Program Manager

Date: 17 Sept 2025

Location: Kolkata, WB, IN, 700106

Company: tatacons02

About Us

Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE) is the largest Indian private sector engineering and project consultancy and an emerging global leader in integrated engineering solutions. With more than 60 years of engineering excellence, TCE has a presence in over 64 countries and over 12000 completed projects, the company operates in 3 core Industry segments -Infrastructure (Water, Environment, Urban Development, Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities, Ports and Harbours, Transportation), Power (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Renewable, Transmission and Distribution) and Resources - Hydrocarbons and Chemicals (Oil, Gas and Refineries, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers, Speciality Chemicals, Pulp and Paper, Cement, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Beverages, Tyre, Glass) as well as Mining and Metallurgy (Mining, Geology, Beneficiation, Steel, Non-ferrous). TCE serves domestic as well as international markets and is known for several first-of-its-kind projects offering Engineering Studies, Design Engineering Services, Project Management Consultancy Services, OPEX and IIOT across all three verticals. A part of Tata Group - India's most respected group, TCE is a 100 percent subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited Design your Future with us At TCE, you will experience a supportive environment that empowers you to excel, whether you are based in our offices or at a client site. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where every individual can thrive by contributing their unique skills and perspectives to deliver exceptional results for our clients. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits packages are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families, complemented by a robust global well-being program. As a leading global infrastructure firm, we are committed to your growth and success, offering access to cutting-edge technology and impactful projects that offer flexibility and significant professional opportunities. Join us and become part of a global company that values your potential and supports your career development.

Purpose & Scope of Position

The Program Manager is responsible for the coordinated management of key, strategic and large projects spread across locations in India or other countries, and in many (most) cases, ongoing operations which are directed toward a common objective. She/He works with constituent Project Managers (who are responsible to the Program Manager for the execution of their project and its impact on the program) to monitor cost, schedule, and technical performance of component projects and operations, while working to ensure the ultimate success of the program. Program Manager is responsible for determining and coordinating the sharing of resources among their constituent projects to the overall benefit of the program. She/He responsible for stakeholder management particularly stakeholders external to the organization.

Experience

• Minimum 22 years in managing projects and at least 5 years as Program Manager in a large multi-location/country
• Must have knowledge of client groups and/or issues related to the program area

Qualification

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in engineering with Master's Degree or equivalent in Business Management is preferred
• Minimum Project management Professional (PMP, USA), Program Management Professional (PgMP) is preferred

Key Responsibilities

1. Creating both the structure and practices to guide the program and provide senior-level leadership, oversight, and control. Serve as the primary point of contact with BU and Customer Senior, as well as interactions with other government employees and contractors upon customer request. 2. Ensuring that the work effort achieves the outcome specified in the business strategy 3. Setting and reviewing objectives, coordinating activities across projects 4. Overseeing the integration and reuse of interim work products and results. Integration activities, negotiating changes in plans, and communicating 5. Accountable to executive sponsors for schedule, budget, and quality of all program elements. 6. Lead high-level sessions for program plan and schedule development. 7. Acts as the communications conduit to executive sponsors and program steering committee and conducts periodic briefings/status updates. 8. Responsible for overall project delivery (cost, schedule, quality, information, contracts) on multiple project assignments. Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables. 9. Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems. 10. Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of projects. 11. Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies. 12. Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback. 13. Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs. 14. Assess current or future customer needs and priorities through communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods. 15. Implementation of specific fiscal practices and controls. 16. Develops and utilizes program-specific procedures for making and reporting expenditures.

Competencies

Financial Acumen

Collaborates

Drives Results

Instills Trust

Plans and Aligns

Builds Effective Teams

Develops Talent

Manages Complexity

Being Resilient

Tech Savvy