Head of Projects

Combustion Research Associates (CRA); Dadri; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership role in growing function

Diverse project portfolio across wrong

Job summary

CRA Energy in Noida is seeking a senior leader to own end-to-end project delivery across all active orders, lead and develop the project engineering team, and maintain accountability for schedule, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.

Candidates should have a BE/B.Tech in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, 12–18 years in project management for process equipment, and proven P&L ownership, multi‑project leadership, and strong client-facing credibility.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 12–18 years of project management experience in custom-engineered process equipment manufacturing.
• Proven P&L ownership with direct accountability for margins and costs.
• Multi-project leadership: 5–10+ concurrent projects.
• Directly managed 4+ engineers or coordinators.
• Strong client-facing credibility and experience with stakeholders.
• Vendor and subcontractor management against schedule, quality, and cost.
• Site commissioning experience for process equipment.
• Structured project tools: MS Project, Primavera or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of all active projects from PO to commissioning.
• Own project P&L: track costs, flag deviations, drive corrective action.
• Maintain a consolidated master schedule across orders and manage risks.
• Serve as primary client interface during execution and change management.
• Manage vendors/subcontractors to meet delivery, quality, and cost targets.
• Coordinate across design, procurement, production, and QA/QC to meet milestones.
• Build and lead the project engineering team; hire and develop staff.
• Plan and oversee site installation and commissioning; secure client sign-off.
• Establish repeatable processes, templates, and review cadences.

Skills

End-to-end project delivery

P&L ownership

Multi-project management

Team leadership

Client-facing

Vendor management

Site commissioning

MS Project/Primavera

Education

BE/B.Tech in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

ERPNext or SAP

Job description

About CRA Energy

CRA Energy is a Noida-based manufacturer ofcustom-engineered process equipment for oil & gas, chemical, biogas/CBG,food & beverage, power, mining, and defence sectors. Our product rangeincludes gas flaring systems, thermal oxidisers, vapour combustion units,biogas compression and upgrading skids, gas processing skids, burner managementsystems, and industrial burners. We deliver across India and to internationalmarkets.

The Role

As CRA’s order book grows in volume andcomplexity — including international deliveries and multi-system packages — weare strengthening our Projects function with senior leadership. This role ownsend-to-end project delivery across all active orders, leads and develops theproject engineering team, and carries full accountability for schedule, cost,quality, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to‑end delivery of all active projects:from purchase order through design coordination, procurement, manufacturing,inspection, dispatch, and site commissioning.
• Own project P&L: track actual costs against budget, flag deviations early,and drive corrective action.
• Maintain a consolidated master schedule across all active orders; identifyresource conflicts and critical-path risks.
• Serve as the primary client interface during execution: progress updates,inspection coordination, FAT/SAT, change order management, and escalationhandling.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors for bought‑out items and outsourcedfabrication against delivery, quality, and cost targets.
• Coordinate across design engineering, procurement, production, and QA/QC tomeet project milestones.
• Build and lead the project engineering team — hiring, onboarding, anddeveloping project engineers as the function scales.
• Plan and oversee site installation and commissioning; manage commissioningcrews and client sign‑off.
• Establish repeatable project execution processes, templates, and reviewcadences.

Requirements

Must Have

• B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical or ChemicalEngineering.
• 12–18 years of project management experience in custom-engineered processequipment manufacturing. Relevant backgrounds include: pressure vessels, heatexchangers, fired heaters, flare systems, gas processing skids, thermaloxidisers, scrubbers, boilers, or similar fabricated-to-order capitalequipment.
• Proven P&L ownership — direct accountability for project margins, costtracking, and overrun management.
• Multi‑project management: experience running 5–10+ concurrent projects atdifferent execution stages simultaneously.
• Team leadership: directly managed 4+ engineers or coordinators (not justdotted-line or matrix reporting).
• Client‑facing credibility: comfortable running progress reviews, handlingescalations, and managing client expectations independently.
• Vendor and subcontractor management against schedule, quality, and cost.
• Site commissioning experience for process equipment.
• Structured project tools: MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent; disciplined documentationand reporting.

Preferred

• PMP, PMI, or Prince2 certification.
• International project delivery experience.
• Defence sector project experience (DRDO, BrahMos, armed forces).
• ERP‑based project tracking experience (SAP, ERPNext, or similar).
• Familiarity with ASME, API, PESO, or CCOE compliance in a project deliverycontext.

Benefits

• Leadership role in a growing Projects function —bring structure, raise the bar, and scale the team as order complexityincreases.
• Diverse project portfolio: combustion systems, gas processing, biogas, defence— technically varied work across multiple sectors.
• Growing international order book with increasing project complexity.
• Direct access to senior leadership; high ownership and visible impact.