Athanasios Chiras, Chief Engineer/Project Manager

Athanasios Chiras

Chief Engineer/Project Manager

CRETAN ENERGY S.A.

Location
Greece
Education
Master's degree, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change
Experience
18 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 10 Months

Chief Engineer/Project Manager at CRETAN ENERGY S.A.
  • Greece
  • My current job since October 2010

Oversee and manage daily engineering operations and projects, including the generation of feasibility analysis, budgets and cash flow schedules. Proactively monitor service performance to ensure adherence to all corporate quality standards, maintenance agreements and contract service levels.
▪ Coordinate all technical aspects of the entire project life cycle.
▪ Design, develop and facilitate initiatives until completion of construction.
▪ Manage O&M agreements, contracts and works for utility scale PV power plants, in accordance with the contractual scope.
▪ Execute technical due diligence, audits and inspections for power plants acquisition agreements.
▪ Champion compliance with ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015.

Procurement & Construction Manager at SOLARISE S.A.
  • Greece
  • August 2009 to September 2010

Conducted site surveys of potential initiatives and projects, interfacing with engineers to determine requirements and costs. Orchestrated design, drawing and studies to further estimate overhead and produce work timetables. Coordinated and supervised construction processes in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines and contractual clauses.
▪ Monitored suppliers for quality, service and price through purchasing specifications.
▪ Facilitated the recruitment, onboarding and deployment of contracted personnel and professionals.

Assistant Construction Manager at PRIME ENERGY S.A.
  • Greece
  • June 2008 to July 2009

Administered oversight of construction workers and subcontractors in all aspects of integration, strategic planning, and resource evaluation.
▪ Prepared calculations, designs and studies of PV systems.
▪ Produced comprehensive material, construction, labour cost estimations and project timescales.
▪ Provide support and reporting to Project Manager

Junior Engineering and Business Consultant at C&G Consulting and Engineering
  • Greece
  • March 2004 to January 2007

Provided consultative services in the monitoring of business-critical projects and services, including National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), Operational Program Competitiveness - Entrepreneurship I, Regional Operational Programs and Rural Development Program (RDP).

Education

Master's degree, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change
  • at Technical University of Crete
  • May 2017

Subjects covered: Sustainable energy systems, Design of sustainable energy systems, Air Pollution and CO2 emissions, Waste management, Advanced catalytic procedures and fuel cells, Advanced studies on energy efficiency and environment quality in the built environment.

Master's degree, Operational Research
  • at Technical University of Crete
  • October 2006

Subjects covered: Business administration, Financial engineering, Multi-criteria decision analysis, Decision support systems, Artificial intelligence, Large scale optimization, Multi-agents planning and programming.

Higher diploma, Meng in Production Engineering and Management
  • at Technical University of Crete
  • September 2003

Subjects covered: Production & process technology, Production systems, Systems' reliability, Production networks, Project management & planning, Quality control, Ergonomics, Product design & development, Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), Computer-aided design (CAD), Mechanical drawing, Queue simulation, Robotics, Automated control systems, Logistics, Supply chain management & optimization, Technological marketing, Machine elements, Technical mechanics – statics, Material stress analysis, Structural dynamics, Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Operational research, Human resources management, Financial engineering & management, Investment plans evaluation, Small/Medium enterprise management, Strategic planning, Technological forecasting, Linear programming, Non-Linear programming, Dynamic programming, Stochastic processes, Decision support systems, Algorithms & data structures, Computer programming (C++), Electric circuits, Probabilities & statistics for engineers, Differential & integral calculus, Numerical analysis.

Specialties & Skills

Energy Engineering
Construction Management
Project Management
Photovoltaics
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING & FORECASTING
SITE SURVEYING
CASH FLOW
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DUE DILIGENCE
FINANCIAL
ISO 9000
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL WRITING
QUALITY CONTROL
PROCUREMENT
PV DESIGN AND STUDIES
SCHEDULING
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
SUBCONTRACTORS MANAGEMENT
PROJECT COMMISIONING
TEAM MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Greek
Expert

Memberships

Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Registered Mechanical Engineer
  • March 2008

Training and Certifications

Energy efficiency and building certification (Directive 2002/91/E.U.) (Training)
Training Institute:
Technical Chamber of Greece
Duration:
20 hours
Advanced costing methods (Training)
Training Institute:
SOCRATES/ERASMUS Programme
Duration:
24 hours