Hiring: Head Projects – Large-Scale Hospital Projects
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer
About the Opportunity
A leading Indian diversified conglomerate is establishing a state-of-the-art, integrated tertiary and quaternary-care healthcare campus.
We are seeking an exceptional and seasoned Head - Projects to take single-point leadership of this flagship greenfield development. This is not a conventional civil construction role—we are looking for a hospital project leader with deep technical expertise who will steer the asset from engineering and design through statutory approvals, commissioning, and final clinical operational readiness.
Core Mandate
Deliver a world-class, fully functional, and clinically operational hospital campus within targeted parameters of time, capital cost, clinical functionality, and international quality standards.
Lifecycle Accountability
Master Planning & Design ➔ Statutory Approvals ➔ Procurement & Contracts ➔ Construction & MEP ➔ Medical Equipment & Specialist Systems ➔ Testing & Commissioning ➔ Clinical Operational Handover
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Project Execution: Own overall master planning, critical path schedules, budget control, and multidisciplinary delivery across all project interfaces.
- Clinical Design & Engineering Integration: Partner with clinical leadership, medical planners, and architects to translate complex care workflows into built infrastructure (OTs, ICUs, diagnostics, CSSD, medical gas pipelines, MEP redundancies, and infection control).
- Site Delivery & Governance: Drive rigorous site quality, safety governance, and execution standards across contractors, EPC partners, and Project Management Consultants (PMC).
- Statutory & Regulatory Clearances: Spearhead end-to-end statutory approvals, clearances, and healthcare licensing with government and municipal authorities.
- Specialist Systems & Medical Technology: Oversee technical integration and commissioning of advanced biomedical equipment, digital hospital infrastructure, and MEP engineering systems.
- Testing, Commissioning & Handover: Lead integrated pre-commissioning, snagging, operational trials, and seamless transition to clinical operations.
Who We Are Looking For
Non-Negotiables
- Experience: Minimum 10+ years of dedicated experience leading large-scale hospital project execution (with at least 5+ years in senior project leadership).
- Track Record: Proven success in steering major tertiary/quaternary care hospitals (500+ beds) through the complete project lifecycle to final clinical opening.
- Domain Expertise: High degree of technical competence across hospital engineering, MEP redundancy, medical gas systems, infection control design, and specialized healthcare building codes.
- Stakeholder Management: Exceptional leadership ability to interface comfortably across diverse stakeholders—from board leadership, doctors, and architects to contractors and statutory bodies.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or relevant engineering field. A Master’s degree or postgraduate qualification in Construction Management / Project Management is strongly preferred.