Jennifer Timna B J

An Engineer and Project Management professional with 16+ years of experience. Had executed various roles as an estimation engineer, Project coordinator, Project Manager and South Asia lead. Managing a key banking client account for CBRE as South Asia lead for FM projects. Prior to joining this account, executed FM projects for key banking account for ISS as India lead and assistant for South Asia lead. Prior to it, worked in Pravin Electricals as Estimation Engineer to Project Coordinator.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April’25-Present - General Manger-Projects | CBRE, Chennai

July ’23 -March’25 Assistant General Manger-Projects | CBRE, Chennai

Presently, South Asia lead (India, Bangladesh & Srilanka) for key banking client (CITI Bank), managing various asset & infra upgradation, fit out and restack projects.

• Managing the complete lifecycle of the projects 
• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to define, develop, budget and prioritize projects. 
• Setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and guiding team on various deliverables.
• Overseeing the development of the project and ensuring that team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently as per Client's standard guidelines.
• Managing client expectations by regular communication and reporting to the working groups & leadership on the status of projects.
• Establishing and maintaining project governance. Drafting new and improving existing processes to improve project efficiency in discussion with client.
• Co-ordinating timely approvals from Client to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Analyzing financial data, including project budgets and risks.
• Facilitating and managing project documentation throughout project life cycle.
• Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learnt are logged.

Nov’2015–June’2023 Senior Manager-Projects|ISS Facility Services, Mumbai

Executed below responsibilities for key banking account (CITI Bank,BKC) from April 2018 as Pan India Lead and assisting South Asia lead , prior was project manager for West India (Nov’2015 – March’2018)

• Managing the complete lifecycle of the projects for India 
• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to define, develop, budgeting and prioritizing projects for South Asia
• Setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and guiding team on various deliverables.
• Overseeing the development of the project and ensuring that team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently as per Client's standard guidelines.
• Reporting client at every stage of project using SugarCRM (ERP) and client ERPs
• Establishing and maintaining project governance. Drafting new and improving existing processes to improve project efficiency in discussion with client.
• Co-ordinating timely approvals from Client to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Analyzing financial data, including project budgets and risks.
• SPOC for project audits and managing documentation.
• Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learnt are logged.

July’2008 – June’2015 Project Coordinator | Pravin Electricals Pvt Ltd., Mumbai

Executed below responsibilities for various electrical contracting projects as project coordinator from No’2011 and prior as estimation engineer,

• Evaluating technical and commercial offers from vendors and preparing comparison statement.
• Evaluating technical and commercial specifications and makes of equipment.
• Submission of Tender along with required documents and guarantees.
• Attending meetings with company/manufacturer's representatives, Consultants, PMC, etc.
• Studying & Checking of Electrical Drawings with Consultants specification and Bill of quantity.
• Coordinating on day-to-day execution activities of Projects with site engineers and sub vendors.
• Coordinating with Purchase, Store and Accounts departments.
• Coordinating with consultants and design team to prepare drawings as per rules & standard of various departments.
• Overseeing the supplied materiel, procurement coordination, inspection and quality assessment as per MSA, BOQ and design in coordination with execution and procurement team.
• Checking tender documents & preparing extra item costing / variation statements/Amendments.

Preparing and submitting handing over documents .Collecting completion certificate from client.

Master In Business Administration

April ,2010

Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune

Bachelor Of Technology (EEE)

April 2006

Holy Mary Institute of Technology & Science, Hyd