Arun M Nair
Sharjah,UAE
Summary
Industrious Project Engineer offering 7+ years of experience. Skilled with writing specifications, preparing bids and creating drawings used for design and construction. Expert resource-management skills, completing projects according to plans and budgets.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Project engineer
Berg Industries LLC
Ras al-Khaimah, UAE
2023.04 - Current
- Checked client requirements and generated solutions from identified needs.
- Executed quality assurance activities, checking project results against client requirements.
- Produced project progress reports for stakeholder reviews and meetings.
- Enforced health and safety protocols to minimise accidents and injury.
- Coordinated project resources, goals and activities, facilitating successful closure and handover.
- Visited sites to check project progress and eliminate bottlenecks.
- Created detailed project schedules, working closely with contractors to manage deadlines.
- Reviewed designs, plans and reports to ensure constant compliance with project specifications.
- Covered various phases and sub-tasks to enable timely, under budget project completion.
- Led root cause analysis to establish issues and identify prevention methods.
- Presented project updates to stakeholders, highlighting successes and suggesting solutions for weak spots.
- Responded quickly to emergency outages, providing rapid repairs to limit operational disruption.
- Sourced cost-effecftive sub-contract elements to meet project resource requirements.
- Captured project outputs for ongoing analysis and progress monitoring.
- Established and implemented corrective action to minimise project risk impacts.
- Established cost and risk benefit propositions to meet agreed project milestones.
- Identified and rectified quality issues, minimising operational disruption.
- Scheduled projects and resources to meet deadlines whilst achieving target spends.
- Evaluated risk indexes to meet data and process audit needs.
- Instructed teams on design, quality and manufacturing plans to achieve commissioning goals.
Project & Estimation Engineer
Automech Steel Industries LLC
Abu Dhabi
2020.09 - 2023.04
- Coordinated vendors efforts on providing hardware and design upgrades to component improvement projects(CIP)
- Managed multiple suppliers and priorities to coordinate production efforts, resolve issues and improve relations
- Collaborated with plant management, outside engineering resources, and plant operators that ensure the most cost effective design
- Calculated a final figure for the estimated cost supplemented by adjustments for overheads and profit and presented the estimation to management
- Guided the estimation coordinator to prepare the bid documents and submit the bid on time
- Worked closely with Planning Engineers to predict the time scales of the project, which has considerable bearing cost on the project
- Estimated the materials necessary to deliver the contract against the tender specifications and drawings
- Coordinated with detailing/design department for the preparation of engineering, fabrication, weld map and dimensional report drawings
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Trained and guided junior staff to boost productivity and develop technical skills.
- Conducted material take-offs and sourced competitive supplier quotations.
- Reviewed project drawings and specifications to identify potential cost savings.
- Prepared detailed quantity surveys and cost breakdowns for client presentations.
- Analysed historical cost data to inform and improve future project estimates.
- Worked closely with procurement teams to negotiate and secure favourable terms.
- Evaluated project specifications to prepare accurate cost estimates.
- Prepared preliminary project cost estimations at conceptual stage to guide decision-making.
- Collaborated with project teams to understand design requirements and constraints.
- Utilised estimating software to streamline and enhance estimate accuracy.
- Coordinated with subcontractors to obtain quotes for specialised services.
- Sought opportunities to grow business revenue through new and existing customers.
- Arranged on-site commissioning through to handover to clients for completed projects.
- Advised stakeholders on commercial and contractual issues for ongoing and future projects.
- Negotiated pricing and procured raw materials, minimising excess spending.
- Engaged staff and subcontractors, coordinating information flow and project activities.
- Oversaw subcontract work and enforced contractual obligations to maintain service delivery standards.
- Identified and addressed performance gaps to sustain customer relationships and contracts.
- Coordinated workloads to enable timely delivery and installation of resources.
- Drafted and issued subcontract packages to source pertinent knowledge and skills.
- Managed surveys and meetings to help team members understand project requirements.
- Assessed subcontractor variations, determining effects on project delivery.
- Attended site visits to aid contract processes and confirm correct installation.
- Maintained records of raw materials, drawings and purchase orders for reference purposes.
Site Engineer
Central Gas LLC
Dubai
2019.10 - 2020.09
- Wrote and revised maintenance procedures
- Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems
- Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters
- Evaluated damage and damage tolerance of new composite material systems
- Attended project planning meetings to coordinate project designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines
- Ordered and tracked delivery of construction materials and supplies from vendors.
- Understood environmental project impacts to plan appropriate eco-friendly solutions.
- Onboarded contractors with correct health and safety training for compliant workforces.
- Measured, marked out and levelled sites to enable prompt start times for large-scale construction projects.
- Supervised site work to verify quality and safety standards ahead of sign off.
Jr. Project Engineer
TCES
Dubai
2018.09 - 2019.09
- Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work
- Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications
- Reviewed contractor proposals to determine favorable partnerships for on-time and under-budget project completion
- Provided technical direction of system development methodologies to improve technical performance.
- Generated Key Performance Indicator reporting to drive better performance.
- Analysed reporting to reconcile transactions, accounts and ledgers.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Reviewed customer history to recommend appropriate products and services.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
William Carey University - India
2014.05 - 2018.05
Skills
- Project leadership
- Project monitoring
- Project implementation
- Project controls
- Project quoting
- Project evaluation
- Project scope
- Project estimation
- Project records
- Project presentation
- Project regulations
- MS Office - MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint
- Risk mitigation
- Workplace safety
- Data gathering and review
- Compliance monitoring
- Contract negotiation
- Windows
- OS-Mac
- AutoCAD
- Epicor
- Primavera p6
- English
- Hindi
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Subcontracting management
Interests
- Driving
- Travelling
- Reading
- Music
- Football
- Cricket
Timeline
Project engineer
Berg Industries LLC
2023.04 - Current
Project & Estimation Engineer
Automech Steel Industries LLC
2020.09 - 2023.04
Site Engineer
Central Gas LLC
2019.10 - 2020.09
Jr. Project Engineer
TCES
2018.09 - 2019.09
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
William Carey University - India
2014.05 - 2018.05