The 10 Prominent Project Engineering Solution Providers

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those clients who value technology supported solutions.
2. Tell us about Project Engineering from your point of
view.
For HOCHTIEF India, Project Engineering is the
conversation of Ideas into Reality incorporating
Engineering Design into it. Under the label “Project
Engineering”, we offer a diverse spectrum of project
services to suit the individual needs of our clients. These
services can be mixed and matched as desired, and are
individually customized to suit the needs of each project.
With our technical expertise and our project management
skills we can attend to client’s project’s needs regardless of
its size and complexity. Whatever be the requirement, we
can provide support during all project phases from
inception, preparation and realization to handover and
operation.
3. Kindly describe the CEO/Founder of the company
and his/her contribution towards the growth of the
company.
Gopan Pillai is the Managing Director at HT India and
heads the Indian office for its global operations. He is an
experienced Civil engineer who has pursued his postgraduation
in Structural Engineering. Besides this, he is
also a management professional. Gopan has been in the
construction industry for over three decades and has equal
exposure to domestic as well as international markets
within his involvement in designing, project management,
and operations of various prestigious projects. Gopan joined
HOCHTIEF in 2010 as the CTO (Chief Technical Officer),
thereafter, taking the operations as the COO (Chief
Operating Officer) in 2012 and has been a Board Member
since 2014.
Nanda Kumar, the Managing Director (Former) who have
served HOCHTIEF in various roles during his tenure of
thirty-six years, served right from a Management Trainee to
the Commercial Manager and Director. He was
instrumental in establishing the Indian office and
developing it into a self-standing organization. Upon his
retirement in 2016, he continued to be the whole-time
Director till March 2018 and opted complete retirement
from active services.
4. Explain the company’s journey till date and the
strategies that you’ve used to overcome the initial
struggle
Coming with a construction background and acting as
purely an in-house team there was no signs of growth as
compared to other forms of industry or with similar service
providers. Even the neighbours never knew what was
happening within the four walls. From a European market
when the services spread to Middle East, there were no
ripples, neither was there any bigger growth. When the
services were also extended to handpicked third parties,
there were signs of improvement. The real impact came
when a face lift was made and additional portfolios
included into the list. The decision in between to make the
unit self- standing and making the management responsible
to work on a plan with experienced hands brought in from
the international market triggered a drastic difference.
Rather than selling the services, efforts were in to highlight
the capabilities attracting external clients. Adopting the
right technological advancement combined with a
systematic business development, HT India could spread its
wings globally. And, when the local market started thinking
of adopting international standards and qualities, HT India
has already been in the limelight.
5. Being a Project engineering solution provider, what
are the unique methods followed by the company and
how is your company different from its competitors?
First of all, HT India does not believe in competition. Every
organization can perform its own way and finally the
purpose is to satisfy the requirement of its clients. The
competitive clause comes on the side of the client when
they evaluate the support in terms of quality, timely
delivery and the price associated with. Repeated clients to
HT India indicate that the solutions provided are to their
requirements.
From HT India, every client gets due attention and there
will be specific personnel available to understand their
needs and suggest a proper solution to them. The scope
involved in the proposal will be very clearly discussed and
frozen before any attempt is made, and a suitable proposal
with various options are then arrived at and discussed with
the client. The matter will be followed up until the client is
comfortable to arrive at a decision of their choice and there
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