Durai Jayabalan

A well-experienced individual who can lead projects from the front and profitable and an ambition to be the main player of complex iconic projects in the future strengthen more skills.  Fully aware of all aspects of project management in multiplying profits, employee management, staff development, developing harmonious situations, maintaining excellent client satisfaction. Offering an array of skills in logical problem solving, budgeting, streamlining project processes, cross-functional collaboration, and team management. Proven ability to oversee complex infrastructure, marine, Oil, and Gas projects.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Infrastructure & Buildings

          Asphalt roads, Hard landscaping.Bridges, Underpasses, Culverts, MSER Walls

• Enabling work, Sheet pile cofferdams. Secant piling shortcreting, Wellpoint dewatering system 
• NDRC – Micro tunneling, thrust boring
• Wet Utility Services – Storm, Sewer, Potable water
• Dry Utility Services- Telecom, Electrical, Street light, Bunk road crossings.
• Chilled Water pipeline
• Water Supply pipeline, Below ground & Elevated Storage reservoir, Cross country transmission pipeline. 
• Pipe carrying brides with pile foundations across river 
• Industrial Estate infrastructure development.
• Treatment plant & pumping station, Electrical substation.
• Testing and commissioning
• Apartment, Administrative, Electrical substation & other Buildings.
• Type of pipelines handled : CS, MS,GRE,GRP,DWCP,HDPE DI, CI, GI,PVC, UPVC,ACC,PSC,PSCC.
• Marine and OIl and Gas 
• Quay wall Berth & Jetty 
• Breakwater, Rock revetment 
• Dredging & Reclamation
• Marine piling for Bridge  
• Heavy precast 
• Seawater intake desilting basin, Channel, Intake, and outfall pipelines 
• Heavy Foundations-Bulk storage tank, Pipe rack & equipment
• Buried RCC tanks & buildings
• Topside berth facilities   
• Pipeline firewater, foam water, Potable, hydrants, storm and sewer 
• Earthen embankment & concrete pavement.
• RCC Drainage channels 
• Internal asphalt roads & hard landscaping,     

 PROFESSIONAL & SOFTWARE SKILLS

• Project Management
• Contract Management
• Budget Administration
• Testing and commissioning
• Project Planning & development 
• Strategic planning 
• Team bonding & Staff management
• Safety and compliance
• Ms office – Word, advanced Excel, Powerpoint
• Autocad 2D.
• Primavera P6

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Company Name

Job Title /Location

Period

Project Details

Type of Project

Project Manager

OMAN

3/2019 

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10/ 2020

• Duqm Refinery EPC Package No 1.    Value: 52M$.  
• Pipe rack foundations, Utilities, pavements, RCC Cooling Tower, Culverts, deep tanks, drainage channel etc. Peak manpower-686No.
• Client-Tecnicas Reunidas & Daewoo (TRD) – (JV)
• Achieved :  Reached 7 milestones within schedule & No LTA.                 

Refinery

Project Manager OMAN

01/2018 – 

02/ 2019

• Roads & Utilities Infrastructure for business park 1at OCEC, Omran.  Value: 2.20M OMR
• Roads, Utility Services, MSER walls, Slope protection & stabilization, Irrigation & Landscaping, Road lighting.
• Client/ Consultant: OMRAN/KEO International.  

Infra

11/2015 – 

01/2018

•  Extension of Sohar Industrial Estate–Phase7. Value: 54M $.  
• Asphalt Roads, Sewer, Water, Irrigation, Storm drain channel, Dry utility services, Earthen dyke with stone pitch, STP-2000 Cu.m /day, Culverts. Client/Consultant: (PEIE)/NEC. 
• Peak manpower-510, Machinery-165No.
• Accomplished: Utilized in-house resources only  Change order Claimed-17no, project value increased 6% with 6 months EOT. 
• Enhanced cash flow that claimed activity-wise instead of  item wise specified in contract by submit Boq item rate breakup 

Infra

Construction Manager QATAR

12/2013 –

10/2015

• Breakwater Wakra dock, New Service No4 and Marpol reception berth. Rock revetment shore protection. Value: 98M QAR
• Client: Qatar Petroleum.
• Accomplished: Led both Engineering and Construction.
• Visited Malaysia for fender FAT with QP (Client) & Company.
• Achieved :  Handed over 3 milestones a month ahead of schedule

EPC Marine

Project Manager INDIA

• Seawater Intake & Outfall System for 1600 MW Thermal power station at Parangipettai. Kadlore. Value: 700M INR. 
• RCC De-silting basin, Intake channel, Intake and outfall pipelines

Infra/

Marine

Overseas AST co LLC. Dubai (AST.CO)

Project EngineerUAE

10/2011 –

12/2012

• Construction of Berth No 8, top side facilities & pipelines. Jebel Ali. DUBAI.          Value: 90M AED   
• Client/Consultant: GRC, Dubai/Mott MacDonald. 

Marine

11/2010   10/2011

• Bridge connecting Abudhabi & Hodriyat Island. Al Bateen.
• Client/ Consultant: TDIC/ Parsons International. (AST&VSL (JV) 

Marine

10/2009 –

11/2010

• Bulk Jet Fuel Oil Bulk Storage tanks and Infrastructure facilities for UAE Armed Forces Abudhabi. (Fast-Track project).       
• Client/PMC: Abudhabi Military headquarters supply and transport corporations at the Western sector/ADNOC. 
• Achieved: Independently handled all works except tank construction and Commission started 2 months ahead of schedule ((work round the clock) - (In-charge – 1Package -Al Dhafra Air Base) , Awarded best performance employee

Oil & Gas/

Infra

09/2008

- 

10/ 2009

• Chilled Water distribution network for district cooling scheme to 5 metro stations. Dubai
• CS pre-insulated pipelines, NDRC Micro tunneling, Thrust boring, sheet pile cofferdams, trench shoring, Chambers, Reinstatement. 
• Client/ Consultant: Tabreed/Parsons International. 

Infra/Civil& Mech

Section Manager

INDIA

08/2005 –

09/2008

• Four-lane Highway (Road) NH45A (47KM) & shifting Existing Water Supply Pipelines.  Value 2 billion INR 
• Road 20KM, Pipe shifting 12 lines length from 30km to 40km each.
• Client/ Consultant: NHAI/Becom-Nice.                                            

Infra

Senior Eng Gr.I

    INDIA

12/2003 –

08/2005

• Water supply and Sewerage system Tirupur- Tamil Nadu.
• Cross country water transmission CS spiral weld pipeline–120KM.   
• Client: new Tirpur area Development Corporation. 

Infra/ Civil &Mech

Senior Engineer

INDIA

12/2000 –

12/2003

• Combined Water Supply Scheme. (Vedaranyam. TamilNadu.
• Client/TWAD Board (Government sector). 
• Achieved: Independent in-charge and completed 1 /5package  

Infra

Site civil Engineer /INDIA

06/1995 – 12/2000.

• Sewerage Improvement Scheme for Madurai Corporation India. 
• River Vaigai Rehabilitation Scheme (Irrigation project) 
• Apartments – Buildings Project.

Infra

• Headed baseline schedule preparation, risk register, PQP, and Budget.
•  Influence with management for right resources, qty, on-time & finalize subcontract works.
•  Develop teams, set assignments, Monitor productivity 
• Early noticed the risk exists in site with design documents.
• Clear 3rd party obstructions with the assistance of consultant & Client.
• Developed credentials for Variation claim, EOT & contractual letters on time.
• Strictly adhere to scope & QHSE procedures,   policies, through controlled RFI rejections, NCRS,
•  Groundwork, in advance for continuous work front availability in Oil & refinery project.
• Evaluated variation proposal.  

• Introduced new report control system for diesel, labor overtime hours and subcontractor equipment hours update on daily basis. 
• Created reconciliation report system and internal audit system for inventory control.  
• Maintained the procurement delivery schedule not to hit the cash flow. 
• Chaired internal meetings & assigned responsibilities.
• Correlate actual progress expenses with billing value for corrective action over the weak area.
• Accelerated preparation & approvals of the method statement, Shop drawings, Material submittal, change order, monthly IPC to IPA.
• Steered insurance claim 2times with high profit upon heavy rainfall flooding at site in Oman. 

• Indulged in schedule, & budget preparation.
• Noticed errors in design drawings with contract documents. 
•  Workout forecast, look ahead, Monthly program. 
•  Exercise method statements shop drawings, material submittal. 
• Develop teams, set assignments, productivity monitoring
• 3rd party specialized vendor coordination (geotechnical investigation and surveying, Testing laboratory, Formwork, Dewatering, Material supply) 
• Clear 3rd party obstruction.
• Educate team to follow PTW, reporting structure, and safety training program. 
• Update daily progress with issue to Engineer for EOT. 
• Issues highlighted in war room meetings, daily program, weekly progress, weekly concrete coordination meeting in Oil and refinery field. 
• Technical lead for enhance quality and productivity and controlled RFI rejections, NCRS. 

• Providing existing field datas to engineering consultants, outside vendors to match with the field. 
• Maintain quick approval & smooth function, insight into design consultant documents with FEED before submission. 
• Organized workshops with multidiscipline QP engineers upon request along with design consultant (COWI &TEBODIN) for submittal approval at once. 
•  Organize day-to-day work arrangements on the field in advance. 
• Progressive on productivity, construction methodologies, work sequence, enhancing and team motivation 
• Work round the clock to meet deadlines. 
• Coordinate subcontractors for effective productivITY. 
• Follow-up acquiring and Optimizing resources 
• Applied NOCs, problems resolving, controlled equipment & manpower overtimes.
• Data’s feed to QS for new variation proposal. 
• Promptly closing NCR.