Christin Chacko

Jun 2022 – Dec 2023-jun 2024 – Present

(Resigned and rejoined in the same role)

• Client coordination for project updates, technical approvals, and addressing concerns to ensure client satisfaction.
• Project coordination with all MEP subcontractors to ensure smooth execution and timely project delivery.
• MEP design development, drawing review, modification, and finalization.
• Estimation, budgeting, and cost valuation for MEP works across multiple projects.
• Value engineering to optimize cost, design efficiency, and project performance.
• Preparation and submission of authority drawings and permits (DCD, DEWA, DDA, DM, Landlord).
• Coordinating and attending authority inspections, ensuring compliance and securing timely approvals.
• Reviewing and finalizing subcontractor BOQs and scopes, including commercial negotiation and appointment.
• Technical review of in-house supplied MEP materials and ensuring compliance with project specifications.
• Logging, preparing, and managing project variations and commercial impacts.
• Coordinating with designers for drawing changes and modifications due to site conditions.
• Attending technical meetings with consultants and landlord technical teams during design and approval stages.
• Monitoring site progress, resolving technical issues, and supporting execution teams for timely completion.

• Coordinating site activities and ensuring smooth execution of MEP works.
• Reviewing and coordinating MEP designs with consultants, contractors, and in-house teams.
• Providing regular work updates and progress reports to management and stakeholders.
• Coordinating with clients for additional requirements, ensuring alignment with project scope and specifications.
• Liaising with landlords and authorities for approvals, inspections, and compliance requirements.
• Handling initial and final approvals, attending inspections, and ensuring all authority requirements are met.
• Preparing and maintaining all necessary documentation related to MEP works, including drawings, submittals, and reports.
• Ensuring proper execution of MEP systems according to design, specifications, and quality standards.
• Supporting project coordination between various disciplines to avoid clashes and ensure timely completion.
• Conducting quantity surveying and verifying project quantities to ensure accuracy.
• Coordinating with the finance team at the final stage to validate scope, quantities, and deliverables before releasing final payments.
• Ensuring all variations, approvals, and documentation are reconciled with project financials for smooth closure.

• Preparation and reviewing of MEP drawings as per the client requirement and authority standards.
• Cross verifying the quotation of the MEP works.
• Achieve a detailed understanding of the Contract documents (drawings and specifications), phasing
• plans, MEP systems interrelationships, construction sequencing and project schedule.
• Validate design issues related to MEP and suggest alternative solutions.
• Assist in the receipt and review of MEP submittals and preparing as built drawings
• Log and post all MEP changes and as-built information on field drawings.
• Assist in the installation of MEP work.
• Direct, monitor and control the activities of MEP work.
• Coordination and administration of MEP related materials, systems and shop drawings submittals.
• Liaison with Consultant MEP supervisory Engineers, Inspectors and relevant staff.
• Led estimation processes for various projects ensuring accuracy in cost analysis.
• Mentored junior estimators providing guidance on best practices and methodologies.
• Presented detailed reports to management highlighting project cost structures and risks.
• Coordinated communication between clients and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Preparing project budgets and monitoring cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Negotiating with clients regarding project scope, changes, and additional requirements.
• Managing procurement of MEP materials, equipment, and services, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with specifications.
• Coordinating payments to subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring accuracy, timely processing, and reconciliation with project budgets.

• Managed documentation and schematics for each new product.
• Determined project costs, timelines and limiting factors.
• Drove continuous improvement culture in engineering to provide clear product design standards, improve manufacturability through enhanced documentation and reduce engineering cycle time.
• Tested completed projects for functionality and implemented changes to production methods to rectify issues in final products.
• Researched and recommended improvements to product development plans.
• Worked with marketing and service managers to understand customer desires and obtain feedback.
• Consulted with marketing department about product upgrades and failures in service and discussed methods for remediation.
• Identified new ideas, products and/or features that improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs and kept product line in forefront of industry.
• Collaborated with design team to identify and manage project deliverables for customer orders.
• Led continuous improvements in engineering, resulting in clearer product design standards, better manufacturability and reduced engineering cycle time.
• Drafted clear technical documentation, detailing product design specifications.
• Documented and updated build, quality and performance records.
• Created designs at minimal costs using high-volume manufacturing processes and careful material selection.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop project specifications and timelines.
• Conducted inspections and assessments of pipeline integrity to identify potential issues.
• Mentored supervisors in best practices for pipeline design and project management.
• Evaluated and selected appropriate materials and technologies for pipeline construction.
• Facilitated training sessions on safety protocols and operational procedures for team members.
• Prepared detailed engineering drawings using CAD software.
• Adhered strictly to local and international codes during design process.