• Ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation of all generating units, auxiliaries, and balance of plant systems. • Develops and maintains safe system of work (SSOW) procedures, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA etc. • Ensures full compliance with Statutory HSS, environmental and technical requirements from central and state governmental bodies (i.e. CEA, CERC, DSA, SCEI, AP/CPCB, Cybersecurity etc. compliances). • To provide oversight of all operational & maintenance activities, management of the operational and maintenance teams, financial control, contract management, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, technical compliance, risk evaluations and relationship management. • Achieve generation targets, pumping schedules, and meet SLDC / RLDC instructions. Liaison with SLDC/RLDC, DISCOMs, OEMs, regulatory bodies and government agencies, as and when required. • Strategic oversight of reliability centered maintenance (RCM), including preventive, predictive, condition based and corrective maintenance approach. • Maintaining and sharing complete plant operation & maintenance records, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting needed to corporate office management team. • Prepare and manage plant O&M budget and P&Ls, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and keeping them within approved limits. • Responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end O&M contract management, including contractor performance monitoring, compliance, service delivery, budgeting, and risk mitigation. • Responsible for local co-ordination with Government authorities / clients / Vendors and local community representees. Effective Coordination and dispute settlements with O&M contractor, local community and other stakeholders, as and when required. • Ensure availability of critical spares inventory to meet the exigencies, in co-ordination with plant maintenance heads. • Support billing, PPA compliance, DSM management, and settlements, as and when required. • Define and monitor O&M Plans to achieve yearly Generation targets (including minimization of APC) and yearly agreed of Plant/Machines Availability targets. • Delegates and assigns work tasks to Plant O&M team to maintain optimum plant operations. • Assess plant operational procedures to identify areas of inefficiency and formulate action plan for continuous improvements. • Lead plant improvement projects, modernization initiatives, digital transformation, and automation upgrades. • Lead, train and develop a multi-disciplinary team at Plant level: i.e. for operations, mechanical, electrical, C&I, safety, civil and other support functions. • Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate O&M risks and ensure compliance with internal audits. • Ensure implementation on approved CSR plan at plant level. • IMS implementation at Plant and coordination with central IMS team. • B.E/B.Tech in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering. • 20+ years of experience in operations and maintenance within the hydro power generation sector. • Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro and PSS Plants. • Must have O&M experience in large-scale hydropower plants/ pump storage plants. • Experience leading a team of managers, engineers and technicians for large scale hydro/pump storage power Plants operations and maintenance works. • Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant Operations and Maintenance works. • Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment. • Advanced certifications in operations management or power generation technologies are preferred