Project/Program Manager
KENT PLC (erstwhile SNC LAVALIN – Oil & Gas)
Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months
- Leading team of Project Engineers and managed contractors to deliver a project portfolio of brownfield projects in Oil& Gas platforms, Refineries and Petrochemical plants
- Managed and Coached Project Managers and managed contractors to deliver a project portfolio of over $60million, including five turnaround projects and debottlenecking projects
- Implemented a Front-End loading process for early stake holder engagement to develop project Statement of Requirement and Technical scope resulting in streamlined resource utilization
- Started a Monthly Project Performance review to measure delivery of Project objectives
- Guided project controls for the portfolio to ensure project performance and accurate monthly project cash flow forecast
- Complex brownfield projects requiring extensive consultation and supplementary strategies to enable execution of the project with minimal to no impact on Operating plant
- Supporting pre-contract and business development efforts, acting as technical consultant
- Managed geographically dispersed project teams
- P&L responsibility at the Program level
- Resource Management and development
- Plan, direct, and control works under Offshore
Maintain Potential Program
- Leading cross-functional project teams and
ensuring efficient execution
- Bid Management
- Resource planning and management
- Directly handling major Client account(s) for the company. Building relationships with new and existing clients to increase company sales and profitability
- Leading cross-functional and geographically dispersed project teams
- Directing all program/project engineering execution activities, ensuring safety in design - on time, on budget, and on quality
- Owner’s Engineer. Lead for Owner’s Project Management team.
- Handling internal and external problem-solving necessary to arrive at appropriate engineering decisions
- Reviewing and approving staffing forecast, budget estimates and staffing assignment schedules for project/program
- Continuous monitoring of the productivity of all the projects and taking corrective actions as required
- Working with project teams to resolve any existing or forecasted problems related to staffing, quality of work, schedule performance, or productivity
- Ensuring Risk Management procedure is followed and issues identified are addressed/resolved
- Bid Management functions
- Administering Contract and Change control functions.
- Construction assistance and management functions. Ensuring effective technical coordination with EPC, Clients, and third-party representatives.
— Identifying, screening & following potential business for the company.
Handling and negotiating pre qualification.
—Assessing project financial viability & risk factors. Performing project analysis on each opportunity to support the business case/ bid qualification process.
—Developing and negotiating strategies by studying the positions for the integration of new venture with company's strategies and operations. Examining its risk & potentials and estimating partners' needs & goals.
— Managing bids for both Case-1 & Case-2 bidding formats.
— Developing bid strategies and conducting pre-bid agreements with sub-contractors and vendors.
— Market & competitor analysis. Creating industry relationships with partners to increase presence in National and International market.
— Sourcing strategy, vendor assessment & development and conducting strategic alliance with key suppliers /partners at the bidding stage.
— Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process. Developing & implementing pricing strategy as per the rule of the land and conducting bid pricing.
— Project Management and execution ensuring completion within budgeted cost & schedule with adherence to contractual, commercial, technical, and quality requirements.
— Continuous project progress monitoring, identification of shortfalls & implementation of recovery plans.
— Coordination of internal and external engineering activities and interdisciplinary interfaces in close coordination with the discipline team leaders.
— Engineering and trouble-shooting, coordination of engineering disciplines and other departments for the project. Handling liaison with clients, subcontractors and vendors. Creating opportunities for project execution enhancements and assuring compliance with HSE standards.
— KPI reporting and conducting value of work done (VOWD) assessment.
— Identifying business opportunities and generating business leads /pitch preparation.
— Conducting competitor intelligence and competition analysis.
— Screening potential business opportunities by analysing market strategies, deal requirements, potential and financials and assisting in the preparation of bid strategy.
— Managing bid preparation & management process and bid cost estimations.
— Full project life cycle execution right from conceptualization stage to commissioning of the plant within stipulated time and budget.
— Handling tendering functions involving evaluation of vendors and contractors to match the project requirements.
— Administration of the contract during the project execution stage.
— Coordination of internal and external engineering activities.
— Administering the construction phase of the project. Review of drawings and analysis of alternative designs and construction procedures and method statements submitted by the Contractor.
— Maintain strict control over the quality of workmanship. Performing inspection of works and notifying the contractor of any defects to be rectified. Preparing modifications plans as necessary.
— Managing project planning and scheduling ensuring resource optimization.
— Risk Identification and mitigation plan, Identification of key control points, ensuring project delivery as stipulated and management reporting.
— Quality Control and Inspection