Kabilan Pari, Office Engineer

Kabilan Pari

Office Engineer

ECS

Location
United States - California
Education
Master's degree, Structural Engineering
Experience
11 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months

Office Engineer at ECS
  • United States - California
  • My current job since May 2019

projects for public and private clients
•Project management for Pump station worth $21 million
•Provides direction to and supervises office technician(s) and/or other administrative staff
•Manages and maintains pertinent contract documents such as scope of work, bid documents and references specific to the project
• Develops and maintains an organized and complete set of records and procedures for the project
• Timely processing of all documents and work logs including but not limited to weekly statement of working days, submittals for review, information requests, change orders, payments, payment estimates, and project contingency balances
•Monitors labor compliance. Monitors and schedules all necessary construction staking/surveys, field and material inspections and preliminary, acceptance, and specialty testing as required throughout the contract
• Maintains the as-built drawings for change order updates and assists project lead in ensuring field staff updates as-built drawings as required
• Assists the project lead in preparing final project closeout documents, including the resolution of potential claims

Project Manager at Priority Architectural Graphics
  • United States - California
  • January 2019 to May 2019

management of design- bid- build signage fabrication and installation in SFO Airport. Managed projects worth $9 million
•Estimating the quantity of signage and preparing bid documents for new projects
•Preparing product submittal, coordinating with internal team on design documents and submitting it to contractor, preparing and replying to RFIs and managing project documents
•Preparing master schedule for fabrication and installation, request for proposal, cash flow, and progress payments.
•Coordinating and conducting weekly meetings with contractors, vendors, sub-contractors, and owners for the smooth completion of the project.
•Preparing contracts and specifications for sub-contractor. Accounts payable and sub-vendor management. Contract, Cash flow, risk and allowance management. Review of change orders from sub-contractors
•Preparing ROM or change order for contractor’s perusal.

Construction Manager at OAC Services
  • United States - California
  • August 2018 to December 2018

Mountain View

•Project management of tenant improvement for Microsoft. Know and understand the services required by the OAC contract with client, assist with the preparation and administration of the construction contract and specifications for Guaranteed Maximum Price contract. Managed project worth $25 million
•Maintenance of RFI, change order, Daily Report and Submittal logs, tracking and reporting status, understand the impacts of RFI’s, Field orders, and change order proposals. Provide quality assurance through job site walks.
•Build and maintain the contact list of general contractors, consultants, testing agencies, vendors, sub- contractors and suppliers.
•Assist in the review of construction documents for constructability, biddability, completeness, errors and omissions. Assist in the development of front-end specifications and development of construction documentation. Procure or assist in procurement of contract required documentation, O&M manuals, as-built drawings, guarantees, warranties, keys.
•Asist in the review and verify monthly consultant and contractor progress payments.
•Review, confirm, prepare and assist with preparation of project master schedule. Contract, Cash flow, risk and allowance management. Review of change orders from contractors and preparing ROM or change order for Owner’s perusal.
•Conduct weekly meetings with owner, designer, contractor, city, PG&E, sub-contractors, consultants, public for the smooth completion of the project. Facilitate owner integration prior to and during the occupancy phase of the project.

Field Engineer at California Engineering Contractors
  • October 2017 to August 2018

Oakland

•Project management and Quality Control of design-bid-build seismic retrofitting of BART trans bay tube worth $284 million
•Preparing quality control plans, checklists, and daily reports. Negotiating contracts with clients and sub-contractors
•Coordination with third party testing agencies to dispatch inspectors and verifying the test reports. Monitoring the invoice and approving the payment.
•Preparing request for information, submittals, site specific work plans, change order to owner’s representatives. Assisting in research of materials and construction techniques. Updating the revised plans and specifications in the confirmed set.
•Accounts payable and sub-vendor management. Contract, Cash flow, risk and allowance management. Review of change orders from sub-contractors and preparing ROM or change order for Owner’s perusal.
•Assisting the Superintendent in executing the project within budget and contract specification. Estimating the quantity of material for the shift and tracking consumption of materials and quality of work.
•Assist in preparing weekly reports for project and owner’s meeting.

Intern at Arana Group INC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2017 to June 2017

for projects using Dodge network and other platforms. Analyse the bid and contract documents. Attend Pre-bid meeting and identify and quantify the cost factors, including production time, raw material, equipment, and labour expenses
•Read blueprints and technical documents to prepare estimates. Use sophisticated software to calculate estimates. Done estimation for seven tenant improvement projects ranging from $368000 to $1200000.Travel to job sites and perform project management.

Senior Executive at Lafarge
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2009 to May 2013

the quality control department and directly reported to head QC, Lafarge.
•Implemented the online quality control system based on oracle database in 80 plants within six months and a savings of $10000. Prepared user manuals and trained more than 200 people across the tenure. Compiled data analysed and prepared quality, financial and management reports. Troubleshooting of issues and development of the online quality control systems.
•Developed new mix designs in concrete, perform quality control of raw materials, streamlined the existing mix designs for savings.
•Assist the plant team in promoting value added products to clients, supporting the client team during the execution of the concrete pouring to complete the project successfully.

Trainee
  • June 2008 to June 2009

Amrita realtors, Chennai

•Managed the construction of stilt+ four floors of six blocks. Completing the tasks assigned by the supervisor.
•Review of technical designs drawings to ensure constructability. Request for information to architects, structural engineers and other consultants
•Undertaking surveys and setting out works, monitoring the quality of the raw materials and construction, supervising and assigning work for the contracted staff and labors.
•Ensuring project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and timescales.
•Provide technical advice and solving problems on site. Preparing site reports and filling in other paperwork. Keep records of all paperwork
•Liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professionals
•Verifying the invoice and payment application from consultants and subcontractors, vendors and suppliers.
•Coordinating with the accounts team for accounts payable
•Preparing bill of quantities, updating the construction schedule and preparing reports requested by management.

Education

Master's degree, Structural Engineering
  • at University of Illinois
  • December 2016
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Anna University
  • April 2008

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Specialties & Skills

Civil Engineering
Engineering
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
BUDGETING
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
QUALITY
ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTING
FILE MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MICROSOFT WORKS

Hobbies

  • Traveling
    Have been to 8 countries