RAJEEV GUPTA

Client: QGC(Shell Australia), Chinchilla, QLD (FIFO)

Role: Gathering Project Engineer

• Led execution of gathering infrastructure projects across QGC gas fields from construction through commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-effective delivery.
• Team leadership — Manage a multidisciplinary team of 8–10 personnel, including contractors, supervisors, and engineering support staff.
• Engineering governance — Review IFC drawings, GIS data, RFIs, NCRs, technical queries, and engineering documentation to ensure compliance with Shell DEP and project specifications.
• Field engineering support — Issue technical site instructions, resolve field engineering issues, and minimise delays and rework.
• Regulatory & landholder coordination — Coordinated council approvals, road-crossing permits, utility interfaces, statutory approvals, and landholder engagement to facilitate project progress.
• Construction monitoring — Conduct site inspections, monitor productivity and cost performance, and prepare weekly progress reports.
• HSE & PTW compliance — Review and approve ATWs, ensuring alignment with PTW systems, HSE requirements, and project risk-management procedures.
• Quality assurance — Perform field quality inspections to verify compliance with approved designs and construction standards.
• Contractor & vendor management — Supported contractor selection, vendor evaluations, commercial reviews, and cost-control initiatives to ensure project alignment with budget and performance targets.
• Risk & change management — Participated in constructability reviews, MoC assessments, risk workshops, and lessons-learned sessions to identify and mitigate potential project risks.
• Achieved a ~15% reduction in construction rework by proactively resolving RFIs, NCRs, tie-in discrepancies, and field engineering issues.
• Improved contractor performance by 20% via mentoring, technical guidance, and structured quality inspections.
• Streamlined weekly reporting, improving visibility of schedule risks and enabling earlier intervention by operations and construction teams.
• Enhanced safety outcomes, contributing to zero LTI performance across multiple work fronts through PTW compliance and hazard identification.
• Strengthened stakeholder collaboration, enabling faster approvals from Land Access, Cultural Heritage, and regulatory bodies.

Client: Chevron Pty Ltd, Perth

Role: Senior Piping Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Senior engineer for Wheatstone Platform Gas Compression Project.
• Challenged project assumptions and implemented a safer in-situ machining coldwork repair for a damaged compressor sealing face, avoiding hot work.
• Spearheaded coldwork solution for large hook-up support structure, eliminating high-risk hot-work welded strategy.
• Produced datasheets, fabrication requests, ITPs, engineering work scopes, and quality plans.
• Delivered offshore implementation solutions, providing technical support for piping tie-ins and compressor commissioning to ensure project milestones were met.
• Developed innovative solutions for complex engineering challenges, enhancing project delivery and operational efficiency.
• Managed technical queries, procurement technical evaluations, RCA matrices, and change requests.
• Reviewed isometrics, vendor drawings, piping specifications, ensuring Chevron Guidelines compliance.
• Conducted vendor inspections, coordinated with suppliers, and reviewed scope of supply.
• Supported MoC processes, ensuring all changes were assessed for safety, schedule, and cost impact.
• Ensured alignment with PTW systems, field safety requirements, and contractor procedures.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve project outcomes.
• Summarized site challenges and resolutions to enhance future project efficiency.
• Identified and mitigated construction risks, including dropped-object hazards and poor access.
• Resolved piping clashes, misaligned supports, and incorrect routing during installation.
• Managed tie-in point discrepancies through site verification and updated IFC drawings.
• Addressed vendor equipment non-conformance and verified corrective actions.
• Investigated hydrotest failures and implemented corrective actions.
• Coordinated with operations to resolve PTW conflicts and access restrictions.

Key Achievements

• Delivered 3.1 MW heat‑recovery system by leading full mechanical, process, and piping design, producing a clash‑free model that enabled smooth procurement, fabrication, and installation.
• Led engineering team as the sole senior engineer, supervising two junior engineers and ensuring all technical documents, drawings, and calculations met project standards.
• Optimised plant layout through detailed 3D modelling, equipment positioning, and piping routing, improving constructability and reducing on‑site rework.
• Managed procurement of pumps, heat exchangers, valves, and piping materials, drafting supply contracts and ensuring critical equipment met performance and delivery requirements for project success.
• Developed construction and commissioning documentation including ITPs, commissioning procedures, construction philosophy, and trade scopes to facilitate execution of works by CPB Contractors with minimal technical queries.
• Resolved site issues through coordination with plumbers, draftsmen, and CPB Contractors to ensure installation aligned with design intent, safety standards, and project timelines, enhancing project delivery.
• Supported multi‑site projects including Canberra House genset layout, ATO Melbourne generator house acoustic design, and Woolworths NSW upgrades, maintaining high‑quality output across all deliverables.
• Site Experience & Issues Handled:
• Conducted site surveys and resolved dimensional mismatches between drawings and actual conditions.
• Identified access and maintenance clearance issues and updated layouts accordingly.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop chemical dosing skids and water quality monitoring cabinets per client requirements.
• Prepare and review P&IDs and GA drawings for client approval.
• Liaised with internal teams, clients, and vendors to effectively resolve technical and commercial issues.
• Ensured compliance with project codes and standards during execution.
• Reviewed vendor drawings for accuracy and compliance, ensuring alignment with project standards.
• Monitored project milestones, proactively escalating risks to key stakeholders for timely resolution.
• Review performance and implement corrective actions to meet budget, schedule, and quality targets.

Key Achievements

• Reduced piping bulk weight and nozzle entries by 15% through optimised routing and material selection.
• Developed Layout and Piping 3D model of brownfield gold mining project. Redesigned the layout of grinding area and updated the leaching area layout.

Key Responsibilities

• Led team of engineers and designers in developing hydrogen cooling area for KNPC Project (Kuwait), ensuring timely completion of milestones.
• Designed pump stations, pipe racks, control valve assemblies, and PSV assemblies using PFDs, P&IDs, etc.
• Verified accuracy of isometric and support drawings, ensuring alignment with project specifications before submission to construction contractor.
• Compiled Bulk Material Take-Offs (MTO) for cost estimation and produced underground GA drawings for fire water and sump systems, facilitating project planning.

Key Achievements

• Cost-saving design optimization — Implemented engineering and layout improvements generating client savings exceeding $750,000.
• Design efficiency improvement — Reduced rework by ~12% through structured designer capability training, improving daily productivity by ~70 minutes per designer.
• 2D/3D deliverable development — Produced high-accuracy 2D/3D drawing packages that contributed to securing a $2.1 billion refinery expansion award.
• Team productivity enhancement — Resolved interpersonal conflicts within design teams, improving overall productivity by ~7%.
• Global scope alignment — Negotiated and aligned scope of work with international offices, reducing communication loops and accelerating project timelines.

• Directed team in creating comprehensive routing studies for captive power units.
• Finalized routing for large and small bore pipes, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
• Designed and modeled equipment to ensure accurate nozzle orientations, supporting effective operation of 50 MW multi-shaft CCPP.
• Implemented PDS for precise pipe routing based on P&ID designs.
• Developed access platforms for valves and associated equipment to enhance maintenance accessibility.
• Conducted thorough checks of vendor documents, enhancing quality assurance processes.

• Modularized cooling water and lube oil systems for SST-3000 steam turbine unit in CCPP plant, saving approximately 2500 man-hours in design and document production.
• Standardized piping support drawing templates, streamlining drafting tasks and enhancing design cycle efficiency.
• Developed structured reference database for static and rotating equipment designs, expediting future project engineering.
• Led 3D modelling using PDMS, PDS, SP3D, AutoCAD; supervised junior engineers in model development.
• Performed layout studies and finalised equipment and piping layouts for constructability.
• Finalised pipe routing for big‑bore and small‑bore lines, ensuring compliance with specs and accessibility.
• Coordinated with stress engineers for critical lines and high‑stress systems.
• Interfaced with multidisciplinary teams to resolve design issues and maintain model integrity.