MAHMOOD ALAM JAFRI

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Dear Sir/ Madam,

It was with great interest that I read your recent posting on the Linkedin for the position of Sr. Project Manager In response, I enclose my resume for your consideration. Assessment of my credentials shall reaffirm my role as an enabler for meeting and exceeding the desired objectives through effective contributions. I possess rich and qualitative experience of over 20 years in Project Management & Execution, Stakeholder Management, Erection & Commissioning, CAPEX Forecasts for Annual Budget, Quality & Health/Safety Compliance, Contracts Management, besides others in civil construction of mixed-use developments, shopping malls, high rise residential & educational buildings, fashion, furniture, Sports retail stores, hospitality, and fit-out projects.

I am presently associated with Landmark Group, KSA as Senior Project Manager. The select highlights mentioned below are indicative of the work that I have managed; my resume sets forth further details.

Proficient in managing diverse range of Construction Projects along with activities like equipment selection, capacity planning, contract administration, resource planning & mobilization, costing and quality assurance so as to ensure top & bottom-line profitability

Gained proficiency across: Project Governance & Control, Strategic Planning & Execution, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Cost-Reduction Analyses, Contract Review & Negotiation, Training & Development

An enterprising leader with skills in leading personnel towards accomplishment of common goals I am willing to join your organization due to its attributes and placement as a leader in the industry, great organizational culture, spirit of innovation and professionalism. I am driven to this role on account of the organizational performance, values and challenges that it offers. I commend your efforts in giving time to review my credentials and experience; I thank you in advance for your consideration and would appreciate the opportunity to interview and look forward towards hearing from you in the near future.

Thanking you,

Sincerely,

Mahmood Alam Jafri

Enclosure: Resume

Core Competencies

Project Management & Execution

Project scheduling & Monitoring

Stakeholder Management

CAPEX Forecasts for Annual Budget

Quality & Health/Safety Compliance

Contract Management & Negotiation

Risk Management & Mitigation

Commercial Excellence

Erection & Commissioning

Problem Solving

Leadership & Team Building

Result-driven professional offering over 20 years of rich & extensive experience; targeting senior level assignments in Construction Engineering & Project Management with a reputed organization. Location Preference: GCC Profile Summary

Gained multi-disciplinary exposure in managing diverse range of Construction Projects right from initiation till handover along with activities like equipment selection, capacity planning, contract administration, resource planning & mobilization, costing and quality assurance so as to ensure top & bottom-line profitability

Spearheaded entire gamut of tasks (WBS) right from design, construction engineering, planning, scheduling, supervising, monitoring, Tracking & controlling all phases of project lifecycle to overall inter-discipline coordination, administration and resource planning

Ensured compliance with budgetary objectives and steered adjustments to constraints based on analysis

Proficiency across: Project Governance & Control, Strategic Planning & Execution, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Cost-Reduction Analyses, Contract Review & Negotiation, Training & Development

Rendered assistance in the successful definition of project scope and objectives, encompassing stakeholders while ensuring feasibility Experience in collaborating with management for organizational governance, setting the vision and assuring that all matters of the company are consistent with the vision

& mission of the company

Proficient in engineering construction of shopping malls, residential and educational buildings, retail stores, hospitality, and fitout projects across India & Saudi Arabia. Directed diverse teams to solve day to day project issues that maximized outputs, while meeting deadlines within budgetary constraints A highly motivated team player with “can do” attitude, outgoing, flexible, polite and respectful

Education Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India MBA in Ops & PM from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India Diploma in Civil Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, AMU, Aligarh, India Certifications

IT Skills

Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI USA

Accredited Professional Indian Green Building Council (IGBC AP) Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate (SFPC)

Engineering Accreditation certificate from Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) Certificate of achievement as “Emerging Leaders” by Landmark Group in 2020 MSP, Primavera 6.7, Primavera 3.1, AutoCAD

MS Office

MAHMOOD ALAM JAFRI

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Career Timeline (Recent 2)

Work Experience

Since Jan’15 with Landmark Arabia, KSA as Senior Project Manager Key Result Areas:

Establishing and maintaining professional meaningful relationship with project’s key stakeholders Ensuring end-to-end ownership for opening of new stores, renovations, refreshments, area addition & reduction of existing stores & warehouses for all Landmark brands throughout KSA within stipulated time, in standard quality and within budget Managing major hard maintenance works like AC, lights, signage, façade and tiles replacement for all operational stores with no or minimal disturbance to store operations

Prepare report to entail scope, specifications, BOQ, site specific requirements, material selection, equipment & services requirement for design development

Collaborate with concept project, operations & Finance to propose annual budget (CAPEX) for the department Overseeing tendering process including contractors’ pre-qualification, RFQ, RFP, negotiations, and award Managing day-to-day project related activities to ensure seamless and smooth work completion; supervising and guiding highly skilled project delivery teams to ensure the achievement of project goals timely Ensure compliance of change control procedure and approval for any change in scope, cost and time Foresee hinderances and find solution before they arise. Apprise higher management to seek guidance wherever needed Steering the successful roll-out of project operations entailing defining scope, setting timelines, analysing requirements, prioritizing tasks, and identifying dependencies as per present budgets Supervising the scope of construction activities including providing technical inputs for methodologies of construction & coordinating with site management activities

Implementing operational techniques for reduction in cycle time & identification of improvement opportunities and cost reduction measures to achieve substantial reduction in project expenditure Liaising with Engineers, Architects to determine the specifications of the project, negotiating and closing contracts Steering rigorous initiatives towards obtaining permits and licenses from statutory authorities including inter departmental & Mall/LL inspections and approvals

Conceptualizing material procurement schedules to follow-up delivery of materials as per project master schedule Administering weekly progress meeting with contractors, subcontractors, suppliers on a regular basis; organizing weekly meetings with client and consultant to resolve any site related issues Looking after project progress activities within programme, including significant milestones that affected project cost, schedule, and performance or stakeholder relations Introducing productivity trackers and setup target benchmark for the contractors, increasing output and improving quality control

Review & certify contractor’s pay requests to issue payment certificates Make sure project updates circulation is done on weekly/monthly basis to key stakeholders and higher management Managing, developing and assigning tasks to team as per qualification & strength. Develop, implement, monitor and review individual team member KPI periodically

Preparing handover schedule & ensuring any outstanding punch list, defects and snags are rectified before handover Ensure project close out with proper documentation from all contractors and suppliers as per the checklist. Team’s feedback on contractor’s performance evaluation & Lesson learnt be included in final handover document and saved in repository Highlights:

Efficiently supervised & managed construction of Oasis Mall Khobar from start to finishing Successfully opened more than 100 new stores for all landmark brands namely Centrepoint, Homecentre, HomeBOX, MAX and other small formats throughout KSA

Devised and executed store renovation/refresh strategy with minimal or no business disruption Efficiently downsized and increased profitability of 20 low performing stores through sub leasing Implemented “Store of the future”, a new retail design identity of the brand including its Sub-brands Decreasing new stores completion duration from 90 days to 75 days SAR 1 Mil annual saving by opening the stores well within the rent-free period Controlling and spent allocated annual budget SAR 150 Mil with nearly SAR 8 mil savings every year though value engineering, bulk tendering, and tough negotiations with vendors/suppliers Awarded Certificated of achievement as “Emerging Leaders” by Landmark Group in 2020 Formulated standard operating procedures and prepared SLA for store design and deliveries Developed productive trackers, Projects dashboard and proper store wise drawings & documents repository Oct’12 - Dec’14

Since Jan’15

Smoothly implemented many operations and technological initiatives like mobile billing, self-checkouts, face recognition etc Properly planned and executed LED light & AC replacement in 20 stores without any business disruption Providing support to site team to clearly identify objectives/needs by developing all project execution, health & safety, and quality control plan in accordance with industry policies and standards Ensuring every support to operations, admin and HSE team to resolve any issue related to safety, security, or statutory approval issues in an operational store

Organized quarterly teams joint visit to warehouses to identify non-usable items for disposal/scrap to reduce unnecessary load at warehouses

Oct’12 - Dec’14 with Hill International, Gurgaon, India (A US based PMC) as Project Coordinator Project Overview:

Title Two Horizon Center, Golf Course Road,

Gurgaon – India

Description High End Shopping Mall & Office Complex-

(4B+G+23)

Client DLF Limited, India

Architect Hafeez Contractors, Mumbai, India

Consultant RED Engineering Dubai

Main Contractor Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd. India Project Cost INR 500Cr/ 83 million USD

Key Result Areas:

SPOC for all internal & external coordination with different agencies involved in design and execution of project Act as company representative with client and other stakeholders Setting up regular and clear lines of communication to address issues that may arise during project life cycle Managed routine co-ordination with Architects, Consultants, client, contractors & Suppliers. Oversee & drive the activities and resources required to execute project

Responsible for the development and distribution of project charter to all members of project team for reference Reviewing contract document for each construction package to ensure it fully entails scope of work and advising contract manager or project manager of any deficiency

Conceptualized and implemented pre-construction activities before handing over to prime contractor Oversee establishment of project execution plan, Health & safety plan, QA/QC plan, SLAs and other documents Establishing the baseline program in conjunction with client & consultant Reviewed and commented on construction schedule as submitted by the contractor and ensuring the construction schedule is incompliance with the master project schedule

Implement earned value management as progress monitoring & project performance evaluation technique Track progress of project against goals, objectives, approved budgets and timelines. Report status & Variances. Create makeup plans to meet set objectives, budget & schedule Ensure implementation of company’s quality & safety policy at site Obtained, reviewed and get rectified contractor’s logistic Plans, PM Plans, Method Statements, and Work Schedule Facilitated to resolve Commercial & Technical issues, formulized change orders & claims in accordance with Contract Terms

& Conditions. To respond to the RFIs/RFPs/other submittals raised by contractors Review contractors claims. Prepare recommendations to client for claims approval or rejection Planned and incorporated project delivery strategies from conception to completion to meet the success criteria of project objectives within agreed budget and timeframe

Ensured proper execution of service activities with complete testing, commissioning, warranties and AMC Obtained required approvals from concerned government authorities before & during execution of project. Ensuring compliances quarterly & reporting compliance gaps, if any to Client/higher management Produced highly accurate assessments to identify key areas of improvements and weaknesses across the project, including organizing training and performance standards for delivery teams Coordination/documentation required for LEED certification from Indian green building council for Silver, Gold & Platinum rating

Lead the team by example. Coach, guide and motivate them to enhance productivity Maintain healthy relations with contractors, subcontractors and supplier for better output Previous Experience

Aug’05- Sep’12 with Indrajit Maitra Associates, PMC, New Delhi, India as Project Coordinator & Project Manager Apr’03 – Jul’05 with Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India as Site Manager May’97– Apr’99 with GD Builder and Contractors, New Delhi, India as Project Engineer Projects Undertaken with Previous Employers:

High rise commercial, residential and educational buildings Mixed use developments & shopping malls

Fashion, Furniture & Sports retail stores and hospitality Projects (Restaurants, Fun city & Gym) Office Fitouts, IT Park, Data Center, factory & warehouse buildings. Some Projects are Listed below:

Indrajit Maitra Associates, New Delhi Project Manager Aug’05 – Sep’12 I II

Project Name Grand Venezia, Greater Noida -India ASF Towers, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon India Project Description Shopping mall, office complex and Five- star Hotel (B+G+20)

Office Facility & Fit Out works for TCS

Client Bhasin Group ASF Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd -India Architect Arcop Associates Private Limited, New

Delhi

Jyoti Rath Associates- New Delhi -India

Main Contractor Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Ltd Raj Furnitures & Salasar Interiors, Mumbai Project Cost INR 400 Crores/ 65 million USD INR 60 Crores/ 10 million USD Project Manager, Indrajit Maitra Associates, New Delhi (Aug 2005 – Sep 2012) III

IV

Project Name Sharda University Block, Greater Noida Galgotia College of Engineering & Technology, Greater Noida

Project Description Doctor’s residence, Hostel, Engineering college (B+G+11)

Engineering College (G+5) & Girls Hostel

(G+7)

Client

Architect

Sharda Education Trust

Satsangi Chandra Design Consultant

Galgotia University, Greater Noida

Raj Rewal Assocaites, New Delhi

Main Contractor Rishav Shelters Pvt. Ltd Chandralekha Construction Project Cost

INR 125 Crores/20 million USD INR 50 Crores/8 million USD Project Manager, Indrajit Maitra Associates, New Delhi (Aug 2005 – Sep 2012) V

VI

Project Name IBM Office Block, Noida Corporate House ESSAR Group, Noida Project Description Office Facility & Fit out works for IBM Office Building & Fitout works for ESSAR Group (B+G+3)

Client

Architect

Gupta Infrastructure Pvt Ltd

Adrianse India Pvt Ltd

ESSAR Group

Sanjay Mehta Architects Mumbai

Main Contractor Raj Furnitures Young Constructions Project Cost INR 45 Crores/7.5 million USD INR 30 Crores/5 million USD Personal Details

Date of Birth: 20th August 1972 Nationality: Indian Civil Status: Married Languages Known: English, Hindi Address: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iqama: Transferable

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