Programme Director

Assystem; Jaipur; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem, a global engineering and project management company, is seeking a senior leader to steer a major urban development programme in India. You will oversee planning, execution and monitoring across multiple infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with budget, scope and timeline.

The role requires extensive experience in programme leadership, strong stakeholder engagement with government bodies, and the ability to drive high-impact decisions across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring

Qualifications

• 25+ years of overall professional experience in urban infrastructure/development programmes.
• 10–12 years in senior management or programme/project leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the urban development programme.
• Lead planning, implementation and monitoring of multiple urban infrastructure projects with defined scopes and budgets.
• Develop and maintain the Programme Management Plan, strategy and delivery roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Reporting

Job description

• ASSYSTEM Sector: Infrastructure / Building

Company Description

Assystem provides engineering, project management and digital services to optimise the performance and safety of critical infrastructure throughout its lifecycle.

The company first came to India having acquired Stup Consultants Pvt Ltd in 2021and L&TIEL in 2024. The company combines its globally recognised expertise in complex project management, with deep-rooted local experience cross full spectrum of infrastructure – from energy, transportation and urban development to water. Today, Assystem has a strong community of 1,500+ multidiscipline engineering experts connected across 8 offices in India.

The Assystem Group is one of the world’s leading independent nuclear engineering companies, ranked among the top three globally, with 60 years of experience in complex and highly regulated environments. With 8,000 experts across 13 countries, Assystem supports the development of low-carbon energy.

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the urban development programme.
• Lead planning, implementation and monitoring of multiple urban infrastructure projects/work packages.
• Develop and maintain the overall Programme Management Plan, implementation strategy and delivery roadmap.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, budget, schedule and quality standards.
• Coordinate with ULBs, state departments, government authorities and other institutional stakeholders.
• Review and approve project implementation plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
• Establish programme-level KPIs, milestones, monitoring mechanisms and reporting systems.
• Monitor progress of individual projects and identify critical delays, bottlenecks and interdependencies.
• Provide strategic guidance for corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee project management consultants, design consultants, contractors and other technical agencies.
• Review technical proposals, designs, DPRs, tender documents, contract packages and implementation methodologies.
• Ensure effective procurement and contract management in accordance with applicable government procedures and contractual requirements.
• Monitor financial progress, expenditure, cash flow and budget utilisation.
• Review variations, claims, extensions of time and other contractual matters.
• Ensure compliance with applicable central/state government guidelines, urban development policies, environmental requirements and statutory regulations.
• Facilitate coordination between technical, financial, procurement, social, environmental and institutional teams.
• Lead programme-level risk identification, mitigation and escalation.
• Establish quality assurance and quality control mechanisms across projects.
• Review programme-level MIS, dashboards, progress reports and management reports.
• Present programme status, key risks and strategic issues to senior management/client authorities.
• Support government agencies in institutional strengthening and capacity building.
• Ensure effective knowledge management, documentation and transfer of knowledge to client/ULB teams.
• Resolve high-level technical, contractual, institutional and stakeholder issues.
• Represent the programme in meetings with senior government officials, funding agencies and other key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 25+ years of overall professional experience, preferably in urban infrastructure/development programmes.
• At least 10–12 years of experience in senior management/programme or project leadership roles.

Additional Information

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.