Sunil Sandur
Bengaluru
Summary
Please accept my enclosed resume for perusal. I am confident that my education and experience have prepared me for the position that you have available and will enable me to contribute significantly towards company objectives. When you review my enclosed resume, you’ll find me being a Graduate in Civil Engineering has 30 years of professional experience of which 19 Years in India, 9 years in UAE and Oman (Middle East), 2 years in Libya And in various roles of: Chief Projects Officer Head Projects, Vice-President, Director, Project Director, Associate Director Procurement, Commercial and Project Management Quantity Surveying, Cost Management and Contract Administration Business Development, Client Representation Construction Management, Civil and Structural Engineering Consultant I do have experience of handling multiple projects concurrently, which included project and commercial management aspects. I have practical experience in handling local and international consultants and contractors including administering various forms of contract including bespoke and FIDIC. I am a member of RICS (Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors) and IIAM (Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation) I have successfully participated in CXO (Leadership Program) and Transformational Leadership virtually at XLRI, Jamshedpur and graduated in December 2023 & April 2025 respectively. Currently I am pursuing DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) from Rushford University, France and Advance Diploma in Contract Management from College of Contract Management, UK.
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Work History
Chief Projects Officer (CPO)
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)
09.2025 - Current
- As Chief Projects Officer (CPO)I lead and oversee the complete lifecycle of hospital infrastructure projects, both Greenfield and Brownfield, from concept to commissioning. The CPO will ensure projects are completed within time, cost, and quality parameters while adhering to statutory and healthcare-specific compliance. This includes strategic planning, design coordination, procurement, construction management, and final delivery.
- Key Responsibilities:
- A. Strategic Project Leadership:
- Define and implement the project roadmap for Greenfield/Brownfield hospital projects.
- Develop strategic execution plans across design, approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning.
- Lead feasibility assessments for expansion to new geographies.
- Serve as the central authority on all project escalations and de-bottlenecking initiatives.
- Align resources and stakeholders with project goals, ensuring smooth coordination between design, operations, procurement, and finance.
- B. Project Planning & Execution:
- Prepare and manage comprehensive project timelines, milestones, and deliverables using MS Project or equivalent tools.
- Develop master plans and monitor adherence to GFCs (Good for Construction) and final drawings.
- C. Budgeting, Costing & Financial Oversight:
- Collaborate with Finance to build and monitor project cash flows, budgeting, and capital allocation.
- Maintain robust cost tracking through detailed MIS and job cost reports.
- Conduct thorough costing analyses and implement corrective actions as needed.
- D. Procurement & Contract Management:
- Lead vendor selection, bidding, negotiation, and finalization of all project-related contracts.
- Ensure robust contract management including adherence to DLP (Defects Liability Period), retention clauses, and timely milestone-based payments.
- E. Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination:
- Coordinate with architects, PMC, contractors, statutory bodies, and consultants to drive project delivery.
- Maintain structured governance through dashboards, Gantt charts, and review mechanisms.
- Ensure timely and transparent reporting of physical and financial progress.
- Ensure document control, data traceability, and audit readiness of all project documentation.
- H. Commercial Excellence:
- Lead the bidding process, pricing strategy, and risk analysis for all infrastructure proposals.
- Draft and review contracts and legal documentation in collaboration with Legal.
- Drive ethical conduct and transparency in all dealings.
- Skills & Competencies:
- Leadership: Ability to lead large cross-functional teams and manage complex hospital projects
- Analytical & Commercial Acumen: Strong command over costing, cash flows, and contract terms
- Communication: Excellent stakeholder and vendor negotiation skills
- Industry Know-how: Deep understanding of hospital-specific infrastructure, procurement, and regulatory requirements
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- Adherence to Project Timelines and Milestones
- Budget vs. Actual Cost Variance
- Procurement Efficiency and Inventory Turnaround
- Number of Quality & Safety Non-Compliance Issues
- Site Visits and Physical Audit Frequency
- Stakeholder Satisfaction (Internal & External)
- Successful Commissioning and Handover within Approved Scope
- Preferred Industry Background:
- Hospital Infrastructure Development
- Real Estate/Industrial Project Development
- Large-Scale Project Execution (Cement, Pharma, Hotels)
Projects Head, Vice President
Narayana Health
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
- Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
- Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget
- Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
- Establish and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
- Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks
- Structure and manage integrated, multitrack performance databases for Greenfield, transformational, brown field projects
- Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including
- Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables
- Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan
Consultant Director, Cost Management Services
Providing Consultancy Services as a Freelancer
07.2022 - 06.2024
- Client 1: Turner & Townsend, Delhi NCR
- T&T Clients: IKEA, DLF Limited, India Resorts Limited
- Reporting: Country Manager
- Major Projects: DLF Arbour, Residential 3B+GF+2TF+36F(5T), 6m sft
- DLF The Crest-II, Residential 3B+GF+P+2TF+40F(5T) 6m sft
- IKEA, Noida Meeting Place 5B+GF+6P+33F(2T) ; 4.2 m sft
- Role & Responsibilities:
- Financial
- To ensure business contributes to achieve or better turnover/profit
- All CM / PM projects to be tracked monthly to make minimum 15% profit overall
- Ensure invoices are raised in a timely manner.
- Produce for the Managing Director the necessary monthly update reports for the business in line with Profit/Turnover objectives:
- Job Summary Report
- Cost Centre Fee Tracker/Secured Income
- Staff Utilization Plan
- Service Delivery
- Ensure that Cost / Project Management commissions in the business are effectively managed to:
- Optimize staff utilization
- Meet technical objectives for all commissions
- Includes procurement, commercial management and contract administration services
- Identify and secure any variation in fee income
- Deliver the skills necessary to meet technical objectives for the commission
- Work in a co-operative way within TTPL and the Group
- Complying with BMS requirements
- Reflecting client feedback on service delivery
- Governance:
- Ensure that contractual risks are acceptable at tender stage and retained contract risks are effectively managed.
- Business Development & Marketing
- To take a pro-active approach to business development including in the following areas:
- Existing clients
- Promotion and PR
- Reactive proposals
- Networking
- Industry Contacts
- Marketing Action Plan
- Communicating, liaising, and negotiating internally (global & national) and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of business with a profitable business and sustainable relationships
- Attending and presenting at external client meetings and internal meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development
- Utilize the internal resources available to research existing and new business
- People (Human Resource Management)
- To provide effective leadership and direction to Cost / Project management staff in the business embedding and promoting the values of company and to be responsible for their technical and personal development, so that:
- Ensure proper delegation of work and accountability of team members.
- Agreed targets and outcomes are achieved in time.
- The team works in a co-operative way within overall business.
- The potential of staff is fully developed with a proactive approach to learning & professional development
- Ensure the team has the necessary skills/competencies to deliver set objectives
- Staff Induction and Training
- Succession Planning
Project Director/Associate Director/Sr. Commercial & Procurement Manager
Mace Project & Cost Management Pvt Ltd. Gurgaon, India
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Clients: DLF Group of Companies
- Projects:
- Capital Greens IV, Residential, 3B+GF+P+43 Floors, 4 Towers: 2.8 million sft.
- One Midtown, Residential, 4B+GF+P+30 Floors, 2 Towers: 0.5 million sft.
- SIEL, Residential, 4B+GF+P+35 Floors, 20 Towers: 9.0 million sft.
- IT/ITES SEZ, Chennai, 3B+GF+8-12 Floors, 4 Towers; 2 million sft.
- IT/ITES SEZ, Hyderabad, 4B+GF+20 Floors, 3 Towers, 5 million sft.
- Mall of India, Noida, Refurbishment works
- Saket Mall, Delhi, refurbishment works
- The Camellias, Super Luxury Residence, 4B+GF+3F, 9 Towers, 3.5 million sft.
- Role & Responsibilities
- Reporting to the regional director, responsible for the strategy and delivery of a major project.
- Working in a client facing role, responsible for leading our fee proposal, developing the clients’ strategy, through to managing the appointment of the extended professional team of Local and International Consultants and Contractors.
- Responsible for developing the clients and facility manager brief, delivery strategy and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme.
- Responsible for establishing and managing a high performing team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables.
- Responsible for seeing that the highest standards of Health and Safety are considered as a priority through all stages of the project.
- Inception & Procurement of Specialist Consultants:
- Advise on the need for procurement of surveys, geotechnical studies, environmental and feasibility studies where the related information is not available.
- Prepare RFP's (Request for Proposals) from the approved Consultants, review their Proposals, evaluate and submit recommendations to the Client.
- Organize and conduct presentations from short-listed finalists and submit recommendations to the Client.
- Assist in preparation of Consultancy Contracts, Awarding and signing of the Agreements.
- Review all studies and drawing; prepare a recommendation report to the client regarding the most optimal development strategy, components phasing, budget, and other critical issues.
- Procurement Strategizing:
- Manage the design process, review all stages of consultant's design documents, and issue comments to ensure compliance with Client's Budget.
- Plan and manage the consultant's design process during the following stages: Concept design, Schematic Design through Construction Documents based on the selected Procurement strategy and agreed drawings submittal schedule.
- Assist, in conjunction with the specialist consultants, in responding to any queries from the prime and other trade contractors.
- Follow-up on any necessary amendments to the design and /or specifications to achieve any cost reduction as may prove to be necessary during the tendering and procurement stage to achieve cost reductions in line with approved budget.
- Contract Management:
- Conduct regular reviews with the client, cost consultant, design consultants, and contractors to follow up on cost issues. Weekly cost reports shall be published by the cost consultant following guidelines established by the Project Manager. The reports shall include cost to completion against budget, variance reports, trends, cash flow programs, contingency status, and forecasts and will be reviewed by the Project Manager for compliance with the established guidelines.
- Oversee the processing and approval of invoice payments for all consultants and contractors of the Client and shall maintain register of payments. The Project Manager shall check the payment statement at Substantial Completion, Final Statement and Final Accounts submitted by the consultants and / or contractors, adjusting as necessary and making recommendations to the Client according to the respective terms of their contract.
- Monitor the establishment of value of variations, obtaining the approval of the Client and working towards achieving agreement with the consultants and/or contractors. Maintain register of variations, both issued and under consideration, including details of approval status and estimated or agreed cost.
- Based on the advice of the other consultants, notify the Client on the technical implications and the effect on the approved budget or cost plan where changes in the scope or specification are under consideration.
- Coordinate and monitor the contract change order process and shall arrange for the consultants to furnish the Client with all necessary substantiation of proposed variations to obtain timely approval. Oversee that the consultants provide advice together with recommendations in a timely manner, in relation to variations submitted by the contractors under the construction contracts.
- Evaluate, analyze and review of variations in collaboration with the concerned consultants for cost and time impact to identify the extent of financial exposure.
- Ensure all the instructions regarding time, cost and scope are pre-approved by the Client
- Bid Management:
- Prequalification of Contractors/Consultants.
- Compile, review Tender documents and avail approval by client before issue
- Review cost plan including checking of B.O.Qs submitted by QS Consultant.
- Review rate analysis/detailed specifications.
- Review bid terms and condition and preparation of final Bid Document.
- Facilitate appointment of contractors based on bid evaluation.
- Construction Management:
- Review budget / cash flow plan and obtain Client approval
- Review and recommend interim payments after preparation by the QS Consultant.
- Review contractor's Procurement plan.
- Value engineering during construction where the same does not impact the construction schedule.
Client Representative/Project Manager/Commercial Manager/Contract Administrator/QS
KQS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Libya.
07.2006 - 07.2014
- Reporting: Principal and Directors of the Company
- Clients: Dubai Property, Dubai Duty Free, BAB Tourism Investment Co. Libya, Many private developers in Dubai Design Consultants and Project Managers
- Types of Contracts Handled: Local UAE, FIDIC based Lump-Sum and Re-Measurable Design Build and Build (1987, 1999 and 2005) and many others.
- Projects
- Burj Al Baher, Grand Hyatt Hotel and Mixed-use Project, Tripoli, Libya (2B+G+30) $900m
- Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai, $400m
- Taj Downtown, Dubai (2B+G+32), $400m
- Holiday Inn, Bur Dubai, $150m
- All-Suite Hotel (Al Yaqoub Tower), Sheikh Zayed Road (3B+G+71), $700m
- Prudential Tower, Jumeirah Village (2B+G+60), $700m
- Business Bay Hotel, Dubai (2B+G+32), $ 400m
- Trident Grand Residence, Dubai Marina (2B+G+42), $500m
- Maze Tower, DIFC, Dubai (3B+G+60), $475m
- DDF Material handling System. $75m
- Residential and Office Towers in Dubai Silicon Oasis. $ 150m each
- Labour Camp in Jabel Ali. $ 40m
- Time Residences. $ 800m
- Pre-Contract (Cost Planning & Procurement)
- Review cost plans and preliminary cost estimates
- Attend and contribute in Value Engineering workshop.
- Review tender / contract documentation
- Participate in tender openings, tender appraisal
- Review nomination of sub- consultants
- Review nomination of main contractor’s appointment
- Review nomination sub-contractors / suppliers’ appointment
- Review consultant’s / miscellaneous payment
- Update project budgets and prepare internal project cost reports
- Scope documents review and adjudication with Designers/Engineers.
- Drafting of Letter of Intents and Contract administration documents
- Liaising with Lawyers for Contract Agreements
- Business Plan review with Financial Managers
- Commercial Management, Contract Administration & Cost Control (Post Contract services)
- Contractual support to the Project Managers
- Check / Review of contractor’s interim payment
- Review / Agree final account
- Review of Variation Orders – Change Proposals, Provisional, Approved etc.
- Review miscellaneous cost claims
- Participate in the commercial meeting
- Review consultant’s / other direct payments
- Review PQS reports and prepare internal project cost reports
- Basically, advising clients on project procurement, contracting and risks
- Drafting of Letter of Intents and Contract Agreements
- Periodical Risk assessment and highlighting to the stakeholders of the averting long term and short-term pitfalls in time and cost management
- Keeping stakeholders updated of long term and short-term milestones of project and their progress of achievement in terms of earned value of time and cost
- Reporting to the Multi-National Project Management Consultants, and overseeing and managing all commercial aspects of the project
- Managing all aspects of the client contract administration
- To setup and implement procedures to ensure the effective commercial management of the project
- Liaise with client on all commercial issues
- Manage the commercial department day-to-day activities
- Specialist subcontract preparation, negotiation and administration
- Cost projections and forecasts
- Final account preparation.
- Assisting the coordination of Value Creation Projects
- Monitoring and reporting progress for development projects from project definition, project sanction, project scope development, execution through to hand-over to operations.
- Establishing and implementing robust project controls to establish, monitor and report progress schedule and cost forecasts, managing sub-contractor evaluation, award and performance, monitoring performance-incentive mechanisms for major projects, client / sub-contractor liaison, monitoring project assurance and risk mitigation.
- Actively assisting development project teams to integrate with the business such that development projects maintain alignment with the business plan and corporate objectives.
Construction Manager.
GCC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
03.2005 - 06.2006
- Client: GASCO (Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd) L&T (Larsen & Toubro) ADCO (Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations)
- Supervise and monitor the subcontracted civil works.
- Follow-up to ensure that the civil and structural construction works are executed in accordance to contractual terms and conditions scope of work etc. This necessitates thorough review of and understanding of Main Contract and Subcontract Terms and Conditions.
- Ensure Civil and structural Subcontractor’s adherence to Company’s Quality and HSE policies.
- Liaising with client, Consultants, Designers, day by day co-coordinating the site activities
- Ensure that the facilities delivered to Clients are safe, reliable, operable and maintainable.
- Coordinate with other project construction disciplines (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation) and /or other subcontractors on site.
- Monitor and report project progress, variations and design changes.
- Approve Civil and structural Subcontractors invoices and manage any associated claims.
- Representing the company in civil/technical/commercial meetings with the Client.
- Safeguard Company’s interest against the additional cost and schedule impacts resulting from Clients and Subcontractors actions.
- Assisting the QA/QC Team for the preparation of Final Dossier for the Project on completion of work.
Project Manager.
Aishwarya Minerals, Toranagallu, Karnataka.
08.2004 - 03.2005
- Reporting: Managing Director, Aishwarya Minerals.
- Project Management including contracting and construction management.
- 300TPH Iron Ore Crushing and Screening Plant for M/s Mining Minerals and Transport Corporation (MMTC), India and Sri Aishwarya Minerals Pvt. Ltd. (SAMPL) at Toranagallu, Bellary Dist. Karnataka, India. Worth US$2.2mn
Project Cost Engineer.
AL-TURKI ENTERPRISES ATE, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
06.2003 - 07.2004
- Client: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).
- Team Leader
- Project Cost Engineer for all Bid jobs apart from Service Contract
- Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Contract Administration.
- Manpower & Equipment planning for life cycle of the project
- Liaising with Client (PDO) on a regular basis.
- Coordinating between Various Engineering Disciplines for costing
- Projects
- Expansion of Nimr Production Station. Foundation Construction of FWKO Tank, AP Flare, CI Skid, Booster Pumps allied Piping, Culverts etc, and Production capacity enhanced from 18,000 m3/d to 24000 m3/d. Bid Project worth US $18.50mn
- Cathodic protection to 155 oil wells. Bid Project worth US $7.70mn
- Rig location Earthen Pad Construction to 30 new oil wells
- 20 kms 12” to 24” Header pipeline construction from sub-stations to main pumping station
Proprietor
Sona Engineers Pvt. Ltd. (Estd.1969), Hospet, Karnataka, India.
01.1996 - 06.2003
- Team Leader
- Financial Management. Liaising with Banks & Financial institutions
- Project Management and Client interaction
- Co-Ordination between various consultants including Architects, Industrial Architects and Consultants, Material Handling Experts and Sr. Structural analysts.
- Turnkey projects execution including Residential, Commercial, High-rise buildings & Interior decorations.
- Projects
- Hotel Malligi Pvt. Ltd. Project included 120 Rooms, Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Sauna, Conference Hall, Open air and A/C Restaurant and Club Block. Worth US$1.5mn.
- 125TPH Iron Ore Crushing and Screening Plant for M/s Rajshree Minerals at Hospet, Bellary Dist. Karnataka, India. Worth US$0.75MN.
- Stop dam at Kariganur Iron Ore Mines (KIOM), Hospet, Karnataka. Worth US$0.25mn.
- Multi-Storied Shopping cum Commercial Complex. Worth US$0.25mn.
- Optic Fiber cabling of 10.50kms for “Bharti Telecom-Airtel” in Hospet. Worth US$0.10 mn.
Trainee Engineer.
Airports Authority of India, Bhopal.
06.1995 - 12.1995
- Project: Airport Expansion
- Responsibilities: Site Trainee Engineer, Day to day planning of Activities Site Co-Ordination
- Job Highlights:
- Construction of Airport Terminus Building to the existing Building.
- Runaway extension.
- New Hanger Construction.
Education
BE - Civil Engineering
Regional Engineering College (REC), Barkhatullah University
Bhopal, M.P., India01-1995
Affiliations
MRICS & CERTIFIED IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Timeline
Chief Projects Officer (CPO)
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)
09.2025 - Current
Projects Head, Vice President
Narayana Health
06.2024 - 08.2025
Consultant Director, Cost Management Services
Providing Consultancy Services as a Freelancer
07.2022 - 06.2024
Project Director/Associate Director/Sr. Commercial & Procurement Manager
Mace Project & Cost Management Pvt Ltd. Gurgaon, India
01.2021 - 04.2021
Client Representative/Project Manager/Commercial Manager/Contract Administrator/QS
KQS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Libya.
07.2006 - 07.2014
Construction Manager.
GCC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
03.2005 - 06.2006
Project Manager.
Aishwarya Minerals, Toranagallu, Karnataka.
08.2004 - 03.2005
Project Cost Engineer.
AL-TURKI ENTERPRISES ATE, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
06.2003 - 07.2004
Proprietor
Sona Engineers Pvt. Ltd. (Estd.1969), Hospet, Karnataka, India.
01.1996 - 06.2003
Trainee Engineer.
Airports Authority of India, Bhopal.
06.1995 - 12.1995
BE - Civil Engineering
Regional Engineering College (REC), Barkhatullah University