Ajayan Vasudevan, Project / Division Manager

Ajayan Vasudevan

Project / Division Manager

Proscape LLC

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
ماجستير, MBA Project Management
الخبرات
24 years, 2 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :24 years, 2 أشهر

Project / Division Manager في Proscape LLC
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2014

To plan, oversee and ensure that projects run smoothly and completed on time and within budget through the supervision of staff, materials, and equipments. Currently fulfilling the responsibilities of Division Manager, Sustainable Products Division.

 To co-ordinate the diverse components of the project by quality project planning, execution and change control to achieve required balance of time, cost and quality.
 Develops construction execution plan for projects and proposals which minimizes cost and duration of construction activities.
 Monitors, evaluates, and report performance of assigned construction projects to management.
 Acts as liaison between offices for all construction related matters.
 Advise on corrective action/s for discipline problems or poor performance within projects.
 Enforces and interprets department policies, standards, and procedures.
 Adheres to safety and quality standards as applicable to duties and accountabilities.
 Performs field review and inspection of assigned projects and improvement plans submitted to the client for approval.
 Coordinates and assists in the preparation of contract documents, permits, agreements, and related documentation.
 Assists, participates, and coordinates public meetings, contractor meetings, consultant meetings, and other meetings related to functional area and project under charge.
 Supervises the project teams including subcontractors to ensure the project timetables, goals, and deadlines are met in an efficient and satisfactory manner.
 Evaluation of the subcontractor claims, verification and certifications of the same.
 Administers contracts, attends pre-construction conferences, reviews subcontractor pay requests and oversees construction operations.
 Performs engineering economic analysis for construction and purchase alternatives.
 Participates in exhibitions and conducts market analysis to develop the existing sustainable products and to find out new products.
 Performs research, analyzes findings and prepares recommendations for project planning needs.
 Managing the nurseries division of the sustainable products involving production and maintenance of the plants in the nursery.

Division Manager-Landscaping في QBG Services
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • نوفمبر 2012 إلى فبراير 2014

Heading the Landscape division by coordinating with the facilities management team and other staff in order to ensure smooth operations on a daily basis as Division Manager.

Contract Management (Facilities): Responsible for establishing SLAs and KPIs of the staff and outsourced contractors and track their performance levels provided against set KPIs and SLAs by routinely assessing performance against checklist, identifying defaults or shortcomings in service levels, and based on same preparation of necessary reports for management.

Asset Management: Negotiates and recommends procurement of capital equipments according to the operations need; Ensuring new assets being brought into operations are entered onto pre-planned maintenance program and subject to QA procedures.

Reporting: Reports to the Head of Hard Services; Preparation of weekly reports, with the objective of keeping the management informed about all issues relating to operations and taking necessary actions thereof.

 Supports the planning and development of new and existing facilities by developing maintenance requirements; reviews plans and monitors the maintenance processes; plans and develops service levels, program objectives, resources utilization, revenue generation, etc.
 Preparation of PPM task sheets and ensuring compliance.
 Assists, participates, and coordinates meetings related to functional area and project under consideration.
 Conducts periodical surveys of the landscape projects to ensure the quality of provided services with recorded feedback from the Clients.
 Preparation and execution of uniformed monthly reporting format for service providers with emphasis on seasonal activities to ensure compliance with the contract documents.
 Makes decisions related to employment, promotion, performance appraisal, promotion, retention and other matters.

Project Manager - Landscape في WATERMAN LLC
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • يونيو 2009 إلى أكتوبر 2012

Spearheading the assigned landscape projects by coordinating with site engineers and other staff in order to ensure smooth site work on a daily basis as Project Manager.

 Plan and schedule the works and efficiently organize the site/facilities in order to meet client requirements for the projects.
 Supervision of project related activities to ensure the project timetables, goals, and deadlines are met in an efficient and satisfactory manner.
 Assists, participates and coordinates various meetings with Clients, Consultants, Sub-contractors, etc. related to the functional area of the assigned projects.
 To help prepare shop drawings, submittals, co ordinate between the engineers, ideally to have practical construction experience.
 Provides supervision, technical direction and assistance to project engineers and foremen.
 Oversees the requisition of materials for use in the construction/maintenance and check whether the materials are specified.
 To identify, co-ordinate procurement of materials as per program requirements.
 Performed economic analysis for the ongoing projects and devise purchase alternatives.
 Monitors, evaluates and submit performance reports of the assigned project to the management.
 Created morale boosting seminars and daily / weekly meetings with the site team to get the best out of them.

Project Engineer - Landscape في Green Scapes
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • ديسمبر 2007 إلى يونيو 2009

Acted as project engineer and site manager for successful accomplishment of the various assigned landscaping and irrigation projects.

 Execute the soft landscaping, hard landscaping and irrigation works as per specifications and requirements.
 Supervises and monitor the site labour force through supervisors and foremen from construction till handing over of the assigned projects.
 Participates and coordinates various meetings with Clients, Consultants, Sub-contractors, etc. related to the functional area of the assigned projects.
 Prepares the necessary paper works for the completion of the projects and get it authorized by the Consultant.
 Prepares periodical reports on the progress of works.
 Performed economic analysis for the ongoing projects and devise purchase alternatives.
 Monitors, evaluates and submit performance reports of the assigned project to the management.
 Served as a key contact person for the project related aspects; led the correspondence related aspects of the project with the consultant, etc.

Landscape Engineer في NASHWA IRRIGATION
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - الشارقة
  • ديسمبر 2006 إلى أغسطس 2007

 Involved in designing, supervising, generating and coordination activities for executing landscaping and irrigation projects within time and budget norms; overseeing optimum utilization of resources like labour for irrigation, softscaping and hardscaping.
 Coordination with the clients and participated in important meetings with clients and company officials.
 Involved in the estimation of some landscape projects.

Agricultural Engineer في SAUD MOHAMMED MARZOUK AL SINAN EST , C/o SAUDI ARAMCO.
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • يناير 2004 إلى يوليو 2006

 Handled and supervised various landscaping and irrigation projects in support with the Executive Gardening Unit of Saudi Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran.
 Assisted the design team in comprehending construction plans, documents and specifications to match the intended design requirements.
 Managed inventory and manpower of around 450 labourers for carrying out the daily operations smoothly as Camp Manager.
 Ensured complete compliance of safe work procedures on job site as Safety Coordinator.
 Executed interior plantscape in the Saudi Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran and assisted in procuring indoor plants from Holland for various executive offices including the maintenance schedules.

Assistant Manager(Agro Specialities) في ELITE AGROSPECIALITIES
  • الهند
  • أغسطس 1999 إلى ديسمبر 2003

 Involved in the horticultural consultancy and commodities wing of the Company and formulated marketing strategies for various commodities.
 Conducted various field trials for various fertilizer marketing companies all over Kerala.
 Developed signature / specimen farms for a fertilizer marketing company as Technical Expert.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, MBA Project Management
  • في Bharathiyar University
  • ديسمبر 2013
دبلوم, AUTOCAD
  • في CADD CENTRE
  • أغسطس 2006
دبلوم, award for safety coordinator
  • في Saudi Aramco
  • يوليو 2006
بكالوريوس, Agriculture
  • في Kerala Agricultural university
  • أبريل 1999
بكالوريوس,
  • في Mahatma Gandhi University
  • مارس 1994

Specialties & Skills

Irrigation
Landscaping
Project Management
Change Management
Facility Management
Ability to work in physically and mentally demanding environments
Computer applications such as Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Project Management, Estimation, etc.
Communication and interpersonal skills
Thorough knowledge regarding the Agriculture/Landscaping field.
Knowledge in design softwares such as AUTOCAD, 3D STUDIOMAX, etc.
Team Building, Leading and Motivational Skills

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
الهندية
متمرّس
الملايام
متمرّس
التاميلية
متمرّس
العربية
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