1. Key Skills Profile Summary
Erection & Fabrication
Project Management
Construction Management
Commissioning
Planning & Scheduling
Contract Management
Safety Management
Team Management
Result-driven professional offering nearly 18 years of experience in
Erection & Fabrication and Construction Management
Proven capabilities in managing engineering activities that include
reviewing FEED, EPIC scope & contract document (all discipline, HAZOP
participation, prequalification, tendering, evaluation, negotiation &
recommendation for award of contract)
Skilled in reviewing PID, Plot Plan & GA Plan for ensuring proper equipment
layout
Exposure of working at FPSO, Offshore Facilities , GAS Processing Plants,
Oil Gathering Center, Refineries and Cross Country Pipelines
Incisive acumen in construction of large scale projects in Oil & Gas
installations including Offshore Modules, FPSO Skids, Refinery, Processing
Terminals, Well Pads, Oil Storage Tanks, Static Equipment, Rack & Flare
Piping, Unit Piping, Hot Taps, Turn around piping tie-ins, cross-country
pipelines in carbon steel and GRP/FRP piping from sizes varying from 2” to
36”dia
Competent in managing fabrication & erection of heavy steel structures, fire
water piping, rigging studies and heavy equipment erection
Experience in commissioning of Oil & Gas plants & refinery, massive flares,
vessels, column & heat exchangers
Team-based management style coupled with the zeal to drive visions into reality
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from RVD University, Rajasthan in 2010 with 70.33%
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Central Polytechnic, Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 1997 with 81%
Career Timeline
ELAMATHI PANNEERSELVAM
“Versatile, high energy professional targeting for assignments in
Fabrication, Erection and Onshore / Offshore Construction Management”
elamathip@yahoo.co.in +971 50 6791877 / +91-9940595184
Petrofac Intl
Limited
GS Engineering Mott
MacDonald
1998-2003
2004-2008
2008-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Since 2016
Bridge & Roof
Company India
Limited
Cairn India
Limited
Fortune
Energy
2. Soft Skills
Notable Accomplishments Across the Career
Conferred with Cairn Achiever’s Award for the year 2011- 12
Merit of completing USD 2.40bn Crude Oil Process Plant & Oil Exploration Pads & Pipelines; received
‘Excellent Performance Award’ for Project Services in 2009
Played a key role in ensuring timely execution of:
o Brownfield Project in Kuwait
o FPSO, twenty five modules and seventeen standalone vessels for TUFF Offshore, Singapore
Work Experience
Sep’16 - Till Date Mott MacDonald, Abu Dhabi as Mechanical Engineer (Offshore)
Project Title: Hail Development Project
Client: ADOC Japan
Description: Upstream and downstream project includes production wells, subsea cables and process plant
Key Result Areas:
Liaising with contractors and subcontractors for ensuring timely completion of assigned work
Engaged in execution of fabrication, construction, and hook-up, and mechanical completion of the modules and facilities
Interfacing with contractors and sub-contractors for ensuring all permits to work are in place
Tracking the project status and presenting the details of the same to the management, highlighting the potential for
slippage and propose remedial actions
Reviewing & ensuring all the engineering & execution activities are supplied to meet contract requirements
Conducting SHE review, PI&D review, construction reviews & screening, estimate reviews
Ensuring projects are executed in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems and requirements
approved by the company
Dec’15 – Sep’16 Fortune Energy, Dubai as Construction Manager (Topside)
Project Title: Cyrus-FPSO Project
Client: FPSO–Avantgarde & Tuff Offshore
Description: Construction of 23 skids and process vessels
Key Result Areas:
Designed & executed detailed construction execution plan by skids / system / subsystems / durations / manpower
requirements / vendor service
Assigned the responsibilities from Construction to Commissioning Team
Monitored & ensured:
o Commissioning activities are completed as per the schedule
o Inter-discipline checks are conducted by the Construction and Commissioning Team
Interfaced with onsite vendors for ensuring timely availability of temporary utilities, tools, spare parts and consumables
are available during the integration & commissioning execution phases
Aug’14 – Dec’15 GS Engineering, Seoul, South Korea as Sr. Manager
Title: Clean Fuel Project (KNPC)
Description: Construction of CFP with all required tie-ins
Role: Tie-in & Shutdown Coordinator
Key Result Areas:
Managed CFP Project for home office preparation at Seoul
Conducted:
o Tie-In Review, Vendor Documents Review, P&ID Reviews, 3D Model Reviews & HAZOP Studies
o Constructability study for the plants
Liaised with the Engineering Department for conducting commissioning activities
Interfaced with the Contract and Subcontract Teams
Thinker Communicator Intuitive
Innovator Collaborator Team Player
3. Provided input to the Project Control Team for developing L3 and L4 schedules; monitored project progress measurement
norms issued by Project Controls Team
Reviewed Hydro Test Packages and Tie-in Packages for making the clarifications
Previous Experience
Dec’08 – Jul’14 Cairn India Limited (A subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC, UK)
Growth Path:
Dec’08 – Jun’10 Dy. Construction Manager
Jul’10 - Jul’14 Area Manager
Projects Undertaken:
Title: Mangala Process Terminal Project
Role: Area manager
Description: The project involved construction of Train I & II. Scope including all process vessels, settling tank,
export tank, metering skid and associated all utilities.
Title: Bhagyam Well Pad Project
Role: Dy. Construction manager
Description: The project involved construction of well pad, PIG launcher and receiving skids, with all required
packages like Chemical Injection, Instrument Air & E-house.
Jun’04 – Dec’08 Petrofac Intl Limited, Sharjah as Sr. Engineer Piping
Projects Undertaken:
Oil Gathering Center 100000 Bpd; Client: Kuwait Oil Company
Harweel Cluster Phase 2 Project; Client-Petroleum Development of Oman
RAG & Flare Mitigation Integrated Project; Client-Qatar Petroleum
Feb’98 – Mar’03 Bridge & Roof Company India Limited, Chennai as Mechanical Engineer
Project Title: Construction and Commissioning of 3 MMTPA refinery Project, Chennai
Clients Handled:
PMC – Engineers India Limited
Madras Refinery
Reliance
Academic Achievement
Merit of being awarded with National Merit Scholarship by State Govt. of Tamil Nadu, India (1994)
Trainings / Courses Attended
Attended training on Leadership Development for Cairn Energy at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, India
Trained by GS Engineering (in-house training)
Completed course on:
o ‘STOP’ from Petrofac Intl, PDO (Oman)
o ‘H2S OPITO, SEA SURVIVAL, HUET’ from Emirates Technical & Safety Development
IT Skills
MS Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 28th May 1979
Permanent Address: 68, Omsakthi illam, Venketaswara Nagar, 2nd Street, Kodungaiyur, Chennai – 600118, Tamil
Nadu, India
Present Address: Mubarraz Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
Languages Known: Tamil, English & Hindi
No. of Dependents: 04
Visa Status: Employment Visa
Passport Details: L1032322 (Issued at Chennai Valid up to 09/05/2023)
Driving License Details: TN-05/EDL/0002989/2007 (Issued at Chennai. Valid up to 06/06/25)