Assistant General Manager - Project Development

Role overview

Assistant General Manager - Project Development at ReNew Power

Acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for state authorities, this role will fast-track approvals and inter-departmental clearances while maintaining single-point accountability for FID milestones across all projects, with a primary focus on the Kalupatti PSP.

The Head of Project Development will spearhead all project development initiatives and provide executive oversight of PMO functions across the company's 5 GW PSP portfolio.

Key Sector Exposure – Hydro & Pumped Storage Project coordination and management of large-scale hydroelectric (>200 MW) or Pumped Storage Projects (>500 MW).

Stakeholder management with state authorities, regulatory bodies, and project partners.

State-level coordination and liaison with government departments for approvals and clearances.

Business development activities including new project identification and opportunity assessment in PSP.

DPR coordination and multi-state project pipeline management.

Partner and developer relationship management in the pumped storage sector.

Project planning, progress tracking, and inter-functional alignment across design, procurement, and execution teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface with State Government departments including Energy, Water Resources, Forest, Environment, Revenue, and District Administration.
• Drive end-to-end liaisoning to secure clearances, approvals, and permits required for Hydro/PSP projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key state stakeholders, regulators, and local authorities.
• Lead fast-tracking initiatives for PSP projects (especially Kalupatti), ensuring timely resolution of approval bottlenecks.
• Identify critical path items in technical, environmental, and forest clearance processes and proactively address delays.
• Coordinate with consultants to accelerate approvals, surveys, and studies.
• Act as the central coordination node across Project, Engineering, Legal, Regulatory, Land, and Finance teams.
• Drive alignment between corporate office and site teams for seamless execution.
• Track project milestones and ensure adherence to timelines and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accountability for delivering FID for the entire 5 GW project portfolio.
• Monitor and maintain project timelines, milestones, and deliverables from each project coordinator.
• Stakeholder & Consultant Management Build and maintain relationships with key project stakeholders including state authorities, regulators, and financial institutions.
• Represent the organization in external meetings, presentations, and project review forums.
• Facilitate smooth coordination between internal teams and external agencies including consultants and contractors.
• Provide project status reports and risk updates to senior leadership and investment committees.
• Loaction : Gurugram Haryana

Required qualifications

• 12 to 17 Years

Employment details

• Location: Gurugram [Haryana] [India]

About the employer

• About Company Founded in 2011, ReNew, is one of the largest renewable energy companies globally, with a leadership position in India.

Additional role details

• Listed on Nasdaq under the ticker RNW, ReNew develops, builds, owns, and operates utility-scale wind energy projects, utility-scale solar energy projects, utility-scale firm power projects, and distributed solar energy projects.
• In addition to being a major independent power producer in India, ReNew is evolving to become an end-to-end decarbonization partner providing solutions in a just and inclusive manner in the areas of clean energy, green hydrogen, value-added energy offerings through digitalisation, storage, and carbon markets that increasingly are integral to addressing climate change.
• With a total capacity of more than 13.4 GW (including projects in pipeline), ReNew’s solar and wind energy projects are spread across 150+ sites, with a presence spanning 18 states in India, contributing to 1.9 % of India’s power capacity.
• Consequently, this has helped to avoid 0.5% of India’s total carbon emissions and 1.1% India’s total power sector emissions.
• In the over 10 years of its operation, ReNew has generated almost 1.3 lakh jobs, directly and indirectly.
• ReNew has achieved market leadership in the Indian renewable energy industry against the backdrop of the Government of India’s policies to promote growth of this sector.
• ReNew’s current group of stockholders contains several marquee investors including CPP Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Goldman Sachs, GEF SACEF and JERA.
• Its mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India’s growing energy needs in an efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner.
• ReNew stands committed to providing clean, safe, affordable, and sustainable energy for all and has been at the forefront of leading climate action in India.