Project Head

Adani; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani is seeking a senior construction leader to steer strategy, pre-construction activities, and execution across multi-site projects in Mumbai. You will drive design approvals, feasibility analyses, and value engineering while ensuring adherence to budgets, timelines, and quality standards.

The role requires deep expertise in project management, vendor management, and team leadership, with a track record of delivering complex developments in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 20+ years of work experience in construction project management.
• Experience in budget control, vendor management, and team leadership.
• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and develop long-term project strategies and planning.
• Lead pre-construction activities, including project management, design approval, feasibility analysis, and value engineering.
• Oversee planning of development mix and location to ensure project alignment with business goals.
• Act as the construction lead for planning, development, and execution of projects.
• Formulate project execution strategy to meet delivery timelines and quality standards.
• Identify and manage architects and consultants, oversee contract formulation, and lead negotiations.
• Oversee budgeting and expenditure planning, ensuring optimal utilization of funds and adherence to project budgets.
• Ensure accuracy in financial and metric data as per contractual requirements.
• Review financial and operational reports to identify opportunities for increased profitability.
• Set standards to achieve global quality benchmarks in project development.
• Ensure adherence to processes and workflows through audit control mechanisms.
• Monitor material quality and ensure all compliance requirements are met.
• Introduce and implement new technological advancements to improve construction efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration for successful project execution.
• Plan job rotation, stretch assignments, and succession planning to build a robust team.
• Identify training needs and execute capability-building initiatives for higher productivity.

Skills

Project management

Budget control

Vendor management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Conceptualize and develop long-term project strategies and planning.

Lead pre-construction activities, including project management, design approval, feasibility analysis, and value engineering.

Oversee planning of development mix and location to ensure project alignment with business goals.

Project Execution and Delivery:

Act as the construction lead for planning, development, and execution of projects.

Formulate project execution strategy to meet delivery timelines and quality standards.

Identify and manage architects and consultants, oversee contract formulation, and lead negotiations.

Budget and Cost Management:

Oversee budgeting and expenditure planning, ensuring optimal utilization of funds and adherence to project budgets.

Ensure accuracy in financial and metric data as per contractual requirements.

Review financial and operational reports to identify opportunities for increased profitability.

Quality and Compliance:

Set standards to achieve global quality benchmarks in project development.

Ensure adherence to processes and workflows through audit control mechanisms.

Monitor material quality and ensure all compliance requirements are met.

Technology and Innovation:

Introduce and implement new technological advancements to improve construction efficiency and effectiveness.

Team Development and Leadership:

Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration for successful project execution.

Plan job rotation, stretch assignments, and succession planning to build a robust team.

Identify training needs and execute capability-building initiatives for higher productivity.

Key Stakeholders - Internal

Business Development Team

Key Stakeholders - External

Contractors

Qualifications

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

Work Experience (Range of years):

Work Experience(Range of years):

20+ Years

Preferred Industry:

Experience in construction project management, with demonstrated expertise in budget control, vendor management, and team leadership.

Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.

About Us

The road to empowerment is the one that guards a country’s stride onwards, keeping every hurdle that poses a threat to the constant pace of progress at bay. Yet another milestone in our growth story, is the business of Natural Resources. The scale of our business assures a steady availability of coal, extracted in the most responsible ways, which promises constant supply of power to both urban and rural geographies of India ensuring no hurdles are faced by the citizens in the path to achieving their dreams. The mining industry is considered a major contributor to the growth of the Indian economy. The mining business unit of the Adani group was established in 2007 as the last link in ensuring energy security for India. We are also developing and operating mines in Indonesia and Australia.

In the past few years, we have transformed from a coal trading and importing company to a comprehensive integrated coal management company. We have a diversified trading portfolio and are involved in Coal and Coke trading.

Job Info

• Job Identification 52488
• Job Category Construction Leadership
• Posting Date 06/25/2026, 07:30 AM
• Locations Inspire BKC Main Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051, IN

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