Job description
POSITION DETAILS Position title Senior General Manager – E&I (Plant) Department Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Division / unit Plant-wide — DRI, SMS/CCM, Rolling, Captive Power Plant & utilities Location- Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Reports to Managing Director Team size (direct reports) Entire plant E&I organisation, incl. section Sr. Managers/engineers (size to confirm) 2. ROLE BRIEF (→ feeds the agency JD) Role summary (1–2 lines) Head all electrical, instrumentation and automation across the integrated plant — DRI, steel melting (SMS/CCM), rolling (strip & pipe), the Captive Power Plant and utilities — including the planned upgrade to a 132 kV grid power connection, plus E&I for expansion/capex projects. Owns plant-wide power reliability, automation, energy efficiency, electrical safety and the E&I organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead plant-wide E&I maintenance strategy (preventive/predictive/breakdown) across DRI, SMS/CCM, rolling, CPP and utilities for maximum uptime and reliability
- Own Captive Power Plant electrical, power distribution and grid interface — generation, HT/EHV switchyard, transformers, load management; and lead the planned upgrade to a 132 kV grid connection (EHV substation, CEIG/CSPTCL approvals, commissioning)
- Drive automation & instrumentation modernisation — mill drives, PLC/DCS, process controls — and energy-efficiency (specific energy consumption)
- Lead E&I for expansion/capex projects — engineering, OEM/vendor selection, installation and commissioning of new lines/equipment
- Ensure electrical safety & statutory compliance (CEIG/Electrical Inspectorate, earthing, interlocks, energy audits); manage E&I budget, spares and vendors
- Build and lead the plant E&I organisation — section Sr. Managers/engineers, capability development, and KPIs/MIS Skill 1 — Technical Plant electrical & power systems (CPP, EHV/132 kV switchyard, HT, drives, PLC/DCS automation) Skill 2 — Domain Integrated steel-plant E&I leadership + capex projects Skill 3 — Behavioural Organisational leadership & reliability/cost ownership Top KRAs (optional)
- Plant power reliability & equipment availability (uptime)
- Specific energy consumption, E&I cost & capex-project delivery (incl. 132 kV connection)
- CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION (→ feeds the agency JD) Qualification — Must-have B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Qualification — Good-to-have Electrical Supervisor / competency certificate (CEIG); energy-audit certification; MBA (Operations) VGIPL – Candidate Requisition Form (CRF) | Sr. GM E&I – Plant | Page 2 Experience (years + industry) 18–25 years E&I in an integrated steel plant, incl. plant-wide E&I leadership, captive power plant and EHV substation Must-have screening filters 1. 18–25 years E&I in an integrated steel plant with plant-wide leadership
- Strong across SMS/CCM, rolling and Captive Power Plant electrical (generation, HT/switchyard, drives, automation)
- EHV experience — 132 kV substation/switchyard commissioning and O&M, incl. liaison with the transmission utility (CSPTCL) and CEIG
- Has led E&I for expansion/capex projects (installation & commissioning) and a large E&I team
- Willing to relocate to Bhilai/Durg Good-to-have DRI/sponge-iron E&I exposure; grid power procurement / open-access; energy-efficiency / SEC-improvement track record; PLC/DCS modernisation Language(s) English, Hindi Age range (optional) No specific preference Relocation / travel Relocation to Bhilai/Durg required; general shift with plant coverage