Narendrakumar Ghodeswar
Al Jubail,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Seeking challenging assignment in the areas of Contracts Management with an organization of high repute, preferably in Oil & Gas, Refinery & Petrochemical industry.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Senior Contracts Engineer
Saudi Aramco TOTAL Refining And Petrochemical Company
Al-Jubail
02.2021 - Current
- Manage complex contractual arrangements for a large‑scale Refinery and Petrochemical complex, ensuring full compliance with corporate policies and industry standards.
- Lead the formulation, negotiation, establishment, administration, and integration of high‑value contracts associated with major shutdowns and turnarounds.
- Review and validate Scope of Work (SOW) packages for major turnaround maintenance activities, ensuring contractual provisions are accurately reflected and the scope is clear, comprehensive, and free of ambiguities to minimize claims and change orders.
- Develop robust pricing structures aligned with the defined scope of work, covering both known and potential unknown activities to ensure cost accuracy and transparency.
- Provide leadership in monitoring and reporting to management on the progress of materials and services for both Turnaround and Non‑Turnaround operations.
- Review, update, and prepare Procurement and Contracts documentation requiring management approval, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project objectives.
- Manage the full bid process for Turnaround and On‑Stream Services in accordance with company procurement policies and procedures.
- Coordinate closely with proponents to ensure timely submission and functional review of draft scopes, supporting adherence to planned contract award timelines.
Lead Contracts Engineer
Saudi Chevron Phillips Company
Al-Jubail
11.2011 - 02.2021
- Managing contractual arrangements for a huge Petrochemical complex (three manufacturing plants)
- Formulating, negotiating, establishing, administering and integrating high value contractual arrangements and procurement proposals for a wide range of services for the company
- Review contract/bid documents, cost estimates, establish appropriate bid strategies, guide bid evaluation, award recommendation and provide advices related to contractual matters.
- Identify contractual risks and provide solutions to minimize or negate.
- Assisting in formulation, development and implementation of contracting policies & procedures
- Reviewing and monitoring contractor performance to determine necessity for amendments & extensions of contracts
- Guiding Project Managers on contractual responsibilities, issues or any concerns of disputes
- Interfacing and coordinating with various internal departments - Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Project Management, and Health Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Supervising various kinds of control logs like payment, change order, insurance, bank guarantee, correspondence and outstanding claims of all Contractor & Sub Contractors
- Continuous efforts in grooming the team & upgrade them technically & taking timely initiatives for the development of Team.
- Effective implementation of the procurement policy & a systematic approach towards effective operations of the overall Procurement & Contracting activities.
- Supporting Projects group in the execution of projects by issuing Project contracts, Material POs, monitoring of EPC procurement process, ensuring corrective actions are taken quickly in the event of any schedule impacts.
- Review & negotiate contract terms and conditions and special conditions flowed down to contractors and suppliers.
- Issuing contractual letters and notices to the EPC contractor, O&M Contractor in support of any action required to enable the project to progress as per the agreed schedule
- Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities
- Assists with administration of on-going Contracts, including monitoring Contractor performance and compliance with the Contract documents
- Facilitates the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to contractor
- Assists in the review of Contractor’s claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensuring the Company’s interests are protected
- Ensures all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc. are in place and maintained and updated in accordance with the Contract and
- Assisting the Estimation and Project Control teams in respect of contractual implications of change orders
- Presenting the Weekly & Monthly Procurement & Contracts reports to management.
- Support all existing operations within the organization, through all the project phases, particularly those related to Commercial Management (procurement, cost, contractual etc.).
- Claims Management – review, identify and track causes, check validity, assess time and cost impacts and make recommendations to the Management.
Engineer Procurement & Contracts
Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil & Gas Business)
Mumbai
08.2007 - 10.2011
- Executed contracts from RFP (Request for Proposal) stage to the contract award, post contract administration & management and contract close-out.
- Procuring materials & services complying with the procedures laid down in the Production Sharing Contract (PSC)
- Overseeing weekly procurement plan for major critical packages and tagged & bulk items. Identify the bottlenecks and ensured their smooth rectification in a timely manner
- Monitoring of ROA’s (Recommendation of Awards) submitted by the contractor and coordinate with Project Management team for its concurrence and approval in line with the contract terms
- Establishing Charter Party Agreement for different hook-up vessels, support vessels, tugs, barges and FTVs.
- Drafting & issuing contractual letters to contractor queries per terms of the contract for any issues or disputes
- Ensuring Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG), Parent Company Guarantee (PCG), Insurance documents, as-built and other documents provided as per the terms of the contract
- Executed contract closeout activities like dispute payment resolution, reconciliation of project purchased material, rectifications of issues within the defects liability period
- Issuing of change orders in line with the existing contract
- Procuring O&M spares for different packages installed on CRP for its proper functioning
- Handled the following Offshore Contracts:
- Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Offshore Control Riser Platform (CRP)
- Transportation, Installation, Testing, Pre-commissioning & Commissioning of Control Riser Platform (CRP)
- Charter Contract for Floating, Production, Storage & Offloading (FPSO) Vessel
- Contract of Installation, Pre-commissioning & Commissioning of FPSO Vessel
- Contract of Operation & Maintenance of FPSO Vessel
- Pipeline Replacement Project-3 (Topside modifications & Subsea pipelines)
- Single Point Mooring (SPM) Installation & Associated Subsea Pipeline project
- Drilling Support Services: Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) services, Drill Stem Testing (DST) services, Coring Services, Wellbore Surveying Services, Pressure, Volume & Temperature (PVT) Sampling & Analysis Services, Solid Expandable Tubulars (SET) - Tools & Manpower for Inspection, Hiring of Multi Support Vessel for Subsea Intervention, Hiring of Security Consultant for the security of Onshore, Offshore and Subsea assets, Hiring of tug boat & line handling boat and mooring services for offload of crude from FPSO, Hiring of consultant for feasibility & Pre-FEED study for jack-up platform
Planning Officer
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Mumbai
01.2007 - 07.2007
Purchase Executive
Dalal Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
06.2006 - 01.2007
Graduate Apprentice Engineer
Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.
Bhusawal, Maharashtra
05.2005 - 04.2006
Procurement Engineer
Seven Seas Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
02.2003 - 06.2004
Education
Master in Business Administration (M.B.A) - Operations & Materials Management
North Maharashtra University
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India01.2006
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) - Mechanical
S.S.B.T’s College of Engineering & Technology
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India01.2003
Skills
- Contracts Management (Pre & Post Award)
- Contracts Planning & Strategy
- Vendor Management
- Risk assessment
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project Contracts Management
- Negotiations (commercial & legal)
- Variation Assessment
- Claims Management
- Contract negotiation
Certification
- Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM), American Purchasing Society, USA
- Contract & Commercial Management (CCM), Associate, International Association For Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM)
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Personal Information
- Passport Number: L0009567
- Number of Children: 2
Internship
Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd., Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India, 2005-05-01, 2006-04-30, Graduate Apprentice Engineer
Training
- Supply Chain Management – (Oil & Gas), 1 Month, MDT International, Aberdeen UK & NITTIE Mumbai, India
- Negotiations Skills, 3 days, Indian Chambers of Commerce, Mumbai
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Time Management
- SAP MM User Application Training
Interests
- Playing Football & Cricket
- Listening Music & Singing
Accomplishments
- Recognized by management for exceptional performance in delivering critical contracts award for major turnaround contracts.
- Received management appreciations for significant cost negotiations
Timeline
Senior Contracts Engineer
Saudi Aramco TOTAL Refining And Petrochemical Company
02.2021 - Current
Lead Contracts Engineer
Saudi Chevron Phillips Company
11.2011 - 02.2021
Engineer Procurement & Contracts
Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil & Gas Business)
08.2007 - 10.2011
Planning Officer
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
01.2007 - 07.2007
Purchase Executive
Dalal Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
06.2006 - 01.2007
Graduate Apprentice Engineer
Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.
05.2005 - 04.2006
Procurement Engineer
Seven Seas Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
02.2003 - 06.2004
Master in Business Administration (M.B.A) - Operations & Materials Management
North Maharashtra University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) - Mechanical
S.S.B.T’s College of Engineering & Technology