Prashant Kumar

Planning & Project Controls Leader with 22+ years of experience in tunnels, metro, highways and infrastructure projects. Expert in Primavera P6, MS Project, Six Sigma, SAP PS, scheduling, monitoring, delay analysis, recovery planning, billing coordination and executive-level MIS reporting. Currently working as Head – Planning & Project Controls for the Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road Twin Tunnel Road Project , BMC, Mumbai with Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd.

Proven ability to handle complex planning challenges for high-value government and private infrastructure projects.

Head – Planning & Project Controls at Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd (2023-10 – Present)

Project: Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road Twin Tunnel Road Project (BMC) Thane–Borivali Twin Tunnel Road Project (MMRDA)

• Heading complete planning, scheduling and monitoring for coastal road tunnel package
• Development and control of master programmes, baseline schedules and recovery schedules
• Coordination with BMC, consultants, contractors and utility authorities (BMC / Tata Power / etc.)
• Actively involved in Extension of Time (EOT) claim preparation, including supporting documents and justification
• Monitoring ROW availability, utility shifting, surveys and site constraints
• Preparation of weekly/monthly progress MIS and dashboards for top management
• Support in delay analysis and submission of recovery plans
• Implemented DMAIC methodology to reduce rework and improve overall construction efficiency at TBRTP.
• Reduced excavation/blasting overbreak by optimizing drilling grids & charge patterns using root-cause analysis tools (Fishbone, Pareto).
• Improved cut-and-cover RCC cycle time by 12–18% through process mapping and bottleneck removal.
• Conducted Control Chart analysis to monitor shotcrete thickness variation, reducing variation by 25%.
• Standardized work processes (SOPs) for tunnel mucking, ring erection, shuttering, and reinforcement checking.
• Reduced material wastage (cement, steel, shotcrete) through statistical analysis and process improvement.
• Applied Lean Six Sigma to reduce idle time of TBM/Excavators/Transit Mixers using value stream mapping.
• Improved safety KPI monitoring by creating trend charts for near misses / unsafe conditions.
• Structured and stabilised a fragmented schedule by implementing a strong WBS, logical sequencing and milestone-based monitoring.
• Digitized inspection workflows to improve reporting speed and reduce delays in approval cycles.

DOGUS–SOMA JV (2021-10 – 2023-10)

Project: Mumbai Metro Line – 3 (MMRC) – Underground Stations & Tunnels Locations: Mumbai Central, Mahalaxmi, Science Museum, Acharya Atre Chowk & Worli

• Planning & monitoring of underground stations and tunnelling works
• Preparation of baseline schedules and progress tracking
• Coordination with construction and design teams
• DPR, MPR & Client reporting

Planning Manager at Eagle Infra India Ltd (2018-10 – 2021-10)

Project: Mumbai Metro Line – 6 (DMRC) – Elevated Viaduct & Stations Stations: Mahakali Caves, SEEPZ Village, Saki Vihar Road, Rambaug, Powai Lake

• Planning, billing and progress control
• Subcontractor coordination and material planning
• Progress analysis and reporting

Incharge – Planning & Billing (AM) at Pratibha Industries Ltd (2015-03 – 2018-10)

Project: DMRC Phase III – Tunnels & Underground Stations (TBM / Cut & Cover) CC-18 of line-7.

Assistant Manager Planning (AM) at Arvind Techno Globe JV (2013-10 – 2015-03)

Project: DMRC Phase III – Elevated Metro with Stations (CC-41) line-7 including all architectural works

Assistant Manager Planning (AM) at SEW Infrastructure Limited (2012-03 – 2013-10)

Project: UPSHA – Yamunnotri Road Project (SH-57) including culverts & bridges.

Assistant Engineer (AE) Planning at Oriental Structural Engineers (2009-11 – 2012-03)

Project: Yamuna Expressway Road tunnel, highway & bridges via Box pushing & NATM method.

Junior Engineer (JE) at Valecha Engineering Limited (2003-08 – 2009-11)

Project: Construction of State Highway roads including culverts & City Roads.

B.Tech in Civil Engineering – Kalinga University, Raipur (2017 – 2017)

Diploma in Civil Engineering – UP Board (2003 – 2003)