Assystem

Programme Director

Jaipur, RJ, India · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerAssystem
LocationJaipur, RJ, India
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted6 days ago

Key Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the urban development programme.
Lead planning, implementation and monitoring of multiple urban infrastructure projects/work packages.
Develop and maintain the overall Programme Management Plan, implementation strategy and delivery roadmap.
Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, budget, schedule and quality standards.
Coordinate with ULBs, state departments, government authorities and other institutional stakeholders.
Review and approve project implementation plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
Establish programme-level KPIs, milestones, monitoring mechanisms and reporting systems.
Monitor progress of individual projects and identify critical delays, bottlenecks and interdependencies.
Provide strategic guidance for corrective and preventive actions.
Oversee project management consultants, design consultants, contractors and other technical agencies.
Review technical proposals, designs, DPRs, tender documents, contract packages and implementation methodologies.
Ensure effective procurement and contract management in accordance with applicable government procedures and contractual requirements.
Monitor financial progress, expenditure, cash flow and budget utilisation.
Review variations, claims, extensions of time and other contractual matters.
Ensure compliance with applicable central/state government guidelines, urban development policies, environmental requirements and statutory regulations.
Facilitate coordination between technical, financial, procurement, social, environmental and institutional teams.
Lead programme-level risk identification, mitigation and escalation.
Establish quality assurance and quality control mechanisms across projects.
Review programme-level MIS, dashboards, progress reports and management reports.
Present programme status, key risks and strategic issues to senior management/client authorities.
Support government agencies in institutional strengthening and capacity building.
Ensure effective knowledge management, documentation and transfer of knowledge to client/ULB teams.
Resolve high-level technical, contractual, institutional and stakeholder issues.
Represent the programme in meetings with senior government officials, funding agencies and other key stakeholders.

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25+ years of overall professional experience, preferably in urban infrastructure/development programmes.
At least 10–12 years of experience in senior management/programme or project leadership roles.

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