Rahul Awasthi

Currently engaged with KMC working as a Specialist for projects undertaken under Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, Finance Commission etc. besides engaged in essential municipal functions.

Job Responsibilities:

Project Management, Quality Assurance and Oversight

• End to end responsibility of getting projects executed that come under the ambit of these Missions as well as getting essential infrastructure based municipal functions executed.
• Responsible for planning, strategy building, procurement, tendering, technical evaluations, due-diligence, award of contracts and getting work done from service providers, contractors, technology providers, while maintaining timeliness and quality in the second largest urban local body in Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur.
• Responsible for oversight, monitoring and disbursal of funds for work done by service providers

Technical Advisory

• Keeping abreast of Government of India national guidelines and State guidelines for effective on-ground implementation of Urban Development Projects
• Designing by-laws for the ULB for effective implementation of National and State guidelines and providing ULB inputs before finalization of any guideline.
• Designing technical tender documents and RFPs for engaging service providers not only for essential municipal functions but also for National and State Missions.
• Providing inputs and suggestions from on-ground experience of implementation of Missions; also giving requests for relevant tweaks in guidelines wherever needed.

Partnership Development

• Gathering insights and latest trends in technology for bringing in new and innovative approaches to accomplish Urban Development Projects and Missions
• Liaising with private sector and service providers to keep ahead of the trends and to attract the best of innovation and quality for efficient service delivery.
• Identifying partnerships with local development institutions, startups and agencies, identifying areas of cooperation and possibilities for collaboration and keeping abreast with key developments and policies and mapping appropriate organizations for collective action and greater impact.

Data Management

• Responsible for data consolidation, data vetting that goes on State and National Mission Portals like the Swachchtam Portal, PRANA Portal for Clean Air etc.

Knowledge Management

• Representing the Municipal Corporation and its work at physical and virtual platforms led by the Government of India as well as by multilaterals, bilaterals, industry associations etc.

Partnerships Supported and Negotiated for the Corporation

Noteworthy Mentions

GIZ (Indo-German Cooperation), European Union, CUGL etc.

Projects Executed

Noteworthy Mentions

Testimonials Received for Outstanding Performance

• Designed, planned and implemented water treatment plants of 75 MLD capacity.
• Executed construction work of plant and laying of DI pipielines , maximizing operational results.
• Engaged in timely material procurement by effective liasoning and departmental coordination and approvals, thereby running and delivering assigned projects on time.
• Effectively deployed manpower, contractors and sub contractors for maximizing outputs and minimizing conflicts.
• Achieved savings in project cost by efficient cost analysis and review of invoices raised by contractors and sub-contractors.
• Engaged in regulations and design of concrete structures using Staad-Pro V8i Software.
• Reviewed contractor proposals to determine favorable partnerships for on-time and under-budget project completion.
• Trained junior engineers in workstation design and material handling.
• Completed construction tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
• Reviewed progress controls for project quality assurance.
• Developed high-quality engineering designs and plans to meet industry standards.
• Led engineering teams to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.