Prashant Kamath, PD / SPM

Prashant Kamath

PD / SPM

Contraco WLL

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Architecture
Experience
17 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months

PD / SPM at Contraco WLL
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since July 2021

• Setup Project execution strategy within budget & timeline parameters.
• Contract Administration, Project reports, Progress invoice & claims, Risk management.
• Liaise with Client, Consultant, Stakeholders, Subcons, Legal team.
• Optimise resource sharing between project teams/ zones.
• Finalise procurement & subcon/vendor appointments.
• Monitor project costs and remedy overshoots to align with budget.

Project Director at Al Balagh Trading and Contracting
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2019 to July 2021

• Plan project execution strategy - works schedule, resources & budget.
• Assign project budgets and review cost reports from project team.
• Monitor and control project progress inline with target milestones.
• Optimize resource sharing across all projects in the organization.
• Liaise with Clients, Consultants, Stakeholders.
• Finalizing subcontractors and vendors.

Senior Project Manager at M/s. Redco Construction Al Mana
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2009 to March 2019

• Planning, Project execution strategy and Risk management/mitigation.
• Monitor & Control project costs as per allocated project budget.
• Optimize resource sharing in the organization.
• Liaise with Client, Consultant, Government authorities, Utility provider, Subcontractors and Vendors.
• Prepare monthly management reports indicating updated project status and look ahead targets.
• Administer Contract stipulations and ensure Contractual milestones are achieved/delivered.

Design Project Manager at Sama Contracting LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2008 to February 2009

• Liaise with Client, Design Consultant, Government authorities, Utility, providers, Subcontractors and Vendors.
• Review of Design for ease of execution / better constructability.
• Guide and provide technical support to the planning, quantity survey, construction teams on the project design and construction stages.
• Conduct Value Engineering to rationalize project costs in execution and operation phases.

Design Project Manager at M/s. Diar Consult
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2006 to March 2008

• Managed the design development of 25+ Floors high-rise residential, commercial & multi-use mass township projects.
• Develop coordinated design between the disciplines.
• Resource allocation and Scheduling delivery of project design stages.
• Liaise with Client, Design Consultant, Government authorities, Utility providers, Subcontractors and Vendors.
• Review of Design for ease of execution / better constructability.
• Guide and provide technical support to the planning, quantity survey, construction teams on the project design and construction phases.
• Conduct Value Engineering to rationalize project costs in execution and operation phases.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at DYPCET
  • April 1995

Specialties & Skills

Design Management
Contract Administration
Schedule Control
Resource Management
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Intermediate
Marathi
Expert

Memberships

Council of Architecture, India
  • Registered Practising Architect
  • June 1995

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional - PMI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2015
Valid Until:
July 2021

Hobbies

  • Football, Music, Travel, Riding Motorbike.
    Represented Junior and Degree College at University Football tournaments as Captain of the team. Travelled to countries in the Far East, Africa, Europe and USA on assignments as well as holidays. Accomplished a motorbike group trip (2015) in the Lahaul-Spiti valley in northern India. We rode for a total 10 days around 12-14 hours covering 300-350 kms daily on a difficult mountainous terrain.