Profile Summary
Performance-driven Professional with over 2 decades of experience (entailing 24 years in Gulf - UAE) in Site & Construction Management, Project Management, Quality Control, Budgeting and Team Management
Result-oriented Professional with functional expertise in Civil Engineering Oil & Gas / Construction / infrastructure / Interior Joinery & Fit out
Proficient in swiftly completing up projects with competent cross-functional skills and ensuring on time deliverables within pre-set cost parameters
Skilled in making sure contractor’s adherence to the engineering standards and resolution of design issues in the EPC stage
Expertise in collaborating with design, QA/QC, HSE and procurement teams on construction progress aspects for assigned area
Hands-on experience in studying and analyzing contract documentation to determine appropriate construction methods, alternatives and processes
Achievement oriented professional with excellent people management skills to manage change with ease
Key Skills
Site Management
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Quality Management
Material Management
Cost Control
Contract Administration
Commercial Operations
Team Building & Leadership
Soft Skills
Team player
Communicator
Innovator
Thinker
Education
2014: Graduate Programme in Construction Project Management from NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH (NICMAR), Pune(India),
1990: Diploma in Civil Engineering from State Board of Technical Education & Training, Chennai(India),
1998: Diploma in Concrete Technology and Design of Concrete Structures from Annamalai University, India
Work Experience
Sound exposure in monitoring projects in Hospitality (5 Star Hotel & shopping mall), Oil & Gas plants construction (both Green and Brown fields) with Client ADCO, Al Hosn Gas, GASCO for CICPA Camp project, Sulphur plant construction, Sugar Refinery Plant development projects with Industrial Steel Structures erecting background (Hollow Core Slab & Decking Sheet Slab), Pipe Rack & Pipe line works, Step Down Substation 11KV, 33KV, 132KV-11KV Power sector buildings. Furthermore hands-on experience in construction of Warehouses factory building, High rise Building, Commercial building, labour camps, School buildings, Apartments, Infrastructures for Asphalt Roads, Paving (Concrete & Interlock) including Airport and Port areas & Utilities – Under Ground Tanks, Drainage & storm water line, Sewage Treatment Plant, HV/LV Cable underground preparation & Laying with Duct banks, Hotel and shopping mall Projects for interior joinery & fit out works and Landscaping & Irrigation endure with water fountain construction and Façade’ & Finishing (Civil & ID), Maintenance & Facility Management and so on
Pre-Construction activities: Estimation familiar based on POMI Standard, BOQ Verification & Preparation, Assisting in compiling of tenders. Evaluating tender documents & tender bulletins, drawings, & schedules, Site visit studies & highlighting tender queries, Quantity Take off, Comparison Studies based on suppliers Quotations, Negotiations with suppliers on both technical and commercial aspects of product and so on
Reviewing shop drawings (Structural, Architectural, Builder’s shop drawings) and material submittal (familiar with specifications ADCO DEP Standards, Shell DEP Standards, GASCO DGS, Takreer DGS…) & Schedule w.r.t. scope verification, WBS, activity sequencing, activity duration, critical path, resources, cost, and production norms and so on. Again, reviewing of quality related documents like Procedure, ITP'S, Method Statement, Handling FAT Factory Acceptance Test, Source Inspection, QC Matrixes, Site related Queries, Punch list preparing and so on.
Since Jan’2019 to till with Al Ali Construction and Development, Mohd. Ruqaid MR Group, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE as Construction Manager (Civil)
Nov’2016 to Dec’ 2018 with Al Khaleej Sugar-Refinery, Al Ghurair Group, Jabel Ali Free zone, Dubai, UAE as Civil Engineer - Manager
May’15 to Oct’ 2016 with ECG Engineering Consultants Group SA, Abu Dhabi, UAE (PMC - Oil & Gas)
Senior Engineer Civil & Senior Quality Engineer
Nov’11 to Apr’15 with Dodsal Engineering Construction Pvt Ltd., (Oil & Gas EPC Contractor), Abu Dhabi,
Senior Civil Engineer & Deputy Construction Manager (Civil)
May’09 to Oct’11 with Golden Arrow Interiors, Sharjah, UAE
Senior Project Engineer (Civil)
Feb’07 to Mar’09 with Al Arrab & Al Mashrif Contracting Co., Dubai, UAE
Project Engineer (Civil)
Major Role:
• Making sure that the overall project construction quality and safety is achieved while maintaining the project schedule and budget.
• Reviewing construction drawings, liaising to take authority approvals, forecast and review manpower and material requirements at site for all civil work.
• Monitoring and controlling the projects by steering with project meetings (Weekly & Daily standards), individual catchups with team w.r.t. scope, cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure its satisfactory execution for major projects; involved in proper updating on Engineering Document Deliverables Register (EDDR), procurement status report (domestic & long lead items), risk management register and ensuring all changes to specifications, work scope and drawings are documented.
• Managing and auditing the progress of work at site against the project schedule while reporting any delays and recommending actions to correct such delays.
• Accountable for ensuring that Project Stakeholders.
o Managing the project team including architects, engineers, workplace consultants and administrative support, developing schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
o Identifying and evaluating alternative solutions to best meet program goals.
o Preparing detailed construction cost estimates and documentation for project funding authorization.
• Formulating contract & contracting project to outsourced contractors / suppliers in co-ordination with the Procurement Head. Ensured efficient evaluation & execution of sub-contracting works as well as negotiation, award and review of (sub) contracts as per project requirements.
• Addressing training needs of site staff/workers to enhance skills and productivity.
• Collaborated with (Civil & MEP) QA/QC department - Submittal log maintaining as per master program. Material submittal, Preparation of QA/QC procedure, method statements, Material onsite inspection, SIN & NCN closing and so on.
• Took several measures such as materials planning including classifying or highlighting the material which will be confirmed to verify the quantity based on site strategies with wastages including extra stock to the client final handover quantity prior to final procure. Maintain the materials management in line with site progress.
Projects Handled
Hospitality (Hotels & shopping mall) / High Rise Tower Projects:
• Construction of Movenpick 5-star Resort Hotel consists of 2 separate [G+M+11+R] tower buildings, over a common basement and two tower buildings linked together by steel structure bridge at level 11, 390 keys, there are 7 Chalets with a total of 28 Keys, spa, all-day diner, beach Grill & Restaurant and associated back of house areas, landscaping and pools. Consultant: ATKINS, PMC – MACE International LTD (Worth: AED 274 million) including 55m length Rock Groynes formation from the sea shore in order to dissipate the wave energy. (Main Contractor: Al Ali Construction, RAK)
• Construction of 3 Basements + G.F + 4 Parking Podiums + Health Club + 27 Typical Floors at Business Bay. DXB. Project Owners: Tameer Holding Investment, Regal Tower 1, Consultant: Khatib & Alami consolidated Engineering & Supervision Company (Worth: AED 840 million)
Proposed Commercial & Residential Building G+4P+21Typ+HC+Helipad at Bhuhairah Corniche, Sharjah for Mr. Obaid Ali Obaid Bakheet Bel Rasheed; Eng. Adnan Saffarini Design Supervision & Consultants (Consultant), (Worth: AED 130 million) (Main Contractor: Al Arrab & Al Mashrif Contg, DXB)
Oil & Gas / Industrial Projects / Sub Station Projects:
• HSGP Habshan Sulphur Granulation Plant with Loading Station & Pipelines (EPC Project) for GASCO, Project Management WorleyParsons, Engineering: Hatch Ltd., Canada and Dodsal Engg., Chennai (Client TPI: Intertech International) Project Worth: US$ 469.10 Million Project) together with Habshan 5 & Habshan 1- 4 Live Plants extended. (Constructed on both Green and Brownfield) together with Step Down Sub Station 11KV, 33KV, 132KV-11KV, SEET Sub Stations & OHL Power sector buildings…
• Construction of CICPA Camps at Qusahwira, Abu Dhabi for ADCO, PMT-Al Hosn Gas, PMC – ECG Engineering Consultants Group SA: (Client TPI: Intertech International), Project worth: US$ 164.15 million) together with major buildings, Car & Bus service Station, 33KV Sub Station Building, Sewerage Treatment Plant, Helipad, Parade Ground, internal infrastructure, landscaping…
• Al Khaleej sugar refinery’ developing project, New GAC - Granulated Activated Carbon Containers’ Column 5.35m Ø & 23m height total 4 Nos’ with Raft foundations (around AED 6,200,000.00 for overall Budgetary cost) for improving the process of decolorizations of the sugar product.
• New Bagging store G+2 roofing by Hollow Core System Roof Slab on steel structure framing with insulated panel cladding (around AED 11,500,000.00 for Civil work), Two Security Control Rooms, and modification on existing pump foundations, attending the Plant Shut-down activities without delay @ Al Khaleej sugar refinery, Dubai.
• Upgrading the existing carbon regenerating process by adding new rotary dryers’ equipment - Adding Civil foundations, concrete Columns and steel structure framing with concrete sloped roofing @ Al Khaleej sugar refinery, Dubai.
Major Interior Projects:
High quality internal finishing and all type of joinery & fit-out works - Major works involved in public areas & Restaurants (like All Day Dinning, Frankie’s, Lebanese, steak, Sushi Bar, Jazz Club..., Banquet Hall, Meeting room, Entrance lobby) & Typical areas (Rooms like Presidential & Royal Suite, Bridal suite, Deluxe Suite...), including civil related natural & artificial marble column / wall / ceiling / floor cladding with top quality finishes, Wall and floor Marble & ceramic tiles on gypsum / wooden partition finishes, decorative wall plaster finish, Glass flooring and maintenance work on finishes and so on.
• Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel, Abu Dhabi for Al Fahim Group, Abu Dhabi, ID Consultant: Interior Motives and Main Contractor: Shapoorji Pallonji, Middle East, LLC, DXB (ID Package Value: AED 125,000,000.00)
• Al Ghurair Centre Expansion Phase II, Dubai for Client: Al Ghurair Group, Dubai, ID Consultant: Arif & Bintock and Al Habtoor Leighton Engineering, Dubai as Main Contractor (ID Package Value: AED 33,000,000.00)
• Emirates Park Tower Hotel B+G+70 Storeys @ Business Bay, Dubai for Emirates Airlines, Dubai, ID Consultant: LWD Interiors and Brookfield Multiplex, LLC, Dubai as ID Package Value: AED 55,000,000.00
• Interior works handled for MCR Main Control Room & Admin. Building including the Spiral Staircase construction for Dodsal-HSGP Project
• Interior works for Ground Floor’ All Day dinning & Speciality Restaurants & Typical floors and Chalets @ Al Marzan Island Movenpick Hotel & Resort – RAK
Major Façade’ Projects:
• @ CICPA Camps at Qusahwira, Abu Dhabi, External Sloped Precast slabs from GF to Roof as façade’ finish with roof top of GRC nosing connected
• @ Al Marzan Island Movenpick Hotel & Resort – RAK.
? GRC Rain Screen Panels / GRC Nosing on Every Typical level of Towers, Chalets, Beach Restaurant (BR) and Beach Grill (BG), Main Entrance all steel Structure columns covered by GRC Decorative Columns.
? Soffit slab of steel structure linked bridge of both towers area & steel structure canopy soffit’ covered by ACP Nosing, Louvers & Cladding @ Level 11 works carried out over Suspended Scaffold Platforms System by M/S Pearl Touch Scaffolding LLC.,
? Terraco Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) for wall finishes on Main towers, chalets, BG & BR…
? External Glass Curtain Walls execute with proper EPDM provision aligned with external finishes team.
Major Infrastructure Projects:
HSGP Plant & CICPA camp & Sugar Refinery projects had internal / external infrastructure activities - Road construction Asphalt / Concrete / Interlock Paving and all kind of utilities (GRP/UPVC/HDPE pipe lines) such as water, sewerage, storm water drainage, irrigation, Road crossing duct banks & Culvert – Pipe, Box culvert / storm water concrete trenches, associated drainage man holes & chambers, drainage lifting Station, storm water evaporation bond & sewerage treatment plant, etc.
Laying of concrete paving blocks with sub-structure in several prestigious projects with several Consultancies & Main Contractors.
• School & Hospital Projects for Ministry in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, U.A.Q, Fujairah & RAK., UAE.
• Extension & Footpaths in Jumeirah-Dubai, UAE (200000 m² Interlock paving with less than 1% wastage on martial) – Main Contractor: Binladin Contracting Group - Dubai
• Sharjah Shaikh’ Rulers Palace, Sharjah, UAE & Extension of Sharjah International Airport - Sharjah, UAE
• RAK Mina Saqr Port, Mina Saqr Container’s Yard and workshop Roads, R.A.K Rulers Palace
• EMAAR Properties, Emirates Hills Project, Arabian Ranges - Dubai, UAE
• Form house – including Landscape / lake area for Mr. Mohd Reqait’s Hamraniya Form @ RAK
• ADNOC Filling station projects (more than 18 filling station all over UAE) @ Samha 1 & 2, Al Noor, Al Ruwais, Mafraq, Musaffah, Al Ain, Sharjah, Ajman & Ras Al Khaimah – UAE with all Major Main Contractors…
Highlights:
• Played as Key role for arranging all civil maintenance activities without affecting production schedule and new project related refinery upgrade including Jafza, CED – Trakhees, DCD approval till completion, assign the Consultant & Contractor to complete the proposed project, task on planned schedule and supervision with maintenance & facility management team @ Al Khaleej Sugar Refinery, Jabel Ali FZ, Dubai.
• Played as key role for initiating Circular marble Stone Columns’ cladding at rotunda in Al Ghurair project for GAI, the circular Jerusalem Gold marble stones diameter had not matched with existing mall circular stone column’s diameter. GAI was continuing the project of extension mall. In consequence of materials have been ordered long lead basis as per approved shop drawings. Moreover, the materials were received at site on schedule. However, I was taken that challenging job & made some modification in materials with our skill teams and successfully installed. From that we have resolved the commercial issues, cost & time savings, and so on
• At HSGP project site for Dodsal Engg, we had been provided the marble wall cladding / vanity marble counters on Gypsum partition frames based on contract drawing. Appropriately I highlighted and proved with my previous experience regarding the fragile point of rigidity on gypsum partition frames and resolve the problem with additional GI Box frame support provided internally on partition. As of ensure that effective site supervision was in place.
• Successfully received an award of Recognition from PMT Mr. Mansoor Mohamed Al-Mehairbi (Senior Vice President (Projects - Al Hosn Gas) for outstanding performance and contribution towards the achievement of project goal to end the year 2015 with additional 7% ahead of progress on the Construction of CICPA Camp at Qusahwira.
• Attained an appreciation certificate from HSE Team “Dodsal Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd” for Habshan Sulphur Granulation Plant (HSGP) Project No. 5267”
• Functioned as a key person for saving enormous cost & time on formwork materials which was used for 250mm/200mm thick concrete blast wall for buildings at Dodsal Engg., HSGP Project
• Functioned as a key person for additional variation claiming for GAI at Fairmount Hotel Project from Client’ side M/S kulkarni QS team
• Received Appreciation mails from Project Director, Operation Manger & GASCO team regarding Control Building’ & Admin Building’ interior finishes including Steel structure spiral staircase construction with finishes at Dodsal Eng., HSGP Project.
• Playing a major key role functioning with managed end-to-end project activities @ Al Marzan Island, Five Star Movenpick Hotel & Resort Project - RAK, UAE, starting from Mobilization, managed between enabling pile contractor with dewatering team, Sheet & Secant piles construction on deep excavation areas, lead structural works, follow up with procurement team to receive project material on time, Coordinating and arranged the formwork system & scaffolding, suppliers & subcontractors, Cut & Bend rebar and Equipment’s and ensured to receive in advance based on site progress, continued façade’, internal & external finishing to the project close–out together with Hotel operation team', PMC - MACE International Limited & Site Supervision Consultant Atkins, area by area hand over after final DE snagging completion, till received TOC.
Previous Work Experience
Jun’98 to Jan’07 with National Tiles & Block Co. Ltd., RAK, UAE as Senior Site Engineer
Oct’97 to Jun’98 with ABL BIO Technologies, Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India as Project Engineer
Apr’96 to Sep’97 with Y.R. Ramanath Association. (Architect), Tamil Nadu, India as Site Engineer
Jul’93 to Mar’96 with Construction Equipment Corporation, Tamil Nadu, India as Project Supervisor
Apr’90 to Jun’93 with Ramachandran Association, Tamil Nadu, India as Site Engineer
Certifications
• Facility Management Training Course completed from Society of Engineers – UAE Headquarters (Dubai), on 29th June 2022 by Instructor Hayat Mansour with practical experience in the same field.
• Advanced Excel / KPI Certified Professional Training Program by Strategic Axis, Dubai, held on 9th November 2018
• NEBOSH – IGC (Course Preparation covering from International HSE Council – Dubai) on Feb’ 2015
• Applied Project Management (APM – 001) - PMP Program Preparation Covering – A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge conducted by 3Fold Education, Dubai (UAE), on March 2015.
• “Advanced Planning and scheduling” program covering for “Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP)- A Guide to Education Board of AACE International” & PMI-SP” conducted by Chicago Training Center – Abu Dhabi (UAE) on April 2016
• MS Office/Advanced Excel - conducted by Emirates Professional Training Centre, Sharjah.
• Diploma in Quality Control & ISO 9000 – National Council for Labour Managements. Chennai. India,
• “Project Management Software – Primavera (P3)” training was conducted by Emirates Professional Training Centre Education Institute, Sharjah (UAE) on 2009 & Primavera (P6) R8.4 for Project Management training Program conduct by Chicago Training Center– Abu Dhabi (UAE) on AUG’ 2016
• Attended seminar & workshops for Contracts Management and Administration (FIDIC) 87/99; Trainer Dr. Abdel kader Badawi Ibrahim-Projects’ Control Manager / Claim Analyst & Training program on “Subcontracting on Construction Projects in the UAE” conducted by Mr. Timothy J. McLaren’ specialist in Claims and Claims Management (FAR, FIDIC), Contract Administration training and advisement.
• PTW and originator for GASCO training & Special awareness training for H2S and firefighting. Land Transport Awareness conducted by Projects HSE team – Al Hosn Gas, ADCO safe driving Program.
• Self-developing Training/Seminar Programs continuously to be attended related const. / O&G industry. Attended and received Authorization / Certification for GASCO - Safety Training Course, RMP – Risk Management Professional (Construction Industry), (HIRA) Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment, Life Saving Safety Rules (for Construction and Oil & Gas Industry), Roll of a Project Manager, Introduction to Environment Management System (ISO 140001: 2004)
• “DDT - Defensive Driving Training” Program offered from Al Hosn’ HSE and I received 3 years valid till May 2019
• “ADSD – ADCO Document for Safe Driving” as per ADCO requirement course offered from Al Hosn PMT and I received 3 years validity License till August 2018
• Integrated Management System Awareness & Internal Auditor Training on ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015& OHSAS 18001:2007 has completed on 29/04/2017
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 29thMay, 1972
Residential Address: Building No: 2468, Flat No: 304, Fire Service Station Road, Muwaillah, Sharjah, UAE
Permanent Address: 47-B, Khanpalayam 1st street, Madurai - 625009, Tamil Nadu, India
(Contact Phone: 00914522624900 / 00919994131500)
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Sourashtra (Arabic as basic knowledge)
Passport No.: M9975864, valid up to 19/10/2025, Visa Details: Valid UAE Residence Visa
Driving License: UAE. Light Driving License (Valid till 2027)
Nationality: Indian, Marital Status: Married
Technical Membership:
PMI Membership ID: 4490640 since 26 March 2016
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA) – CALCUTTA -700 020, INDIA | Membership No: ST 214600-B, from 1991
Web Profile Link
https://ae.linkedin.com/in/sundarbabu-ramanathan-b55072ab
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Alternative Email address: sundarbabu2011dubai@gmail.com