: PROJECT MANAGER – POMEGRANATE BIOREFINERY PROJECTExecutive Summary Position Title: Project Manager (Turnkey Plant Execution)Project Valuation: ₹12 Crores (Comprehensive Capital Footprint, including existing infrastructure retrofits)Primary Location: Onsite – Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Candidates willing to relocate are welcome Discipline Requirement: B. E. / B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering Core Mandate: Proven track record in greenfield/brownfield biorefinery setup + Proficiency in AI-assisted project management tools.1.
Core Role Objective The Verdant
Group is pioneering a commercial-scale agricultural waste upcycling initiative in the pomegranate farming belt of Karnataka. We are seeking a highly sophisticated, technology-driven Project Manager to lead the turnkey Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) of our new 12.5 MT/Day Seasonal Biorefinery. The successful candidate will take full, single-point accountability for managing single-source EPC contractors (such as SSP or HRS), executing the site layout within our existing 12,000 sq ft industrial warehouse envelope (20 ft transparent height), and coordinating the integration of our green energy micro-grid and advanced environmental systems.2.
Technical & Engineering Responsibilities The Project Manager will enforce absolute contractor compliance against our rigid technical design parameters: Process Line Management:
Supervise the installation of the continuous 1,250 kg/hour extraction layout (7,500 kg/day fruit processing + 5,000 kg/day waste peel intake). Binds the vendor to achieve a verified ≥95% closed-loop hydroalcoholic extraction solvent recovery efficiency per batch.
Existing Infrastructure Integration: Oversee the mechanical and software integration of our existing 500 kg/hr Saturated Steam Boiler. Ensure the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) SCADA code utilizes a 3-Phase Staggered Recipe Schedule to prevent concurrent thermal surges from exceeding 460 kg/hr, while verifying an insulated ≥80% hot condensate (~85°C) return system.
Zero Liquid
Discharge (ZLD) Execution: Monitor the commissioning of a 2.5 m³/hr Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration loop handling 13,250 L/day of effluent. Ensure the 2,000 L/day high-salinity RO reject stream is hard-piped directly into the 500 kg/hr Agitated Thin Film Dryer (ATFD) block, fluidizing the wet spent peel cake to bypass a separate multi-effect evaporator. HVAC & Psychrometrics Validation: Direct the installation of a centralized 35 TR Air-Cooled Scroll Chiller plant.
Audit the cleanroom air balancing to guarantee Zone 1 (Juice Filling) meets ISO 7 criteria at 35 ACPH, and Zone 2 (Powder Packing) operates under a 100% Once-Through Single Pass airflow design at 25 ACPH, maintaining a strict