Karthik Kumar

Construction Project Manager with 11+ years' experience delivering residential, industrial, retail, warehouse, office space and infrastructure projects across India, Qatar and the UAE. Experienced managing the complete project lifecycle from feasibility and design coordination through planning, procurement, commercial management, construction, commissioning and handover. Skilled in project planning and controls, stakeholder management, multidisciplinary coordination, procurement, contract administration and risk management, supporting delivery within programme, budget and quality objectives.

Comfortable working with Contractors, Clients, Consultants, Architects, Manufacturers and cross-functional teams across geographically distributed projects.

Senior Manager, Planning & Site Operations - Total Environment Building Systems Pvt. Ltd. - Pan-India

(2023-12)

Leading planning, project controls and site operations for modular residential developments across multiple states in India. Reports to the CEO of the Business Unit.

• Lead project planning and execution coordination for modular residential developments across multiple locations, tracked in ASTA Powerproject on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Integrate factory production, procurement, logistics and site execution to improve programme delivery.
• Develop business-unit cash-flow forecasts and executive dashboards supporting management decisions.
• Coordinate architects, structural, MEP, warehouse, procurement and execution teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage third-party execution partners while maintaining quality, safety and commercial objectives; drive NC closure.
• Set up processes to align with the business goals.

Construction Leader - Decathlon Sports India Pvt. Ltd. - Tamil Nadu

(2022-09 - 2023-12)

Responsible for planning, budgeting, contractor management, procurement, execution, statutory compliance and project handover for multiple retail developments across the Chennai cluster.

• Conduct real estate feasibilities and coordinate with various stake holders for technical and legal due diligence.
• Prepared project strategies and budget inputs aligned to retail leadership's business goals.
• Sourced, developed and trained contractors and design consultants to Decathlon's quality standards.
• Led technical negotiations with landlords; managed pre-construction, tendering and BOQ validation.
• Organised statutory technical audits (fire, electrical, structural) and approved technical/financial quotations.

Store Construction Manager - Decathlon Sports India Pvt. Ltd. - Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

(2018-05 - 2022-08)

Managed construction delivery for retail stores and a major warehouse development from feasibility through commissioning.

• Ran feasibility visits, scope-split negotiations with landlords, and BOQ/design validation for retail construction.
• Managed tendering, contractor appointment and construction execution across multiple parallel sites.
• Coordinated architectural, HVAC, electrical and fire design with the retail team; expedited procurement.

Various Planning and Project Controls roles - Larsen & Toubro Construction - India, Qatar, UAE

(2014-04 - 2018-05)

Progressively held planning, project controls and site management responsibilities across major international infrastructure projects, with five successive positions.

• (Jul 2017 – May 2018, India) — integrated project controls, cost/schedule tracking, subcontractor analysis, cash-flow reporting, client coordination.
• (Mar 2017 – Jun 2017, India) — scheduling, cost control, GFC coordination, billing, variation management.
• (Sep 2016 – Mar 2017, UAE) — earthworks supervision on Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Works Phase II.
• (Dec 2014 – Sep 2016, Qatar) — MIS reporting, KPI dashboards and procurement tracking on Al-Shamal STP.
• (Apr 2014 – Dec 2014, India) — MIS reporting, receivables/profitability analysis, tender review support.

Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering - The Oxford College of Engineering

Post Graduate Programme - Advanced Construction Management - NICMAR