Civil Engineering Quality Assurance

GAYATHRI RAJ, CMIT

**************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/gayathrirajsiddigari 682-***-**** EDUCATION

Master of Construction Management. May 2024

University of Texas at Arlington. Texas, USA

Bachelor’s in engineering in Civil Engineering. June 2021

Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology. Hyderabad, India WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Planner / Control Analyst Suffolk Construction, Estero, FL July 2024 – Present Project: RSW Airport - Phase II Terminal and Concourse E Moorings Park Grand Lake

• Prepared proposals and preconstruction schedules to support project initiation while analyzing historical production data to validate construction progress and ensure accurate activity durations.

• Planned and developed comprehensive construction schedules, leading critical project meetings, and managing detailed schedules with 2,500– 5,000 activities.

• Delivered weekly status reports, analyses, and actionable insights at project sites to keep stakeholders informed of progress and potential risks.

• Monitored actual vs. planned progress, facilitated corrective action plans, and optimized production sequences by evaluating repetitive workflows for realistic cycle times.

• Compiled monthly executive reports, tracked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and ensured compliance with Suffolk’s Standards of Practice to maintain project quality and excellence.

Engineer Intern City of Dallas, Dallas, TX December 2023 – May 2024 Project: Residential and Commercial Federal Projects

• Managed 50+ contract documents (COs, RFIs, submittals, and logs), for projects such as urban design Programs, City maps and neighborhood area planning. Facilitated change operations and coordinated over 25+ stakeholder discussions.

• Expertise in coordinating project planning as well as utilizing Primavera P6 for Project Planning as well as additional project schedule analysis tools, increased billing methods, resulting in a 15% drop in errors, carried out thorough data audits with 80% accuracy to ensure the best available project execution.

• Implemented PM best practices through the creation of PM documents such as Budgeting Sheets, Work Plans, and Issue Trackers. This led to a 20% increase in customer satisfaction according to data collected by feedback and post-project survey.

• Collaborated with site engineers and contractors, improving the quality assurance and quality control, Generated change orders based on the client’s requirement in the project.

Graduate Research Assistant at CUIRE, USA (University of Texas at Arlington) August 2022 – December 2023 Project: Led a research-oriented project that investigated the practical application of polymeric spray-applied pipe linings (SAPLs) Project Engineer Efficiently Ltd, Seattle, India January 2021 – July 2022

• Developed cost estimates with the help of on-screen takeoff for city residential and commercial projects and generated cost estimates based on plans, drawings, and quantities. Also created Excel documents for field technicians and project managers.

• Drafted and reviewed bids/proposals according to established company policies and requirements, and verified civil engineering drawings, technical specs, and other contract documents.

• Incorporated Bluebeam to produce quick and precise quantity take-offs while cutting the time spent on manual estimation by 50%. RELEVANT SKILLS/SOFTWARE

Planning and Scheduling, Site visits, Cost Estimation, Blueprint reading, QA/QC Inspections, Project controls, and On-screen Takeoff. Procore, Bluebeam, Short term planning, Primavera P6, AutoCAD, Focus App, BIM360, Touch plan, RS Means, Advanced Excel, Micro station, REVIT, MSOffice, Google Sketchup, Photoshop, Lumion, Field Maps, EOS tool pro. CERTIFICATION

Cost Control Quality Assurance and Scheduling OSHA 30 Hour – 360 Safety Training Construction Manager in Training (CMIT) Procore EXTRACURRICULAR

• NASTT Member ASCE Member CMAA Member.

• Vice President ASPE (Student Body) - 2023 (American Society of Professional Estimator)

• Exhibitor - 12th BAMI-I+CTAM/UESI - Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Utility Investigation School (UIS)

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