RAJESH V JUJARE (MRICS)

E – 1001, Treasure Park Society,

Sant Nagar, Aranyeshwar,
Near Walvekar Lawns,
Pune – 411 009
Tel. (Res) 0091-20-24203279
Mobile: 099214 98899
Email: [email protected]

I am techno-commercial expert working since 32+ years, with innovative thinking to provide and
implement solutions which are simple but effective. I have worked on-site in various roles, which
strengthened my foundation of the subject knowledge and provide me with a practical approach
towards any problem.

Being worked in various roles as Contractor, Client, and Consultant across the project, on-site and
back-office, my experience helps me to identify and define the construction processes correctly in
different phases of the project. This helps to provide the most practical solutions. This experience
also helps me to define risks and projections which are necessary to manage the project in a
hassle-free manner.

My approach towards the project is as a business. Hence, I look at each problem considering its
impact on the project profitability. This helps to define the intensity of the problem and thus the
timely solutions help to manage the projects properly.

Presently I am working as a Construction and Cost Management Consultant for various clients on
pan-India level having a base at Pune. My client includes Xrbia Developers, Goel Ganga
Developments, Gera Development, Kolte Patil Developers Ltd., Nahar Group (Mumbai),
Purvankara Projects (Bangalore) and many more.

I am consulting my clients for mostly for Cost and Time management, Value Engineering,
Tendering and Contract Management Process and Project feasibility reports. My major focus is on
Cost Management as a database tool for Project Management.

I have also worked as a trainer for MITCON and Construction Quality Rating Agency (CQRA), a
Pune based company who provide training to corporates. My training subjects are Project
Management, Scheduling, Contract Management and Cost Management. I have even designed a
course for small contractors for Business Development and Management.

My detailed profile is as below.

Professional Profile

 Over 32 years plus, rich experience in Project Management & Co-ordination, Planning
& Scheduling, Site & Construction Management, Contract Management, Project
Costing, Estimating and Tendering, Business Development for Contracting Firms and
Team Management with well-known organisations.
 Strong Techno-Commercial understanding of Construction projects especially
residential real estate industry.
 Hands on expertise in construction project planning and scheduling including
resource scheduling, milestones, and detailed scheduling. Proficient user of
Microsoft Project and MS Office.
 Headed the implementation of “Microsoft Navision”, an ERP System (Project
Management, Finance & Accounts, Procurement & Contracts, Sales & CRM, and
 Project Execution Modules) at Gera Developments; in coordination with
PriceWaterhouse Cooper (PWC) in 2005-2006.
 Handled contractual billing, quantity surveying, raising, and settling claims for extra
works, Contractual correspondence, administrating of contracts from Contractors’ as
well as Client Sides.
 Flair for adopting modern project execution methodologies, new materials and
systems including their viability with quality standards, cost, and time effects. Expertise
in co-ordinating the projects with competent cross-functional communications to resolve
issues for on time execution.
 Expertise in business development initiatives for construction contracting companies
involving identifying clients, tendering, negotiating, making technical presentations, and
securing project orders.
 Strong relationship management, communication skills with the ability to network with
project members, consultants, contractors with consummate ease. Excellent in
contractual correspondence.

Areas of Expertise

Real Estate Management

 Defining project feasibility upon getting the inputs from the Architect, Legal Advisor, and
the Sales Team
 Discussing the project feasibility with the top management, discussing the risks,
identifying the risk implications on the business plan, incorporating the same in the
feasibility and finalizing the same.
 Defining the product along with the sales and marketing team, explaining the same to
the Architect, getting the concept design from the Architect and analysing it with the
feasibility, identifying gaps and endeavour to close the same. Getting the concept
approved from the Top Management
 Appointing the Consultants for Design and Engineering, coordinating with all the
consultants and completing the design process
 Coordinating with liaison architect and other consultants for the statutory approval
process.
 Managing the execution of the project.
 Managing the feasibility and the business risks (related to Design and Project
Management only) throughout the lifecycle of the project since concept to possession.

Project Management
 Providing leadership for projects from conceptual to completion stage
 Defining and selecting project teams, appointment and manging the same
 Sourcing, appointing, and coordinating with project/ design consultants for defining the
product, managing, and coordinating the design, and engineering process.
Making sure that for the timely deliverables from the project teams
 Ensuring the proper mobilization of the project resources which is the crucial factor for
project success
 Defining project schedule, cost, and quality plan to provide guidelines, milestones
to measure the project success during project life cycle
 Creating systems to track the project progress, preparing periodic reports to track,
informing the shortcomings to the project teams, enhancing the efficiencies, altering the
project plans to match the reality and make sure the project falls on the right path
 Measuring and managing performance of the project teams to make sure that the
inputs and deliveries are in time to keep the project on track
QS, Estimation, Cost Planning & Control
 Study of the Project Documents like Drawings, Project Requirements, Specifications,
Site Data etc.
 Preparing Cost WBS structure specifically for the project
 Preparing the detailed estimates/ cost plans/ Management Reports
 Market Research for material/ labour prices, escalation projections, alternative
materials/ technologies available, execution/ contract management strategies for
improving efficiencies etc.
 Discover value engineering opportunities for Value Engineering
 Managing the QS team to work out quantities based on available drawings
 Preparing templates for working out quantities, Rate Analysis, Estimation and Cost to
improve speed and accuracy of the estimates
 Preparing Cost Estimates in various project phases required for business decisions
 Creating WBS for cost forecasting and controlling. Preparing database using the
Quantities for controlling various project tasks to control the time and cost of the project
 Ease in use of ERP to control the project cost
 Defining Project Cash flow

Project Planning Co-ordination & Control

 Defining Project Execution Strategy considering the project volume, Execution
Constraints, Commercial Requirements, Phasing etc.
 Preparing WBS based on the execution strategy, defining activity, and sequencing
logic, preparing project schedule, optimizing timelines, and defining milestones
 Prepare master schedules for including resource schedules, execution methodologies,
milestones, Cash flow projections and budgets
 Preparing design and engineering deliverables schedule to manage the timely
inputs to the project teams
 Preparing and monitoring resource requirements based on the budgetary
parameters, making changes in the same as per revised schedules and budgets
 Monitoring and controlling cost accruals with respect to budgets
 Preparing progress reports, monitor project status, Cost, and time Reconciliation
 Optimizing and crashing of schedules based on the execution status
 Managing Project Cash flow
 Proficiency in using MS Project and MS Office

Business Development for Contracting Companies

 Analyse business potential, conceptualise & execute strategies to drive business and
achieve desired targets.
 Submit pre-qualifications to potential clients generate enquiries and prepare technical
presentations.
 Maintain excellent relations with clients to generate avenues for further business.
 Study of tender document, conditions, drawings, preparation and submission of
technical and commercial bids based on the tender study, Negotiations, submitting
revised offers and securing projects.

Contract Management
 Drafting of Tender Documents, Preparing Tender BOQs, Managing Contract Life
cycle from preparing Tender Document till handing over of the project
 Managing the Tender Process from Pre-qualification of bidders, floating of tender
enquiries till finalizing the vendors
 Complete pre-tender obligations like submitting pre-qualifications, study of contractual
conditions, project cost analysis including considering cost impact of technocommercial
conditions.
 Study of contractual terms for secured projects, assessing cost impact on the project,
advising execution and billing team for non-spelled items.
 Manage contractual correspondence, raise and settle contractual claims with respect to
cost and time.
 Preparing contract documents for various work items including contractual terms and
conditions, technical specifications, and commercial terms.
 Verify Subcontractor claims and prepare payment certificates.

Site & Construction Management

 Coordinate construction activities including providing technical inputs for
methodologies of construction with site management activities.
 Ensure the smooth functioning among the various project teams of the project in
terms of quality, time, cost including quantity surveying and billing of the project.
 Identify & develop a reliable Vendor source for achieving cost effective purchase of
equipment, accessories, material with timely delivery to minimise project cost.
 Selection of contractors, forwarding enquiries, collecting and comparison of quotes,
negotiations and awarding contract.
 Monitoring cash flows and ensuring implementation of all statutory norms.
 Co-ordination among site, office, and consultants for smooth execution of project,
resolving teething problems in site execution such as timely material supply, drawing
queries, payments etc. Organizing review meetings, preparing MOM and action plan
follow up for action taken etc.

Career Highlights

Since Dec’ 10 Onwards started own Project and Cost Consultancy & working with
various prestigious Clients in the name of Srujan Construction Management
Solutions

- Created a team of 8 to 10 QS Engineers and provided Cost and Project

Management services mostly to Developers

Services Offered
As Project Management Consultant
- Preparing project feasibility reports based on the data available for redevelopment
and joint venture projects to assess the business opportunities in real estate
projects.
- Shortlisting, negotiating, appointing consultants and manage the design process
and the focus is to check that the feasibility parameters are met in the design.
- Manage and coordinate the design process.
- Defining the organizational requirements, sourcing the desired talent, shortlisting
and appointment of the staff
- Defining organizational processes, creating systems to manage the projects
successfully.
- Manage the operational processes to control the Quality, Time and Cost of the
project and maintain the project feasibility.

As Cost Management Consultant

- Working out project quantities and total project estimate
 - Preparing project schedules and cost plans
- Identify value engineering opportunities
- Help Client to prepare processes, reporting system for manage project cost and
timelines

Since Feb’ 10 to Dec’ 10 working as Head (Planning & Estimation) at Marvel

Landmark Developers Ltd., Pune
 Heading a team of 15 Quantity Surveyors and 10 Planning Engineers
 Reporting to CEO
 The job profile includes preparing project budget in 3 stages i.e. Ballpark, Advance and
Working, preparing project schedules monitoring progress, controlling cost.
 Providing timely input to the management by analysing and reporting the data w.r.t. the
benchmarks
 Monitoring, Capturing, and controlling project costs, identifying changes, and ensuring
to keep the project under budget provided.
 Providing proper support to the project site for smooth execution of the project such as
coordination with the consultants for drawings, procurement follow-ups etc.

Since Jun’ 08 to Jan’ 10 worked as Freelancing Consultant to various small companies

for construction Management Services such as Project Estimating, Scheduling, Cost and
Project Management Services etc.

Since Aug’ 07 to May’ 08 and Jan’09 to April’ 09 at Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd., Pune
as Asst. General Manager (Projects)

 Heading the construction team for an IT park project of about 1.5 million sft to be
completed in 4 phases in about 30 months. The 1st phase was under construction and
the RCC work completed till Mar’ 08. I was leading a team of about 2 managers and 5
engineers appointed through Project Management Consultancy.
 Reporting to Sr. General Manager stationed at Bangalore.
 The job profile includes monitoring progress, controlling cost. Co-ordination among all
contractors for structural as well as services.
 Providing timely input to the contractors by co-ordinating with the Consultants,
Architects and ensuring the project progress to be maintained.
 Monitoring, Capturing, and controlling project costs, identifying contractual changes,
negotiating, and settling extra claims and ensuring to keep the project under budget
provided.
 Monitoring time schedule, preparing MIS. Exposure to Quadra, an ERP system.

Since Jul’05 to Jul’ 07 at Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd., Pune as Dy. General Manager
(Construction)

 Steering initiatives towards achievement of organisational goals with chief

responsibilities pertaining to Project Planning, Procurement, Contracts and Estimation.
 Handling a team of about 10 Engineers and Executives. Reporting to the VP –
Construction.
 Leading the back-office team to support design & execution teams of 3 Premium
Residential Projects costing Rs. 120 Crores and 2 Quality Commercial Complexes
costing Rs. 40 Crores (pure construction cost only) in Pune and Goa.
 Managing Procurement worth Rs. 60 Crores per annum (for the year 2005-2006) of
materials and Engineering Contracts. Implementing Value Engineering initiatives to
achieve standardisation and reduce costs.
 Key focus is on supporting the design and execution teams for completing projects on
time and within budgets by way of selection of proper materials, strengthening technical
abilities of Contractors; using modern technologies like Ready Mix Concrete Plant, Post
Tensioning Methods; streamlining communication between site staff and office to
reduce time for delivery of resources; standardising processes for smooth functioning
etc.
 Selection of vendors and contractors, comparing quotes, negotiations and awarding
contracts. Preparing contract documents including scope of work, terms, conditions and
technical specifications, Bill of quantities etc.
 Administrative Head for implementation of the ERP System across the organisation
as an additional responsibility given by the management considering the expertise in
construction, project management and system management. Chief contributions
included:
 Coordinated with the Consultants - Pricewaterhouse Cooper.
 Completed the total implementation within 6 months as a seamless process within 5
modules i.e., Project Management, Finance & Accounts, Procurement & Contracts,
Sales & CRM, and Project Execution. Managed a team of 35 people including 5
Team Leaders, one for each module.

Nov’98-Jul’05 at Bhate & Raje Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd., Pune Last designated as
Manager – Systems.

Joined as Sr. Engineer; promoted as Manager – Systems in 2001.

 Oversaw the gamut of tasks including Business Development, Project Management,
Tendering & Negotiation, and Contract Management with a team of 2 Engineers and 2
Non-Technical Staff.
 Reported to the Joint Managing Director.
 Distinction of growing turnover from Rs. 5 Crores to over Rs. 80 Crores in 1998-
2005.
 Independently handled projects as an additional responsibility. Chief among them
included the Engineering College Building for Wadia College, Pune; Software
Development Centre, Hinjewadi; Installation of RMC Plant and Mobilisation work for IT
Towers for ICC, Pune.
 Secured Tenders worth Rs. 52 Crores for 2005; comprising 3 IT, 2 Industrial and one
Institutional Project.
 Initiated the extensive use of computers for project planning and monitoring;
development of Project Reporting Systems for performance monitoring; use of modern
machinery, formwork systems and other methods to optimise cost.
 Instituted the Project Budgeting System to monitor costs using computers by training
the technical staff. Also started Value Engineering Analysis; encouraged all staff to
submit their ideas for analysis by a team. Selected ideas were presented to
management for further action.
 Handled Procurement, Maintenance of hardware and software systems as the
Administrative Head of the Computer Dept.
 Core team member of the award-winning project - Construction of Factory Building
for WIKA Instruments (I) Pvt. Ltd. Successfully implemented the computerised
Project Management System which was customised to needs of organisation with
extensive use of computers for Tendering, especially cost analysis purposes.
May’97-Oct’98 at Seloga Jaya Sdn. Bhd. (A subsidiary of Seloga Holdings Berhad,
Malaysia) as Project Quantity Surveyor

 Member of team that executed the project for construction of Environmental Health
Laboratories for the Department of Chemistry (Under Ministry of Health
Development, Malaysia).
 It involved construction of 5 Laboratories at different locations in Malaysia, having a
built-up area of 35000m2 costing Rs. 1300 million in a contract period of 21 months.
 Chief contributions included:
 Prepared and submitted Progress Claims (Running Account bills), Variation Orders
(extra claims). Preparing, forecasting, and monitoring cash flow.
 Invited & evaluated bids of Subcontractors; prepared and finalised contract
agreements; verified Subcontractor claims and prepared payment certificates.
 Maintained documentation as per ISO 9002 requirements for the Quantity Survey
Dept.
 Also maintained and updated data in the customised Project Management Software
- IFCA D'Project for the Project Dept.
 Championed cost control by preparing budgets and monitoring cash-flow.

Nov’95-May’97 at Trafalgar House Construction India Ltd. as Asst. Engineer

(Planning & Quantity Survey)

 Core member of the team that constructed 36 Buttress Walls of size approx. 20m x
15m x 30m to support existing dam structure and new spillway gates for Tata Electric
Company. The project cost was Rs. 343.1 million with a contract period of 54 months.
 Oversaw the monitoring of project schedule & cash flows; resource & inventory
management; preparation of running bills and variation orders; maintenance of
Documentation etc.
 Prepared computerised Technical Presentations for assessment by management.
 Maintained and updated data in the customised project management software -
CONAX for monitoring the financial performance of the project.
 Effectively created the daily Production Monitoring Process using spreadsheets with
the same data being used for the Daily Report System. Made successful use of
spreadsheets for critical earthwork quantity calculation for which a lot of data needed to
be processed.

Previous Work Experience

– Apr’92 - Nov’95 at Western India Construction Ltd. Last designated as Engineer –

Projects, Turnkey Proposals Department in the Head Office. Key Projects included:
 Team member for preparing and submitting proposals on BOLT (Built, Own, Lease
& Transfer) basis for the Infrastructure and Petroleum sectors (1993-95).
 Construction of the Rs. 12 Crore 2500 TCD Sugar Factory at Kalahandi Dist.
Orissa for Western India Sugar & Chemical Industries (1992-93).
– Jan’91-Mar’92 with small Contracting Firms in the Pune region.

Education

 Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Pune, India in 1991.

 Member or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors since 2008 (Membership No.
5621960)
 Appeared for the professional examination conducted by Institute of Surveyors, Delhi
for Building & Quantity Survey Section (passed 11 subjects out of 13).

IT Skills

 Proficiency in using MS Office, especially Spreadsheets

 Sound knowledge of MS PROJECT (2003/ 2007) - Planning and scheduling software
 Use of ERP (Microsoft Navision), Quadra and SAP R/3

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 11th October 1971

Address: E-1001, Treasure Park Soc. Aranyeshwar Pune – 411 009 (India)
Mobile No: 99214 98899
E-mail ID: [email protected]
Languages Known: Marathi, Hindi, and English
References: Shall be provided on request