Sunil Bhat, Senior Engineer/Project Manager

Sunil Bhat

Senior Engineer/Project Manager

ETA Power Projects

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Masters in Business Administration(MBA)
Experience
10 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months

Senior Engineer/Project Manager at ETA Power Projects
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2013 to March 2015

The project involves EPC of typical 132/33kV Substation majorly constituting Power Transformers, Reactors, AIS, Control & relay panels, cable laying installation and commissioning works including total CIVIL & MEP works for Substation.


ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

 Coordination with vendors and expedite materials to ensure delivery schedule & match specifications.
 Coordinate timely flow of engineering documents, certificate tests reports and inspection reports between supplier and concerned sections.
 Follow-up with Procurement department for organizing FAT as per Baseline Schedule and delivery of material thereof.
 Develop & maintain an excellent customer relationship to achieve long-term relations.
 Organize kick of meetings, pre-inspection and technical meetings with vendor and review purchase order.
 Manage the approval of all submittals by suppliers and subcontractors.
 Plan and monitor the execution of project ensuring the quality to assure on time completion
 Ensure resource availability at site.
 Site establishment setup.
 Follow up approvals of documents/drawings from discipline engineers.
 Establish & maintain effective controls throughout the project execution in accordance with current corporate standards to protect the organization and to deliver a successful project.
 Coordinate with Engineering, clients and statutory authorities for necessary approvals
 Fully understand the contract and pursue opportunities to facilitate change, increase revenue and reduce threats to improve financial performance.
 Ensuring project execution is undertaken in accordance with approved HSE legislation.
 Responsible to control the suppliers & sub-contractor for timely delivery of project
 Liaise with customers/consultants and resolve all technical & commercial issues
 Ensuring As built drawings, O & M Manuals & other documents submitted as per client request
 Project Closure, End documentation works & Responsible to close out the projects
 Submission of progress report to Client/Consultant & Project Director
 Client/Vendor /sub-contractor Billing and cash flow management.

Project Manager at Blue Star Limited
  • India - Delhi
  • June 2009 to December 2013

Diverse experience in Electrical projects ranging from Under ground Cable network(LV, MV, EHV), Distribution projects Like HVDS, Feeder Renovation, MV Substations, Building Electrification and Metro Building Electrical and Mechanical Systems(BEMS/MEP) Projects.
Key Responsibilities:
• Handling the entire spectrum of project operations and regularly monitoring the progress to ensure completion of work within stipulated time and cost budgets.
• Generating and supervising the budget preparation for all projects, drawings, specifications, contract documents, bill of quantities and other tender documents for competitive tendering of the projects.
• Preparing detailed implementation plan, designing the work schedules and providing effective management to encourage cooperation and teamwork, maintaining staff morale at a high level with a sense of allegiance to the company which helped in achieving the targets.
• Driving procurement operations to ensure uninterrupted flow of materials in compliance with the set plans.
• Drafting and maintaining accurate documentation and correspondence of project and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations of the company.
• Responsible for carrying out erection and commissioning of the system at the site.
• Responding and catering to inquiries and complaints from clients as well as confirming drawing approval from client to ensure optimal levels of service and long term business relations.
• Negotiating construction contracts in order to obtain the best pricing and ensuring that the contractors and subcontractors do not exceed the project budget.
• Coordinating with various teams including the site engineers to ensure smooth implementation of the work within the given time constraints.

Key Project Handled:

-Electrical and LV work of Emmar MGF Digital Greens, Gurgoan India (Commercial Project Value -12 Crore INR)
-Electrical Works of Jawahar lal Nehru Medical College Hospital(Aligarh) India (Hospital Project Value-5 Crore INR)

- Project: BEMS (Building electrical and mechanical systems) project for Metro Railway system( Depot.) including SITC for whole depot electrical works e.g. LT panels, DG system, UPS system wiring conduiting, lighting, small power etc in Depot and ancillary buildings.
- Budget: 45 Crores
- Client: Delhi Airport Metro expresses Line (Reliance Infra)

Project Manager at ABB Limited
  • India - Faridabad
  • April 2008 to June 2009

Key Responsibilities:
• Handled project take over, project co-ordination, monitoring and control of project time and cost to ensure adequate and accurate implementation of the project operations.
• Created project implementation plans, schedules, estimations, forecasting and assigned tasks to team members for timely delivery of client deliverables within established project budget.
• Planned, organized and evaluated procurement activities, maintained uninterrupted flow of materials without compromising on quality of materials.
• Approved drawings and specifications of the project from clients as well as constantly liaised with vendors to strike the best deal for the company as well as discussed technical issues or discrepancies found.
• Managed and reduced the claims expenses by setting up efficient receivables management processes as well as developed knowledge of local payment and collection regulations and practices.
• Oversaw all technical and commercial aspects of the assigned project and resolved technical discrepancies to ensure smooth execution of work.
• Supervised customer complaints/issues/requests as well as resolved billing related issues of the clients and contractors.
• Coordinated with site engineers for proper execution of projects and ensured forecasted revenue targets are met in line with the set business targets.
• Generate and maintain transmittals of project documents and drawings as well as drafted necessary reports and submitted the same to the upper management for taking further corrective actions.

Key Project Handled:
- Project: Substation Project including supply installation commissioning of 11 kV panels, Transformers, DG and Ring main Units.
- Client: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
- Project Management consultant - EIL
- Specifications: CPWD

Project Manager - T&D Division at Raychem RPG Limited
  • India - Rajkot
  • March 2006 to April 2008

Key Responsibilities:
• Managed and administered overall functions of the site and ensured operations are completed within the given time and cost limits.
• Conducted periodic review meetings with clients to apprise them on project progress as well as to identify improvement areas.
• Coordinated with the cross-functional teams efficiently in designing and executing the given tasks as well as communicated the project goals and maintained focus on results throughout project life cycle.
• Regularly kept the upper management abreast of status of assigned projects, focused on the overall project schedule, budget and resolution of project issues.
• Oversaw maintenance of infrastructures including office infrastructure, office premises, building etc.
• Assisted/provided management with all required financial tools including narratives, budget vs actual variance reports, analysis, reports etc. and provided follow-up and documentation for significant variances.
• Communicated with client regarding approval of BOQ, amendments, billing and measurement book recording.
• Prepared necessary reports and presented the same directly to the Divisional Manager for implementing further improvements in necessary areas.
• Spearheaded financial aspect of projects by preparing cost estimations, controlling cash flow and site expenses and conducted negotiation with the contractors for striking the best deal possible.

Key Project Handled:
- Project: Feeder Renovation
- Budget: 28 Crore
- Client: Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited.

Project Team Leader at Formally ALSTOM T&D Limited
  • India - Delhi
  • November 2004 to February 2006

Key Responsibilities:
• Conceptualized project planning as well as business development ventures to draw out complete business roll out plans in view of client requirements as well as ensured effective product mix and revenue in line with forecasted growth rate.
• Managed overall operations of the project starting from conceptualization through development to implementation and ensured smooth implementation of the same in compliance with organizational policies.
• Established efficient recruitment procedures by identifying manpower budgets through means of departmental requirements to cope with business growth in line with company goals/ targets.
• Responsible for sourcing and purchasing of materials required for the completion of the project.
• Performed pre-commissioning of the project and successfully handed over the completed projects to clients in coordination with site engineers and contractors within the agreed deadlines, without compromising on quality.
• Ensured procedural adherence, resolved unexpected technical difficulties by providing appropriate solutions.
• Conducted revenue and cost analysis, project reconciliation, variance analysis and compared actual results with the defined budgets while assuring affirmation with business strategies.
• Drafted reports by implementing MS Excel, submitted the same to the senior management as well as recommended appropriate measures to the inconsistency found.

Key Project Handled:
- HVDS Project (High Voltage Distribution System)
- Client: Reliance Energy Limited.

Previous Professional Experience:
• Sept ‘01-Oct ’04: Technical Support Engineer, Energy Products Division - Raychem RPG Ltd.

Key Project Handled:

- Project: Power cable network maintenance of BSES RPL/YPL Limited
- Client: BSES Yamuna/Rajdhani Limited.

Education

Master's degree, Masters in Business Administration(MBA)
  • at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
  • July 2013

MBA in General management with Major in International business and Minor marketting.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at Government College of Engineering
  • August 2000

Specialties & Skills

Construction Management
Electrical
Project Management
Management
Leadership, Team Building, Training & Development, Employee Performance Management
Computer Related Skills: MA Word, MS Excel, SAP, MS Project,Primevera,Microsoft Office Application
Reconciliation, Technical Support, Clientele Relationship Development, Contractual, Variance Report
Critical Path Management, Manpower Management, Documentation, Report Generation, Coordination
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Analytical Thinking Skill, Ability to Work under Pressure
Project Management, Resource Management, Site Operations, Strategic Planning, Procurement Management
Infrastructure Management, Budget Allocation, Scheduling, Project Profitability
Project Constructability Reviews, Costing & Cost Cutting, BOQ, Tendering, Quality Management
Forecasting, Billing,Fund Flow,Receivables Management,Cost/Time Estimation,Material/Store Management

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