Kavitha Raghunathan
Professional Summary
Civil Engineer with 7 years in large-scale infrastructure and residential construction across Tamil Nadu. Delivered a ₹18 crore flyover approach-road project 5% under budget, managed BOQs totalling ₹45 crore, and reduced concrete wastage by 14% on a 320-unit housing site through rigorous mix-design controls. Proficient in STAAD.Pro, AutoCAD, and MS Project.
Professional Experience
- Coordinated structural design and execution of a ₹18 crore flyover approach-road package, delivering on time and 5% under budget through tight sub-contractor scheduling.
- Managed cumulative BOQs of ₹45 crore across three concurrent infrastructure packages, maintaining quantity-verification accuracy within ±0.8%.
- Reduced ready-mix concrete wastage from 9.2% to 7.9% on site by revising pour-sequence planning and tightening slump-test controls.
- Supervised a 35-person site crew during peak concreting activities, achieving zero lost-time accidents across 14 months.
- Prepared structural drawings and bar-bending schedules for a 320-unit residential tower using STAAD.Pro and AutoCAD, cutting RCC steel wastage by 11%.
- Conducted daily concrete cube testing and maintained IS 456 compliance records; zero non-conformances flagged in four client audits.
- Tracked daily labour productivity against targets, flagging deviations >5% and achieving 96% schedule adherence over an 18-month project.
Education
Skills & Tools
STAAD.Pro
AutoCAD Civil 3D
MS Project
BOQ Preparation & Verification
IS Code Compliance (IS 456, IS 875)
Concrete Mix Design
Reinforced Concrete Detailing
Construction Scheduling
Key Projects
- Flyover Approach Road — L&T, Chennai (₹18 cr, 2020–2022): structural execution lead for 340 m dual-carriageway approach.
- Residential Tower Phase 2 — Shapoorji Pallonji, Chennai (₹12 cr, 2018–2019): bar-bending schedule optimisation saved ₹9.4 lakh in steel.