About this role
1. Project Strategy & Governance
• Define and implement project delivery strategy for AdaniConneX's data center development portfolio. • Establish project governance frameworks, delivery methodologies, approval mechanisms, and reporting structures. • Drive portfolio-wide project reviews and leadership dashboards. • Ensure alignment of project priorities with business growth plans and customer requirements. • Provide regular updates to the CEO and leadership team regarding project performance, risks, and mitigation plans.
2. Project Planning & Controls
• Establish enterprise-wide planning and scheduling standards across all projects. • Govern project baselines, milestones, budgets, and resource deployment strategies. • Monitor critical path activities and recovery plans. • Oversee portfolio-level project controls, forecasting, cost management, and cash-flow visibility. • Drive digital project monitoring through Primavera, BIM, Power BI, and other project systems.
3. Project Execution & Construction Delivery
• Lead end-to-end execution of all data center projects from groundbreaking to customer handover. • Ensure timely execution of civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, ELV, BMS, IBMS, utility, and infrastructure works. • Drive project delivery performance against schedule, budget, quality, safety, and contractual commitments. • Resolve complex project challenges and critical escalations impacting delivery. • Ensure seamless coordination among Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Quality, and Operations teams.
4. Testing, Commissioning & Operational Readiness
• Oversee testing and commissioning activities across all facilities. • Ensure compliance with hyperscaler and enterprise customer commissioning standards. • Drive integrated systems testing, reliability validation, and operational readiness programs. • Ensure defect-free project handover to Operations and Customers. • Lead project closeout and lessons-learned processes.
5. Customer & Stakeholder Management
• Act as executive sponsor for key project customers. • Lead project governance reviews with hyperscalers, enterprise customers, consultants, PMCs, and contractors. • Ensure project commitments, milestones, and contractual obligations are met. • Drive customer satisfaction through transparent reporting and proactive issue management. • Build strong relationships with government authorities, regulatory agencies, utility providers, and strategic partners.
6. Cost, Commercial & Risk Management
• Ensure effective project budgeting, forecasting, and cost control. • Drive value engineering initiatives to optimize project economics. • Review major contracts, variation orders, claims, and commercial risks. • Lead proactive identification and mitigation of project risks. • Ensure effective governance of contingency and recovery plans.
7. Quality, Safety & Sustainability
• Champion a zero-harm safety culture across all project sites. • Ensure compliance with EHS standards, statutory regulations, and Adani Group governance requirements. • Drive implementation of world-class construction quality standards. • Ensure projects achieve sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental objectives. • Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence practices.
8. Organization Leadership & Capability Building
• Build and lead a high-performing project delivery organization. • Mentor Cluster Heads, Project Directors, Engineering Leaders, and Functional Heads. • Drive succession planning and leadership development within the projects function. • Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and delivery excellence. • Strengthen project management capabilities, systems, and governance across the organization.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Dimension KPI
Project Delivery % Projects delivered on time
Project Delivery % Projects delivered within approved budget
Customer Customer milestone achievement & satisfaction score
Quality Defect-free handover performance
Safety LTIFR and safety compliance metrics
Commercial Cost optimization and value engineering savings
Governance Project governance and reporting compliance
Commissioning Successful testing & commissioning performance
Capability Building Leadership bench strength and succession readiness
Business Excellence Continuous improvement and digital project adoption
Key Competencies Leadership Competencies
• Strategic Leadership • Business Acumen • Stakeholder Management • Executive Presence • Decision Making Under Ambiguity • Change Leadership
Functional Competencies
• Mega Project Delivery • Program & Portfolio Management • Construction Management • Project Planning & Control • Data Center Infrastructure Delivery • Cost & Commercial Management • Contract Administration • Risk Management • Testing & Commissioning • Quality Management • EHS Management • Client Relationship Management
Behavioral Competencies
• Ownership & Accountability • Collaboration & Influence • Result Orientation • Innovation & Continuous Improvement • People Development • Customer Centricity
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering. • Post-Graduate qualification in Project Management, Construction Management, Infrastructure Management, or MBA will be preferred. • PMP, Primavera (P6), Lean Construction, or equivalent project management certifications will be an added advantage.
Experience
• 23+ years of experience in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. • Proven leadership experience in Data Centers, Airports, Industrial Infrastructure, Mission-Critical Facilities, Power Plants, Metro, Semiconductor, Logistics Parks, or other mega infrastructure projects. • Demonstrated experience in managing multi-billion CAPEX portfolios and complex stakeholder ecosystems. • Strong track record of delivering projects involving large civil, mechanical, electrical, ICT, utility, and commissioning scopes.