Arun Chandra
Senior Project Planner | 12+ Yrs in Infrastructure, ETCS Level2/CBTC Signaling & Telecom | Expert in Primavera P6, MSP, Delay Analysis, EOT and EVM | Driving On-Time, Data-Driven Project Delivery
- Role
- Senior Executive Planning at Siemens
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arun Chandra
I’m a Project Planning & Scheduling Professional with 12+ years of experience leading…
Experience
Senior Executive Planning
Jun 2022 — Present · Bangalore, IN
At Siemens, I lead the planning and scheduling of signaling and telecommunication systems for major infrastructure programs, including Egypt High-Speed Rail and Bangalore Metro (BMRCL)- ensuring timely delivery through structured planning and precision control.Key Responsibilities:• Develop and maintain resource-loaded project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.• Conduct critical path & delay analyses to forecast progress deviations and recovery strategies.• Prepare Extension of Time (EOT) claims and cause-impact narratives in alignment with contractual requirements.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage design changes, interface dependencies, and risk assessments.• Deliver daily, weekly, and monthly KPI dashboards, S-curves, and progress variance reports for leadership review.• Participate in internal/external audits and respond to compliance observations with documented recovery plans.Business Impact: Delivered on-time scheduling for Egypt HSR Phase 1, improving milestone predictability by 22%. Established cost and performance tracking systems, reducing variance reporting errors by 35%. Enhanced planning transparency, strengthening client confidence and audit readiness across project lifecycles.
Education
Department of Technical education board, Karnataka
Diploma
2004 — 2008
Kerala Higher Secondary Examination Board.
12th Standard
2001 — 2003
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
2009 — 2013
Skills
- Procurement
- Commissioning
- Primavera P6
- Railroad Engineering
- Petroleum
- Rail
- Project Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering
- Oil & Gas
- Project Planning
- Engineering Management
- Microsoft Project
- Autocad
- Microsoft Office
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