This role will be responsible for end-to-end leadership and delivery of large, complex Minerals & Metals projects (Greenfield, Brownfield, Expansion, EPC/EPCM/Turnkey) ensuring adherence to cost, schedule, quality, safety, and contractual commitments, while driving profitability, client satisfaction, and organizational capability building.

This role serves as the single-point accountability (SPOC) for assigned projects and represents the organization at the highest level with clients, JV partners, consultants, and statutory authorities.

1. Project Leadership & Governance

• Provide overall direction, governance, and leadership for one or more mega/strategic projects in the Minerals & Metals domain (Iron Ore, Steel, Aluminium, Copper, Zinc, Beneficiation, Pellet Plants, Smelters, Material Handling Systems, etc.).
• Establish strong project governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and escalation protocols.
• Ensure alignment with organizational strategy, IC objectives, and profitability targets.

2. Contract, Commercial & Financial Management

• Full accountability for project P&L, cash flow, billing, and margin improvement.
• Oversee contract administration, including scope management, claims, variations, EOT, negotiations, and dispute resolution.
• Ensure timely certification, invoicing, collections, and effective working capital management.
• Drive cost control, value engineering, and risk mitigation to protect and enhance margins.

3. Planning, Execution & Delivery

• Approve and monitor master schedules, milestone tracking, and critical path activities.
• Ensure seamless integration across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Drive productivity improvements, constructability reviews, and adoption of best practices.
• Ensure timely and safe project completion as per contractual commitments.

4. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary interface with clients, senior management, and key stakeholders.
• Build long-term client relationships through transparent communication, issue resolution, and proactive engagement.
• Represent the organization in high-level reviews, steering committees, audits, and negotiations.
• Coordinate with consultants, licensors, JV partners, and statutory bodies.

5. Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ)

• Champion a zero-harm safety culture across all project sites.
• Ensure full compliance with HSE regulations, company standards, and client requirements.
• Drive quality assurance and quality control to deliver defect-free systems and plants.
• Ensure sustainability, environmental compliance, and responsible execution practices.

6. Risk Management & Compliance

• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, commercial, schedule, and statutory risks.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.
• Lead crisis management and recovery plans for critical project challenges.

7. People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead large, multi-disciplinary, and multi-location project teams.
• Build strong succession pipelines and develop next-level project leaders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, diversity, and performance excellence.
• Ensure workforce planning, talent deployment, and productivity optimization.

8. Strategic Contribution & Business Growth

• Provide inputs for bid strategies, project reviews, and techno-commercial risk assessments.
• Support pre-bid activities, constructability reviews, and execution planning for new projects.
• Capture lessons learned and institutionalize best practices across the Minerals & Metals IC.
• Act as a brand ambassador of the organization in industry forums and client ecosystems.