Head - PMAG

Adani Group; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group is seeking a PMO Head to oversee governance and assurance across a broad project portfolio. The role ensures timely, accurate information reaches CEO and CPAG offices, expediting decisions and aligning planning, budgeting and reporting across business units.

The candidate will anchor cost and schedule controls, monitor EACs and STRAPs, and drive cross-functional integration to deliver programs on plan while ensuring statutory and governance standards are met.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in project management in large organizations, with a proven track record of leading mega-projects as Project Manager, Project Director or PMC.
• Strong expertise in project governance, capex & cost control (EAC, AOP, STRAP), business-case development, financial modeling, budgeting and lender / stakeholder management across large portfolios.
• Leads a lean PMO team (typically

Responsibilities

• CEO Office Interface & Project Governance: Ensure correct, complete and timely information flows to leadership; highlight critical issues and bottlenecks and act as expediter for decision-making.
• Coordinate with CPAG / Chairman's office on project matters and carry project issues to resolution.
• Assure internal coordination and project-related governance across the organization.
• Portfolio Assurance: Own capex monitoring across the portfolio against sanctioned plans.
• Prepare and monitor AOPs and the STRAP; track delivery against both.
• Review Budget NFAs and track approvals to closure; support business-case preparation and lender's management.
• Cost Assurance: Establish and hold the project cost baseline; prepare and review the EAC and run cost-benefit analysis.
• Track client receivables / claims and drive capitalization of the asset post completion.
• Internal Integration: Integrate all business-unit project teams into one delivery flow and remove inter-department hindrances.

Skills

Execution Excellence

ERM Acumen

Enterprise Risk Management

External Interface Governance

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MBA

PMP/PRINCE2

Job description

Purpose/Objective

It is the assurance and governance backbone of the project organization —the function that gives the CEO office, CPAG / Chairman's office and business leadership one correct, timely and trusted view of every project.

The PMO Head assures capital, cost, planning, statutory and integration health across the portfolio, expedites decisions, anchors escalation, and integrates all business-unit and enabling departments so projects are delivered without internal hindrance.

It is where assurance, not just reporting, is owned.

Key Responsibilities of Role

• CEO Office Interface & Project Governance Ensure correct, complete and timely information flows to leadership; highlight critical issues and bottlenecks and act as expediter for decision-making.
• Coordinate with CPAG / Chairman's office on project matters and carry project issues to resolution.
• Assure internal coordination and project-related governance across the organization.
• Portfolio Assurance (business Level) Own capex monitoring across the portfolio against sanctioned plans.
• Prepare and monitor AOPs (Annual Operating Plans) and the STRAP (Strategic Plan); track delivery against both.
• Review Budget NFAs (Notes for Approval) and track approvals to closure; support business-case preparation and lender's management.
• Cost Assurance Establish and hold the project cost baseline.
• Prepare and review the EAC (Estimate at Completion) and run cost-benefit analysis.
• Track client receivables / claims and drive capitalization of the asset post completion.
• Internal Integration Integrate all business-unit project teams and enabling departments into one delivery flow.
• Remove inter-department hindrances so projects move without internal friction.
• Own the interfaces and dependencies that cross functional boundaries.
• Leadership Assurance & Oversight Assure pre-construction readiness and monitor planning & scheduling across packages.
• Ensure corrective and preventive actions are taken by the required stakeholders.
• Forecast delivery challenges early and monitor that management decisions are acted upon.
• Last (statutory Approvals) Assurance Monitor all project-related statutory approvals and compliances across the portfolio.
• Support project teams in obtaining timely decisions and management approvals.
• Ensure execution never runs ahead of statutory clearance.
• Escalation Anchor & Knowledge Run regular reviews at every level with stakeholders and management; elevate deviations and pending approvals.
• Be the single escalation anchor that keeps decisions and approvals moving.
• Drive knowledge-sharing and learning across all projects.
• Serve as the BU's interface to the Central Project Assurance Group, compiling and presenting the BU pillar evidence and self-assurance for CPAG review.
• Establish the Parivartan cost and schedule dashboards as the basis for leadership project reviews, roll out the Project Lifecycle (PLC) process, and take up AI-enabled initiatives across engineering, procurement, estimation and execution.
• Ensure every completed project carries a signed-off closure report and govern projects to completion within the project plan.
• Track Pre-Con 360 overdue tasks across the portfolio and drive their closure.
• Decision Authority & Accountability Sets project governance, planning, cost-assurance and reporting standards binding across business units and sites.
• Reviews and tracks Budget NFAs and gate / stage approvals; validates progress and cost (EAC) positions before they reach leadership.
• Anchors escalation —can convene reviews and elevate deviations and stalled approvals directly to the CPO and CEO office.
• Accountable for the accuracy of leadership assurance, capex / cost visibility, statutory compliance posture and integration health across the portfolio.
• Internal Interactions CPO; CEO office / CPAG / Chairman's office; Business-unit leadership & enabling departments; all Function Heads; Site Heads & Site Planning; CFMC; CAD; Digital External Interactions Lenders / financial institutions; PMC & consultants; Statutory authorities (via project teams); Auditors / assurance partners; PM-tool & analytics vendors

Technical Competencies

• Execution Excellence, Sustainable Value Creation,Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Acumen,External Interface Governance

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualification Bachelor's in Engineering; MBA / PMP / PRINCE2 preferred.
• Strong expertise in project governance, capex & cost control (EAC, AOP, STRAP), business-case development, financial modeling, budgeting and lender / stakeholder management across large portfolios; advanced proficiency in planning & scheduling tools, MIS / dashboarding, risk & compliance tracking, statutory approvals (LSAT) and cross-BU integration; sound grasp of business processes and project management standards Experience 20+ years in project management in large organizations, with a proven track record of leading mega-projects as Project Manager, Project Director (PD) or PMC; experience adopting and implementing emerging project technologies and tools.
• Leads a lean PMO team (typically