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Harvir Singh

Burnaby

Summary

Resourceful Project Manager with 4+ years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budgeting and financial management.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

GP Home Developments Ltd.
11.2022 - 02.2024

GP Home Developments Ltd is an industry leader, well-established in BC, working mainly in the Lower Mainland. They offer pre-construction, design-build, and construction management services for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Specialized in tilt-up construction.

  • Led the planning and implementation of 3 assigned projects, ensuring all milestones were met within the scheduled time frame.
  • Consistently achieved project performance metrics, maintaining an average of 95% adherence to schedule, budget, quality, and safety standards across all projects.
  • Maintained excellent relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project teams.
  • Reviewed and provided feedback on 20 project plans and specifications, resulting in identification and implementation of cost-saving measures that averaged 10% of the project budget.
  • Successfully managed the permit and approval phase for 4 projects, achieving an average approval time reduction of 20% through streamlining processes and effective communication with regulatory authorities.
  • Developed and managed budgets and timelines for 5 projects, consistently achieving cost savings of 8% and completing projects within 95% of the scheduled time frame.
  • Reviewed quotations and provided bid analyses for 3 projects, contributing to an average cost savings of 8% and ensuring competitive pricing.
  • Ensured timely receipt of all required approvals for 15 projects, minimizing delays and avoiding costly construction phase setbacks.
  • Developed and maintained project completion schedules, providing regular updates to stakeholders and achieving an average 95% resource allocation efficiency.
  • Provided comprehensive project reporting for 20 projects, including monthly status reports, cost forecasting, cash flows, schedule updates, and safety and quality assessments, resulting in informed decision-making and proactive issue resolution.

Associate Program Manager

Embibe
02.2020 - 10.2022

Embibe is a Reliance Jio-funded Education Technology start-up. Embibe offers an AI-powered, data-driven, personalized learning platform that thrives in improving learning outcomes for students and institutions at scale.

  • Successfully executed multiple programs and sub-projects, ensuring adherence to agreed time, scope, budget, and quality parameters.
  • Completed 3 programs and 6 sub-projects within specified timelines, achieving a 98% success rate in meeting project objectives.
  • Implemented robust project reporting mechanisms, providing top management with comprehensive coverage of project plans, statuses, risks, timelines, and issues.
  • Introduced standardized project reporting templates, resulting in a 32% increase in management visibility and informed decision-making.
  • Led the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of various projects, ensuring adherence to established processes.
  • Vigilantly monitored project baselines to ensure alignment with planned activities in terms of scope, budget, and schedule.
  • Managed variances effectively, resulting in a 15% reduction in project deviations and improved overall project performance.
  • Established governance frameworks and deployment cadences for service releases into certification and production environments.
  • Streamlined release processes, reducing deployment time by 10% and enhancing overall service reliability.
  • Proactively identified project risks and issues, leading the team in developing comprehensive risk and issue management plans.
  • Implemented mitigation strategies, resulting in a 5% reduction in project disruptions and cost overruns.
  • Streamlined decision-making processes, resulting in improved project agility and responsiveness to changing requirements.

Project Manager

Embibe
02.2020 - 04.2022

Education

Master of Commerce -

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Guwahati, Assam, India
2019

Bachelor of Commerce -

Gauhati University
Guwahati, Assam, India
2015

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Agile Methodology
  • Data Analysis
  • JIRA, Asana
  • MS Office
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Scrum

Timeline

Project Manager

GP Home Developments Ltd.
11.2022 - 02.2024

Associate Program Manager

Embibe
02.2020 - 10.2022

Project Manager

Embibe
02.2020 - 04.2022

Master of Commerce -

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Bachelor of Commerce -

Gauhati University
Harvir Singh