Head Projects and O&M

Adani; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani is seeking a senior leader to drive wind turbine project execution, commissioning and O&M across multiple sites. You will own plans, oversee safety, quality and cost, and coordinate with EPC partners, suppliers and customers to ensure timely delivery and performance.

You will lead a team across corporate and site functions, establish KPIs, governance and competency development, and mentor managers to build a high-performing Projects & O&M organization in a fast-evolving renewables business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Production / Energy Engineering or related field.
• 18–25 years of relevant leadership experience in wind energy or other project-intensive renewables.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of wind turbine projects from handover to customer acceptance.
• Establish robust project plans covering site readiness, logistics, crane/resource planning, erection, electrical works, commissioning and handover.
• Drive achievement of project milestones while ensuring adherence to cost, quality, safety and contractual requirements.
• Monitor project risks, critical-path activities, resource requirements and execution bottlenecks, and drive timely mitigation.
• Strengthen project governance through structured reviews, milestone tracking and escalation mechanisms.
• Develop and lead the O&M strategy for the installed WTG fleet.
• Drive turbine availability, reliability and operational performance through preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Establish standardized maintenance processes, service schedules, escalation protocols and field-service governance.
• Optimize manpower, spares, tools and service infrastructure across operating sites.
• Drive continuous improvement in turbine performance and reduction of repeat failures and downtime.
• Work closely with Engineering, Technology and Quality teams on recurring technical issues and reliability improvement.
• Drive structured root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions and fleet-wide implementation of improvement measures.
• Use SCADA, condition-monitoring and field-performance data to identify performance gaps and emerging reliability risks.
• Establish performance dashboards and management review mechanisms for fleet health and operational performance.
• Act as the senior interface for customers on project execution, commissioning and O&M matters.
• Ensure timely closure of technical and operational issues impacting customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate effectively with EPC partners, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders for smooth project and service delivery.
• Support resolution of contractual, technical and commercial matters related to projects and O&M.
• Champion a strong Zero Harm culture across project and O&M operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable EHS standards, statutory requirements, quality systems and site procedures.
• Drive safe execution of high-risk activities including lifting, erection, electrical works and maintenance at height.
• Strengthen contractor safety and field-quality governance.
• Own project and O&M budgets and drive cost optimization without compromising safety, reliability or quality.
• Monitor project costs, service costs, warranty exposure, resource productivity and contractual obligations.
• Drive optimization of spares inventory, field resources, equipment and service infrastructure.
• Support commercial evaluation of service contracts and lifecycle O&M requirements.
• Build and lead a high-performing Projects & O&M organization across corporate and site teams.
• Establish clear accountability, KPIs and operating rhythms for project managers, site teams and service teams.
• Develop technical and leadership capability through structured competency development and succession planning.
• Create a culture of ownership, execution discipline and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Wind energy

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Production / Energy Engineering

Tools

SCADA

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

1. Project Execution & Commissioning

• Own end-to-end execution of WTG projects from project handover through erection, commissioning and customer acceptance.
• Establish robust project plans covering site readiness, logistics, crane/resource planning, erection, electrical works, commissioning and handover.
• Drive achievement of project milestones while ensuring adherence to cost, quality, safety and contractual requirements.
• Monitor project risks, critical-path activities, resource requirements and execution bottlenecks, and drive timely mitigation.
• Strengthen project governance through structured reviews, milestone tracking and escalation mechanisms.

2. O&M Strategy & Service Operations

• Develop and lead the O&M strategy for the installed WTG fleet.
• Drive turbine availability, reliability and operational performance through preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Establish standardized maintenance processes, service schedules, escalation protocols and field-service governance.
• Optimize manpower, spares, tools and service infrastructure across operating sites.
• Drive continuous improvement in turbine performance and reduction of repeat failures and downtime.

3. Reliability & Performance Improvement

• Work closely with Engineering, Technology and Quality teams on recurring technical issues and reliability improvement.
• Drive structured root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions and fleet-wide implementation of improvement measures.
• Use SCADA, condition-monitoring and field-performance data to identify performance gaps and emerging reliability risks.
• Establish performance dashboards and management review mechanisms for fleet health and operational performance.

4. Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the senior interface for customers on project execution, commissioning and O&M matters.
• Ensure timely closure of technical and operational issues impacting customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate effectively with EPC partners, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders for smooth project and service delivery.
• Support resolution of contractual, technical and commercial matters related to projects and O&M.

5. Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champion a strong Zero Harm culture across project and O&M operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable EHS standards, statutory requirements, quality systems and site procedures.
• Drive safe execution of high-risk activities including lifting, erection, electrical works and maintenance at height.
• Strengthen contractor safety and field-quality governance.

6. Commercial & Cost Management

• Own project and O&M budgets and drive cost optimization without compromising safety, reliability or quality.
• Monitor project costs, service costs, warranty exposure, resource productivity and contractual obligations.
• Drive optimization of spares inventory, field resources, equipment and service infrastructure.
• Support commercial evaluation of service contracts and lifecycle O&M requirements.

7. Organization & Capability Building

• Build and lead a high-performing Projects & O&M organization across corporate and site teams.
• Establish clear accountability, KPIs and operating rhythms for project managers, site teams and service teams.
• Develop technical and leadership capability through structured competency development and succession planning.
• Create a culture of ownership, execution discipline and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Production / Energy Engineering or related engineering discipline.

• 18–25 years of relevant experience, with substantial leadership exposure in wind energy, renewable energy, power, heavy engineering or comparable project-intensive businesses.