Manager Civil Engineering

KANAKA PRATHEEK RAO ARRA Email:************@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/pratheekarra Phone: 732-***-**** Address: 88 Clifton Pl, Jersey City, NJ – 07304. Open to relocate Construction manager with a 5+ years’ experience in overseeing all the phases of Commercial & Residential construction for private-sector clients. Experience includes Project Management, Drawings Review, Design Coordination, Contracts, Estimating, MEP Coordination, Purchasing and Cost Analysis. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Project Manager, NY Developers & Management LLC, New York (April 2015 – Present)

Managed procurement, budget & scope development, bid evaluation, contracts, bank requirements for projects ranging between $10 - $30 million.

Reviewed construction drawings and estimated material quantities to achieve a minimum 5% of cost reduction in budget.

Prepare scope of work based on trades, work on project buyouts which includes sending RFP’s & bid analysis.

Create project budget by acquiring detailed estimates from the Sub-Contractors for each trade.

Negotiated with consultants and sub-contractors based on the intended budget value & schedule constraints of the clients.

Coordination of design and construction process with the architects, Structural, MEP engineers and the Interior designers.

Conduct client meetings to identify the design requirements, update construction progress and handle coordination issues.

Send RFI’s to the consultant by identifying errors, missing information and discrepancies on the design drawings.

Send submittals & shop drawings to the consultant for review and coordinate the provided notes with the site conditions.

Coordinate with the BIM Manager in resolving the MEP clashes and create a checklist of changes.

Maintained the building permits, Technical reports, Meeting minutes, Site Safety Logs and daily work reports.

Coordinate with the expeditors regarding drawing filing, approvals, inspection schedules, violations & signoffs.

Review of construction change orders and invoices and suggest potential alternative solutions to control construction costs. Estimating Intern, Syracuse, New York (Jan 2013 - May 2013)

Evaluated the cost and total budget for a residential project in Syracuse resulting in 2% budget savings.

Tracked design review meetings and identified the scope requirements based on architectural updates, specifications and related documents.

Staff Engineer, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd, Hyderabad, India (June 2012-Dec 2012)

Coordinated project tasks and activities as directed by the Project Manager.

Maintained CAD drawings for the Project and coordinated the requirements with the non-design team. EDUCATION & ACADEMICS

MS in Construction Management, SUNY ESF & Syracuse University (Jan 2013-Dec 2014) Graduate Research Assistant

Coursework: Construction Planning, Scheduling & Estimating, Cost Engineering, Construction Project management, Construction Contracts & Specifications, Sustainable Innovations for Construction practices, Environmental measures for building performance (LEED credits & energy saving solutions) & Construction Systems. Coursework from Whitman School of management: Project Management & Real estate (business), Supply Chain Systems and Construction Engineering & Technology.

BS in Civil Engineering, Kakatiya University, India (Sep 2008-May 2012) Coursework: Structural Analysis & Design, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Engineering Drawing, Construction Project Management & Surveying.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software’s: BIM 360, Procore, Wrike, Meeting Booster, Microsoft Project, AUTO CAD, On Screen Takeoff, Blue beam, Prolog Converge & Xactimate

• Estimating and Budgeting on MS Excel.

• Scheduling on Primavera (P6).

Certifications: Procore, OSHA Construction Safety & Health training and 32 – Hour Supported Scaffolding.

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