1. Ranendranath Chaudhuri
: Mobile: +91 9874686971, Residence :+91 33 23215866
: ranen_chaudhuri@yahoo.com
: BF – 104, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700064, West Bengal
BCE (Hons.) and PG Diploma (IIT) with 30+ years of experience in Project Planning Scheduling
Monitoring & Control / Cost & Budgetary Control in Industrial and Infrastructural Projects
Profile Summary :
• A professional with over 30 years of extensive cross-cultural experience in:
~ Project Management ~Project Planning ~Scheduling
~ Project Control ~Tracking System Development ~Performance Analysis
~Recovery Measures ~Stakeholder Dealings ~ Co-ordination
~ People Management ~ Cost & Budgetary Control ~ Site Supervision
~ Project Sales
• Multi tasking leader and a qualified engineering professional with extensive experience in formulating strategic plans
& developing infrastructure
• Expertise in providing inspirational leadership to teams in the development/monitoring of operations
• Proficient in overseeing project activities from conceptualization to execution including progress monitoring and
manpower planning
• Proven ability to manage large size projects & tasks with changing priorities & tight deadlines
• Spearheaded various projects like Integrated Steel Plant (Both DR as well as Blast Furnace based), Power Plant (Coal
& Gas Fired), Coal Handling Plants, Industrial Projects, High Rise Building Tower & Township Projects and
Infrastructural Projects
• An effective communicator with strong leadership, coordination, relationship management, analytical, troubleshooting
and problem-solving skills
Soft Skills
Career Milestones
• Functioned as:
o Planning Scheduling and Project Control Lead and steered scheduling, planning, monitoring and project
control activities
o Lead Planning Engineer for 76 million AED High Rise Building Tower Project at Abu Dhabi
o Lead Planning Engineer for JSW 4 to 7 MTPA Steel Plant Expansion Project in Karnataka
o Project Planners in Cold Rolling Mill and Hot Strip Mill Project of Misurata Steel Plant in Libya
o Project Planner in 1.76 MTPA DR Plant of Hadeed in Saudi Arabia
• Essayed a stellar role in rendering support and guidance to a team of Planning & Project Control Engineers
Core Competencies :

2. Strategic Planning: Establishing the time span of project execution.
Preparing master schedules for all projects including resource
schedules, progress measurement methodologies, milestones, cash
flow projections / budgets. Monitoring project status during the course
of periodic project review meetings. Evaluating designs and
coordinating with Architect / Consultants & Sub Contractors for
changes as required.
Detail Planning Scheduling Monitoring & Control: Establishing
detail schedule of project execution. Follow up of progress updating
schedules and issue of network analysis report to the stakeholders for
taking action. Appraising management of status of project.
Project Management: Anchoring on engineering and site construction
activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost
parameters and effective resource utilisation to maximize the output.
Participating in project meetings for evaluating project progress
providing technical inputs.
Site & Construction Management/Resource Planning: Over
viewing all construction activities including providing technical inputs for methodologies of construction & coordination with
site management activities. Overseeing a team of engineers for various types of job and resolving bottlenecks. Preparing
and reviewing Method Statements and Work Specific Quality Control Plans.
Contract Management: Preparing the tender specifications & finalisation of requirements. Liaising with consultants on
determining technical and contractual matters. Assistance in preparation of contract document
Work Experience :
May’08 till Jan’16 with Jacobs, Kolkata
Joined as Associate and rose to the position of Associate DirectorSenior Consultant
Overseeing a wide gamut of functions like Business Development & Project Management, Planning Scheduling
Monitoring & Control with a team of 5-10 members. Main focus being Planning Scheduling Monitoring & Control
Highlights:
• Played a major role in ensuring cost control
• Actively involved in training people and recruiting members to check the domain knowledge
• Participated in workshops and seminars for planning, project control and project management
Oct’07- Apr’08 with Target Engineering Construction Co. LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
As Lead Planning Engineer
Highlights:
• Successfully planned and monitored activities for High Rise Building Tower Project (Project Cost 76 Million A.E.D)
• Played a major role in preparing schedule management plan covering project control milestones
• Instrumental in developing WBS / activity codes /activity IDs, detail schedule, project S curves, manpower and
equipment histograms, quantity mapping, man-hour mapping and progress reporting methodology
Nov’06-Sep’07 with Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata
As Chief General Manager
Highlights:
• Deputed as Lead Planning Engineer at JSW - 7 MT Steel Plant Expansion Project at Karnataka
• Successfully handled JSW-7 MT Steel Plant Expansion Project Management Scope of Work at Karnataka
• Played a major role in Developing networks/schedules for various zones of Steel Plant such as Raw Material Handling
Complex, Coke Oven & by Product, Sinter Plant, Blast Furnace, Bar & Rod Mill
Oct05-Nov’06 with Saudi Iron & Steel Company [Hadeed] – SABIC Group of Companies, Jubail, Saudi
Arabia

3. As Project Planner
Highlights:
• Served as Project Planner for Direct Reduction Plant 1.76 MTPY and Pellet Handling Plant 8 MTPY
Feb’05-Sep’05 with McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd., Kolkata
As Chief of Planning & Monitoring
Oct’98–Feb’05 with Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata
As General Manager
Highlights:
• Functioned as In-charge of Planning Department
• Computer aided planning and monitoring including preparation and updating of networks, finalisation of
networks with clients
Previous Experience :
Jun’93 -Oct’98 Development Consultants Ltd., Kolkata Deputy Manager (Planning)
Aug’91-Jun’93 Birla Technical Services, Durgapur Senior Manager
Jun’90-Aug’91 Development Consultants Ltd., Hirakud Senior Planning Engineer
Apr’89-Jun’90 DODSAL Ltd., Durgapur Manager (Planning & Monitoring)
Feb’87-Apr’89 M. N. Dastur & Co. Ltd., Visakhapatnam Senior Engineer (Planning)
Jul’84-Feb’87 Dastur Engineering International GmbH, Libya Senior Engineer (Planning)
Jan’83-Jul’84 M. N. Dastur & Co. Ltd., Visakhapatnam Senior Engineer (Planning)
Nov’75-Jan’83 Garden Reach Shipbuilders Project Planner
& Engineers Ltd., Kolkata
Sep’73-Oct’75 Public Health Engineering Directorate, Assistant Engineer (Civil)
Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata
May’73-Sep’73 Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd., Howrah Student Engineer
Education :
• BCE (Hons.) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1972 (Secured First Class with Honours)
• DIIT from IIT, Kharagpur in 1978 (Secured First Class)
Professional Membership :
• Member of The Institution of Engineers (India)
• Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers (India)
IT Skills:
Well versed with Primavera Project Planner, MS Project, Artemis Profi, IBM Projacs, NETPAC316, MS Office and Internet
Applications
Personal Details:
Date of Birth: 09th
May’ 1951
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Bengali
Key Projects Handled:
• Modernisation of 1.86 MTPA Durgapur Steel Plant, SAIL
• 1.5 MTPA Visakhapatnam Steel Project

4. • 1.5 MTPA Misurata Steel Complex, Libya
• Direct Reduced Iron Plant, 1.76 MTPY including Hot Conveyor System
• Blast Furnace
• Basic Oxygen Furnace
• Cold & Rolling Mill
• Light & Medium Merchant Mill
• Medium Merchant & Section Mill
• Material Handling System, 8 MTPY for conveyance of Pellets and Ores
• Aluminium Strip Plant
• 330 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant
• 2 x 250 MW Coal Fired Power Plant
• 2 x 210 MW Coal Fired Power Plant
• Hirakud Power Plant, 1 x 67.5 MW
• 800 TPH Coal Handling Plant
• Ash Collection System
• Off sites and Utilities for IFFCO- Aonla Fertiliser Plant
• Off-sites and Utilities for NFCL-Kakinada Fertiliser Plant
• Liquid Product Handling Berths
• High Rise Building Tower
• 100 Bedded Hospital Complex
Overseas Assignment:
• Deputed to Misurate, Libya for Planning, Scheduling and Monitoring Work for Construction of 1.5 MTPA Misurata Steel
Complex of Executive Board of Iron & Steel Complex Libya on behalf of Dastur Engineering International GmbH during
1984 – 1987 and posted at Misurata, Libya
• Worked in Saudi Iron & Steel Plant ( Hadeed ) ( SABIC Group of Companies ) as Project Planner for Direct Reduction
Plant 1.76 MTPY and Pellet Handling Plant 8 MTPY – Posted at Jubail, Saudi Arabia for the period from Oct’2005 to
Nov’2006
• Worked with Target Engineering Construction Co. L.L.C posted at Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. as Lead Planning Engineer for the
period from Oct’2007 to Apr’2008.
Professional Trainings Attended :
• Project Management Software Package Training ‘ARTEMIS PROFI’ at Elmsomn, Germany in 1989
• Training at Structural Drawing Office of Bridge & Roof Co. as Student Engineer in 1973