Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Senior executive and engaging leader of multicultural cross-disciplinary project teams, renowned for adopting an influential and motivating people-first philosophy and participatory management style, demonstrable in program/projects delivery, and management of operations against best practice benchmarks and standards. 38 years as practiced & seasoned Program/Projects Management professional addressing Planning & Controls and Contracts engaging stakeholders and consolidating support for program/projects and their lenders in challenging environments. Program/Project history include prestigious multidiscipline EPC(Engineering, Procurement, Construction/Commissioning projects of reputed organizations in Infrastructure (Water, Sewerage, Drainage, District Cooling, Electrical/Power, Telecommunication, Highways – Bridges & Roads, Railways, Metro Rail – Elevated & Underground involving TBM), MUD (Mixed Use Development), Buildings (Exhibition & Convention Center, Commercial, Retail, Offices, Hotels, Residential, Public, Industrial, Software/Data Centre, Sports Stadium), Aerospace Defense / Aviation - Air Force Base/Airport (Aircraft Aprons & Ramps, Infrastructure, Support facilities), Oil & Gas & Petrochemicals (Pipelines, Piping, Equipment, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, Buildings). Significantly carried out Planning, Scheduling & Schedule Control by preparing & updating Plans, Schedules (CPM Networks), Resource(Manpower/Equipment/Material) Analysis/Loading/Schedule, PMIS(Program/Project Management Information System), PMS (Progress Measurement System), Progress Reports, Productivity Reports, Costing, Budgeting & Cost Control of projects by preparing/updating Costs, Budgets, Cost Analysis/Loading/Schedule, Cost Coding & Allocation, CMS (Cost Measurement System), Financial Progress Curves, Cash Flow Charts, Invoicing & Payment Schedules, Budget/Cost/Financial Reports, Progress Billings & Payment Certificates, Forensic Planning, Delay Analysis, Scope & Change Management, Risk Management, Time & Cost impacts, Claims for EOT (Extension of Time) & extra costs, Dispute Resolution, Contracts Management, Commercial Management. Projects undertaken in: MENA (Middle East & North Africa) i.e. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Algeria & India.
Dec-21 till date: Senior Vice President – Planning at CoE (Centre of Excellence) | NCC (Nagarjuna Construction Company) Limited | Projects: EPC works in all Business Units i.e., Buildings & Housing, Roads, Electrical, Water & Environment, Irrigation, Railways, Power, Metals, Mining| Projects Value: INR 400 Billion i.e. USD 5 Billion Projects Scope of Work Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) works for Railways/Metro Rail/High Speed Rail (HSR), Roads & Bridges (Highways), Water (Supply System, WTP) & Environment (WWTP), Power, Electrical (Renewable Energy - Solar PV), Irrigation (Dams), Buildings & Housing (Airports, Hospitals, Data Centers, Trade Centers, Mixed Use Development, Naval Base). Roles & Responsibilities • Heading/Leading Planning & Control functions at CoE (Centre of Excellence) for various programs/projects (from tender/bidding to handover including preparation of EOT Claims) under different business units of the organization. It also included providing support for the implementation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.
Spearheading project controls for a diverse EPC portfolio valued at $5 Billion, establishing the Centre of Excellence (CoE) as the central hub for planning standards and best practices.
Project: Construction of Villas (Multi-storied Houses) at Hyderabad-Telangana-India| Value of each project: Indian Rupees Six (6) Million i.e. USD 100 Thousand | Client: Owners of Villas (Multi-storied Houses) Project Scope of Work Engineering, Procurement & Construction works for Villas (Multi-storied Houses), boundary walls, water tanks, septic tanks including commissioning of various systems. Roles & Responsibilities • Planning & Control functions for the projects by preparing & updating schedules, progress measurement system (PMS), reporting, billing/invoicing, cost estimation, monitoring & control.
Project: India International Convention & Expo Center (IICC) at Dwarka – New Delhi - India | Value: Indian Rupees Two Hundred Forty (240) Billion i.e., US Dollars Three & half (3.5) Billion | Client: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) Project Scope of Work To create a state-of-the-art world class Exhibition cum Convention Center with world class infrastructure facilities related to trade promotions activities, conventions, conferences, exhibitions, national/corporate meetings, specialized events and associated mixed use commercial development (commercial offices, retail, and hotels) and logistic facilities. Roles & Responsibilities • Schedule Management – Developing & maintaining Program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Master Schedule at various levels of details for management reporting using Primavera P6 Professional R16.2, Microsoft Excel, Power Point & Word, Project Wise V8i. • Cost Management – Creating & maintaining Program Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), Master Budget and Cash Flow. • Risk Management – Developing a systematic risk management plan/strategy to track & manage significant risks. • Communications Management - Document Control - Implementing an electronic document management system for document control. • Scope and Change Management – Creating & implementing Change Management Plan, Change Log, governance. • Performance Measurement – Developing a web-based reporting platform to provide cost & schedule information. • Program Administration: Implementing Project Management practices, Monitoring contractor’s progress.
Led the end-to-end project controls strategy for the $3.5B India International Convention & Expo Center (IICC), one of India's most prestigious infrastructure projects.