Project Manager, Civil Engineer. Construction Engineer

Agrawal Ankush S.

E-Mail: **************@*****.***/ ******.*******@****.*** Contact: 701-***-****

Seeking middle/senior level assignments in Civil Engineering - Project Management / Project Planning/ Coordination/Transportation/Tendering/ Contracts with an organisation of high repute

Preferred Location: no issues

Scholastics

Ph.D. Transportation and Logisitics (Urban Infrastructure and Capacity Planning)

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU, Fargo, N.D, USA, (In Progress)

M.S. (Construction Management & Engineering)

North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D, USA. in 2010. Secured 3.74 / 4.0 C.G.P.A.

B.E. (Civil Engineering)

All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s College of Engineering, Pune, in 2007. Secured 3.50 / 4.0 C.G.P.A.

Diploma in Civil Engineering

Government Polytechnic Pune, Pune in 2004. Secured 4.0 / 4.0 C.G.P.A.

Professional Preface

● A dynamic professional with nearly 7 years of experience in Project Planning & Management and Site Construction and experience in handling projects worth $450 million dollars at a single go.

● A project planner with expertise in planning, executing and spearheading construction projects involving contract administration in compliance to quality and standards.

● Adept in swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with contract cell, materials purchase / procurement cell, consultants, architects & contractors and ensuring on time deliverables.

● Skilfully involved in monitoring, execution and supervision in the construction of projects.

● Possess In-depth knowledge in turnkey execution of multi disciplinary projects, project planning, resource planning, maintaining manuals and progress reports.

● Adept in conducting detailed specification, BOQ, tendering, negotiation, bid evaluation, contract documentation, site supervision, contract administration and procurement services for bought out items.

● Excellent communication, negotiation & interpersonal skills with strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

Areas of Expertise

Project Planning & Management

● Monitoring projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts and time over-runs to ensure timely execution of projects.

● Spearheading day to day activities to ensure smooth running of the projects as per the specifications and design drawings; devising the resources to complete the project quantities in the stipulated time.

● Identifying critical issues in any problem and solving them with creative and innovative solutions.

● Guiding all the foremen and overseeing all the requirements for each type of works from labour to material.

● Conducting various tests required on sites and maintaining records for the same.

● Ensuring that all the workmen comply with the practice and principles of safety system.

● Developing reports and presentations for pre project award meetings and convincing the entities to work on the project

Site & Construction Management

● Anchoring on-site construction activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilisation to maximise the output.

● Reviewing the engineering drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates for change orders, review & analyze contractor's change order proposals & submittals.

● Inspecting field sites to observe and evaluate condition and operability of facilities and structures, and to collect field survey data and measurements.

Employment Scan

Feb’11-Aug’11 with Vascon Engineers Limited, Pune, India as Sr. Engineer

(Planning and Estimation Department)

Accountabilities

● Monitoring progress of all the 13 projects under supervision with respect to work completion, material & machinery consumption and along with a compliance of safety program of the company.

● Coordinating with all the involved agencies i.e. Architects, Interior Consultants, Structural, HVAC, Electrical consultants and the subcontractors to incorporate the plans, changes and modifications and getting them executed on field.

● Preparing profit and loss statements, monthly status reports, changed schedules and tracking project expenses.

● Presenting company profile, work culture and work ethics to the new prospective clients in an effort to bag new projects

● Serving as a liaison between the management and site to assure uninterrupted progress

● Visiting sites to actually monitor the work for its quality and speed and troubleshooting the issues if any.

Attainments

● My presentation and interaction with a client in Hyderabad, India, helped my company in bagging a project worth $80 million.

● A rich experience of working on variety of projects i.e. contracting, sub leasing and development projects.

● Development of a new pattern of P&L statements that was accepted in all Pan India company offices.

Jul’04-Jul’09 with S J Agrawal & Company Pune

The Growth Path

Jul’04-Jul’08 Civil Engineer / Site Supervisor

May’09-Jul’09 Project Engineer (Internship Experience while studying in U.S.A.)

Accountabilities

● Displaying excellent leadership skills by supervising a work force of 35 people & machinery involved in 10-15 million rupees projects.

● Maintaining a strict line of action to keep costs under control by controlling wastages.

● Developing teamwork skills by working in a group with seniors and subordinate.

● Acquiring an effective interpersonal skills by maintaining a proper coordinating with architects, designers, subcontractors, PWD, MES, PCMC, vendors / suppliers and the clients

● Dealing with project forecasting, scheduling, reading and interpreting the blue prints, handling change orders and overall cost of the projects.

Attainments

● Successfully gained firsthand experience of working on projects like multi-storey residential construction, pavement construction, small commercial constructions etc.

● Demonstrated time management skills monitoring and meeting deadlines for the project.

● Explored markets at regular intervals for new available options in technology, material, machinery and labour.

Jan’10-Sep’10 with Immigrant Development Center, Moorhead, MN, U.S.A. as Planning Engineer/ Project Manager

Accountabilities

● Estimating the project cost and suggesting the improvements taking the feasibility report into consideration.

● Working in a team with architecture firm, governing agencies and the immigrants.

● Coordinating with the architecture firm to carve out the details of the projects and try to get it fit in as per the specifications, economical and grants requirements.

● Preparing looking ahead schedules and keeping the track of daily progress reports.

● Optimising the 4 M’s of construction industry.

Attainments

● Volunteered for a non-profit organization that works for the development of Immigrants.

● Worked on construction of "International Market Plaza" project worth 20 million dollars.

● Developed feasibility reports of various site locations considered for the development of the project.

● Developed and presented various presentations to different agencies regarding pre project award meetings

Aug’08-May’09 with North Dakota State University/North Dakota Department of Transportation, Fargo, ND, U.S.A. as Civil Engineer/ Research Assistant

Accountabilities

● Exhibiting strong work ethic working for project owned by North Dakota Department of Transportation.

● Utilising analytical skills in analyzing the temperature differences in Asphalt pavements using a Thermal Camera.

● Working on the project “Determination of Causes of Temperature Differential stresses in Asphalt pavements.

● Monitoring day to day activities on the site and assured quality control of materials and workmanship.

Attainments

● Was the first international student to be associated with a state entity.

● Awarded with a big tuition waiver and scholarship for the project.

Research Experience:

• “Achieving Sustainable Concrete Design and Construction” (Aug’09-Oct’10),Construction Management & Engineering Department, NDSU, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.

• “Use of Pond Ash in Dry Lean Concrete” (Jan ‘06- Jun ’09), AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune, India

• Earthquake Resistant Structures (Jun ’03- Dec’ 04), G.P.P, Pune, India

• Interlinking of Rivers (Dec ’02- May ’03), G.P.P Pune, India

IT Skills

● Conversant with AutoCAD software, Timberline software for cost estimation, Primavera 6, SAP (Systems, Applications and Products), Arc GIS 9 & 10, LINDO optimization software for quantitative modelling

● Expertise in Operating System of Windows XP, 2000 & 98 and Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Project.

Professional Memberships

● American Society of Civil Engineers.

● American Concrete Institute.

● National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

● Institute of Engineers India.

● Center for “Research and Development Of Construction Materials” AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune, India.

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