Manas Vaidyanathan

Construction at NMDC Yard
• Review and approve planning package and key project deliverables.
• Participate in HSES initiatives and campaigns and implement ADNOC safety standards during project
execution.
• Take part in constructability and model reviews.
• Monitor day-to-day construction activities covering structural, piping, electrical and painting.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance and discuss ways to achieve targets.
• Prepare forecast for construction completion based on progress achieved and identify delays and
mitigations to minimize them.
• Review and approve equipment ITRs and pre-commissioning documents for structural, process and
mechanical systems.
• Participate in completion and handing over of sub-systems and systems to commissioning team,
pertaining to Structural, Process, Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical.
• Monitor daily activities and ensure work conducted as per approved task risk assessment with valid
permits.
• Prepare weekly management reports.

Hookup of Topsides:
• Review Go-Nogo checklist for offshore campaigns.
• Review the hookup schedule and monitor offshore activities.
• Attend daily coordination meetings with contractor hookup team.

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• Consult with client on day-to-day basis for status update and discuss key aspects of fabrication.
• Prepare minutes of meeting and follow-up with parties involved for closure and update on action
items.
• Leading the Production Engineering team, in project execution.
• CAPEX preparation for setting up yard to execute projects.
• Present fabrication strategy to client during Bid and execution stage.
• Pre-qualify and manage subcontractors for various project activities.
• Develop pre-fabrication facility and norms with Pre-fabrication partner - NKOM (NAKILAT KEPPEL
OFFSHORE & MARINE).
• Develop fabrication strategy for subsea structures, Pipelines, Risers, Double Jointing facility, Clamps,
Topsides, Jackets, and ancillaries.
• Find cost effective fabrication sequence to maximize in-house resources by reducing rental and
subcontractor involvement.
• Interface with other departments including procurement, offshore operations, and engineering.
• Conduct weekly management meetings.
• Ensure schedule and budget adherence of fabrication activities.
• Coordination of constructability and installation reviews.
• Develop pre-commissioning philosophy by coordinating with project commissioning team.
• Ensure system and sub-system marking are in line with fabrication sequence.
• Ensure availability of required equipment, manpower and consumables for mechanical completion.
• Co-ordinate heavy lift analysis to optimize use of rental cranes.
• Prepare FAT and SAT checklist for equipment installed in the yard.
• Develop heavy lift plans and synergies use of equipment to minimize dependency on third party
cranes.
• Develop fabrication strategy for stalk-on risers and installation aids.
• Prepare compliant Techno-commercial BIDS for Qatargas, Qatar Petroleum and North Oil Company.
• Interface between NKOM and QFAB to develop execution strategies.
• Identify risks and opportunities during BID stage.
Achievements as Senior Operations Engineer
• Involved in getting the yard pre-qualified for QGs NFE expansion project.
• Part of the bidding team involved in successful tendering of QG NFXP project involving Wellhead
Jackets and Topsides, Subsea structures, and Pipelines.
• Successfully developed pre-fabrication NORMS with NKOM by implementing proven fabrication
techniques.

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• Implement QHSES KPIs and drive quality and HSES aspects in fabrication yard.
• Oversee project readiness, including early deliverables, project plan, project procedures, readiness
reviews with internal stakeholders and Client prior to commencement of each phase (Engineering,
procurement, and fabrication).
• Implement early constructability and lessons learnt program to achieve maximum benefit to project.
• Manage construction budget and lead estimate reviews on a monthly basis.
• Lead monthly manpower resource planning and provide requirement to yard management.
• Lead the fabrication team on various EPCI projects for executing Structural, Piping, Subsea, Pipeline
and coating activities.
• Priority assignment in multi-project scenario, by incorporating project schedules, yard capacity and
resource availability.
• Conduct weekly meetings with the fabrication group to do health checks on plans and progress.
• Co-ordinate with engineering, procurement, and warehouse for timely availability of deliverables to
meet schedule.
• Find and implement methods for continual improvement of productivity.
• Prepare daily plans for fabrication team, discuss with supervision, and take feedback on progress
achieved.
• Prepare pipe and component cladding plans, for weld overlay of Inconel 625.
• Find and implement CAPEX projects to enhance fabrication workmanship.
• Conduct weekly management meetings to present fabrication status.
• Present project updates to senior management and corporate management in monthly project
reviews.
• Participate in Safety campaigns and identify safer work practices.

• Prepare Techno-commercial offer for shutdown and turn-key EPC projects.
• Detail planning of awarded projects and find key milestones dates.
• Monitor projects progress and report to client for invoice generation based on achieved progress.

• Trained to operate lathe and vertical milling center.
• Testing of mechanical seals for usage in pumps and ships.
• Monitoring day-to-day shop floor activities.