IMARAN PATEL

Experienced and detail-oriented MEP Project Manager with over 18+ years of expertise in commercial, industrial, and residential projects. A results-driven professional, I hold a Google PMP certification and possess a strong track record of successfully managing construction projects from inception to completion. With a keen focus on project budgets, timelines, and resource management, I consistently deliver superior-quality outcomes. I excel in stakeholder engagement and communication, forging strong relationships with stakeholders, clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities. My strong leadership and communication skills enable me to effectively build and manage cross-functional teams, resolve issues, and ensure successful project outcomes.

• Adept in managing end-to-end project activities, including planning and executing MEP programs, contract administration, budget management, resource planning, procurement, billing, reconciliation, and handover.
• Documented record of strong, decisive executive leadership with proven expertise in coordinating complex projects and delivering on-time and within cost parameters.
• Persuasive communicator with skills in building consensus and obtaining commitments, successfully dealing with various projects in different sectors.
• Well-versed in modern contractual practices, recruiting contractors, organizing procurement, interpreting contractual obligations/rights, evaluating techno-commercial problems, and providing reports to management.
• Technically inclined professional ensuring alignment of business priorities with project goals.

Core Competencies:-
• Construction Project Administration
• Project & Construction Planning
• Industrial Infrastructure / Construction Supervision
• MEP Systems Installation
• Quality and Safety Standards
• Project Coordination
• Contractor Management
• Erection & Commissioning
• Team Management
• Procurement & Tendering
• Project Planning & Scheduling
• Project Monitoring, Controlling & Execution
• Site Supervision
• Heat load Calculation
• Project Specifications & Standard Codes
• Project Reconciliation & Handing over
• Client & Contractor Billing

Industries Work With:-
• Hospital & Healthcare Center 
• Pharmaceutical sector
• OIL & GAS (IOCL) sector
• Process & Paint Industries
• ISRO Research center
• Automobile Industries
• Metro Rail Depot
• Govt. Bus Depot
• Govt. Housing Projects
• Banking sector
• Hotel & Restaurant 
• Schools & University 
• Govt. Hostels
• Mall & Multiplexes
• Commercial & Residential Building
• Corporate house & Building
• Industrial PEB structural building

Technical Knowledge: - 
• M S Office ( Advance ) 
• Project Management Tools Like M S Project, Primavera, Asana, Jira Scrum Methodology, Agile Methodology
• AutoCAD , PTC Creo, Autodesk Revit,  ERP

Certificates:-
1. Google Project Management Professional Certificate ( 6 Course) 
2. Diploma In English Language (SAMTEC)
3. Diploma In Mechanical CAD. (PTC)

Hobbies:-
Reading, Writing & learning, Traveling, Playing & Watching Sports, Volunteer work, Event Planning, Mentoring & Coaching, Social Activities.
 

Hobbies:-

Reading, Writing & learning, Traveling, Playing & Watching Sports, Volunteer work, Event Planning, Mentoring & Coaching, Social Activities.

Career Review :

• Founder & Senior Project Manager (MEP & Civil)
• COOLWAYS Engineering (CWE) - July 2020–Present
• Senior Project Engineer Execution :  (MEP/HVAC) 
• Cube Construction Engineering Ltd – Jun 2019 to June 2020
• Senior Engineer (Execution/Design):  (HVAC) 
• Vallabh-Aircon, Gandhinagar – Jun 2017 to  Jun 2019
• Senior Project Engineer Execution :  (MEP/HVAC) 
• Cube Construction Engineering Ltd – Dec 2014 to May 2017
• Project Engineer  (Execution/Design) (Mechanical & Civil)
• Fine Touch Engineering – Aug 2006 to Nov 2014
• Design Engineer:(Pro-e)
• L&T e-Engineering Solution (L&T e-ES), India, Dec 2003 to July 2006

Key Deliverables across the Career Span:

• Project Management:
• Ensuring timely project delivery, testing, and commissioning of MEP works while maintaining compliance with safety standards.
• Providing technical inputs, coordinating site management activities, preparing method statements, and ensuring quality control.
• Presenting inspection reports to clients and assessing bodies, identifying innovative technologies, tools, and system developments.

• Project Planning & Execution:
• Handling feasibility studies, preliminary design, detailed design, and construction documents.
• Overseeing mechanical activities, including engineering drawings and BOQ preparation.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to achieve project completion within the specified timeframe.
• Generating project-specific quality assurance plans, drawings, materials submittals, and work programs.

• Site Management: 
• Acting as the focal point for inspection programs, conducting design reviews, and managing mechanical activities at the site.
• Supporting cost control, handling claims and technical issues, and developing project documentation.
• Conducting site surveys and proposing new routes and locations for facility expansion.

• Erection & Commissioning:
• Leading on-site erection, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure timely completion within budget and as per specifications.
• Reviewing the installation of MEP systems, including HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire-Fighting, Gas & Compressor Piping, Water Treatment System, ETP & STP, CCTV, Access Control, FA, PA and IBMS.

• Quality Assurance/Quality Control:
• Ensuring high-quality work and compliance with safety norms.
• Maintaining quality assurance for discipline-specific installations.
• Conducting tests, inspections, and documentation according to approved procedures.

• Team  Management:
• Establishing professional relationships with clients, officials, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Motivating the workforce, facilitating communication, and ensuring maximum efficiency and quality.
• Supervising, mentoring, and evaluating performance for assigned employees.

• Resource Management:
• Efficiently managing project resources, including labor, equipment, and materials, to optimize productivity and achieve project objectives.

• Risk Management 
• Determine and manage risks that may affect the project in any way, particularly schedule, budget or quality/specifications.
• Facilitate effective communication and action as sole point of contact between the Client and site delivery team. 
• Assist the design team and site delivery team to identify and resolve problems.

• Reporting 
• Receive and review detailed reports on the project from the site delivery team.
• Establish formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the Client and Company. 
• Maintain up-to-date project site sheets and resumes for the project team for use by the Company.

• Billing:
• Managing billing activities, including preparing invoices, tracking payments for client as well as subcontractor, and resolving billing discrepancies.

• Tendering and Procurement:
• Conducting tendering processes, including preparing bid documents, evaluating proposals, and awarding contracts.
• Managing procurement activities, including supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management.

• Health and Safety:
• Implementing safe work practices and following safety policies and procedures.
• Ensuring strict adherence to customer safety rules and corporate safety policy.

• Reconciliation and Handover:
• Conducting reconciliation activities to ensure accuracy and consistency in project documentation and financial records.
• Overseeing the handover process, including final inspections, documentation completion, and client acceptance.

Achievement: - 
• Awarded for the Best MEP Engineer Of The Year 2016 In Cube Construction Engineering Ltd Company’s Annual Function.

• Working As Design engineer In L&T, Project ROGATOR Awarded for “The Best Product Of The Year - 2005-06” at Ptc. User Conference India.

Successfully Completed Major Projects:-

 COOLWAYS Engineering - July 2020–Present
 Founder & Senior Project Manager :- (MEP & Civil)

1. Part & components business units (PCBU)  Skoda Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd, Pune (2023)
2. Central University of Gujarat (CUG), CPWD, Khundela Village, Vadodara. (2022)
3. Advance Sys-tek, IOCL, Koyli, Vadodara. (2021)
4. ACES, Alembic Pharma, Vadodara (2020)

 Cube Construction Engineering Ltd – Jun 2019 to June 2020
 Senior Project Engineer Execution:- (MEP/HVAC)

5. U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, Ahmadabad (UNMICRC) (2020)
6. SAC - ISRO Payload Fabrication and Test Facilities (PFTF), Ahmadabad (2020)

 Vallabh-Aircon, Gandhinagar – Jun 2017 to  Jun 2019 
 Senior Engineer (Execution/Design):  (HVAC)  

7. Apparel park Metro Rail depot project at Ahmadabad (2019)
8. ISRO Last Thermal Vacuum Chamber (LTVC) / Tel-Star (Spain), Bopal, Ahmadabad (2017)
9. Lakhtarwala Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. Ahmadabad. (2018)
10. Biji’s Hotel Lonavala. (2019)

 Cube Construction Engineering Ltd – Dec 2014 to May 2017
 Senior Project Engineer Execution :  (MEP/HVAC)

11. GSRTC Ranip Bus Depot Ahmadabad (2017)
12. Gujarat Housing Board G+13 Vadodara Zone. (2016)
13. Gujarat Governments Samaras Hostels Girls & Boys, Vadodara. (2016)
14. GSRTC Central Bus Station, Vadodara (2015)

 Fine Touch Engineering – Aug 2006 to Nov 2014
 Project Engineer  (Execution/Design) (Mechanical & Civil)

15. BLB Mall Management (Centre Square Mall), Vadodara (2008)
16. Ishedu Agro Chem, Vadodara (2010)
17. Anmol Proteins, Vasad (2013)
18. Alembic Pharma, Vadodara  (2012)
19. Ashoka Project Pvt Ltd, Vadodara (2014)

 L&T e-Engineering Solution (L&T e-ES), India, Dec 2003 to July 2006
 Design Engineer:(Pro-e)

Pro-e offshore Design Engineer for Agriculture Equipment like Truck, Harvesting Machines, Sprayers, Spreaders Etc. Of company like Caterpillar, AGCO, John-Deere, Komatsu, RoGator, TerraGator, Challenger, Fendt Etc.
 

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