1. Professional Experience Continued…
GANGOPADHAYA, SHEKHAR
India/ Kolkata /West Bengal
+91 9836 410 812 ▪ shekhargangopadhaya@outlook.com
ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL
Accomplished and result oriented engineering and project management professional offering more
than 35 years of experience credited with project management, estimation, conceptual, feed &detail
design engineering including obtaining design approval, design verification, project schedule
planning / monitoring and construction supervision, sub-contractor management, with a proven track
record in fostering and nurturing long-term relationships with all stakeholders. Respected leader
with demonstrated talents in design for strategic planning, resource allocation and technical problem
solving. Outstanding communication/interpersonal skills with capacity to interface with clients, other
international offices, suppliers/vendors, contractors, and other members associated with a project.
Ability to develop and implement feasible timelines and budgets, along with an ability to effectively
lead cross-functional teams toward expanded products and services has led to ongoing career
progression. Valued contributor to engineering teams with commitment to improving project
management procedures.
AREAS OF STRENGTH AND EXPERTISE
Project Management
Basic, Feed & Detail Design
Scheduling & Monitoring
Client Liaison
Interfacing skill
Bidding
Conceptual Design
Communication skill
Team Player
Interpersonal skill
Procurement &Construction
Business Development
Strategic Planning & Analysis
Sub-Contractor Management
Cross-Functional Skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Large EPC Companies, India (on contract) 2016 to Present
Engineering Consultant
Play a key role as an independent Engineering Management Consultant (on contract) for large LSTK
Contractors, superintend their project design consultants and construction team on engineering
feed/detail design, bidding estimation including engineering deliverables, project schedule and
regulate construction/procurement management for certain industrial projects.
Kellogg Brown & Root Lid/Consulting & Design Engineering (KBR – AMCDE) 2014 to 2015
Project Manager
Functioned as Project Manager for KBR-AMCDE for client Saudi Aramco General Engineering and
Project Management Services (GES+) for the following Saudi Aramco projects and spearheaded a
multi-discipline team involved in all activities for these projects.
Key Accomplishments:
Successful feed design completion of Steam Turbine Generators in Hawiyah Gas Plant - Feed
Package, FEL-2 & FEL-3 ((TIC $22 MN) – from beginning to end.
Swapped Process Analyzer Shelters in RasTanurah Refinery – Detail Design for LSTK
Contractor (TIC $12 MN) - From middle of project cycle till ongoing towards end.
Upgraded Industrial Buildings at Safaniyah Gas Plant - Feed Package, FEL-3 (TIC $22 MN) -
From middle of project cycle till ongoing towards end.
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Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO), Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 1995 to 2014
Area Project Manager / Team Leader (2012-2014)
Steered dedicated team from all disciplines for the following Bechtel’s International long distance
pipeline projects. Efficiently work on these projects design and have been done on work share basis
with other Bechtel offices in Houston, Ankara & Bangkok.
Key Accomplishments:
Escondido Water Supply Line (Chilly) – 2x48” Dia 177 Km with 4 pump stations, surge tanks
and related electro-mechanical-control systems (TIC $200 MM).
54 Km long Oil Pipeline (Thailand) with scarper, valves etc. (TIC $50 MM).
TANAP Oil pipeline (Turkey) total 1,900 Km long with pump stations, valve stations and related
electro-mechanical-control systems (TIC more than $1 Billion).
Project Engineer / Team Leader (2002-2012)
Advancementof Firewater Systems, NAOO, Rabigh Refinery overhead crude distillation unit,
Replacement of Fin Fan coolers in Rabigh Refinery, Scraper facilities for batch line at East West
Pump Station #3, Sales Gas Grid Pipeline detail design, Jubail, JTF Control Room Renovation,
switch grating & slop tank on off-shore platform.
Key Accomplishments:
40” Dia KRZTG-2 Sales Gas Line (53 Km) to Ma’aden Aluminium Smelter plant (TIC $50
MN).
24” Dia Natural Gas Line (24 Km) from Shaybah NGL Plant (TIC $20 MN).
56” Dia UWIPS-4/5 Water Line (20 Km) Replacement (TIC $40 MN).
32” Dia EWRR-1 Crude Oil Line (107 Km) to Riyadh Refinery (TIC $100 MN).
Effectively upgraded auxiliary equipment including air compressor & related electrical substation
& PIB upgrade work at RasTanura Terminal South (TIC $80 MN).
Advancementof Industrial Wastewater Systems in Safaniyah&Tanazib (TIC $40 MN).
Development of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (New), RasTanura (TIC $50 MN).
Chief – Civil / Structural / Architectural (2000-2002)
Actively participated in the following SAUDI ARAMCO Projects as Consultant / Discipline Group
Leader carry out project proposal / detail design engineering, and efficiently conducted review of
contractor’s design and drawings, material take-off, site problem study and solution etc.
Key Projects:
Riyadh Refinery - Additional Steam Supply. Fired Heater Upgrade.
Jeddah Refinery - Upgrade Tank Radar
Gauging System
Yield Improvement Program
East West Pump Station - Upgrade Fire &
Water system
Crude & Vacuum Heater Upgrade
Safaniyah Sub Stations for Saudi Aramco Replacement of Air Compressor
RasTanura to Dhahran Product Pipeline Rabigh Refinery - Upgrade of EIV & PZV
Shedgum Manifold Expansion program CDU Condenser Upgrade
JTF Control Room Modification at Jumaiyah Transfer Line from UWIP 1 To UWIP 2
Sales Gas To Yanbu Through AY-1 Conversn Harad Gas Gathering manifolds
Qatif AbuSafah Producing & D/Stream Line QRT-4 LPG Pipeline Replacement
Additional Capacity Requirements in Eastern
& Central Region Bulk Plants.
Qurrayah Nitrogen Liquefier Plant
3. GANGOPADHAYA, SHEKHAR
KFIA Jet Fuel Pipeline & Air Fuelling
facilities
Shyabah Gas Field Compression Upgrade
SGP/JGP Pipeline Capacity Increase &
JGP/JUBAIL Ethane Pipeline Expansion
Ain Dar Pipe Sea Water Injection Pipeline
Sales Gas to East West Pump Station # 4 - 11 Installation of Scraper Facilities
Increase Wash water Supply at Safaniyah
Onshore Plant
EWG-1 Pipeline Conversion to Sales Gas
Boiler Upgrade at Juaymah Gas Plant Khursanyah Upstream Trunk line
Manifa Trunk & Lateral Causeway Crude oil
Pipeline
Upgrade Southern Area Flare System
Various Oil Well Jobs under Maintain
Potential Program
Bechtel Company, London 1995 to 2014
Project Engineer / Team Leader(1995-2000)
Actively contributed in the following Bechtel projects as Group Leader to pilot the project team led
to detail design engineering, efficient and effective review of contractor’s design and drawings,
material take-off, site problem study and solution & liaison with client etc.
Key Accomplishments:
Bechtel’s Borouge Petrochemical project for ADNOC, Abu Dhabi leading a design team of 45
design personnel from all disciplines leading to successful completion of detail design of all plant
structures & pipe racks.
Telephone Expansion Program (GSM portion) for Lucent Technologies, Saudi Arabia, leading a
dedicated task force of 32 personnel from all disciplines (18 months) delivering design&
construction package for 835 GSM shelters across Saudi Arabia.
CARRER NOTE
Design Engineering Coordinator, East Consulting Design House – Saudi Arabia, 1993-
1995
Executive Engineer, Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) – India, 1989-1993
Structural Engineer, Development Consultants Ltd. (DCL) – India, 1982-1989
Construction Engineer, Development Consultants Ltd. (DCL) – India, 1981-1982
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bechtel Certified Yellow Belt under SIX SIGMA in 2001
Fellow Member of The Indian Concrete Institute in India since October 1988
Member of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology from 1988
Consultant Member of Saudi Council of Engineers since 2014
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Master of Project Engineering, Project Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, 1985
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, BCE (Honors) from Jadavpur University, India, 1981
Elected as Fellow Member of The Institution of Engineers in India in October 1998
