Srilakshmi Navale

Organised and proactive project management professional with full APM membership and four years of progressive experience coordinating design, procurement, and site activities across complex, multi-stakeholder project environments — from concept through to handover. Proven track record in project planning, scheduling, and reporting; supplier and subcontractor management; monitoring progress, quality, and health and safety compliance; and maintaining accurate, organised project documentation throughout the full project lifecycle.

Background in techno-commercial bid management and engineering project delivery at Smiths Group (John Crane Division) provides direct experience in procurement coordination, supplier management, and cost management on high-value contracts. Holds an MSc in Programme and Project Management (Warwick Business School, Merit), a BE in Chemical Engineering, and APM PFQ (ongoing). Proficient in MS Project and Microsoft Office Suite.

Passionate about delivery excellence and client experience, with a genuine desire to grow within the design and build sector and gain hands-on experience across all stages of workplace, commercial, and interior fit-out delivery.

Innovation Project Officer - University of Warwick, UK - Coventry, UK

(2025-04 - 2026-08)

Supported project planning, scheduling, and reporting across a portfolio of concurrent projects — coordinating design, operational, and external partner activities to ensure each project was delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.

• Assisted with supplier and subcontractor management — coordinating with external contractors and overseas partners, ensuring timely delivery of services, and processing payments and financial records via SAP.
• Monitored site and project progress, quality, and health and safety compliance — coordinating with external partners to confirm safety documentation was completed correctly and escalating issues where required.
• Maintained accurate and organised project documentation throughout the lifecycle — including schedules, progress reports, risk registers, meeting minutes, and action logs — ensuring all records were current and accessible.
• Supported client experience management — acting as the day-to-day liaison for clients and stakeholders, managing expectations, and ensuring each project was delivered to the highest standard of quality and client satisfaction.
• Contributed to project planning and design coordination activities, assisting with scope definition, resource planning, and stakeholder alignment from project initiation through to handover.

Project Coordinator - DHRP Digital Health Programme, Warwick, UK - Warwick, UK

(2024-10 - 2025-04)

Supported project planning, scheduling, and reporting across a complex multi-country programme from concept to completion — coordinating activities across 40+ consortium partners and ensuring each phase was delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.

• Assisted with supplier and subcontractor management — coordinating procurement activities, managing deliverable schedules across consortium partners, and ensuring timely resource availability aligned with project milestones.
• Monitored project progress, quality, and compliance throughout the lifecycle — maintaining risk registers, leading monthly risk reviews, and ensuring adherence to quality and regulatory standards across all workstreams.
• Maintained accurate and organised project documentation — producing progress reports, milestone schedules, meeting minutes, and governance artefacts to a high standard across a £500,000+ programme.
• Supported client experience management — acting as the primary liaison for consortium clients and partners across multiple countries, managing expectations, and ensuring all parties remained aligned and satisfied throughout delivery.

Project Operations Administrator - University of Warwick, UK - Coventry, UK

(2023-10 - 2024-10)

Supported project planning, scheduling, and reporting across concurrent projects — coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and maintaining accurate, organised project documentation throughout the full delivery lifecycle.

• Assisted with supplier and subcontractor coordination — ensuring resources were available on time and that all procurement activities were processed accurately and in line with financial compliance requirements.
• Monitored project progress, quality, and compliance — producing timely reports for senior management and maintaining all governance artefacts to the standard required throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintained accurate and organised project documentation — including a department-wide document management transformation that significantly improved accessibility and quality standards across the project function.
• Supported client experience management — coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, attending and minuting meetings, and ensuring all client commitments were met on time and to the required standard.

Project Engineer - Smiths Group (John Crane) - Bangalore, India

(2021-12 - 2023-09)

Supported project planning, scheduling, and reporting across a portfolio of high-value design and engineering contracts (budgets exceeding £8 million) — coordinating design, procurement, and site activities from concept through to handover.

• Managed supplier and subcontractor procurement activities — reviewing RFQs, coordinating supplier deliverables, managing multi-disciplinary engineering and production teams, and ensuring timely availability of materials and services against project schedules.
• Monitored project progress, quality, and health and safety compliance — producing progress dashboards for Design Reviews, Production Readiness, and Programme Boards in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Maintained accurate and organised project documentation — ensuring all contract records, design documents, and progress reports were current and professionally presented to clients and senior management throughout delivery.
• Supported client experience management — managing all customer communications, attending technical reviews, and ensuring deliverables met agreed specifications to the highest standard of quality and client satisfaction.
• Implemented process improvements to procurement and project delivery workflows, achieving a 15% reduction in bid and procurement preparation time — contributing directly to delivery excellence and profitability.

MSc - Programme and Project Management - Warwick Business School, UK (2023-01 - 2024-12)

BE - Chemical Engineering - MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India (2017-01 - 2021-12)