AECOM: Section In-charge - Transmission Line — Gandhinagar, India

About AECOM

AECOM is an infrastructure consulting business whose employer material describes work involving transport, energy, water and the built environment. Its activities bring together planning, design, engineering, scientific work, and programme or construction management. The organisation's described projects concern the physical systems used by communities, from travel and utilities to buildings. Those activities connect technical disciplines with project delivery, supported by digital and business functions around the planning, development and management of infrastructure.

The position and its setting

AECOM lists Section In-charge - Transmission Line in Gandhinagar, India, under reference J10160048. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 19 October 2026
• Legal Entity: AECOM India Private Limited
• Job Family: Electrical
• Brands: AECOM

Responsibilities and work described

• Take overall responsibility for PMC supervision within the assigned transmission line section or zone
• Coordination: survey, foundation, tower erection, stringing, OPGW, testing and handover activities
• Review: contractor work fronts, resource deployment, gang productivity and daily execution plans
• Verify availability of approved drawings, materials, access, ROW and clear work fronts before commencement
• Coordination: civil, mechanical, electrical, quality, survey and HSE personnel within the section
• Monitoring: progress against section-wise targets and identify constraints affecting productivity
• Review: method statements, lifting plans, crossing plans and work permits before execution
• Research / execution: daily and weekly coordination meetings with contractor representatives
• Monitoring: special crossings, railway/highway permissions, shutdowns and interface activities
• Quality / delivery: timely inspections, RFI closure, test recording and work-release approvals
• Escalate technical, contractual, access, ROW, quality and HSE issues requiring management intervention
• Verify work quantities and progress records supporting contractor RA bills
• Monitoring: material availability, reconciliation, storage and movement within the assigned section
• Coordination: pre-commissioning checks, punch-list close-out and section handover
• Preparation: daily, weekly and monthly section progress reports
• Key Deliverables

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 12 years of transmission line construction experience
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple contractor gangs and geographically dispersed work fronts

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: at least 400 kV transmission line works; 765 kV or HVDC line experience is preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Gandhinagar, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to AECOM

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Practical preparation: mechanical engineering

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Relevant skills

• transmission infrastructure
• mechanical engineering