Sunday, March 30, 2008

Expat jobs in India- VP Operations &Maintenance- Roads

This is a mandate we are working on-courtesy a NPA associate from Thailand.
For a MNC client in the infrastructure business, we are on the look out for some professionals in the Expressway/Highway domain.
The person- who would be based in Bangalore -would be reponsible for the following :
· To direct & manage the highway maintenance (both structural and pavement) programme of all the highway concessions.
· To oversee and participate in all engineering and project management activities related to highway maintenance and operations.
· To formulate, implement and monitor project specific maintenance strategies and performance of all highways maintenance operations.
The salary would be extremely attractive- in line with expat packages for similar professionals, and would not be a constraint for attracting the best talent.
RSVP menon@optionsindia.com

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

HR Manager- MNC KPO @Hyderabad

Hi
One of our clients..a very highly visible global leader is setting up a KPO in Hyderabad-and we re looking for a dynamic HR person-to drive the same.

The ideal person would be an MBA with about 9-10yrs exp- with the last 2-3 yrs exposure to a growing IT/ITES firm -and familiar with all the dynamics of 'recruitment to retention' of knowledge workers.
The role would initially involve setting up, single handed, the processes to hire about 200 professionals in the next 2 yrs, handle the HR operations, and align the culture in line with the global practices.
Should you be aware of any person-who is strong conceptually, and has a long term interest in Hyderabad-and growing with my client's diverse businesses, please feel free to connect to me.
RSVP- menon@optionsindia.com

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Vice President level positions in Consulting -Delhi

Last week on my trip to Gurgaon, I had the pleasure of interacting with the Managing Director of the Indian operations of a very interesting company.
They are in the business of " performance improvement", helping clients achieve their goals by improving the knowledge, skill, effort and commitment of their employees, channels, customers and suppliers.

In a little over 25yrs of existence, the company employs over over 1000 people, billing some 350 million Euros annually and with over over 2000 active clients-most of them marquee names!!
Well, they now need 3 or 4 key persons at their Delhi office to make the India story true! I will like to believe its a startup environment, doing high end consulting, (it doesnt come cheap, you know!!)-and needs an evangelist to roll out their plans across the country.
The different roles on offer now are :

1. Conceptualize, design & deliver sophisticated communication solutions for our clients in the areas of employee /response management, employee/customer events, CRM and digital communication

2. Heading the L&D team. ie Direct the set‐up and delivery of Learning and Education projects -involving Training Need Analysis, conceptualization, design & delivery of customised learning solutions for clients.

3. Compensation & benefits specialist- Some who can develop expertise in respect of the Indian tax regime and its application to the employee benefits marketing

4. An E-learning expert. One who can handle Instructional Design/ training delivery/ content and project execution. Hands‐on experience in developing Instructor Led Training (ILT) / WLT / CBT.

Self starters, with a fire in the belly, and work out of their skin, are encouraged to reach out to me at 9849040820 after mailing a brief of their profile to menon@optionsindia.!!



CFO -Leading infrastructure group

Couple of our clients are looking for senior Finance professionals to drive the company forward!
Openings exist at Delhi and Hyderabad-for topnotch professionals who have been exposed to raising and utilising funds of over 1000 crores.

An ideal candidate would have had exposure to either Power or Real estate businesses, and would have handled large institutional investors-apart from the Bg FOUR consulting firms.

We are looking at those with 15plus years exp -and are itching for some challenging assignment asap. The positions are confidential, and I shall be glad to address any offline comments!

Should you come across someone exciting, please mail menon@optionsindia

Dupont calling Scientists, doctrates returning to India!

I am sure some of us would have seen a lot of information in the press of late, about Dupont opening its Knowledge centre in Hyderabad, India. The sixth in the world-but the only one in India- it is unique in the sense -all other centres would all be focussed on a specific vertical, the knowledge centre @Hyderabad has a great bandwidth-to accomodate specialists across the functions.

Should you know any one of your relations- who have done PhD or post doctrate work abroad- and has about 8yrs experience -and would love to be part of a team doing path breaking work, do feel free to mail me( menon@optionsindia.com)

Immediately we are working on urgent openings

1. .Regulatory Science lead

2. Industrial Biotechnology Lead

Design & Engineering professionals @Hyderabad

One of our clients is emerging to be a major player in the power sector in India. Promoted by a bunch of professionals, and backed by topnotch financial investor communities- and participation by insitutional investors, has won projects totalling upto 14000 MW- across Thermal ( both gas and coal based) and Hydel projects.
The client is engaged in 'concept to comissioning' concept-and so has specialist organisations pitching in for the various aspects.
Specifically, for their engineering & design of thermal power projects, we are looking to ramp up the middle and senior management team at Hyderabad in a big way.
The opportunities exist for professionals with 5-15 yrs experience in the power plant design. Experts from mechanical/electrical/civil -and instrumentation professionals are encouraged to apply for openings across different levels and function.
We have positions for those with hands on exp to coal handling plant, ash handling, water treatment plants, HVAC , fire protection & safety, piping, structural design etc.
All position are based in Hyderabad and would involve travelling!
Should you be aware of some one interested and competent please reach out to sameer@optionsindia.com!

Accounts Manager-Aviation consultancy -Dubai

Our client is a premium Aviation Consultants engaged in Strategic Consultancy for commercial/ cargo /business jets.

The Accounts manager, based at the head office in Dubai/Sharjah would be responsible for all accounts and costing issues. The person is expected to drive Feasibility Studies and provide the MIS required to advice clients.Reporting to the Director, the person will be responsible for all the finance and costing function.

We are ideally looking for a Chartered Accountant with about 3 yrs experience in an airline company-with hands on experience in costing, MIS -and familiar with financial modelling.

Should you be aware of anyone, please reach out to jyothish@optionsindia.com and we could provide you with more inputs!

COO/CEO for a JV -Coal industry

Our client is a JV that has been instructed by the Government of India -with the Intent of Joint Allocation of Fatehpur East non-coking coal block in the state of Chhattisgarh to 5 IPP’s (Parties ) for captive mining of coal to meet their proportionate share of coal requirements for their power projects.

We are presently on the look out for a COO/CEO for the company.

The person will be responsible for leading the team of professionals in

a) achieving the milestones leading to commencement of mining activity including obtaining mining lease, preparation of geology report , mining plan, business plan, budgeting , financial reporting etc.,

b) Lead the team for proper operation of the mine:

¨ By optimizing mineable quality
¨ Minimizing mining cost
¨ Demonstrate operational leadership from the front to create a cohesive environment
¨ Responsibilities would include handling coal mines division, liaisoning with authorities and execution of coal mines.

The person is likely to be based at Raipur.

Should you be aware of anyone competent and willing to handle the assignment, please feel free to reach me - either at +919849040820 or menon@optionsindia.com. I shall be glad to address any queries they may have!




Qualifications:

¨ Minimum 20 years of relevant experience in mining and should be conversant with planning and operations of large mechanized open cast coal mines (Preferably Mine engineer ). Out of the 20 at least 3/5 years at Senior Management Levels is desirable.
¨ Should have experience in supervision and control of mining operations.
¨ Should have exposure of computer techniques in mine planning
¨ Good track record of experience in mining industry
¨ Should be conversant with all the regulatory issues pertaining to the industry.