Project Head

Unique Concrete Technologies; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Unique Concrete Technologies in Mumbai seeks a Project Head to lead end-to-end project delivery, balancing profitability, schedules, and customer expectations while upholding safety and quality standards.

The role requires an MBA and 8–10 years of experience; you will coordinate Civil, design, finance and billing teams, manage vendors, certify payments, and drive performance reviews to achieve business goals.

Qualifications

• MBA from an accredited program is required.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in project leadership in construction/engineering.
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, focusing on profitability and outcomes.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, progress, and delivery timelines.
• P&L ownership and financial governance for projects.
• Monitor budgets, costs and operational metrics to meet objectives.
• Coordinate with Civil, design, finance and billing teams for smooth workflow.
• Ensure quality, safety, and compliance at all sites.
• Identify contractors and vendors; conduct techno-commercial evaluations.
• Certify bills and coordinate payments with Finance.
• Drive project reviews and implement corrective actions to close gaps.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders; develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Build and lead high-performing project teams with clear KPIs.

Skills

Project execution

Budgeting

Quality management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

MBA (Full-time)

Job description

Role Overview

Project Head - Is responsible for end-to-end leadership of assigned projects including business performance, project execution, financial governance, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and team leadership. The role ensures successful project delivery aligned with approved business plans, profitability targets, customer expectations, while maintaining our organizational standards.

Qualification

• Min MBA business administration (full time)

Experience

• Min 8-10 years of relevant work experience

**Key Responsibilities.

• Drive overall project performance with accountability for profitability, cash flows, cost optimization, and business outcomes.
• Ensure effective day-to-day management of project operations, application progress, and delivery timelines.
• P&L ownership.
• Monitor project financials, budgets, and operational metrics to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Civil, design, finance & billing for smooth functional workflow.
• Ensure timely execution and delivery of projects while maintaining quality, safety, and compliance standards.
• Identify and evaluate contractors, consultants, and vendors for various work packages.
• Conduct comparative techno-commercial vendor analysis and recommend final selection.
• Certify bills of contractors, consultants, and vendors and coordinate with Finance for timely payments.
• Oversee site management and execution excellence across all project phases.
• Ensure strong coordination between internal teams, consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Lead project review mechanisms to identify execution gaps and implement corrective actions proactively.
• Risk Management & Governance
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks impacting project timelines, costs and customer commitments.
• Track project spends against approved budgets and ensure cost control within sanctioned limits.
• Monitor cash flows and project profitability.
• Conduct regular site inspections and review site inspection with client team or PMC.
• Ensure implementation of quality and safety initiatives at the project location.
• Conduct daily internal reviews and weekly progress meetings with contractors and site teams.
• Review material requirement schedules with procurement and site teams.
• Prepare and present monthly project status reports to the Operations Head and Regional
  Head.
• Highlight & resolve risks, develop mitigation strategies, analyse cost variances and schedule deviations.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and statutory requirements.
• Build and lead high-performing project teams with strong execution orientation.
• Define goals, KPIs, and deliverables for team members aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, training and capability development discussions.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and employee engagement within teams.

**Skills Set.

• Strong expertise in project execution.
• Hands-on knowledge on preparing budgets before start of every financial year.
• Maintaining high standard of quality and timelines.
• Displaying team management and grooming skills.
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.

**Qualities / Attributes.

• Honest, Focused, disciplined, Result oriented, Team building.