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Saikat Aich

Planning Manager
Dubai

Summary

Experience Project Controller/ Planner with a demonstrated history of working in the construction/ EPC industry/ Client over more than 19 years. Strong operations professional skilled in Project Management, Contract Management, EPC, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Manufacturing, and Primavera P6 with billing & invoicing.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Planning Manager

Hassyan Energy
Dubai
04.2020 - Current

Hassyan Energy as a owner of the project which includes the construction and operation of a 4x600 MWe (net) ultra-Supercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant. The Plant is designed for 100% firing on pulverized coal and can also use natural gas back-up fuel without any limitation on the duration of operation on either fuel.

  • Implementation of the “Project Execution Plan’.
  • Created new methodologies to improve planning process and results with EPC contractor.
  • Establish and agree project reporting procedures, prepare and present monthly project progress to Offtaker/ DEWA.
  • Collaborated with company leaders to support consistency and best practices.
  • Worked closely with project managers to create project work scopes and schedules.
  • Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees within Planning Department specially UAE nationals.
  • Working closely with the EPC Planning and Project Team to ensure that the ‘contract programme’ is feasible, complies with the Project Master Plan and contractual documents.
  • Monitored activities for adherence to vital milestones and deliverables.
  • Verified overall EPC contractor plans to achieve intermediate milestone and KPI objectives. Review schedule trends to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action to EPC contractor. Monitor actual progress against planned progress.
  • Supervised site progress, reported issues and escalated those that required further assistance.
  • Assisting contractor payment approval against payment milestone with adequate documentation.

Manager – Project Control

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG
Muscat
09.2017 - 03.2020

Project 1: DUQM Refinery – EPC of Building Works of Package 1 & 3

(EPC Project of 25 Industrial Building, i.e. Sub-station, Control Building etc, including 12 nos Pre-Cast Building, HVAC, Firefighting, E & IC )

Project 2: BP Khazzan, Gas Gathering Project Phase1

(230 Km Duplex SS pipeline erection, Above Ground Foundation)

  • To lead a team of Planning engineers, Material Controller and Document Controller.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel (PMS) for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Develop Master/ Contractual EPC Schedule in P6.
  • Continuous updating of Project Schedule, Progress Register, Man-hour monitoring, Invoicing/ Billing etc.
  • Critical Path analysis, Delay Analysis & Recovery Plan.
  • Commodity Planning, Commodity S-Curve.
  • Contractual Notification, EOT Analysis in P6 Schedule.
  • Coordination between Engineering & Procurement department with Site requirement.
  • Co-ordination all interface point between Client, Other sub-contractor & 3rd Party.
  • Develop Master Budget from Tender Budget.
  • Giving inputs for CTC calculation & updating.
  • Invoicing & Collection from Client.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.

DGM - Project Control

Punj Lloyd Limited
Mundra
02.2015 - 09.2017

LPG TERMINAL, ADANI PORT, MUNDRA, INDIA (EPCC Project -2 Nos 90m Dia & 25 mtr Hight Double wall LPG tank foundation with Erection, 2 nos Bullet Foundation, Fabrication & Erection, Sub-Station Building, Pump house, Above ground & under ground piping)

  • To lead a team of Planning engineers, Material Controller and Document Controller.
  • Integrated P6 Scheduling, Critical paths (P6) analysis
  • Constructability & Do ability, Work Fronts criticality
  • Critical Logistical Plan.
  • Contract Management, Vendor Management.
  • Progress Reporting (PMS), MPR, WPR, DPR, S-Curves.
  • Productivities & Performance analysis.
  • Project Budget & Cost Control, Project Cash Flow
  • Finalizing payment milestone with the client. Billing & Invoicing with supporting documents.

Project Planning Manager

Alstom power India limited
Kolkata
05.2009 - 01.2015

PROJECTS:

  • Integrated Planning; Scheduling, interfacing among distant geographically located project areas / scopes, integrating major subcontractors and stakeholders (Engg, SCM, Construction, Onshore, Offshore, Operation etc). Development & Review of Consortium Level-3 & 4 schedules prepared in P6.
  • Development & implementation of functional processes for establishing norms, standards, best practices, bench marks encompassing all phases
  • Critical analysis of Project Plans with respect to: WBS, Critical paths (P6), Resources & Costs, Trends, Physical Progress Management, Work Fronts criticality, Critical Logistical Movements plan, Delays & Recovery Mitigations, Interfaces Management, Key Performance Indicators, Productivities & Performance etc.
  • Weightage assigning for activities and preparation of S-curves, Monthly Reports for the Client and Review of Contractor S-curves, Monthly & Weekly progress reports, Look-ahead schedules, etc.
  • Creating Progress resister for different discipline with overall project scope breakup.

i. Preparing Client obligation list with interface milestone with

other Alstom unit.

ii. Finalization of WBS, OTP, Progress Measurement

Procedure.

iii. Maintaining Steel Fabrication & Bought-out Item production

register.

iv. Maintaining construction progress register & Progress

Planning.

  • Coordinating to Engineering, Procurement, Logistic, Project Control & Site Construction team to project monthly forecast date with project completion date.
  • Review critical area about supply & construction. Intimate all to concern department.

Senior Planning Engineer

TATA Project Limited
Shuaibah
03.2007 - 05.2009

PROJECT: 3 X 300 MW Power Plant At Shuaibah - KSA, Siemens Ag

(All Erection work of pressure piping in Turbine Building)

  • Provide daily erection plan in line with overall project plan and monthly erection target. Measuring the daily progress, analyze the productivity, root cause reason and mitigation plan to catch up the overall schedule target.
  • Daily manpower requirement forecasting to erection contactor.
  • Developing and maintaining L4 level erection schedules keeping the Target given by overall project schedule, which includes creating WBS and activities and their logical relationship using Primavera.
  • Weightage assigning for activities and preparation S curves and histogram – Planned, actual.
  • Generating Weekly, Monthly progress Report and preparation of fortnight, monthly, 3 months,6 months Look ahead Plan.

Production Planning & Production Control Engineer

Inma Steel Fabricators Co. Ltd
Al Jubail
08.2005 - 02.2007
  • Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
  • Used BAAN & P6 to provide relevant information, evaluations and planning data for production.
  • Planned and established production schedules and optimized control levels for diversified manufacturing operations.
  • Reviewed inventories, tracked production statuses and ordered materials to foster consistent availability and production schedule adherence.
  • Worked with engineering, production and testing departments to implement corrective actions for missed milestones.

Sr. Planning Engineer

Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited
Kolkata
06.2003 - 02.2005

Heat Exchanger Fabrication Division

  • After receiving of complete technical folder study the BM, MRS, Cutting diagram and drawing. Coordinating with store and purchase considering MRS to make the report of raw material allocation to feed production shop.
  • Coordinating with I.E.D. to set project wise man hours requirement considering the raw material availability, preparing the shortage for brought out item, fastener, paints etc. and to merge these in a computerized schedule based on MS-Project including bar-chart to meet the dispatch schedule as per customer requirement.
  • Related to third party inspection (EIL, BVQI, LLOYDS, SGS), weekly schedule for stage of manufacturing inspection through computerized system, U – Code based format, to get the right inspection in right time, avoiding any time delay due to TPIA.
  • To develop sub vendors for offloaded item and related to raw materials, consumables and quality output through time-to-time coordination with proper record maintained by computerized system.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Bengal Engineering College
Shibpur, Howrah
07.1998 - 05.2002

Skills

    Planning & Schedulling

Primavera P6 v21

Monitoring, CP analysis, EOT, Reporting

Budgeting

Teamwork and Collaboration

Billing & Invoicing

Timeline

Planning Manager

Hassyan Energy
04.2020 - Current

Manager – Project Control

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG
09.2017 - 03.2020

DGM - Project Control

Punj Lloyd Limited
02.2015 - 09.2017

Project Planning Manager

Alstom power India limited
05.2009 - 01.2015

Senior Planning Engineer

TATA Project Limited
03.2007 - 05.2009

Production Planning & Production Control Engineer

Inma Steel Fabricators Co. Ltd
08.2005 - 02.2007

Sr. Planning Engineer

Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited
06.2003 - 02.2005

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Bengal Engineering College
07.1998 - 05.2002
Saikat AichPlanning Manager