Project Manager HVDC Terminal Substation

AECOM; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Pune is seeking a Senior Project Manager with extensive EHV transmission and substation experience to lead PMC resources and coordinate with the Client, EPCs, OEMs and other stakeholders.

The role involves establishing the project execution plan, reviewing schedules and budgets, and managing interfaces across HVDC, GIS, transformers and protection systems, while ensuring milestones, quality and HSE compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in EHV transmission line and substation projects.
• Experience leading at least one major 400 kV/765 kV transmission or substation project.
• Experience in HVDC, GIS, large power transformers, reactors, control and protection systems will be preferred.
• Working knowledge of project controls, contracts, quality management, HSE, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Proficiency in project reporting, stakeholder management and multidisciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Act as the principal point of contact between the Consultant, Client, EPC contractors, OEMs and other stakeholders.
• Establish the Project Execution Plan, organization structure, responsibility matrix, communication protocol and reporting arrangements.
• Lead mobilization and deployment of PMC resources across transmission line sections, substations and HVDC terminal stations.
• Review and monitor the contractor's baseline schedule, procurement plan, construction methodology, resource plan and commissioning programme.
• Coordinate transmission line, substation, HVDC, civil, electrical, mechanical, protection, SCADA, telecom, quality, HSE and contractual interfaces.
• Monitor overall progress against approved milestones, identify deviations and direct preparation of recovery or acceleration plans.
• Review critical technical submissions, constructability issues, interface matters and site constraints requiring management decisions.
• Ensure effective implementation of the approved quality plan, inspection and test plans and HSE management system.
• Lead periodic progress, technical, contractual, risk, quality and HSE review meetings.
• Review contractor claims, variations, extension-of-time submissions and change requests with the Contracts Manager and Planning Engineer.
• Monitor project risks and maintain an updated risk register, mitigation plan and management action log.
• Ensure timely resolution of ROW, access, crossing, outage, interface, land, statutory and stakeholder constraints.
• Review recommendations for certification of contractor invoices, milestone payments and completion status.
• Lead construction-completion, pre-commissioning, energization-readiness and handover reviews.
• Ensure timely close-out of punch points, NCRs, technical queries, as-built drawings, test records and completion dossiers.
• Provide timely advice to the Client on technical, schedule, quality, HSE, contractual and commercial matters.
• Manage team performance, workload allocation, succession planning and replacement of personnel, where required.
• Ensure project decisions, instructions and approvals are properly recorded and communicated.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in EHV transmission line and substation projects.
• Demonstrated experience in leading at least one major 400 kV/765 kV transmission or substation project.
• Experience in HVDC, GIS, large power transformers, reactors, control and protection systems will be preferred.
• Working knowledge of project controls, contracts, quality management, HSE, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Proficiency in project reporting, stakeholder management and multidisciplinary coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the principal point of contact between the Consultant, Client, EPC contractors, OEMs and other stakeholders.
• Establish the Project Execution Plan, organization structure, responsibility matrix, communication protocol and reporting arrangements.
• Lead mobilization and deployment of PMC resources across transmission line sections, substations and HVDC terminal stations.
• Review and monitor the contractor's baseline schedule, procurement plan, construction methodology, resource plan and commissioning programme.
• Coordinate transmission line, substation, HVDC, civil, electrical, mechanical, protection, SCADA, telecom, quality, HSE and contractual interfaces.
• Monitor overall progress against approved milestones, identify deviations and direct preparation of recovery or acceleration plans.
• Review critical technical submissions, constructability issues, interface matters and site constraints requiring management decisions.
• Ensure effective implementation of the approved quality plan, inspection and test plans and HSE management system.
• Lead periodic progress, technical, contractual, risk, quality and HSE review meetings.
• Review contractor claims, variations, extension-of-time submissions and change requests with the Contracts Manager and Planning Engineer.
• Monitor project risks and maintain an updated risk register, mitigation plan and management action log.
• Ensure timely resolution of ROW, access, crossing, outage, interface, land, statutory and stakeholder constraints.
• Review recommendations for certification of contractor invoices, milestone payments and completion status.
• Lead construction-completion, pre-commissioning, energization-readiness and handover reviews.
• Ensure timely close-out of punch points, NCRs, technical queries, as-built drawings, test records and completion dossiers.
• Provide timely advice to the Client on technical, schedule, quality, HSE, contractual and commercial matters.
• Manage team performance, workload allocation, succession planning and replacement of personnel, where required.
• Ensure project decisions, instructions and approvals are properly recorded and communicated.