Project Manager - Railway/ Metro projects - Gujarat

Smartmart Recruitment Mumbai; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartmart Recruitment Mumbai is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a major railway project to lead site execution from mobilization to handover. You will ensure safety, schedule adherence, quality, and seamless coordination with railway authorities, client representatives, consultants, and internal teams.

You will supervise a large site team, plan and monitor activities, manage resources, mitigate delays, and deliver completed works on time. A B.Tech/B.E.

Qualifications

• B.Tech / B.E. in Civil Engineering.
• 20+ years of total experience.
• Strong railway project experience mandatory.
• Experience in site execution and project management.
• Experience managing large-scale railway/infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience from execution through final site handover.

Responsibilities

• To take complete responsibility for project-site execution, monitoring, coordination, progress, and site handover for the railway project.
• Take complete responsibility for day-to-day project-site execution.
• Plan, manage, and monitor all site activities.
• Ensure work is carried out as per approved drawings, specifications, BOQ, and project requirements.
• Monitor manpower, materials, equipment, and resources required for execution.
• Ensure proper sequencing and coordination of construction activities.
• Identify site issues and take timely corrective action.
• Ensure smooth and uninterrupted execution of the project.
• Prepare and monitor project execution plans and schedules.
• Monitor planned vs. actual project progress.
• Track project milestones and completion targets.
• Identify delays, constraints, and critical activities.
• Develop corrective and recovery plans wherever required.
• Monitor productivity and resource utilization.
• Ensure timely completion of project activities.
• Manage complete coordination of the railway project site.
• Coordinate with railway authorities, client representatives, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure timely resolution of technical, execution, and site-related issues.
• Coordinate with internal departments including Planning, Billing, Procurement, Stores, QA/QC, Safety, HR, and Administration.
• Ensure proper communication between site teams and management.
• Attend project review meetings and provide updates on project progress and critical issues.
• Monitor the project from mobilization through completion and handover.
• Review overall project progress, work fronts, resources, quality, safety, and timelines.
• Monitor critical activities and ensure timely completion.
• Track pending works, approvals, materials, drawings, and site requirements.
• Escalate major risks and delays to management.
• Ensure proper documentation of project progress and important decisions.
• Lead and manage the complete project-site team.
• Guide Project Engineers, Site Engineers, Supervisors, and other site personnel.
• Allocate responsibilities and monitor team performance.
• Ensure effective coordination between different site teams.
• Maintain discipline and accountability at the project site.
• Provide technical and execution guidance wherever required.
• Maintain effective working relationships with clients, consultants, and railway authorities.
• Coordinate inspections, approvals, measurements, and project requirements.
• Ensure timely submission and closure of project-related matters.
• Address site-level concerns raised by clients or consultants.
• Represent the company in project coordination and review meetings.
• Ensure execution is carried out as per approved quality standards.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections and quality requirements.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications and approved drawings.
• Ensure site safety procedures are followed by all teams.
• Monitor safety issues and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Monitor project resources and ensure effective utilization.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Stores to ensure timely availability of materials.
• Monitor wastage and unnecessary resource utilization.
• Identify potential cost and schedule risks.
• Support management in maintaining project cost and time control.
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly project progress reports.
• Monitor project MIS and progress trackers.
• Ensure proper records of drawings, approvals, inspections, measurements, and site activities.
• Provide regular project updates to management.
• Maintain records of pending activities, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for project/site handover.
• Ensure all construction and finishing activities are completed as per project requirements.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, approvals, and completion documentation.
• Ensure pending and punch-list works are closed.
• Coordinate with client, consultant, and railway authorities for final inspection and handover.
• Ensure all required as-built drawings, documents, certificates, and records are completed.
• Ensure smooth and timely handover of the completed project/site.

Skills

Railway project

Site execution

Project management

Planning & monitoring

Leadership

Communication

Education

B.Tech / B.E. in Civil Engineering

Job description

Role Purpose

• To take complete responsibility for project-site execution, monitoring, coordination, progress, and site handover for the railway project. The Project Manager will ensure that the project is executed safely, efficiently, within the planned schedule and as per approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Overall Site Execution

• Take complete responsibility for day-to-day project-site execution.


• Plan, manage, and monitor all site activities.


• Ensure work is carried out as per approved drawings, specifications, BOQ, and project requirements.


• Monitor manpower, materials, equipment, and resources required for execution.


• Ensure proper sequencing and coordination of construction activities.


• Identify site issues and take timely corrective action.


• Ensure smooth and uninterrupted execution of the project.

2. Project Planning & Monitoring

• Prepare and monitor project execution plans and schedules.


• Monitor planned vs. actual project progress.


• Track project milestones and completion targets.


• Identify delays, constraints, and critical activities.


• Develop corrective and recovery plans wherever required.


• Monitor productivity and resource utilization.


• Ensure timely completion of project activities.

3. Railway Project Coordination

• Manage complete coordination of the railway project site.


• Coordinate with railway authorities, client representatives, consultants, and other project stakeholders.


• Ensure timely resolution of technical, execution, and site-related issues.


• Coordinate with internal departments including Planning, Billing, Procurement, Stores, QA/QC, Safety, HR, and Administration.


• Ensure proper communication between site teams and management.


• Attend project review meetings and provide updates on project progress and critical issues.

4. End-to-End Project Monitoring

• Monitor the project from mobilization through completion and handover.


• Review overall project progress, work fronts, resources, quality, safety, and timelines.


• Monitor critical activities and ensure timely completion.


• Track pending works, approvals, materials, drawings, and site requirements.


• Escalate major risks and delays to management.


• Ensure proper documentation of project progress and important decisions.

5. Site Team Management

• Lead and manage the complete project-site team.


• Guide Project Engineers, Site Engineers, Supervisors, and other site personnel.


• Allocate responsibilities and monitor team performance.


• Ensure effective coordination between different site teams.


• Maintain discipline and accountability at the project site.


• Provide technical and execution guidance wherever required.

6. Client / Consultant / Railway Coordination

• Maintain effective working relationships with clients, consultants, and railway authorities.


• Coordinate inspections, approvals, measurements, and project requirements.


• Ensure timely submission and closure of project-related matters.


• Address site-level concerns raised by clients or consultants.


• Represent the company in project coordination and review meetings.

7. Quality & Safety Monitoring

• Ensure execution is carried out as per approved quality standards.


• Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections and quality requirements.


• Ensure compliance with project specifications and approved drawings.


• Ensure site safety procedures are followed by all teams.


• Monitor safety issues and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

8. Cost & Resource Control

• Monitor project resources and ensure effective utilization.


• Coordinate with Procurement and Stores to ensure timely availability of materials.


• Monitor wastage and unnecessary resource utilization.


• Identify potential cost and schedule risks.


• Support management in maintaining project cost and time control.

9. Project Documentation & Reporting

• Review daily, weekly, and monthly project progress reports.


• Monitor project MIS and progress trackers.


• Ensure proper records of drawings, approvals, inspections, measurements, and site activities.


• Provide regular project updates to management.


• Maintain records of pending activities, risks, issues, and corrective actions.

10. Complete Site Handover Responsibility

• Take end-to-end responsibility for project/site handover.


• Ensure all construction and finishing activities are completed as per project requirements.


• Coordinate inspections, testing, approvals, and completion documentation.


• Ensure pending and punch-list works are closed.


• Coordinate with client, consultant, and railway authorities for final inspection and handover.


• Ensure all required as-built drawings, documents, certificates, and records are completed.


• Ensure smooth and timely handover of the completed project/site.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong and proven Railway Project experience.


• Excellent knowledge of complete site execution and project management.


• Strong project planning and monitoring skills.


• Ability to manage large project teams and multiple work fronts.


• Strong client, consultant, and railway authority coordination skills.


• Good knowledge of construction methods, drawings, specifications, and project requirements.


• Strong decision-making and problem-solving ability.


• Good knowledge of project cost and time management.


• Strong leadership and team management skills.


• Good communication and reporting skills.


• Ability to handle complete project responsibility independently.

Qualification & Experience

• B.Tech / B.E. in Civil Engineering


• 20+ years of total experience


• Strong railway project experience is mandatory


• Extensive experience in site execution and project management.


• Experience in managing large-scale railway/infrastructure projects will be preferred.


• Candidates should have experience managing projects from execution through final site handover.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timely completion of project milestones.


• Overall project execution and progress.


• Planned vs. actual project performance.


• Effective site and resource management.


• Timely resolution of site and project issues.


• Successful coordination with railway authorities, clients, and consultants.


• Quality and safety compliance.


• Cost and time control.


• Effective management of project teams.


• Timely completion of pending works.


• Successful and timely project/site handover.