The document details the professional profile of M.K. Narayana, a general manager in project engineering with over 20 years of experience in seaport terminal engineering and project management. It highlights his expertise in terminal facility planning, cost innovation, team management, and his educational background in civil engineering. The document also lists his career history, key projects, and responsibilities in managing large-scale engineering projects across various locations.

1. M K NARAYANA
Address: Shashi, Vidyanagar, Kulai Post, Mangalore - 575 019
Telephone: +91 9879200130 | Email: narayanamk66@yahoo.co.in | Date of Birth: 10th March 1966
Senior Level | Sea port Terminal Engineering | Process Excellence & Cost Innovation
Specialization: Sea Port/Off Shore Engineering, Terminal Facility Planning, Project Implementation &
Commissioning of Seaport Terminal Facilities
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A dedicated and hard working professional with over 2 decades of experience in project engineering, execution,
contract management, and team/people management.
B E in Civil Engineering; presently associated with Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd. as General Manager- Project Engineering.
Proficiency in handling Terminal Facilities planning, Marine Project FEED, EPC Tender Preparation, Engineering
executing etc., & spearheading Seaport Terminal projects involving engineering, contract administration and
resource planning along with all related internal/external project responsibilities.
Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and assignments to provide total leadership to value engineering.
Expertise in developing & implementing strategies for the organisation & align it to the business objectives.
Adept in swiftly ramping up projects within deadlines, budgets and quality parameters, thereby generating savings
and improvement in volumes for the organisation.
Ability of managing large teams including up to 20 members of Team of Engineers towards meeting the project and
company objectives from Concept to Completion stage
Excellent management of operations & achieving delivery & service norms within deadlines.
Familiar with quality standards, quality assurance and control norms.
Effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills & ability to relate to people at all level.
COMPETENCIES
Leadership & team building Decision making Entrepreneurial orientation
Civil engineering Construction management Material management
Procurement planning Negotiations Erection & commissioning
Managing operations Utilization of resources Value engineering
Analytical & problem solving Cost & quality control Safety & health
EXPERIENCE
Seaport Port Terminal Planning ■ Front End Engineering Design (FEED) ■ Pre-bid Engineering Services ■ Technical
Feasibility Report ■ Tender Document/EPC Documents ■ Technical Specifications/Data Sheet Development) ■ Detail
Engineering Assistance & Project Management Services for Seaport Terminal Facilities viz. Navigational Channel,
Dredging, Breakwater, Wharf/Jetty Structures and Back up Facilities
CAREER PATH
Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd. Nov 2014 - Till date
General Manager – Project Engineering
Essar Engineering Services Division (Aegis Ltd.) Mar 2006 – Oct 2014
Associate Vice President
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd Apr 1995 - Mar 2006
Senior Engineer
SSN Construction Co Jun 1991 - Apr 1995
Site Engineer
G K Shetty Builders Pvt. Ltd Nov 1990 - Jun 1991
Quality Assurance and Control
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Operations Management
Planning of Sea Port Terminal Facilities, preparing detailed Project Report/Technical Feasibility Report.
Preparing Tender Document/ EPC documents and Contract Document for Sea Port Terminal Facilities Including
Capital Dredging and Designing of Water front Structures and Other Maine Infrastructures like Approach Channel,
Turning Circle (Capital & Maintenance Dredging), Breakwaters, etc.
Project Management & consulting services and Pre-bid engineering (FEED) Services for Port Projects.
Project Management
Handle project management activities for all civil, building, structural engineering and land activities; encompassing
planning, design, estimation, scope definition, finalisation of techno-commercial aspects and laying down of quality
standards.
Manage the material from requisition to procurement & ensure availability to match project schedule.

2. Advance planning of the resources (men, material, tools etc) for execution of works and arranging availability of
sufficient resources by contractors.
Keep track of work progress in terms of cost, resource deployment, quality compliance and time over runs.
Prepare budget & mange cash flow/billing and interact with other departments for commercials.
Oversee operations including contracts finalisation, planning, directing & coordinating and supervising all activities
of the project execution.
Ensure all construction activities are completed within the time frame and meet the requirements of business and
corporate goals.
Deliver services that are in line with industry standards from a cost and quality standpoint.
Maintain controls the Project budgets handled.
Monitor individual project progress, create analytical reports to understand the site requirements and provide
necessary support to eliminate delays.
Site Management
Deal with various implementation activities at site including various erections and commissioning activities, post-
award implementation of various contracts, internal coordination between various groups and head quarters.
Oversee development of all Infrastructural facilities at site including site levelling, approach roads, drains, fencing.
Manage the finalization at site for execution & monitoring of works of various packages at site, with contractors and
monitor their progress.
Process & Compliance Management
Arrange availability of sufficient work fronts & facilities before required time and availability of owner’s issued items
and inputs.
Review meetings at site and ensure effective feedback & monitoring parameters.
Ensure compliance of all statutory requirements, safety standards and environment regulations.
Arrange erection & commissioning of project as per schedule, prescribed specifications and specified quality.
Ensure compliance of field quality plans at site.
Resolve all bottlenecks in smooth project execution and follow up & expedite various activities.
Oversee monitoring of dispatches from various contractors & suppliers, including the deployment of construction
machinery, tools and manpower on time & within schedule.
Stakeholder Management
Advice and present the information and Progress Reports related the Project implementation to the senior
management.
Coordinate with site consultants and Head Office team regarding all issues for project i.e. drawings, work orders,
dealing with Government Body, CSR and Health & Safety.
Fix budgets for projects and monitoring on monthly basis and sending variance report to HO.
Leadership & Team Management
Lead the Engineering & project team of executives for project implementation.
Implement ongoing processes and productivity improvements through staff activity.
Monitor activities of the line managers and provide feedback regularly on team resources and performance.
Guide, train and advice team members on performance, ensuring team members are adequately skilled to meet
team objectives.
EDUCATION
1990 B E - Civil Engineering - Bangalore University
LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH
Project Estimated
Capital Cost
Client Name Organization
Name
Responsibility
and (Date of
Completion
of
Assignment)
Preparation of Hazira Deep Water
Terminal Master Plan – Vision 2020
INR 6400 Cr
(USD 984 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
Ltd.
Essar Bulk
Terminal Ltd.
Preparation
of Master
plan over the
reclaimed
land of 350
Ha
comprising
Container
Terminal, Dry
Bulk
Terminals,
Break Bulk
Terminals,
Bunkering/Liq
uid Terminal,
Dry Docks etc

3. including the
Peripheral
Facilities.
Pre-feasibility
Report
Preparation
(In progress)
Setting up of 20MTPA Coal terminal at
Beira, Mozambique
450 Million USD New Coal Terminal-
Beira SA
Essar Bulk
Terminal Ltd.
(a subsidiary
of Essar Ports
Limited)
EPC Tender
Document
Preparation
Completed.
Detailed
Design for
Berthing
Structure
Completed.
(Acting as the
Client’s
Engineer In
charge)
Detailed Engineering services of 14
MTPA Coal Berth at Paradip Port on BOT
Basis, Orissa
INR 773 crores
(USD 119 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
(Paradip) Ltd.
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Detailed
Engineering
for Marine
Structure
Completed
Jun 2012.
Engineering
for Back up
Facilities in
progress
Project Management for 550m Deep
Water Berth at Hazira Capital &
Maintenance dredging
INR 875.5 crore.
(USD 134 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
Ltd
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Jun 2010
Tender Document Preparation and
Contract Document Preparation &
Detailed Engineering and Project
Management for Capital dredging for
Forming of Turning circle and Approach
Channel
INR 285 crores.
(USD 44 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
Ltd
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Jun 2010
Detailed Engineering Services for
modification of Existing Berth for
Mechanization of CQ-3 berth at
Paradeep under BOT.
INR 416 crores
(USD 64 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
(Paradip) Ltd
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Jan 2013
Technical Scrutiny Services for the
Marine and Material Handling facility at
Salaya
INR 864 crores.
(USD 133Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
(Salaya) Ltd
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Jul 2013
Detailed Engineering Services for
Extension of 1100 m Deep Water Berth
on southern side of Existing 700 M Deep
Water Berth at Hazira for 20 MTPA break
bulk and General cargo and
Containers.
INR 1400 crores
(USD 215 Million)
Essar Bulk Terminal
Ltd
Essar Eng.
Services Div
In Progress
Preparation of TEFR, EPC tender
documents and Detailed Project report
for Coal & Iron Ore Terminal at Beira
port- Mozambique.
Preparation of Preliminary Tech.
Feasibility report for Development of
Green-field Iron Ore Pellet Terminal at
twin port Wisconsin - USA
USD 875 Million
USD 110.5 Million
Essar (Africa)
Holding Ltd.
Essar Ports Limited
Essar Eng.
Services Div.
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Feb 2012
Jun 2013

4. REFERENCE
Available on request.
Preparation of Pre-TFR for the 300MTPA
Iron Ore and Coal Greenfield Port at
North of Savane - Mozambique
USD 4200 Million
Essar (Africa)
Holding Ltd.
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Feb 2013
Planning & Detailed Engg. services for
developing Port jetty & IWT jetty at
Sittwe and IWT jetty at Paletwa
INR 180 crores.
(USD 28 Million)
Essar Project (India)
Ltd. (EPC
Contractor) and
IWTA - India (Client)
Essar Eng.
Services Div
Apr 2014
Detailed Engineering Services for
Transition Jetty Between existing Shallow
Water berth & Deep Water Berth
INR 32 crores
(USD 5 Million)
Essar Steel Ltd. Essar Eng.
Services Div
Dec 2009
Detailed Engg. Services for
Rehabilitation of Permanent jetty and
Wharf wall at Hazira
INR 16 crores
(USD 2.5 Million)
Essar Steel Ltd. Essar Eng.
Services Div
Sep 2008
Construction of Cofferdam for Pump
House No 1 & 3 for cooling Sea Water
at Ras-Laffan - Qatar
USD 22 million Qatar Petroleum Afcons Infra
Ltd
Nov 2005
Project Management Services for
Refurbishment of existing quay wall &
installation of floating jetty at Aden
USD 10 million Yemen Coast
Guard – Aden,
Yemen
Afcons Infra
Ltd
Dec 2004
Construction Management for Major
bridges between Ernakulum and
Vypeen
INR 45 crores.
(USD 6.9 Million)
Cochin Port Trust Afcons Infra
Ltd
Apr 2004
Construction Management for Tanker
jetty no.3, no.4 and wharf wall for Liquid
cargo berth at NMPT-Mangalore
INR 60 crores.
(USD 9.2 Million)
Mangalore Port trust Afcons Infra
Ltd
Dec 2001
Construction Management for Coal un-
Loading Berth at Navalakhi- Gujarat
INR 20 crores
(USD 3 Million)
USL – Mumbai Afcons Infra
Ltd
Nov 2000
Construction/Execution Management
RO jetty, Intake facilities, Filtration
packages, Reservoirs, Sea water outfall
and Auxiliary facilities
INR 100 crores
(USD 15 Million)
Reliance Petroleum
Ltd. Jamnagar,
Gujarat
Afcons Infra
Ltd
Jan 2000
Construction/Execution Management
general Cargo berth at
INR 30 crores
(USD 4.6 Million)
Pipavav Port Ltd. Afcons Infra
Ltd
May 1997
Tunnel No.1 between Chainage
135/900 and 139/880 including other
ancillary items of works
INR 10 crores Konkan Railway
Corporation Ltd.
SNC CO. 1995
Earth work in cutting and embankment
between Chainage 85/500 and 92/750
including minor bridges.
INR 20 crores Konkan Railway
Corporation Ltd.
SNC CO. 1993