Head Construction

Job Purpose

To act as owner of single/multiple sites of Large Size for the purpose of complete construction activities till handing over of the projects.

Job Accountabilities Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates large and/or complex real estate projects through all phases of design, permitting and construction.
• Operates with significant independence and minimal supervision as the principal project representative.
• Understand project goals, helps in preparation of project execution strategy
• Allocation of work to the Construction team defining clearly the role & responsibility to be performed by each department / team member.
• Provides leadership for regional site project management function by managing, coordinating, and developing staff.
• Monitor monthly and quarterly targets against actual plan and initiate corrective action plan if schedule slippage is more than 10% in time
• Preparing the one week look ahead, one month look ahead program in coordination with the Management
• Interpretation of all types of drawings pertaining to various disciplines of engineering
• Ensuring that the contractors / vendors are identified and finalised timely
• Ensuring that the Work Order / Purchase Orders are placed in time
• Guiding the Contracts department for finalising rates
• Guiding the Materials department for smooth delivery of materials to various sites
• Coordination with other departments like Engineering, Design, Procurement, Commercial etc.
• Ensuring that all the statutory requirements of the projects are complied with
• Control the wastages at site and implement measures to minimise it
• Planning the Manpower Requirement and optimum utilisation of Manpower
• Identify critical paths and activities
• Documentation & Drawings control
• Budgeting and obtaining Budget approval
• Safety management
• Maintain strict quality control in all work activities, prepare method statements and checklists and make sure same is followed strictly on site Ensure people development and performance management within the construction department
• Evaluate requirement of machines required for various applications
• Tracking of procurement cost vis-a-vis Budget

Skills Required (Knowledge and Skills)

• Construction technology & Management, Codes and Standards
• Knowledge in methodology & practices in Contract Management, resource planning
• Planning techniques and infrastructure planning
• Knowledge in QA/QC procedures and NDT, HSE procedures
• Material control & reconciliation, work order, purchase order, billing, statutory requirements
• Quality audits and stage-wise inspection procedures
• Experience in coordinating civil, mechanical, structural, electrical & instrumentation works
• Knowledge of various survey practices
• RCC construction of Industrial structures and Architectural buildings
• Knowledge in structural erection works
• Project schedule & network based techniques
• Safety Policies
• Construction field International Quality standards
• Material control & reconciliation procedure
• Work order, purchase order procedures, billing methods and labour laws

Key Attributes (Experience and Qualifications)

• B.E. / B Tech (Civil)
• Master in Business Management
• 20+ years of Work Experience
• Should have handled the construction activities in large projects in Real estate, Industrial projects of Refinery, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Telecommunication etc.
• Should have worked as Site Construction Head for Medium Size for the last 5 years and handled projects to the tune of minimum Rs. crores