Job Description

e2E Transportation Infrastructure Ltd. | e2E Rail

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Location: Bengaluru | Extensive travel across project sites

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Designation: Vice President/ Associate Vice President — Projects (Railways)

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Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

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Experience: 15–20 years | Railway EPC / Signalling & Telecommunication

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About e2E Rail

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e2E Rail is building the next generation of railway infrastructure execution in India, with a strong focus on technology-led signalling and infrastructure projects.

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As we scale our execution portfolio, we are looking for a seasoned railway projects leader who can take complete ownership of execution — from project mobilisation through commissioning readiness.

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This is not a conventional project-management role.

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It is a business ownership role requiring someone who can simultaneously think like a project leader, commercial owner, commissioning strategist and people leader.

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The Opportunity

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As VP/ AVP - PMO ( Track Owner — Execution Projects) , you will be the single point of accountability for a portfolio of railway signalling EPC projects during the execution phase.

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You will own the transition from mobilised project → accelerated execution → commissioning readiness , ensuring that projects move with speed while protecting quality, margin, cash and customer relationships.

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The role operates at two very different rhythms:

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Execution: Drive relentless progress across BOQ, site productivity, manpower, materials, subcontractors, costs and milestones.

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Final-leg commissioning: Orchestrate OEM teams, specialist resources, Railway testing windows, possessions, interfaces and pre-commissioning activities to ensure projects are genuinely ready for commissioning.

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The person we are looking for must be equally comfortable on a project site, in a commercial review, with senior Railway officials, and in a CEO-level portfolio review.

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What You Will Own1. Portfolio Execution

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Own execution performance across multiple signalling EPC projects running simultaneously across Indian Railway zones.

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You will:

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- Drive BOQ execution against committed project schedules.

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- Establish execution priorities across projects and remove bottlenecks quickly.

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- Monitor daily productivity, site deployment and physical progress.

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- Ensure open fronts, residual works and punch-list items are systematically closed.

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- Identify execution risks early and drive corrective action before they become schedule or commercial issues.

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- Ensure projects are handed over to the Closure phase only when execution obligations are genuinely complete.

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1. Project Commercials & P&L;

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Execution is where project margins are either protected or lost.

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You will therefore carry strong commercial ownership for the portfolio, including:

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- Project-level P&L; and margin performance.

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- Budget adherence and cost deviation control.

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- Subcontractor commercial performance.

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- BOQ and quantity variance management.

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- Variation Orders and scope changes.

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- Claims preservation and commercial opportunities.

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- Cost optimisation through procurement, subcontractor and manpower productivity.

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- Close coordination with Finance, Procurement and Contracts.

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You will be expected to understand not just whether a project is progressing , but whether it is progressing profitably .

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1. Commissioning Readiness

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A major part of this role is ensuring that commissioning does not become a last-minute event.

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You will own the orchestration of the final leg of each project, including:

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- Design and engineering readiness.

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- Material availability.

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- Indoor and outdoor readiness.

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- Interface dependency closure.

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- OEM installation and testing availability.

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- Specialist team mobilisation.

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- Railway testing and possession windows.

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- Pre-commissioning and integrated testing planning.

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You will work closely with major signalling OEMs and ensure their availability is secured well ahead of commissioning requirements.

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The expectation is simple:

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Commissioning should be planned months in advance — not managed as a crisis in the final week.

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1. Railway & Customer Management

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You will be a senior escalation point for key customers and stakeholders.

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This includes working with:

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- Indian Railways

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- Railway Zonal S&T; organisations

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- CAO/CSTE offices

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- RITES

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- Private infrastructure clients

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- Senior project and station authorities

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You will manage critical dependencies, escalations, formal correspondence and customer commitments while building relationships that enable faster project execution.

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The role requires the ability to navigate complex institutional environments while maintaining commercial discipline and delivery accountability.

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1. Engineering, Quality & Compliance

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You will provide execution-level engineering leadership without becoming a design-office function.

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You will:

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- Drive timely resolution of design queries.

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- Manage engineering changes emerging during execution.

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- Ensure changes affecting scope are appropriately routed commercially.

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- Maintain Railway and RDSO compliance.

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- Drive QA/QC standards across projects.

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- Ensure non-conformances and audit observations are closed within agreed timelines.

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- Maintain robust safety standards across the portfolio.

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Safety is non-negotiable, and this role carries stop-work authority on safety grounds .

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1. Materials, Subcontractors & Site Productivity

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You will ensure that execution teams have what they need to deliver.

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This includes ownership of:

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- Material availability and forward planning.

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- Procurement coordination.

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- Site inventory discipline.

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- Vendor and subcontractor performance.

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- Subcontractor manpower deployment.

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- Site facilities and infrastructure.

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- Productivity improvement.

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- Rationalisation of consistently underperforming partners.

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You will be expected to identify the difference between a genuine external constraint and an execution-management problem — and act accordingly.

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1. Cash & Working Capital

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The role extends beyond physical project completion.

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You will work closely with Finance to drive:

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- Milestone billing.

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- WIP and unbilled revenue conversion.

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- Receivables.

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- Collections.

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- Debtor ageing.

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- Bank Guarantee and retention release.

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- Client-side documentation required for cash conversion.

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The objective is to ensure that execution converts into revenue, and revenue converts into cash.

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1. Leadership & Team Building

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You will lead a distributed execution organisation comprising project leaders, project controllers, coordinators and site teams.

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Your responsibility will include:

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- Building a high-performance execution culture.

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- Creating clear ownership across projects.

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- Developing project leadership capability.

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- Reviewing performance rigorously.

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- Identifying critical talent and succession risks.

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- Building a strong pipeline of future project leaders.

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- Managing attrition and capability gaps proactively.

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We are looking for someone who builds leaders, not dependency .

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What Success Looks Like

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In this role, success will be visible in the portfolio:

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Projects move faster.

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BOQs get cleared.

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Commissioning dates are predictable.

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OEM and Railway dependencies are planned ahead.

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Margins are protected.

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Cash gets collected.

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Customers trust the execution team.

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Safety and quality remain uncompromised.

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And the organisation becomes stronger with every project delivered.

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What We Are Looking For Essential Experience

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- 15–20 years of experience in railway EPC / railway signalling projects .

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- Significant hands-on experience across execution as well as commissioning .

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- Proven experience leading multiple projects simultaneously.

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- Experience delivering signalling / Electronic Interlocking projects end-to-end.

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- Strong understanding of Indian Railway project execution and stakeholder ecosystem.

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- Experience working with signalling OEMs and specialist commissioning teams.

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- Demonstrated experience in project P&L; / commercial ownership.

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- Strong subcontractor management and negotiation experience.

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- Strong understanding of BOQ, Variation Orders, claims, retention, Bank Guarantees and project commercials.

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- Experience managing senior Railway and client stakeholders.

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Preferred Background

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- B.E. / B. Tech in Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Signal & Telecom Engineering or a related discipline.

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- Signalling specialisation preferred.

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- MBA / management qualification is an advantage.

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- PMP certification is preferred.

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Industry Relationships

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The successful candidate should ideally have established working relationships across the railway signalling ecosystem, including relevant Railway S&T; stakeholders, RDSO and major signalling OEMs.

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The Leadership Profile

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This role is suited to a leader who:

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- Thinks in portfolios, not individual projects .

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- Is highly execution-oriented and comfortable operating close to the ground.

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- Uses data and dashboards to drive decisions rather than relying on anecdotal updates.

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- Escalates early rather than allowing issues to age.

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- Can move seamlessly between technical, commercial and operational conversations.

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- Understands that commissioning is an orchestration problem, not merely a testing activity.

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- Can challenge project teams while building their capability.

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- Has the commercial maturity to protect EBITDA while delivering the customer commitment.

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- Is comfortable taking difficult calls on subcontractors, manpower, costs and priorities.

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- Has the credibility to engage senior Railway stakeholders and internal CXO leadership.

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Why This Role Matters

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This is a high-impact leadership appointment at a critical stage in e2E Rail's growth.

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You will not be inheriting a narrow functional responsibility. You will be given ownership of a mission-critical execution portfolio and the mandate to build the operating discipline required to scale it.

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If you have spent your career delivering railway signalling projects and believe that great execution comes from anticipation, ownership, speed and commercial discipline , this is an opportunity to make a significantly larger impact.

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Interested?

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If you are an experienced railway signalling / EPC leader looking to take ownership of a larger portfolio, build a high-performing execution organisation and play a key role in e2E Rail's next phase of growth, we would like to hear from you.

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Apply with your profile and a brief summary of the largest / most complex railway signalling projects you have personally led through execution and commissioning.

📌 VP/AVP - Project Management (Railways - Signal & Telecommunication) (Bengaluru)
🏢 e2E Rail
📍 Bengaluru