant projects.
• Establish project baselines covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Prepare detailed L1, L2, L3, and L4 schedules using Primavera P6/MS Project.
• Monitor critical path activities and identify schedule risks and mitigation plans.
• Ensure milestone tracking and timely achievement of project deliverables.

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules for Thermal Power Plant projects.
• Establish project baselines covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Prepare detailed L1, L2, L3, and L4 schedules using Primavera P6/MS Project.
• Monitor critical path activities and identify schedule risks and mitigation plans.
• Ensure milestone tracking and timely achievement of project deliverables.

Project Controls & Monitoring

• Implement project control systems for schedule, cost, resource, and progress management.
• Conduct periodic schedule reviews and variance analysis.
• Monitor project performance using KPIs, productivity indicators, and earned value techniques.
• Generate project dashboards and management reports for leadership reviews.
• Provide delay analysis, impact assessment, and recovery planning.

Cost & Resource Management

• Coordinate with project teams for resource planning and deployment.
• Monitor resource utilization and productivity across project phases.
• Support project budgeting, cost forecasting, and expenditure tracking.
• Evaluate resource requirements and optimize project manpower planning.

Progress Measurement & Reporting

• Develop project progress measurement systems.
• Review weekly and monthly project progress reports.
• Track engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning progress.
• Provide accurate project forecasts and completion estimates.
• Present project status updates to senior management and stakeholders.

Risk Management

• Identify project execution risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Maintain project risk registers and monitor mitigation actions.
• Support claims management, schedule impact analysis, and extension of time (EOT) assessments.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve project execution performance.

Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with EPC contractors, consultants, vendors, and project teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning meetings and progress reviews.
• Ensure alignment between site execution plans and project objectives.
• Support management decision-making through data-driven project insights.

Digitalization & Process Improvement

• Drive implementation of planning and project control best practices.
• Develop planning standards, SOPs, and scheduling methodologies.
• Promote digital project monitoring systems and automation tools.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery efficiency.

Qualifications

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Electrical / Civil Engineering.

Exp - 13-20 Years of exp.