Manager - Site (Site Manager)

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Date: 23 Dec 2025

Location: Mumbai, India

Company: John Cockerill

John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

 

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures. 

 

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With more than 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.417 billion in 2024 in 28 countries, on 5 continents. 

 

Location – Kakinada/NRL, India

 

Job Purpose

 

The John Cockerill Group, a world leader in Green Hydrogen technologies has established itself as a reliable partner for all the stakeholders aiming to achieve Net zero emission targets. We are present across geographies and in all key energy markets. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to green hydrogen for a carbon-neutral world. We are a recognized leader globally for large-scale decarbonized hydrogen production solutions.

 

Key Result Areas

  1. Manage the site organization of the works from Kick Off Meeting on site till Provisional acceptance
  2. Works on site performed with required quality level, according to design documentation
  3. Elaborate and respecting the erection planning (3 months, 1month and weekly)
  4. Respect the HSE plan, with objective of no accident, no injuries, reporting the defined HSE KPI and major events
    1. Analyze HSE plan of all John Cockerill H2’ stake holders and insure it is in line with JCH2 HSE plan.
    2. Handle the Safety induction training for all newcomers on site.
    3. Daily toolbox meeting:
      1. Remind main risks on site
      2. Coactivity’s works for each zone
      3. Organize the required Consignments, Loto (Lock out Tag out) for all utilities
      4. Check that right PPE’s are used for appropriate works
      5. Analyze possible pollution risks, hazardous products,
    4. Prepare the required work permits (hot works, consignments, …)
    5. Insure heavy / high lifting activities are well documented and organized with presence of experienced/trained operators and rigger.
    6. Safety inspections
    7. Coordination with Local safety officer to report all HSE events

 

  1. Support, control the organization of visits on site:
    1. insuring IP protection and safety
    2. Presentation of status (External Communication to be prepared by Management / PM / Sales)
  2. Kick-off meeting with all stake holders, subcontractors
  3. Organize the reception of deliveries on site and keep an updated inventory of received goods/ tools, spares parts (for JCH2 and specifically for all sub-contractors)
  4. Monitor progress of the works, people presence, site expenses: advise for necessary actions / solutions to keep planning and budget on track
  5. Validation of subcontractors weekly site progress works
  6. Coordination with other stake holders to prepare and define the appropriate steps of the works to have an overall efficiency of the activities (understanding the complete interfaces between sub-systems)
  7. Organize, Support the QC team for quality inspections
  8. Organize, support the commissioning team including all external / internal stake holders:
    1. Keep, anticipate site conditions, commodities to receive the amount of people on site
    2. Availability of all required utilities
    3. Organization of required Loto
    4. Reporting, progress of QC and / or commissioning
  9. Organize the third parties’ certifications for all activities in accordance with the ITP
  10. Organize Atex audit with specialized third party with support of EIA supervisor
  11. Reporting of possible NCRs (with possible application available on site)
  12. Reporting of REX propositions
  13. Keep updated documentation on site (at least with as-built hand marked)
  14. Reporting and follow up of Punch lists per zone, disciplines, sub-contractors. (with possible application available on site)
  15. Keep daily logbook updated and signed by all involved parties

 

Main Skills - Experience:

  • At least 25 years with BE degree in industrial EPC projects in Oil & Gas
  • Willing to locate close to the site (Kakinada or NRL) till end of the project (return maximum every 3 months)
  • MS project
  • Safety training - certification
  • Good knowledge of the main EPC contractors in India.
  • Experience with European companies is a plus
  • Experience with Chinese companies is a plus
  • For site director:
    • management of projects > 50 M€
    • having managed a pool of people / subcontractors: total  > 50 people
    • Joining the hiring process for the overall site team

 

Who We Are

    

About John Cockerill

 

  • John Cockerill is a global player in energy transition. With more than 200 years of experience in energy, industry and mobility, the company designs and integrates innovative technology to facilitate access to low-carbon energy. These technologies and associated expertise are dedicated to the production, storage, and distribution of electricity from renewable energy sources and to optimizing the efficiency of power plants.
  • The technologies apply to steam-gas, hydraulic, hydrogen, solar, nuclear, wind and biomass energy.

 

  • To complement its commitment to the fight against climate change, John Cockerill is also deploying solutions to contribute to greener mobility, to produce responsibly, to preserve natural resources and to fight against insecurity.
  • In 2020 John Cockerill achieved a turnover of Euro 1.01 bn in 19 countries. John Cockerill, which is privately owned, employs 5,200 people worldwide, including more than 400 in India.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer                  

 

John Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.

John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment. 
Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?
We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you!
 

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