Sidhardha Kumar

Highly organised, dedicated and result oriented. Lead the teams and reinforce them in delivering the cost effective projects and keep end costs within the tolerances meeting the industry standards through adopting the best cost control techniques thereby reduce the budget/cost overruns. Train the teams process oriented and keep all information tracked and recorded at every point of project. Process analysis, risk management and mitigation techniques. Forecast, manage, control and deliver the project commercially within the cost boundaries set-forth. Believe in dedication, sincerity and ethical values to attain establishment's, team's and self goals.

• Senior Associate Director – Cost Management & Project Management, Arkind LS Private Limited (Formerly known as Davis Langdon & Seah (DLS)), MD/ED, Manage client accounts of various projects with multiple teams. Motivate and guide the team, ensure the accuracy of the periodic deliverables like cost planning, BOQs, tender documentation, cashflows, forecast etc. Identify the critical areas and prepare mitigation plans, assess the probable risk factors keep the management vigilant of the risks, right team allocations, delegation of responsibilities and manage the work load. Where required fetch into the issues directly and mitigate the technical and commercial/contractual matters. Monitor the work progress, ensure the timely deliverables, manage the clients and ensure the periodic payments are released for smooth cash flow of the firm. Contribute in business development and add value to the firm meeting in its annual targets and business goals. Educate the team members and project leads and help them in continued improvement of their performance. Dedicated and committed to deliver. Probable risk predictor, troubleshooter and mitigator.
• Deputy General Manager – Contracts Management, Nova Pulse IVF Clinic Pvt Ltd, Vice President (projects), Manage contractual aspects of all projects. Responsible for Setting of Budget for each project, review the same at conceptual, schematic and design development stages and obtain management approval, prepare Procurement strategies, Pre-qualification of vendors, Tendering, run the negotiations, finalization/award of contracts, budget reviews and reconciliation with awarded costs, cost reporting, budget monitoring/cost controlling during construction stage, handle variations/change orders, handle/resolution of disputes pertaining to variations running account bills/final account bills, project financial close out. Involve in project management and advise on project time lines, review of milestones set-forth to contractors., Adopted best Lumpsum, item rate contracting methods. 90% of projects delivered within the budget. Projects delivered commercially with no contractual disputes.
• Senior Manager - Contracts, CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd, March 2010 to April 2013, Involved in Project procurement including Consultancy agencies and contract procurement, review Procurement Strategies and propose best/suitable methods to client, prepare/review of Budgets/Cost Planning for sufficiency to obtain approvals by client, Pre-qualification, prepare/review and finalize tender documentation, run the Negotiations and finalization till contract award and sign-off, Cost Reporting, handle Variations during the course of construction, cost monitoring. Coordinate and bridge the gap among project consultants and clients. Process Analysis and all contractual matters pertaining to pre and post contracts., Interior Fit-out for Software Park, 527,000 sqft, USD 61,400,000, Interior Fit-out for Software park, 660,000 sqft – Two buildings (Status - Completed), USD 70,000,000, Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
• Senior Cost Manager, Padghams Cost Management Pvt Ltd, December 2006 to September 2009, Involved in all Pre and Post contractual operations like Project Preliminary/detailed Cost Planning and Budget allocations, Process analysis, Procurement involves Contracts Development, bills of quantities, tender planning/scheduling and process, vendors pre-qualification evaluations, pre-tender estimates, Tender Evaluations, Preliminary Tender reports/Negotiations, cash flow, Financial/Cost reports, contracts interpretation, systematic cost controlling, project actual cost/Budget monitoring, resolution/process of change/variation orders, Variation/vendors/purchase orders log, contract amendments/addendums. Well versed with good contractual documentation and systematic pre and post-contract documentation and other contractual aspects.
• Senior Engineer, Trammell Crow Meghraj Property Consultants Pvt Ltd (Project Management Division), December 2005 to November 2006, Costing, QS and Contracts Management with team. Involve in Tendering, negotiations, finalization of contracts for clients. Involved in project management, facilitate consultant meeting and coordination and setting of deliverables to consultants, coordinate with contractors and track the project milestone achievement etc.
• Quantity Surveyor, Currie & Brown (I) Ltd, February 2004 to November 2005, Monitoring the Project financial aspects, Estimation and costing, Preparing BOQs. Processing of contractor’s RA bills, variation order processes. Preparing cash flow, Monthly Cost Report, Payment trackers, CO/Variation logs, CO trackers, PO logs., Intel Test Lab – 18,000 Sqft, TESCO (Hindustan Service Centre) – 210,620 sqft (Phase 1), GOLDMAN SACHS FACILITY - 209,800 Sqft
• Site Engineer, Puravankara Projects Ltd, March 2002 to December 2003, Involved in site Execution and billing., Purva Heights (Bsmt, G+12 Upper floors of 150,000 Sqft), Purva Fair Mont (Bsmt, G+3 Upper floors of 70,000 Sqft)
• Engineer, Srinivas & Khan Architects, December 2000 to February 2002, Responsible for Preparing estimates, BOQs for commercial and residential buildings, periodic visits to sites, Scrutiny and processing of RA bills for contractors, measurements, QA at sites etc.
• Junior Engineer, Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd, April 1997 to November 2000, Involved in Execution of works, quantity surveying and preparing PRW bills, Finalization of PRW Rates., Mahindra Ford India Ltd. (Chennai) – Ford car Manufacturing company – Area -105,000 Sqft, Bellary steels and Alloys Ltd. (Bellary Steel Plant) – 100000 sft, KIADB(Bangalore)-Bsmt,G+5 upper floors Area – 61,000 Sqft

• Arkind LS Private Limited, Associate Director, Jan 21 - Present
• Nova Pulse IVF Clinic Pvt Ltd, Deputy General Manager, May 13 - Sep 19
• CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd, Senior Manager, Mar 10 - Apr 13
• Padghams Cost Management Pvt Ltd, Senior Cost Manager, Dec 06 - Sep 09
• Trammell Crow Meghraj Property Consultants Pvt Ltd, Senior Engineer, Dec 05 - Nov 06
• Currie & Brown (I) Ltd, Quantity Surveyor, Feb 04 - Nov 05
• Puravankara Projects Ltd, Site Engineer, Mar 02 - Dec 03
• Srinivas & Khan Architects, Engineer, Dec 2000 - Feb 02
• Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd, Junior Engineer, Apr 97 - Nov 2000

• Date of Birth: 7th February 1972
• Nationality: Indian