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Piush Jain

Dubai

Summary

A seasoned Vice President of Operations with a proven track record of driving excellence in project management, operational and financial performance within the engineering and construction sector. Currently spearheading process optimization, performance metrics, and portfolio management for an entity within a business unit at SYSTRA's Dubai Branch, I have consistently enhanced productivity and operational resilience. My expertise extends to managing technical and contractual risks, ensuring compliance with Ethics and Compliance policies, and aligning with Health, Safety, and Environment objectives. As a leader, I have successfully driven business development, led contract negotiations, and secured the financial health of the business unit.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President Cluster - Geographies (Outside DBI)

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Dubai
01.2024 - Current

Besides being responsible for the sales activities, I am responsible for the Cluster’s overall PnL and the daily activities include:

· Manage Technical Risks: Oversee and mitigate technical risks across all projects within the business unit.

· Ensure E&C Policy Compliance: Implement and enforce the company’s Ethics and Compliance (E&C) policies, ensuring all staff receive necessary training.

· Technical Delivery Coordination: Collaborate with the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to ensure successful technical delivery of projects.

· Align with HSE Objectives: Ensure compliance with the group’s Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) objectives.

· Promote Sustainability: Actively contribute to the group’s sustainability efforts, aligning with climate trajectory goals.

· Secure Financial Performance: Achieve defined targets for margins and contributive EBIT, ensuring the business unit’s financial health.

· Ensure Timely Payments: Oversee client payment processes, ensuring timely receipt of payments.

· Lead Contract Negotiations: Direct and manage contract negotiations to secure favorable terms and conditions.

· Drive Business Development: Lead business development initiatives to meet or exceed sales targets.

Internal Collaboration: Foster collaboration with internal stakeholders to achieve project and organizational goals.

Vice President Operations Performance – Design & Build International

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Dubai
01.2024 - Current
  • Ensure operational processes are efficient, effective, and contribute to overall performance of the Business Unit’s operations
  • Streamline processes, eliminate bottlenecks, and enhance productivity
  • Develop and implement standardized project management procedures across the Business Unit
  • Organize, steer and conduct project performance reviews to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Work in collaboration with the Chief Technical Officer to allocate resources effectively and to optimize resource utilization
  • Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies
  • Inspire and lead operational teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, and vendors
  • As the Network Leader for the Contract and Commercial Expertise Network in the Project Management Group, disseminate knowledge and insights throughout the company
  • Guide experts to pinpoint and address gaps in contract and commercial management, and create tools to manage related risks.

Commercial Director - Design and Build

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Dubai
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • Manage and oversee all contractual and commercial aspects of the Business Unit’s operations
  • Lead the negotiation, review, and management of all contracts
  • Steer and monitor the Business Unit's contract compliance functions
  • Monitor and review subcontractor and related program expenditures and budgets
  • Support new business opportunities
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial risks
  • Assist in resolving non-compliance issues and contract disputes
  • Provide regular reporting on commercial performance
  • Contribute in the development and review of the Business Unit's budgets
  • Guide and support the Project Directors in preparing contractual claims
  • Steer and conduct Project reviews for the portfolio.

Deputy Project Director - Etihad Rail 2D Project

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Dubai
09.2019 - 01.2021
  • Ensure timely delivery of design services and compliance with cost objectives
  • Establish status reporting processes
  • Direct project design functions
  • Develop and maintain the project organization
  • Establish effective communication processes
  • Develop and encourage continuous improvement actions
  • Establish effective change/claim management process.

Commercial Manager

Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
02.2018 - 07.2019
  • Protect the commercial interests and minimize commercial exposure
  • Maintain effective commercial risk management and reporting
  • Support dispute avoidance and resolution
  • Develop and implement business improvement initiatives
  • Promote and manage professional and career development
  • Keep up to date with changes in corporate governance
  • Review contracts and bids from commercial and risk perspective
  • Act as a support from Operations to Business Development team
  • Review and monitor performance against the Target Business Plan.

Deputy General Manager - Bridges

Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
02.2017 - 04.2018
  • Foster and promote cooperative and harmonious working climate
  • Review performance results and take corrective measures
  • Drive business growth
  • Prepare annual budgets
  • Establish effective communication processes
  • Develop and encourage continuous improvement actions.

Deputy Project Director - Greater Jakarta LRT

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Jakarta
02.2016 - 02.2017
  • Direct and manage the delivery of detailed design of metro viaduct
  • Lead client and third-party interfaces
  • Manage scope, stakeholder, safety environment, and contract management
  • Won the Quality award for SYSTRA from the client.

Lead Project Manager, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sab

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
03.2013 - 02.2016
  • Develop and implement end to end project management processes
  • Deliver multi-disciplinary detail design
  • Recognized with a special mention award.

Design Manager, Delhi Mero Rail Corp, Line -7

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
11.2011 - 03.2013
  • Ensure timely delivery of design services
  • Ensure design meets required standard of quality
  • Set up effective management processes
  • Analyze and manage project schedule
  • Organize and maintain a rigorous configuration system
  • Manage resolution of non-conformances
  • Manage resolution of interfaces
  • Verify integration of interface constraints
  • Manage design change requests
  • Proof check structure design.

Deputy Project Director, Western Freeway Sea Link

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
10.2010 - 11.2011
  • Work on the Western Freeway Sea Link (WFSL) Phase-IIA project
  • Provide a link between Worli and Haji Ali along the western sea-coast of Mumbai.

Design Manager, Hanoi Pilot Line

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
09.2009 - 09.2010
  • Work on the Hanoi Metropolitan Rail line, metro line 3 project
  • Consists of approximately 13 km of a west-east alignment with 8 elevated stations.

Design Coordinator, Moolchand Extradosed Bridge

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
02.2009 - 08.2009
  • Work on the Moolchand Extradosed Bridge project
  • A signature metro bridge over Moolchand crossing in New Delhi with Single central row of Pylons and 90m Main Span.

Senior Structural Engineer, Airport Metro Express

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
02.2008 - 02.2009
  • Work on the Airport Metro Express project
  • The line includes underground and elevated sections with transition ramps and cut-and-covers.

Senior Design Engineer

STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
08.2005 - 02.2008
  • Work on various design and construction projects including buildings, flyovers, and Metro rail construction projects
  • Support engineering design development
  • Address design challenges
  • Brainstorm with fellow designers
  • Perform design-construction coordination
  • Conduct site inspections.

Field Engineer

MSV International Inc. USA
Shivpuri
05.2002 - 07.2003
  • Work as a Field Engineer on a supervision consultancy project for construction of rural roads under PMGSY in Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Interact effectively with site engineering team and field staff
  • Supervise contractors and subcontractors
  • Confirm construction progress and compliance with contract specifications
  • Handle quality control checks.

GIS Consultant

Bharti Telenet Ltd. (Now Airtel)
Gurugram
12.2001 - 05.2002
  • Perform GIS functions to support the digitization of the landline telephone network for 5 major cities in India
  • Combine remotely collected and on-site data acquisition
  • Contribute to centralized GIS portal and ArcGIS database.

Vice President Cluster – Geographies (Outside Design & Build International)

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Dubai
Current
  • Oversee and mitigate technical risks across all projects within the business unit
  • Implement and enforce the company’s Ethics and Compliance (E&C) policies
  • Collaborate with the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to ensure successful technical delivery of projects
  • Ensure compliance with the group’s Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) objectives
  • Actively contribute to the group’s sustainability efforts
  • Achieve defined targets for margins and contributive EBIT
  • Oversee client payment processes
  • Direct and manage contract negotiations
  • Lead business development initiatives
  • Foster collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Education

Project Management Professional - Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
09.2013

Master of Technology (M. Tech.) - Structural Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
05.2005

MAP GIS - Geographical Information Systems

Master Application Program in GIS - Pentasoft Technologies
12.2001

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Civil Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwara University
08.2001

Skills

  • Commercial & Portfolio Management
  • Operational Planning & Budgetary Controls
  • Leadership and People Management
  • Customer Prospecting
  • Operations Management
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Training and mentoring

Thought Leadership

  • Seismic Analysis of Flyover Bridges, International Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 07/01/2006
  • Optimized Long Spans for Urban Railways Project, International Seminar on Latest Trends in Construction of Bridges, Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (IIBE), Delhi, India, 10/01/2008
  • Moolchand Extradosed Bridge in Delhi, 18th IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers) Congress, Seoul, South Korea, 09/01/2012

Timeline

Vice President Cluster – Geographies (Outside Design & Build International)

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
Current

Vice President Cluster - Geographies (Outside DBI)

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
01.2024 - Current

Vice President Operations Performance – Design & Build International

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
01.2024 - Current

Commercial Director - Design and Build

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
01.2021 - 12.2023

Deputy Project Director - Etihad Rail 2D Project

SYSTRA Dubai Branch
09.2019 - 01.2021

Commercial Manager

Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 07.2019

Deputy General Manager - Bridges

Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2017 - 04.2018

Deputy Project Director - Greater Jakarta LRT

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2016 - 02.2017

Lead Project Manager, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sab

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2013 - 02.2016

Design Manager, Delhi Mero Rail Corp, Line -7

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2011 - 03.2013

Deputy Project Director, Western Freeway Sea Link

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 11.2011

Design Manager, Hanoi Pilot Line

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2009 - 09.2010

Design Coordinator, Moolchand Extradosed Bridge

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2009 - 08.2009

Senior Structural Engineer, Airport Metro Express

SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2008 - 02.2009

Senior Design Engineer

STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
08.2005 - 02.2008

Field Engineer

MSV International Inc. USA
05.2002 - 07.2003

GIS Consultant

Bharti Telenet Ltd. (Now Airtel)
12.2001 - 05.2002

Project Management Professional - Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

Master of Technology (M. Tech.) - Structural Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

MAP GIS - Geographical Information Systems

Master Application Program in GIS - Pentasoft Technologies

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Civil Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwara University
Piush Jain