Key Skills

Profile Summary

Project Cost Control professional with success of over 15 years of

experience in spearheading projects right from planning, monitoring, cost controlling phases of project lifecycle to overall inter-discipline coordination, administration & resource planning

Played a key role in across multiple domains like Commercial, Cost Control, Quantity Survey, Project Coordination, Material Wastage Control and Site Execution

Successfully implemented Material wastage & consumption review system Supervised all civil engineering projects activities; provided technical inputs & methodologies for Material wastage control & consumptions review

Project Execution Expert, driving the execution of multi-million dollar construction projects with the adoption of modern construction methodologies in compliance with the quality standards Significant track record of excellence in understanding of various cost control methods

Proven capabilities in coordinating and administering commercial projects activities from conceptualization to execution including technical specifications, stage inspections, progress monitoring, site management

& manpower planning

Career Timeline

Soft Skills

Civil/ Construction Engineering

Commercial & Cost Control

Site Engineering & Execution

Material Wastage Control

Resource Optimization

Cost Estimation & Budgeting

Quality Management

Safety Management

Manpower Planning & Management

VIPINDAS MELEPURAKKAL

Versatile, high-energy professional with a proven track record of achievement in conceiving & implementing ideas across

Civil Project/Construction Management, targeting Senior Management Assignments in Commercial, Cost Control, Quantity Survey across GCC Countries

+971-**-******* / 55-7001194 adceft@r.postjobfree.com Change Agent

Collaborator

Communicator

Motivator

Planner

Oct’2007 – Till Date

Feb’2007 – Oct’2007

Jan’2005 – Jan’2007

Work Experience

Oct’07 – Till Date with ALFARA’A General Contracting LLC, UAE as Cost Control Manager Feb’07 –Oct’07 with ALUTEC.WLL, Doha, Qatar as Site Engineer Jan’05 –Jan’07 with Sobha Developers Ltd., India as Site Supervisor Key Result Areas Across the Tenure:

Taking overall responsibility and to leading multiple projects like One Private Villa Project in Alain, Value AED 80 MN and One Closing out project in Abu Dhabi, Value AED 608 MN; effectively achieving cost control function on the project

Implementing policies, guidelines to establish appropriate cost control practices for the company Preparing and maintaining accurate schedules, compliant estimates, budgets for the project, maintain project cost and work, fund management & reporting Setting up cost control procedures and cost breakdowns for follow up and control Monitoring progress for the purpose of payment certificates preparation, record running costs, compare to budget Project cost control and accounting

Executing Budget monitoring & control, reviewing project cost report, Purchase request (PR) verification, Local purchase order (LPO) approvals, Realistic work done assessment for projects, Material wastage & consumption review, review on labour productivity & rate Steering the successful roll-out of project operations entailing defining scope, setting timelines, analysing taking & managing relevant permits for the start-up project activities from local authorities; managing Site Mobilization; arranging NOCs from Municipalities & Local Authorities Developing master plans considering design and facilities requirements, movement patterns and their segregation, rational space allocation, utilities planning, and so on Preparing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects Anchoring on-site construction activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output Inspecting field sites & structures, to collect field survey data and measurements; following up for the safety requirements as per HSE requirements

Developing project baselines and managing structural activities from stage of proposals till detail engineering, involving preparation of master schedules for structural deliverables & resource schedules Monitoring all project activities with respect to cost, time overruns & quality and finalizing designs in coordination with Architects, MEP, Consultants, Contractors, Subcontractors & External Agencies Undertaking ad-hok duties, estimation of man-hours & materials for the scope of work for proposal/bid of projects

Promoting collaboration between design departments and site operations Conducting civil project analysis including selection of technology partner, engineering consultants, contractors, & so on

Leading & mentoring the team of structural & design engineers and technicians to deal with customers & suppliers

Implementing systems for effective monitoring of scheduled activities for timely completion of the projects Highlights:

The society of engineers – UAE, published in the magazine namely ‘World of Engineering’ o 78th edition on Sept’2015 on ’Cost control measures in construction project’ o 68th edition on April 2013 on ’ Wastage control in construction industry - Major causes & Prevention’ Front-led as a Cost controller for a high net-worth project worth INR 1200 Crores involving an esteemed set of clientele including TATA, Lodha, Mantri, etc. Single-handedly managed the cost control, rate analysis, Manpower management & Material wastage management

Initiated Re-utilization practices of construction wastage materials generating from various projects for constructing worker’s camps, temporary structures, preliminary structures for new projects which resulted as reduction of cost of company

Education

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Karnataka State Open University, India with 69% in Jun’14 Diploma In Civil Engineering Board Of Technical Education, Kerala in Jun’04 with 67% Professional Associations

Associate Membership in Royal institute of Chartered surveyors, London (Assoc RICS). No:6763971) Senior Technician membership in Institute of Engineers (India) Membership No: ST694430-8 Senior Technician membership in Indian Institute of Engineers (IIE) Date of Birth: 24th September 1985 Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada

Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married

Passport Details: Z3707233 (14th June 2026)

Visa Details: Residence, Valid till Dec’2021

Driving License: UAE Driving License valid till 22nd July 2022 Address: PB NO. 15915, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

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