Power Plant Manager
Resume:
KAMRAN JANJUA
Power Project Development Manager/ Plant Manager
PROFILE
I have around thirty years of
experience related to power plant
construction, commissioning & O&M
(including reliability of a fleet) of
diverse technology power plants. I
have worked during construction of
multiple projects and also as Fleet
Manager of eight gas and four steam
turbines for operation and
maintenance. Have worked with well-
known companies like GE Canada,
GE USA, Siemens, Marafiq KSA and
WAPDA (Pakistan). I have exceeded
expectations in leading teams in multi-
cultural and multinational
environments. In addition, I have
considerable experience of direct
reporting to executive management. I
have done multi millions of
agreement’s negotiation and project
execution. Have dealt with
agreements like PPA, LTSA, O&M
Contracts and EPC Contracts.
My career objective always remained
to set high goals and achieve results
through hard work and commitment.
CONTACT
Phone Home: 001-403-***-****
Current Cell : 009***********
EMAIL:
******.******@******-*****.***
********@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
1984 - 1989
Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering
Preston University Pakistan
2003 - 2004
MBA (Executive) Finance & Accounting
Projects Management Institute
2017 and 2020
PMP Class Work
Certification in Project Management
2014
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
Certification in Primavera P6
2014
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Served world top power/energy companies like GE Canada, GEII (US), Siemens_Westinghouse, MARAFIQ KSA and WAPDA
Proven inclusive leader with experience of working with people from diverse cultures
Involved in power project’s development, construction, commissioning and turn over to O&M phase
Fully involved in power project’s development for diverse technology power plants, CCPP, coal, hydel and solar PV.
Hands on experience in different phases of power projects. Conceptual design, feasibility, commercial agreements, construction, commissioning, handover and close out.
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ADDRESS
Permanent: 4935 Dalton DR Unit 803
NW Calgary Alberta
Canada T3A 2E5
Temporary: Fatima Energy Limited
Fazal Garh Sanawan District
Muzaffargarh Pakistan
TRAININGS
Commercial
- Finance for Non-financial
Managers.
- GE special training sessions for
Plant Manager and Contract
Performance Manager
Management, EHS and Quality
- Maintenance &Reliability by Dr.
James Watterson
- Managing Safely’ IOSH Course
from ROSPA UK held at
Birmingham in 2001.
- Taproot Course held at
Singapore.
- Leadership development course
by GE arranged under American
trainer at Abu Dhabi
- Engineering Project Management
and Primavera P6 from University
of Engineering & Technology
Lahore (Pakistan’s largest
technical institution)
- Six Sigma Green Belt Course
- Qualified Lead Auditor ISO 14001
and certified by IQMS UK.
- Certified QMS Auditor by SGS UK
(Course arranged in KSA by
Marafiq).
- Certified EMS Auditor by SGS UK
(Course arranged in KSA by
Marafiq).
- Certified OHSAS Auditor by SGS
UK (Course arranged in KSA by
Marafiq).
- Certified IMS Auditor by SGS UK
(Course arranged in KSA by
Marafiq).
- Job Safety Analysis Course.
- Online training on almost all major
EHS related topics through GE
online training.
Technical
- Thermal power plant simulator
training from State Grid Training
Center Taian China.
Project progress monitoring, HSE performance monitoring, management reporting, schedule management and cost/claims management.
Experience of working with top EPC contractors like Harbin (HEIC), Power China (SEPCO-3 and Sino Hydro), CMEC, CSIC (SMDERI) and ENRON.
Experience of interacting with technical consultants like Fitchner, Mott Macdonald, Lahmeyer International etc for review of EPC bids and carrying out feasibility study.
As Owner’s representative (In Marafiq and Fatima) interacted with OEMs like GE, Siemens, Doosan Skoda.
Excellent track record of using imagination to get cost saving in projects and in outages of gas turbines, steam turbines and generators WORK EXPERIENCE
Plant Manager Fatima Energy Limited _ A Fatima Group Coal Based Conventional Power Plant with Siemens Steam Turbines and Amec Foster Wheler Boilers. Constructed by Chinese EPC M/S SMDERI a subsidiary of M/S CSIC
February 2018 till date
- Construction schedule and quality management.
- Contractual issues resolution with EPC from Owner’s side.
- Set up the process of commissioning with EPC.
- Interaction with OEMs, Siemens and AFW (Wood Group).
- Turn over from EPC to O&M phase.
- Provide leadership to maintenance and operation team of 150 people
- Strategic and operational goal’s achievement related to maintenance and operations of plant
- Safe, reliable and economical delivery of maintenance and operation services
- Maintain best in class HSE statistics
- Interact with internal and external stake holders like OEMs, vendors, suppliers, government agencies, third parties etc.
- Make sure plant delivers agreed KPIs like efficiency, reliability and HSE targets.
- Develop successors at each level, determine skill gaps and arrange functional and soft skills training for each individual
- CMMS and plant performance management system’s
development and effective utilization
- Took along the green field site from end of construction to commissioning and commercial operation
- Management of punch lists, warranty claims and project’s close out
- Management of capital projects for plant upgrades Project Development/ Business Development Manager Pak Arab Energy Limited_ Fatima Group’s CCPP Project Development Wing November 2015–February 2018
- Development of initial business models based on power policies, tariffs offered and security packages
- Preparation of construction schedules, quality plans and financial models of the projects.
- LTSA negotiation with OEM.
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- GE Mark-VI training by an
instructor from USA, training
arranged in Pakistan.
- Numerous GT, ST and BOP related
courses by GE including GE
Frame-6 F gas turbine training.
- Six months training of power
generation, power distribution
and grid system operation by
WAPDA Academy.
- Siemens SST-900 training by an
instructor from Siemens Sweden.
- Gas Turbine & Steam Turbine
training by the Westinghouse
Instructor from USA, training
arranged at CCPP Kabirwala.
- BOP training by the Tri-Tech USA,
training arranged at CCPP
Kabirwala.
- Westinghouse DCS (WDPF)
training by the Westinghouse
instructor from Poland, training
arranged at CCPP Kabirwala.
- One-year training of gas turbine
operation and maintenance
includes six months on job training
by WAPDA GT Training Center.
- Attended several training sessions
by the OEM engineers at CCPP
Faisalabad, CCPP Kabirwala and
CCPP Sahiwal.
- Several online courses through GE
e-learning
- ABB DCS Symphony Harmony
Training at ABB-Bailey Training
Center Beijing China
HOBBIES
Watching Sports
Reading Books
Community Welfare
- Interaction with legal, technical and financial consultants, Owner’s Engineer, EPC bidders & OEMs.
- ITB development for 1200 MW CCPP, 450 MW CCPP and 225 MW CCPP.
- Bid development for a 100 MW hydel power station in coordination with partner, M/S Sino Hydro China and consultants M/S Fitchner Germany.
- Development of medium sized Solar PV stations for group companies.
- Development of pre-feasibility study for 220 MW coal power plant based on subcritical CFB boiler.
- Worked closely with technical consultants for EPC bid evaluation for 450 MW CCPP, project scope discussion and project risk evaluation
- Worked to develop O&M cost models, long term operation and maintenance considerations for thermal and hydel plants.
- Managed a team of discipline managers and project engineers.
- Assess initial business feasibility based on upfront tariff or business model made available by management.
- Review the feasibility reports for technical evaluation and interact with finance and commercial teams regarding practicability and profitability of projects.
- Interaction and negotiation with OEMs, LTSA service providers and O&M Contractors.
- Studies done for some international power markets to assess investment potential/risk.
- Thorough understanding of power policies for power project development.
- Developed close relations with government entities like NTDC, PPIB, PPDB, PEDO, KPEZDMC, CPPA and NEPRA.
Contract Performance Manager General Electric Canada September 2014-November 2015 _ M/S Exxon Oil & Gas Site in Alberta
- Position directly reported to Service Director of GE Power Generation Services for Western Canada
- GE’s Techno-Commercial point of contact with M/S Exxon to maintain gas turbines installed in Makheses Oil Field in Alberta Canada
- Renegotiation of LTSA contract with M/S Exxon for another term
- Management and fulfillment of GE’s and M/S Exxon’s HSE requirements
- Enhance productivity and reduce cost of inspection of gas turbines
- Analyze the technical problems and align engineering and maintenance support as and when required (Reduce Forced Outage)
- Inspections of gas turbines like MI, HGPI, CI, BI and generator inspections and predictive maintenance
- In order to sell the performance and reliability upgrades arrange proposals by involving requisition engineering and commercial teams
Fleet Manager with title Multi-Site Contract Performance Manager General Electric International (GE USA) _ Four Sites fleet of eight F Technology Gas Turbines and Four steam turbines
October 2011-November 2014
- Direct reporting to GE Country Service Director, one on one manager was Regional Manager MENA Region.
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- Responsible for maintenance of eight gas and four steam turbines and associated auxiliary systems of total capacity 950 MW.
- Focal point for four Customers (Orient Power, Halmore Power, Saif Power and Sapphire Power) having long term LTSA and O&M contract with GE. Total contract value of 220 MM USD.
- Resolved complicated technical issues of fleet through involvement of regional and global engineering and service teams.
- Uphold existing contracts and develop business sales opportunities to sell new developed upgrade products. Achieved sales of USD 30 Million.
- Fully responsible for compressor upgrade projects of multimillion USD, delivered on time and with maximum productivity.
- Successfully carried out MIs, HGPIs, CIs and BIs of Gas turbines, generator and steam turbine inspections.
- Interacted with Engineering Support Team for RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) initiative.
- Achieved record reliability on FA technology fleet of eight gas turbines
- Being first manager of four sites set up all commercial, technical support, parts repair, logistics, engineering support and communication processes
- Responsible to coordinate training of trainee managers hired through GE leadership programs
Power Plant Operation Manager/Acting Plant Manager General Electric International (GE USA) _ Assigned at a CCPP Power Plant owned by M/S Saif Power Ltd. with GE gas turbines and Siemens steam turbine September 2008-October 2011. Plant EPC was M/S CMEC China.
- Started from scratch to take over this green field project under O&M contract of GE and M/S Saif Power Limited.
- For initial one year worked with Owner M/S Saif team to support in project quality and schedule management, testing and commissioning. EPC Contractor was M/S CMEC China
- Tracked punch lists and warrantee claims
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- Hired and trained a team of engineers, operators, chemists and technicians.
- Developed maintenance and production plans and achieved 100% targets
- Led operational and maintenance trouble shooting and RCAs to achieve reliable plant operations
- Developed CMMS and performance management systems
- Supported plant owner in dealing with EPC contractor for closure of defects and punch list points
- Supported to develop procurement set up for parts, services and chemicals.
- In house training and successful implementation of succession plan
- Led interaction with utility for successful execution of PPA
- Preparation of reports for BOD
- At start involved with Owner’s team in construction progress and construction quality monitoring.
- Major defect reports and punch lists created and closed in interaction with EPC and Owner’s team.
Lead Engineer/Staff Engineer reporting to COO (GM O&M) MARAFIQ YANBU Kingdom of Saudi Arabia _ MARAFIQ owned 1100 MW Power
(Gas & Steam Turbines) and 1400 M3/Hour Water (MSF Desalination), T&D, Water Treatment and Distribution and an LDC.
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February 2004 to September 2008
- Supported G.M O&M (COO) in his role, G.M was responsible for power generation, water production, plant maintenance, transmission and distribution of power and water, wastewater treatment, load dispatch center and new projects take over.
- Dealt with EPC contractors for review of progress and deal with contractual issues of a steam turbine and an RO plant project
- Participated in project acceptance meetings with EPC contractors
- Reviewed technical studies and SOW for CAPEX projects
- Participated in negotiations with OEMs for critical business decisions e.g. negotiation of LTSA/CSA with GE.
- With feedback from different departments generated consolidated reports and presentations for the corporate management and board of directors.
- Participated in root cause analysis and deciding the actions to resolve the critical problems.
- Participated in meetings with the contractors for performance discussions and dispute resolution.
- Continuously strived for business improvement by interacting with production, maintenance, finance, human resource, facility planning, engineering and project departments.
- Main target was to improve the operation and maintenance systems through direct interaction with department managers.
- Developed understanding in the demand forecast and participated in production planning and maintenance planning.
- Key role in implementation of the Marafiq corporate initiatives e.g. implementation of balance scorecards, manpower optimization, business planning, audits and business process improvement programs and projects.
- Participated in quality, environment and safety audits for IMS certification as auditor and as an auditee.
- HSE and O&M performance monitoring and reporting to executive management
Fauji Kabirwala Power Company _ A CCPP with Siemens GTGs and STG and owned by El-Paso Energy USA & Fauji Foundation April 1998-February 2004. EPC was M/S ENRON USA.
- Joined during construction and commissioning phase and interacted with EPC M/S ENRON
- Remained involved in generating major defects reports and punch lists.
- Involved in plant turn over from EPC (M/S ENRON USA) to O&M
(Westinghouse O&M Orlando USA).
- Generated Plant Betterment Package.
- Worked as Shift Charge under O&M contract of Owner’s with Westinghouse and later with Siemens- Westinghouse.
- Got authorized for LOTO and HV switching.
- Assigned as coordinator for the Plant Problems and Betterment initiative. Listed down all problems and worked with teams to develop betterment projects for the problems.
- Led the process of the preparation of plant operating procedures.
- Operated the plant under Siemens-Westinghouse guidelines and in line with PPA and GSA.
- Acted as a coordinator for switching on HV and communicate with load dispatch center.
- Actively participated in Plant Event Reports/Trip Reports and performing RCA.
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- Plant commissioning and testing as per PPA before commercial operation.
- Interacted with utility for switching and load dispatch instructions.
- Participated in annual dependable capacity tests.
- Calculation of liquidated damages and bonus based on PPA with utility
- Trained new operators and shift engineers.
- I remained Site EHS coordinator for site for EHS procedures implementation.
Lead I&C Engineer Water & Power Development Authority, a CCPP with GE gas turbines. EPC HPEC (M/S Harbin China)
April 1991-April 1998
- For combined cycle construction and commissioning worked with EPC M/S HEIC China.
- Involved in construction supervision and fixing construction defects.
- Led I&C team for the turnover of the newly installed CCPP.
- Established new workshops and labs for CCPP. Selected team and engaged them in OJT and maintenance procedures preparation.
- Worked on Honeywell DCS TDC 3000, Mitsubishi FGS system, PLCs, pneumatic controllers and GTG Mark-I control system.
- Eradicated the defects left during commissioning.
- Actively engaged in Maintenance budget preparation.
- Trained new engineers under OJT scheme.
Trainee Engineer Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) April 1990-April 1991
- Six-month training of power generation, transmission and distribution at WAPDA Academy Faisalabad
- Six-month training of management at WAPDA Academy Tarbela
- Qualified post training examination on completion of one year Expert in power plant O&M management of CCPP/Coal, includes plant operation and maintenance (daily, weekly, annual outage management, gas turbine inspection and upgrades)
Successful interaction with executive management of companies, have hands on experience in preparation of management reports and have clear understanding of KPIs of power plant construction and commercial business
Development and execution of HSE procedures and systems. Led gas turbine complex outage executions due to compressor damages and machine upgrades. Responsible for cost and schedule controls, complex coordination of these projects due to multiple entities of GE involved and located across the globe.
Developed One-GE EHS Plan for multiple sites, this integrates GE’s EHS plan with Owner’s HSE plan
Achieved several performance awards from GE Country and Regional Management (MEA)
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