General Manager - Projects - Greenfield Manufacturing

Company is putting a greenfield project and looking for a site project manager.

Project Manager will lead and manage the Greenfield Manufacturing Project. Initially he will be working closely with Engineering consultant as well as statutory consultant on design & approval process for the construction until the construction phases begin.

The position will be expected to lead the following tasks: -

- Work closely with internal stake holders & design consultant agency to finalize design for the facility, process, utilities & traffic inline, local statutory requirement to meet the business objective for India business.

- Coordinate with statutory consultant to ensure the necessary information is provided & permissions are secured well in time to meet the master schedule.

- Prepare budget for the various stages of project to meet the overall cost objective for this project & execute it along with stakeholders like procurement, engineering to deliver best value for money.

- Oversee the installation of the equipment and machinery and all civil, building and engineering works involved in the project.

The position is expected to execute the following activities:

- Ensure the project is kept on budget and within agreed timescales, communicating all issues and progress with the Management team

- Will work with project stakeholders in due diligence, sit-set-up, customer interaction, training, building/equipment set-up, and all other stages of operational set-up.

- Ensures all personnel involved in a project, to include but limited to project team, plant personnel and contractors are aware of and adhere to all safety rules and regulations.

- Directs activities involved with the planning and implementation of assigned projects of all types.

- Establishes and monitors project schedules; makes use of the critical path approach to scheduling; revises project schedules as required to maintain project goals, develop responsibility plans and startup production plans.

- Extensive and innovative use of the PMC & design agency for project planning, scheduling, accounting, communications, etc.

- Review the performance of 3rd party contractors and implement corrective action to optimize their involvement.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

- Hold an Engineering Degree, B.Tech./or M.Tech. in Mech/Civil/Electrical/Instrumentation with a minimum of 12-15 years' experience in manufacturing & project Management.

- Need to have previous experience of setting up Greenfield/brownfield manufacturing operations in India from concept to commissioning.

- Must have worked in Foods industry/FMCG/Pharma.

- Must have had experience in preparing project budgets, project time frames and manage resources.

- Should be fully aware of the government rules and regulations on setting up a new facility