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Hardik Nanavati

Hardik Nanavati

Ahmedabad

Summary

Results-driven leader and project management specialist with a proven track record of strategic oversight and business acumen within Oil & Gas vertical. Successful in managing contracts, implementing projects and leading teams, ensuring alignment of portfolios and driving growth through market analysis and competitor intelligence. Experienced in setting, monitoring & delivering project as well as financial targets. Adept at stakeholder management and collaboration, with a pragmatic mindset. Strong organizational, analytical, and prioritization skills coupled with a passion for exploring innovative solutions. Committed to maintaining project competitiveness and achieving business objectives in a dynamic and digitalized environment.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager, Projects / Deputy Project Manager

GSPL India Gasnet Ltd. (GIGL) / Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. (GSPL)
01.2011 - Current
  • Company Overview: GIGL is a Joint Venture formed by GSPL, IOCL, HPCL & BPCL.
  • Effective Contracts & Projects Control Manager having good negotiation and coordination skills.
  • Strategized, engineered and implemented Projects & Contracts of more than INR 7000 Crores with focus on customer needs, organizational development and profitability.
  • Business plans were reviewed and approvals were obtained from Board/ Apex management after due diligence and sensitivity analysis.
  • Presenting various cases upto Hon’ble Board of the company by collaborating with finance, procurement and other departments of the company.
  • A key contributor in developing national Gas -Grid from Gujarat to Jammu, a vision led by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
  • Led Key customer management – Cairn Energy, IOCL, Torrent, HPCL, Adani Gas, AG&P, HRRL, etc.
  • Developed FEED, engineered documents, techno-commercial bids by finalizing criterion to execute projects as per strategies finalized for timely implementation of projects within budgeted costs.
  • Led Strategic, Contracts & Project Management Initiatives – Prioritizing sections for implementation based on customer readiness, timely implementation of project without any cost escalation ensuring revenue generation, profitability.
  • Effectively managed bids right from inviting tenders, techno-commercial evaluation of bids, negotiations, award of works as per FIDIC /GeM portal requirements.
  • Performed tasks to program progress, data analysis, including scheduling, budgeting, accounting and effective resource, risk & contract management.
  • Project Monitoring & reporting of various projects using PRIMAVERA, MSP, etc. identifying and highlighting critical paths, KPIs, etc. by maintaining baseline and updating the models using various tools.
  • Timely generation of MIS reports and presenting to various stake holders with various scenario analysis, forecasting the completion of projects.
  • Proactively ensured supply & import of various long lead project items based on my relations with various suppliers despite facing stiff challenges & restrictions imposed during Covid-19.
  • Effective utilization and management of Inventory.
  • Successful in closure of various contracts including review of cost proposals of contractor's Change Orders.
  • Delivered Revenue generation for company from Day one of commissioning of projects.
  • Effective Stake holder manager & conflict resolution manager including effective delivering contracts with Interim Resolution Professional due to Insolvency proceedings against one of the key project entities.
  • Developed cost and schedule estimates to support opportunity assessments, project funding, project reviews, and ad-hoc requests by various contractors.
  • Effectively communicated progress and roadblocks to various stakeholders including Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), PNGRB, Apex management along with recommendations to resolve the hurdles leading to on-time and in-budget delivery of project.
  • GIGL is a Joint Venture formed by GSPL, IOCL, HPCL & BPCL.

Design Engineer

Mercury Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd.
05.2010 - 12.2010
  • Design of hydro-pneumatic valves.
  • Co-ordination of various jobs for manufacturing and material management of these products.

Lead Planning Engineer

ESP (Asia) Pvt. Ltd
02.2009 - 01.2010
  • Led Planning Department and ensure generation of reports using Primavera.
  • Risk identifier and creating mitigating plans.
  • Effective Stakeholder management for completing a Shutdown project of BPCL refinery of 3 plants (HCU,NHGU & LOBS).
  • Completed Turnkey fabrication job (17Nos) for BGR Energy.
  • Effectively managed various contracts for timely delivery of project.
  • Effective & Optimised utilization of man-Power & Resources ensuring timely delivery & savings.

Planning Engineer

Reliance Engineering Associates Ltd. (REAL)
09.2007 - 02.2009
  • Involved in construction and commissioning of Gas Compressor Station of East West Pipeline (EWPL) Project.
  • Involved in execution of cross-country pipeline of @ 200 kms stretch out of total 1400 kms of EWPL.
  • Planning & monitoring of all site related activities by coordinating with all agencies working on site.
  • Reporting to senior / apex management on timely basis about progress and way-forward of entire project.
  • Certification of al invoices of sites.
  • Carrying out entire construction works for Instrumentation works, Fire & Gas Detection system, Fire Fighting system, SCADA & Telecom works involved in station.
  • Material Management of all items required for project.

Education

PGDFM - DLE -

P.L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research

Project Management Professional (PMP) - undefined

Project Management Institute (PMI)

B. E - Instrumentation

Mumbai University

Skills

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Contracts Management
  • Primavera
  • SAP MM Module
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Pipeline Studio
  • Project management
  • Team bonding
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Agile methodology
  • Cost Control, Budgeting and forecasting
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Purchasing and procurement
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Coaching and mentoring

Other Skills Certifications

  • A Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, U.S.A
  • A professional Contracts Manager.
  • Completed a course in Primavera-6.1 from CADD Centre and PRIMAVERA 6 ver R8.2 through CMCS, Chennai. Currently using Primavera ver R8.3 in day-to-day activities.
  • Well versed with SAP MM Module & Microsoft Power BI.
  • I have completed a certified training program on Pipeline Studio on Simulations through Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
  • I have completed an online certification course on Piping Engineering from IIT Mumbai and secured 75%.

Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Software

Primavera

Power BI

Pipeline Studio

SAP

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Assistant Manager, Projects / Deputy Project Manager - GSPL India Gasnet Ltd. (GIGL) / Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. (GSPL)
01.2011 - Current
Design Engineer - Mercury Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd.
05.2010 - 12.2010
Lead Planning Engineer - ESP (Asia) Pvt. Ltd
02.2009 - 01.2010
Planning Engineer - Reliance Engineering Associates Ltd. (REAL)
09.2007 - 02.2009
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Professional (PMP),
Mumbai University - B. E, Instrumentation
P.L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research - PGDFM - DLE,

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