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    Ensio U. Suopanki

     

     

     

     

     

    Construction | Civil Engineering | Management & Consulting Excellence | Procurement | EPCM

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • SUMMARY

     

    International 20+ extensive experienced, mobile, highly motivated and having construction, civil engineering, procurement, project development, supply chain, EPCM, real estate, consulting and management oriented background in the industrial, energy, commercial, residential and infrastructure sectors with following strengths:  

    A strong track record of managing construction and engineering projects.

    Excellent communication and presentation skills.

    Good coordination, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

    Highly motivated, well organized, resourceful and proactive.

    Possess good interpersonal skills with sound written and oral communication skills.

    Flexible approach and able to work under pressure with a can-do attitude and a desire to win.

    Establishment and leading of big international teams, 1 - 3000 professionals, design, tender and project execution phases.

     

    LinkedIn profiles: english, russian, finnish, german, arabic, chinese, hindi, french, spanish, portuguese, bahasa indonesia and japanese

     

  • "It’s kind of fun to do the impossible!"

    MY MOTTO

  • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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    Odeal Ltd

    Director of Project Management Office, Construction Manager and Engineering Manager

    Jan 2011 – Present, Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

     

    Commercial, industrial, residential, energy and infrastructure projects all around the world.

    Gerson Lehman Group, Network member, Advisor/Consultant Maritime project, Hanhikivi-1 NPP, EPCM, Pyhäjoki, Finland

    Wind power parks, East Lapland, Kemijärvi, tender phase, site/project management, Finland

    Second urban infrastructure project, World bank/Consultants Consortium, Ukraine

    Bel air ext./Kaolack, power plants, Senegal

    Palm island, residential projects, Dubai, UAE

    US embassy, Biškek, Kyrgyzstan

    Oil & Gas, Basrah, Iraq

    Schools and dodge spaces, Finland

    Nuclear waste storage, Kozloduy, Bulgaria

    Bridge, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Arctic LNG2, Oil & Gas, Murmansk, Russian Federation

    Yamal LNG, Oil & Gas, Sabetta, Russian Federation

    Commercial construction project, Shanghai, China

    Hydropower plant, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Nigeria

    Commercial construction project, Luanda, Angola

    Mining project, Kolwezi, Congo

    Industrial project, Jubail and Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia

    Renewable energy project, Taipei, Taiwan and Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Cable-stayed bridge, Mumbai, India
    Power plant, Nantong, China
    Tunnel & road project, Tromså-Alta, Norway

    Skyscrapers, Engineering & Construction, Singapore

    Railway project, Benghazi-Tripoli, Libya

    Maritime project, Engineering & Construction, Beira, Mozambique

    Lime storage terminal, Finland

    International Circuit, Manama, Bahrain

    Log House Complex, Pyhätunturi, Finland

    Headquarter of Labor and Welfare Institute, renovation project, Helsinki, Finland etc.

    • evaluating projects cost, time schedule and technical items
    • supervising and leading construction works at site (cost, time, quality, HSE)
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • holdlng regular design review meetings across the project to ensure everyone is kept well informed and problematic issues aired and discussed
    • compiling a schedule of non-compliances from the information derived from project teams for submission and resolution
    • managing the reporting and feedback on design delivery
    • assembling and distributing the various project records of meetings held and prepared by the design managers
    • developing and implementing the risk management system and reporting
    • supporting the client by addressing and reacting to missing and additional briefing requirements as necessary
    • monitoring the progress against the project scope
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    Chief Civil Engineer

    May 2006 – Nov 2010

     

    Industrial, energy (power plants and stations) and commercial projects around the globe.

    Commercial building:

    Sestem City, Russian Federation

    Power stations:

    Lugazi, Uganda

    Eskom, South Africa

    Toskha, Egypt

    Baku, Azerbaijan

    Rajapatsas, Finland

    Power plants:

    Attock gen limited, Pakistan, 165 MW

    Tarasovskoye power plant, Russian Federation

    Unicem, Nigeria

    Varandey oil terminal, Russian Federation

    Topkapi, Turkey

    Kokkari power plant, Greece

    Guba CHP (combined heat and power) plant, Azerbaijan 

    APC ext. 2., Antigua and Barbuda

    Eden Yuturi ext. I and II, Ecuador

    Kupol Project, Russian Federation

    MDL Sabodala, Senegal

    Merlon Ravenna, Italy

    Sangachal power plant, Azerbaijan

    Çayırova power plant, Turkey

    PLTMG Bontang, Indonesia

    EBS Nickerie ext. Surinam

    Nairobi south ext., Kenya

    Ridyah cement ext., Saudi-Arabia

    Al jouf cement, Saudi-Arabia

    Essakane, Burkina Faso

    Electrogaz, Rwanda

    Kwanza sul cement plant, Angola

    Manaus GD, Brazil

    Westenergy, Finland (waste-to-energy), 185 000 tn, 40 MW heat and 13 MW electricity

    • supervised and managed < 50 civil engineers and draftsmen
    • liaison officer for other disciplines, client, local authorities, external consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • supervised and managed construction works at site (cost, time, quality, HSE)
    • monitored the compliance with the project brief
    • monitored the progress against the project scope
    • leading specialist for design process and civil works supervision of heavy concrete structures (prestressed and reinforced)
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    Head of Procurement

    Jun 2004 – Jan 2006

     

    Photos +300, Site, Christmas Party 1 and 2, Spring party and Roofing party

    Industrial, commercial, infrastructure and residential projects in Russian Federation.

    Tyre factory, 35 Mn€, Nokian Tyres, Vsevolovsk.

    Sawmill, 15 Mn€, Svir Timber, Podporozje.

    Hermitage museum, Multistorey building, Dom Lemcon and Ikea MEGA Parnas, St. Petersburg.

    Multipurpose arena, Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk.

    Multipurpose arena, Arena TatNeft, Kazan.

    • managed and supervised procurement teams in Finland and Russian Federation
    • evaluated projects cost, time schedule and technical items
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • worked with design management, tender stage to project execution
    • evaluated and managed project and subcontracting development works
    • managed and supervised construction works at site (cost, time, quality, HSE)


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    Lead Project Engineer

    Jul 2003 – Dec 2003

     

    Oil platforms, Concrete Gravity Bases, Lunskoye A and Piltun-Ashtonskoye B,

    temporary site structures, Nahodka and Sakhalin, Russian Federation and Finland.

    • supervised and managed < 10 civil engineers and draftsmen
    • liaison officer for client and external consultant
    • evaluated projects cost, time schedule and technical items
    • studied, calculated and proposed temporary site structures (access routes, site roads, tower cranes, man lifts, stairs, formwork, scaffolding, slipforming, drainage, mock up)
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    Civil Works Supervisor and Construction Manager

    Jun 2001 – May 2002

     

    Industrial project, Double H (extension of hot rolling mill), 1 Bn€, Tornio/Finland.

    • biggest stainless steel factory in the world, manning during construction < 3000 professionals
    • also biggest construction and engineering project in the history of Finland
    • evaluated projects cost, time schedule and technical items
    • worked with design management, tender stage to project execution
    • supervised and managed construction works at site (cost, time, quality, HSE)
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • large-scale concrete casting coordinator < 4000 m3/day 
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    Site Engineer/Manager

    Jun 2000 – May 2001

     

    Commercial building, Stockmann, 40 Mn€, Oulu/Finland.

    • evaluated projects cost, time schedule and technical items
    • worked with design management, tender stage to project execution
    • supervised and managed construction works at site (cost, time, quality, HSE)
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, consultants, contractors and suppliers
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    Chief Civil Engineer

    Aug 1998 – Jun 1999

     

    Commercial building, IKEA Khimki Retail Store, 30 Mn€, Moscow/Russian Federation.

    Multipurpose arena/sport palace, Arena 2000, 35 Mn€, Jaroslav/Russian Federation.

    • worked with design management, tender stage to project execution
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • managed and supervised procurement teams in Finland and Russian Federation
    • evaluated projects cost, time schedule and technical items
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    Structural Engineer

    Mar 1988 – Aug 1998

     

    World-class infrastructure, energy, commercial and industrial projects in Finland and Overseas. L=lenght, W=widht
    Vihantasalmi bridge, Mäntyharju, Finland, largest wooden in the world, L 168 m, W 14 m
    Swietokryzki bridge, Warsaw, Poland, cable stayed, L 479 m, W 30 m
    Suutarinkorva bridge, Rovaniemi, Finland, L 320 m, W 12.25 m
    Ext. Isohaara hydropower plant, Keminmaa, Finland, 112.5 MW
    Arctic port proposals, 3 pcs/L<800 m, TexacoChevron, Pechora sea, NorthWest Russia
    Joutsensilta bridge, Oulu, Finland, longest road bridge in Finland, L 560 + 136 m, W 14.5 m
    Korkeasaari light traffic bridge, Oulu, Finland, L 443 m, W 5.5 m

    Kuokkala bridge, Jyväskylä, Finland, L 480 m , W 15.5 m
    Taipale and Konnus lock canals, Finland
    Alaraumo bridge, Tornio, Finland, L 131 m, W 10 m
    Laholainen/Oulu (L 55 m, W 6 m, prestressed), Kiilakivi/Oulu (L 46 m, W 6 m) and
    Nahkasalmi/Vaala (L 29 m, W 11.6 m), railway bridges, Finland
    Commercial buildings, VTT and GPM Medipolis, Oulu, Finland
    Concrete gravity structures, Kemijoki, Finland
    Ground dam refurbishment, Kollaja and Oulujoki, Finland
    Ahkiolahti canal, Maaninka, Finland
    Hailuoto wind power park, 5 units, first in northern Finland, < 1 MW
    Röyttä port ext. II 65 m, Tornio, Finland
    Toppila II/Oulu 315 MW and SEVO/Seinäjoki 120 MW electricity and 100 MW heat, Finland, peat power plants etc.

    • made structural calculations for first class concrete structures (reinforced and prestressed), drawings and specifications
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, external consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • managed and supervised < 10 structural engineers and draftsmen
    • worked as a expert civil works supervisor during challenging reinforcing, prestressing and concreting works
    • directed and chaired design reviews and facilitated the value engineering of design consultants’ solutions
    • developed and participated in design process improvements - project procedures, system selection, technical integration and etc.
    • managed the reporting and feedback on design delivery
    • reviewed regularly with the project managers the progress of design development  
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    Structural Engineer

    Oct 1993 – Mar 1994

     

    Residential, industrial and commercial buildings, Berlin Mitte/Germany.

    Parkstrasse, multi-storey residential building, Berlin

    Pulvermyhle, commercial building, Berlin etc.

    • organised and managed technical review team resource and input
    • made structural calculations for reinforced concrete, steel and wooden structures
    • liaison officer for client, local authorities, external consultants, contractors and suppliers
    • managed and supervised < 4 structural engineers and draftsmen
    • managed and chaired regular design review meetings across the project to ensure everyone is kept well informed and problematic issues aired and discussed
    • developed the clients’ brief, design strategy, procurement and execution of the scheme
    • developed and participated in design process improvements - project procedures, system selection, technical integration and etc.    
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    City of Oulu

    Master´s Thesis Worker

    Apr 1987 – Feb 1988 

    Master thesis: Preplanning of southern water storage tank of Oulu

    Employer: Municipal engineering design department, City of Oulu

    Supervisor: Tech. Lis. Antti Aula, University of Oulu, Department of Structural Engineering

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    Various

    Various short-term jobs during studies

    May 1983 – Aug 1986

     

    Kemijärvi, Rovaniemi, Salla, Pelkosenniemi, Ranua, Raahe

    Foreman and Civil works supervisor, Finnish Transport Agency, construction of concrete bridges, supervision of road maintenance and paving works, Lapland, summer 1983/1984/1986.

    Mixed worker, OMP-Yhtymä Oy, extension of district hospital, City of Kemijärvi, summer 1985.

    Site manager, residential project, City of Kemijärvi, 1987-8.

    Construction worker, Raahen Rakennus Oy, demolition of the masonry inside the coking plant and new masonry, Rautaruukki, Raahe, summer 1986.

  • EDUCATION & COURSES

     

    Master of Science, University of Oulu, Civil engineering, Construction and Environmental sciences, 1982-88.

     

    Building material exporting and contracting in Russia, Murmansk/Russian Federation, LLAI, 1995-96.

     

    Russian trade specialist program, Arkhangelsk, Nižni Novgorod and Khabarovsk/Russian Federation, University of Oulu, 1996-97.

     

    Program for exporting personnel, Oulu/Finland and London/Great Britain, CEO Institute, 1999-2000.

     

    Program for project and site management personnel, Oulu/Finland and St. Petersburg/Russian Federation, Rateko, 2004.

  • Sergeant, Finnish Defence Forces, Jaeger Brigade, Ranger/Reconnaissance Company, Lapland, 1981-82.

     

    The Jaeger Brigade trains regional troops specialised in the demanding conditions of Lapland, as well as national air defence troops. The unique nature of Lapland and its Arctic conditions provide an excellent setting for training. The Jaeger Brigade employs approximately 400 people, and approximately 2,200 conscripts carry out their military service there annually.

     

    1919-1921: Käkisalmi Regiment 1921-1936: Bicycle Battallion 1 1936-1957: Jaeger Battallion 1 1957-1964: Ostrobothnia Jaeger Battallion 1964-1979: Lapland Jaeger Battallion 1979-: Jaeger Brigade

     

     

    Finnish Matriculation Examination,

    High School of Kemijärvi, 1978-81, Extensive Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

  • HONORS & AWARDS

     

    Year 2000 Finnish Wood Award, world-class the Vihantasalmi Bridge, Mäntyharju, Finland.

     

    Year 2002 Finnish Concrete Association Award no: 27, extension of hot and cold rolling mills, Tornio, Finland.

  • PUBLICATIONS

     

    Preplanning of southern water storage tank of Oulu, City of Oulu/University of Oulu, Master thesis, spring 1988.

     

    Type drawings of steel beams with composite reinforced concrete deck, bridge TPII, the Finnish Transport Agency/Consulting Engineers Juola & Rantakokko Ky, spring 1988.

     

    Improving the district heating network in the northern port area of Arkhangelsk (Ekonomija), Russian Federation, Feasibility study to World Bank, Planora Oy/University of Oulu, summer 1997.

     

    Arctic LNG2 in Murmansk, business challenges for concrete producers, Feasibility study to International concrete client, Murmansk/Russian Federation, spring 2018.

  • SKILLS

     

    Finnish (native), English (fluent), Swedish and Russian (good), German (beginner)

     

    MS Office/Libre Office

     

    AutoCAD 2D/3D, RAKcad, DocVision, IDM

     

    MS Project/Primavera P6/Ebicor/ Lotus Notes

     

    Outlook/Gmail/Yahoo/Mail/GMX

  • HOBBIES

    Books, Fishing, Mountain climbing, Swimming.

  • ORGANIZATIONS 

     

     

    Association of Finnish Civil Engineers RIL ry.,                     

    Member 1982-

     

    Pyhä Ski Resort,

    Member 1970-

     

    Guild of Jaeger Brigade,

    Member 2016- 

  • REFERENCES

     

     

     

    PM Mika Martonen, Wärtsilä Finland Oy, +358107090000 (work)/+358400159358 (cell), mika.martonen@wartsila.com

     

    Paul Holm, Stanton Chase Executive Search & Leadership Consultants, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, +358405566508, paul.holm@welho.com

     

    PM Kai Rantatalo, Wärtsilä Finland Oy, +358107090000 (work)/+358504909026 (cell), kai.rantatalo@wartsila.com

     

     

     

    CEO Erkki Hannus, Tikstaali Ltd, +358400193064, erkki.hannus@tikstaali.fi

    https://www.tikstaali.fi

     

    CEO Maria Kotik, LLC Barona RU, +78126409033, maria.kotik@barona.fi

     

    CEO Jari Sydänmetsä, WWW, Oy Finmonte Ab, +358400280109, jari.sydanmetsa@finmonte.fi

    http://www.finmonte.fi

    "Ensio Suopanki is one of the most international civil engineers in Europe. He is an ironman in procurement, design and project management. Ensio Suopanki leads others with his example and courage."

     

    Project director Seppo Viio, WWW, A-Insinöörit Rakennuttaminen Oy, +358400158191, sm.v@gmx.com

    "I had the privilege of working with Ensio Suopanki on a couple civil engineering positions at the same company. Ensio Suopanki did not fail me a single time. Ensio Suopanki is a highly organized, goal oriented, independent and hard working perfectionist always ready to put all his energy and stamina to get the job done. Well educated and energetic. Is able to work in a fast-paced environment. Ensio Suopanki is probably one of the best strategists I have ever met in my life and one of the smartest professionals I have ever worked with."

     

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    Bridge Supervision Trainee and Fisherman summer 1986, Akajoki,

    Savukoski,

    Finland

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    Palm Island, Dubai, UAE

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    Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia

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    Arctic Barents Sea

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    Lapland

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    Tripoli-Benghazi, Russian Railways (RZD)/China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC)

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