Head of Project at Husk Power Systems

• Manage the project organization in terms of processes and people to build an organization that can manage over 600 projects being executed globally in a year
• Maintain and manage working relationships with discoms dealing with electricity transmission & distribution for regulatory approvals
• Development of tools and systems to effectively and efficiently manage the projects
• Organization of resources (men, material and machines) to ensure delivery as per plan
• Build digital systems that can help scale project management and provide real time feedback of status on ground.
• Monitor & follow-up the project cost and productivity to achieve / exceed target profitability
• Support cash-flow by ensuring timely delivery and proper invoicing
• Deliver project as per man-month schedule and milestones
• Build partnerships with contract management for EPC for scaling projects to the tune of 30-50 site per month.
• Preparation of project plan in accordance with the budget
• Coordinate with engineering to develop preliminary design budget and final execution designs for zero deviation at site
• Create project budget based upon quotes and bids as also track project costs
• Monitoring site progress and clearly bringing out the risks involved, and support required
• Develop strong cross functional teams that can manage cross functional conflicts
• ROW (concocted and real) Issues Management
• Brainstorming sessions with the project, design and inventory Team to give product improvement
  feedback and align compliance
• Organize on the job training for technical manpower to build a competitive and quality driven team
• Regular interaction with Project/Finance/Inventory/Logistics Team at HO to ensure that the requisite
  support and resources are in place and the Site EPC Heads don’t have to look over their shoulders
• Ensure own manpower and other workers on site strictly follow safety protocols and always wear PPE
• Ensure right quality the very first time to avoid/reduce the cost of rework
• Standardize storage and handling for sensitive and critical equipment

Qualifications

• Experience and understanding of distributed generation solar projects
• PV Installation professional certification preferred
• Solid understanding of project management process
• High degree of problem solving and system architecting capabilities.
• Tech savvy and focus on scalability rather than conventional methods of project monitoring.
• Good record keeping and organizational skills.
• 10-14 years’ experience in the energy sector, particularly in solar Industry with previous similar management assignments.
• B.Tech / M. Tech - Any Specialization (Electrical /Mechanical/Civil/ Electronics Engineering).