Detail-oriented Civil Engineering professional with over 20 years of experience in project execution, construction monitoring, and quality assurance. Proven ability to manage all project phases from conceptualization to execution, consistently delivering results on time and within budget. Expertise in vendor management, cost estimation, and ensuring compliance with industry standards enhances project efficiency and effectiveness. Strong communication skills, coupled with adept negotiation and problem-solving abilities, facilitate collaboration among stakeholders and drive successful project outcomes.
Work History
AGM – Civil & Structure
1 Year 4 Months
Vishakha Glass Pvt. Ltd (Industrial) | 04.2025 - Current
Reporting to: VP- Project Operations
Overview of project scope and objectives.
Construction of Solar Glass Manufacturing Unit with 1260 TPD furnace @ Mundra, Gujarat
Construction of Metal Frame Manufacturing Facility for Solar Panel @ Mundra, Gujarat
Main Plant Building, Raw Material Storage Yards, Cullet Conveyor System & Batch House is Composite structure in Pre Cast & PEB works with more 2.25 million Square Meter of Industrial floor Area along with all utilities, internal Roads and Drains @ APSEZ Mundra, Gujarat.
Project Scope is 12000 Piles, Erection of 15000 pre-Cast Elements & 8500 MT PEB steel Structure, 110 Mt RCC Chimney, 5 Lakh Litre Capacity at 43.5 Mt Height Modular OHWT over steel Structure.
Identification of major focus areas for project success.
95% Achievement of the Project mile tones as per Approved Master Schedule. Delay reported with RCA for Deviation.
Finalization of all major civil activities on site.
Cleared inspections without significant reworks, achieving compliance through 2 EHS audits and 2 IMS audits per year, resolving non-conformities.
Delivering 100% readiness of the Civil Works with handing over signed protocols clearing all punch lists.
Submission of handing over documents like Soil Test Reports, As Built Drawings, Stability Test Certificates and NOCC. Infra handover within 20 days of Section Completion to Operations.
Summary of key achievements during the project.
Project control and overall administration for the Construction site operations.
Created and monitored interactive Production; Dispatch & Erection plans for the Pre-Cast Elements. Co-ordinated with the Design & Fabrication for the PEB works
Supervise the Space Rotation for the Stacking & internal movement for the pre-cast & PEB materials received on site.
Rotating the Vendor allocation for the available fronts for the Erection of Precast/ PEB, Roofing & Cladding, readiness for the Flooring works & Utilities packages.
Maintained rates within budgetary provision. Also derive data from time motion study for productivity of engaged resources like heavy lifting equipment.
Tracked procurement plan and ensured timely award of works, coordinating with respective HODs for PO issuance.
Cater the manpower shortage by implementation of the Risk Purchase for deliverables from the Civil Contractors.
Conducted training for developing subordinates by imparting functional knowledge sharing.
EC contract for Proposed Educational Buildings with State of Art finishes and aesthetics for Rail Vikas Nigam Limited @ Vadodara, Gujarat.
Ensure project mobilization set up as per contract requirements and review of site logistic plan with Site team. Review and validate Project baseline schedule, and prepare internal schedule with squeezed Project time.
Achievement/ tracking of the yearly projections of the respective allotted project, projections needs to be prepared with Project Control Team
Preparation of Resource mobilization plan covering manpower and TEP with Site Planning team and finalize it after reviewing it from Operations – HO.
Validate quarterly projection to Operations- HO and Achievement monthly projected plan.
Maintained and deployed labor resources for each activity according to projections.
Review and take required action on Quality and EHS reports, assure to close the open NCR received from client
Compliance of Audit report must be done through respective site team.
Initiated project closure and communicated with Operations HO to ensure smooth handover to client/PMC.
Ensure client payment as per tender clause and submission of necessary bill data base required by client on time. Also regularize vendor billing as per company standard.
Ensure any extra item/disputed items to be identified timely and submission of the same through contracts team.
Implementation of required software or systems as per company’s requirement.
Utilizations of BIM for quantification, clash detection for services & utilities, clarity on construction sequences, billing, construction & test data management etc.
To prepare and submit Project Learning document includes Efforts taken to improve workability, crashed schedules, its results, Risk Register and actions taken, Challenges faced etc.
Summarized key project achievements.
Project control and monitoring; Over all administration for the Construction site operations.
Generated work instructions. Managed the project team including all contractors.
Maintained wastage of material within limit for respective project.
Maintained rates of Reinforcement, Shuttering, Concreting, Departmental work within budgetary provision.
Efforts to ensure Indirect cost i.e. TEP, Diesel, Water-Electricity charges, Safety, Consumables, Mobilization is within Budget given to project.
Tracked procurement plan and coordinated with respective HODs to ensure timely awarding of works and PO issuance.
Ensure Contractual correspondence to the client through Contracts team related to Project time and cost.
Maintained Engineer wise Daily Rolling report to Operations-HO
Maintained effective allotment of departmental Labour as per guidelines of Operations-HO.
Minimize Slow moving and Non-moving stock for respective project considering self-life of various materials.
Chief Civil Engineer- Quality
1 Year 11 Months
ARISE IIP – Togo, West Africa | 08.2021 - 07.2023
Managed project scope and objectives.
Active participation in finalizing BOQs and other Tender documents, QAP and ITP.
Preparing SOPs, ITPs & checklists for various activities as per contractual requirements of work packages.
Co-ordination with Execution Contractors to achieve key deliverables & ensuring availability of approved materials on construction sites.
Prepared SOPs, ITPs, and checklists for various activities according to contractual work package requirements.
Design & Construction of Home Textile Unit, Spinning, Weaving Knitting & Dying Units with Garment Units & Training Centers with all utilities, Infrastructure & Administrative facilities for the park.
Set Up & Operations of Batching/ Mixing plants & keep maintained log of dispatch truck for concrete & maintaining lay down areas for material storage.
Set Up & Operations of Batching/ Mixing plants & keep maintained log of dispatch truck of for concrete & maintaining lay down areas for material storage.
Verifying & authorizing any new source of material.
Monitored and upgraded quality management system through regular internal audits.
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope by organizing training workshops for field works & record keeping & synchronies between supervisory staff & workmen.
Approving BBS & MRS. Verifying material indents with specifications, quantity, storage conditions, physical stock of cement and steel, other building requirement.
Oversaw overall quality control and assurance for all construction activities.
Highlights:
Summarized key project achievements.
Administering the 3 month’s Training Program.
Participated in Management review meetings.
Coordination with Execution Contractors to achieve key deliverables & ensuring availability of approved materials on construction sites.
Conducted monthly review meetings with execution contractors, assessing workmanship with quality scores.
Oversaw project scope definition and objectives for successful execution.
Tenke Fungurume Mining
EPC contract for Agitated Spin Flash Dryer (ASFD) for Cobalt at TFM in DRC, Africa
SCF projects
Construction of the Sub Stations & Laying 40 Kms of HT/LT Transmission lines, Govt. Commune Complex, School & 200 bed Hospital. - Fungurume, DRC, Africa.
Komoto Copper Company
Rehabilitation works for the Copper EW unit- Kolwezi, DRC, Africa.
Sotrafafare
Rehabilitation of the Steel Rolling Mill Building & Oxygen Plant – Lubumbashi, DRC, Africa
Thoroughly studied Project & Contracts documents, SOW, Technical specifications, commercial aspects & budget for the project.
Successfully prepared & submitted Monthly work progress report & getting acceptance by client.
Generating & assessing invoice v/s cost statement on monthly basis
Prepared and forwarded the performance report and risk reviews to higher management monthly.
Interacting with client in Weekly Project Review Meetings with reports protecting company interest.
Outlined key achievements that contributed to project success.
Project control and monitoring; value engineering that added cost benefits.
Generate work packages and work instructions. Managed the project team including all contractors.
Coordinate with design team for deliverables with foreseen construction program.
Allocation of action plan / schedule recovery plan at different stages of the project & reviewing to maintain scheduled progress plan.
Resolved quality issues and supported ground team to adhere to scheduled construction program.
Assure projects and programs are executed using agreed standards & processes.
Host weekly progress review meetings and obtain collective recovery action plans from vendors.
Escalate critical issues and areas of concern Management & Client.
Oversaw project initiation for Nitric Acid Complex development.
Nitric Acid Complex (Phase 1)
Construction of Nitric Acid Complex at Dahej, Gujarat, India.
Established contractor workforce and equipment capabilities for projects.
Preparing Baseline Schedules & Project Management Plan for Projects
Prepared resource histogram and issued a 3-month look-ahead program.
Supervising the standard procedures.
Assessing invoice v/s cost statement on monthly basis.
Preparing & forwarding the performance report & risk reviews to higher management on monthly basis.
Interacting with contractors in Weekly Project Review Meetings.
Actively involved in mobilizing the resources for the new construction site.
Verify the variance resolution and cost control programs for the project.
Expedited and controlled long lead and critical bought out/subcontracted items.
Outlined key project highlights for stakeholder communication.
Actively participate in pre-construction activities like, Topography Survey, Soil Investigation, finalizing BOQs and other Tender documents and finalizing the sub-contractors.
Coordinated with design team for deliverables with foreseen construction program.
Reviewed PMC performance to maintain scheduled progress plan.
Plot Boundary works & Pilling works for the Footprints of NA complex.
Evolve with new box fill process in black cotton soil using copper slag to improve CBR value for the subbase of internal roads and achieve marketable cost benefits for the project.
Prepared & executed the grading and drainage plans for the work site.
Construction of RO-RO Terminal (Off Shore & On Shore facilities) and PDI unit at Port of Pipavav, Gujarat, India.
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited.
Installation & Testing of 78 nos. of Test piles for the 1 X 800 MW Super Critical Thermal Power Station. Extn. of Unit#8 at Wanakbori, Gujarat, India.
URB Bearing Factory & Trade India Pvt. Ltd.
Construction of Assembly Unit + 3 MW Solar Plant for URB Bearing Factory & Trade India Pvt Ltd. at Abu Road, Rajasthan, India.
Managed site mobilization and demobilization.
Supervised and improved productivity by implementing standard procedures.
Generating & assessing invoice v/s cost statement on monthly basis
Informed contractors and subcontractors about changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
Facilitated ground team in developing and adhering to scheduled construction program, enhancing workflow coordination.
Report issues and areas of concern to Managing Director.
Interacting with client in Weekly Project Review Meetings.
Maintained quality and safety standards at work.
Negotiated and successfully closed change orders, outstanding contract issues and claims with clients.
Outlined key project achievements.
Prepared the operation schedule for the mass earth works & optimized productivity.
Set up casting yard with daily production of 18000 CC paver blocks per Day. Set up consists of production area, stack yard/curing area, raw material supply, logistic plans for the transfer of production to work site for paving area of 80000 SQM.
Established in-situ fabrication facility for the Roof support Structure of PDI unit of 60000 SQM using SQ Tubes. For unsupported span of 51 RMT. Including testing & erection of same.
Installation of a total 78 nos. of test piles in the critical Landfill area of CHP & Boiler and other.
Executed the assembling of Kentledge System for Static Vertical, Pull-out & Lateral load tests & Cyclic Load test on the piles.
EPC contract of the Packaging Ink Manufacturing Unit at Dahej, Gujarat, India.
Key Result Areas:
Prepared QAP, ITPs, and checklists for various activities based on contractual requirements.
Verification of the MTCs & Test Certificates of the PEB materials.
Document Control & Pour Plan schedules for the Concrete from RMC plant.
Issued non-conformance reports and resolutions
Verify stores, cement and steel, other building requirements, Certify BBS, MRS.
Oversaw overall quality of workmanship at work.
Outlined key achievements
Field laboratory set up, material sampling & testing, field inspection & document control for the construction activities across the projects.
Photographic Documentation for the Various Site activities.
Recorded installation of pile foundation and conducted load testing and integrity checks using cross-hole sonic logging.
Organized and updated material sample catalog
Created punch list for project handover
Engaged in internal audit processes
QC Engineer – S2
3 Years
HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. (EPC Contractor) | 07.2010 - 07.2013
Reporting to: QHSE Head
Oversaw project scope and objectives.
Director General Naval Projects (DGNP)
Rehabilitation for the Dry Dock & Construction Work for Wharves for “INS VIKRANT” for at Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Managed field laboratory, material sampling and testing, field inspection and document control.
Managed concrete batching and placement methods.
Verify stores, cement and steel, other building requirements, BBS, MRS.
Supervising the operations of Field Laboratory as per SOPs.
Authorize inward of material post QC checks as Approved.
Ensured the quality during stage wise inspection as per the QCP/ITP.
Outlined key project achievements.
Conduct Trial Mix of Concrete up to M40, SCC & HVC.
Acquainted with use of admixtures and other construction chemicals, fly ash & GGBS for concrete production.
Trained for material testing and quantifying the Design Mix of Concrete.
Supervise & monitor the NC reported as per approved repair procedures.
QMS reporting weekly & monthly.
Collaborated with Vendors & Clients and Inspection & Third Parties
Project Engineer
2 Years 9 Months
Geo Dynamics (Third Party Testing Agency) | 10.2007 - 07.2010
Reporting to: Managing Director
Led project coordination efforts for successful execution.
Pan India
Conducted PIT, PDA, UPV, RBH, HCP, CHA, rebar detection, GPR, and core tests for multiple national projects.
Conducted NDT/PDT for measurement and analysis.
Performed piles integrity tests, interpreted data, and analyzed results to draw conclusions on assigned projects.
Operate and collect data with the latest state of equipment like Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tester, Rebound Hammer, Half-Cell Potential Tester, Cross Hole Sonic Logger, Rebar Detector, GPR.
Interpretation And Analysis of the data to calculate results and conclude the tests.
Detailed key accomplishments and contributions.
Executed correlation studies with available and case data for structural health inspection.
Construction of Home Textile Unit for at Ranjangaon, Maharashtra, India.
Neo Pharma Ltd.
Construction of the High-Rise Buildings P3+36 floors At Kandivali (E), Mumbai, India.
Managed field laboratory, material sampling and testing, field inspection, and document control.
Managed concrete batching, record keeping, and calibrations.
Conducted field inspections and maintained the approved pour card log and records.
Control the inward of material for the agreed quality parameters.
Prepared weekly MIS reports.
Maintained project documentation in compliance with ISO requirements and standard procedures.
Summarized key achievements and milestones.
Trained for implementation of the Mivan Shuttering system.
Prepared BBS & MRS statements for the assigned part of the project execution incl. RCC works, Earth Works & Finishing activities.
Independently handled Erection of the Floating Scaffolding for the External Plaster works. Received appreciation for team by publishing name in a JMC Article - ‘JMC Pragati’
Ensure the Safety & Housekeeping at work sites.
Escalating areas of concern to Project Manager.
Education
B.E. - Civil Engineering
M.S. University of Baroda | Faculty Of Technology & Engineering | 05-2006
Secured All India Rank (AIR 666) in GATE 2007
GPA: 5.9
Diploma - Civil Engineering
M.S. University of Baroda | Polytechnic | 05-2002
GPA: 6.9 (Distinction)
Secondary School Certificat
Sardar Vallabhbhai VIdhyalay | 03-1999
CGPA: 7.8
Skills
MS Project management
BIM coordination
Structural design software
Structural analysis software
Project scheduling
Proficient in MS Office
Computer applications
Problem-solving
Time management
Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Languages
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, French
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the facts given above are genuine to the best of my knowledge and belief.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Monitoring & executing projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts & time over-runs to ensure timely execution of the projects with a team of 10 – 15 personnels.
Reviewing engineering drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates for installation & commissioning; reviewing contractor’s change order proposals & submittals.
Planning material & developing vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials & equipment at cost effective prices to ensure smooth execution of projects.
Conversant with codes & standards like SANS, ASTMs, BS & BIS of design, testing & execution of projects.
Sound technical know-how in Design mixes of concrete, Material testing, Methods of non-destructive (NDT) and Semi-destructive Load Testing (SDT) of RCC structures. Correlation studies for the strength of the hardened concrete.
Installation & Testing of Pile Foundations, Sub-Soil Strengthening, Topography and Land surveying.
ACADEMIC ACCOLADE
Technical Activities:
National Award of 1st place to Design & Prepare Prototype Bridge Model and tested with moving load at Techfest-2005 IIT Bombay.
Secured Place in “Limca Book of World Records” at Techfest-2004.
“Low-Cost Housing Idea Competition” by GICEA & Nirma University at Nirman-2003, Ahmedabad.
Distinction of receiving Gold Medal in the Structural Mechanics from Faculty of Technology & Engineering of M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Attended Trainings on:
Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) Certified PMP in 2022
MS Projects by PM Experts, Baroda in 2022
Risk Management & Business Analyst training (Company sponsored) in 2016
Effective Business Communication (Company sponsored) in 2013
Interpersonal Skills (Company sponsored) in 2007
Communication Skills (Company sponsored) in 2006
National Award in Techfest2005 by IIT Bombay
Prototype Design of Bridge & Impact resistance Building Frame Structure using Hollow Plastic Straws.
Score Criteria as Weight carried to the Self Weight of the Structure.