Project Execution Manager

Job Title: Project Execution Manager, NGBU 

Team: Project Management 

Purpose Overview

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Lead the execution of solar hybrid projects (400 kW – 10 MWp) through the entire lifecycle: late development, engineering, procurement, installation, testing & commissioning, provisional and final acceptance, and handover.

• Oversee and review EPC schedules, ensuring alignment with contract milestones and driving on-time, on-budget delivery.

• Manage integration of EMS controllers, gensets, PV, and BESS to ensure reliable and optimized plant operation.

• Review and approve engineering designs, including Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), electrical, civil, and mechanical drawings, as-built drawings, and Bills of Quantities (BoQs).

• Evaluate and sign off roof structural modifications and early ground engineering works, including geotechnical investigations, pull-out tests, and site preparation activities.

• Manage project execution across the engineering, procurement, and construction phases, ensuring that key milestones are delivered on time and within budget.

• Oversee end-of-project activities, including provisional acceptance, handover, and final acceptance, ensuring smooth transition to operations and proper closeout documentation.

2. Contract & Stakeholder Management

• Oversee end-of-project activities, including provisional acceptance, handover, and final acceptance, ensuring smooth transition to operations and proper closeout documentation

• Lead execution against EPC contracts including liquidated damages (LDs), warranties, and variation/change management.

• Liaise closely with clients, contractors, DISCOs, OEMs, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and timely delivery.

• Manage EPCs and sub-contractor performance to achieve cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

• Support commercial teams in reviewing contract schedules and technical annexes during late development and award stages.

3. Project Controls & Quality Assurance

• Support commercial teams in reviewing contract schedules and technical annexes during late development and award stages

• Develop and track detailed project schedules using project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheets, Gantt Project).

• Implement robust cost tracking, reporting, and forecasting tools

• Enforce QA/QC standards throughout construction and commissioning.

• Ensure strict HSES compliance on all project sites.

• Conduct project reviews to identify lessons learned and improvement opportunities

4.  Problem Solving & Team Leadership

• Act as a technical and operational problem solver, applying analytical thinking to resolve design or site issues efficiently.

• Work comfortably in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, adapting plans as required.

• Build, mentor, and lead multidisciplinary project teams, fostering a collaborative yet accountable culture.

• Coordinate handover processes including as-built drawings, warranties, O&M packages, and contractual closeout.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

1. Project delivery on time and on budget.

2. Technical integration quality (PV, BESS, EMS, genset).

3. Compliance with company project management, QA/QC, and HSES standards.

4. Effective contract and variation management.

5. Smooth handover to operations with complete documentation