Profile:
Senthil Vivek

Project Control
Senior Project Control & Planning Specialist | Metro Rail, Infrastructure & Smart Cities

A seasoned Project Control Professional with 21+ years of expertise in Metro Rail, Roads & Bridges, Smart City Development, Irrigation, and Infrastructure projects across India and the Middle East. Specialized in project planning, scheduling, contract management, and interface coordination, with a proven record of managing multi-billion-dollar urban infrastructure programs.

Recognized for delivering complex metro rail systems (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Indore, Bhopal) and large-scale infrastructure developments (Industrial Parks, Smart City Amaravati, Oman Roads & Bridges). Skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams, ensuring contractual compliance, and driving projects to timely completion.

About Senthil
Core Expertise
  1. Project & Program Management – Metro Rail, Roads, Smart Cities, Utilities

  2. Project Controls & Planning – Primavera P6 (Expert, 16+ yrs), MS Project (Expert, 17+ yrs)

  3. Contract & Claims Management – EOT, variations, dispute resolution

  4. Commercial & Procurement Strategy – Tender evaluation, cost/resource optimization

  5. Stakeholder & Client Interface – Government authorities, international consultants, contractors

  6. Reporting & Risk Management – Baseline schedules, delay analysis, S-Curves, MIS reporting

Key Projects & Contributions
  1. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (Phase IV, INR 18,285 Cr) – Senior Planning & Interface Expert, overseeing 65 km of metro with 47 stations across 60 contract packages.

  2. Indore & Bhopal Metro – Senior Project Manager, led planning and contract administration for multiple metro corridors.

  3. Mumbai Metro Rail (Line-7 & 2B, INR 17,194 Cr) – Program Expert, managed planning, tender assessments, and schedule controls for 32 packages.

  4. Chennai Metro Rail (Phase I & Extension, INR 14,600 Cr) – Senior Engineer & Consultant, prepared master schedules, critical path analysis, and delay management.

  5. Amaravati Smart City (INR 1,638 Cr) – Assistant GM, managed planning and execution of core infrastructure.

  6. Mahindra Industrial Park (210 Cr) – Project Head, delivered integrated infrastructure for industrial smart city development.

  7. International Experience – Roads, bridges, and utilities projects in Dubai, Oman, and Abu Dhabi.

Professional Experience
  1. Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt Ltd (BARSYL) – Sr. Project Planning & Interface Expert (2024 – Present)

  2. Assystem STUP Engineers Ltd – Sr. Project Manager (2023 – 2024)

  3. Mahindra Consulting Engineers Ltd – Project Head (2019 – 2023)

  4. Consulting Engineers Group – Sr. Program Expert, Mumbai Metro (2018 – 2019)

  5. EGIS India (France Group) – Assistant General Manager – Planning (2017 – 2018)

  6. Chennai Metro Rail Ltd – Sr. Engineer, Planning & Program (2016 – 2017)

  7. EGIS India (France Group) – Deputy General Manager, Planning (2010 – 2015)

  8. Wade Adams (Dubai), Galfar (Oman), Reliance Engineering, Dinesh Construction – Early career (2000 – 2009)

Education
  1. B.E. Civil Engineering – Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering (Madras University), 2004

  2. Diploma in Civil Engineering – Pallavan Polytechnic (Tamil Nadu Technical Board), 1999

  3. Certifications: Primavera P6, MS Project, Contract Management, ERP Tools (SAP R/3, Oracle ERP)