Avalara - Project Director - Smart Metering

Key Responsibilities: - Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for multiple Smart Metering projects. - Oversee project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure from the corporate office. - Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards. - Monitor project progress, milestones, risks, dependencies, and key deliverables across different project locations. - Lead project reviews and provide regular updates to senior management and corporate leadership. - Coordinate with project teams, utilities, vendors, system integrators, technology partners, and other stakeholders. - Ensure effective resource planning and allocation across multiple projects. - Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation and contingency plans. - Drive resolution of critical project issues and escalate matters requiring senior-level intervention. - Monitor contractual obligations, project performance, commercial aspects, and vendor deliverables. - Ensure compliance with applicable technical, safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements. - Oversee integration of smart metering systems, communication infrastructure, IT platforms, and associated technologies. - Drive implementation of best practices, standardization, and process improvements across projects. - Ensure proper project documentation, reporting, governance, and knowledge management. - Manage customer and utility relationships and ensure timely resolution of escalations. - Support business leadership in identifying opportunities and strengthening project execution capabilities. Key Skills: - Strong experience in Smart Metering / AMI / Advanced Metering Infrastructure projects. - Proven experience managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously. - Strong project planning, execution, governance, and risk management skills. - Experience managing utilities, DISCOMs, EPC contractors, system integrators, and technology vendors. - Strong stakeholder and customer management capabilities. - Good understanding of smart meter deployment, communication networks, HES, MDMS, and system integration. - Strong commercial and contractual management skills. - Excellent leadership, decision making, and problem solving abilities. - Strong communication and presentation skills. Educational Qualification: - B.Tech / B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics Engineering, or Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE). Preferred Candidate Profile: - Senior leadership experience in Smart Metering, Power, Energy, Utilities, or EPC. - Proven track record of successfully managing multiple smart meter projects from a corporate/head office environment. - Strong ability to manage large cross functional teams and multiple stakeholders. - Experience handling large scale utility projects with complex execution, commercial, and technical requirements. - Willingness to travel to project locations as required.