Headline

Senior EPC Leadership | GM / VP – Contracts, Commercial & Projects | 42+ Years | Transmission & Civil Infrastructure | India & Middle East | Claims • Commercial Strategy • Contract Risk • Project Execution

About

Senior EPC & Contracts professional with 42+ years of experience across Transmission and Civil Infrastructure projects in India and overseas. I specialise in end-to-end EPC Contracts & Commercial Management, Project Coordination, Contract Negotiation, Commercial Strategy and Project Execution. Over the course of my career, I have worked with and delivered projects for major utilities and infrastructure organisations including POWERGRID, GETCO, MSETCL, APTRANSCO, NEA (Nepal), SONELGAZ (Algeria), MESB (Malaysia), PWD, NHIDCL, IOCL, CPWD and Railways. My experience covers the complete EPC lifecycle pre-award review, contract negotiation, procurement and work orders, project execution, commercial management, billing and payment realisation, claims, arbitration, dispute resolution and contract closure. I have also handled international projects and business development across markets including Algeria, Nepal, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Afghanistan. Currently working as General Manager – Contracts / PAN India Contracts Head, with responsibility for corporate and site-level contract management, commercial negotiations, contractual risk,dispute resolution and cross-functional project governance. I am open to senior leadership opportunities in India and the Middle East etc.

Location

Ahmedabad

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Work experience

General Manager – Contracts / PAN India Contracts Head at Vardhman Probuild pvt. Ltd, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 y 5 mo, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, • Manage ₹620 Cr of PAN-India EPC contracts across 11 active projects. • Provide leadership to 165 technical personnel, in addition to contractors and labourers. • Lead corporate and site-level contract reviews, project-performance monitoring and contractual-risk management. • Drive commercial negotiations within approved tender rates and coordinate with top management on negotiations beyond quoted offers, with focus on protecting project margins and overall commercial value. • Oversee purchase/work orders and contractual vetting; provide inputs on contractual issues while helping the legal team in arbitration matters.

General Manager – Contracts Ahmedabad [PAN India Contracts Head] at Archon Powerinfra India Pvt.Ltd., Jan 2022 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, • Managed ₹523 Cr of PAN-India EPC contracts across 8 projects. • Provided leadership to 120 technical personnel, in addition to contractors and labourers. • Led corporate/site review meetings, contractual risk mitigation, commercial negotiations, purchase/work-order vetting and contractual inputs on disputes. • Worked with top management on negotiations beyond approved tender rates to protect project margins and commercial value.

General Manager at Pramukh Builders, Mar 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 y 9 mo, Ahmedabad, • Managed end-to-end office operations and coordination between departments and support functions.

Project Coordinator at R.B.H.L, Jun 2019 - Feb 2020 · 9 mos, Co-ordination of various activities for construction 5 star with GM & Marriot. Looked after the store.

Principal Hod (Civil) at S.K.I.T, Jan 2013 - Jun 2018 · 5 y 5 mo, Sokli, Viramgam, • Led institutional administration and Civil Engineering Department responsibilities.

Assistant General Manager – Contracts at Ketan Construction Ltd., May 2012 - Dec 2012 · 7 mo, Ahmedabad, • Supported tendering, bid preparation, contract review, pre-award risk identification and technical/commercial coordination.

Partner at Pramukh Builders, Jun 2010 - May 2012 · 1 y 11 mo, Ahmedabad, • Managed end-to-end office operations and support-function coordination.

Education

B.E., Civil Engineering - Structure Group, Gujarat University

Diploma, Civil Engineering, Technical Examination Board, Gujarat State