Country Head/ Director – India Operations
Job Description:
We are seeking a visionary, technically grounded, and entrepreneurial Country Head to lead and grow our India’s operations. The ideal candidate will have a design/engineering background in electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering, ideally with project management experience. The candidates with leadership roles in Design & Engineering (PMC) organisations in Rail & Infrastructure sector will be preferred. This individual will take full responsibility for building the India business, aligning it with global strategy, and fostering a high-performance engineering team. This is a CEO-equivalent leadership role with a direct seat at the strategic decision-making table.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead Indian operations as strategic head.
• Play a pivotal role in launching & growing business in India.
• Identify & capitalise on business opportunities in rail sector in India.
• Proficient in managing P & L, risk management, cash flow optimisation, budgeting & financial reporting.
• Extensive knowledge of design & engineering in rail/ infrastructure sector including trends, technologies & best practices.
• Build, manage & scale up a multidisciplinary design & engineering team in Ahmedabad.
• Coordinate with the UK leadership to align on project delivery, quality benchmarks, and growth strategies.
• Oversee project execution and ensure timely, high-quality technical delivery maintaining highest operational efficiency.
• Provide technical oversight and inputs on identifying & resolving complex engineering problems (preferably in electrical/civil/mechanical systems).
• Maintain and enhance client relationships, both internal (UK team) and external. • Represent India operations at leadership meetings and contribute to global decisionmaking.
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws, company laws, tax laws, statutory requirements. Also ensure compliance to group's policies and maintain company’s ethical standards.
Experience & Qualifications:
• M.E./ M.Tech. Or B.E./ B. Tech. In Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
• 20+ years in engineering consultancy or design-focused organisations.
• Experience in design & engineering consultancy organisations in Rail/ Infrastructure sectors preferred.
• Prior leadership experience as Business Unit Lead/ Operations Director or at least 2nd in command in Design & Engineering in Consultancy organisation for at least 5 years
Skills & Qualities:
• Strategic Leadership: Expertise in leading a design & engineering consultancy firm steering the company through growth phases.
• Operations Management: Ability to manage technical teams and drive quality outcomes.
• Confident communicator with excellent coordination and stakeholders (internal & external) management abilities.
• Growth mindset and entrepreneurial drive.
• Comfortable operating in a matrix/global structure and collaborating remotely.
• Passionate about coaching teams, fostering leadership & creating high performing organisation.
Desirable:
• Experience with international engineering projects, especially UK/Europe standards.
• Familiarity with multi-disciplinary engineering software such as AutoCAD, REVIT, ROBOT, IES, Tekla Ted, Microstation, Relux/Dialux, XGSLab, ETAP, CDEGS & Electrical OM/Trimble or similar tools.
Compensation & Incentives
• Competitive salary (40-60 LPA Negotiable) and performance-based incentives.
• Future potential for equity/shareholding or profit-sharing structure.
• Opportunity to shape and grow a global engineering centre of excellence.
• Professional autonomy with strategic influence in a growing international consultancy.
Location: Ahmedabad, India (Work from Office)
Reporting to: Managing Director
Team Size: Growing Indian Team (~15+ with projected expansion), part of 60+ staff in the group
Sector: Engineering Design & Project Management – Electrical, Civil, Mechanical
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Company Profile
The company specializes in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, public health, environmental, high voltage power systems, earthling, lightning protection engineering design and associated project management consultancy.
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