SOVON KUNDU

Mobile: +91-8697702017/9007397173 E-Mail: sovon.kundu@gmail.com

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Result-oriented, self-motivated, Certified PMP targeting assignment in PMC/ EPC/ Engineering Project
Management/ Project Planning with an organisation of repute

While having multi-sector exposure in Thermal Power BOP, Water System, Material Handling, Utility
industries, open for opportunities in other industries e.g Renewable Energy, Cement Plants, Process Plants

SKILL SET AN OVERVIEW

 Project Management ®
 Certified PMP , Graduate Engineer with over 19 years of
 Engineering & Construction experience in Project Management/ Project Planning of Lump sum
Turnkey EPC as well as Engineering Project, from Kick off till
Management Project Closure

 Operation Management
 Project Planning & Control
 Baseline & Micro Planning,
 Working as Project Planning & Control Manager for Greenfield
EPC Project worth 2800 Cr INR, developed Baseline Schedule
and Monitoring, generating periodic Look ahead plan, working on
Cashflow projection , Estimate at Completion (EAC)

Monitoring, Look Ahead Plan
 Revenue, Cash flow Planning
 Resource Planning
 Earned Value Analysis
 Performed responsibility as Project Manager for several EPC
Greenfield & Brownfield Projects, for Baseline and Micro Planning,
Engineering & Construction Management, Contract Management,
Scope Management and Risk Management while closely
associated with Procurement, Vendor Development and Quality
Control functions

 Proficient on Budget formulation, Estimate at Completion (EAC),

 Delay Analysis
Cashflow Planning, Earned Value Analysis, improving DSO, Delay
 Budget, Estimate at Completion Analysis, besides Operation Management

 Cost Control  Executed multiple projects simultaneously, while leading multi-

disciplinary project team size varying up to 25 to 40 heads plus
 Contract Management external associates/ vendor/ contractors

 Vendor Development  Well-developed contractual/legal communication skills with

capability of understanding & interpretation of Commercial, Legal,
 Quality Control Administrative, Financial and Technical aspects of capital
 Health/Safety Management
intensive industrial Projects

 Self-Starting, Ability to motivate team in trying situation, Adaptable

 Claim Management
to varying circumstances, Open to grasp new concept and skills
 EPC Projects, Industrial Projects,
 Hands on expertise in Project Management Tools e.g Primavera
MEP Projects P6, MS Project apart from MS Office and SAP

 Privileged to work with organisations of National/ International

repute viz. NTPC, BHEL, Alstom, Coal India, ABB, L&T

GROWTH PATH, ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES PERFORMED

Mar’17-Till Date: BGR Energy Systems Limited, Chennai
Senior Manager - Project Management, Power Project Division
Feb’10-Feb’17: McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited (MBE), Kolkata
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Growth Path:
Feb’10- Mar’13: Manager-Projects
Apr’13-Mar’16: Senior Manager-Project
Apr’16-Feb’17: Assistant General Manager- Project Management, SBU-Material Handling

Roles and Responsibilities Performed:

 Developing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Baseline Plan (L1 - L4) indicating Interfaces &
dependencies with other stakeholders , preparing Resource Plan

 Project Integration on “Single Window” basis, with customer, sub-vendor, internal team for availability
of Engineering Input, Expediting Engineering & Construction Issues, Settlement of Techno-commercial
aspect of contract and sub-contract

 Supporting Construction team for:

o Development of micro plan
o Scope finalization of sub-contractor
o Ensuring resource availability
o Availability of construction drawing and priority resolution of interface/ engineering issues

 Actively involved in Procurement Function for release of Specification, finalization scope and delivery
terms, Closure of Techno-commercial negotiation & ordering followed by delivery at site in timely
manner. Introduced new vendors on case to case basis for a competitive quote

 Guide Quality Control Function to prepare MQP & FQP in a manner to support speedy progress
without compromising on contractual quality requirement

 Accountable for finalisation of Budget, Revenue and Cash Flow Plan to meet financial target of the
organisation

 Periodic Review and Analysis of Project Status, Performance Indices, Area of Concern, Look Ahead
Plan, Delay Analysis

 Devising out plan and securing engagement of stakeholders towards resolution of the issues &
concerns, reporting MIS

 Controlling cost overrun through regular review of Cost Booking Status vis-à-vis Estimate for Balance
Job and also by effective negotiation with sub-vendors / sub-contractors

 Review of Contract conditions, Pre & Post Agreement Risk Review and action towards mitigation

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
BGR Energy Systems Limited
 Working as Project Planning & Control Manager for 3X660 MW Ghatompur Project near Kanpur, an
EPC Greenfield Project for BOP Packages of the Power Plant, owner being a Joint Venture led by
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC)
 Developed Baseline Schedule of the Project, Tracking w.r.t Actual Status

 Generating Look Ahead Plan for availability of RFC Drawing, Construction items and Equipment

 Performing Shortfall Analysis, identifying bottlenecks, conducting weekly review, triggering corrective
measures

 Reporting MIS to Management regarding Progress, Availability of Resources, Funding

 Preparing Presentation for Bankers’ Consortium on healthiness of the project

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 Working as Package Owner for Fire Protection System, Ash Handling System, co-ordinating for
engineering input availability, Engineering approval, Vendor approval, Ordering, Inspection and
Delivery

McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited

 Executed Projects with overall responsibility for Planning, Billing, Construction and delivering the
project on Time

 Responsibility include Baseline and Micro Planning, Techno-commercial issue Resolution, Engineering
and Construction Management, Contract and sub contract Management, Pre-Post award Risk Review
and mitigation

 Accountable for meeting financial Target e.g Revenue Plan, Cash flow Plan, Project Cost and
Profitability

 Reporting Progress and MIS

Project executed as Project Manager

 Greenfield EPC LSTK Project worth INR 173 Cr : Coal Handling Plant with Rapid Wagon Loading
System was installed for Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) at Bharatpur Mines, Odisha to enhance
Coal Production Capacity of the mines.
Highlight: To overcome stalemate situation resulting to 20% LD, worked out methodology with a
deviation on Contract Conditions, to support End User for dispatch of coal uninterruptedly while
construction of new facility continued. Convinced End User for approval on deviation of Contract Terms
by effective contract management through negotiation on mutual benefit.

 Brownfield EPC Project of Coal Handling Plant worth INR 309 Cr : In-pit Coal Conveying System was
installed at Gevra Mines (near Korba, Chhattisgarh) of South Eastern Coalfields Limited, to reduce on-
road Coal Transportation inside mines, thereby enhancing Productivity.
Highlight: By effective Scope Management & Engineering Coordination, able to avoid cost overrun to
the tune of 5%
Also, prepared work plan for modification of existing conveying system with minimum down time, to
minimize production loss of End User

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Feb’08 - Jan’10: L&T Sargent & Lundy Ltd., Baroda as Manager- Project Monitoring and Control
Highlights:
 Worked as Project Planning & Control Engineer for GHECO- ONE 1 x 660 MW Power Plant at
Thailand, prepared WBS, Developed L2 Schedule, Performed Earned Value Analysis, Generating
Monthly Progress Report
 Worked in Mechanical Engineering Team for Water Treatment Plant and Chlorination system for DVC
Mejia 2 x 500 MW Project
 Simultaneously worked under Central Project Monitoring Group, performed project control activities and
reporting of MIS, worked on SOP

 Performed a comprehensive delay analysis on Organisation Level to identify key reasons contributing
to delay (Pareto Analysis) enabling management to decide corrective measure

 Worked as member of the Core Group to develop in-house software for online Performance Monitoring
of Ongoing Projects, integrated with Resource Utilisation Status and sales activities. Worked in
coordination with IT team to develop MIS Formats and logic for Identifying and Capturing
relevant data.
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Jul’2000 - Jan’2008: ABB Limited, Kolkata as Sr. Engineer, Projects
Highlights:
 Executed several climate control projects of Power Plant viz. NTPC Rihand Power Plant, Phase II,
NTPC Vindhyachal Power Plant, Phase III, ST – CMS Electric Co. Pvt. Ltd. – 1 X 250 MW LFPP,
Neyveli (through Alstom), WBPDCIL Bakreswar TPP and others

 Involved in Equipment selection and Layout Finalisation

 Exercised Contract Management and communication skill, safeguarded projects from LD

imposition

 Established/ opened up opportunity for additional claim through scope management on Engineering
Issues
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

 PMP Certification issued by Project Management Institute, Valid Till: 17.02.2020

 Project Management Certification from IPMA
 EPC Project Management, by NICMAR, organized by MBE for one week
 Primavera while in L&T and subsequently in BGR
EDUCATION
 BE Hons. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, in 2000, with 76.5%

IT SKILLS CTC & NOTICE PERIOD

 MS Project  CTC- 14.2 Lakh per Annum

 Primavera  Notice Period : 3 Months (Negotiable)
 MS Office

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Packages: Coal Handling Plant, Ash Handling Plant, Water Treatment Plant, HVAC System, Fire
Protection System and others

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Mr Atalanta Chakraborty, Head- Indian Operation, Famur India
Mobile- 98317 60267

Mr Siddhartha Biswas, BGR Energy Systems Limited, Chennai

Mobile – 98310 05196

Mr Arnab Banerjee, Siemens, Gurgaon India

Mobile-99039 75436

PRESONAL DETAILS

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Date of Birth: 17th October 1976
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Bengali
Address: 3/1, Bhagoban Chatterjee Lane, Kadamtala, Howrah 711101
Passport Validity Date: 25th August 2021