Head of Maintenance - Civil (Dam)

Adani Green Energy Ltd.; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Green Energy Ltd. in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh, seeks a Lead Civil Maintenance to oversee civil infrastructure maintenance of the PSP Hydro facility.

You will lead a skilled civil team, ensure dam safety standards, and coordinate with O&M, safety, and regulatory compliance to maximize reliability and power generation. The role requires BE/B.Tech in Civil, 15+ years in hydropower/civil maintenance, expertise in dam/reservoir maintenance, and CMMS experience.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Civil Engineering required.
• 15+ years of experience in maintenance of civil work within hydropower or pump storage plants.
• Expertise in Dam/Reservoir maintenance.
• Professional certifications pertaining to civil engineering are preferred.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements for hydro and PSS plants (CWC, CEA, DSA, NBC, IS).
• Experience with GLOF/LLOF, geological hazards, dam break studies, EWS requirements, etc.

Responsibilities

• Oversee civil infrastructure maintenance of the PSP Hydro facility and ensure dam safety program compliance.
• Ensure compliance with dam safety act requirements and regulatory framework.
• Prepare and maintain civil maintenance documentation and records.
• Manage EWS operation and reporting per CEA/CWC guidelines.
• Lead budget preparation and cost optimization for civil works.
• Direct and develop the civil team, including training planning.
• Support O&M head in plant improvement, modernization, and digital transformation.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Dam safety

Leadership

Budgeting

Maintenance planning

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Analytics tools

Job description

The Lead Civil maintenance is responsible for overseeing the overall civil infrastructure maintenance of the PSP Hydro facility in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh. This role is pivotal in ensuring optimal power generation, operational efficiency, civil maintenance, compliance to the Dam safety act and continuous improvement within the pump storage plant. The position aligns with Adani Group's mission to drive sustainable energy solutions and supports PSP Hydro's strategic focus on operational excellence, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualification and Experience

• B.E/B.Tech in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in maintenance of civil work 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.