Vinothkumar Thirumaran

• Strong team leader with Project Management skills with Sixteen (16) years of combined work experience in Electrical & Instrumentation works like construction, pre-commissioning & Maintenance for New Builds, Modification & Shutdown Projects that are engaged in downstream Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and pharmaceutical Projects. I have been involved in different major Projects in leading O/G firms such as ExxonMobil, Vopak and Oil tank, Chemical companies like Neste, Croda & Arkema. Pharma -Sanofi in Singapore.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Executing of Building Management System, Environment Management System, Gas Detector System, Leak detector system E&I Construction Activity.
• Preparation of Manpower and Material, Managed Procurement and Installation of Instrumentation and Electrical Equipment.
• To monitor construction progress and ensure compliance with engineering designs and troubleshoot any issues that arise during construction.
• Execute and lead a team to carry out the site construction Activity like Installation of Cable ladder & Tray, Cable Pulling, Control Panel, field Instruments, Testing & Commissioning.
• Installation of Electrical activities like Transformer, Bus Duct, Main DB, MV, LV Panels, switchgears and Lighting included off loading, storing on site, lifting, positioning, supporting and assembly.
• Substation work up to 33KVA,22KVA and 11KVA. 
• To Manage, Coordinate and supervise the activities of the testing & commissioning and arrange relative materials and equipment’s on site.
• Collaborated with contractors to Integrate BMS with HVAC, Fire alarm, Area leak detection and security systems to optimize building operations.
• Managed project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure on time and within-budget completion of construction projects.
• Preparation of work schedules, and site progress reports
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities with team members and clients

Senior Project Engineer

Project: Arkema Symphony Project (Nov 2020 – Aug 2022)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: Singapore Crude Storage Expansion Project (ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd)

(Mar 2019 – Oct 2020)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: SAR IPP-2 Interconnection Project (ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd) (Mar 2018 – Feb 2019)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: Jetty Interconnecting Pipeline for chemical (Vopak Terminal Singapore) & 

Expansion of Chiller Unit (Croda Singapore Pte Ltd (Mar 2015 – Feb 2018)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning, Maintenance & shutdown Works.

Project: Arkema Lychee Project (Oct 2013 – Feb 2015)

Location: Malaysia.

Scope: ELV System, E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: Zawtika Process Quarters Platform & Ekofisk living Quarters platform (Mar 2013 – Sep 2013) 

Location: Sembawang shipyard, Singapore.

Scope: Offshore Project - Electrical and Instrumentation Construction Works.

Project: CCD AAL & VAM Project (CCD Singapore Pte Ltd) (Dec 2012– Feb 2013)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: SPT Olefins Project (ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd) (Nov 2010 – Dec 2012)

Location: Jurong Island, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Project: NexBTL Renewable Diesel Plant Project (Neste Singapore Pte Ltd) (Jan 2010 – OCT 2010)

Location: Tuas South, Singapore.

Scope: E&I Erection and Pre-commissioning Works.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Erection & Pre-Commissioning:

• Plan and Prepare E&I construction schedules and monitor the work progress. Co-ordinate with Manager, Planner, Engineers, Supervisors for work schedule, material procurement, manpower allocation and advice on major issues during construction of tight work schedule.
• Monitors physical Installations to ensure that work is installed in accordance with drawings, project specifications and applicable codes.
• Erection, Testing and commissioning of HV switchgear, LV Switchgear.
• Testing and commissioning of LT Motors and Transformers. 
• Erection and commissioning of 33KV/11KV sub-station including Testing of current Transformer, Potential Transformer, Power Transformer etc. 
• Execute and lead a team to carry out the activities of instruments bench calibration, Loop checking of DCS, functional test of field instruments & control valves, MOV, panel, console, monitors of CCR, control desk and field instrument installation etc. and Electrical equipment including Motors & Switch gears, AC/DC drives, power distribution and cabling.
• Familiar with Industrial Networking /Field communications/Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Fieldbus, Modbus, HART and RS-485/RS232.
• Experience with DCS-Honeywell Experion PKS, Yokogawa Centum VP, PLC -Siemens step 7-300 and SCADA system.
• Assist and coordinate with the vendor representatives in site Instruments calibration.
• Responsible for Installation of all ELV system (CCTV, ACS, Lighting Management

• Leads a group of technicians for installation of field instruments, instrument stanchion and supports.
• Interaction with manufacturers & suppliers for the availability, negotiating price of the materials and delivery of materials as per the correct specification, standards and requirement of the client on time.
• Installation, calibration and loop checking of the field instruments (Emerson Rosemount, ABB, Endress & Hauser, Bently Nevada, Honeywell, Yokogawa, Vega)
• Reviewing Engineering, vendor documents, drawings like Cable Ladder/Tray and Cable routing layout, P&ID’s, Instrument Hookup & Location layout, Single line, Schematic & Control, interconnection layout, power and control layout and explore the technical issues in advance during construction and also after the constructions.
• Knowledgeable in Industry standards and practices including process safety management practices and risk management.
• Preparations of Project Quality Test Plan and Implements, Technical Queries, work method statement & prepare risk assessment procedures with Safety supervisor, Write-In Quality related issues to Main Contractor.
• Witness and participate SAT (Site Acceptance Test) with vendor
• Managed instrument loop check of 264 systems nearly 5971 loops.
• Attending and generating punch list as a part of field instruments completion, ensure there are no category ‘A’ punch list items at the end of pre-commissioning activities
• Review markup any changes to design drawings and documentations.
• Attending Weekly / Daily Coordination meeting with Main Contractor / Clients.
• System Walk down with Main contractors/Clients.

• Preparation of sub contract tenders including analysis of technical specifications, preparation of comments, deviations, estimating time requirements, risk identification, contract negotiation and supervision of construction activities.
• Supporting Proposal activities for various project bids.
• Reviews Client’s technical documentation and requirements.
• Interacting with customers Consultants on technical requirements.
• Organizing Manpower, Machinery, Tools & Tackles, Calibration and test Instruments for successful implementation of instrumentation work.
• Preparing Project Budget & Executing the schedule of work.
• Preparing Master Document Register for the projects and planning the project activities and make sure the deadline is met for all the activities.
• Responsible for attending meetings and solving all project related issues with the project team.

Bachelor of Engineering -Instrumentation & Control Engineer