Sr Manager - Real Estate Project & Development

Tata Communications; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking a highly motivated project management professional to manage real estate projects in Mumbai. The candidate will oversee construction and fit-out projects, ensuring compliance with safety and sustainability standards.

The ideal applicant will have a civil engineering or architecture background along with 12 to 18 years of experience in the real estate sector, managing multiple projects from planning to closure. Familiarity with local regulations and leasing processes is essential.

Qualifications

• 12 to 18 years of experience in corporate services or real estate.
• Experience in building construction, data centers, and office fit-outs.
• Good local understanding of land and building regulations in India.

Responsibilities

• Deploy project management best practices with stakeholders.
• Manage lifecycle of construction and fit-out projects from planning to closure.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and sustainability goals.

Skills

Project management

Real estate management

Lease management

AutoCAD

MSP or Primavera

Presentation skills

Education

Civil engineering or architecture graduate

Tools

SketchUp

Revit

Job description

Corporate Services Real Estate Project & Development vertical manages real estate projects & Infrastructure development programs like office fit-outs, building construction, data centers, campus infrastructure, repairs & maintenance etc., and lease management of company properties.

The role requires deploying best practices of project management while working with Architects, consultants, vendors and all internal and external stakeholders to create world class infrastructure for the organization.

The role is responsible for meeting the time, cost, quality, safety, sustainability and compliance requirements of the projects.

The role requires efficient management of the entire lifecycle of the construction and fit‑out projects from planning to closeout stage including Interior design planning, budgeting, quantity survey, space programming & planning, requirement encapsulation, development of scope & BOQ, rate analysis, market rates study, tendering documentation, scheduling, site supervision, quality checks, resolving issues on site, conflict management, billing check, budget control, Reporting, technical & commercial closeout.

The position requires an experienced and self‑motivated real estate & project management professional with highest standards of ethics and sincerity towards work.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY (Key Activities):

Strategy Planning

• Strategic Facility Development (SFD) plans to create outstanding Infrastructure
• Prepare proposed AOP/Capital planning/budgeting for Real Estate, Administrative Support and Facilities Infrastructure

Infrastructure Project Management

• Pre‑Construction: conceiving the project plan, estimates, project planning, design development, budgeting, contracting strategies, tendering work packages, negotiation, and attest award of contracts, high level scheduling.
• During Construction: Project control management, ensuring EHS Policy compliance & achieving sustainability goals and objectives.
• Post Construction: Project Closure, financial closure & reconciliation, vendor reports & lesson learnt.
• Prepare Capex AoP plan in conjunction with heads of businesses and Finance.
• Participate in key/large vendor negotiations where required; Discuss with cross‑functional teams and building business cases for shut‑down of specific sites; assist corporate function (CS) to review assessment around recovery of investment, opex savings side.
• Review and attest deals summarized by the team with respect to various terms including price against budget and lease duration; Review and attest contract renewals.
• Obtain all statutory building approval & processing matters requiring the company's board approval etc.

Real Estate Management

• Prepare space planning and technical space planning for optimal cost savings.
• Undertake the development potential of existing Tata Comm property/ land parcels for effective optimization by way of utilisation/commercialisation, leasing, etc.
• Preparation of documents, information, etc sought by various interested parties/stakeholders for initiating the above.
• Ensuring all leases and liaison management are as per the timeline, ensuring compliance with statutory payments, ensuring spaces shared by the subsidiaries are commercially evaluated & agreements are executed as per taxation requirements.
• Managing all real estate compliance requirements, processing matters requiring board appraisal/approval, etc.

Liaison with critical external stakeholders

• Liaison with government, statutory, industry bodies, and authorities in both non‑telecommunications and telecommunications domains. Actively seek to identify or promote favourable business conditions for the organisation.

Industry forums

• Identify all possible strong opportunities in industry forums, conferences, and seminars for representation of the organisation by the CEO or business heads; Facilitate invitation at these platforms from Tata Comm to strengthen the organisation's image.

Minimum qualification & experience

• A civil engineering or architecture graduate with at least 12 to 18 years of experience in corporate services/Real Estate & facilities/ Administration/ Project development team across career having handled multiple projects involving building constructions, Office interior fit‑outs, Data centres, campus infrastructure development, greenfield and brownfield etc.
• Has good experience in lease management (including onboarding & off boarding of properties)
• Has a good local understanding of land & building byelaws of different regions of India.
• Understand the local municipal workings and approval mechanisms.
• Willingness to travel (short duration) to project site locations across India
• Hands on working on AutoCAD.
• Scheduling on MSP or Primavera.
• Good presentation skills with PowerPoint etc.

Other knowledge/skills

• Basic knowledge of 3D software such as SketchUp, Revit will be preferred.
• Certifications in project management.