Designation: Deputy Manager

Location: India Orissa Angul

Organization: Mining

Job Description:

Job Purpose :

To manage all land acquisition, land management, possession, compensation, land records, and stakeholder-related activities for the coal MDO project, ensuring timely availability of land in line with the mine development and production schedule.

Principal Accountability

Supporting Actions

Land Acquisition & Availability

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Prepare and implement land acquisition plans aligned with mine/project schedules.

- Coordinate with government authorities, landowners and internal departments.

- Monitor acquisition milestones and identify bottlenecks.

- Ensure timely possession and handover of acquired land.

- Maintain updated records of acquired, possessed and pending land.

Land Records & Documentation

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Maintain accurate records of ownership, acquisition, possession, mutation, transfer and lease matters.

- Verify land titles, ownership and supporting documents

- Coordinate with revenue authorities for mutation, demarcation and correction of records.

- Ensure safe custody of original land documents.

- Reconcile physical possession with land records periodically.

Compensation & Landowner Matters

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Facilitate assessment and processing of compensation.

- Monitor compensation payment and documentation status.

- Resolve landowner claims, objections and grievances.

- Coordinate with Finance, Legal and R&R; functions on complex cases.

- Ensure compensation is processed as per applicable law and company policy.

Statutory & Regulatory Compliance

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Ensure compliance with applicable land, revenue, mining and R&R; requirements.

- Monitor changes in relevant laws, rules and government notifications.

- Ensure timely submission of statutory applications and reports.

- Coordinate during government inspections and hearings.





- Support internal and external audits and close compliance gaps.

Stakeholder & Community Management

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Maintain effective relationships with landowners, affected communities and government authorities.

- Conduct consultations and meetings with stakeholders.

- Address land-related grievances promptly.

- Coordinate with district/local administration on sensitive issues.

- Support management in handling land-related disputes and community concerns.

Land Disputes & Legal Matters

• Identify and monitor disputed land parcels. Maintain a land dispute register and track case status.• Coordinate with Legal Department on court cases and notices.

- Provide documents and factual inputs for legal proceedings.

- Follow up with authorities and recommend resolution strategies.

Land for Mining & Project Development

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Assess land requirements based on mine and project development plans.

- Coordinate with Mine Planning, Operations, Projects, Setting and Civil functions.

- Identify critical land parcels affecting mining and infrastructure activities.

- Develop action plans for delayed acquisition/possession.

- Report land availability against project milestones.

MIS & Management Reporting

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Prepare periodic MIS on acquisition, possession, compensation etc

- Highlight critical risks, delays and pending matters.

- Maintain land availability dashboards.

- Provide data and analysis for management reviews and audits.

- Recommend corrective and preventive actions.

Risk Management

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Identify land-related operational, legal and stakeholder risks.

- Develop mitigation plans for critical land issues.

- Escalate high-risk matters to senior management in a timely manner.

- Monitor implementation of risk mitigation measures.

Key Compeencies :

Knowledge of land relates laws , CBA , LARR , other applicable laws

📌 SSH Land (Odisha)
🏢 Aditya Birla Group
📍 Odisha