- PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Accountabilities Major Activities Contracting- Assist the team in formulating strategies for contracting when procuring goods or services from various vendors after award of the project
- Sending enquiries to get quotations for materials, services, sub-contract works, specific to project awarded.
- Engage in negotiations with the vendor within the allocated budgetand project timeline.
- Preparation of the contract document and finalizing the same in alignment with the company policies post discussion with technical, legal and project team.
- Preparation of purchase/service orders in the Oracle
- Work closely with Engineering and Execution teamon project development activities
Contract Monitoring- Highlight early warning signs of potential delays and communicate any variances, along with their implication, as necessary.
- Track actualcost to complete vis-à-vis actual approved cost (at the time of business case approval), evaluate the variance and apply the learnings while bidding/evaluating future projects.
- Provide assistance to the project team in managing contractual agreements, which includes document control, approval processes, scope change, if any, and more.
Building knowledge pool- Creating and maintaining the comprehensive costdata base for major supply items
- Collect information from different stakeholders in the sector about recent market happenings andpresent to team,the impact of these developments on business.
- Keep a track of past trendand future outlookof the commodity prices of the commodity that impact business.
Ensure internal/external audit preparedness.- Ensure creation and maintenance of project documentation on a periodic basis
- Ensure audit preparedness by adhering to standardized business processes and supporting availability of all required documents
- Support in Internal reporting at India/ Group level- MD update / Quarterly PIO update and other Reporting documents.
- Contribute to various other cross-functional initiatives at India and Group-level to improve internal processes and enhance system agility
- DECISIONS
Decisions made by job holder
As perthe defined authority matrix Approvals within the budgets defined and decision matrixRecommendations to or approval by superior
Shortlisting of Vendors/OEMs/ Contractors for placing contracts for new/ ongoing projects - INTERACTIONS
Internal Clients
Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work BD, Technical, O&M, Legal, Project – during contract finalization, issuance of amendment, contractor/vendor performance managementExternal Clients
Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day to day work OEMs/ Contractors to close out the contracts Govt bodies (CTUIL/PGCIL/CEA etc.) – Understanding needs, approvals during project development phase DIMENSIONS
Financial Dimensions
- Responsibility of the following dimensions
Close the Contract for all the new/existing projects within the approved business case
Average cycle to close contracts for new project ~3months
- SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Educational Qualifications
- Minimum Qualification: B.E/B.Tech (Electrical/ Mechanical/Civil)
Functional Skills
- Good understanding of the Indian PowerIndustry with a knowledge of the powervalue chain
- In depth understanding of technical &commercial aspects of transmission and renewable business
- Understanding of the contracting frameworks in T&D space
- Understanding of Bid Processes for T&D projects
- Experience in handling Substation and Transmission line projects
- Sound negotiation skills
- Analytical thinking
- Communication and Influencing Skills
- Presentation skills
- People agilityand interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
- Execution excellence
Relevant and total years of Experience
- Overall experience: 5+ years in Business development/Contracts/Project coordination/ Supply chain Management for Powersector/ infrastructure projects
- Specific experience: Min 3 yearsof experience in Contracting of Transmission/Renewable projects in India
