Irshad Masthikundu

• Prepare a comprehensive project overview reflecting the status of individual project progress against the approved Contract/Construction program for submission to higher management.
• Lead weekly load and progress meetings to ensure all projects are progressing according to the schedule.
• Preparation and submission of the planning package containing the cost and resource load program with histogram, KPI, risk register, as well as the procurement and engineering tracker is based on the agreed contract and scope of work
• Review and monitor the schedule and progress during detailed design drawings, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction phases.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports in compliance with contractual requirements.
• Analyze progress and time delays using an accurate and precise progress measurement system. Provide corrective actions, such as re-sequencing, to ensure milestone dates are met.
• Conduct Time Impact Analysis/Window Analysis and Impact as Planned method for claims submission across different projects.
• Review the overall project status with the Project Control team and Project Management and recommend corrective action when necessary.
• Improve communications and throughput within all departments by producing and maintaining a Master Schedule integrating various contract packages.
• Develop and maintain engineering, production, and construction plans while supporting planning engineers to ensure progress and implement corrective actions for missed milestones and recovery actions.
• Standardize follow-up reports, management reports, and project reports to streamline the company's reporting process.
• Prepare tender programs, including an assessment of the required productivity and resources to meet client requirements.
• Ensured the Higher Scale Jobs (Etihad Rails, Airport Construction, Mall Construction, Oil & gas Plant) to Small Scale Jobs (Warehouse, Small Buildings) Schedule requirements.

• Commanding full scope of construction projects -developing plans, identifying client requirements, and managing budgets, expenses, and schedules; supervising technical professionals, workers and sub-contractors, managing risks, and obtain equipment/materials and permits.
• Coordinating efforts for day to day operations for ongoing projects; formulating Work Breakdown Structure and assigning resources (Manpower, Materials and Equipment) based on their weight factor & quantity/volume of work.
• Leading project executions as per stipulated norms, budgetary spending guidelines and within the estimated cost, timeline & quality. Monitoring anticipating any possible delays and taking advance actions.
• Driving project excellence by scheduling project milestones, ensuring efficient use of project resources and provision of high quality, reliable and responsive services in line with customer needs and set objectives/goals.
• Mobilizing all required project resources (manpower/equipment/material/cash; attending project progress status review meetings with clients, vendors and sub-contractors and offering technically support for aiding planned project progress, altering schedules to meet unforeseen conditions and avoiding cost overruns.
• Monitoring and analyzing trends by measuring project progress using manpower/equipment histograms, progress S curves (General, Engineering, and Procurement), etc. and preparing productivity reports and making recommendations to avoid delays and identify areas of savings.
• Contributing to successful performance of assigned project through earned value analysis, primavera progress updates and look ahead schedule as well as the management of contractual claims including extensions of time.
• Fostering effective communication channels between internal departments and external vendors ensuring conformance to company policy, resolving grievances/claims and disputes and move projects forward.
• Overseeing successful delivery of projects to scope, target cost, quality, program and completion encompassing engineering, construction, handover and reporting the most accurate information and handling project conflicts effectively.
• Compiling summaries of progress and presenting reports through dashboard, KPI and Presentation.
• Submission of Weekly and Monthly report in organization /client format as per contractual requirement
• Preparing extension of time and prolongation cost claims and delay analysis, providing strategic inputs in decision making and ensuring the superior performance of projects to enhance business growth.
• Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for Project Manager and subcontractor.
• Led weekly progress meetings, facilitating stronger communication and helping to resolve critical issues.

Building Solutions
The company is a major designer, fabricator, supplier, and erector of steel building structures in the Middle East & African countries

Key Accountabilities:
 Handled 40+ projects encompassing small & large scales Steel structural (300 Ton -12000 Ton) construction projects over
in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, and Africa region.
 Spearheaded project management activities, including project planning for executing projects within the allocated time,
project master schedule, quality, and inputs from design, fabrication, shipment, and erection.
 Provided leadership to planning, scheduling, and cost optimization at the start of a new project in addition to communicating
effectively with clients & subcontractors through official letters and emails.
 Ascertained adherence with project milestones; prepared all associated calculations for fabrication claims, followed up
shipments to ensure uninterrupted project progress.
 Developed and implemented actions for the micro-level program right from start to handover of the project.
 Managed multi-disciplinary and technically complex projects and executed key activities like inter/intra departmental
coordination to achieve all project milestones.
 Followed up project progress, analyzed site data and compared it with established milestones, simultaneously mediated
with the main contractor to execute projects without interruptions.
 Provided technical and operational direction in compiling periodic progress reports and comparing actual vs. baseline
schedule along with action plans to realign main project activities with requirements and specifications
 Offered innovative solutions to compute resources by utilizing manpower & equipment histograms based on resources
loaded in the schedule in addition to managing extension of time and tracking project milestones and compliance with
schedules.
 Contributed to the successful performance of the assigned project through constant tracking and the delivery of annual,
monthly and weekly progress reports to management for review and decision-making.

Oversaw engineering functions including pipe, piping engineering, and structural engineering design and construction.
Key Projects to Credit:
Kochi Refinery expansion project

Key Accountabilities:
 Split the project into work activities and projected the required resources and schedule of activities for completing the
project in time, cost, quality and scope while complying with contract documents, project requirements, and specifications.
 Enforced strong mechanisms to track long lead items in liaison with the procurement department, constantly followed upon
the procurement and contract status.
 Provided strategic and technical inputs for project coordination, documentation, procurement tracking, and reporting
 Oversaw elements critical to determine project progress/ status, computed work completed at the site, and resolved all site
issues and enforced mechanisms to monitor the progress.
 Ensured that the project reports are produced accurately and generated an array of technical reports during various stages
of project life-cycle including weekly and monthly reports to client/consultant and senior management.
 Managed engineering resources and projects right from resource mobilization to site to handover to the client for pipe rack
construction in refineries.

Duties includes lecturing mechanical subject and workshop training