Walk-in | General Manager

Msquare Constructions Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Msquare Constructions Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a General Manager to lead the construction business unit, oversee project delivery, commercial performance, and strategic growth. You will mentor project teams and manage stakeholder relationships with clients, consultants, and authorities, while ensuring budgets, schedules, and safety standards are met.

This role requires strong leadership, financial acumen, and the ability to align operations across Projects, Procurement, HR, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement business strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Identify new business opportunities, tenders, and projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, and government authorities.
• Support contract negotiations and project acquisitions.
• Monitor all ongoing construction projects to ensure timely completion.
• Ensure projects are delivered within budget and quality standards.
• Review project schedules, progress reports, and resource allocation.
• Resolve critical project issues and risks.
• Prepare and monitor budgets and financial forecasts.
• Control project costs and overhead expenses.
• Review cash flow, profitability, and financial performance.
• Approve major expenditures and procurement decisions.
• Oversee day-to-day construction operations.
• Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, equipment, and materials.
• Improve operational efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate between various departments such as Projects, Procurement, HR, and Finance.
• Review project contracts and ensure compliance.
• Monitor claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
• Manage subcontractor and vendor relationships.
• Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled.
• Ensure compliance with construction standards and specifications.
• Implement quality management systems.
• Conduct periodic reviews and audits of project quality.
• Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all sites.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• Monitor accident prevention measures and safety performance.
• Review incident reports and implement corrective actions.
• Lead and mentor project managers, engineers, and department heads.
• Set performance objectives and evaluate team performance.
• Develop succession planning and employee development programs.
• Foster teamwork and a positive work environment.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key clients and stakeholders.
• Attend client meetings and project review meetings.
• Manage relationships with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and government agencies.
• Handle escalations and critical concerns.
• Identify business and project risks.
• Develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor legal, contractual, financial, and operational risks.
• Ensure business continuity and contingency planning.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Strategic Planning and Business Development

• * Develop and implement business strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• * Identify new business opportunities, tenders, and projects.
• * Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, and government authorities.
• * Support contract negotiations and project acquisitions.

2. Project Management Oversight

• * Monitor all ongoing construction projects to ensure timely completion.
• * Ensure projects are delivered within budget and quality standards.
• * Review project schedules, progress reports, and resource allocation.
• * Resolve critical project issues and risks.

3. Financial Management

• * Prepare and monitor budgets and financial forecasts.
• * Control project costs and overhead expenses.
• * Review cash flow, profitability, and financial performance.
• * Approve major expenditures and procurement decisions.

4. Operations Management

• * Oversee day-to-day construction operations.
• * Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, equipment, and materials.
• * Improve operational efficiency and productivity.
• * Coordinate between various departments such as Projects, Procurement, HR, and Finance.

5. Contract and Commercial Management

• * Review project contracts and ensure compliance.
• * Monitor claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
• * Manage subcontractor and vendor relationships.
• * Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled.

6. Quality Assurance and Compliance

• * Ensure compliance with construction standards and specifications.
• * Implement quality management systems.
• * Conduct periodic reviews and audits of project quality.
• * Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.

7. Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

• * Promote a strong safety culture across all sites.
• * Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• * Monitor accident prevention measures and safety performance.
• * Review incident reports and implement corrective actions.

8. Leadership and Team Management

• * Lead and mentor project managers, engineers, and department heads.
• * Set performance objectives and evaluate team performance.
• * Develop succession planning and employee development programs.
• * Foster teamwork and a positive work environment.

9. Stakeholder Management

• * Act as the primary point of contact for key clients and stakeholders.
• * Attend client meetings and project review meetings.
• * Manage relationships with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and government agencies.
• * Handle escalations and critical concerns.

10. Risk Management

• * Identify business and project risks.
• * Develop mitigation strategies.
• * Monitor legal, contractual, financial, and operational risks.
• * Ensure business continuity and contingency planning.

Key Performance Indicators

• * Project completion within schedule
• * Budget adherence and profitability
• * Client satisfaction
• * Safety performance
• * Quality compliance
• * Revenue growth
• * Resource utilization
• * Employee retention and performance

Typical Reporting Structure

A General Manager usually reports to:

• * Managing Director

And typically supervises:

• * Project Managers
• * Construction Managers
• * Planning Managers
• * Procurement Managers
• * QA/QC Managers
• * HSE Managers
• * Finance and HR Heads

In medium-sized construction companies, the GM is often responsible for the entire construction business unit, including project delivery, commercial performance, and business growth. In large organizations, the GM may oversee a region, division, or portfolio of projects.