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This role will be responsible for end-to-end leadership and delivery of large, complex Minerals & Metals projects (Greenfield, Brownfield, Expansion, EPC/EPCM/Turnkey) ensuring adherence to cost, schedule, quality, safety, and contractual commitments, while driving profitability, client satisfaction, and organizational capability building. This role serves as the single-point accountability (SPOC) for assigned projects and represents the organization at the highest level with clients, JV partners, consultants, and statutory authorities. 1. Project Leadership & Governance - Provide overall direction, governance, and leadership for one or more mega/strategic projects in the Minerals & Metals domain (Iron Ore, Steel, Aluminium, Copper, Zinc, Beneficiation, Pellet Plants, Smelters, Material Handling Systems, etc.). - Establish strong project governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and escalation protocols. - Ensure alignment with organizational strategy, IC objectives, and profitability targets. 2. Contract, Commercial & Financial Management - Full accountability for project P&L, cash flow, billing, and margin improvement. - Oversee contract administration, including scope management, claims, variations, EOT, negotiations, and dispute resolution. - Ensure timely certification, invoicing, collections, and effective working capital management. - Drive cost control, value engineering, and risk mitigation to protect and enhance margins. 3. Planning, Execution & Delivery - Approve and monitor master schedules, milestone tracking, and critical path activities. - Ensure seamless integration across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. - Drive productivity improvements, constructability reviews, and adoption of best practices. - Ensure timely and safe project completion as per contractual commitments. 4. Client & Stakeholder Management - Act as the primary interface with clients, senior management, and key stakeholders. - Build long-term client relationships through transparent communication, issue resolution, and proactive engagement. - Represent the organization in high-level reviews, steering committees, audits, and negotiations. - Coordinate with consultants, licensors, JV partners, and statutory bodies. 5. Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ) - Champion a zero-harm safety culture across all project sites. - Ensure full compliance with HSE regulations, company standards, and client requirements. - Drive quality assurance and quality control to deliver defect-free systems and plants. - Ensure sustainability, environmental compliance, and responsible execution practices. 6. Risk Management & Compliance - Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, commercial, schedule, and statutory risks. - Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements. - Lead crisis management and recovery plans for critical project challenges. 7. People Leadership & Capability Building - Lead large, multi-disciplinary, and multi-location project teams. - Build strong succession pipelines and develop next-level project leaders. - Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, diversity, and performance excellence. - Ensure workforce planning, talent deployment, and productivity optimization. 8. Strategic Contribution & Business Growth - Provide inputs for bid strategies, project reviews, and techno-commercial risk assessments. - Support pre-bid activities, constructability reviews, and execution planning for new projects. - Capture lessons learned and institutionalize best practices across the Minerals & Metals IC. - Act as a brand ambassador of the organization in industry forums and client ecosystems.