Senior General Manager - E&I (Plant)

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 1. Lead plant-wide E&I maintenance strategy

(preventive/predictive/breakdown) across DRI, SMS/CCM, rolling, CPP and

utilities for maximum uptime and reliability

2. 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)

3. Drive automation & instrumentation modernisation — mill drives,

PLC/DCS, process controls — and energy-efficiency (specific energy

consumption)

4. Lead E&I for expansion/capex projects — engineering, OEM/vendor

selection, installation and commissioning of new lines/equipment

5. Ensure electrical safety & statutory compliance (CEIG/Electrical

Inspectorate, earthing, interlocks, energy audits); manage E&I budget,

spares and vendors

6. 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) 1. Plant power reliability & equipment availability (uptime)

2. Specific energy consumption, E&I cost & capex-project delivery (incl. 132

kV connection)

3. 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

2. Strong across SMS/CCM, rolling and Captive Power Plant electrical

(generation, HT/switchyard, drives, automation)

3. EHV experience — 132 kV substation/switchyard commissioning and

O&M, incl. liaison with the transmission utility (CSPTCL) and CEIG

4. Has led E&I for expansion/capex projects (installation & commissioning)

and a large E&I team

5. 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