Director Environmental & Regulatory

UpMan Placements; New Delhi; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UpMan Placements invites a Senior VP / Director of Environment, Heritage & Regulatory Approvals for New Delhi. The role owns the clearance architecture for large real estate developments, focusing on environmental, heritage and related regulatory approvals.

You will build appraisal-stage visibility before filings, coordinating with MoEFCC, SPCB, and regulatory bodies, balancing project timelines with compliance.

Qualifications

• Background as senior government officer in environment/forestry
• Credibility with MoEFCC, ASI, and regulatory leadership
• Willingness to align with commercial real estate timelines

Responsibilities

• Own the clearance architecture for major real estate developments.
• Develop proactive clearance strategies integrated into design and planning.
• Coordinate with environmental, heritage and regulatory regimes to secure approvals.

Skills

Environment policy knowledge

Regulatory approvals experience

Senior government experience

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Public sector / government service background

Job description

JOB TITLE: Director Environment, Heritage & Regulatory Approvals

LOCATION: New Delhi

DEPARTMENT: Regulatory Affairs & Real Estate Approvals

REPORTS TO: Managing Director / Chief Development Officer

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Vice President / Director of Environment, Heritage & Regulatory Approvals owns the clearance architecture that determines whether and how fast major real estate developments can move forward. Environmental clearance represents the single longest pole on nearly every large site, alongside adjacent regulatory regimes including heritage and hospitality.

The objective of this role is to establish appraisal-stage visibility before applications are filed, creating a proactive clearance strategy integrated directly into project design and planning rather than operating as a reactive approvals desk.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Background: Retired or transitioning senior officer from the environment and forestry bureaucracysuch as the Indian Forest Service (IFS), or a senior technical/administrative role within MoEFCC, a State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), or the Expert Appraisal Committee ecosystem.

• Industry Standing: Established, genuine credibility and standing with current MoEFCC, ASI, and regulatory leadership.

• Mindset: Comfortable operating within commercial real estate and construction clearance timelines rather than traditional policy-focused timelines alone.