Head of Project Execution, Greater India

The Head of Project Execution, GREATER INDIA serves as the key customer relationship manager throughout the execution of all projects within their geographic designated area.  They work closely with the sales organization to drive growth while ensure profitability targets and maintaining strong client relationships. This role oversees project management teams in the region, ensuring on-time, high-quality, and on-budget deliveries. They hold an overall geographic responsibility to oversee and report on projects located within their area, although the assigned PMs may vary depending on workload constraints.

This role is responsible for the successful delivery, installation, and commissioning of all product orders, ensuring contract fulfillment and customer satisfaction. Additionally, Project Execution collaborates with the Service Business Line (SBL) to ensure a smooth transition of customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities:-

Scope Management:-

• Prepare detailed and full-scale project plan in alignment with associated Product Lines, including allocated resources, project objectives and time-table, which ensures completion of the project in line with customer expectations and agreed objectives
• Ensure project schedules clearly identify the critical path and enable project team to identify important tasks and milestones.
• Act as Project Manager for integration scope when applicable.

Risk, Contract, Change and Claim Management

• Supports Product Execution Managers in identifying project opportunities, enforcing a rigorous change management process during each phase of the Project and proactively pursue change orders and claims for all customer driven change.
• Manage project performance and identify threats early and have mitigation plans in place for managing risks.
• Commercially manage the contract to minimize all liabilities
• Coordinate with each Product group to ensure all aspects of the Project are compatible and fulfil contractual requirements, including clients RFI’s, TQ’s, NCR’s
• Responsible for maintaining a record of claims and changes and address those during the project execution.
• Responsible to ensure that claims and change management strategies are in place for relevant cases.

Financial & Performance Management

• Monitor and manage costs, revenue, contribution margin and cash flow throughout the project.
• Consolidate project reporting of costs, schedule, forecasting, invoicing / payments
• Ensure profitability is maintained or improved from the as-sold status.

Operational Excellence & Stakeholder Management:-

• Collaborate with Capital Sales, Service Business Line (SBL), and Product Line teams to ensure seamless project delivery and customer handover.
• Ensure transparent and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Communication & Reporting::-

• Act as the primary customer contact for Scope 2+ projects.
• Ensure clear and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Consolidate information from Product line teams for streamlined client communication.
• Ensure accurate project reporting, including customer and internal risk reports.
• Document lessons learned, implement corrective actions, and analyze project improvements.

Leadership & Team Management:-

• Oversee project management teams in the region, ensuring efficient execution and delivery.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and strategic direction to project teams to meet business objectives.

Qualification & Skills:-

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in the mining industry, with at least 10 years in capital investment projects as a PM
• Expertise in managing complex, multi-product project deliveries and deep commercial understanding of the projects business and its commercial drivers
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and customer relationship skills.
• Advanced project management knowledge, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.
• Experience in contract negotiation, management, and interpreting specifications/drawings.
• Experience in leading international and intercultural teams in a highly complex business environment.
• Nice-to-have skills include computing proficiency and familiarity with Oracle and Microsoft suite of systems
• PMP certification preferred.

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

FLSmidth provides sustainable productivity to the global mining and cement industries. We deliver market-leading engineering, equipment and service solutions that enable our customers to improve performance, drive down costs and reduce environmental impact. Our operations span the globe and we are close to 10,117 employees, present in more than 60 countries. In 2021, FLSmidth generated revenue of DKK 17.6 billion. Mission Zero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining and cement by 2030.www.flsmidth.com/MissionZeroz