PwC - Senior Consultant/Manager - GRID - Capital Project Service Vertical

Job Description:

Job Summary :

About LoS:

Capital Project Service Vertical is a specialist business unit, housed within GRID (Government Reforms & Infrastructure Development) of PwCs Consulting/Advisory Business and is focused on delivering projects from start to end, in time, and on budget. Our aim is to maximise wallet share by offering, in an integrated and comprehensive manner, our entire suite of services that becomes necessary for a project over its development life cycle - from concept to commissioning.

PwCs Capital Projects team ensures excellence throughout the life cycle from conceptualisation through delivery to project closure and a smooth transition to operations, thereby ensuring successful execution and enhancement of stakeholder value. Our industry and sector experts and project professionals work collaboratively with you to address all phases of the project development life cycle, providing measurable value to the organisation and its shareholders.

Position: Senior Consultant/Manager

Experience: 05 - 16 years

Educational Qualifications: BE (Civil/ Mechanical) + Post Graduation (MBA/ MMS / ME/ etc) mandatory

Preferred Certifications: PMP; Prince2; CAPM, Six Sigma,

Trainings: Computerised Project management/ Microsoft project/ Primavera

Sector Requisite: Power/Roads/Highways, Flyovers and Major Road Projects

Core Competencies:

- Both Delivery & Business Development engagements are key requisite for the role.

Past Experience Preferred in - 

- Project / Programme Management on Roads and Highways/ Thermal Power/ Waterways /Inlands /Ports /projects with Project Management and/or Engineering Consulting Firms or Big 4s.

Past Roles Preferred as:

- Project Manager, Bid Manager, Business Development executive, Project Coordinator; Senior Consultant, Project Lead, Engagement Team Lead.

Desired Candidate Profile

Candidate Specifications :

Technical Skill Requirement for the Role:

Project Management Skills

1. Knowledge of All Project Management Disciplines such as Planning; Scheduling; Cost; Procurement; Change; Risk; Communication; Coordination; Reporting; MIS; Decision Support; Execution Management and Project Closure Management

2. Understanding of developing systems; processes; guidelines; formats and templates on project management disciplines for implementation

3. Understanding of the complete project lifecycle from concept to project feasibility to project planning to execution and commissioning.

4. Ability to lead the project individually with a small team.

Business Development Skills

5. Ability to conceptualize and draft a proposal consisting of Summary, approach and methodology, work plans of delivery to the Clients.

6. Good writing skills and ability to review and add value to the developed drafts.

7. Ability to interact with prospective and regular Clients to understand their need.

8. Sound presentation and communication skills with excellent command on spoken English.

9. Business Acumen to understand Client needs & market assessment of present business

10. Understanding of business strategy formulation and MIS

Essential Functions of the Job:

11. Contributes as an effective team member and takes accountability for deliverables

12. Creates value to clients independently- bringing excellent project management and consulting skills and past client experiences.

13. Shall have an ability to keep self-updated about latest developments in the subject technology.

14. Shall be innovative and open for radical solutions.

15. Deploys consulting best practice knowledge and techniques when undertaking work

16. Performs rapid assessment of current landscape for clients and is able to provide insights around hypotheses and solutions

17. Acts as a coach to client staff to support embedding capability and manages knowledge for use across projects and the internal firm communities.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

18. Sound understanding of the Bid process management and transaction advisory domain.

19. Experience of handing project contracts. Understanding of FIDIC shall be an added advantage.

20. Good understanding of the Roads and Highway projects lifecycle.

21. Good understanding of project processes and transformations

22. Experience with all aspects of change - technology, process and organization

23. Ability to manage ambiguity and the political aspects of change.

Education: UG -B.Tech/B.E. - Any Specialization, Civil, Mechanical