Ankita Dey
Doha
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with extensive experience at Descon Engineering LLC, specializing in talent acquisition and strategic HR planning. Achieved a 20% reduction in hiring costs through innovative recruitment strategies. Proficient in HRIS and skilled in employee engagement, fostering a motivated workforce aligned with organizational goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead HR – Recruitment
Descon Engineering LLC
12.2023 - Current
- Developed and executed workforce plans aligning with project pipelines in Oil & Gas and Infrastructure sectors.
- Managed end-to-end recruitment and onboarding for international mobilizations.
- Created job catalogues and designed compensation structures across business units.
- Reduced third-party hiring expenses by 20% through strategic talent pooling.
- Designed and implemented HR dashboards for recruitment metrics and KPIs tracking.
- Oversee recruitment process including job postings, screening of applications, conducting interviews, and on-boarding of new employees.
- Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy.
- Manage employee relations, addressing demands, grievances or other issues.
- Support current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation and preservation of human capital.
- Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics and procedures across the organization.
Technical & Contract Officer
Roots Qatar W.L.L
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Making necessary arrangements for the project requirements including supply and Delivery of materials to be used on site.
- All necessary negotiations with the supplier for company benefit.
- Attending all necessary minutes of meetings concerned with the project.
- Quotation and Project follow-ups. Educating the contractors about our proposals and clarifying their queries.
- Acts as a Project Co-coordinator and Customer service officer i.e., Project follow-ups and Co-ordination.
- Preparation of Monthly performance overview for all future projects.
Manager – HR & Talent Acquisition
Meinhardt Singapore Pte. Ltd
04.2021 - 07.2022
- Oversee recruitment process, including job postings, screening of applications, conducting interviews, and on-boarding of new employees.
- Closure of HR Costing (net salary, Statutory compliances, leaves, stay, travel, Insurance etc.
- Key Expert profiles search (Local & Expatriate), Costing viz negotiation, documentation, and contract finalization.
- Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics and procedures across the organization.
- Assess training needs and coordinate learning and development initiatives for all employees.
- Maintain pay plan and benefits program.
- Report to management and provide decision support through HR metrics.
- Led hiring for MEP, Rail, Water, and Urban Infra projects.
- Conducted expat recruitment and HR budgeting for tenders.
- Developed hiring guidelines for short- and long-term staffing.
Asst. Manager – Recruitment
Rodic Consultants Pvt. Ltd
10.2018 - 04.2021
- Managing the complete recruitment life cycle for domestic and international projects.
- Actively involved into yearly Campus Hiring (Screening and Interviews along with technical panel).
- Capability development & Succession Planning of critical talent.
- Key Expert profiles search (Local & Expatriate), Costing viz negotiation, documentation, and contract finalization.
- Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics and procedures across the organization.
- Nurture a positive working environment.
HR Executive – Recruitment
SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd
06.2017 - 10.2018
- Key Expert profiles search (Local & Expatriate), Costing viz negotiation, documentation, and contract finalization.
- Backing operations in anticipating, identifying, and defining the staffing strategy for local / global BID ‘s and Ongoing project needs.
- Business Resource Forum: Weekly updating the data of Indian employees (ones who are being demobilized, retention plan on same lines, proposal of global offer to local team and rehiring/ transfer within the Group.
- Work in collaboration with other staffing leads to support critical needs by identifying Indian subcontinent resources. (internal/ external).
- Recommend strategy for domestic & International position closures.
- Responsible for recruitment of ongoing projects & responsible to fill replacement positions of 41 sites of organization.
- Updating and maintaining the database for future requirements.
- Proper coordination with admin& all site managers for salary & grievance related issues.
- Process new joiner related details likes Employee ID, Login ID and Passwords to Business on daily basis.
- Process employment contracts for new recruits of head office & sites also.
- Conduct exit interview and complete smooth separation process for resigned employee.
- Updating sensitive details like Salary, appraisals etc. to finance department.
- Explaining various details like Dress Code, Access Card, Banking Details, Updating of Internal sites etc.
HR Officer
Metito Overseas Ltd
10.2010 - 05.2016
- Planning, developing, and implementing the HR strategy, including recruitment policies, quality procedures, discipline, grievance, counselling, pay and conditions, contracts, training, and development.
- Ensuring department compliance with HR policies and procedures, objectives, purposes, and achievements.
- Evaluating Safety & other training programs for site staff.
- Ensuring the execution of criminal record checks fully in a timely effective manner.
- Providing HR advice and support to line managers and employees, explaining procedures and policies in a timely effective manner.
- Assisting in the development of Human Resource Procedures and Policies.
- Administering the performance of management system.
- Liaising with payroll, absence recording and holiday recording systems.
- Establishing, organizing, and supervising the maintenance of department records, ensuring complete accuracy and confidentiality.
Education
MBA - HR & Marketing
U.P. Technical University
Lucknow01.2010
PG Diploma - Business Economics
Dayalbagh University
Agra01.2007
B.A. (Hons.) -
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University
Agra01.2004
B.Ed. -
Sanskriti University
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- Strategic HR Planning
- International Mobility
- Leadership Hiring
- Manpower Planning
- Budgeting
- Performance Management Systems
- HRIS
- SAP-HCM
- HRMS
- Policy Formulation
- Compliance
- Employee Engagement
- Retention
- Capability Development
- SAP HCM
- Explorer ERP
- Power BI
- MS Office Suite
- Outlook 365
- HR analytics
- Compliance management
- Negotiation techniques
- Workforce planning
- Recruitment strategy
- Talent acquisition
- Policy development
- Supervision and leadership
Accomplishments
- Onboarded over 2000+ professionals for QSGTL, QATAR GAS, QAFCO, EPC, SHELL & DOLPHIN ENERGY shutdowns.
- Successfully reduced recruitment costs by 20% through internal talent pooling.
- Spearheaded Global Mobility initiatives for large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Handled TA for Metro projects across India, including Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur & Surat.
- Designed hiring models and policy frameworks for short- and full-time engagements.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/26/85
- Marital Status: Married
Qatar Id
28535685709
Affiliations
Employee engagement Activities , Site Visits, Inductions, Team Building Activities on sites
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead HR – Recruitment
Descon Engineering LLC
12.2023 - Current
Technical & Contract Officer
Roots Qatar W.L.L
07.2022 - 12.2023
Manager – HR & Talent Acquisition
Meinhardt Singapore Pte. Ltd
04.2021 - 07.2022
Asst. Manager – Recruitment
Rodic Consultants Pvt. Ltd
10.2018 - 04.2021
HR Executive – Recruitment
SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd
06.2017 - 10.2018
HR Officer
Metito Overseas Ltd
10.2010 - 05.2016
MBA - HR & Marketing
U.P. Technical University
PG Diploma - Business Economics
Dayalbagh University
B.A. (Hons.) -
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University
B.Ed. -
Sanskriti University