Magesh Prabhakara

Experience

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  Advanced Radio Masts Ltd., India.

  Jun 1995 - Oct 1997

  Customer Support Engineer

  VVIP VHF/UHF Hotline Project, IndiaAug 1995 – Oct 1997; Client: Government Ministries and Government of IndiaEst. Project Value : INR. 600 Million Establishing Hotline Communication link for VVIPs in Indian Government.Role: Customer Support Engineer, ARM Co., Hyderabad, India.Supplier, Contractor and Subcontractor management of all wireless telecom projects, products and services for various ministries in India.

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  Silki La Silki Telecommunications Co. Ltd., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Nov 1999 - Jun 2003

  Project Engineer

  Subscriber Radio System, Telecom Expansion Project 6 (TEP-6), Saudi Arabia.Nov 1997 – Jun 2003; Client: Lucent Technologies and MoPTT Est. Project Value : SAR. 350 MillionEstablishment of Telephone Services in Villages and Roadside, Kingdom-wide. Role: Project Engineer, Silki La Silki National Telecom Co., Riyadh, KSA.Kingdom wide implementation of Subscriber Radio System for STC. Responsibilities include budgeting, resource mobilization, project scheduling & implementation, contract management and progress tracking & control. Show less

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  Power Telecom & Technologies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Jun 2003 - Jan 2007

  Operations and Business Development Manager

  Mobile Network Expansion Project, Saudi ArabiaAug 2003 – Jan 2007; Client: Norconsult Telematics and STC Est. Project Value : SAR. 850 million Scope: Build, handover and maintain Mobile Network Sites, Kingdom-wide. Role: Operations Manager, KFB Group, Riyadh, KSA.Successful on-site management of Contractors for Civil, Telecom and Power Turnkey projects of GSM Sites and Saudi Data. Launched successful multi-million DC Power System business line with GSM operators.

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  GPT, Airbus Defence & Space

  Feb 2007 - May 2019

  Commercial Operations Manager at the Prestigious SANGCOM Project

  Saudi Arabian National Guards Communications (SANG-COM) Project, Saudi ArabiaFeb 2007 – April 2019; Client: UK Ministry of Defence; End Customer: SANG. Est. Project Value : SAR. 900 MillionSupply, Installation, Commissioning and Support of SANG Communications Network and Facilities Management. Role: Commercial Operation Manager, GPT Airbus Defence & Space, Riyadh, KSA.Pre and Post Tender Bid Management, Managing, responding, and letting out RFPs, Build Evaluation Team Member as Contractor representative alongside Client and End Customer representatives. Managed concurrently more than 55+ In-kingdom and Overseas Contractor. SLAs, KPIs monitoring. Up keeping of Contract budget. Close coordination with Client side and Supply side for successful delivery of project. Show less

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  KBR, Inc.

  May 2019 - May 2022

  Contracts Manager at the Prestigious Saudi Arabian National Guards Communications (SANGCOM) Project

  SANGCOM Project, Saudi ArabiaMay 2019 – May 2022; Client: UK Ministry of Defence; End Customer: SANG Est. Project Value : SAR. 1.045 Billion Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support of SANG Communications Network and Facilities Management. Role: Contracts Manager, KBR Inc., Riyadh, KSA. Managed full Scope from RFP to Bid Management, Contract negotiation, Execution, Performance Management of more than Seven Tier 1 Contractors. Created robust supply chain process and procedures. Purchase handling. Managing Scope creeps through Change/Variation Orders with Client and supply chain. Reviewing Contract Risks, managing and mitigating Risks. Advise Opportunities and Risks. Show less

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  KBR Careers - Gov Solutions

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Procurement Manager at Diriyah Gate Project

  Diriyah Gate Project, Saudi ArabiaJune 2022 – August 2022; Client: Diriyah Gate Development Authority.Est. Project Value : SAR. 2.5 Billion Desing and Development of Diriyah Gate Development Project, Ph -IIRole: Senior Procurement Manager, KBR Inc. (PMC), Riyadh, KSA. Worked as PMC in the Diriyah Gate project and have managed Contracts and Procurement. My role included leading a group of 5 Procurement Managers and was responsible for procuring Designers and Consultants through RFP and tendering process. Was responsible for Contracting and appointing Design and Build Consultants for the Diriyah Gate Development project, Ph -II. Show less

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  Systra-SurbanaJurong JV

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Contracts Manager at NEOM OXAGON Project

  NEOM Industrial City (NIC), Duba, Saudi Arabia. Sept 2022 – To-date; Client: NEOMEst. Project Value: SAR. 1 billion SAR (extendable). Design Consultants, OXAGON Sitewide Infrastructure Engineering Services.Role: Senior Contracts Manager, Systra - Surbana Jurong JV, Riyadh/Duba, KSAManaging Head Contract & Work Element Release (WER) Scope with the Client (NEOM) and the PMC. Managed full Contract lifecycle from initial negotiations, authoring Contracts and Variations, through to Contract execution management till Contract closeouts.Receive, identify and register additional Scope requirements from the Client. Classify Variations, obtain quotes, prepare Variation proposals with Scope, budget and schedule. Presenting Variation Proposals to the Client, successfully negotiate, bagging Variation Orders, thus incrementing the project value. Draft, negotiate, review, execute and manage Contract scope, budget and schedule with the supply chain. Execute and manage multiple Sub-Consultant agreements with more than 10 Design Centers, 20+ Sub-Consultants, Service Providers and Contractors globally.Fully responsible for drafting Contractual and Commercial correspondences.Day-to-day liaison with the Client and internal Stakeholders providing Commercial guidance, ensuring smooth and efficient performance in legal compliance, aligned to the Contract, Company and Project objectives. Implemented Variation Register, Instruction Reister and Communication log for the project, preparing reports highlighting project risks and opportunities.Earned Value (EV) and Invoice management with Client and Supply chain. Managing healthy project cash flow. Claims management presenting multiple claims with contract narratives, cost and time impact, resulting in multiple claim awards. Risks identification and impact mitigation, Insurance management, Commercial meetings with the Client/PMC, with ownership of agreed Contractual actions. Show less