HEAD OF CIVIL GREENFIELD CEMENT PLANT PROJECT

- Position Details

Position: Head – Civil / Civil HOD

Department: Projects – Civil

Project: Greenfield Cement Plant

Location: Project Site / Corporate Project Office

Reporting To: Project Director / Head – Projects / COO

- Job Purpose To provide overall leadership and strategic direction for all civil and structural activities of the Greenfield Cement Plant Project, ensuring timely, cost-effective, safe and quality completion in accordance with approved project objectives, engineering standards, statutory requirements and company policies. The Civil HOD will have end-to-end responsibility for civil project planning, engineering, procurement coordination, tendering, contractor finalization, construction, quality, cost control, schedule management, inter-discipline coordination and handover/commissioning readiness.
- Overall Civil Project Leadership
- Take overall ownership of all civil and structural works for the Greenfield Cement Plant.
- Develop and implement the overall civil execution strategy in line with the project master schedule.
- Lead the civil engineering, planning, execution, QA/QC and site coordination teams.
- Establish project priorities, work fronts and construction sequences.
- Ensure timely completion of civil works to facilitate mechanical erection, electrical installation and commissioning.
- Review project progress regularly and initiate corrective and recovery measures.
- Provide technical and managerial direction to Civil Section In-Charges, Engineers and Supervisors.
- Ensure effective coordination between corporate office, project site, consultants, contractors and equipment vendors.
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Develop the overall civil construction schedule in coordination with the Project Planning team.
- Establish major civil milestones aligned with mechanical erection and commissioning requirements.
- Review detailed contractor schedules and ensure alignment with the master project schedule.
- Monitor planned versus actual progress on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Identify critical path activities, constraints and potential delays.
- Develop recovery plans for delayed work fronts.
- Ensure adequate manpower, equipment, materials and work fronts are available to meet project targets.
- Participate in project review meetings with senior management and provide accurate progress status.
- Major Civil & Structural Work Scope
- Limestone crusher and conveying system; limestone stockpile/storage; stacker-reclaimer; raw mill and raw material handling.
- Preheater and kiln area; clinker cooler; clinker storage; cement mill; cement silos; packing plant.
- Wagon tippler; railway siding and associated structures; fly ash handling and storage; gypsum and additive storage.
- Coal/petcoke handling system; WHRS; power and electrical buildings; substations; compressor and utility buildings.
- Water treatment plant; ETP/STP; administrative and other non-plant buildings; roads and pavements; storm-water drainage.
- Culverts; retaining walls; boundary wall; internal infrastructure; pipe racks and structural foundations; equipment foundations; underground structures and utility corridors.
- Construction & Execution Management
- Lead overall execution of civil and structural works.
- Ensure construction is carried out as per approved drawings, specifications and method statements.
- Monitor foundations, piling, RCC, structural steel, buildings and infrastructure works.
- Ensure appropriate construction methodology for heavy industrial structures.
- Coordinate work fronts based on equipment erection priorities.
- Monitor productivity of civil contractors.
- Ensure proper construction sequencing and interface management.
- Review construction methodologies for critical and complex structures.
- Ensure timely handover of completed civil foundations and structures to mechanical/electrical teams.
- Foundation & Piling Management
- Provide technical oversight for bored cast-in-situ piling, pile integrity testing, pile load testing and pile breaking/chipping.
- Oversee pile caps, raft foundations, heavy equipment foundations and dynamic equipment foundations.




- Provide oversight for kiln/preheater foundations, mill foundations, silo foundations, crusher foundations, conveyor foundations and structural foundations.
- Ensure foundation construction complies with approved geotechnical, structural and equipment design requirements.
- Quality Management
- Establish and implement the overall civil QA/QC strategy.
- Ensure compliance with approved specifications, ITPs, method statements and applicable IS codes.
- Review quality plans and inspection procedures.
- Ensure quality of concrete, reinforcement, structural steel and other construction materials.
- Monitor concrete mix designs, RMC quality and testing procedures.
- Review cube test, slump test and other quality test results.
- Ensure proper inspection before critical activities and concrete pours.
- Monitor NCRs, corrective actions and recurring quality issues.
- Minimize rework and ensure right-first-time construction.
- Coordinate with consultants/PMC for quality inspections and approvals.
- HSE Management
- Establish strong safety culture across all civil construction activities.
- Ensure strict compliance with company HSE standards and statutory requirements.
- Review safety performance of all civil contractors.
- Ensure protected execution of excavation, piling, heavy lifting, concreting, structural erection, working at height and underground works.
- Ensure adequate barricading, access, working platforms and fall protection.
- Participate in safety audits and management reviews.
- Ensure timely closure of safety observations.
- Promote zero-accident and zero-fatality culture.
- Stop unsafe work where required.
- Resource & Manpower Management
- Determine manpower requirements for the civil organization.
- Lead recruitment and deployment of civil engineers, section in-charges, supervisors and QA/QC personnel.
- Review contractor manpower and equipment deployment.
- Ensure adequate construction equipment is available.
- Optimize utilization of cranes, batching plants, concrete pumps, excavators, compactors and other equipment.
- Plan manpower and equipment requirements based on project milestones.
- Develop competent civil execution teams and provide technical guidance.
- Material & Procurement Coordination
- Coordinate timely procurement and availability of major civil construction materials.
- Review material requirements based on project schedules.
- Monitor availability of cement, reinforcement steel, structural steel, aggregates, sand, admixtures, construction chemicals, blocks/bricks, waterproofing materials and RMC.
- Monitor material consumption and reconciliation.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Stores for uninterrupted construction.
- Ensure approved sources and specifications are followed.
- Interdisciplinary Coordination
- Maintain close coordination with Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Process/Technology, Planning, Procurement, Commercial/Contracts, QA/QC, HSE, Finance, Consultants/PMC, Equipment/Package Vendors and statutory authorities.
- Ensure civil activities are synchronized with equipment delivery, erection, piping, electrical installation and commissioning schedules.
- Project Monitoring & Reporting
- Establish civil project MIS and reporting systems.
- Review daily, weekly and monthly progress reports.
- Monitor physical progress, manpower, equipment, material consumption, cost, quality, safety and contractor performance.
- Prepare management dashboards and project review presentations.
- Highlight critical risks and constraints to senior management.
- Maintain action trackers and ensure timely closure of critical issues.
- Risk Management
- Identify civil construction risks at an early stage.
- Develop mitigation plans for critical risks.
- Monitor risks related to soil/foundation conditions, design changes, drawing delays, contractor performance,



material availability, weather, interface constraints, statutory approvals, cost escalation and project schedule.
- Maintain a civil risk register and review it periodically.
- Statutory & Technical Compliance
- Ensure civil works comply with applicable IS Codes, NBC provisions where applicable, environmental requirements, factory/project statutory requirements, local authority requirements, railway requirements for railway-related works and approved project specifications.
- Coordinate with statutory authorities and consultants wherever required.
- Ensure all required approvals and clearances are obtained before execution.
- Handover & Commissioning Support
- Ensure civil works are completed in line with mechanical and commissioning schedules.
- Coordinate readiness of equipment foundations and buildings.
- Ensure punch points are identified and closed.
- Ensure as-built drawings and documentation are completed.
- Coordinate final inspection and handover of civil structures.
- Support mechanical, electrical and commissioning teams during plant start-up.
- Ensure roads, drains, buildings, utilities and infrastructure are completed before final project handover.
- Documentation & Project Records
- Ensure proper maintenance of approved drawings and drawing registers; BOQ and quantity records; civil specifications; project schedules; method statements; ITPs; DPR/WPR/MPR; RFI records; NCR records; concrete test records; piling records; material inspection reports; contractor measurements; RA bills; variation statements; quantity reconciliation; as-built drawings; punch-point registers; handover dossiers; contractor correspondence; and site instructions/technical clarifications.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Completion of civil project as per approved project schedule.
- Achievement of major civil milestones.
- Planned versus actual physical progress.
- Civil CAPEX cost control.
- Contractor productivity and performance.
- Quality compliance and minimum rework.
- HSE performance and zero major incidents.
- Timely availability of civil work fronts for mechanical erection.
- Timely resolution of engineering and construction issues.
- Effective resource utilization.
- Material consumption and wastage control.
- Timely closure of punch points.
- Readiness of civil works for commissioning.
- Successful project handover.
- Qualification
- B.E./B.Tech. in Civil Engineering.
- Strong experience in large-scale industrial construction/project management.
- Experience in Greenfield Cement Plant / Integrated Cement Plant projects is preferred.
- Experience in cement, steel, power, mining or other heavy industrial projects.
- Strong knowledge of industrial foundations, piling, RCC structures, structural steel and infrastructure.
- Project management and contractor management experience.
- Experience
- Typically 18–25 years of relevant experience, with significant experience in managing civil works for large-scale Greenfield industrial projects.
- Experience in handling multiple civil contractors, consultants and large project teams is highly desirable.
- Key Competencies
- Strategic project leadership
- Strong industrial civil construction knowledge
- Greenfield project execution
- Project planning and scheduling
- Budget and cost control
- Contract and contractor management
- Engineering and design coordination
- RCC and foundation expertise
- Quality management
- HSE leadership
- Resource management
- Risk management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Negotiation and decision-making
- Team building and leadership
- Strong communication and reporting skills
- Overall Accountability
- The Civil HOD shall have end-to-end accountability for the civil and structural execution of the Greenfield Cement Plant Project, from engineering and tendering through construction, quality assurance, cost control, contractor management, commissioning support and final handover.
- The primary objective of the position is to ensure that the complete civil scope is delivered SAFELY, ON TIME, WITHIN BUDGET AND TO THE REQUIRED QUALITY, while ensuring that civil works are fully synchronized with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning requirements.

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