Bala Ramalingam, Technical coordination Manager

Bala Ramalingam

Technical coordination Manager

Sobha

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Master's degree, Operations Research
Experience
15 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 9 Months

Technical coordination Manager at Sobha
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since September 2019
Projects Engineer / Coordinator at M/s. POWERTECH ENGINEERING LLC
  • Oman
  • March 2009 to April 2013

EPC projects scope includes the stages of Concept, Select, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction
of new additional facilities, commissioning until handing over.
Key responsibilities includes
➢ Planning, Coordinating and managing multidiscipline Engineering, Procurement & Construction activities to
ensure projects are executed as per Quality and HSE standards, efficient, cost effective and timely manner.
➢ Organize and Lead Kick Off meetings and Progress review meetings with Clients, Vendors and Contractors.
➢ Interface with Engineering, Procurement & Vendors, Project Controls, Construction, QA/QC & HSE
➢ Initiate, maintain and expedite the closeout of all technical queries, Request for Information and Hold register.
➢ Management of Change requests, Variation Orders, Contract amendment and Correspondence on Work Scope
➢ Coordinates with QA/QC and Construction to expedite the close out of NCRs, CARs and punch list items
issued to Vendors and Subcontractors.
➢ Coordinating and Supporting Clients during project Pre Start up Audit and Commissioning.
Projects Managed & Coordinated:
❖ Client - Petroleum Development Oman
➢ Amal steam office building at Nimr (EPC): Construction of office building - steel structures & roof cladding
including raised access floor & architectural gypsum partition works.
➢ Hubara - Saihrawl 132kv OHL reinforcement south with 132Kv substation & bays extension (EPC): OHL
tower line construction for 210 kms with heavy foundations for tower including rock anchoring foundation.
Extension of eight bays with plot development, precast & in-situ foundations, cable trenches & fencing &
final commissioning.
➢ Electrical infrastructure upgrade project - Bhaja 132kv Substation (EPC): Construction of 132kv control
building with switchgear room, GIS panel room, Battery room & extension of 2 bays with 63 MVA heavy
transformer foundations.
➢ Electrical infrastructure upgrade project - Runib 132kv Substation (EPC): Extension of 132KV switchyard
bays including 32.5 MVA transformer foundations.
➢ Amal steam 132kv substation & Construction of OHL on steel towers (EPC): Plot development of an
irregular counter ground, construction of control building, 200kms of 132kv OHL tower with Pile foundation,
132kv switch yard with 6 cross bays including 63MVA transformer foundations & asphalt access road.
➢ 132kV OHL Harweel to Thumrait. (EPC): Extension of 132kv switch yard at Harweel & Thumrait
substation, 132kv OHL Tower line construction for 60kms with towers of pile foundations

Construction Manager at M/s. SPECIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC
  • Oman
  • March 2006 to February 2009
Site Construction Manager at M/s. Sobha Developers Pvt. Ltd
  • India
  • March 2004 to March 2006

Client: Oman oil Servicing Company (OOSC)
Architecture by M/s.Oxspring Associates with seven luxury villas in a plot area of around 15000sqm with
independent swimming pools, water bodies, retaining structures, pile foundations & rich landscape finish. Site
Location - Sloping / Challenging hilly terrain with a level difference of 9m inside the plot.
Nature of Job
Complete site execution of the project from setting out till handing over. Co-ordination with Consultants,
Architects, Clients & Sub contractors. Scheduling with planning engineer for daily resource allocation &
targets to the down line team of engineers for the targeted project delivery. Ensuring timely availability of all
the resources (Manpower, Equipment & Materials) for the site requirement in coordination with HO team

Design Engineer at M/s. Sundararajulu and Associates
  • India
  • January 2003 to February 2004

& also involved in valuation
Nature of Job
➢ Structural - Design of Residential & Commercial buildings including Multi-storied buildings.
➢ Consultant side engineer for site inspection, MAS approval coordination, progress & claims approval for
contractor’s monthly invoicing & certification from client side for the contractor.
➢ CMDA approved drawing review for approval.
➢ Consultant side - Valuation engineer to evaluate the property value as per CMDA norms & report generation for
banks (both Private & Nationalized)

Site Engineer at M/s. Gopalakrishnan and Associates
  • India
  • May 2002 to December 2002

Nature of Job
➢ Site Execution - Residential Buildings
➢ Planning & scheduling of construction activity.
➢ Quantity takeoff and procurement of materials.
➢ Management of Manpower for the requirement.
➢ Billing & Sub-Contractor Invoice certification & payment processing

Education

Master's degree, Operations Research
  • at Indira Gandhi National Open University
  • January 2014

Bachelor's degree, Operations Research
  • at P.S.N.A College of Engg. & TechMadurai Kamaraj University
  • January 2002

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Nachimuthu Polytechnic
  • January 1999

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Approvals
Operations Research
Materials
MS Project
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
PROCUREMENT
PROGRESS
QUALITY
REQUIREMENTS
VALUATION
ASSISTANT MANAGER

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