Civil Engineer Engineering

KR THANGARAJ

Address: G*, Jothir, ****, TS Krishna Nagar, Mugappair, Chennai 600 037, India.

Telephone: (044-********; (M) 089********

E-Mail: ***********@*****.**.**; *****@*****.***

Date of Birth: 30TH August’1963

Seeking senior level assignments in Project Management with a growth oriented organization of repute.

Professional Profile

Civil Engineer with more than 29 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Liaison, Procurement & Negotiation.

Demonstrative excellence in executing large scale industrial projects.

A strategic planner with expertise in planning, executing and spearheading construction of high value projects involving planning, budgeting and resource administration, with a flair for adopting modern methodologies in compliance with quality standards.

Competency Portfolio:

Project Management Project Scheduling

Financial/ Budgetary Control Site Administration

Resource Planning & Control Procurement & Vendor Development

Contracts Management Quality Assurance / Quality Control/ Exposure to ISO 9002/14001

Materials Management Contract Administration

Core Competencies

Project Planning & Management

Evaluating of project and conducting project cost / benefit analysis at project decision points.

Conducting feasibility studies (technical and commercial aspects), assessing capital cost involved and evaluating the

viability of new projects using project evaluation techniques.

Finalizing requirements and specifications in consultation with collaborators / promoters.

Planning, estimating, monitoring and tendering.

Anchoring on-site construction activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output.

Participating in project review meetings for evaluating project progress with CPM/PERT & debottlenecking and preparing project reports

Co-ordination

Liaison with Government Agencies to obtain all technical sanctions/ approvals for smooth execution of projects.

Interfacing between the Contractors and Consultants

Contract Administration & Management

Evaluating & executing Contracting Works.

Co-ordinating among consultants, contractors

Preparing tender specifications & finalizing requirements.

Site & Construction Management/Resource Planning

Supervising all construction activities including providing technical inputs for methodologies of construction & coordination with site management activities.

Managing a team of engineers for various types of job and resolving bottlenecks.

Preparing and reviewing method statements and work specific quality control plans.

Looking after the maintenance of existing and structured structures.

Career Highlights

Present

Independent Engineering Consultant

From September 29th 2019 to July 6th 2020

Project Manager - Water Supply up gradation project at IIT Madras campus

Company name ; RIC Projects Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

Project cost ; Rs 28 cr

Project Scope ; a] 34 m height OHSR with capacity of 8.33 lakh litres

b] Underground sump compartmental of 25.4 lakh litres

c] 46km piping underground with related facilities

My role ; Over all in charge

From Nov 15th 2017 to September 27th 2019 - Spartek Ceramics Ltd

Project Manager Construction

In charge for Projects of Group company

From Feb 2016 to July 2016

Worked with M/s. PTK Architects, Chennai as Lead Civil Engineer and deputed to projects site at Oragadam Chennai in Daimler India Commercial Vehicles India Limited ( Bharat benz) for Project Co ordination

From October 6th 2011 to October 2015 with Aswathnarayana & Eswara Consultancy, Chennai

A well known Engineering and Architectural Engineering Consulting company engaged in variety of Industrial Projects in Chennai

Joined as Head Project

As a Project Head, in charge for the major projects handled by the company from Concept to commissioning in varying areas of industries like Automobile, Hydraulics, logistics, earth moving equipments, Electrical equipments etc,.

Handled more than INR 250 cr worth of Projects

Clients varying from UAE, ITALY, Germany, Japan and France

Major Projects handled

Brown Field Expansion of Renault Nissan Automotive Pvt Ltd Oragadam – INR 150 Cr

Brown Field Expansion of Alstom plant at Pallavaram Chennai - INR 20 Cr

Green Field Project of Logistics park ( 750000 sqft ) at Aluva Kochi for Lullu Group - INR 325 Cr

Green Field Project for BASF Catalysts India Ltd at Mahindra World City ( SEZ) Chennai - INR 350 Cr

Green Field Project for SMAG India at Ranipet Engineering SEZ

Brown Field Project for Inergy India Pvt Ltd at Ranipet SEZ

Feb’2007 to October 4th 2011 with Zuari Cement Ltd (An MNC owned by Italcementi Group Head Quarter at Bergamo, Italy)

The Growth Path

Joined as a Senior Manager- Civil

Part of Technical CIVIL member in Central Technical Group of India’s Italcementi Group

The team in charge for Expansion of Existing Cement plant at Yerraguntala at Nalgonda Dt

The additional capacity of 5 MTPA has been added and the projects scope includes

Additional Mill, Silos for clinker / cement both PPC / OPC, Transfer towers, Gypsum storage warehouse, additional control room building, Additional Railway siding /Additional lab facilities / Utilities / Wagon Tippler building / etc

Period : During 2007 - 2009

Project cost : 1500 Crore

My Role

Review of basic design documents submitted by M/s. Holtec New Delhi, Engineering drawing

Review, Tender document review, Contracts documents review. Techno commercial review of offer

submitted by the vendors, Techno commercial recommendation to the management for the

award of contracts

Co-ordinatated with consultants for the release of Good for construction drawing to the

Contractor and part of Project Management team Head qtrs Italy Bergamo

Promoted as a Dy. General Manager- Projects, Jan’2008 and done the following

Handled the cement plant project and acted as a Civil cum Unit Head at Chennai

As a Unit Head of the project, managing the Green Field Cement project of 1 million TPA.

Co-ordinated with all disciplines like Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation for awarding contracts like techno commercial evaluation and selection of technically suitable vendor etc.

The project is worth INR 200cr

Conducted a critical evaluation of the project with objective to reduce the project cost by conducting technical audits.

The project having huge structures like Underground tunnel, galleries, Railway siding with connected signaling system,loco shed, FOIS Buildings, Silos, Central Control Room, Mill Building

Involved in the project from land survey, site development, soil investigation, Engineering design review and construction

The project had different length of piling /diameter from 500 mm to 800 mm bored cast-in-situ type

The project civil works quality has been monitored with in house set up of laboratory

Well versed with QA/QC procedures applicable to civil engg

Co-ordinated for order placement by preparing work order with technical specifications/ BOQ/ General conditions of contract/Special conditions of contract/ special requirement specific to the projects

Well versed with MS office/ MS project

Working with SAP environment

Oct’2005- Oct’2006 with Saudi Iron and Steel Company in KSA, as a Civil Engineer

Managed various activities such as reviewing designs; approving drawings of EPC Contract, site-coordination, quality control at site, progress monitoring and site review meeting with consultant, contractor & sub-contractor

Active member of the project team in various expansion projects such as:

Steel Plant Expansion and Direct-Reduction Plant Expansion which consists of various systems such as furnace,

reformer, material handling system, conveyors, pipe racks, silos, control room buildings, sub station

buildings,clarifier,process water pond, raw water storage pond, sea- water station, hot flare, gas analyzer building,

compressors, tank ages, blower house,etc

April’1991-October’2005 with Madras Fertilizers Limited, Chennai ( A govt of India Undertaking)

The Growth Path

Joined as Design Engineer, 1991

Promoted as Sr.Project Engineer, 1994

Redesignated as Assistant Manger- Projects, 1996

Promoted as Deputy Manager-Projects, 1997

Promoted as Addl.Manager- Engineering, 2001

Promoted as Manager- Engineering, 2005

The Role:

Evaluating tenders including technical and commercial evaluation.

Awarding technical and commercial contract.

Co-coordinating execution of work at site.

Administering contracts and enforcing contractual obligations.

Estimating, budgeting and executing all types of civil jobs pertaining to industrial foundations and buildings.

Key Projects Handled;

Design check & approval of foundation drawings for:

Large capacity compressors, pumps, boilers and cooling towers

117-meter tall tapered RCC chimney

Supervised and executed structural works involving 2000 MT steel structures for the entire plant pipe rack, equipment platforms, etc, worth USD 200 Million (1997)

Technical Coordination/Contract Finalization/Execution for all:

Civil & structural jobs with EPC contractors during the Revamping of Ammonia, Urea and NPK Plants

Large-scale civil construction / foundation work for territory sewage treatment plant. The scope included 2 no RCC

clarifiers, 2 nos Ammonia RCC stripper, 2nos aeration tanks, 2nos industrial buildings to house chemical

house, and MCC room, worth USD 6 million (1992).

Civil & structural jobs with EPC contractors for construction of waste water treatment plant, worth USD 10

Million (2003)

Design & detailing of underground tanks, buildings and sumps for Reverse Osmosis Plant including supervision, worth USD 2.0 million (1993).

Design verification, approval & execution of 90 Nos. residential buildings using unconventional and cost effective techniques, including plumbing, sanitary, water supply, internal roads, drains and pavements, worth USD 2.5 million (1994).

Design & execution of civil, structural & foundation details relating to Prill Cooling System, using USD 1.0 million (2004)

Rehabilitation of 30 years old 61meters tall, 15-meter diameter Urea Prilling Tower by study, analysis and implementing and provision of shotcreting the outer surface. Attending to the structural cracks by epoxy grouting, applying protective chemical Coating, worth USD 0.5 million (2003).

Refurbishment / Rehabilitation of Concrete Cooling Tower Cells online by conducting concrete integrity test, applying pressure grouting of epoxy system and protective coatings on both internal and external sides, worth USD 1 million (2004)

Overseas Visits

Overseas visits to Sweden for Technical know-how of Slip form Technology Applicable for Chimney Construction and Denmark for Technical discussion with Haldor Topsoe A/S.

Professional Affiliations

Indian Concrete Institute (M 3694)

Indian Geo Technical Society (M 176)

Corporate Fellow Member in Institution of Engineers (I),FIE

Training Courses / Seminars Attended

Attended various training programs such as:

Foundation problems and remedial measures organized by Indian Geo Technical Society, Chennai, 1992.

Project implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation conducted by IIT, New Delhi, 1992.

Team Building and Conflict Management organized by Madras Fertilizers Limited, 1999.

Advanced Course on Analysis and Design of Structures for Wind and Seismic loads organized Structural engineering Research Center, Chennai 600 113, 2000.

Leadership for the Millennium, 2005, organized by Madras Fertilizers Ltd.

Academic Credentials

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) REC ( NIT), TRICHY, 1988. Secured a Distinction

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Madras University, 2004 Secured 1st Class

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Management Studies from Periyar University, 2007 Secured 1st Class

Diploma in Civil Engineering from Alagappa Govt Polytechnic, Karaikudi, 1982. Secured a 1st class

Professional Enhancements

Diploma in Computer Aided Design from Shramik Vidyapeeth, 1994.

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