Chief Project Director_BID Position in New Delhi, भारत

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consulting groups specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating, improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems.

Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots, Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Railway projects across India. The position of Chief Project Director is the key position in these BIDs.

Missions/Main Duties

• Provide overarching strategic direction, vision, and governance for the entire PGMS team and execution agencies.
• Monitor overall project cash flows, approve major financial disbursements, and oversee cost-control measures.
• Evaluate and authorize major contract variations, escalations, claims, and time extension (EOT) requests.
• Maintain direct communication lines with top-tier officials in the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, and State Government.
• Oversee the final, high-level integration testing and trial runs of rolling stock, signaling, and traction systems.
• Lead the preparation, documentation, and coordination required for the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) or Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspections.

Profile/Skills

• He/She should have Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering with minimum of 20 years’ experience in construction industry including Railway / Highway Projects.
• He/She should have minimum experience of 10 years in Railway/linear projects and worked as Chief/ senior project director or equivalent position for a minimum of 3 years.

OR

• At least 5 years’ experience in SAG or equivalent Grade or above in Civil Engineering or at least 7 years’ service in SG & above in Civil Engineering Department or in equivalent grade in Indian Railways/RITES/ IRCON/RVNL or equivalent grades in Konkan Railway/ MRVC/DFCCIL/any JVs/SPVs with Ministry of Railways/State govt, any Metro Rail Corporation either individually or combined.

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!

Workplace Type

On-site

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