Akhil Sharma

Experience

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Graduate Engineer Trainee

  • Actively participated in the construction of Water Pumping Station (WPS).• Quantity take-off and estimation of the floor area for carpet, accessories of door and windows.• Attended educational courses, external seminars, and webinars that helped me enhance my technical skills.• Reviewed and interpreted blueprints and drawings of the project and monitored the execution of the same at the site.

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Maintained a daily log to document the quantities of work performed by performing regular site visits.• Assisted in the locating the underground utilities such as Storm, Sewer, Gas, Communication, and Electrical cables and flagged them as per the standard specifications.• Attended project meetings and preparing minutes of meetings. • Assisted the Project manager with initiating and processing the change orders, claims, and track of issues.• Ensured invoicing is done in each phase of the project by keeping a record of all the financial transactions.• Compiled required documentation as per the project management guideline and Quality guidelines.• Issued RFI, reviewed submittals, and shop drawings from the sub-contractors.• Prepared and tracked schedules at each phase of the project using Microsoft Project.• Assisted in the preparation of work orders, material orders, and quantity takeoff. Show less • Interpreted the design drawings and carried out quantity take off that was required for the construction of Rainwater harvesting structures.• Co-ordinated among different trades at project sites to maintain control over activities and perform work, in line with specifications.• Carried out an estimate for a 3 km long boundary wall which included Reinforcements as well.• Estimated quantities of subgrade, Wet mix macadam, and other layers during the bituminous road construction.• Carried out preliminary estimates before negotiating the rates with the sub-contractors to increase the savings of the project.• Proactively included an additional column in the Rainwater Harvesting structures as a safety precaution which led to the successful implementation of the structures.• Being a Site Superintendent carried out surveying along with the construction of the park, boundary wall and fixation of Multi-Play Stations (MPS).• Prepared and maintained 2 months ahead of cost and delivery schedule to prevent any delays. Show less

  • Project Coordinator

    Nov 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Project Engineer

    Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
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  The Bagg Group

  May 2019 - Feb 2020

  Customer Service Representative

  • Resolved customer problems and assisted them with customer service.• Helped customers with Transit modes and Presto recharge.• Team lead for a group of 6 persons during closures.

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  Ashton Renovations

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Project Coordinator

  • Prepared sub-contractor bills and client invoices using spreadsheets to keep track of all financial transactions.• Liaised regularly with the stakeholders to ensure that the project progress remained on schedule with tolerable risk limits.• Assisted the Project superintendent in coordinating and supervising construction activities at site by conducting frequent site visits.• Prepared and reviewed project proposals, minutes of meetings, purchase orders, and work orders.• Document control by securing documents in an online repository and ensure the use of updated documents.• Assist the construction manager with Request for Information (RFI), Construction daily reports (CDR), site observations, and non-conformance reports (NCR)• Preparing material selection sheets and issue purchase orders.• Manage audit-related activities, schedule audits, create checklists, identify NCR’s, and launch CAPAs.• Expedite submittals to ensure they receive within the specified times. Show less

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  Modular Home Additions

  Dec 2020 - May 2021

  Estimator/Project Coordinator

  • Quantity take-off using Plan Swift to calculate the addition/renovation in the residential projects.• Calculating the price for addition/renovation using the take-off in Microsoft Excel to secure the project.• Communicating with the client regarding the exterior finishes of the house.• Reviewing drawings from the architect and check for details required for accurate pricing of the addition/renovation.• Providing cost-effective solutions for the addition/renovation in conjunction with the design ideas of the client Show less

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  Allyant

  Jun 2021 - now

  Construction Coordinator

  • Assisted in the tendering process by getting quotes from the sub-trades using PROCORE and developed a bid scorecard for assessing the best bid.• Coordinated the shop drawings approval with the client using PROCORE to prevent delays in long-lead items such as mechanical equipment.• Generated RFI and Site instructions and maintained an online repository of the same in Dropbox and PROCORE.• Issued Change notices to the client followed by Potential change orders resulting from RFI, Site instruction, and submittals using PROCORE.• Prepared project schedules and look-ahead schedules using Microsoft project to investigate potential delays and come up with contingency plans.• Led weekly/bi-weekly client and sub-trade meetings to discuss critical items, project schedule, and distributed meeting minutes.• Coordinated activities at the site and developed a deficiency list before the project’s substantial completion by organizing site walkthroughs with the trades.• Organized walkthrough with the building inspector for project closure.• Prepared and organized the closeout documents such as as-built drawings, substantial completion, warranty letters, and O&M manuals for the project closure. Show less