MEP Project Manager

GoodHiresOnly; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodHiresOnly in India seeks a Regional Project Manager (MEP) to drive the delivery of pharmaceutical, biochemical, and lab infrastructure projects across Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. You will manage day-to-day execution, coordinating with design teams, vendors and clients.

The role demands 15–20 years of experience, strong MEP/HVAC knowledge, and proven multi-project leadership. Travel is extensive (60–70%), with a dual reporting line to Regional Business Head and Project Director.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in project management or delivery.
• Strong MEP background in complex facilities.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/lab infra projects preferred.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee four to five concurrent MEP projects across the region.
• Ensure on-time delivery with quality and safety standards.
• Lead regional team of 10–15 professionals.
• Coordinate with design teams, vendors, and clients.
• Provide accurate weekly reporting and governance.

Skills

MEP

HVAC

Project management

Team leadership

Client management

Reading Revit/AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or related engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

JD: Regional MEP Project Manager (Pharma/Bio-Chemical/Lab Infra)

• Position: Senior Project Manager/ Regional Project Manager (MEP)
• Regional Coverage: Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa
• Reporting To: Project Director
• Experience: 15–20 years of relevant experience
• Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
• Travel: 60-70% Travel across West Region (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa)
• Industry Expertise: MEP Infra Projects in Pharma, Biochemical, Agro chemical, Industrial Construction, Healthcare

About The Company

GoodHiresOnly is hiring for a leading global laboratory infrastructure (Fortune 500 company) with more than 120 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and installing advanced laboratory solutions. The company delivers laboratory furniture, fume hoods, biological safety cabinets, and integrated laboratory infrastructure for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, research, and industrial clients. With operations across the United States, Europe, Middle east, India, and China, it supports technically complex, multi-location projects for organisations operating in highly regulated environments.

This opportunity is for an experienced senior project manager MEP who can translate technical and commercial commitments into reliable execution across Western India.

About The Role

The Regional Project Manager (MEP) will own the day-to-day execution and delivery of multiple MEP engineering projects across Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat. The role is designed to create a clear separation between project execution and regional business management: while the Regional Business Head focuses on strategic business development, operations, finance, and client acquisition, the Regional Project Head ensures disciplined delivery, effective stakeholder coordination, and high client satisfaction.

The successful candidate will oversee four to five concurrent projects valued approximately between ₹50 crore and ₹300 crore, lead a regional project team of around 10–15 professionals, and serve as the principal face of the organisation for clients, vendors, design teams, and site stakeholders. This is a highly visible, travel-intensive role requiring technical understanding, commercial awareness, decisive problem-solving, and the maturity to operate within a dual-reporting structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Portfolio Management: Oversee four to five simultaneous projects across the region, ranging approximately from ₹50 crore to ₹300 crore in value, from planning and mobilisation through completion.
• Site Execution and Delivery: Conduct regular on-site project reviews, monitor progress against approved plans, manage site resources, and ensure timely completion in accordance with quality and safety standards.
• Client Partnership: Act as the primary interface between the organisation and its clients, maintain consistent communication, manage expectations, address concerns proactively, and provide transparent project updates.
• Recovery and Issue Resolution: Identify delays and delivery risks early, lead corrective actions, and develop practical recovery schedules for projects that fall behind plan.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a regional team of approximately 10–15 professionals, including Engineers, Assistant Managers, and Managers; build accountability, motivation, retention, and execution discipline.
• People Management: Develop and mentor team members, resolve internal conflicts, address people-related issues in coordination with HR, and foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
• Vendor and Stakeholder Coordination: Conduct vendor meetings and negotiations at project sites, monitor vendor performance and compliance, and resolve disputes or conflicts that could affect delivery.
• Technical Coordination: Review and interpret MEP, HVAC, Revit, and AutoCAD drawings; identify design discrepancies; communicate required corrections; and coordinate effectively with design and MEP teams. Drafting is not required.
• Financial and Revenue Management: Ensure timely generation and submission of client invoices, monitor accounts receivable and collections, and support revenue-stream and cash-flow management for project delivery.
• Project Governance and Reporting: Prepare accurate project documentation, weekly MIS reports, management updates, risk registers, action trackers, and real-time status reports within agreed timelines.
• Cross-functional Alignment: Coordinate with engineering, design, sales, procurement, finance, site execution teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure that project commitments remain aligned.
• Regional Mobility: Travel extensively to project sites, client locations, vendor meetings, and other business locations across Maharashtra and Gujarat, with flexibility to travel outside the base location when required.
• MEP-intensive laboratory and facility infrastructure projects.
• Pharmaceutical laboratory fit-outs, refurbishments, greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Projects serving pharmaceutical, chemical, crop-protection, biochemical, hospital, and related technical environments.
• Multi-site execution involving clients, design teams, vendors, contractors, and on-ground project teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Professional Experience: 15–20 years of experience in project management, project execution, or project delivery, preferably with EPC companies or similar contracting organisations.
• MEP and HVAC Knowledge: Strong MEP background with sound understanding of HVAC and electrical systems in complex facilities.
• Multi-project Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing two or more concurrent projects, teams, priorities, and stakeholder expectations.
• Technical Drawing Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret Revit and AutoCAD drawings and identify coordination or design issues; drafting expertise is not required.
• Relevant Project Exposure: Experience with pharmaceutical laboratory fit-outs, refurbishment or brownfield projects, chemical or crop-protection sector projects, hospitals, or similar technically complex environments is preferred.
• Client-facing Capability: Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, negotiation, and client-management skills.
• Leadership and Judgement: Strong team leadership, coaching, conflict-resolution, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Personal Effectiveness: Dynamic, energetic, organised, resilient, and comfortable spending significant time at project sites and travelling extensively.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or a related engineering discipline.
• Certification: PMP certification or an equivalent project-management credential is preferred.
• Commercial Exposure: Experience with invoice submission, accounts receivable follow-up, collections coordination, project profitability, or cash-flow tracking.
• Regional Experience: Prior experience managing projects or teams across a geographically distributed region.

Key Performance Indicators

• Customer Satisfaction – Target: Maintain a target customer satisfaction level of 9/10 through regular engagement, transparent communication, proactive issue resolution, and timely project updates.
• Project Delivery Performance: Deliver projects in line with agreed scope, schedule, quality, safety, and commercial commitments; minimize delays and implement effective recovery plans where required.
• Team Retention and Motivation – Target: Maintain a target team effectiveness and engagement level of 9/10 through low avoidable attrition, strong morale, effective people management, and capability development.
• Financial Management: Ensure invoices are generated and submitted within agreed timelines, outstanding payments are followed up effectively, and project cash flow remains visible and well managed.
• Reporting and Governance: Maintain accurate, timely, and decision-useful weekly MIS reports, project documentation, action trackers, and status updates.
• Base Salary: ₹30–35 lakhs per annum, depending on experience, capability, and designation level.
• Variable Pay: 10–15% of CTC through performance-based incentives, as per company policy and applicable performance outcomes.
• ESOP: Eligibility for ESOPs as per company policy.
• Group Medical Insurance: ₹4 lakhs coverage for the complete family, including self, spouse, children, and parents.
• Term Life Insurance: Coverage equivalent to 5× CTC, providing substantial financial protection.
• Accidental Insurance: Comprehensive personal accident coverage.
• PF & Gratuity: Standard statutory benefits included within the CTC structure.

NOTE:

This job description describes the general nature and scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required. For additional information, please contact: [e-mail]