QS & Planning - Senior Manager

Ashoka Builders; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ASBL Private Limited in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Manager QS & Planning to lead centralized QS, planning, cost monitoring, project controls, and performance management across ongoing and upcoming high-rise residential projects from the Gachibowli Head Office.

The role requires 12–18 years of experience in planning, QS and project controls, with strong expertise in Primavera P6 / MS Project, BOQ management and cost control. You will drive MIS dashboards and recovery plans across portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• 12–18 years of relevant experience in Planning, Quantity Surveying and Project Controls.
• Strong hands-on experience in Primavera P6 / MS Project.
• Experience in high-rise residential construction projects.
• Experience monitoring multiple projects from a corporate or head-office function.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor overall project schedules across multiple high-rise residential projects.
• Review BOQs, quantities, estimates and cost plans; verify quantities and assess variations.
• Establish standardized planning and QS monitoring systems and consolidate project data for MIS.
• Track KPIs such as Planned vs Actual Progress, Schedule and Cost Variance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure cost control and programme delivery.
• Provide senior management with forecasts, risk assessments and recovery actions.
• Monitor resource deployment and productivity across projects; support portfolio-level reporting.
• Identify delays, root causes and recovery plans; maintain risk registers.

Skills

Project Planning

Quantity Surveying

Cost Control

Delay Analysis

MS Project

Primavera P6

Variations & Claims

Resource Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

ENIOR MANAGER QS & PLANNING

Company: ASBL Private Limited
Department: QS & Planning
Job Location: Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Role Type: Head Office Corporate Function
Project Coverage: Across ASBLs High-Rise Residential Projects

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager QS & Planning to be part of our Head Office team in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The role will be responsible for providing centralized QS, planning, cost monitoring, project controls, and performance management support across ASBL’s ongoing and upcoming high-rise residential projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, review and monitor overall project schedules across multiple high-rise residential projects.
• Review project baseline programs, detailed execution schedules, milestones and key deliverables.
• Monitor progress against approved baseline and identify schedule slippages and critical activities.
• Review Primavera P6 / MS Project schedules submitted by project teams.
• Analyze critical path, near-critical activities, float and project milestones.
• Ensure project teams maintain realistic and achievable schedules.
• Review and validate recovery / catch-up programs for delayed projects.
• Monitor project lifecycle progress from excavation/foundation through RCC, finishing, MEP, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Identify potential delays and work with project teams to develop corrective and preventive action plans.

2. Quantity Surveying & Cost Control

• Review and monitor project BOQs, quantities, estimates and cost plans.
• Verify quantities and assess variations against approved BOQ and budgets.
• Monitor project quantities against actual execution and consumption.
• Review rate analysis, deviations, variations, extra items and claims.
• Identify cost overruns and potential commercial risks at an early stage.
• Coordinate with QS, Commercial and Contracts teams to ensure proper cost control.
• Monitor material quantities and major cost-driving items across projects.
• Review subcontractor/vendor billing and certify quantities from a project-control perspective.
• Support management in evaluating cost implications of design changes, scope changes and variations.

3. Project Performance Monitoring

• Establish standardized planning and QS monitoring systems across projects.
• Consolidate project-level data and prepare corporate-level dashboards and MIS.
• Track key project KPIs including:
  • Planned vs. Actual Progress
  • Physical Progress
  • Schedule Variance
  • Cost Variance
  • Quantity Variance
  • Productivity
  • Manpower Deployment
  • Material Requirements
  • Critical Milestones
  • Forecast Completion Dates
• Conduct periodic reviews with project teams and highlight major deviations to management.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations rather than only reporting data.

4. Delay Analysis & Recovery Planning

• Analyze project delays and identify root causes and responsibility areas.
• Review delays related to design, approvals, procurement, manpower, materials, execution, consultants and contractors.
• Develop and monitor recovery plans with project teams.
• Assess the impact of delays on project completion and key milestones.
• Track corrective actions until closure.
• Maintain project risk and delay registers.

5. Resource & Productivity Monitoring

• Review manpower deployment against planned requirements.
• Monitor productivity of major construction activities.
• Identify resource constraints affecting project progress.
• Coordinate with project teams for manpower, material, equipment and subcontractor planning.
• Review productivity trends and recommend improvement measures.

6. Corporate Planning & MIS

• Prepare weekly and monthly corporate project reports for senior management.
• Develop consolidated dashboards covering all ASBL projects.
• Prepare project-wise and portfolio-level S-curves, progress charts, milestone trackers and variance reports.
• Present key project risks, delays, cost concerns and recovery actions to management.
• Establish common reporting formats, planning standards and KPIs across projects.
• Ensure timely and accurate data submission from project teams.

7. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with:
  • Project Heads
  • Planning Teams
  • QS & Commercial Teams
  • Contracts
  • Procurement
  • Design & BIM
  • MEP
  • Execution
  • QA/QC
  • Finance
• Coordinate with consultants and contractors wherever required.
• Facilitate resolution of planning, quantity and commercial issues affecting project progress.

8. Management Support

• Provide senior management with project forecasts, cost insights, schedule risks and recommendations.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide independent assessment of project performance.
• Support management in strategic decisions related to project timelines, cost and resource allocation.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning systems, cost efficiency and project execution performance.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• 12–18 years of relevant experience in Planning, Quantity Surveying and Project Controls.
• Strong experience in high-rise residential construction projects is mandatory.
• Candidates with experience across G+30 / G+40 / G+45 / G+50+ high-rise projects will be preferred.
• Experience handling multiple projects / portfolio-level monitoring from a corporate or head-office function will be highly preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience in:
  • Primavera P6 / MS Project
  • Project Planning & Scheduling
  • Quantity Surveying
  • BOQ & Quantity Management
  • Cost Control
  • Rate Analysis
  • Variations & Claims
  • Delay Analysis
  • Project MIS
  • Resource Planning
• Should have experience in monitoring projects from foundation to handover.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent understanding of construction planning and project controls
• Strong QS and commercial understanding
• Ability to analyze large project data and identify deviations
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies for high-rise buildings
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder-management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to challenge project-level data and validate actual performance
• Strong decision-making and escalation skills
• Ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of project risks, delays and recovery strategies

Preferred Experience

Preference will be given to candidates who have worked with:

• Large-scale real estate developers
• High-rise residential builders
• EPC / PMC organizations
• Corporate Planning / Project Controls functions
• Multiple high-rise projects simultaneously

Experience with G+45 and above residential towers, multiple towers, Mivan/formwork-based construction and large-scale residential developments will be an added advantage.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring:

Project Schedule Progress Monitoring QS & Cost Control Variance Analysis Delay Identification Recovery Planning Resource Monitoring Corporate MIS Management Reporting

Work Location

Gachibowli, Hyderabad – Head Office

Role Coverage: Across ASBL's ongoing and upcoming high-rise residential projects.