Manohar Kurra
Director Projects
Calgary,Alberta
Summary
Enthusiastic and Dedicated Oil and gas professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices, having 28+ Years of experience in Oil & gas , & Power. Handled multiple roles like Engineering Manager handled very large EPC projects in Oil & Gas ,and handled multiple projects as Project Manager. Currently heading projects department handling projects globally. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
4048
4048
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Projects
Exterran Water Solutions
01.2020 - Current
- Specialization Oil & Gas, Thermal & combined Cycle Power Plants
- Year of joining firm 2020
- Total Experience 28 Years
- NATURE OF JOB HELD & AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Project Manager/ Operations Manager
M/s Special Technical services LLC, YIBAL REJUNIVATION
Muscat
10.2015 - 09.2020
- PROJECT (YRP)
- Project: Construction / Rejonivation of YRP fields, Client: PDO
- Off Plot scope is:
- MSV banks
- Water Injection manifolds
- Well Head Hook up replacements
- Cross country GRE Pipe line of various sizes ( 3”, 6”,8” ,12´& 16')
- Flow Line of 175 KM of various sizes ( 4” & 6”)
- GRE pipelines of 250 KM
- ON Plot scope is:
- Compressors Installation (Reciprocating, Centrifugal)
- Multistage Centrifugal Pumps
- VRC compressor package
- On Plot Piping Replacement
- GRE works
- Value of Project: $100 million USD
- Total direct resources reporting 10 People and indirect is 20 People.
Engineering Manager EWS
M/s Exterran Water Solutions, EWS
Calgary
06.2013 - 09.2015
- My Major Roles and Responsibilities are:
- Lead projects Department under my Leadership
- In charge for execution of all Global projects from initiation to close
- Making sure the work gets done efficiently and satisfactorily
- Developing execution strategy for individual projects
- Responsible to build and maintain a dynamic team
- Monitor Project Progress and Set Deadlines
- Manage the Money - Responsible for P&L of Department
- Managing Bottom Line
- Financial reporting
- Review and approval of Control budgets
- Responsible to ensure Stakeholder Satisfaction
- Evaluate Project Performance
- Project controls and reporting to key stake Holders
- Adaptability and problem solving
- Handling projects in different time Zones is real challenge
Engineering Manager
M/s Exterran Water Solutions
Calgary
07.2014 - 08.2015
- For complete engineering and Project execution
- Responsible for developing Strategy of executions, Schedule & cost control of projects
- Supported by team consists of Discipline leads and Project Manager and directly reporting to Director - Operations
- Involved in developing Annual budgets, Resources loading and Planning of organization for year 2015
- Skills of handling multiple projects across Global, have projects at various regions of world
- Executed two major Projects of Water Treatment Plants for PDO, OMAN of worth of $30
- Million USD each
- Worked in developing concept of eGFT to handle high Oil loading (20% PPM), Client: PDO, Oman
- Team strength: 40 Persons
- Cost of Project is: 120 Million Dollars (approx.)
- Schedule of Project is: 18 Months
- PDO is developing Field Rabab full facility, to supply power for upcoming facility PDO is intended to develop power project
- This Power plant is of Co-gen power plant steam produced is used in upstream process
- Major equipment's/packages of Power plant are 2 Fr-6 GE-Gas turbines, Air cooled condenser, HRSG.etc.I was selected by PDO as
- Engineering Manager for this project
- Previous Project:
- Project 1: Expansion of Liquid Handling Facilities at OXY, Oxy dental of Oman LLC
- Team strength: 35 Persons
- Cost of Project is: 75 Million Dollars (approx.)
- Schedule of Project is: 14 Months
- Brief of Project:
- Objective of this project is to increase oil storage capacity and produced water handling capacity by addition of crude oil storage tanks along with oil transfer pumps and produced water tanks along with water booster/transfer pumps, water injection pumps, tank overflow pits and recovered oil tank/pumps
- Our scope of work for this project is to carry out detailed engineering activities involving multi discipline teams from process, piping, mechanical, civil and electrical & instrumentation
- All detailed engineering will follow Occidental's risk management process
- Detailed engineering deliverable is multi-discipline construction work package to allow tendering for a chosen contractor to install equipment and associated facilities
- Tank EPC- PMC
- Tank facilities were awarded as EPC to a local EPC contractor and Mott MacDonald's scope as PMC includes engineering design, documentation review, interface engineering
- Tank EPC also covers tank installation at Khamilah where Mott MacDonald will also be covering PMC role
- Previous Projects (Completed) as PM/EM:
- Project 1: Crude Stabilizing Unit Tie-in Engineering
Project Manager
M/S Mott MacDonald LLC, s. MOTT MACDONALD & CO. LLC
05.2011 - 10.2014
- I was working with M/, Rabab Harweel Power Project (RHPP
Dy, Head Mechanical Engineer
s. MOTT MACDONALD & CO. LLC
10.2007 - 10.2014
- M/s
- Mott Macdonald is one of the reputed Engineering and Project Management Consultant having its operation for 40 years in Oman for Oil and Gas field (Clients: Petroleum
- Development Oman, Occidental & Oman Gas Company
Project Director / Operations manager
M/S Mott MacDonald LLC
04.2007 - 10.2014
- Handled complex EPC, DBOOM and complex construction projects
- Heading projects department executing Projects Globally handling different time zones
- Responsible for P&L of Individual projects and Projects department
- Strategy development for individual projects from Initiation to close
- Preparation of control budget, EAC, Finalization of sub contracts
- Contracts review and sub - contract scope preparation
- Responsible for ELT reporting ( One page summary to CEO)
- Conceptual Design, Detail Engineering and Preparation of Engineering Documents Detailed
- Engineering work like Layouts, Technical Specifications, P&ID's, and Developing Interlock logic, BID.
- For Thermal power plants and Oil & Gas
- Preparation of specifications and data sheets (RFQs) for Rotary equipment's &
- Mechanical Packages
- Preparation of Technical Queries (TQ) and Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) for bidders
- Details engineering for all Rotating equipment's & packages
- Experience in witnessing and approving FATs
- (Experience of Fin Fan Coolers, Comp,
- Pumps)
- Participation in Design Review of all rotating equipment's.
- Conversant and familiarization with Shell standards - Shell DEPs, SPs and PDO - ERDs, and various International Codes like ASME, ASTM, BS, API and DIN & implementation on daily engineering practices.
- Maintain, regularly review, recommend change, if any, and update Inspection / expediting sections of Procurement Contract Execution Procedures
- Ensure that specific inspection standards and procedures are written and maintained by
- Vendor, as required
- Liaise with Client and/or outside inspection authorities in all cases where inspection is to be carried out jointly
- Experienced in, front end, detailed design, procurement, erection installation, commissioning and troubleshooting areas in oil and gas, enhanced oil recovery projects, petrochemical, chemical, refinery and utility projects
- Previous assignments include experience of handling domestic and international projects from concept to commissioning
- Procurement assistance comprising of Preparation of Detailed Enquiry Specifications,
- Tender Enquiry, Techno-Commercial Evaluation, Vendor Negotiations, Vendor Drawings Review,
- Technical Discussions, Shop Inspection and Expediting etc.,
- Project Management Services covering Co-ordination and expediting with various vendors and other agencies, overall monitoring of projects including interaction with clients, site.
- Co-ordination between management, engineering, procurement, construction, client and third parties, progress monitoring/reporting, engineering quality control, change/variation control, interface engineering liaison
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lead
TATA Projects Limited
Hyderabad
06.2005 - 03.2007
- Some of major activities under this Project:
- Review of Centrifugal Comp/package documents
- Preparation of Detailed specification of Process Heat Exchangers
- Preparation of IA specification
- Preparation of Spec for EOT crane
- Interface engineering of Compressor skids
- Review and approval of MTM documents
- Participation of Design review and HAZOP of total plant
- ROLE as EMC, :
- In addition to above I am the area lead for all PDO EMC projects
- I have been approved by
- PDO as TA-3 Certification.
Co-coordinator/ Detail Engineering
FICHTNER CONSULTING ENGINEERS (INDIA). Pvt.Ltd
1 1 - 06.2005
- For 1x 125 MW Giral TPP from
- M/S RVUNL state board, this was engineered by me during Pre - Bid and full techno - commercial offer has been prepared by me and submitted to M/S RVUNL and won this order
- Worked as a Project Manager for 1x 195 MW KOTA TPP from M/S RVUNL state board, this was engineered by me during Pre - Bid and full techno - commercial offer has been prepared by me and submitted to M/S RVUNL and won this order
- Following Tenders have been worked
- 1x135 MW MPPL - Completed
- 2x250 MW Dheeru Power Pvt limited
- 2x55 MW ISPAT Energy Limited (IEL)
- I worked with the following two projects as Pre-bid engineering for BOP (Proposal
- Engineering)
- 1x 500 MW for Bhopal parallel Thermal Power Plant, APGENCO
- Owner's consultant is M/S
- Design
- AP State Board
- 2x 250 MW Chaibasa from M/S RVUNL state Board
- I prepared techno - commercial offer for BOP of above projects
- Got very good exposure in designing for BOP packages of 100MW and above.
PMC Lead Mechanical Engineer
Power Training Institute
Nagpur
1 1 - 10.2004
- Job involves the review and approval of all Mechanical Specifications/ documents
- Project 7 : 4Th Quarn Alam Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG)
- Review of All HRSG vendor documents
- Preparation of HP separator specification, and review of Vendor documents
- Inter phase between 4th HRSG with existing HRSG for Aux
- Development of Plot plan for 4th HRSG
- Project 8: Pre - Bid Engineering of AMAL Power - 252 MW
- Preparation of Plot Plan
- Preparation of BOP specs
- Preparation of Basic spec for GTP plant
- Project 9 - Detail Engineering of Amal Power - 252 MW
- Preparation of Detailed Specification for GTP Plant
- Preparation of IA specification
- Preparation of Pumps specs
- Co-ordination with BHEL for completing the engineering of GTG aux
- Review and approval of GTP documents in detail to ensure all the tech
- Requirements captured
- Participation of Design review and HAZOP of total plant
- Project 10: Pre - Bid Engineering of DALEEL Power - 10 MW
- Extended all technical support to EPC contractor to submit his bid
- Project 11 : Saih Rawal Compressor Installation, This is an autonomous body of Government of India,
- Ministry of Power
- The Holder of this Certificate is authorized to undertake maintenance of any part or whole of generation Station of capacity 100MW and above
- During this course of Training the undersigned had visited some of the major power plants in the country to acquire Knowledge of operation of various Power Plants.
Project Co - coordinator
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Project Engineering Division with consultant in finalizing system specs and finalizing various layouts, finalizing various packages
- Responsible for Engineering, erection and commissioning of 3 X 15 MW Plants
- Commissioning Experience
- Commissioned 3 - Power Plants.
Dy. Manger
THE ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANIES LIMITED
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Erection, Commissioning and Subsequent Operation of the Plant for their 25MW Captive Power Plant at ACC Jamul, Bhilai
- It consists of Two Boilers Of ABB-ABL Make, 66 Kg/Cm² and 480 C and One Turbine of ABB Make, 21 Stages with Three Uncontrolled
- Extraction
- Control System of Tata Honeywell
- Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Boiler erection
- Material Co -ordination
- Project Monitoring according to L1 Network
- Commissioning of Boiler & Aux
- Commissioning of Turbine & Aux
- Responsibilities as Shift In charge:
- This position is responsible for co-ordination of overall shift operation & maintenance activities in power house for meeting the requirements of the cement plant while insuring maximum productivity and performance level.
Project Manager, is Project Manager
Power Training Institute
Nagpur
05.1996 - 01.1997
- Oxy dental of Oman LLC
- Major Scope: Repair of Existing 12” pipeline, and installation of new 12” pipeline parallel to existing line
- Project 4: 2x 25 MW Co-generation Power Plant, Client is ORPIC, Oman
- Role, Review of all engineering documents
- Co-ordination with EPC contractor
- Complete Project Management
- Attended the FAT of major equipment's
- Asset coding of the Project
- Planning and strategy formation of Commissioning of Co-Gen with operation plant
- Participation of Design review and HAZOP of total plant
- Project 5: Off Plot scope as Engineering Manager for PDO, OMAN
- Engineering of Flow lines
- Standardization of Wells design
- Engineering management of Pipeline and flow lines of various PDO operating stations
- Lead the team of 45 engineering team of Multidiscipline
- Projects Completed as Lead Mechanical Engineer
- Project 1: Fahad Gas expansion project, I have been awarded Postgraduate Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering from National,
- This is an autonomous body of Government of India,
- Ministry of Power
- The Holder of this Certificate is authorized to undertake maintenance of any part or whole of generation Station of capacity 100MW and above
- During this course of Training the undersigned had visited some of the major power plants in the country to acquire Knowledge of operation of various Power Plants
- Technical details of systems:
- 25 MW Captive Power Plants at ACC Jamul, Bhilai
- It consists of Two Boilers Of ABB-ABL
- Make, 66 Kg/Cm² and 480 C and One Turbine of ABB Make, 21 Stages with Three Uncontrolled
- Extraction
- Control System of Tata Honeywell
- 15 MW Captive Power Plant at ACC Chanda, Chandrapur
- I was made responsible for successful Commissioning of the Power Plant consisting of Two Boilers of BHEL Make 40 TPH, 66 Kg/Cm² and 480 C and One Turbine of BHEL Make, 25 Stages with Three Uncontrolled
- Extractions
- Control System of Siemens
- I was on Deputation to ACC Tikaria, Sultanpur (UP) for successful Commissioning of the
- Power Plant consisting of Two Boilers of Cethar Vessels Ltd (CVL) Make, 40 TPH, 66 Kg/Cm² and 480 C and One Turbine of BHEL Make, 25 Stages with Three Uncontrolled Extractions
- Control System of Siemens
- I have commissioned ACC Madukkarai, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) Power Plant consisting of
- Two Boilers of BHEL (BHEL) Make, 40 TPH, 66 Kg/Cm² and 480 C and One Turbine of BHEL Make, 25 Stages with Three Uncontrolled Extractions
- Control System of Siemens
- Achievements: 1
- Best project winner from IIT Bombay in Industrial Engineering training 2
- Worked with M/s Anderson consultants in BPR exercises as a Team member
- 3
- Commissioned - 3 Powers Plants
- 4
- Achieved a reduction in Aux
- Power consumption from 16% to 11%
- 5
- Blanking of Boiler feed pump
- 6.100% availability of Unit for 96 - days
- 7
- Optimized running Hrs of Coal handling plant
- Reduced from 14 Hrs.' to 6 Hrs
- Areas of Exposure 1
- Finalization of various P & I diagram by discussing with consultant
- 2
- Understanding of Plant lay out
- 3
- Commissioning of Boiler and Turbine
- 4
- Logic building of Control loops
- 5
- Identification of various interlocks and protections 6
- Through knowledge and high level of Confidence in Power plant operations
- Hands on Experience in Projects Handling
- Commissioning of various Auxiliaries of Both boiler and Turbine
- Commissioning experience of Both Boiler and Turbine
- Strong Operational Experience of all thermal power plants
- Active role in implementing various management tools like TPM, ISO auditing… etc
Lead Mechanical Engineer
M/s.Vidarbha Power Ltd
05.1996 - 01.1997
- Detailed Engineering
- Services for 2x40 MW coal based CPP at Vardha, M.S
- Detail engineering owner's consultant
- Worked as a Specialist Engineer for Boiler and Turbine for M/s JSW Owner Engineer services for 2 x 30 MW, Coal based CPP at Salem, Tamil, I have been awarded Postgraduate Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering from National
Head
Exterran Water Solutions
Engineering Manager
Amal
- HRSG, Phase1-c
- Type of Project: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Client: PDO
- Value of Project: $75 Million USD Total Team reporting to me: 15 Persons incudes site team
- Major Responsibilities in STS as Engineering Manager:
- Leading Engineering function in Projects SBU
- Current Reporting is COO of company
- Leading Technical sell supporting all other functions like:
- Technical support to proposal by proving all Pre-bid, Post bid clarifications, MTO,
- Technical Evaluation of EPC proposals
- Responsible for Technical scope firming and its costing
- Will support procurement team by proving RFQ, TQs, TBE
- Participate all techno commercial meeting along with Procurement, in finalizing the contracts of Vendors/Sub contracts
- Technical support of three running EPPC contracts
- Support the Construction team in resolving the site quarries, guiding the site team in completing the mile stones
- Preparation of annual budget of engineering functions within the Projects team
- Optimizing the Technical parameters wherever possible in line with contract documents to optimize the cost and schedule
- Participation in all Technical reviews like DR, HAZOP, IPF, SAFOF, 3D Model,
- Constructability reviews...etc
- Leading Pre- start Up Audits (PASUA) before allowing Hydro carbons along with PDO team
- Good understanding the cost of EPC project, and as Project Manager, responsible to execute the project within schedule and meet the bottom line in terms of commercial.
Lead Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager
- Oxy dental of Oman LLC
- Major Package includes: CSU package (Column, Re-boiler, Pumps, Heat exchangers,)
- Scope includes: As PMC consultant, review of all the EPC deliverables as PMC consultant
- And Detail Engineering of Tie-in for CSU package.
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Manager
Latham
- Oxy dental of Oman LLC
- Major equipment's: Booster pumps, Shipping pumps, and involves 16 “pipeline of 17 Km
- Project 3: Jalal Liquid Line Repair
Lead Mechanical engineer
HP, HVAC
- Equipment's handled: Centrifugal compressor, EOT cranes, Seal gas heaters, Flare packages
- Project 2: Mukhaizna Central Processing and Satellite Facilities Development, Packages handled: (a) Review of Flare Documents/drawings (b) Various ANSI pumps
- Project 3: NIMR C - Full Field Water injection project, The following packages handled in this EPC project:
- LP flare: Air Assisted LP flare
- KO drain pump:
- HVAC for Control and Aux room
- Booster pump
- Above packages involves the scope like: Preparation of Specification, Evaluation of
- Technical offers, Preparation of TBE and Vendor documents review
- Project 4: Marmul Central Development Phase - 3 & Thuleilat Station Expansion Project, Job involves the following packages:
- MBG skid: Micro Bubble Generation Skid for Produced water treatment- GLR is technology supplier
- HVAC for Control and Aux room
- Interface engineering for PDO free issue items like Water Injection Pumps, Booster pumps.etc
- Project 5: Mabrouk Full Filed Development Project, Job involves the following packages:
- KO booster/ main pumps:
- Flare
- EOT cranes for Comp work shop
- ( 15 T EOT)
- Project 6: Engineering Management Services for Kun Renewable ( This is PMC roles), Some of major activities under this Project:
- Review of Centrifugal Comp/package documents
- Preparation of Detailed specification of Process Heat Exchangers
- Preparation of IA specification
- Preparation of Spec for EOT crane
- Interface engineering of Compressor skids
- Review and approval of MTM documents
- Participation of Design review and HAZOP of total plant
- Project 11: Fahud Expansion Facilities
Engineering Manager
s, Vikram Cement Ltd
- Owners Engineering
- Services for 2x25 MW coal based CPP at Khor, M.P
- Owner's consultant
- Worked as Lead Mechanical for M/s
- ACC - Kymore 25 MW Coal based CPP for at Kymore
- M.P
- Detail engineering
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
Andhra University
SRKR Engineering College 08.1991 - 01.1994
Post Graduate Diploma - Thermal Power Plant Engineering
National Power Training Institute
NPTI , Nagpur 07.1996 - 08.1997
Certified Novell Engineer from Novell (CNE) - Computer Networking
Novell Certification
NovellSkills
Client Management
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Timeline
Head of Projects
Exterran Water Solutions
01.2020 - Current
Project Manager/ Operations Manager
M/s Special Technical services LLC, YIBAL REJUNIVATION
10.2015 - 09.2020
Engineering Manager
M/s Exterran Water Solutions
07.2014 - 08.2015
Engineering Manager EWS
M/s Exterran Water Solutions, EWS
06.2013 - 09.2015
Project Manager
M/S Mott MacDonald LLC, s. MOTT MACDONALD & CO. LLC
05.2011 - 10.2014
Dy, Head Mechanical Engineer
s. MOTT MACDONALD & CO. LLC
10.2007 - 10.2014
Project Director / Operations manager
M/S Mott MacDonald LLC
04.2007 - 10.2014
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lead
TATA Projects Limited
06.2005 - 03.2007
Project Co - coordinator
01.2001 - 01.2003
Dy. Manger
THE ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANIES LIMITED
01.1998 - 01.2001
Post Graduate Diploma - Thermal Power Plant Engineering
National Power Training Institute
07.1996 - 08.1997
Project Manager, is Project Manager
Power Training Institute
05.1996 - 01.1997
Lead Mechanical Engineer
M/s.Vidarbha Power Ltd
05.1996 - 01.1997
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
Andhra University
08.1991 - 01.1994
Head
Exterran Water Solutions
Engineering Manager
Amal
Lead Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Manager
Latham
Lead Mechanical engineer
HP, HVAC
Engineering Manager
s, Vikram Cement Ltd
Certified Novell Engineer from Novell (CNE) - Computer Networking
Novell Certification
Co-coordinator/ Detail Engineering
FICHTNER CONSULTING ENGINEERS (INDIA). Pvt.Ltd
1 1 - 06.2005
PMC Lead Mechanical Engineer
Power Training Institute
1 1 - 10.2004
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