Vacancy Announcement at Butwal Power Company for Project Manager

1. Key Performance Areas:
   1. Administration and Strategic Management
      • Assist the Project Director in operations and administration of the project ensuring timely availability of relevant information;
      • Keep Project Director informed on all matters that may be of importance to the company including market situation and company’s current performance and progress;
      • Provide strategic direction and leadership to the management team and employees of the Company.
      • Monitoring of Environment Management strategies based on the IEE and EMP of project;
      • Create awareness of the environmental affairs to stakeholders at systemic level by conducting or coordinating worker training in area such as safety, laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring , and use of safety equipments;
   2. Construction Management
      • Plan, organize and execute project activities and programs and make timely revisions as appropriate to reflect changing needs and requirements.
      • Ensure that the project documents are complete, current and documented appropriately.
      • Monitor accomplishment of targeted milestones as mentioned in project preconstruction and construction schedules and ensure its implementation for completion within time and budget.
      • Monitor that all contractual, legal and project specific requirements are fulfilled.
      • Ensure that the most competitive engineering, civil and other contractors and equipment manufacturers and suppliers are selected.
      • Oversee that the construction & installation activities are completed timely.
   3. Financial Management
      • Manage and mobilize the required amount of fund and working capital
      • Ensure that the project is completed within given budget.
      • Conclude Power Purchase Agreement and financial closing, and liaise with Government agencies for all necessary licenses and permits.
      • Monitor resources for their optimum utilization.
      • Approve budget, bills and payables as stipulated by the Company rules.
      • Control budgetary expenses.
   4. Human Resource Management
      • Recruit, lead and facilitate project team for the achievement of project development goals.
      • Increase the effective utilization of human resource by implementing appropriate HRD policy and plans.
   5. Community and Public Relations
      • Assures that the organization’s mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in a strong and positive manner to the relevant stakeholders.
      • Liaison with Govt. and all stakeholders for business expansion and increasing value for shareholders.
   6. Management Excellence
      • Continuously seeks to improve project management & outcomes.
      • Develops and implements strategic partnership with local administration to ease field operations.
      • Strategic collaboration with contracted companies/parties for timely delivery and installation of hydro-mechanical & electro-mechanical equipments.
2. General Responsibilities
   • To adhere to the Company’s policies, manuals, guidelines in all activities, and to actively promote continual improvement wherever possible;
   • To be responsible for own health and safety and colleagues, in accordance with the Occupational Health Safety and security Manual of the Company;
   • To work in accordance with the requirement of ISO and to ensure that all new systems are designed in compliance with ISO requirements;
   • To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.
3. Working Relationships and Contacts
   • Board Directors of KEL
   • Project Director
   • All other SBUs and Functions of BPC
   • Group Companies
   • Contractors
   • Consultants
4. Employees Supervision
   • Take a role of a KEL team leader and supervise the work of KEL Team.
5. Job Specification
   1. Qualifications:
      Essential: Master degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
      Desirable: Master degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with Master degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
   2. Experience:
      Essential: Minimum 10 years in Top Level Management
      Desirable: 10 years of experience in Hydro power projects at decision making.
6. Person Specification
   1. Professional Skills:
      • Excellent Managerial and interpersonal skills, including oral and written communication, liaison , negotiation, persuasion, conflict resolution and active listening;
      • High –level report writing ,analytical and decision making skills;
      • Knowledge on policy and regulations of GoN in the field of Hydropower Development;
      • Well developed skills in staff development , performance management and the creation of high performance teams while fostering a positive work environment;
      • Excellent people and corporate management skills;
      • Ability to multi-task, time management skill, conducting trend analysis with respect to Project Management;
   2. Personal Attributes:
      • Mature, flexible, consistent and fair;
      • Ability to operate in situations of stress and pressure and to balance work demands with other life needs;
      • Committed to upholding professional standards and ethics;
      • Patience and tolerance for others’ perspective;
      • Ability to work in a team and lead where necessary within and outside the project;
      • Commitment to social justice and the values of KEL.
7. Salary and Benefits Package
   • Commensurate with the professional experience, qualification and the Company rule.

Source : BPC Website / The Himalayan Times