Individual Consultant

Job Title: Project Manager

Organization Name: NEC Corporation India pvt. Ltd.

Reporting Relationship: Associate General Manager
Employment Type: Individual Consultant (IC Role)

Role Purpose

The Individual Consultant will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing end-to-end project execution to ensure successful delivery within the approved scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards. The consultant will work closely with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to drive project outcomes while proactively managing risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, document, and manage project scope, ensuring clear boundaries and preventing scope creep through effective change control.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, milestones, and dependency maps.
• Monitor project timelines, identify schedule variances, and implement corrective actions to ensure timely delivery.
• Prepare project budgets, estimate costs, track project expenditures, monitor burn rates, and recommend measures to prevent budget overruns.
• Plan and allocate project resources effectively, coordinating with functional teams to ensure optimal utilization and timely availability of required resources.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while maintaining risk registers and contingency plans.
• Manage project issues and blockers, facilitating timely resolution through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of communication between project teams, business stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and clients.
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide accurate progress reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
• Ensure adherence to project governance, organizational standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Track project deliverables, quality metrics, and acceptance criteria to ensure successful project completion.
• Facilitate decision-making by providing data-driven insights, project analysis, and recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing process enhancements across projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM, Agile/Scrum, or equivalent are preferred.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end projects across cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and lifecycle management.

Required Skills

• Project Planning & Execution
• Scope, Schedule & Change Management
• Budget & Cost Management
• Resource Planning & Allocation
• Risk & Issue Management
• Stakeholder & Client Management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Leadership and team coordination
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Asana, Trello, or similar.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Attention to detail
• Results-oriented approach
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• High accountability and ownership
• Adaptability in dynamic project environments
• Collaborative and customer-focused mindset

Key Deliverables

• Approved project plans and schedules
• Scope, risk, issue, and change logs
• Budget tracking and utilization reports
• Resource allocation plans
• Periodic project status reports and dashboards
• Stakeholder communication updates
• Successful project delivery within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards
• Project closure documentation and lessons learned

Success Measures (KPIs)

• On-time project delivery
• Budget adherence
• Scope compliance with minimal uncontrolled changes
• Resource utilization efficiency
• Timely resolution of risks and issues
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Quality of project deliverables
• Overall project success and business value realization