~ Visionary & result oriented professional with 26 years of experience and year-on-year success in end-to-end management of Water & Wastewater Utilities in Industrial Applications (Oil & Gas/ Power)~
Location Preference: Sharjah / Dubai Or Abudhabi
~ Leveraged strategic ability and skills in translating organisational vision, to overcome complex business challenges and deliver on high-impact decisions; expertise in establishing operations from scratch, driving complete business cycle, spearheading turnarounds, technology transfer and expansion of business ~
Core Strengths Entail
Strategic Planning & Execution Operational Leadership Budget Development
Project Management Procurement Operations/ Plant Management Resource Optimisation
Contract Management Installation & Commissioning Support Customer Interaction
Finalisation of key vendors Change Order Management Profit & Loss Accountability
• Flair for adopting projects execution methodologies and systems in compliance with the pre-defined set quality standards.
• Expertise in planning, monitoring and coordinating multidimensional execution of all types of water and waste water treatment projects with abilities in swiftly ramping up projects & handling contracts.
• Defining and achieving the milestones. Making plan and make it workable to achieve payment as well as project milestones.
• Maintain positive cash flow.
• Accomplishing completion of the projects as per schedules within budget by proper planning of activities, material procurement, deploying manpower & machinery
• Result oriented, visionary executive with complete accountability of formulating & implementing business plans, capacity planning, preparation & review of technical submittals /reports, implementation of project, process engineering, technology transfer, supporting the team of installation & commissioning, techno-commercial operations and quality assurance.
• Persistence, Passion, accommodative, comprehensiveness, Aggressiveness, Perseverance
• Skilled to have teambuilding and motivate the team to achieve the targets on deadlines. Training to the teammates and periodic reviews for monitoring cash flow and Revenue recognition.
• Setting the KPI and doing yearly appraisals of the teammates.
• Adroit in developing new formats, new methods and procedures for facilitating smooth execution of the project.
• Track record of executing the project with highest value i.e. 18 Million USD for Borough 2 ETP ADNOC with multiple stake holders and business partners, consortium partners.
• Kashagan Field Development Experimental Program Kazakhstan - 14 Million Dollar Project– Multi-stake holders, Consortium partners and several key sub vendors & Multiple coordination points project & ensuring no back charge & No penalties and LDs. Converted the opportunities to increase the order value to 33 Million Dollar from original contract value of 14 million dollar. Overall value of the projects handled from UAE and KSA is not less than 145 Million USD.
o Skilled in overseeing selection of material & vendors in cold country and controlling cost by hard negotiations, applying back to back terms and by way of generating many potential variation orders.
o Developing a dedicated team for the successful execution of the project
• A strategic planner with experience in conducting & coordinating the project activities, estimation & costing and the resource management
_______________________________________________________CORE COMPETENCIES_______________________________________________________
Water & Waste Water Management
• Well versed with project execution of projects for water supply / Waste water/ filtration / softening / RO / DM/MBR unit.
• Facilitating the integration of a variety of management, financial, engineering and operating tools and minimizing operating costs after finding system deficiencies.
• Developing systems to utilize the resources to best efficiency and secure the time and cost within the budget lines. . .
• Reviewing of method statements and work specific quality control plans
• Supervising a team of Engineers working on various projects & resolving bottlenecks
• Applying for building resource consents and getting approval of drawings from various authorities.
Project Management
• Handling project activities involving working out various requirements & monitoring overall project dynamics for ensuring timely completion
• Managing resources to perform engineering, scheduling & construction activities in cost effective manner
• Planning and scheduling the project execution plan, project calendar, resource planning and material procurement /sourcing plan.
• Developing budget lines and controlling the costs
• Calculating cost variances of different activities and identifying bottlenecks required for rescheduling the activities for proper completion of projects without any cost/time overrun.
• Handling end-to-end projects encompassing resource planning, estimation, scope definition, finalization of techno-commercial aspects & implementing quality standards
• Identifying the potential variation orders & converting this opportunities into orders
Liaison:
• Liaising with the Clients/Consultants/Project Managers for resolving design-related issues and troubles on-site
• Administering the construction of projects as per plans/drawings, budgets & time constraints
• Advising clients on procedures and costs & other building Consultants and Contractors
• Mediating with internal and external stake holders of the project for allocation of budget, resources and skills required for the execution of the project.
• Building cordial relationships with main contractor and end users.
_________________________________________________KEY CLIENTS HANDLED_________________________________________________
• Major EPCs like Hyundai Engineering, Bechtel, Samsung Engineering, Chiyoda Corporation, Daelim, GS Engineering, Fluor, SIEMENS, AgipKCO, Technip, Technicas Reunidas, for end customers Oil and Gas companies like Kazakhstan Oil Company, ARAMCO, ADNOC, MODA, Tasnee Petrochemicals, South Pars, Ohanet, GNPOC, Ministry of Defence Saudi, Power Generation like Sadaf Power Generation, Shoaiba Power plant SEC, Shuweihat S2 , GEB,NTPC, Methanol industries.
• Many private industries in chemical and process, auto industries e.g. Mumbai Port Trust, TELCO, Orchid chemicals, Dr Reddy's lab, Textile industry, Food industry, private compounds, Fertiliser industries like Fertil, General phosphate, Pharma industries like Proctor and Gamble , Diamlat, Global Pharma, Steel plants..etc
• Handled with lead role two major contracts with consortium partners and major sub vendors e.g. SWT.
• Recently executed Handled WWRR project for Qatar gas with Qatar Kentz as partner.
_________________________________________________ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________
Growth Path:
Aqualyng Dubai- Metito Overseas Ltd. Sharjah---------Veolia water solutions and Technologies formerly known as Metito Arabia Ltd. Riyadh KSA --------Thermax India Ltd. Pune India Buckauwolf Ltd. KRUUP Pune India
Role and Key responsibilities:
2016 till date: Aqualyng Dubai
Position : Director – Business Development & Operations.
• Execution of existing projects
• Support in Forming agreements with business partners and agents.
• Bidding support for Desalination and other projects
• Developing leads /and supporting in generating enquiries
• Support in Developing consultants and consortium partners to bid for the large projects
2010-2016 : Metito Overseas Ltd. Sharjah
Position : Projects Manager - Industrial Division
• Major projects concluded are of value 18 Million US Dollar and 14 million US dollar -( converted to 33Million Dollar)
• Lead the team of 6-8 Project Engineers/document controller and the site staff.
• Team building and weekly/monthly reviews with team.
• Controlled the project procurement and all supporting disciplines like logistics, procurement, QC ..etc
• Successfully executed project with highest value i.e. 18 Million USD
• The special features of all the projects are grabbing the opportunities to convert in to Variation Orders. The largest VO value reached in 14 Million Dollar contract is to 33 million Dollars.
• Functioned as an Independent Charge for the project with a complete team to support the execution plans
• Achieving operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; resolving problems
• Attending management review meetings for cash flow and Revenue recognition
• Verifying and providing key inputs in monthly progress reports to senior management.
• Conducting appraisals and developing the KPI for the staff.
• Forecasting risks being developed during the project execution with plan and solutions for mitigating or minimising the risks.
• Resolving the critical / bottleneck issues.
• Attending pre-award meeting
• Participation in developing cash flow and Revenue recognition projection as inputs to sales.
• Supporting sales to verify the estimated man hours and material costs.
• Solving problems and discrepancies observed.
• Developing the project department in satellite office.
• Developing Budgets, Internal coaching to colleagues, Supervision, Project Management,
• Tracking Budget Expenses, Self-Development, Planning,
• Verify the extra claims prepared / attend the change order meeting and finalize the Variation orders.
• Successfully done Special projects for water & waste water treatment plants
2010 to 2011 : Metito (Overseas) Ltd.
Position : Senior Projects Manager- Industrial Division
• Serving as a focal point for coordination between various agencies including customer, consultants, sub-vendor, suppliers & consortium partners and stake holders & teammates
• Performing interdepartmental coordination for smooth project execution
• Conducting appraisals and developing the KPI for the staff.
• Team building and weekly/monthly reviews with team.
• Accountable for:
o Identifying project requirements, managing projects from initiation till closure of the project in area of Water, Waste Water and RO plants
o Leading a team of 6 Project Engineers/ 2 Document Controller
o Attending review meetings and performing /presenting periodic progress reviews to management, stakeholders and clients
o Estimating & rationalizing budget for finalizing project goal
o Reviewing WBS and finalizing plan / schedules
• Reviewing and identifying to Project Engineers for potential opportunities, claims & VOs
• Generating claims and attending meetings for approval of the claims
• Identifying critical problem areas and providing solutions for the same through coordinated team efforts
• Controlling budgets and sub-contractor negotiations & finalizations
2006 to 2010 : Metito (Overseas) Ltd.
Position : Project Manager Industrial Division
• Developing the project calendar and estimated the time / resource requirements
• Defining the team for the higher value project/identifying and assigning the tasks to all resources.
• Daily and weekly monitoring
• Organized and communicated important information to key stake holders
• Identified & evaluated risks involved and prepared mitigation plans
• Negotiated contracts and managed external key vendors
• Planned cash inflow / outflow for the whole project right up front to avoid negative cash flow situations
• Supported:
o Proposal Department for verifying the costs and Site Staff with proper back up for all resources
o Sales with proper inputs for estimates based on experience
• Involved in:
o Appraising staff periodically to keep high motivational levels
o Planning training schedules for the engineers
• Assigned, scheduled & counselled the teammates, communicated job expectations appraised/reviewed job contributions and planned job requirements
• Formulated customer feedback form
• Merit of taking periodic customer feedback and implemented corrective actions
• Conducted regular project review meetings and periodic visits to Pune office for review meetings
• Developed satellite office for project department at Pune, India
• Enhanced department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new/different targets /challenging assignments, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
2003-2006 : Metito Overseas Ltd
Position : Team Leader - Industrial Projects
• Reviewed sales file and assigning Project Engineer
• Lead a team of 4 Project Engineers / 1 Document Controller / 2 Planner Procurement and 1 QC Dedicated for Team
• Performed performance appraisal for the team mates
• Developed /presented monthly reports to management for progress on higher valued projects
• Identified potential for generating VOs
1999-2003 : Metito Overseas Ltd
Position : Senior Executive Project Engineer
• Served as a focal point for coordination & execution of several water and waste water treatment plants
• Coordinated with various departments – engineering, procurement, projects and site for smooth projects execution
• Maintained positive cash flow and generating variation orders
1995-1999 : Veolia formerly Metito Arabia Industries KSA
Position : Senior Project Executive Engineer
• Worked as a focal point for coordination & execution of several water and waste water treatment plants
• Coordinated with various departments – engineering, procurement, projects and site for smooth projects execution
• The first overseas project done successfully to the satisfaction of customer Chiyoda Corporation.
• Attended Kick off meeting with customer for the first overseas project independently.
• Generated VOs during the Kick off meeting.
1989-1995 : THERMAX LTD PUNE
Position : Project Engineer/Executive Projects
• The job involved planning, coordination, monitoring and controlling the project management activities for water and waste water treatment projects.
• Periodical progress review meeting with client, consultants like Mecon, BTS, TCE and consortium of Dodsal i.e. KRUPP.
• Rigorous follow up with suppliers and ensuring the deliveries within or ahead of time thereby contributing towards achieving the objectives of company for invoicing and revenue recognition.
• Technical submittals, review and approval meeting. Participation in QA / Inspection meeting.
• Executed water and waste water treatment plants for various industries like chemical, food, textile, pharmacy, breweries, and many other industrial applications e.g. power, steel industry, etc
• Successfully handled many FOAK projects like IGF, DAF, UASB, Root zone. etc
• Successfully installed and commissioned 6 RO plants for Water Mission project in India.
• The major projects included were floatation units, pretreatment, RO plants, Conventional Demin plants, bio tower, anaerobic treatment plants, etc.
1988 - 1989 - Trainee Engineer with KRUPP formerly known as Buckau wolf India Ltd., Pune as Engineer
____________________________________________________________EDUCATION______________________________________________________________
• BE (Mechanical) from Shivaji University Kolhapur India: 1988
Other:
• ISO Internal Auditor
____________________________________________________________IT SKILLS____________________________________________________________
• Well versed with Windows and MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and MS Projects
_______________________________________________________PERSONAL DETAILS__________________________________________________________
Date of Birth 17th September 1963
Present Address Metito overseas Ltd PO Box 22701 Sharjah UAE
Permanent Address Swapnasakar 1/235 (A) Sanjay Park, Airport Road Pune -411032
Languages Known English, Marathi and Hindi
Note: Details of the projects handled can be shared during the personal interview