Project Manager Management

NILAY “BOBBY” JHAVERI

(U.S. Citizen)

**** ****** ***** ****** ** 30097 USA H: 001-678-***-**** - USA; Cell: 011-96-5-6506-7280 – Kuwait

Al Ajmi Complex, Bldg. 69 Ahmadi, Kuwait Email: **************@*****.*** OR ************@*******.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Certified Project Management Professional with proven strategic and tactical leadership abilities. Demonstrated strength in developing and managing teams and multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously. Possesses strong analytical skills, entrepreneurial spirit, team focus and keen sense of urgency.

P & L Relationship Management Contract Negotiation Budgeting & Forecasting

Scheduling Dispute Resolution Strategic Planning Cost Control/Cash Flow Management

EXPERIENCE

Kuwait Oil Company - WorleyParsons – Ahmadi, Kuwait 2011-Present

PROJECT MANAGER

• Project management of 48,000 sq m office building with 1100 car park in basement and service buildings

• Develop PMP, PEP, schedule and interview and screen, interview and approve staff per the organization chart

• Assign and delegate responsibilities to all members of the team supervise project, contractor and consultant staff

• Develop and implement tender documents, master schedule, project measurement and document control systems

• Chair all meetings, issue meeting minutes and prepare reports for Executive Management and Client

• Conduct workshops to resolve issues related to design, engineering, construction, risk, HSE, claims and payments

• Conduct performance reviews of all staff and report to Sr. Management and Client on all issues

• Develop and conduct presentations, reports for all stakeholders during all phases of the project life cycle

Hill International – Doha, Qatar 2008-2011

PROJECT MANAGER

• Project management of construction of 4.5 BN QR Barwa Financial District Project (9 office towers, 5 star hotel, retail

and prayer hall) and 160 MM QR - Private Beach Villa for Her Highness of Qatar

• Design-Build of an iconic ‘U’ shaped $500MM Ur Street Project - Mixed use development designed by Phillip Starck

(France) - 2 towers – 20 story – Hotel, Apartments, Retail, Office and Commercial development in the Education city of

Doha for Barwa, Villa Moda and Qatar Foundation (Established by Her and His Highness of Qatar) – 2.5 BN QR

• Manage design, tenders, prime and sub contractors, construction, estimating direct and indirect project costs,

preparing construction schedule, phasing, logistics, sequencing plan and ramping up staff for the project

• Advise client in dispute resolution, forensic investigation and mitigate damage due to changes throughout the project

• Forecast budget and schedule and supervise, instruct, guide, coach and manage all internal and external clients and

consultants and control safety and quality. Assist in hiring and supervision of multicultural staff for the project

Duke Realty Corporation– Atlanta, GA 2005-2008

PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER

• Plan, coordinate and assemble major bids, proposals for a speculative development, general contract or design build

projects. Estimate and budget, commercial and industrial, speculative and third party projects ($2MM - $45MM)

• Responsible for estimating direct and indirect project costs, preparing construction schedule, phasing, logistics and

sequencing plan.

• Successfully lead project teams through site acquisition, design, bidding, contract negotiations, construction and project

completion. Conduct post-bid review meetings and successfully transfers knowledge to the on-site project team

• Analyze real estate sites for development against ROI for commercial or industrial use

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Omega Design/Build Group L.L.C. – Cincinnati, OH 2002-2005

PROJECT MANAGER

• Performed due diligence on potential business-to-business relationships before awarding contracts and purchase orders

to contractors ranging from $2K to $2MM

• Awarded and maintained contracts, purchase orders, inventory control systems, job costing systems and

administered cost management for several projects simultaneously

• Controlled budgets, credits and collections and contract administration. Managed and provided leadership for multiple

projects ranging from $2MM to $8MM

• Negotiated and managed a total of over $20MM in contracts for several concurrent projects through competitive

bidding and negotiations, which generated 5%-10% profit for the organization

• Ability to effectively manage the bidding process from the receipt of bidding documents to the hand-off of information to

the on-site project team

Columbia Sussex Corporation – Ft. Mitchell, KY ` 1996-2001

OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE

• Planned and directed new, renovation and conversion of hospitality projects ($2MM- $50MM) from inception to

completion

• Solicited and analyzed competitive bids, negotiated and awarded contracts and hired qualified contractors

• Managed $5 - $10MM portfolios of Holiday Inn properties in Dayton, Springfield, Louisville, and Chicago, Crowne Plaza

in St. Louis, $8MM, $29MM and $42MM Marriott portfolios in Baton Rouge, Phoenix and Dallas respectively

• Coordinated multiple design teams to meet client’s requirements while ensuring conformance to local regulatory

Requirements. Verified progress of projects and processed pay applications for approval

Deerfield Construction Co. – Loveland, OH 1994-1996

ESTIMATOR

• Prepared complete estimates for projects during the bidding phase and forecasted GMP as required

Messer & Sons Construction Co. – Cincinnati, OH 1992-1994

FIELD ENGINEER

• Budgeted a $7MM dollar project of a hospital and successfully obtained low bid

• Assisted in construction of $74MM University of Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital and parking garage

EDUCATION

Project Management Professional – PMP Certification – U.S.A 2009

Primavera P6 – Madras Management Institute – Doha, Qatar 2009

M.B.A., - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - U.S.A 2004

M.S., Civil Engineering - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - U.S.A 1992

B.E., Civil Engineering - Karnataka University, Dharwad, India 1988

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

International Business Studies

Johannes Kepler University - Linz, Austria Spring 2003

University of Economics – Prague, Czech Republic

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce – Toulouse, France Fall 2003

Escuela Superior Europea de Comercio – Barcelona, Spain

COMPUTER EXPERTISE

Primavera – P6, Suretrak, Microsoft Project, WinEST, ACT, Gradebeam, ISQFT, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

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