Karthikeyan Chokkalingam, Site Engineer

Karthikeyan Chokkalingam

Site Engineer

Pacific International

Location
Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
Education
High school or equivalent, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Experience
18 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 8 Months

Site Engineer at Pacific International
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2018

day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of
any subcontractors
* Preparing the proposal documents and presentations
* undertaking surveys
* setting out sites and organizing facilities
* checking for technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly
* ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, timescales
* liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, and the overall project manager
* checking with plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
* ensuring that all materials used and work performed are in accordance with the specifications
* providing technical advice and solving problems on site
* preparing site reports and filling in other paperwork
* ensuring that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are adhered to
* manage, monitor and interpret the contract design documents supplied by the client
* liaise with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction
regulations and by-laws
* communicate with clients and their representatives, including attending regular meetings to keep them informed
of progress
* Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise.
* Suggest process and technical design changes to improve performance and efficiency
* Direct engineering activities; assign tasks, provide training and support
* Creating the work schedules and adjust as needed to meet project deadlines
* Maintaining a detailed documentation of all the site engineering activities

Project Coordinator at Landmark Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2014 to January 2018

Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters the development opportunities and motivates the
high performance amongst the team members
* Developing project baselines and controlling them with respect to resource deployment, time over-runs and
quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution & delivery
* Collecting task from project manager and planning project directives carefully
* Ensuring effective preparation, planning and implementation according to the instruction provided
* Liaising with project manager to find out accomplished contractors and consultants
* Making sure effective maintenance of a detail database of vendors for project sources
* Liaising with all services and vendors, project kick start meeting arrangements, planning projects schedule,
deadline information and ensure that projects in time track within correct manner
* Coordinating meeting agendas and preparation of materials for project meetings
* Contributing towards the quality of work being performed for each project module and preparing project status
reports to project manager
* Collaborating with project Manager for preparation of project budget Capex
Accomplishment

Electrical Draughtsman and MEP Coordinator at Mega tech Electro Mechanical Contracting Co.,
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • February 2012 to February 2014

Key Projects Managed:  Government Sector projects at Kuwait International Airport  Swimming Pools at Sulaibikhat  Construction and maintenance for Marine work at Alkhairan Park  Harvy Nichols (Veranda) at Avenues  The J9 terminal phases B1 & B2 at Kuwait International Airport  Ministry Of Public works at Jahra  Soor petrol Station No.25 at Salmiya  Alrai Mall Kuwait  Lexus Service Centre at Shuwaikh  Soor Petrol Station No.124 at Messila  Ministry Of Education (Sports Hall Building Girls & Boys)

Electrical Draughtsman at Gulf Engineering Company K.S.C.C
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • June 2006 to January 2012

Key Projects Managed:
* Handicraft Small Industrial Complex, Ardiya
* Rotana Hotel at Fahaheel
* Health Club Extension Crown Plaza Hotel at Farwaniya
* Kuwait Beach House at Messila
* 360º Geant Hyper Market at 6th Ring Road, South surra
* Al Andalous& Al Riggae neighbor Hood Center at Riggae
* Kuwait Sport Club forthe Deaf at Sulaibikhat
* EgailaNeighbor Hood Centre at Egaila
* Construction and Maintenance of Labs and Workshop for College of Technology (Second Extension) Shuwaikh
New Campus
* Salmiya Hotel at Salmiya
* Ahmadi neighborhood center at Ahmadi

Facilities Team Member at Ashok Leyland
  • India
  • September 2005 to March 2006

Functional Area:  Sand blast machine  Chassis bending machine  Chassis hole machine  Axel machine  Overhead Crane  Forklift  Electrical Panel Air Conditioning  Hydraulic Equipment

Education

High school or equivalent, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
  • at BHELBharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  • January 2004

Certificate: NAC (National Apprenticeship Certificate)

High school or equivalent, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
  • at Vandayar Industrial Training Institute
  • January 2003

Certificate: (NCVT) National Council for Vocational Training

Diploma, AutoCAD 2000
  • at Computer Software College
  • January 2000

Diploma in AutoCAD 2000

Specialties & Skills

Multi site Management
Procurement
Rate Negotiation
Vendor Management
Bill Payment
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
BUDGETING
DOCUMENTATION
FILE MANAGEMENT
GOVERNMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
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