Ansuman Satapathy

SHAPOORJI PALLONJI MIDEAST LLC - Dubai, UAE: Head of Planning Division [Project Controls Director]               09/2014 - present 

• Successfully lead a team of project controls professionals.
• Key contributor in preparation of tender documents, ensuring competitiveness to increase success.
• Active involvement in creating contract documents for awarded projects, negotiating with employers and engineers for approval.
• Implementation of project management system to track efficiency and provide feedback and corrections.
• Subcontractor management – Reviewing subcontractor’s documents till the approval, measuring and controlling subcontractor’s performance, controlling the documents.
• Analyse the root causes that impact adversely on the project budget and time, prepare the corrective actions and discuss with the management for taking necessary measures to avoid the time and cost slippage.
• Develop monitoring system, implement and measure the progress during the project life cycle with respect to cost, time and quality. 
• Monitor all aspects of project progress against plans, feeding back to management with any concerns.
• Prepare claims according to stipulated protocols and negotiate time extensions and prolongation costs.
• Avoid liquidated damages by demonstrating cause and effect on milestones, also receiving compensable delays.
• Collaborate closely with site planners on problem resolution, leveraging knowledge, experience, and skills.
• Contribute to management meetings and support site team with planning, costs and technical areas.

OBAYASHI QATAR LLC - Doha, Qatar: Planning Manager                           06/2013 - 08/2014

• Collaborated closely with Consultants, Clients and Government Authorities, bridging gaps between project contributors, and ensuring adequate resource allocation at all sites, implementing changes as necessary. 
• Assessed engineering, procurement and execution progress daily and took prompt action to resolve any issues, also monitoring subcontractor performance, particularly for MEP and Façade works.
• Tracked delay events and submitted a comprehensive Extension of Time Claim

LEIGHTON QATAR LLC - Doha, Qatar: Planning Manager                           05/2008 - 05/2013

• Supervised construction processes from conception to completion within budgets and deadlines. 
• Prepared planning documents with technical, estimation and commercial departments for bidding on residential and public building, road, bridge, reservoir, pipeline, marine and railway projects. 
• Created contract documents for awarded projects, negotiating with clients and engineer for approval. 
• Generated an internal progress measurement system; tracked delays and assisted with EOT claims.

AL GEEMI & PARTNERS - Abu Dhabi, UAE: Head of Planning                                                                         07/2006 - 03/2008

• Prepared planning documents in consultation with technical, estimation and commercial departments during bidding, and created baseline documents for awarded projects, negotiating to achieve approval. 
• Monitored all aspects of project progress against plans, feeding back to management with any concerns.
• Specifically requested by management at Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation (ADCO) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to take a lead role in all project planning. 

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil, passed in the Year 1995.

Acquire ‘Project Management Professional’ and ‘Risk Management Professional’ certificates