ABHINAV GUPTA

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Seeking assignments in the overall project management of construction projects in an organization of

high repute in India.
SYNOPSIS

Over 5 years of cross-cultural experience in managing projects right from development to delivery encompassing
planning, monitoring and controlling in various phases of project lifecycle.

Adopt project management tools and techniques like project planning & scheduling using project management tolls
like Primavera 3.1, 5.0 & 6.0 and MS Project 2007 Professional.

Overall planning and monitoring of resource, cost, material and machinery for various construction projects using
project management tools.

Updating and reviewing of the BSC (Balanced Score Card) for various projects.

Creating & updating of logs for several departments through online documentation system ACCONEX.

Have been a key member of PMO (Project Management Office) in the organization with the responsibility of
conducting review meetings with the key project members from planning point of view.

Deft in swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with project managers, project directors, contractors,
architects, consultants & other external agencies and ensuring on time deliverables.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project Management

Steering diverse initiatives towards accomplishment of organisational goals & vision pertaining to the overall
execution of the Projects, Quality Management, Design & Development, and Technical Services.

Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of targets within the scope, time and
cost parameters.

Monitoring project compliance with project management standard policies, procedures and templates through
project audits.
Construction Management

Experienced in planning and coordinating upstream developmental construction activities.

Providing site team with the required look ahead schedule and progress update in order to meet the project
schedule and planned progress milestones.

Providing the site team with various daily, weekly and monthly reports along with activity monitoring sheets and
progress charts.

Conduct and coordinate progress meetings and coordination meetings along with client, main contractor,
consultant, subcontractor and my project team. Highlight various critical issues and deriving solutions inorder to
resolve it well before it impact the overall project progress.

Preparation of baseline construction program at the tendering stage and detailing of the same during the project
execution stage using project management tools like Primavera and Microsoft Project.

Resource, material procurement, machinery and cost planning as per the scope of work.
Relationship Management

Articulating the opportunity by making detailed presentations to the decision makers in the account, using the
latest cutting edge technologies.

Coordinating with various departments like the tendering, administration, contracts and finance inorder to provide
them the required project data.
Commercial Operations

Reviewing tender from planning and commercial point of view, negotiating and coordinating with Client, Contractor
and Consultant.

Coordinating for the preparation of monthly billing for the project along with reviewing and approving
subcontractor bills as per progress of work at site.

Preparing planning documentation, BOQ, review of tenders and preparation of reports to award the contract,
coordinating with Client and Contractor.

ORGANISATIONAL DETAILS
Since May'10 at Alliance Projects (Civil, Structural, MEP and Interior Fit-out Contractor), Bahrain as
Senior Planning Engineer
Title
Project Value
Designation
Description

Arabian Sugar Plant

US $ 150 Million (approx).
Senior Planning Engineer
Presently working on The Arabian Sugar Plant is located in HIDD industrial area in Bahrain.
This plant will have a productivity of 1800MT/D. The major buildings inside the project are
white sugar warehouse, raw sugar warehouse, process building, bagging house & power
station.

Responsibilities:
 Preparation of Clause 14 Baseline Program for project at the tendering stage as per the scope of work using
Primavera 6.
 Complete resource planning including labour & non labour (Machinery) as per project scope using productivity
norms.
 Review & analysis of Contract documents for each Construction Package and advice the Projects Manager of any
planning deficiencies from scheduling point of view.
 Cost loading and monitoring the cash flow & project progress using SPI, CPI & Earned Value Analysis.
 Preparation of detail documents for extension of time (EOT) for the project.
 Preparation & submission of Progress Reports/Charts through Project Management Software Primavera6 and
submitting to the Department Heads, Client, Consultant and Main Contractor.
Other Projects:
 Interior Fit-out for PAL ZILERI (Italy) retail shop - Womens Boutique at Bahrain World Trade Centre. Project Cost
BD 135,000.000.
 Interior Fit-out for VITOLs corporate office at Bahrain World Trade Centre. Project Cost BD 220,000.000.
 Interior Fit-out for Villa 91at Durrat Al Bahrain (one of the world's most distinctive island cities). Project Cost BD
180,000.000.
Key Highlights:
 Due to my good project management skills my company received few new projects from previous project client.
 Using primavera and project management skills my company has been able to complete two projects on
schedule.
 Seeing my project management skills my company has selected me to go for PMP certification on company
expense, the 35 PDUs for the same has already been completed.
 Due to proper resource levelling through primavera and incorporation of compulsory look ahead schedule for all
the sites my company has been able to save a good amount of money.
 Apart from planning I am also responsible for complete project coordination between our team, Client and the
Main Contractor. The project coordination has helped our company to solve many critical issues on right time.
Feb'08-Apr'10 at M/S. Voltas Limited (MEP contractor), Abu Dhabi & Dubai as Planning Engineer &
Member of PMO (Project Management Office)
Key Deliverables:
 Responsible for preparation of Clause 14 Baseline Program for project at the tendering stage as per the scope of
work in Primavera version P3.1 & P6.
 Developed the (MTS) level 4 integrated EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) schedule based on
contract requirements in cooperation with the Managing Contractor on Primavera.
 Updated and reviewed the BSC (Balanced Score Card) for projects. Conducted several presentations for the
site team in order to highlight the importance of BSC.
 Created & updated logs for several departments through online documentation system ACCONEX.
 Prepared tender program during the tendering stage for new projects and proposed the resource requirements for
the same.
 Coordinated with Consultant, Managing Contractor & local authorities (ADDC, ETISALAT, Civil Defence) for work
inspections and approvals.
 Conducted site progress review meetings for monitoring of project identifying problems related to work progress
& highlighting of the same.

Projects Handled:
Title
Project Value
Designation
Description

Ferrari World Theme Park, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

AED 500 million (approx).
Planning Engineer
The Ferrari Theme Park is a branded themed entertainment destination offering a
range of 25 themed attractions for the entire family. Covering 200,000 m2, Ferrari
World Abu Dhabi is the worlds largest indoor theme park, sitting under a roof
designed in the style of the classic double-curve body shell of an F1 Ferrari.

Title
Project Value
Designation
Description

Dubai International Financial Centre, District Cooling Plant, Dubai

AED 260 million (approx)
Planning Engineer
The work comprised Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a District
Cooling Plant. Spread over 110 acres. The Dubai International Financial Centre
(DIFC) is the world's fastest growing international financial centre, being developed
along the lines of other global centres such as New York, London and Hong Kong.

Title
Project Value
Designation
Description

Central Market Redevelopment T2 & T3 Towers, Abu Dhabi

AED 450 million (approx).
Planning Engineer.
The project Central Market redevelopment comprises of 3 towers in the heart of Abu
Dhabi's Central Business District. The contract for Central Market was the largest
single building contract to be awarded in Abu Dhabi.

Key Highlights:





Due to my excellent contribution in managing the Ferrari World Theme park project I was awarded as the Best
Employee Award while working with Voltas Limited.
Just after 6 months from my joining the company at the post of planning engineer, the management found me
capable of handling two big projects at the same time.
Being a new employee and just a fresh pass out from NICMAR I headed the entire planning team for a world class
Ferrari World project.
Apart from my normal project work I was also part of the tendering team, I helped the team in preparation of
project schedule, time related contractual milestone review and resource assessment. We as a tendering team
bagged some of the best and biggest projects that our organization had ever been awarded so far.
I was also part of the Project Management Office for which I was the only person selected by the Director of
Projects for managing the planning part of PMO.
I commenced my career as Modeling and Designing Engineer from Jun'04-Aug'06 at Satyam Computer
Services Limited, India and later changed my field to Construction and Project Management.

Key Deliverables:
 Responsible for modeling of components using 3D modeling software.
 Interaction with onsite coordinator for inputs and clarifications.
 Quality checking of drawings and models before delivery.
 Customizing the software environment for speedy work delivery.
 Maintaining project documents as per client requirements & standards followed.
 Using Pugh Matrix tool for validating the data collected.
Projects Handled:
Title
Client
Software Tools
Designation
Description

Legacy Conversion
LENNOX, France.
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 1.0, Pro/Intralink
Mechanical Modeling Engineer
The project involved legacy conversion of 2D drawings into Pro/E models. The input
were 2D drawings and CADDS5 models.

Title
Client
Software Tools
Designation
Description

SE V17 Vs Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 Comparative Analysis

LENNOX, France.
Solid Edge V17 & Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0.
Mechanical Modeling Engineer.
The project involved comparative analysis between Solid Edge V17 and Pro/E
Wildfire 2.0. Soft factors and Hard factors are compared and a report generated
based on the analysis.

Title
Client
Software Tools
Designation
Description

Redesign of CrateProject
LENNOX, France
Solid Edge V17
Mechanical Design Engineer
This project involved redesign of a crate used for transportation of refrigeration
units. The input was IGES data and photographs.

Title
Client
Software Tools
Designation
Description

Design of Hydraulic Cylinder

LENNOX, France.
Solid Works/AutoCAD.
Mechanical Design Engineer
The project involved design of Hydraulic Cylinder. The input data had the bearing
specifications & the real estate details including the input photographs.

Key Highlights:
 Our unit received several projects from the client LENNOX after our team successfully completed two of its
projects on time and with acceptable quality.
EDUCATION





Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Construction Management - Project Management & Project
Planning from NICMAR CISC, Hyderabad with CPI of 9.00 in 2008.
B.E. (Mechanical) from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore with 70% in 2004.
12th from Delhi Pubic School, Mathura Road, New Delhi with 63.2% in 1999.
10th from Notre Dame Academy, Jamalpur, India with 80.2% in 1997.

CERTIFICATIONS






Completed 35 PDU PMP Certification Seminars from Novotech, Bahrain.

Planning and Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner- P6 training from Cybertech, Dubai.
Certified Mechanical Engineer by Committee for Organising Engineering Professional Practice, Bahrain.
IT for Intelligent and Green Building Design from IIITH - International Institute of Information Technology, India.
Uni-graphics from Engineers & Engineers, India.

AWARDS



Received Merit Scholarship while pursuing my Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Construction
Management in NICMAR.
Received 2nd Prize in inter college Table Tennis competition in NICMAR.

TECHNICAL SKILLS






Project Planning software - MS Project 2007 Professional, Primavera 3.1, 5.0 & 6.0.
Balanced Score Card - Strategic Planning and Management System.
Acconex for managing documents for projects.
2D & 3D Modeling & Designing software: Uni-graphics, ANSYS, Pro E, Master Cam.
Thermal and lighting simulation software: Ecotect, Design Builder, Energy+ and Equest.

IT SKILLS


Proficient with Microsoft Office Software and Operating System like Windows.

PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth

20th July, 1981

Permanent Address

Aashirvad Bhawan,
Kaura Maidan,
College Road,
Munger,
PIN Code-811201,
Bihar, India.

Present Address

Alliance Projects,
Post Box - 10457,
Bahrain.