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MEP Project Engineer-Project Management Expert

Location:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted:
October 04, 2026

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Engineering Project Management Professional with 31 years’ experience in Project management, Engineering, Construction, Operations management, Supply chain and Materials management and Safety function.

Anilkumar. B. Nair PMP®

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Professional Synopsis

Diversified work experience in Project management, Project Engineering and Factory construction of Li-ion cell plant, Oil & Gas Industry, Paints and coatings, Construction chemicals, Specialty chemicals, Sealants and in 14 countries (India, Middle East, Far east, North and East Africa).

USD 190 Million of CapEX-Projects in Li-Ion, Paints and Speciality Chemical manufacturing projects, and Oil & Gas project from end-to-end execution from concept to closeout. Lead 10 EPC Projects.

Experienced in Waterfall, Hybrid and agile methodologies.

Core skills in Project management, Green field & Brown field projects, Project engineering, process safety, Commissioning, ATEX requirement, New factory start up, Operations controls. Stabilization of manufacturing operations and supply chain management.

Academic qualifications in Bachelor of Engineering, Post-Graduation in Management and Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Skills

Project management Green field capital projects Construction management facilitation I Engineering design Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Automation and Controls I Facilities and Operations revamping Operations startup Process safety, Zone classification and ATEX Contract Management I Commissioning planning and execution Management of Engg. consultants Techno-commercial negotiations Engagement of EPC contractors I Procurement and Supply chain management Materials management I Stakeholder management I Corporate Strategy I Construction of Li-ion Battery manufacturing Factory, Paints and Coatings, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Sealant, Adhesives, Water stops and Cement dry blend.

Work History

1. Tata Projects Ltd I General Manager - Materials I Special Projects I May 2024 Super Heading Material management function for EPCC for HPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL) for CDU VDU, DCU and VGO unit.

o Materials planning and Inventory management

o Inventory optimization and reconciliation

o Logistics Planning, Material Tracking, Warehouse Management, and Material Requirement Planning (MRP).

2. Crown Paints I Group Manager Manufacturing & Industrial Projects I June 23- April 24 Super heading East African operations - Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. Responsible for Project management and Construction of fully automated Paints and coatings factory of 34 Mil Lit/Year in Nairobi and Tanzania factory expansion. Overall portfolio value $ 10 MM 3. Ola Electric, Bangalore I Project Director I Nov 2022 to May 2023 Anil Nair Page 2 of 4

Director Projects for Giga Factory, Lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant of 1.4 GWh capacity, Detailed design, Project planning, monitoring and control, using Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies. o Communication management

o Quality management - Metrics collection, analysis, and collective actions. o Cost management

o Stakeholder management and liaison for scope changes, external dependencies, Risk management and issue resolution.

4. Henkel AG I UAE I Project Manager I July 2021 to Aug 2022 Project in charge UAE Projects.

o Project management from Initiation to Close out phase. Multi-discipline Project Engineering lead for Bitumen derivative plant. Performed Process Design, Planning and scheduling, Identify Risk, mitigate and manage Issues. Project progress and management reporting. o Successfully commissioned Infrastructure and factory automation project $ 4 MM o Design and tendering for Bitumen blend, and membrane factory $ 8.4 MM 5. Hempel Paints A/S I KSA I Manager Supply Chain I Dec 2019 to July 2021 Responsible for Engineering & Project management, and operations of Water based and Solvent based factory and assisted for setting up Solvent Borne Paints factory € 16 Million o Commissioned Paint factory, by Installation and commissioning Process Equipment, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Industrial Fire system, Piping engineering, Plant automation and controls with PLC system.

o Oversaw Project monitoring and control, managed construction & Closeout phases, with documentation and end user training.

o Managed Project scope and change management.

o Proposed factory CapEx and OpEx Projects business case, for Water-borne paint factory o Maintenance and Plant performance reporting to regional management team. 6. Fosroc International, Dubai I UAE I Group Project Manager - Fosroc Group Project Management I June 2012 to Dec 2018

Headed Project management central function for Engineering, Manufacturing units in 21 countries – business vertical for specialty chemicals, Coatings, sealants, Cement Dry blend and water proofing solutions. Portfolio value $ 50 MM.

Responsible for Project management through all phases and, Engineering Lead for major capex projects, for Fosroc group in the region.

o Conducted Project feasibility studies, setup Greenfield and Brown field projects and Factory upgrades.

o Project planning and control, scheduling, execution and Commissioning. o Project documentation & MIS.

o Facilitated FEED & Detailed design and deliverables up to execution packages and chaired HAZOP studies.

o Developed Plant design, Piping and Electrical layout, Factory automation and control schemes. o Conducted PSSR studies and start up, production stabilization and training of Operations team o Set up Manufacturing units for Resin and Polymer, Speciality chemical, Floor/Surface coating paints, PVC water stops and Cementitious Product/Dry blend. o Identification and mitigation of process and project Risks. o Conducted HAC for Hazardous & flammable manufacturing facilities and specified equipment Zone classification / based on ATEX

o In charge of Site safety training/ qualification and safety management through permits o Contractors and Vendor evaluation, shortlisting and contract award. o Designed and implemented advanced Product development lab for product testing. o Coordination for new ventures

Accountabilities

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o Project Management, Project cost control by value engineering, Scope and Schedule management. o Conduct factory trials, product stabilization.

o Recruitment and training of team.

Major Green field Projects: Overall value $ 40 MM. o Resin and base manufacturing (Floor coatings) facility 24,000 MT/Year, $ 6 MM, Dubai, UAE o Cement Dry blend and Speciality chemicals factory, $ 22 MM Kolkata, India o Speciality chemical factory $ 12 MM in Vietnam, Yangon, Iraq and Kenya. Brown field projects: Overall value $ 10 MM.

o Sealant manufacturing factory, Product development and testing laboratory, Dammam, KSA. o Capacity enhancement of Cement Dry blend, Specialty chemical blending and automation. Water stop PVC Extrusion factory with Utility services, Jeddah KSA. o Factory productivity enhancement by automation using PLC controls for Cement, Pneumatic transfer, Automated bagging and Robotised palletizing facility, Dubai UAE. o Epoxy based floor coating facility and Cementitious powder plant Nairobi, Kenya. o New Warehousing Facility, Fosroc Abu Dhabi UAE.

Major accomplishments

o Debottlenecking of cement dry blend production there by improving OEE with 15 % increase in packing/bagging capacity.

o Introduced modular factory concept by developing quick set up transferable standard modular factory design. Enabled operation Start-up and scale up to Medium and Large-scale factory, limiting factory set up time to 4 months.

o Developed MS Access software programme for plant design, high level costing and equipment setup for use by business and manufacturing team

o Developed Fosroc Engg. standards for core equipment’s and lead process standardization initiatives.

7. Jotun Paints AS I UAE I Regional Engineering & Projects Manager (MENA) I June 2005 to May 2012

o Responsible for Project Engineering, Construction & commissioning of group’s factories in MENA region.

o Manage Engineering and Project teams.

o Responsible for preparation of budgets and their allocation. o Manage CAPEX project delivery, within schedule and cost from design phase to commissioning and start-up.

o Coordination & synergize within group companies for CapEx and capacity enhancement projects. o Implementing Jotun Engineering and NFPA standards Major accomplishments

o Set up inline Robotic mini tinting factory in UAE, for reducing batch cycle time & Improving productivity and OTIF improvement up to 92%

o Development project for Antiskid floor coatings. Key Project list: Overall project value $ 15 MM.

o Power coating manufacturing unit, including EPC, Extruder installation, VOC and dust extraction systems, Firefighting systems, Utility systems, Electrical power distribution system. Warehouse facility at KSA.

o Factory upgradation through Automation with PLC system. Bulk storage facility and piping system for solvent transfer. Fire protection systems. Dust and Fume extraction system. Egypt. o Specialty coating (Antifouling) manufacturing factory-construction and Equipment. UAE Anil Nair Page 4 of 4

o Paint Factory. Aden-Republic of Yemen.

o Setting up of Color paste manufacturing facility in UAE with technology transfer to Middle East. 8. Goodlass Nerolac Paints I Manager Engineering and Projects I Nov 1999 - May 2005 (Kansai India)

9. DELPHI Automotive Systems India I Engineer I Jun 1997 - Nov 1999 10. Asian Paints India Ltd I Engineer I Oct 1993 - May 1997 Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Nagpur University, India, 1991 June Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India 2003 Feb

Project Management Professional (PMP)® Cert # 3356931 Affiliation

Project Management Institute (PMI)

American welding Institute (AWS)

Internal Auditor - ISO 14001

Six sigma Black belt

Lean manufacturing and 5 S

Software Skill

AUTO Cad, SharePoint, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, Power point, Visio and MS access. SAP, Microsoft AX and Oracle purchasing systems



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