Job Description

Deputy Manager – Planning | NTPC-Barauni Project

Job Purpose:
Responsible for project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting for Power/EPC projects. The role ensures timely execution of project activities by coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, subcontractors, and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain the overall Project Baseline Schedule in line with contractual milestones.
- Prepare detailed WBS, activity schedules, resource plans, and execution timelines.
- Develop and update Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 project schedules.
- Establish activity sequences, dependencies, milestones, and critical paths.

- Progress Monitoring
- Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly progress against the approved baseline.
- Track actual progress versus planned progress and identify delays/slippages.
- Prepare S-Curves, Progress Curves, Histograms, and Look-Ahead Plans.
- Conduct regular site visits to validate physical progress.

- Power Project Coordination
- Coordinate planning activities for substation, transmission, generation, electrical, civil, erection, commissioning, and associated infrastructure works, as applicable.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, Safety, Commercial, and Site teams.
- Ensure engineering drawings, materials, manpower, and equipment are aligned with construction requirements.

- Delay Analysis & Recovery Planning
- Identify critical activities and potential schedule risks.
- Analyze reasons for project delays and prepare Delay Analysis Reports.
- Develop Catch-up/Recovery Plans for delayed activities.
- Monitor corrective actions and ensure timely implementation.

- MIS & Management Reporting
- Prepare Daily Progress Reports (DPR), Weekly Progress Reports (WPR),



and Monthly Progress Reports (MPR).
- Prepare project dashboards and management presentations for review by Project Head/Management.
- Highlight key achievements, constraints, risks, and upcoming activities.
- Provide accurate project data for management decision-making.

- Resource Planning
- Prepare manpower, equipment, material, and subcontractor deployment plans.
- Monitor resource productivity and utilization against project requirements.
- Identify resource gaps that may impact project schedules.

- Billing & Commercial Coordination
- Coordinate with Billing/QS and Commercial teams for planned versus billed quantities.
- Track work completion and ensure planning data supports timely client billing.
- Monitor quantity targets, certification milestones, and contractual deliverables.

- Meeting & Review Responsibilities
- Conduct/participate in weekly project planning and progress review meetings.
- Prepare MOM and track action points to closure.
- Coordinate with site teams to obtain timely and accurate progress updates.

- Risk & Forecasting
- Identify schedule risks and prepare mitigation plans.
- Maintain project Risk & Prospect Register from a planning perspective.
- Prepare forecast completion dates based on current project performance.

- Planning Software & Documentation

- Maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 / MS Project / Excel, as required.
- Maintain planning records, baseline revisions, progress updates, and schedule documentation.
- Ensure proper version control of project schedules and reports.

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

10-09-2026

Job ID

Job_SPML_0703

Department

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Location

NTPC - BARAUNI, Barauni, Bihar, India

Experience

10 - 15 Years

Employee Type

REGULAR

Employee Sub Type

REGULAR PROBATION

Salary Range

INR 6,50,000 - 7,50,000 (Annual)

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