IN_Associate_Strategic PMO and Project Controls_Capital Projects & Infrastructure_Advisory_Mumbai

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**Line of Service** Advisory **Industry/Sector** Not Applicable **Specialism** Managed Services **Management Level** Associate **Job Description & Summary** At PwC, our people in project portfolio management focus on optimising project portfolios to drive strategic business outcomes. These individuals oversee project selection, prioritisation, and resource allocation to facilitate successful project delivery. In project management at PwC, you will oversee and coordinate various projects to facilitate successful delivery within budget and timeline. You will leverage strong organisational and communication skills to effectively manage teams and stakeholders. \\* Why   PWC At  PwC , you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes for our clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences for each other. Learn more  about us .At  PwC , we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm’s growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations. " **Job Description & Summary:** We are hiring a hands-on Associate to run the day-to-day MIS, drive S-curve and schedule analytics, convert data into actionable insights, prepare concise update notes, own the risk/issue/change logs, and proactively identify threats to the critical path during both development and construction phases. You will interface with the client PMO, EPC contractor, design, planning and cost teams, Independent Engineer (IE), lenders’ representatives, and statutory stakeholders to ensure schedule reliability, risk mitigation, and compliance with the Concession Agreement. **Responsibilities:** Project controls and MIS - Operate a single-source-of-truth MIS (MIS is already setup) covering progress, schedule, cost, risks, issues, decisions, and changes. - Design and maintain weekly/monthly dashboards including physical and financial S-curves, SPI/CPI (if applied), variance trends, look-aheads, and risk heatmaps. ***The role is more about identifying trends and insights from these documents rather than just preparing the documents. The PD and CEO expect us to operate as their strategic minds to identify what could go wrong before it does.*** - Implement and track data governance: clear data definitions, cut-off times, QA/QC, site verification, version control, traceability to source records (DPRs, photos, test reports). - Prepare crisp update notes and executive briefs for internal leadership, client PMO, IE/lenders as applicable. - Maintain action/decision/assumption registers with owners, due dates, and closure tracking. Day-to-day progress review at site - Conduct daily huddles and field walkdowns to validate reported progress, quantities, productivity, and work-front readiness. - Reconcile site diaries, DPRs, photos, drone outputs, and contractor progress reports against the baseline and S-curve. - Maintain and drive closure of a site issues log (access, utilities, approvals, resources, QA/QC, safety) with owners and timelines. Schedule and critical path management - Maintain the integrated master schedule (Primavera/MSP) aligned to WBS; update baselines through controlled change. - Run critical path and near-critical analyses; flag slippages, quantify impacts, and drive recovery plans with contractors/consultants. - Coordinate 2–4 week look-aheads, handshakes across design–procurement–construction interfaces, and constrained work windows (e.g., monsoon, traffic blocks). Risk, issue, and change control - Own the risk register with cause, probability, impact (time/cost/revenue/quality), owner, and mitigations; sustain a proactive early-warning cadence. - Identify and escalate risks to the critical path in development (approvals, land/ROW, utility shifting, design reviews, permits) and construction (procurement lead times, mobilization, method approvals, productivity, traffic management). - Maintain the issue log and drive timely resolution; differentiate risks (potential) from issues (occurred). - Operate change control: log change requests, assess impacts (time/cost/CA compliance), coordinate approvals, and update schedule/cost baselines. BOT–Toll and Concession Agreement compliance - Track milestones and obligations: Appointed Date, SCOD/COD, PCOD/sectional completion, performance tests, safety audits, completion certificates. - Coordinate IE submissions and responses, lenders’ progress packs, compliance evidence, and audit readiness. - Monitor tolling readiness: toll plaza civil works, ETC/FASTag systems, ITS/communication, power, commissioning plans, and O&M ramp-up. - Align project controls with the financial model: schedule-to-revenue implications, risk impacts on COD, and mitigation strategies. Development phase focus - Maintain trackers for designs/submittals, authority/utility approvals, land/ROW availability, clearances, traffic diversion plans, and gate reviews. - Drive closure of review comments with designers and authorities; highlight blockers to mobilization and construction start. Construction phase focus - Track work-front readiness, re