Chief People Officer — Renewables Construction Book

The mandate

Following two years of uneven execution, the board is addressing leadership and workforce redesign as the strategy changes within a multinational-owned infrastructure developer and asset operator. The immediate arena is the renewables construction book during a safety and claims reset. For mandate 304, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The Chief People Officer operating perimeter covers approximately ₹29,500 crore in project and operating-asset portfolio, with activity spanning several renewables construction book customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The Chief People Officer Infrastructure remit carries direct influence over roughly 625 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The board and its investment committee want a Chief People Officer who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the renewables construction book. The Chief People Officer Infrastructure seat must resolve a safety and claims reset, while preserving the underlying strengths of the renewables construction book. For mandate 304, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The Chief People Officer’s first year on the renewables construction book is expected to end with critical-role depth, productivity and an executable people plan. In mandate 304, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

This is a newly created Chief People Officer — Renewables Construction Book seat, established because a safety and claims reset now requires one accountable executive rather than distributed ownership. The board has classified the appointment as urgent and intends to move from qualified shortlist to offer within 6–8 weeks. Interim governance protects the renewables construction book, but it is not a substitute for a permanent appointee. The external search remains confidential to avoid unnecessary disruption before the appointment is agreed.

What you will own

• Set the Chief People Officer value-creation thesis for the renewables construction book, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately ₹29,500 crore in project and operating-asset portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the Chief People Officer Infrastructure organisation of about 625 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the renewables construction book economics and execution constraints created by a safety and claims reset, with Chief People Officer-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one Chief People Officer operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the renewables construction book; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Have changed an executive structure and workforce economics while sustaining critical talent and employee relations in mandate 304.
• Build the Chief People Officer’s three-year succession and capability plan for the renewables construction book, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Infrastructure organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the renewables construction book baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to leadership and workforce redesign as the strategy changes, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal Chief People Officer portfolio and organisation choices for the renewables construction book, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable renewables construction book trend against critical-role depth, productivity and an executable people plan, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the Chief People Officer’s agreed first-year renewables construction book value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A Chief People Officer forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the renewables construction book’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the Chief People Officer mandate’s highest-priority renewables construction book risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical renewables construction book talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the Chief People Officer’s direct reports.
• A quantified Chief People Officer-owned improvement in the renewables construction book operating constraint behind a safety and claims reset, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 304: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a CHRO, Chief People Officer or Regional HR Director in a multinational-owned Infrastructure or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the renewables construction book, your Chief People Officer track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from infrastructure, construction, utilities, transport assets or project finance will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this Chief People Officer brief.

As a Chief People Officer candidate, you bring 22–28 years of progressive Infrastructure or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 22-28 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of ₹17,100 crore and led an organisation of at least 450 people.

For mandate 304, the board wants two transitions: a difficult renewables construction book portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a safety and claims reset. As the prospective Chief People Officer for this renewables construction book, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 304 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The Chief People Officer role in Infrastructure is based in Bengaluru; relocation is expected, although a structured weekly commute may be considered during the first quarter.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of CHRO, Chief People Officer or Regional HR Director, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Infrastructure governance forum.
• Proven Chief People Officer ownership of at least ₹17,100 crore and leadership of no fewer than 450 employees in a comparable renewables construction book context.
• One completed Infrastructure or adjacent-sector example of leadership and workforce redesign as the strategy changes with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from infrastructure, construction, utilities, transport assets or project finance; experience that is purely functional and lacks Chief People Officer-level renewables construction book consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Bengaluru location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 304.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated Chief People Officer package is ₹2.2–3.0 crore fixed + performance variable, calibrated to the final renewables construction book scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 304 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The Chief People Officer appointment in Bengaluru, centred on the renewables construction book, offers regular exposure to the board and its investment committee. A notice period of up to 6 months can be accommodated for the selected executive in mandate 304.

Confidentiality

The client name, precise footprint and transaction history are outside this brief for mandate 304. They will be shared with qualified candidates under a mutual undertaking, and the composite facts here must not be reverse-engineered or circulated for mandate 304.