Dinesh Gupta

Director, Major Projects & Programmes, Asia @ Turner & Townsend | Industrial, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Infrastructure

Malaysia

About

With 20 years of experience in Contracts Management, Project Controls, Risks, and Commercials, I have consistently endeavored towards optimizing operations and driving profitability through effective management. Managing teams and guiding them through the intricacies of complex mega projects, from inception to completion, is where I find satisfaction and excitement. My professional journey commenced with training on a major infrastructure project, followed by managing contracts and risks on highly challenging cross-country gas pipelines for state-owned entities across diverse locations in South-East Asia. Subsequently, I devoted over a decade to the comprehensive end-to-end management of offshore oil and gas projects, encompassing various types and complexities. Lately, in my capacity as Project Controls and Contracts Director (and Country Head of Project Services), my focus remained on delivery of a diverse suite of complex and highly critical industrial development projects in Malaysia, providing PMC services to major multinational corporations as they establish their captives in South-East Asia. My passion lies in ensuring absolute transparency, clarity, and predictability for clients/stakeholders, ultimately protecting and enhancing the bottom line. I am passionate about aligning major projects in their operations and procedures, aiming to deliver forecasts and EACs without surprises.

Experience

  • Turner & Townsend (1 yr 6 mos)
    • Director, Major Projects & Programmes, Asia
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Accountable for heading the strategic setup, assurance, delivery governance, and digital transformation of Turner & Townsend’s major projects and programmes across Asia, spanning 13 countries and diverse sectors. Responsible for enabling consistent and predictable outcomes for our clients’ most complex capital projects across the region, ensuring risk-managed efficient execution.

    • Director, Project Controls, Asia
      Apr 2025 - Dec 2025 · 9 mos

      Asia Director of Project Controls and member of Programme Advisory Group (PAG), responsible for leading Turner & Townsend's portfolio of Project Controls appointments in Asia, across business units and the full spectrum of sectors.

  • Director, Project Controls and Contracts, Malaysia at AtkinsRéalis
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Head of Project Services for AtkinsRealis in Malaysia, where I oversaw its integrated Design, Engineering, Project, and Construction Management consulting business within the Industrial vertical. Responsibilities encompassed managing a large team spread across Malaysia, providing Project Controls, Contracts, Commercial and Procurement advisory services, as well as handling Tenders, Risks, Claims, Planning, Construction Management, Interfaces, and other comprehensive solutions tailored for complex industrial projects for various MNC clients. Oversaw the successful delivery of Dexcom’s new CGM Medical Device manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia.

  • McDermott International Inc. (12 yrs 3 mos)
    • Project Controls Manager
      Oct 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Led a dynamic team of 22 professionals, ensuring the success of an ultra-deepwater O&G project in India's KGD6 field. Delivered regular project status updates to the Excom, COO, and CEO. Implemented project processes with strict L2/L3 policy compliance, and conducted detailed analyses of revenue, cost, progress, and schedules. Managed project risks with effective mitigation strategies and led audits to ensure predictability. Developed project strategies and successfully negotiated and closed complex CAR Insurance Claims.

    • Deputy Project Manager
      Dec 2013 - Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Sr. Project Engineer
      Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs

  • Punj Lloyd Limited (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Sr. Engineer
      Jul 2008 - Nov 2008 · 5 mos

    • Engineer
      Jun 2007 - Jul 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Graduate Engineer Trainee
      Jun 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Industrial Trainee at Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd.
    Dec 2004 - May 2005 · 6 mos