Reporting to: Managing Director / Directors

Role Purpose The Chief Projects shall be accountable for the full life-cycle delivery of real-estate development projects from conceptualisation through handover and close-out, ensuring schedule, cost, quality, safety and regulatory compliance goals are met. The role will set the execution agenda, build high-performing project teams, optimise processes, and align with the strategic growth and value-creation agenda of the company.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic & Leadership

- Develop and drive the project execution strategy aligned with the company’s overall business strategy and growth roadmap.

- Lead the projects organisation, instil a culture of excellence in execution, accountability, cost control, and risk management.

- Establish benchmarks, key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g., project margin, schedule adherence, quality defects, safety incident rate) and monitor performance across the portfolio.

- Provide periodic updates to senior management / board on project status, key issues, mitigation plans, and value‐add opportunities.

2. Portfolio & Programme Management

- Oversee multiple projects (residential / commercial / mixed use) simultaneously: from land acquisition hand-over, Design & Engineering, Approvals, Construction, Delivery & Handover.

- Prioritise resource allocation (financial, manpower, equipment) across projects to ensure optimal utilisation and risk balance.

- Lead project review meetings (steering committees) to ensure milestones are achieved and corrective action is taken where required.

- Value engineering and cost optimisation: identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce re-work, streamline procurement.

3. Technical & Construction Execution

- Ensure that design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities are executed to schedule, cost, quality and safety.





- Oversee civil, structural, MEP (mechanical, electrical & plumbing), façade, finishes, external works, infrastructure, utilities and handover.

- Ensure robust interface management among consultants (architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers), contractors, site teams, vendors.

- Monitor construction productivity, quality benchmarks, material usage, equipment deployment and manage change orders, contract variations and claims.

4. Financial & Risk Management

- Prepare and control project budgets, cash‐flow forecasts, cost control mechanisms, track actuals vs budget and recommend corrective action.

- Manage procurement strategy, vendor selection and contracting, negotiate major contracts and frame commercial terms favorable to the company.

- Identify project risks (technical, statutory, legal, safety, schedule, cost) and implement mitigation plans proactively.

- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of project status, cost variances, schedule slippages and quality deviations to the leadership.

5. Stakeholder Management & Compliance

- Liaise with statutory/ government authorities (for building permissions, environmental clearance, RERA registrations, local municipal bodies) and ensure full regulatory compliance.

- Act as the key internal stakeholder interface (land & liaison, design, sales & marketing, finance, legal, customer-care) to ensure smooth project execution.

- Interface with external stakeholders—contractors, consultants,



vendors, investors, joint‐venture partners—for timely and successful deliverables.

- Ensure adherence to safety protocols (OHSAS/ISO standards), environmental standards (green building / sustainability norms), and quality assurance norms.

Deliverables & Success Metrics

- Projects delivered on or before schedule, within budget and meeting defined quality & safety standards.

- Improvement in margin, reduction in construction cost overruns, re-works and defects.

- Effective risk mitigation: minimal major schedule slippages, claims, quality failures.

- High stakeholder (internal & external) satisfaction including sales handover, customer care, vendor relationships.

- Development of capable project leadership team and healthy culture of execution excellence.

Working Conditions & Location

- Based in Mumbai (or MMR); will involve travel to multiple project sites across the region.

- Rapid‐paced environment, with multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.

- Requires strong on‐site presence as well as board-level communication.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management

- Minimum 15-20 years of progressive experience in real estate / construction project management; ideally 20+ years covering major mixed-use/mega developments.

- Proven track-record of delivering large-scale projects (residential, commercial, mixed‐use) in Mumbai/India with strong cost, schedule and quality outcomes.

- Strong knowledge of statutory/regulatory environment in MMR (Maharashtra) (e.g., MCGM approvals, MHADA, RERA etc).

- In‐depth understanding of construction methodology, technology, vendor management, productivity improvement and value engineering.

Benefits

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