Melvin Pandian
Gandhinagar ,India
Summary
Results-driven Civil Engineer and NICMAR Graduate with hands-on experience in project planning, scheduling, and digital tracking for large-scale Engineering, Procurement, and Construction infrastructure. Proven expertise in managing Primavera P6 baseline schedules, breaking down milestones into actionable site-level plans, and driving cross-functional alignment between field teams and senior management. Adept at leveraging digital construction workflows and data-driven reporting to minimize project bottlenecks and ensure operational sanity.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Deputy Manager, Planning
Shapoorji Pallonji EPC
Gandhinagar , India
06.2025 - I currently work here
Baseline Schedule Development: Created and established the master baseline schedules in Primavera P6 for all 4 industrial desalination plant sites (Kutch, Dwarka, Somnath, and Bhavnagar) under the direct guidance and mentorship of senior project controls leadership.
Multi-Level Schedule Deconstruction: Transformed high-level project milestones into detailed L3/L4/L5 execution packages to streamline daily and weekly site-level progress monitoring.
Sequence & Dependency Validation: Analyzed and validated logical sequencing, critical path movements, and resource dependencies against real-time site conditions to minimize construction bottlenecks.
Progress Tracking & Data Sanity: Responsible for the integration of daily progress updates from site teams, maintaining alignment between original project baselines and active field forecasts while executing data sanity checks.
Management Reporting & Analytics: Autonomously drafted and structured comprehensive Monthly Quality Assessment Reports and executive status overview presentations to flag critical delay risks and resource constraints for stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Led routine alignment meetings with on-site engineering teams, acting as a proactive driver to bridge the communication gap between field operations and project management offices (PMO).
Education
MBA - Advanced Construction Management
NICMAR UNIVERSITY
Pune 07.2023 - 04.2025
BE - Civil Engineering
Easwari Engineering College
Chennai 08.2019 - 04.2023
Skills
- Core Planning & Project Controls
- Master Scheduling: Baseline Schedule Creation, Critical Path Method (CPM), Schedule Logic & Dependency Validation
- Progress Tracking: Multi-Level Schedule Breakdown (L3/L4/L5), Progress Tracking Systems, Baseline vs Actual Variance Analysis
- Reporting & Governance: Monthly Quality Assessment Reporting, Executive Presentations, Progress Dashboards, Data Sanity Verification
- Site Management: Agile Stand-ups, Cross-Functional Coordination, Client Training & Onboarding
- Software & Technical Tools
- Project Scheduling: Primavera P6, MS Project (MSP)
- VisiLean Software Specialization (NICMAR): Completed a dedicated, specialized academic course and intensive workshops focused on the VisiLean platform Successfully executed mock project implementations involving BIM model linking for 4D visualization, L3/L4/L5 schedule imports, and real-time site progress tracking workflows
- Data & Analytics: Advanced Excel
Languages
Tamil
First language
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Intermediate
B1
Interests
- Part time Musician
- Reading
- Landscape and Street photography
Timeline
Deputy Manager, Planning
Shapoorji Pallonji EPC
06.2025 - I currently work here
MBA - Advanced Construction Management
NICMAR UNIVERSITY
07.2023 - 04.2025
BE - Civil Engineering
Easwari Engineering College
08.2019 - 04.2023