Jeyakrishnan Achuthan

Jeyakrishnan Achuthan

12 Years 7 Months Overall Experience
Strategic Project Controls Manager with 12+ years of experience in civil construction, leading high-value EPC projects and consistently driving successful outcomes. Expertise in implementing strategic process improvement initiatives and collaborative planning strategies across diverse projects and divisions. Actively contributed to the National Standard for Building Information Modelling. Proven track record in optimizing project controls, enhancing efficiency, and delivering innovative solutions in the management of built assets.

Functional Areas

         

Education

College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech. (Civil)

2007-2011

Accomplishment

Accelerated Leadership Development Programme
Selected in previous organization’s (3% of the workforce) accelerated leadership development program for grooming future division leaders
Industry Initiatives
Contributed to the development of the BIS National Standard for Construction Digitalization as a Working committee member
Industry Initiatives
Conducting (Ongoing) Industry Research: Evaluation of Growth opportunities and challenges in Real Estate & Infrastructure Investment Trusts
Participation in industry events
Represented IIM Indore in multiple (5) national-level industry conferences related to Real estate and Infrastructure Financing
Case Writing
Case writing for IVEY Publishing (Ongoing): Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: Framework for making Built Assets InvIT-able?
Student Affairs
As Academic Affairs Committee Secretary, Formalized the thesis track within the program, allowing participants to participate in live research projects with institute faculty Coordinated with institute faculty in offering 65 workshops and elective courses after collating and formalizing batch aspirations
Consulting
Pro-Bono Consulting (Ongoing): Guiding an INR 265 Cr T/O Enterprise in revising SoPs for its pan-India warehousing operations
Course Development
Curated and delivered course content on Return on Investment on BIM Projects for an international BIM Master Programme (EADIC)

Certification

PMP
Project Management Professional

2017

PMI-SP
Project Management Institute – Scheduling Professional

2015

IGBC-AP
Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional

2013

LSSGB
Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt, KPMG

2024

MRICS
Membership of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Pursuing)

2024

CFI-FMVA
Corporate Finance Institute – Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (Pursuing)

2024

Experience

Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Pvt Ltd

12 Years 07 Months

Manager (Planning)

Aug'11 - Mar'24

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

  • Represented previous organization as the official liaison for 12 months for an INR 4800 Cr+ PMAY (U) EPC project in Andhra Pradesh
  • Pursued State Government bureaucrats, cabinet ministers, and client representatives for resolution of various project hindrances
  • Achieved win-win results by adapting execution plans in VUCA environments through collaboration with all stakeholders
  • Secured revenue of INR 120 Cr. by influencing the adoption of guidelines that maximized Built-up area within allotted land parcels
  • Quantified location-specific risks by implementing bespoke constraint identification checklists during site reconnaissance process
  • Coordinated the bid clarification process for tender submittals of 3 packages worth INR 2500 Cr. with the client procurement team 

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Led project control teams in planning, monitoring and controlling multiple projects of combined value of INR 2600 Cr.+ (2015-2024)
  • Performed collaborative planning process with project stakeholders for multiple projects in establishing feasible project schedules
  • Instituted project-specific scheduling protocols for using Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project in line with industry standards
  • Coordinated the engineering, procurement, and logistics planning for largest single-pour concreting (2x) in high-rise segment in India
  • Acted as Single Point of Contact for engineering and procurement coordination with key specialized vendors and competing agencies
  • Managed client-initiated mid-way change requirements for contract amendments and scope creep in INR 450 Cr commercial project
  • Prevented imposition of INR 28 Cr. penalty in a central Govt. project by proving non-agency delays using forensic schedule analysis
  • Developed customized progress dashboards, presentations, and MIS reports for critical projects for review by senior management

 

PROJECT COMMERCIALS

  • Developed and justified project budget performance to the Divisional Commercial team, securing fund clearance for critical payments
  • Highlighted opportunities for direct and indirect cost reduction to management with detailed plan of action and support requirements
  • Prepared cash flow statements from aggregated schedule outputs to highlight cash deficit periods for senior management’s action 

 

PROCUREMENT COORDINATION

  • Implemented SAP Process at the Plant level in line with project requirements, ensuring inventory management of critical materials
  • Pursued approval of various value engineering proposals for high-value work packages in an INR 600 Cr. Central Govt. EPC project
  • Ensured that deviation approvals related to product substitution & cost savings of INR 4 Cr were concluded within the schedule 

 

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

  • Coordinated the pilot implementation for the Building Information Modelling (BIM) process for a Central Government project
  • Implemented procurement process for BIM agency selection in line with Contractual specifications and international best practices
  • Developed BIM Execution plan and gained approval from the client and end-user for deviations arising from incorrect specifications
  • Managed the information flow for BIM deliverables between subcontractors & client agencies through a Common Data Environment
  • Avoided rework cost of approximately INR 50 Lakhs by formalizing processes for clash detection between different building systems 

 

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Coordinated division-wide implementation of corporate strategy mandates for Lean Construction and Kaizen initiatives
  • Implemented workflow for achieving 7-day slab cycle, reducing 20% of the structure duration for a medium high-rise project
  • Developed Line-of-balance framework for micro-level planning & monitoring of Civil Finishes in high-rise modular layout projects
  • Conducted self-initiated feasibility and fit analysis for Generative AI scheduling software use case with existing organization process
  • Identified IT SaaS solutions for automated project monitoring & risk management for further scrutiny by the Head Office team