To plan, manage, execute, and commission electrical, instrumentation, automation, and water infrastructure projects within the approved budget, timeline, quality standards, and contractual scope. The Project Manager will be responsible for overall project delivery, client coordination, manpower management, procurement follow-up, billing, cost control, safety, and timely completion of project milestones.

A. Project Planning and Execution

- Prepare project execution plans, detailed schedules, milestone charts, and resource plans.
- Manage execution of smart water metering, flow meter installation, WTP/STP automation, pumping station, and instrumentation projects.
- Monitor project progress against approved schedules and take corrective action to address delays.
- Coordinate electrical panel installation, instrumentation works, cable laying, PLC/RTU installation, SCADA integration, testing, and commissioning.
- Ensure completion of project activities according to approved drawings, specifications, BOQs, and contractual requirements.
- Identify project risks, site constraints, and dependencies and implement mitigation measures.

B. Technical Coordination

- Review BOQs, drawings, P&IDs;, single-line diagrams, instrumentation layouts, and technical specifications.
- Coordinate with engineering teams for PLC, SCADA, telemetry, electrical panels, transmitters, flow meters, and other field equipment.
- Ensure technical queries, drawing approvals, and material submittals are resolved on time.
- Coordinate with OEMs and technical specialists for installation, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
- Ensure compliance with applicable technical standards and approved project documents.

C. Manpower and Site Management

- Plan and deploy project engineers, site supervisors, technicians, electricians, instrumentation staff, and subcontractors.
- Define responsibilities, monitor productivity, and review daily and weekly progress.
- Conduct regular site meetings and review work plans, constraints, and pending activities.
- Ensure tools, equipment, vehicles, and manpower are available as per project requirements.
- Coordinate with HR and management for recruitment, resource allocation, and performance management.
- Maintain discipline and accountability among site teams.

D.



Procurement and Material Management

- Prepare and review material requirement plans based on project schedules.
- Coordinate with procurement for timely supply of meters, valves, cables, panels, instruments, and accessories.
- Monitor purchase orders, manufacturing, inspection, dispatch, delivery, and material availability at site.
- Coordinate factory inspections and resolve material shortages or specification mismatches.
- Maintain material receipt, issue, installation, and consumption records.
- Minimize material wastage and prevent avoidable project delays due to material shortages.

E. Client and Stakeholder Coordination

- Act as the primary project-level contact for clients, consultants, municipal authorities, and contractors.
- Attend progress review meetings and submit periodic project status reports.
- Obtain approvals, shutdown permissions, work permits, site clearances, and other required permissions.
- Coordinate with client representatives for inspections, testing, commissioning, and acceptance.
- Escalate contractual, technical, and execution issues to management with recommended solutions.
- Maintain qualified client relationships and support resolution of project-related complaints.

F. Billing, Commercials and Cost Control

- Monitor project expenditure against the approved budget and estimate.
- Coordinate with billing and commercial teams to prepare and submit running account (RA) bills, milestone bills, and final bills.
- Track physical progress, billing progress, certification, receivables, and outstanding payments.
- Identify additional work, deviations, and scope changes and obtain approvals before execution wherever contractually required.
- Prepare variation statements, extra-item proposals, and supporting documentation.
- Control manpower, logistics, subcontracting, and other project costs to protect project margins.

G. Quality, Safety and Compliance





- Ensure execution follows approved method statements, inspection and test plans, and quality procedures.
- Monitor installation quality, instrument calibration, loop checking, FAT, SAT, and commissioning activities.
- Ensure compliance with site safety requirements, PPE, work permits, and applicable electrical and confined-space safety procedures.
- Coordinate inspections with clients, consultants, and third-party agencies.
- Maintain quality records, inspection reports, test certificates, and commissioning documentation.
- Ensure timely closure of non-conformities and punch-list items.

H. Testing, Commissioning and Project Closure

- Plan and supervise system integration, functional testing, trial runs, and commissioning.
- Coordinate PLC/SCADA communication checks, field signal verification, and system performance testing.
- Ensure completion of snag lists and outstanding work before handover.
- Prepare as-built drawings, test reports, operation and maintenance manuals, and handover documents.
- Obtain completion certificates, commissioning approvals, and client acceptance.
- Support warranty, defect-liability, and post-commissioning activities.

Skills

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- B.E. / B.Tech. or Diploma in Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline.
- 5–10 years of relevant project execution experience, preferably with responsibility for managing site teams and project delivery.
- Experience in water supply, municipal infrastructure, WTP/STP, smart metering, instrumentation, or automation projects is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in client coordination, project scheduling, procurement follow-up, billing, and commissioning.
- Willingness to travel and work at project sites as required.

Additional Notes

The Project Manager is accountable for the overall execution, cost, quality, safety, billing, and timely completion of assigned projects. The position requires coordination across engineering, procurement, finance, HR, and site execution teams. All major commercial commitments, budget revisions, contractual changes, and deviations must follow the company's approval process.

📌 Project Manager – Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation - Satara & Odisha (Vadodara)
🏢 Excelsource International
📍 Vadodara