TL Construction and ROW Lead

• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with landowners, project-affected persons (PAPs), village heads, panchayats, local community leaders and opinion makers along the transmission corridor.


• Act as the primary point of contact for all ROW-related stakeholders and represent the company in local forums, jan sunwais and community meetings.


• Anticipate stakeholder concerns early and design engagement plans to prevent escalation into disputes or work stoppages.


• Maintain a stakeholder database/register capturing profiles, concerns, commitments made and status of resolution.

• Lead negotiations with landowners for tower footing, cable/line corridor and access road requirements, ensuring settlements are fair, documented and within approved compensation frameworks.


• Prepare and execute ROW agreements, consent letters, easement/way-leave documents and voluntary land transfer documentation as applicable.


• Resolve boundary, crop, tree-cutting and structure-related compensation disputes through amicable negotiation, escalating to legal/statutory route only where negotiation fails.


• Track and close ROW clearance for each tower location/route stretch against the project's ROW clearance plan.

• Coordinate with District Administration, Revenue Department, Forest Department, Police and other local government bodies for approvals, permissions, law-and-order support and dispute resolution.


• Liaise with State Transmission Utility, Panchayati Raj institutions and other regulatory/statutory bodies on ROW and RoU (Right of Use) matters under the Electricity Act/Telegraph Act framework.


• Represent the organisation in Lok Adalats, district-level grievance redressal committees and government review meetings pertaining to land and ROW issues.


• Build and sustain working relationships with key government officials to enable faster turnaround of approvals and issue resolution.

• Develop a rolling ROW clearance plan aligned with the construction schedule, ensuring tower locations/corridor stretches are cleared and handed over to site execution teams sufficiently in advance of the construction front.


• Proactively flag anticipated ROW bottlenecks (contentious stretches, forest patches, multiple ownership, disputed titles) and initiate mitigation well ahead of requirement.


• Coordinate with survey, engineering and construction teams to align tower spotting/route alignment with ground realities and minimize ROW resistance.


• Provide regular look-ahead reports (e.g., 30/60/90-day clearance status) to Project Management and Construction teams to support execution planning.

• Process crop/tree/structure compensation and ROW payments to landowners/PAPs in a timely, transparent manner in line with company policy and applicable state/central guidelines.


• Maintain complete and audit-ready documentation for all payments, agreements and consents.


• Coordinate with Commercial team to ensure budgeted provisioning and timely disbursement of ROW-related payments.

• Ensure ROW-related activities comply with the Indian Telegraph Act, Right of Way Rules, Forest (Conservation) Act, and other applicable central/state statutes.


• Maintain robust MIS/records of consents, notices served, compensation paid, disputes and their resolution status for audit and regulatory reporting.


• Support internal and external audits and statutory inspections related to land and ROW matters.

• Act as first responder for ROW-related site disruptions (protests, blockades, law-and-order issues) and work towards quick, amicable resolution in coordination with administration and police.


• Escalate high-risk or unresolved issues to senior management with clear options and recommended course of action.


• Maintain a risk register of ROW-sensitive stretches and periodically review mitigation status.

• Ensure ROW documentation, agreements and compensation records are prepared and maintained as per Apraava Energy quality and process standards.


• Coordinate with quality consultants/internal teams and implement recommendations for remedial measures in ROW-related documentation and processes.


• Drive consistency and accuracy of ROW records across the project corridor to support audits and statutory reporting.

• Implement Apraava Energy HSSE standards and practices fully during all field/ROW engagement activities and train subordinates to imbibe safety culture.


• Ensure safe conduct of site visits, community meetings and negotiations, including compliance with local law-and-order and site safety protocols.


• Support internal and external HSSE audits/rounds relevant to ROW and land activities; monitor and ensure speedy compliance of audit findings.


• Identify and report HSSE risks arising from stakeholder interactions or field activities and ensure timely mitigation.

• Lead, guide and develop a team of ROW/land officers deployed across the project corridor.


• Set clear targets for ROW clearance milestones and monitor team performance against the construction schedule.


• Build local capability and knowledge of the terrain, community dynamics and administrative ecosystem within the team.

Graduate in any discipline; Degree/Diploma in Engineering, Law, Rural Development, Social Work or Public Administration preferred. Additional certification in Land Acquisition/R&R or Revenue Administration is an advantage.

Functional Skills

• Proven experience in ROW/land acquisition and stakeholder management for linear infrastructure projects (transmission lines, pipelines, roads or railways).


• Strong negotiation, persuasion and conflict-resolution skills with landowners, communities and local influencers.


• Working knowledge of the Indian Telegraph Act, ROW Rules, land revenue systems, and forest/environmental clearance processes.


• Established network and comfort in liaising with District Administration, Revenue, Police and Forest Departments.


• Ability to plan proactively – sequencing ROW clearance ahead of construction fronts to avoid schedule delays.


• Fluency in the local language(s) of the project geography; strong interpersonal and community-engagement skills.


• Good documentation, MIS and reporting skills; 


• Willingness to travel extensively and be based at remote project/site locations.

10–15+ years of overall experience, with a minimum of 5–8 years specifically in ROW/land management, stakeholder engagement or R&R for power transmission, EPC or other linear infrastructure projects. Demonstrated track record of resolving ROW issues and enabling on-time handover of clear sites to construction teams.