Project Manager Engineering

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

Extensive broad base international project management experience in the

heavy engineering industry in four continents. Experience includes

successful completion of EPC, EPCM & OEM type projects as a contractor

as well as a client, in public and private sector organisations. Business

and engineering knowledge blended with strong leadership, communications

skills and creative problem solving techniques through teamwork, ensuring

quality performance.

Key strengths include successful management of:

. Development of pre-qualification documents, setting tender evaluation

strategy and consolidation of tender submittals as a client;

. Review of Technical and Commercial tender documents, evaluation and

recommendation of selected Contractor based on scoring criteria as a

client;

. Business process improvement to optimise efficiency;

. Reliability Centred Maintenance studies and development of O&M plans;

. Development and completion of Asset Management Plans ;

. Business Case development;

. Capital and Operation cost estimating for development of Capital

works program;

. Delivery of Capital Works program in accordance with the Asset

Management Plan;

. Review of client RFI/RFQ & setting tendering strategy as a contractor;

. Developing Proposal Approval Request documentation for seeking

management approval;

. Proposals and tender development as a contractor;

. Tender negotiations as a contractor;

. Delivery of Conceptual study, Front End Engineering Deliverables and

project Estimates as a contractor;

. HSE management;

. HAZID, HAZOP and risk assessment;

. Project controls and support services;

. Procurement and Contract management;

. Modularisation & Transportation logistics;

. Quality assurance and quality control;

. Project HR & training requirement;

. Construction & Completions management;

. Management of field engineering services;

. Site materials & equipment storage logistic management; and

. Customer liaison.

QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. MEngSc Project Management, School of Civil & Environment Engineering,

University of UNSW, Australia

. Diploma of Project Management from Australian College of Project

Management, Australia ;

. M.S, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA ;

. Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, University

of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA ;

. B.E (Mechanical), University of Nagpur, India ;

. Member of the Australian Institute of Project Management (MAIPM)

. Member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia ( MIEAust)

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

. Program manage the development and completion of key asset

management plans for equipment and power stations including Safety &

Operating plans, Integrity Management plans, maintenance schedules and

procedures at Hydro Tasmania, Australia;

. Project manage the tender review of a Chinese EPC contractor (CMEC)

with a team of Worley Parsons engineers in Beijing as Owners Engineer

of Cenpower, for Kpone 340 MW CCGT power station project in Ghana

comprising of two PG9171E GTG and HRSGs in 2:2:1 configuration ;

. Project Manage the delivery of FEED & Detailed design of Substation

and Transmission lines ( 330kV, 132kV and 66kV) projects at Worley

Parsons for various Mine and Infrastructure projects in the Pilbara

and mid-west WA region in Australia for reputable clients viz.

Gindalbee, Hancock, Horizon Power, BHPBIO, OPR, Western Power,

Leighton, Verve etc.;

. Project Manage the FEED concept and Detailed design of Open &

Combined cycle gas turbine power generation (GE frames 6, 7, 9 ;

Siemens V64.3,V84.3,V94.3A,SGT-800 ) and renewal energy EPCM projects

at Worley Parsons, Transfield and Tata Electric Company ;

. Project manage the expansion of Alcoa Wagerup refinery's existing

residue storage area and associated water storage referred to as

Residue Storage Area 9 (RSA9) and Run off collection pond (ROCP 3)

project;

. Manage the development of standard engineering templates of equipment

specifications, Scope of work, datasheets, tender packages, product

engineering and estimation database at Worley Parsons ( Australia),

Babcock & Wilcox ( USA) and Transfield Technologies P/L ( Australia)

;

. Drafting of complex work flow process guidelines, standards and

procedures for proposal and project delivery groups at Worley

Parsons, Saudi Electric Company, Hydro Tasmania, Transfield

Technologies P/L and Weir Engineering P/L, Australia;

. Project Manager for upgrade and modernisation of an existing key 80MW

hydro power station at Hydro Tasmania, Australia ( Brownfield project

> $10M);

. Project Manager for the development and implementation of detailed

Factory Acceptance Test plans, procedures, Inspection & test Plans

(ITP) for Protection & Control panels / rooms and mechanical equipment

at Hydro Tasmania and WorleyParsons;

. Project Manager for the development of detailed plant commissioning

plans, standards & procedures and commissioning reports of a number

of power projects at Hydro Tasmania, Australia;

. Project Manager for design validation and regulatory approval of 42

overhead cranes at 27 hydro power stations of Hydro Tasmania,

Australia;

. Proposal Manager for a number of EPC & OEM power projects ( $0.5 to

500 M) with extensive shop fabricated modular sections of structural

steel and ducts in USA at Babcock & Wilcox company;

. Project Engineer for a major EPC power project (2400MW; $ 1.2B) in

Saudi Arabia with the state Utility company - Saudi Electric Company

( SEC);

. Proposal Engineer for a number of Open and Combined cycle (GE frames

6, 7, 9 ; Siemens V64.3,V84.3,V94.3A, LM 2500 & 6000) EPC & OEM

proposals with Transfield Technologies P/L, Sydney, Australia;

. Project Engineer for the ANZAC ship project ($25M) with Weir

Engineering P/L, contracted to supply more than 500 pump sets for the

12 Frigates ships.

SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Management of multidisciplinary engineering projects comprising of

following work scopes as Contractor :

. Earthworks, Civil and Foundation ( inclusive of roads,evaporations

ponds, sewage and waste water systems);

. Structural, Mechanical and Piping ;

. Primary Electrical engineering; and

. Secondary Electrical engineering - SCADA, COMMS and Protection,

inclusive of Systems Integration

Tender management as Client representative :

. Develop specification, SOW, BOQ, Datasheet for D&C contractor ;

. Lead pre-qualification process;

. Set tender evaluation strategy;

. Liaise, coordinate and consolidate tender submittals;

. Review technical and commercial tender documents;

. Evaluation of Tenders;

. Recommendation of preferred Contractor based on set scoring

criteria; and

. Manage EPC, EPCM and OEM contractors during the entire project

life cycle.

KEY RELEVENT EXPERIENCE

04-2014 Project & Quality Engineering Management Consultant at GD Pipelines

P/L, Brisbane QLD

Provided Project and Quality engineering management services for

the 33kV/6.6kV Delga Park substation project at Wandoan QLD, a part

of the QGC LNG program of projects. This included preparation of

Project Execution plan (PEP), work packages, project deliverables

list,' Division of Responsibility' (DOR) matrix, Inspection and Test

plans (ITP) . Was responsible for managing the Civil Design

08/2013-02 Consultant (SKM) and Electrical EPC contractor (SCEE) and Document

-2014 Control of Client's system and GPD's system.

PM Consultant at SVT Engineering Consultant P/L, Perth WA

(1) Successfully delivered the Inpex - Cathodic Protection design

of LNG Jetty project in Darwin under an EPCM delivery model;

(2) Provided PM advisory services for QGC LNG program of projects

-comprising of provision of condition monitoring services for

Compression and Pumping stations ( viz. FCS and CPP) and development

of computer management maintenance system ( CMMS) ;

(3) Project managed the investigation and provision of

engineering consultancy services to Glow Energy, Thailand for

rectification of the damaged HP Feed Water Heater at GHECO-1 coal

11/2008- fired power station .

1/2013 Senior Project Manager, WorleyParsons, Perth

Responsible for

. Planning, Coordinating and managing the design, procurement,

construction and commissioning of large multi-discipline engineering

projects ;

. Ensuring clear agreement of client objectives and that these

are met or exceeded;

. Providing strong leadership on HSE, QA/QC, scope and

communication elements of project management.

Have worked on the following key projects in the Pilbara and mid-west WA

region development:

. Successfully completed the Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

and detailed design phase of a 330/33kV substation and 33kV

distribution network EPCM project ($10M) complete with Civil

and Electrical infrastructure works within a large iron ore

mining project (Karara Iron Ore project) complete with technical

support for procurement and contracts;

. Successfully managed the power systems modelling & study of

330kV, 33kV, 6.6kV, 3.3kV and 415kV network complete with

protection grading and settings for Karara mine site ($2M) ;

. Successfully managed the delivery of the Rail accreditation work

scope of Karara Iron Ore project (0.75M);

. Project manage the detailed design phase of a BHPBIO 203 MW

power station project in Port Hedland ($ 5M) comprising of four

Siemens Gas turbines SGT-800 to be initially installed in open

cycle mode and converted to combined cycle mode in the second

phase ;

. Successfully managed the detailed engineering phase of BHPBIO

66kV transmission line project ($4M) from South west creek to

Finucane Island and upgrade of five substations for Horizon

Power;

. Successfully completed the Definition Phase Study ($2M) of two

Power generation options for BHPBIO, a 32 MW open cycle gas

turbine plant and a 132 MW combined cycle plant proposed for

RGP 6 with Siemens Gas turbines SGT-800 ;

. Successfully completed the preliminary engineering and design

phase of the 132MW combined cycle plant option ($ 1.5 M) for

BHPBIO in a short duration of four months, complete with

procurement support of long lead items - HRSGs, STG and GTG;

. Successfully managed the Power systems model and study

project($ 2M) for the complete BHPBIO network that captures RGP

4, 5, 6 and 7 network using DigSilent software ;

. Seconded to Horizon Power as Design Manager for Tender

Development and Evaluation of the 100MW OCGT South Hedland

Power Station project comprising of LM 6000 Gas turbines truck

mounted for temporary generation;

. Successfully managed the engagement of service providers Water

Corporation, EPIC and Horizon Power for relocation of their

lines intersecting Hancock's proposed rail infrastructure and

marshalling yards of Roy hill Iron Ore project ;

. Project manage a BHPBIO Brownfield substation project for

replacement of six VTs ($0.5M);

. Project Manage the 132kV FEED design of transmission line from

Chapman station to Port infrastructure for OPR ($0.5M); and

. Successfully managed wind farm development study projects for

a number of clients in Australia.

9/2007-10/ Principal Planning Engineer, Hydro Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

2008

. Responsible for provision of high level proposal management expertise

and leadership in delivering the major capital works programme;

. Responsible and accountable for management and delivery of a 5 year

planning programme of a value of $75M per year, with strong focus on

stakeholder management, risk management, investment strategy and

improvement of process and culture;

. A Champion in :

o Assembling and leading large teams of internal personnel from across

the organisation, external consultants and contractors;

o Working with the planning and project teams and building high levels

of engagement, cohesion, collaboration and performance;

o Meeting Health and safety requirements of team members and

contractors;

o Managing proposal development inclusive of design and resource

engagements, to deliver scope options aligned to investment strategy.

Deliver important value to the organisation supported with commercial

analysis; and

o Maintenance of high standards of Project Management and leadership in

the engagement of contractors to deliver proposal outcomes to agreed

technical quality, cost and schedule whilst actively managing

uncertainty (risk).

Successfully delivered the capital works planning portfolio with

Project Management Plan, Safety & Envi ronmental plan, project cost

estimate breakdown, conceptual design reports and Hazards and Operation

study report for the financial year 2008/2009 in March 2008.

Successfully completed the concept phase of a 'state wide Integrated

Work Plan project' to efficiently manage the Hydro Tasmania assets at

all the 27 power stations, with a life cycle approach. This involved the

development of Equipment asset management plans and Station asset

management plants with colour coding and tagging of health and risk

scores to prioritize & align with the Capital Works program.

1/2004-9/2 Project Manager, Hydro Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

007

. Responsible for projects within the Hydro Works program that included

major maintenance, replacement, refurbishment and 'Greenfield'

projects ( Capital and Operational) ;

. Responsible for forming, managing and leading project teams and

providing leadership and guidance to project team members;

. Responsible for management of concept, development, implementation

and finalisation phases of projects with efficient management of

scope, time, cost, quality, risk, contract, communication and

integration;

. Successfully completed Lemonthyme station upgrade project ($10M)

that included civil, mechanical & electrical discipline work

scopes. Project completed within 80% of approved budget and power

station returned to service 10 days ahead of schedule. This project

was completed in a record time of 8 months whilst the organization

was going through a major restructure with constraints on limited

resources. Successfully managed multiple contractors who worked at

the power station during the 3 months plant outage with strict

adherence to environmental, safety, quality and heritage policies;

. Successfully completed a state wide crane design registration

project ($ 5M) comprising of 42 cranes requiring compliance with

current Workplace Tasmania requirements. Met all the technical and

scheduling accountabilities. The project was completed ahead of

schedule within 85% of approved budget ;

. Successfully completed the Development, Implementation and

Finalization (DIF) phases of Alternator Fire Protection PLC based

systems ($ 15M) at ten power stations and switched to auto

protection mode. Project completed with numerous scope variations

and frequent changes of project team members;

. The controls upgrade project ($ 1.5M) for Poatina station main

inlet valve #2 required to be completed as a fast track project

with Business case approval in February 2006 and commissioning in

May 2006 (i.e. 4 months time frame). Successfully met the

challenge and worked closely with cross functional Hydro

Consulting engineering and Generation engineering teams to meet

the design and commissioning deadlines. The Machine was returned

to service on time and project completed within 85% of approved

budget ;

. Successfully completed the Concept, Development, Implementation

and Finalization phases of the Paloona station turbine upgrade

project ($0.75 M) with Hydro Consulting and Generation mechanical

and electrical engineering teams;

10/2000-2/ Proposal Manager, Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton, USA

2003

Responsible for preparation of turnkey EPC proposals ($20-500M) with

company's Utility boiler and environmental equipment for domestic and

international power plant projects. Directed cross-functional departmental

tasks with business development, sales and marketing, engineering,

estimation, accounts, legal, project management, purchase and transport,

field engineering service and construction teams during bid cycle period.

. Led cross-functional team of ten managers and engineers and won a Chinese

power plant contract ($75 M) funded by World Bank;

. Successfully submitted 750MW EPC power project firm price bid for

complete boiler and environment island with Balance Of Plant scope in

record 6 weeks bidding period with minimum resources, to meet company

allocated budget expense;

. Successfully developed competitive optimum priced equipment supply

proposals that met clients' expectations;

. Successfully developed extensive modularisation plan for flues and ducts

and environmental equipment with imported plates and domestic module

fabrication program. Modules were planned for shipment by barges for

reducing construction cost by 20% from that of conventional

'stick built' construction methodology.

11/1997-10 Project Engineer, Saudi Electric Company, Saudi Arabia

/2000

Responsible for review of contractor's design engineering, material and

equipment requisition, vendor selection and construction scope of $1.2

billion 2400 MW power plant project. Monitored QA/QC compliance, release

for shipment of material and equipment, material receiving inspections, and

earned value statements.

. Successfully implemented Bechtel's "Project Information Management

System" software to control all technical and commercial documents

electronically;

. Successfully formulated and implemented system to monitor inspection

notifications, observations and reporting methodology for material and

equipment worth $800M;

. Developed effective tracking system to monitor progress & delivery of

material and equipment to review, evaluate and approve contractor's

earned value statements and invoices;

. Actively participated in construction site review meetings to monitor

progress of construction work and developed "fast track" reporting

formats for management review

8/1994-11/ Tendering Engineer, Transfield Technologies Pty. Ltd., Sydney,

1997 Australia

Responsible for sales, marketing and product engineering of Heat Recovery

Steam Generators (natural and assisted circulation HRSGs) in the Asia

Pacific Region. Developed business plans and marketing strategy. Directed

cross-functional departmental tasks with engineering, manufacturing,

project management, accounts, field engineering services and purchase

teams.

. Led cross-functional team of five engineers bidding for Heat Recovery

Steam Generators behind Siemens, GE, and Alstom Gas Turbines and

developed competitive bidding and pricing strategy;

. Actively participated in product development of modular design HRSG's for

minimizing site erection costs;

. Developed product engineering data base for all sizes of HRSG's (natural

and assisted circulation);

. Led development of detailed "Division of Work" and "Work Breakdown

Structure" for cogeneration and combined cycle projects to clearly define

responsibilities of consortium members;

. Developed estimation formats and procedures for company work flow

process manual.

5/1992-8/1 Project Engineer, Weir Engineering Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia

994

Managed $25M defence contract for supply of 500 pump sets of various

designs for 12 frigate ships of the Australian and New Zealand (ANZAC) ship

project.

. Developed and successfully implemented pump castings component

procurement plan to support assembly of pumps at manufacturing shop and

meet target delivery time;

. Developed inspection and test plan for 500 pump sets per Australian

defence contract requirement and successfully met all technical and

schedule requirements;

. Supported customer's critical defence standard requirements, "Integrated

Logistic System" for component coding and document control;

. Obtained timely payments from Transfield Shipbuilding after providing all

supporting technical and commercial documents with invoices. Maintained

positive cash flow throughout the project and achieved target overall

profit margin.

Referees:

1. Mr Nitin Panhale, Manager Power, WorleyParsons, Level 7 QV1 Building,

250 St. Georges Tce, Perth 6000. (W) 08 6263 8899 ; (M) 043******* ;

Email- *****.*******@*************.***

2. Dr. Paul Keswick, Chairman, SVT Engineering Consultants P/L, 112

Cambridge Street, West Leederville WA 6007. (W) 08 9489 2020 (M)

041******* ; Email -****.*******@***.***.**

3. Mr Martin O'Bryan, Protection & Controls Manager, Engineering & Asset

Services, Transend Network P/L, Moonah TAS 7009; (M) 041******* ;

Email- ******.******@********.***.**

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