Saumik Basu
Summary
General Manager leading instrumentation and control engineering for EPC and owner’s engineering projects across power, LNG, refinery, and petrochemical work. Directs multi-disciplinary I&C teams through detail engineering from design basis to commissioning support, with responsibility for deliverables, vendor reviews, and project execution. Brings international delivery across complex industrial facilities in India, the Middle East, and North America.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Tractebel Engineering Pvt Ltd
08.2026 - Current
- Lead a 20-member I&C engineering team for detail engineering as Owner’s Engineering consultant.
- Oversee I&C detail engineering deliverables across projects and align outputs with Owner’s Engineering requirements.
- Support the team on the Detail Engineering of Tenth Combined Cycle Power Plant, outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Guide instrumentation engineering activities for control systems work within the detail engineering phase.
- Coordinate team execution on I&C deliverables while maintaining consistent progress across assignments.
Subject Matter Expert
Sidvin Core-Tech India Pvt Ltd
04.2026 - 07.2026
- Led a 65-member I&C engineering team across detail engineering projects, coordinating deliverables and technical reviews.
- Developed design basis documents and technical specifications for instrumentation engineering packages.
- Conducted vendor document reviews to validate compliance with project requirements and control system interfaces.
- Supported detail engineering for the Sakarya Gas Filled Development Project in Turkey, assisting the team through execution.
- Produced I/O lists, control philosophy inputs, and cause-and-effect development for DCS/PLC/SCADA work.
Assistant General Manager
Valdel Engineering
10.2019 - 03.2026
- Led a 20–25 member I&C engineering team supporting US and India EPC projects.
- Directed detail and proposal engineering across Pemex and Shell Deer Park site work.
- Prepared and reviewed MR, datasheets, I/O lists, hook-ups, and vendor submittals for engineering packages.
- Managed vendor reviews to align instrumentation deliverables with project requirements and technical specifications.
- Supported control systems work spanning DCS, PLC, and SCADA deliverables for EPC projects.
- Applied HAZOP and SIL practices to strengthen control philosophy and design basis development.
- Coordinated instrumentation and control design for LNG, refinery, storage terminal, and compressor station projects.
Principal Engineer
Samsung Engineering
04.2011 - 10.2019
- Delivered 360,000 barrels per day instrumentation and control detail engineering for the Bapco Modernization Program in Bahrain.
- Supported proposal engineering across refinery, petrochemical, and power projects, including 500,000t of Ethylene + 250,000t of Propylene and 418,000 BPSD scopes.
- Completed HGP-166 MW, ABQ-358 MW, and RTR-362 MW basic and detail engineering for Saudi Aramco cogeneration projects.
- Produced basic and detail engineering for combined-cycle and coal-fired power plants, including 670 MW, 215 MW, 4x250 MW, 540 MW, and 3x660 MW projects.
- Contributed to site and detail engineering for downstream projects, including Ruwais refinery expansion, CBDC, and 750 MW Wasit co-generation and steam generation plant.
- Applied SPI, ETAP, HAZOP/SIL, and vendor management to support I&C design basis development, specification writing, and control philosophy development.
- Aligned control system engineering across refinery, petrochemical, and power assignments, maintaining consistency in instrumentation scope from proposal through detail design.
Senior Manager
Emerson Process Management
08.2004 - 03.2011
- Led detail engineering for Oak Creek Unit 8 and Richmond Unit 4, supporting 325 MW and 350 MW control system designs for utility projects.
- Delivered control system engineering for Campbell Unit 2, Dunkirk Unit 1, Amos Unit 3, and Greenidge Unit 4, covering 385 MW, 220 MW, 800 MW, and 112 MW plants.
- Supported Brunner Islands Unit 3, Cayuga Unit 2, Fisk Plant, and Cherokee Station, spanning 790 MW, 530 MW, 320 MW, and 100 MW installations.
- Managed DCS engineering work across major US power utility projects, aligning designs with plant operating requirements.
- Developed specification writing, design basis development, I/O lists, cause-and-effect logic, and control philosophies for control system packages.
- Prepared SPI documentation, coordinated vendor management, and tracked control system deliverables through detailed engineering.
- Applied HAZOP/SIL reviews and ETAP analysis to support safer, more robust control system designs.
Senior Engineer
STEAG Encotec
11.2003 - 08.2004
- Developed SCADA simulator software for NTPC Ballavgarh's gas-based combined cycle power plant.
- Built online SCADA software for simulator use and aligned behavior with plant operating conditions.
- Prepared control philosophy, I/O lists, and cause-and-effect logic to define simulator responses.
Senior Engineer
SPAN Pvt Ltd
11.1997 - 11.2003
- Delivered detailed control system engineering for Sabarmati Power Plant, aligning design work with site requirements.
- Analyzed waste water treatment control schemes and developed complete logic and user graphics for the Detroit project.
- Performed ETAP short-circuit studies and supported LT distribution system revamping for Vam Organic Chemicals Ltd.
- Developed EMS solutions for Vam Organic Chemicals Ltd. to improve energy monitoring and operational visibility.
- Applied instrumentation engineering and cause-and-effect thinking to support control philosophy development across projects.
Education
B.E. - Electrical Engineering
Bengal Engineering College (IIEST)
West Bengal, India07-1997
Skills
Instrumentation engineering
Control systems (DCS/PLC/SCADA)
SPI
ETAP
HAZOP/SIL
SCADA simulator software
I&C design
FEED & detailed engineering
EPC management
Project management
Vendor management
Design basis development
Specification writing
I/O list development
Cause and effect development
Control philosophy development
Timeline
General Manager
Tractebel Engineering Pvt Ltd
08.2026 - Current
Subject Matter Expert
Sidvin Core-Tech India Pvt Ltd
04.2026 - 07.2026
Assistant General Manager
Valdel Engineering
10.2019 - 03.2026
Principal Engineer
Samsung Engineering
04.2011 - 10.2019
Senior Manager
Emerson Process Management
08.2004 - 03.2011
Senior Engineer
STEAG Encotec
11.2003 - 08.2004
Senior Engineer
SPAN Pvt Ltd
11.1997 - 11.2003
B.E. - Electrical Engineering
Bengal Engineering College (IIEST)