Senior Manager Project Management
Saipem India Projects Pvt Ltd
Total years of experience :36 years, 9 Months
PROJECTS HANDLED :
1) Project Manager for brown field LPG plant expansion at Tuticorin, from 2, 00, 000 MTPA to 3, 50, 000 MTPA - Performed detailed engineering and commissioning in operating plant.
2) Deputy Project Manager for Cryogenic Ethylene storage tank - Performed detailed engineering for storage tank & balance of plant, for Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar Refinery Complex.
3) Interface Manager for Sulfur Recovery Unit at Jazan IGCC power plant and refinery complex - EPCIC Contract awarded to Snamprogetti, Milan by M/s. Saudi Aramco, KSA, until recently.
FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES - In Green & Brown Field Projects :
Hands on experience in all areas from Initiation, Planning, Execution, Communication, Stake Holder Management, Interface Management, Monitoring, Control till Closure including all engineering activities - process, equipment design, manufacturing, civil, structural, piping, electrical, instrumentation, telecom, LOSPE, HSE, procurement, expediting, logistics (break bulk, cross country, route survey), site fabrication, construction, erection, pre-commissioning, commissioning, mechanical completion, till closure.
Responsible for day to day interaction and communication with client.
Prepare project schedule, issue master documents list, plan, monitor, control, ensure adherence to schedule and achieve invoicing & profitability as budgeted.
Risk and Opportunity -- identification/plan responses/monitor/control risk.
Raising change orders and ensuring acceptance of the same by client.
Various reports to management to clients.
ERP system monitoring and management.
Monitoring and ensuring profitability as budgeted and enhance it as much as possible.
Visited overseas/local vendors/sub vendors/contractors /forge shops for evaluation and expediting.
Based on project requirement/lead time, prioratise delivery.
Getting fortnightly progress reports from all vendors in specified format, scrutinize and identify area of concern, take corrective action, if required, by visiting sub vendors - for progress monitoring.
Hold weekly/fortnightly/monthly update meetings with client, contractors, at vendors/sub-vendors works to monitor progress/ensure required resources are allotted to meet schedule.
Monitor all logistics activities up to on-time receipt & acceptance at project site.
Risk management - Identify, plan risk responses, closely monitor & control risk.
Co-ordinate with all stake holders - client, various engineering disciplines, procurement, manufacturing, sub vendors, QC, TPI agency, logistics service providers, shipping companies, statutory authorities etc.
Receipt and approval of post order documentations - TC/MTC, traceability reports, other report’s.
Coordinate all logistics/customs issues (Sea, Air, Road shipments, including cross country) - despatch clearance, route survey for ODC’s, arranging shipments through break bulk vessel, shipment consolidations, insurance claims if any etc.
Settling commercial/LC/BG related issues, insurance claims, if any.
Project final documentations preparation and submission, including translation into Spanish.
Ensure regular updating of ERP system.
Various reports to management and clients.
Monitor, analyze & maintain supplier, contractor, vendor performance data base.
Ensuring receipt of Project Completion Certificate.
Interface Management & Expediting activities - Hands on experience :
For Jazan IGCC - SRU package - EPCIC Contract - Responsible for all Interface Management activities, involving nine major EPC contractors, located in different continents.
As Project Manager - Full responsibility for projects from initiation to closure and day to day interaction/correspondence with client.
Projects -
1) PM for Green field plant EPCIC contract for a 4, 80, 000 liters per day, Bioethanol Plant in Colombia, South America.
Scope comprised, detailed engineering, equipment manufacturing, site fabrication, erection of equipments, structures and piping, mechanical completion, per-commissioning, commissioning, project closure
2) PM for Brown Field Bioethanol plant in Argentina, (except civil construction but to interface with Civil contractor). Scope comprised, detailed engineering, equipment manufacturing, site fabrication, erection of equipments, structures and piping, mechanical completion, per-commissioning, commissioning, project closure
Project team comprised all engineering disciplines (process, equipment design and manufacture, piping, structural, electrical and instrumentation, telecom), procurement, quality, all co-ordinations with TPI agency/client/shipping/logistics (including break bulk, route survey and ODC road shipments) and accounts/finance department’s, LC/BG issues.
• Profitability monitoring and controlling to ensure budgeted
profits are adhered.
• All monitoring/controlling.
• Risk and Opportunity -- identification, monitoring and
controlling risk.
• Change orders and its management.
• Various reports to clients and internal management.
ACHIEVEMENT :
• Handled the single largest EPCIC contract for the company - ensured that all the equipments and materials, from two manufacturing locations were shipped out on schedule after client appointed TPI inspection (using break bulk vessel) and from all vendors located world wide as per schedule.
• Visited project site, organised and initiated on-site fabrication activities for 14 very large size vessels.
• Initiated civil works including UG pipe line works at site.
• All manufactured vessels and equipments were received at project site and accepted and safe storage ensured.
Project - Addax Bi-ethanol plant at Siero Leone - Performed cost estimation for site camp - setting up & two years running cost - with peak man power of 140 people. All manpower mobilized from India.
Areas of Expertise :
Project Management-Initiation, Planning, Execution, Procurement, Expediting, Closure - Initiating and conducting kick off meeting, all planning, execution, procurement, monitoring and control, cost effective delivery, closure, commercial/post order documentations, visiting vendors/sub vendors for evaluation/expediting, holding weekly update/monitoring meetings, LC, co-ordination with all stake holders, arranging and coordinating all logistics issues/customs procedures, receipt and acceptance at project site, payment collection, submission of final project data book, closure, various reports to management, insurance claims, controlling AR, profitability control, after sales issues etc.
• Responsible for all procurement and planning activities of various materials for different project sites.
• Reported to the Managing director and looked after the planning functions and procurement of all materials, equipment and components required for the execution of various projects.
• Managed the entire purchase cycle for multiple projects, from receipt of requests from projects sites to identification of vendors, floating of tenders, evaluation of bids, negotiations and placing of orders and expediting supplies to ensure on time delivery at sites.
• Coordinated on weekly basis with various project managers to monitor progress of work at sites and organize required materials for seamless progress of projects.
• Visited project sites, assessed progress and submitted periodic reports to the MD.
ACHIEVEMENTS :
• Negotiated with key vendors and established credit period of 120 days from the date of receipt & acceptance in place of the existing 60 days.
• Enlarged the vendor base of various items, increasing competitiveness and achieved savings ranging from 5% to 12% in the costs of different projects.
PROJECTS/CONTRACTS HANDLED :
Contracts / Projects executed for Petrofac Sharjah, OIEC Iran, Cresent Petroleum Sharjah, OTC Iran, ENOC Dubai, Iran Marine Iran among others.
FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES :
Hands on experience in all areas from Initiation, Planning, Execution, Communication, Stake Holder Management, Interface Management, Monitoring, Control till Closure including all engineering activities, procurement, expediting, logistics (break bulk, cross country, route survey), till closure.
Responsible for day to day interaction and communication with client.
Issue Master documents list, plan, monitor, control, achieve invoicing & profitability as budgeted.
Risk and Opportunity -- identification/plan responses/monitor/control risk.
Raising change orders and ensuring acceptance of the same by client.
Various reports to management to clients.
ERP system monitoring and management.
Expediting activities - Hands on experience :
Visited overseas/local vendors/sub vendors/contractors /forge shops for evaluation and expediting.
Based on project requirement/lead time, prioratise delivery.
Getting fortnightly progress reports from all vendors in specified format, scrutinize and identify area of concern, take corrective action, if required, by visiting sub vendors - for progress monitoring.
Hold weekly/fortnightly/monthly update meetings with contractors, at vendors/sub-vendors works to monitor progress/ensure required resources are allotted to meet schedule.
Monitor all logistics activities to be fully tied up to ensure on-time receipt & acceptance at project site.
Risk management - Identify, plan risk responses, closely monitor & control risk.
Co-ordinate with all stake holders - client, various engineering disciplines, procurement, manufacturing, sub vendors, QC, TPI agency, logistics service providers, shipping companies.
Receipt and approval of post order documentations - TC/MTC, traceability reports, other report’s.
Coordinate all logistics/customs issues (Sea, Air, Road shipments) - despatch clearance, route survey for ODC’s, arranging shipments through break bulk vessel, shipment consolidations etc.
Settling commercial/LC/BG related issues, insurance claims, if any.
Project final documentations preparation and submission, including translation into Spanish.
Ensure regular updating of ERP system.
Various reports to management and clients.
Monitor, analyze & maintain supplier, contractor, vendor performance data base.
• Managed marketing & sales of plug (Tuflin), ball, butterfly & diaphragm valves and accessories, cartridge filters & systems (PTI USA & UK) and mechanical seals (Flowserve) to customers in diverse industries & organizations - ISRO, Eureka Forbes and several pharmaceutical and electronics companies.
• Built and sustained robust relations with clients, delivering delight through superior service, OEMs and generated significant repeat business.
• Conducted product/process performance analysis at various major clients and suggested solutions capturing business from the competition.
• Established a dealer network, trained manpower and monitored performance to achieve targeted coverage and sales.
• Developed and maintained a database of the purchase patterns of key accounts and planned for successful generation of repeat business.
ACHIEVEMENTS :
• Successfully launched the PTI USA & UK range of filters & systems in India capturing 20% of the market against competition from 4 reputed brands.
• Delivered presentations to high worth clients like ISRO, Eureka Forbes and clients in critical process industries like pharmaceuticals, leading to breakthrough orders.
• Conducted SWOT of the company’s products & the competition and developed strategies achieving 100% of the business with several major clients.
• Managed the sales & marketing of the company’s range of control valves and level instruments.
• In a major petrochemical plant, conducted performance study of 110 control valves and 20 level instruments to optimize plant performance.
PMP Certified Mechanical Engineer, with Project Management, Interface Management and Expediting experience
Passed in First Class