Deepak Purusharthy
Alwar
Summary
Dynamic General Manager of Projects with a proven track record in strategic leadership, project execution, and risk management within the solar PV and MEP sectors.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
General Manager of Projects
Joddha Projects Private Limited
Alwar
09.2018 - Current
- Provide strategic leadership for Solar PV and MEP projects, driving the complete project lifecycle from concept, design, procurement, execution, commissioning, to final handover.
- Manage EPC portfolios, ensuring delivery within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality benchmarks.
- Lead cross-functional teams of project managers, engineers, consultants, and subcontractors across multiple locations.
- Oversee detailed engineering and design coordination for electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, ELV, and renewable energy systems, in compliance with IEC, NEC, and local authority standards.
- Direct contract administration, commercial negotiations, vendor finalization, and supply-chain optimization.
- Establish project governance frameworks, including risk management, cost control, change management, and progress monitoring through KPIs and MIS dashboards.
- Ensure seamless integration of solar plants and MEP infrastructure—switchgear, protection systems, SCADA, BMS, and energy management solutions.
- Drive HSE culture, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance across all project sites.
- Interface with clients, consultants, DISCOMs, and statutory bodies for approvals, inspections, and grid connectivity.
- Support business growth through techno-commercial proposals, BOQ validation, feasibility studies, and value engineering.
- Lead O&M strategy, performance ratio improvement, and lifecycle asset management for operational projects.
- Lead preparation and control of project budgets, cash flows, financial forecasting, cost-to-complete analysis, and margin protection strategies.
- Lead financial planning, fund utilization, billing certification, revenue recognition, variation claims, and contractual dispute resolution.
Manager of Projects
Alive Solar Industries
Bhiwadi
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Managed end-to-end execution of solar PV projects, including site assessment, design coordination, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
- Prepared project schedules, resource plans, and budgets to ensure delivery within agreed timelines and cost targets.
- Coordinated engineering design activities covering DC/AC systems, inverters, transformers, HT/LT panels, protection systems, earthing, and SCADA.
- Supervised site teams, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
- Conducted feasibility studies, energy yield analysis, BOQ preparation, and technical evaluations for project optimization.
- Monitored project progress through daily and weekly reports, MIS dashboards, and KPI tracking.
- Managed procurement activities, including vendor evaluation, technical negotiations, and material expediting.
- Ensured compliance with IEC/IS standards, DISCOM requirements, and statutory approvals for grid connectivity.
- Implemented HSE and quality assurance procedures at project sites.
- Coordinated with clients, consultants, and authorities for inspections, approvals, and project close-out.
- Supported contract management, including billing verification, variation claims, and documentation.
- Assisted in O&M planning, performance ratio monitoring, and defect liability management.
Assistant Manager - Projects
Pyrotech Workspace Solutions Private Limited
Udaipur
10.2013 - 02.2017
- Project management, engineering, installation, commissioning, and implementation of various inputs given by the customer.
- Coordination with customers and vendors for on-time execution of the project.
- To ensure the execution of the project as per the PO terms and conditions, billing of supplied items/services, payment follow-up, and invoice verification submitted by vendors.
- Periodically reviewing and reporting on operational efficiencies, project progression as per project scheduling, resource optimization, areas of obstruction or quality failures, and implementing suggested actions related to system and process changes to ensure qualitative improvement in productivity.
- Responsible for dispatch forecasting and ensuring that the dispatch goals are being met, with proper coordination of all concerned departments.
- Deftly shouldering the responsibilities of supervising different stages of the project, such as design, purchase, assembly, and dispatch; monitoring safe, secure, and environmentally friendly operations, and maintaining the company’s assets in a cost-effective manner.
- Analyzing the gaps between the planned and actual processes, highlighting the areas of concern to senior management, and implementing measures for process modification and enhancements.
- Performing rate analysis for outsourcing activities, and finalizing rate contracts with the vendors. Accountable for the verification and authentication of contractors' bills, and ensuring the timely submission of bills for timely payments.
- Interacting with the clients for project reviews, amendments, and technical issue clarification. Promptly communicating with clients to introduce the KOM date and providing weekly progress reports.
- Imparting training to the subordinate staff for increasing their effectiveness at different stages of work.
Senior Engineer - Projects
Paradyn Engineering Solutions LLP
Bhiwadi
11.2011 - 09.2013
- Identifies operational problems by observing and studying system functioning and performance results; investigating complaints and suggestions; interviewing process supervisors and operators; completing troubleshooting procedures.
- Identifies operational priorities by assessing operational objectives; determining project objectives, such as, efficiency, cost savings, energy conservation, operator convenience, safety, environmental quality; estimating relevance, time, and costs.
- Develops operational solutions by defining, studying, estimating, and screening alternative solutions; calculating economics; determining impact on total system.
- Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Provides operational management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating and engineering data and trends.
Process Executive - Service
Tata Motors Limited
Mumbai
10.2010 - 10.2011
- Responsible for carrying out various audits like customer care audit and car care audit and conducted repeat - revisit complaints analysis, repair quality issue in PSF calls analysis and followed up JDP vehicles in workshops.
- Analysed the root cause of poor repair quality issues for customer who has rated less is CSI feedback. Observed and implemented processes for proper customer handling and car handling to improve customer satisfaction.
- Designed and developed various methods for improving the quality of service and implemented standard repair process as per company norms.
- Monitored the entire process in dealerships & identified the process gaps and performance bottlenecks such as standard checks, repair process check sheets, quality check etc. and corrected them.
- · Conducted training for dealership persons on SOPs.
- Interacted with the customers to take their feedback and analysed those for effective action planning, provided suggestions & guidelines to workshop to convert dissatisfied customer to a satisfied customer.
- Formulated plan for implementing new process concepts for service optimization and developed guidelines for the sequencing of servicing activities in the workshop.
- Introduced process controls and stage wise inspection to ensure compliance with defined quality specifications.
Education
IMBA - Power Management
United Business Institute
BelgiumB.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering College
KotaDiploma - Mechanical Engineering
Govt Polytechnic College
ChittorgarhSkills
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Risk management
- Contract administration
- Vendor negotiation
- Cost control
- Technical evaluation
- Team leadership
- Quality assurance
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Native
Native
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Timeline
General Manager of Projects
Joddha Projects Private Limited
09.2018 - Current
Manager of Projects
Alive Solar Industries
02.2017 - 09.2018
Assistant Manager - Projects
Pyrotech Workspace Solutions Private Limited
10.2013 - 02.2017
Senior Engineer - Projects
Paradyn Engineering Solutions LLP
11.2011 - 09.2013
Process Executive - Service
Tata Motors Limited
10.2010 - 10.2011
IMBA - Power Management
United Business Institute
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering College
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Govt Polytechnic College