Airtel - Senior Manager - Civil & Structure - Real Estate Function

Airtel - Senior Manager - Civil & Structure (Real Estate)

Purpose of the Job

- The incumbent will manage multiple categories of Planning, Procurement and Execution of projects across Real Estate functions for Pan-India projects.

- Guide the user teams with technical expertise in Civil, Structure, Base-Build, Large & Small Interiors and Building R&M works.

- Establish standards, policies and procedures to establish governance and risk management for all projects.

Key Deliverables

- Coordination of User requirements for New Expansions, Retrofit, and reconfiguration of Airtel MSC and Offices.

- Preparing business case and ROI for necessary project approvals as per business processes.

- Appoint, Develop & Manage all Design/ Structure/ MEP Consultants, PMC, and General Contractors for MSC, Offices, Retrofit and F&LS Projects inc. of all coordination during the sourcing stage.

- Review of PQs, RFP and RFQs within the time for all types of projects and reviewing cost benchmarking and optimization as per Annual Operating Plans.

- Review and Evaluation of Consultant BOQs, Technical review of Tender packages for MSC and Datacenter projects.

- Review of existing Building Structure and recommendation of retrofit per business needs.

- Review of existing Building Fire & Life Safety systems and recommendation of execution works in the most cost-effective manner.

- Manage all projects under the Real Estate team in Planning, Scheduling, Execution and Delivery. Cost Management, Contract Management and Value Engineering inputs for on-time and on-budget completion.

- Ensuring implementation of HSE guidelines within the region for employees and workers as per central and state guidelines for pan-India projects.

- Monitoring project budgets at all times and ensuring timely change orders are notified and approved by the Head of Real Estate and other stakeholders.

- Weekly and Monthly Project review and reporting with management and all stakeholders.

- Financial Reporting of SCM - Real Estate function on monthly updates against annual operating plans.

- Compliance Management and Review of all Airtel properties for applicable statutory rules and regulations and securing necessary approvals from government authorities as may be required for all RE projects.

- Monitoring and reporting partner performance for proper project completions and adherence to SOWs. In charge of directing for corrective actions and ensuring timely implementations.

- Periodic risk assessment audit of all projects, timely corrective actions, and reporting on all risks.

- Standardization and updating Real Estate team's process guidelines.

- Leading Green initiatives for new builds and operational properties with minimum wastage, optimization of materials used, and finding new ways of using construction technology for support.

- Coordination with Business, FM and Network Teams.

- Develop and improve team efficiency and productivity.

Skills Required

- Functional expertise in Real Estate Transactions, Procurement, Project and Financial Management.

- Expertise in Real Estate project costing and commercial models.

- Technical skillset on Civil, Structures and Execution of Building + Interior projects with knowledge of MEP

- Demonstrated experience to drive strategic discussions & collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

- Hands-on experience with complex business supply chain processes.

- Persistent personality, willing to work through complexity, and dive into details and roadblocks to achieve beneficial end goals.

- Strong Transformation and Change Management Skills. Demonstrate the ability to drive organizational change and work with multiple business units to affect positive outcomes.

- Good leadership skills and ability to work effectively with diverse teams with self-motivation.

- Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills

- Excellent presentation, organization and communication skills.

- B. Tech. (Civil)

- Masters - Construction/ Project Management, MBA (Real Estate)/ PMP preferred.

Work Experience

- 10-15 yrs. of strong experience dealing with Real Estate/ Offices/ Base-Build Projects for IT-ITES/ Telecom companies, Commercial Building Construction.

- Must have a proven track record of managing both large Corporate Interior fit-outs and Construction projects.

- Min. 10 years of experience in leading and driving projects independently.

- Preference of working in Indian Corporate/ MNC for the last 5-8 years.