Dayanidhi Dhandapany, PMP, Project Controls Specialist

Dayanidhi Dhandapany, PMP

Project Controls Specialist

Parsons International Limited

Location
Qatar
Education
Master's degree, Hydrology and Water Resources(Civil Engineering)
Experience
33 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 7 Months

Project Controls Specialist at Parsons International Limited
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since January 2013

Monitoring and Controlling Main Contractors Program, Development of Master Construction Schedule, Review and preparing recommendations for extension of times, claims based on the merits.

Senior Deputy General Manager at Lanco Infratech Limited
  • India - Chennai
  • September 2011 to January 2013

Leading Planning, Contracts and Design team to construct ECV-07 package consists of 2.1km via ducts, 1 km cut and cover tunnel, two elevated metro stations.

Assistant General Manager at East Coast Industries Limited
  • India - Chennai
  • July 2010 to August 2011

• Reviewing of Tender Programmes, Cash Flow, Method of Statements etc.,
• Reviewing of Preparation of MIS and Cost Control Reports
• Reviewing of Zero Cost Budgets for all Sites
• Reviewing of Financial Budgets Prepared by All Sites
• Interact with Project Site In-charges for smooth execution of the project within demanding time frame as well as within zero cost budget
• Training the site team for Schedule & Cost Control
• Training the Planners for using Appropriate Delay Analysis Techniques to get Extension of Time.
• Making periodical site visits to trouble shoot the projects by identifying key issues for the progress/budget short fall and Guide the site to overcome the issues within short span of time
• Interaction with Major Subcontractors/Suppliers for a smooth delivery of materials, building up of required resources and proper execution of the work in line with master schedule
• Implementation of Earned Value Management Principles to monitor and control the project performance by using SPI, CPI and TCPI Key Performance Indicators.
• Participating in MIS/Cost Report Review, TFM(The Fortnightly Meetings)/Budget Meetings

Project Control Manager at Al Jaber Energy Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2009 to June 2010

• Establishing Resource Loaded Construction Schedule (Level 3/4) in P6.2.1(Primavera Network based software) in line with Client’s requirements
• Establishment of Project Budget & comparing it against tendered prices.
• Controlling Project Costs using Ezware(Time Sheets) and JD Edwards Software(Accounting).
• Development of Level 5 construction schedule in P6.2.1 so as to support construction team requirements
• Three Months Rolling Program for Field Engineering & Procurement and 3 weeks look schedule for site construction team.
• Daily meeting with site construction team for 30 minutes to discuss on the pitfall of lagging behind the scheduled dates
• Daily Progress Reports on (WBS wise)Quantity Basis / Productivity Reports on Weekly/Month basis
• Reviewing of Project 3D Model in Navisworks Manage 2010 for developing construction strategy on Prioritizing UG piping works over Pipe Rack Foundations
• Always checking whether Procurement Request (PR) is within Budget, assignment of cost codes, and required delivery date at site and compliance of project specification and then sign on it. Any variations to quantity and its unit rates shall be alarmed to the top management. Decisions shall be made to the site situations accordingly.
• Creating and Maintaining Lessons Learned Exercise
• Monthly Cost Control Report using JD Edwards(Accounting Software)

Technical Manager at TAV Construction
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2005 to March 2009

• Planning & Establishment of Master Construction Schedule (Level 3 and 4),
• Establishment of Project Budget & comparing it against tendered prices
• Establishment of Project Method Statement, timely releasing of construction drawings for site team/subcontractors to proceed work in a smooth manner.
• Analyzing contractual documents and related document, preparing work program, progress reports, subcontractor progress payments, cost controlling, periodical activity reports, preparing and initiating work program follow-ups, and executing these works by being responsible to the Project Manager.
• Drafting subcontract agreements/conditions of sub-contract (general & particular) inline with FIDIC.
• Establishment of site safety rules and regulations
• Active participation/price negotiation in subcontractors selection
• Participation in Client’s technical coordination meeting, Subcontractor’s meeting, Internal management meeting etc.
• When necessary, making revised program according to the data from site technical personnel.
• Evaluating production progress and its expenditures in parallel to the works concerning the project budget. Evaluating these works with accounting data and preparing the Budget.
• Preparing subcontractor progress payments after controlling the current footages of the site technical personnel’s detections, and submitting them for approvals.
• Getting them with the budget and presenting to the Project Manager for approvals.
• Finding deviations from cost and time, if any, reporting these deviations to the Project Manager and proposing possible measures.
• Co-ordination with Project Manager, Consultant’s Resident Engineer, Client’s representative to run the project smoothly.

Senior Planning Engineer at J&P(O)Ltd
  • Libya
  • January 2004 to July 2005

· Programme of works for new projects in Primavera Project Planner
· Manpower / Plant / Staff requirements for new projects
· Estimation of Resources (Man-hrs, Plant-hrs, Materials)
· Preparation of Budgeting / cost codes list for new projects
· Manpower / Plant / Staff / Income Projection - Overall Libya
· Preparation of Project Status Report - Overall Libya
· Implementation of Budgeting and Cost Control System

Senior Planning and Progress Control Engineer at Hochtief AG
  • Taiwan
  • May 2002 to December 2003

Main Tasks
· Preparation and submission of weekly notice of planned works to the client.
· Preparation and submission of Three Months Rolling Program(3MRP) for detailed construction activities in Primavera Project Planner(P3) version 3.0.
· Monthly updating of Time, Cost and Resource activities in P3, including merging of design updates received from design consultants based at HTC Essen, Germany.
· Creating, monitoring and controlling of internal working construction schedules based on the overall contractual program for various types of construction activities: pile foundations, mono-pile foundations, flat foundations, pile caps, pier shafts, pier caps / bearing plinths, viaduct superstructures, single span cast-in-situ(CIS) bridges, multiple span cast-in-place(CIP) bridges, combination of CIP and free cantilever construction (FCC) bridges, moving shoring structures (MSS), I-beams structures, Steel Bridges, Framing structures, various support building structures, Cut and Cover Tunnel, Embankments & Abutments, etc.
· Monitoring of box girder production / placement / outfitting works.
· Monitoring of I-Beam fabrication / placement / deck & diaphragm works.

Additional Tasks
· Monitoring Design progress for various stages: Definitive Design, Final Design and Construction Design drawings through custom made VBA Excel programs and the EPLASS system.
· Maintenance of Time Chainage Diagrams prepared in AutoCad R14/2000.
· Production Planning and Monitoring of parapets, cover slabs.
· Leading the Planning and Progress Control Department during the temporary absence/annual vacation of the Department Manager.

Planning Engineer at Putra Perdana Construction Sdn Bhd
  • Malaysia
  • October 1997 to April 2002

• Preparation of baseline schedule, detailed construction schedule, Impact Schedule, Recovery Schedule and Schedule for EOT Claim etc,
•Two weeks and Two months look ahead(C&S, Architectural works),
•Resources schedule and Progress S - Curve (Physical works) using Primavera Project Planner and preparation of project cash flow, progress reports (weekly & monthly) for client and senior management.
•Participated in various Progress / Technical, ID-Coordination meetings held between Client and Management.
•Monitoring physical progress works and resources at site and re-viewing sub contractors construction schedule.

Project Management at Construction / Consultancy Projects
  • India
  • April 1990 to September 1997

Details of inland experiences will be available upon request

Education

Master's degree, Hydrology and Water Resources(Civil Engineering)
  • at College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University
  • March 1995

First Class with Distinction, 8.71 CGPA out of 10 points scale

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at S.R.M.Engineering College, Madras University
  • April 1990

First Class

Specialties & Skills

Program Monitoring
Construction Monitoring
Cost Control
Primavera Project Planner
MS Project
MS Word
Primavera 4.1/5.0/6.0
VB Application in Excel
Expedition
Autocad
MS Access

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Chinese
Beginner

Memberships

Institution of Engineers, Calcutta, India
  • Life Member
  • March 2005
PMI
  • Member
  • March 2006
AACEI
  • Member
  • April 2017

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2020