Plant Head (O&M) - PSP Hydropower

Adani Group; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group is seeking a Plant Head O&M to oversee the operation and maintenance of a PSP Hydropower facility in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure reliable generation, safety, and continuous improvement, aligning with regulatory requirements and corporate objectives.

The role requires extensive O&M leadership experience in large hydro/pump storage projects, strong CMMS expertise, and a track record of managing budgets, contracts, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and 20+ years in hydro plant O&M.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reliable, safe operation of all generating units and balance of plant.
• Develop and maintain safe work systems (SSOW, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA).
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements from central/state bodies.
• Provide oversight of O&M activities, budgets, contracts, and risk management.
• Meet generation targets and coordinate with SLDC/RLDC, DISCOMs, OEMs and authorities.
• Lead reliability-centered maintenance and drive continuous improvements.
• Maintain complete O&M records and monthly/quarterly/annual reporting.
• Manage O&M budgets, P&L, and procurement to optimize costs.
• Oversee end-to-end O&M contracts and contractor performance.
• Coordinate with government authorities, clients, vendors, and community reps.
• Ensure availability of critical spares and support DSM, PPA as needed.
• Define and monitor O&M plans to achieve targets and availability.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary plant team.
• Develop risk management strategies and ensure internal audits compliance.
• Implement CSR plan at plant level.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Regulatory knowledge

Analytics

Risk assessment

O&M management

CMMS

Communication

Hydro expertise

Education

BE/B.Tech in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Analytics tools

Job description

Work Location: Chitravati Andhra Pradesh

The Plant Head O&M is responsible for overseeing the operation and maintenance of the PSP Hydropower facility in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh. This role is pivotal in ensuring optimal power generation, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement within the pump storage plant. The position aligns with Adani Groups mission to drive sustainable energy solutions and supports PSP Hydros strategic focus on operational excellence, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration.

Role & responsibilities

• Ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation of all generating units, auxiliaries, and balance of plant systems.
• Develops and maintains safe system of work (SSOW) procedures, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA etc.
• Ensures full compliance with Statutory HSS, environmental and technical requirements from central and state governmental bodies (i.e. CEA, CERC, DSA, SCEI, AP/CPCB, Cybersecurity etc. compliances).
• To provide oversight of all operational & maintenance activities, management of the operational and maintenance teams, financial control, contract management, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, technical compliance, risk evaluations and relationship management.
• Achieve generation targets, pumping schedules, and meet SLDC / RLDC instructions. Liaison with SLDC/RLDC, DISCOMs, OEMs, regulatory bodies and government agencies, as and when required.
• Strategic oversight of reliability centered maintenance (RCM), including preventive, predictive, condition based and corrective maintenance approach.
• Maintaining and sharing complete plant operation & maintenance records, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting needed to corporate office management team.
• Prepare and manage plant O&M budget and P&Ls, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and keeping them within approved limits.
• Responsible for overseeing endtoend O&M contract management, including contractor performance monitoring, compliance, service delivery, budgeting, and risk mitigation.
• Responsible for local co-ordination with Government authorities / clients / Vendors and local community representees. Effective Coordination and dispute settlements with O&M contractor, local community and other stakeholders, as and when required.
• Ensure availability of critical spares inventory to meet the exigencies, in co-ordination with plant maintenance heads.
• Support billing, PPA compliance, DSM management, and settlements, as and when required.
• Define and monitor O&M Plans to achieve yearly Generation targets (including minimization of APC) and yearly agreed of Plant/Machines Availability targets.
• Delegates and assigns work tasks to Plant O&M team to maintain optimum plant operations.
• Assess plant operational procedures to identify areas of inefficiency and formulate action plan for continuous improvements.
• Lead plant improvement projects, modernization initiatives, digital transformation, and automation upgrades.
• Lead, train and develop a multi-disciplinary team at Plant level: i.e. for operations, mechanical, electrical, C&I, safety, civil and other support functions.
• Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate O&M risks and ensure compliance with internal audits.
• Ensure implementation on approved CSR plan at plant level.

IMS implementation at Plant and coordination with central IMS team.

Required experience and qualifications

• B.E/B.Tech in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
• Proven expertise in operations and maintenance within the hydro power generation sector, with a minimum of 20 years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro and PSS Plants.
• O&M experience of large-scale pump storage power plants is preferred.
• Experience leading a team of managers, engineers and technicians for large scale hydro/pump storage power Plants operations and maintenance works.
• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant Operations and Maintenance works.
• Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment
• Advanced certifications in operations management or power generation technologies are preferred.