Head of Program

Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,984,000 - 3,967,000; Full time

Job summary

Head of Program, Programme Management Consultancy for a World-class infrastructure project in Andhra Pradesh. The role requires 15+ years of international project experience and senior leadership in planning, scheduling and project controls.

You will ramp up the PgMC function, establish an integrated master schedule across portfolios, manage a large multi-disciplinary team, and deliver reliable performance visibility to APCRDA and leadership.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Civil Engineering with mandatory international project experience.
• Post-graduate in Civil Engineering / Construction or Project Management desirable.
• PMP or equivalent certification from a recognized international body desirable.
• 15+ years experience in large-scale urban infrastructure or greenfield city development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ramp up the Construction Planning & Project Management function for the APCRDA PgMC across 95 projects.
• Establish an integrated programme-level master schedule covering multiple infrastructure portfolios.
• Exercise independent charge of planning approach, sequencing and resource deployment.
• Coordinate project planning teams across divisions and enforce uniform planning and control practices.
• Review contract-wise baseline programmes, milestones and resources; consolidate current and upcoming activities.
• Monitor progress and drive recovery/acceleration for delayed work fronts.
• Develop a rolling look-ahead programme (3/6/12 months) and identify critical activities and dependencies.
• Lead resource planning across labour, materials, equipment and teams; allocate per priorities.
• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, consultants and APCRDA stakeholders to resolve constraints.
• Provide programme dashboards, variance analysis and management alerts to leadership.
• Ensure integration of planning, progress, contracts, resources and risk management across portfolio.
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary planning team and ramp-up recruitment.
• Serve as single point of contact for planning matters within the function.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Programme dashboarding

Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Post-graduate in Civil Engineering

Post-graduate in Project Management

PMP / equivalent certification

Job description

Head of Program, Programme Management Consultancy - Worldclass Infrastructure Project Andhra Pradesh

Qualification

• Graduate in Civil Engineering with mandatory international project experience

Desirable

• Post-graduate in Civil Engineering / Construction or Project Management
• PMP or equivalent certification from a recognized international body

Experience Required - 15+ years

• At least 8 years on large-scale urban infrastructure or greenfield city development works
• At least 5 years leading a planning/programme-controls function across multiple concurrent contracts
• Demonstrated experience in master scheduling, baseline control, variance analysis and recovery planning on multi-package portfolios
• Working command of Primavera P6 / MS Project and programme dashboarding
• Externally funded project experience (ADB/World Bank/JICA); FIDIC and Indian public-works contract forms; prior experience ramping up a planning function from a low base.

Role and Key Responsibilities

• Lead and ramp up the Construction Planning & Project Management function for the APCRDA PgMC, covering the portfolio of 95 projects with an aggregate contract value of approximately ₹50,999 Cr
• Establish an integrated programme-level master schedule covering LPS Infrastructure, H&B, Trunk Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation, Water Supply, Electrical Infrastructure and CIIP projects
• Exercise independent charge of planning approach, sequencing and resource deployment within the function, within delegated technical and commercial authority
• Manage and coordinate the project planning teams across divisions and enforce consistent planning, scheduling, reporting and project-control practices
• Review and consolidate contract-wise baseline programmes, milestones, resources and key interfaces, and establish a common picture of current and upcoming construction activities
• Monitor progress against approved plans and drive recovery and action plans for delayed projects, with focused attention on work-fronts where cumulative progress is substantially below plan — presently LPS Infrastructure, H&B, Trunk Infrastructure and Water Supply
• Establish a rolling 3/6/12-month look-ahead programme and identify critical activities, dependencies and resource requirements
• Lead resource planning and allocation across labour, materials, equipment and project teams based on project priorities and upcoming work fronts
• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, consultants and APCRDA stakeholders to resolve programme constraints, resource bottlenecks, interfaces and critical-path issues
• Provide programme-level dashboards, progress reports, variance analysis and management alerts to APCRDA and PgMC leadership
• Ensure integration of planning, construction progress, contracts, resources and risk/issue management across the portfolio
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary planning team, including recruitment and ramp-up, deployment, performance management and coordination of planning personnel across projects
• Single point of contact for APCRDA/PMU on all planning, scheduling and progress-recovery matters within the function
• Support senior management in prioritisation, acceleration and recovery strategies to improve overall programme performance
• Maintain the risk and change register for the function and elevate matters beyond delegated authority to the Program Director

Key mandate

ramp up the PgMC planning function -> integrate and manage 95 contracts/projects -> build and manage the planning team -> establish programme controls -> identify delays and constraints -> drive recovery and acceleration -> provide reliable management visibility on programme performance.

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