Project Manager Wind - Mumbai

Aditya Birla Insulators; Gadag; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditya Birla Insulators is seeking a senior Wind Project Manager at the Head Office in India with regular site travel to drive end-to-end project management for utility-scale wind projects. The role requires coordinating multiple functions and ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery through strong governance and risk management.

The ideal candidate will have 15–20 years of Wind Project Management experience, PMP/PRINCE2 or PMI certification as an added advantage, and a willingness to

Qualifications

• Must have 15–20 years of Wind Project Management experience.
• Proven track record in managing utility-scale Wind projects from planning through commissioning.
• Strong understanding of wind project management concepts, governance, stakeholder management, execution coordination, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall project coordination to deliver wind projects within approved timelines, budget, and quality.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Land Acquisition, EHS, Commercial, and OEMs for seamless execution.
• Track project progress, monitor milestones, identify risks, and close critical issues.
• Support Site Heads by resolving bottlenecks and enabling timely decisions.
• Coordinate with WTG OEMs, EPC contractors, consultants, and vendors to address challenges.
• Interface with senior management, internal stakeholders, utilities, and regulatory authorities.
• Identify risks, drive mitigation plans, escalate critical issues, and resolve constraints.
• Review progress, contractual commitments, resources, and recovery plans to ensure timelines.
• Coordinate commissioning handover with commissioning and OM teams.
• Prepare project dashboards and governance reports for leadership reviews.

Skills

Wind project management

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Risk management

Execution coordination

Reporting and governance

Travel readiness

Communication skills

PM certification

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Civil

Job description

1) Job Purpose

To lead endtoend project management of utilityscale Wind projects by driving crossfunctional coordination, monitoring project progress, resolving execution bottlenecks, and ensuring timely, safe, and costeffective project delivery. The role is based at the Head Office with regular travel to project sites to facilitate seamless execution and achieve project milestones.

2) Job Context Major Challenges

The role serves as the central project coordinator between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, EHS, Commercial, Land Acquisition, Fice, OEMs, and Site Construction teams to ensure timely execution of Wind projects.

Key challenges include coordinating multiple stakeholders across functions, identifying and resolving project bottlenecks, ensuring timely availability of land, materials, and statutory approvals, managing interdependencies between contractors and internal teams, monitoring project schedules, and driving execution without directly managing site construction.

The role requires a strong Wind Project Management professional with experience in managing utilityscale wind projects from project initiation through commissioning. Candidates with only site construction, discipline engineering, or planning backgrounds without overall project management exposure will not be suitable.

3) Principal Accountabilities Supporting Actions

• Project Management Goverce Drive overall project coordination to ensure delivery of Wind projects within approved timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Crossfunctional Coordination Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Land Acquisition, EHS, Commercial, Fice, and OM teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Project Monitoring Track project progress, monitor key milestones, identify execution risks, and drive timely closure of critical issues.
• Construction Support Support Site Heads by resolving interfunctional bottlenecks, facilitating timely decisions, and ensuring uninterrupted project execution.
• Contractor OEM Coordination Coordinate with WTG OEMs, EPC contractors, consultants, and vendors to align project deliverables and address execution challenges.
• Stakeholder Management Interface with senior management, internal stakeholders, consultants, utilities, and regulatory authorities to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Risk Issue Resolution Identify project risks, drive mitigation plans, escalame critical issues, and ensure timely resolution of project constraints.
• Commercial Schedule Reviews Review project progress, contractual commitments, resource requirements, and recovery plans to ensure adherence to project timelines.
• Commissioning Handover Coordination Coordinate with commissioning and OM teams to ensure smooth project completion and successful asset handover.
• Reporting Goverce Prepare project dashboards, management reviews, and goverce reports for leadership decisionmaking.

4) Job Purpose of Direct Reports

The role may not have large direct site teams but works closely with crossfunctional project teams to ensure successful execution.

• Project Engineers
• Project Coordinators
• Site Construction Heads
• Engineering Procurement Teams
• Planning Commercial Support Teams

5) Relationships (If Applicable)

Internal

• Business Head / Projects Weekly Project reviews, strategic decisions, escalations
• Engineering Team Weekly Technical coordination and engineering support
• Procurement SCM Weekly Material readiness and vendor coordination
• Site Construction Heads Daily / Weekly Execution monitoring and issue resolution
• Land Acquisition Team Weekly Land availability and project readiness
• EHS Quality Weekly Compliance monitoring
• Commercial Fice Weekly Budget reviews and commercial coordination
• OM Team Project Phase Project handover planning

External

• WTG OEMs Weekly Delivery, commissioning, and technical coordination
• EPC Contractors Weekly Project execution reviews and issue resolution
• Consultants As Required Technical and commercial support
• Utilities / Grid Authorities As Required Grid connectivity and project coordination
• Government Authorities As Required Regulatory coordination where applicable

Qualifications

• Fulltime B. E. /B. Tech (Mandatory) Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or equivalent Engineering.
• 1520 years of experience in Wind Project Management .
• Proven experience in managing utilityscale Wind projects from planning through commissioning.
• Strong understanding of Wind project management concepts , project goverce, stakeholder management, execution coordination, and risk management.
• Experience coordinating with Site Construction Heads, EPC contractors, OEMs, engineering, procurement, land, and commercial teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problemsolving skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively to project sites to monitor progress and resolve execution bottlenecks.
• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, PMI, or equivalent) will be an added advantage.