Project Manager

airliquidehr; Delhi; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex Plant Engineering initiatives from contract award through close-out, ensuring execution aligns with legal and commercial terms. You will set up the project, drive engineering, procurement, and construction strategies, and manage client, PMC, and partner relationships while mitigating risks and reporting progress to leadership.

Strong leadership, risk management, and change-control discipline are essential to deliver on HSES,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Engineering (Process/Mechanical/Chemistry).
• Strong project and contract management skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead project setup and execution planning, aligning with contract terms.
• Develop execution strategies across engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Coordinate meetings, reporting, and communication with Client, PMC, and Partners.
• Oversee risk management, change control, and lessons learned with regular management updates.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Science/Engineering (Process/Mechanical/Chemistry)

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Project Manager (PM) has the overall management responsibility for a project from contract award up to execution of a close-out agreement with the client. The PM should be involved in the project even before contract award. The PM´s mission is the optimization of all project-related results by effective project and contract management. PM is Global E&C Solutions´ Representative towards the Client, PMC, and Partner organizations. PM is responsible for:

• a. Developing the overall strategy for execution of the project
• b. Contract management of the client and partner contracts jointly with the commercial project manager
• c. Project set-up (project team, task force location, IT infrastructure)
• d. Effectively leading and directing the project team and managing project activities in line with contract stipulations
• e. Managing relationship with Client, PMC, and Partner organizations
• f. Identifying risks and opportunities early, ensuring effective mitigation of risks, and cashing in on the opportunities
• g. Optimizing project result (HSES, quality, profitability, liquidity, schedule etc.)
• h. Managing internal and external changes
• i. Promoting the lessons learned process
• j. Reporting on the project on a regular basis to center or Global E&C Solutions management as well as to the client
• k. Project close-out and systematic handover for execution during warranty phase

The PM shall carry out the following.

1. 1 Start Activities (Project Set-up)
   • a. Obtains entire contract documents (commercial + technical) and all other relevant documentation and information of the proposal phase
   • b. Obtains proposal risk analysis/risk board and/or ERC protocols
   • c. Co-organizes launching meeting
   • d. Prepares project execution plan based on the updated project execution strategy (G-AP-18-0-1)
   • e. Prepares early activity schedule (90 days)
   • f. Prepares project frame schedule
   • g. Establishes the project team, task force location, IT infrastructure
   • h. Organizes internal kick-off meeting and team building
   • i. Organizes external kick-off meeting(s) and team building (Client, PMC, Partners)
   • j. Organizes the set-up of tools (cost control, schedule, change management/lessons learned etc.)
   • k. Organizes and approves the start calculation
   • l. Initiates lessons learned from previous projects relevant to the actual one
   • m. Issues Risk Register based on the risk analysis
2. 2 Detailed Strategies Obtain consensus with associated disciplines (in bracket) for the following project execution strategies.
   • a. Engineering strategy (Technology, Engineering)
   • b. Procurement strategy (Procurement, Engineering)
   • c. Expediting/inspection/shipping strategy (Procurement, HSES Quality, Engineering, Site Management)
   • d. Commercial/contract management strategy (Legal and Commercial Project Management)
   • e. Claim/change order strategy (Commercial project management)
   • f. Subcontracting strategy (Site Management, Procurement)
   • g. Construction management strategy (Commercial Project Management, Site Management)
   • h. Pre-commissioning/commissioning strategy, including PSSR (Technology, Site Management)
   • i. Risk/opportunity strategy (Project Team)
3. 3 Correspondence, Meetings, and Reporting
   • a. Organizes project team meetings at regular intervals as necessary
   • b. Coordinates external meetings (Client, PMC, Partners)
   • c. Controls correspondence and reporting with Client, PMC, Partners (G-AP-19-4-2)
   • d. Performs regular reporting on the project to management (G-AP-19-4-3)
   • e. Prepares project close-out report and handover for warranty phase to others
   • f. Prepares Lessons Learned Report (output to)
4. 4 Review/approve the reports and direct corrective actions on the following subjects
   • a. HSE
   • b. Quality
   • c. Risks/Opportunities
   • d. Cost control
   • e. Schedule and progress control
   • f. Internal Changes

Are you a MATCH?

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (Preferably Science or Engineering (Process, Mechanical or Chemistry))

Work Experience: Minimum 15 years in Plant Engineering

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.