Vinod Chawla

About Vinod Chawla

Accomplished Project & Portfolio Management leader with 23+ years of global experience delivering large, multi‑disciplinary engineering and capital project portfolios across the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Energy sectors. I specialize in transforming complex brownfield environments into predictable, well‑governed, and strategically aligned programs—driving value, reliability, and long‑term asset performance for global operators.My career spans the USA, Canada, UK, Singapore, India, and Australia, where I’ve led multicultural, cross‑functional teams across engineering, procurement, alliances, and construction support. I previously spearheaded a major engineering alliance for a global O&G operator, delivering 300K+ man‑hours annually and executing a diverse pipeline of brownfield projects with TIC values reaching several hundred million dollars.I combine technical depth, commercial discipline, and strong people leadership, enabling organizations to execute with clarity, transparency, and confidence.Key Strengths• Leadership in engineering alliances, portfolio governance, client engagement, and multi‑program delivery• Strategic expertise across E, EP, and EPCm contracts covering environmental, turnaround, sustainability, debottlenecking, and reliability improvement projects• Strong command over bidding strategy, contract governance, vendor management, and commercial alignment• Proven ability to build, scale, and mature project management functions while nurturing long‑term client partnerships• Skilled in navigating global, multicultural environments and driving cohesive collaboration across geographiesDriven by the challenge of simplifying complexity, I focus on enabling smarter decision‑making, strengthening client value chains, and building teams that consistently deliver high‑quality, predictable results

Experience

1. Sr Delivery Manager - Oil & Gas and Chemicals - Americas

   L&T Technology Services

   Jun 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Manage O&G and Chemical Client Engagements in North America region

Education

• Gujarat University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Instrumentation & Control

  1998 — 2002

• Project Management Institute Chennai Chapter

  PMP, Project Management

  2012 — 2027

Skills

• Scada
• Engineering
• Commissioning
• Engineering Management
• Automation
• Mutual Funds
• Team Management
• Business Development
• Project Management
• P&Id
• Management
• Project Engineering
• Process Automation
• Process Engineering
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&Id)
• Product Development
• Plc