Justin Daniel, Resident Engineer

Justin Daniel

Resident Engineer

Stantec Middle East Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
25 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 0 Months

Resident Engineer at Stantec Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2021

Pre-sale support, Tendering, and estimation of Design and Construction supervision packages
Reviewed design and equipment submittals techno-commercially and fit-for-purpose for acceptance
Developed FDS and control philosophies for the pump stations and water transmission pipelines
Led a team of Instrument and control engineers and contractors for engineering, construction, and T&C of the
Etihad WE project in the northern emirates of UAE
Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and
provide technical advice
Overseeing all ICA and ELV works of projects at various engineering stages from engineering, construction
supervision, T&C, and close-out
Assessed and evaluated the contractor’s claims, Advised and supported during contractual conflicts

Sr. Instrument & Control Engineer at Nama Water Services (Haya Water)
  • Oman - Muscat
  • March 2014 to December 2020

Tendering and estimation of Design, Construction supervision packages, and EPC packages
Creation and analysis of the master plan, business cases, and preparation of the project charter
Handled Instrument and control engineers, consultants, designers, and contractors for tendering, engineering,
construction, and T&C of multiple projects
Spearheaded activities in the Instrument & Control Department for overseeing all ELV and ICA works of projects
at various engineering stages from creating a project charter, conceptual design, and front-end engineering
design (FEED) to tendering, negotiations, and contract awards, construction supervision, T&C, and close-out
Contributed extensively to design / HAZOP workshops, coordinated review, acceptance, and scope changes
during engineering and construction phases of projects
Designed and Implemented the National and Regional Control Centres for the WWTP (Waste Water Treatment)
and network facilities
Audited projects and operating plants techno-commercially through captured lessons learned and suggested
improvement measures for operability, reliability, and cost optimization on ongoing and future projects.
Responsible for Vendor development and evaluation, logistics, and claims management

Project Instrument Engineer at Parsons
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2012 to March 2014

Tendering and estimation of Design and Construction supervision packages for the water Pump Stations
Prepared the scope of work, specification, and any other activity related to ICA and maintained ICA standard
specifications
Carried out design review workshops for the ICA engineering designs and cost estimates on projects
Worked on the design, coordinated review, acceptance, and scope changes during the engineering and
construction phases of projects
Overseen all ICA and ELV works of projects at various engineering stages from engineering, construction
supervision, T&C, and close-out

Product Manager at ABB Hitachi
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2010 to June 2012

Handled entire software development life cycle which includes requirement generation, collection, analysis,
design, implementation, integration, testing, and handling L3 & L4 cases for ABB SAS products
Headed ABB’s global L3 & L4 teams
Created MRS, TRS, user documentation, and Test specifications for the RTU560 family
Adopted the CMMi L3 standard for the RTU560 project at ABB and initiated minor product releases from India
Remarkable exposure to Hardware and software interface tests between IEDs, Station Controller, DCS, RTU /
PLC, and HMI using IEC 103, 101, 104, 61850, DNP 3.0, SPAbus, FF, Profibus, and Modbus over Serial & Ethernet

Manager - Projects & Engineering at A. Abunayyan Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • June 2004 to June 2010

Project and site management, design and engineering of P&ID, layouts, cause and effect, etc.
Selection of HMI, RTU, PLC, DCS, drives, control valves, flow meters, sensors & equipment
Prepared functional design specifications, I/O list, data sheet, FBD, and database generation
Preparation of Instrument sizing/selection, data sheet, Loop drawings, Cable Schedule, Cable routing, Schematic
drawing, FDB and hook-up drawings
Developed control philosophies and control logic for captive power plants, WWTP (wastewater treatment plants),
Reverse Osmosis, pumping stations, and water transmission pipelines
Developed graphic screens for System Platform 3.0, Intouch, RS View 32, Monitor Pro, Vijeo Citect 6.1
Testing and commissioning of Water/Effluent/Industrial Wastewater / Water Treatment, and Pump/Lift Stations

Sr. Engineer – ABP at Easun Reyrolle Ltd.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2002 to June 2004

Selection of HMI, RTU, Station Controller, Testing and commissioning of SAS
Prepared functional design specifications, I/O list, data sheet, FBD, and database generation
Developed control philosophies, applications, and control logic for Substation Control System (SCS)
Developed graphic screens with animations for FIX 7.0 & iFIX
Testing and Commissioning of BCUs and Substation Automation System

Shift Engineer – Electrical & Automation at POWERICA LIMITED
  • India - Chennai
  • June 1999 to June 2002

Operation and Maintenance of multi-fuel-based captive power plant
Handled large assets involving TCO, ROI, and Operation and maintenance of assets and achieved targeted
schedules through the implementation of standards and practices in the asset portfolio through SAP
Adherence to ISO 9001, 14001, OHSE, etc. for Operation & Maintenance

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY
  • April 2005
Bachelor's degree, B.E in Electrical & Electronics
  • at Karunya Institute of Tech
  • April 1999
High school or equivalent, Higher Secondary
  • at St. Josephs School
  • April 1995

Specialties & Skills

WATER SERVICES
PLC/SCADA
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION
INTEGRATION
Instrumentation
SAP CRM
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT