This document summarizes the career experience of Philip Cherayil. He has over 20 years of experience in project management, contracts management, and operations management in the construction industry in Dubai. His roles have included managing complex projects of $50 million annually, developing project management teams, and maintaining customer relationships. He holds a diploma in construction engineering and has experience in roles such as contracts manager, assistant contracts manager, operations manager, and materials engineer.

1. Philip Cherayil
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Professional with over 20 years of experience establishing and delivering efficiencies in
the business by enhancing the value chain. Consistently achieved high customer
rankings, highly competitive, passionate, persuasive and articulate.
Proven expertise in:  Negotiation and influencing  Creating and engaging winning teams  Customer
management  Proficient analytical skills  Deliver stretch results with minimal supervision
 Hands-on experience in project management, communication and presentation, negotiation and influencing,
managing and maintaining excellent relationship with customers.
 Successfully overseen large and complex projects focused on successful initiation, execution & delivery of
projects.
 Ability to read drawings and understand design and construction principles.
 Track record of conceptualizing and executing strategies, understanding client preferences etc. to provide a
comprehensive operational service.
 Develops and implements the best practice plan for the required tasks.
 Strong business acumen. High-level leadership and mentoring ability. Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills.
 Objective oriented, proactive, strong work ethic, open, positive, reliable and trustworthy.
Career Profile
Contracts Manager, Kingspan Insulated Panels Manufacturing LLC, Dubai
(formerly Rigidal Industries)
(June 2014 till date)
Assistant Contracts Manager, Rigidal Industries LLC, Dubai
(May 2007 – June 2014)
Achievements:
 Effective management of highly diverse and complex projects covering the GCC, Singapore, Africa, India,
Australia and New Zealand amounting to $50 million USD per year.
 Project manager of the New Doha International and the Concourse 3 and 4 Dubai international airports.
 Proven success in vendor management and procurement strategy.
 Development of a strong project management team
 Strategic planning for maximum utilization of resources
Job Profile:
 Responsible for continuous improvement servicing local and overseas projects to achieve project deliverables
and to strengthen customer relationships.
 Laydown strategies and plans for project management, in interaction with the management.
 Improvement of profitability through optimization, increase of efficiency and cost management in operational
and logistic processes.
 Functional responsibility for demand planning, order management, yard operations, freight organization,
purchase arrangement.
 Working closely with the sales, technical design, production, quality, and finance teams during various stages
of the project execution process.
 Develop relationship with key customers in line with company strategy.
 Lead a winning team of five project managers and monitor work progress.
 Delegate tasks and establish work schedules to initiate project planning.

2. Philip Cherayil
Project Management professional
 The primary point of contact with customers and attend coordination meetings for all project related matters
such as technical and material submissions, approvals, schedules, program of work, in coordination with all
internal related departments.
 Follow up the progress of work on the project site.
 Attend coordination meetings with the client to manage and control the progress of work.
 Coordinates with purchase to arrange procurement of all required materials to meet the project requirements
and identify potential variations to contracts and manage change orders, and advise the sales team
accordingly.
 Work closely with suppliers and purchase to ensure timely receipt of project materials.
 Work closely with production to ensure timely completion of manufacture and dispatch readiness.
 Work closely with logistics and production teams to define and ensure effective dispatch management.
 Ensure project cost control is in place and monitor unnecessary spending.
 Ensures that the delivered materials are documented correctly and are invoiced in time and that payment
requirements are met.
 Ensure all potential claims if any, from the customer are dealt with promptly and closed in coordination and
support of the management.
Operations Manager, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, Dubai
(November 1997 – March 2007)
Achievements:
 Developed and implemented best practice for site operations.
Job Profile:
 Coordinating with customer and government agencies to acquire NOC for site work execution.
 Arrangement of manpower and consumables for work execution.
 Management of all health and safety aspects for the work execution.
 Arrange and attend meetings with management, project managers, consultants and customers where required.
 Primary contact for all operational matters related to the works.
 Delegates work with clear work instructions and provide performance feedback to team members.
 Ensures that all works are completely within the required timelines and the project reports are prepared and
delivered.
Materials Engineer, Concrete Technology, Dubai
(1995 - 1997)
Job Profile:
 Quality engineer for the precast products manufactured.
Education & Certifications
 Diploma in Construction Engineering, Mumbai, India. August 1991
Personal Particulars
 Date of Birth: 11th
July, 1969
 Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi & Malayalam
 Nationality: Indian
 Marital Status: Married