Job Description

OB DESCRIPTION

SECTION I: BASIC INFORMATION ON THE ROLE

Position Name

Deputy Manager Planning

Function

Project

Line of Business

Regional Business

Grade

Reporting to

Functionally

Administratively

General Manager – Projects

Manager – Projects

Roles Reporting into

No. of employees

Role Description

SECTION II: JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for planning and overseeing the project work at a macro level as per approved plan including timelines, resources and expenses. The role holder estimates a contract's demands in terms of labor, materials, equipment and technical challenges and ensures that construction is completed safely to a high technical standard.

SECTION III: DO – KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Perspective

Responsibility

Strategic

NA

Financial

- Works closely with the cost engineer and accountant for forecasting expenditure and value of work

- Tracks project cost to ensure adherence to planned budget

Customer

- Liaises with all team leaders to communicate required completion dates and interfaces between responsible parties

- Coordinates schedule with multiple contractors and incorporates the information gathered into the overall project master schedule

Internal Process/Internal Process/Operations

- Assists in resource planning and project schedules for various types of projects

- Prepares and manages the master project schedule, integrating the project work breakdown structure using an appropriate scheduling software package

- Monitors and forecasts progress of activities in contractors’ work schedules, highlights problem areas and recommends remedial actions





- Evaluates critical paths in the project schedules and suggests alternative schedule options to identify optimum project strategies or resolve problems before and during execution

- Ensures accurate forecasts of revenue, profitiability, margins, billing rates & utilization

- Performs probabilistic analysis of completion dates and potential alternatives

- Provides support for assessing the impact of changes and variations and ensures these are incorporated into the project schedule in a timely manner

- Specifies the timing of the contract to avoid penalty clauses for late completion as written into project contracts

- Ensures change registers and logs are maintained across the change management cycle

- Works closely with project controls and commercial team

- Prepares plan versus actual progress curves and reports the same on a monthly basis

- Evaluates allocation of resources and provides recommendations to maintain required progress

Learning & Development

- Provides inputs for preparing the planning and monitoring inventory

SECTION IV: DELIVER – KEY OUTPUTS / RESULTS FROM THE ROLE

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) What are the measurable indicators for the role?

Measurable Deliverables

- Accuracy of plans/ estimates

- Effective follow-up on all the project requirements

- Tracking project schedule timelines

- Effective project deviation tracking mechanisms

- Timely completion of project documentation

SECTION V: DISPLAY – KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

In this section, please mention the qualification,



technical skills and capabilities which are essential to execute the role. It may be a reflection of your own qualification and skills

Qualification and technical skills required to execute the role. Please mention any functional knowledge. E.g. PhD in xyz

Qualifications

- Graduate Engineering/ Diploma in related field

Technical Skills

- MS Office & Project, Primavera

- Knowledge of SAP is preferred

Experience levels required to execute this role

E.g. 2-4 yrs of experience as a salesman in abc market

Specific Experience

- 2 - 3 years of construction scheduling experience.

Over all Experience

- 2 - 5 years

Behavioral skills / competencies required for the role. E.g. Attention to detail

Behavioral Skills

- Robust interpersonal skills

- Communication skills

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills

- Planning and Project Management

- Conflict Management

- Self driven and motivated

- Detail orientation

SECTION V: KEY INTERACTIONS

Mention names of the roles which are not in your department with whom this role interacts

Key Interaction – Internal

Nature or purpose of interaction

Team Members and Inter-departmental members

- Seek instructions, provide technical advice

- Keep them informed of progress

Key Interaction – External

Nature or purpose of interaction

Vendors/ contractors/ subcontractors/ other officials

- Coordinate project work flow

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

17-07-2026

Job ID

Job_SPML_0665

Department

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Location

CORPORATE OFFICE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Experience

10 - 14 Years

Employee Type

REGULAR

Employee Sub Type

REGULAR PROBATION

Salary Range

INR 900000 - 1020000 (Annual)

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