Associate General Manager - Contracts

JOB PURPOSE

Development of SOP for Internal Regualtory process

Review of related commercial docs

Participation in excellence PPA, review of RFP, risk analysis

ORGANISATION CHART

He will report to Head Regulatory and contracts

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities

Tariff filing and Issue of Order (i) New Projects (ii) Existing projects for next control period

Identify potential Change in Law (CIL) events or other openings under the PPAs and filing of Petition-Operating Period

Identify potential Force Majeure (FM)/ Change in Law (CIL) events and filing Petition-Construction Period

Standardization of MIS for data/ information collection from SBUs

Provide regulatory updates with analysis - policy changes, new orders

Understanding Regulatory framework in other countries of interest
Assistance in: (i) Case 1 Bidding (ii) Renewable initiatives

Development of SOP on Internal Regulatory Process

preparation /negotiation/facilitate signing of project contracts of high value & criticality, review of commercial documents, support and co-ordinate for claims management / BG management/Payment tracking and monitoring ,contract closures for all projects (Coal/Gas/Hydro/Solar etc.)

review of commercial documents, drafting / negotiation/ facilitate signing of agreements for asset acquisition / disposal initiatives

participate in center of excellence in PPA , review of RFP documents and risk analysis for Case-1 Bids, prepare agreements for third party power trade.

Support in commercial due diligence activity in case of M&A activities
Support in drafting/negotiating/finalisng /review of commercial and contracts agreeemnts/documents of coal/gas etc..

Managing arbitrations/disputes and supporting legal for court cases related to the contractors/vendors

Support in reviewing of IA/PDA/MoUs/any other type of agreements related to the energy sector

Time to time standardize various agreements in energy sector

Support to create / implement / ensure compliance of process, tools, techniques across all projects.

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

Liaise with central/ state regulators, government agencies to ensure submission of requisite information/ timely issue of order/ discuss upcoming changes in the policies/ act etc.
Legal associates/ Law firms: Co-ordinate and submit information/ evidences for regulatory matters.
Consulting firms:- Co-ordinate and ensure information submission for tariff modeling or any specific regulatory assignment offered.
IPP-Private companies:- Discuss key issues and sense reaction among private companies to policy changes/ communication/ information submission to Utilities/ Govt. Authorities/ Independent authorities etc.

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

Top management C&C, Project, Legal for decision making in key regulatory/ policy/ BD issues.
Legal department:- Discuss legal implications on regulatory filings, grounds of challenge
Finance:- Compliance/filing of financial information to regulators/ court/ APTEL etc.
Project / Business Teams:- Compliance/filing of commercial/ project information to regulators/ court/ APTEL etc.
Business Development:- For new BD initiatives, discussing risks and mitigation/ PPA terms.

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

Finance:- Compliance/filing of financial information to regulators/ court/ APTEL etc.

OTHER DIMENSIONS

• Experience of multitasking, working on several issues simultaneously
• Ability to deal with top management on emerging policy issues and regulatory challenges
• Experience of interacting with internal stakeholders - SBU teams for requisite information, regulatory submissions
• Experience of liaison with external agencies Government authorities, regulators, utilities etc.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• B.E. (Electrical/Mechanical)
• MBA (Finance)/ MBA (Power Management) Or Chartered Accountant

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Total Experience:- 12-14 years or higher

COMPETENCIES