Sasi Soorya Selvam
Project Assistant Manager
North Charleston,SC
Summary
Experienced Assistant Project Manager with 4+ years of demonstrated history of working in Construction Industry delivering CM at risk, Design Build and GMP projects. Passionate about lean processes and technologies which reduces documentation burden and improves operational efficiency. Currently working a hybrid role with Operations being Primary Responsibility and Preconstruction as secondary responsibility.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Project Manager
Samet Corporation
, SC
02.2018 - Current
- Operated as Structure and Skin Project Manager on the current project
- Tracked project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Reported on status for each project to appropriate stakeholders.
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Supported senior managers by completing projects and problem resolution under budgets and schedule demands.
- Tracked and updated project schedules using Primavera P6, created and distributed RFI's, drawing changes and revisions.
- Mentored and trained Project Engineers on Construction Management Processes and Building Assemblies.
- Facilitated and managed BIM coordination process between project trade partners and designers
- Drafted and managed trade partner contracts and Professional service agreements up to $4.5 million
- Managed Owner and Trade-Partners coordination for the projects
- Prepared agenda, documents, meeting minutes, and actions for various meetings including owner/architect/contractor meetings, subcontractor coordination meetings, safety meetings, Pre-installation meeting and project close-out meetings
- Reviewed Trade-Contractor’s site-specific safety plan
- Created and reviewed standard operation protocols Companywide with regards to project management documentation
- Created interactive project closeout dashboard for the project closeout documentation for the client using Bluebeam
- Completed all project closeout documentation within 30 days of substantial project completion
Project Management Intern
Benning Construction Company
Atlanta, GA
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Carried out duties of an Assistant – Project Manager for a $3 MM theater addition and remodel project
- Reviewed project submittals and followed up with vendors, sub-contractors, and architect for four projects ranging from 5 to 8 million-dollar.
- Estimated quantity of concrete for a 9300-square foot retail shop construction project.
- Worked with local county and acquired permits for three projects
- Carried out duties of assistant superintendent on a 40-acre site work project for 2 weeks
- Supported project managers in managing schedules and milestones.
Graduate Research Assistant
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
08.2016 - 12.2017
- Prepared presentations conducted surveys and did a financial feasibility study for a start- up business operation
- Prepared response for prospective RFP from SCDOT regarding Design-Build Manual., Prepared presentations conducted surveys and did a financial feasibility study for a start- up business operation
- Prepared response for prospective RFP from SCDOT regarding Design-Build Manual
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
Field Engineer
AGNI Estates & Foundations PVT Limited
Chennai
05.2014 - 06.2015
- Supervised the work of 5 trades, which included concrete subcontractor, carpentry, painting, masonry, and electrical subcontractor for 50 Units Luxury Multi Family Apartment Complex, $10 MM, 75k GSF
- Read and interpreted construction plans created and followed up with Punch items
- Provided review of design modifications and requests for clarification.
- Confirmed that construction progressed as scheduled and in compliance with contract specifications.
Education
Master's - Construction Science and Management
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 08.2010 - 06.2014
Bachelor's - Civil Engineering
Anna University
Chennai 01.2016 - 12.2017
Skills
On-Screen Takeoff
PlanSwift
Sage Estimating
Procore
Prolog
Timberscan
AutoCAD
Primavera P6
MS Project
Revisto
Navisworks
Project List
Current Project:
Bishop Gadsden Health Care Center|60 MM|162,000 GSF| Bishop Gadsden Retirement
Bishop Gadsden Myers Hall Assisted Living Facility|10 MM|25,000 GSF| Bishop Gadsden
Retirement
Completed Projects:
• Bishop Gadsden Pocket Neighborhood and Pavilion| Senior Independent Living Facility |12 MM|33,400 GSF| Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community, Charleston, SC| CM at Risk
• Omni Light Industrial Manufacturing Building| 8 MM | 100,000 GSF| Automotive Parts Manufacturing | Summerville, SC | Design Build
• Palmetto Commerce Speculative Industrial Building | 11 MM | 200,000 GSF | The Beach Company | Ladson, SC| Design Build
• Georgetown Industrial Speculative Building | 5 MM | 50,000 GSF | The Georgetown County | Andrews, SC | Design Build
Innovation Efforts
- Volunteered and functioning a regional Procore Champion addressing any questions and training new hires on Procore software usage (ERP Software for the company)
- Piloted and implemented Structionsite software on the project to capture all the rough-ins, shower flood-testing inspections and window flashing inspections to capture and provide through close-out documentation to the Owner’s facility management team
- Attended Bluebeam Extreme Conference Austin-2018. Conducted workshops and Lunch- learn for colleagues to get all Charleston region Projects documents to be housed in Studio Project
- Volunteered to be the Pilot Project for Procore to aid companywide migration to the new project management system
Affiliations
- LEED Green Associate
- OSHA-30 Hr Construction
- Certified Erosion Prevention & Sediment
- Control Inspector for the State of SC
- Professional in Building Design
- CPR/AED and First Aid
Educational Achievements and Publications
- Selected as Student Member of Sigma Lambda Chi International Construction Honor Society for Academic Excellence.
- University rank holder- Secured 50th rank among 2920 students.
- Received an award for paper presentation on Structural Health Monitoring System in National Level Technical Symposium,2013
- Application and Usage of Design-Build by State DOTs , AIC’s Journal-The Professional Constructor,30-38, Published Aug 2018
References
- Dr. Shima Clarke|Clemson University|864-656-4498 |shimac@clemson.edu
- Edward Fussell|Benning Construction Company|706-405-6543|EFussell@benningnet.com
- Brendan Burgin|Samet Corporation|843-998-0832|bburgin@sametcorp.com
Timeline
Assistant Project Manager
Samet Corporation
02.2018 - Current
Project Management Intern
Benning Construction Company
06.2017 - 08.2017
Graduate Research Assistant
Clemson University
08.2016 - 12.2017
Bachelor's - Civil Engineering
Anna University
01.2016 - 12.2017
Field Engineer
AGNI Estates & Foundations PVT Limited
05.2014 - 06.2015
Master's - Construction Science and Management
Clemson University
08.2010 - 06.2014