Role & responsibilities

Lead statutory approvals Nivesh Mitra, UPPCB (CTE / CTO / HW Authorisation), MoEFCC/SEIAA (EC), CPCB EPR Battery Recycler registration, HPDA, Factory License, Fire NOC, and PESO.
File incentive-scheme applications under the Ministry of Mines Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme, UP EV Manufacturing Policy 2022 and UP MSME Promotion Policy.
Manage plant setup end-to-end vendor selection, procurement, civil works, erection and commissioning of the mechanical pre-processing and hydrometallurgical lines.
Recruit, train and lead the operations team; set up EHS, quality and laboratory systems.
Take over as Plant Head on commissioning run day-to-day operations of the Li-ion recycling plant with full P&L; and compliance accountability.
Meet CPCB-notified recovery yield and purity thresholds for cobalt, nickel and lithium salts; generate and monetise EPR certificates.
Liaise with the lending bank on milestone-linked disbursements and with the Project Management Agency on capex-incentive claims.
Report directly to the Designated Partners on project progress, cost, schedule and operational KPIs.
After Plant Operation the Candidate will be shifted to Operations.





Preferred candidate profile

B.E. / B.Tech / M.Tech in Chemical, Metallurgical or Environmental Engineering. MBA an added advantage.
8–15 years in chemical, hydrometallurgical or non-ferrous manufacturing, with hands-on experience of setting up a greenfield or brownfield plant.
Prior work in battery recycling, black-mass processing, or Co / Ni / Li refining will be strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of the Water Act, Air Act, Hazardous Waste Rules 2016, Battery Waste Management Rules 2022, Factories Act 1948 and EIA Notification 2006.
Direct interface experience with UPPCB, CPCB, MoEFCC/SEIAA or equivalent State Boards.
Familiarity with Nivesh Mitra, PARIVESH and CPCB EPR portals; ability to draft technical and regulatory correspondence in explicit English.
Fluent English and Hindi (written and spoken).
Willing to be based in Noida during the project phase and to relocate to Hapur during construction and operations.
Structured, self-driven, comfortable with government offices and industrial vendors alike; robust ownership of outcomes.

📌 Project Manager Lithium Battery Recycling Plant Noida
🏢 Dwarika Technologies
📍 Noida