Mechanical Engineering • Construction Operations

Pralav Pradhan

Engineering-minded Project Manager delivering complex, high-value construction.

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science graduate with six years at DPR Construction, progressing from Project Engineer to Project Manager. I combine technical problem-solving, financial discipline, field execution, and team leadership across mission-critical, interiors, healthcare, industrial, and self-perform construction.

6 yrsDPR Construction
~$60MSelf-perform scope led
$4BTotal project value served

My background sits at the intersection of engineering analysis and field execution. I have managed technical interiors and self-perform scopes while owning forecasting, cost control, change management, production planning, schedule recovery, procurement, quality, safety, and client communication.

I am strongest when a project is complex, fast-moving, and cross-functional—where technical details, money, schedule, field conditions, and people all have to align. I use data to make decisions, but stay close enough to the field to understand what the data actually means.

01
Systems Thinking

Break complex scopes into interfaces, constraints, owners, and measurable outcomes.

02
Technical Problem Solving

Translate drawings, field conditions, schedule, and cost data into executable decisions.

03
Quantitative Management

Forecasting, production rates, cost-code analysis, entitlement, and performance tracking.

04
Field-to-Executive Communication

Convert technical detail into clear decisions for crews, clients, and leadership.

Mission-CriticalSelf-Perform

Large-scale data center interiors

Managed major SPW Interiors scope across field operations, financials, procurement, schedule, production planning, trade coordination, and executive reporting.

~$60MScope managed
Project ScalePortfolio

Total project value served

Engineering and construction experience supporting large-scale mission-critical, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial projects.

$4BTotal project value served
TechnicalCoordination

Complex interiors interfaces

Led coordination across concrete, framing/drywall, ceilings, DFH (doors, frames & hardware), electrified hardware interfaces, waterproofing, and related Division 3/7/8/9 scope.

03 / 07 / 08 / 09Concrete • DFH • Interiors
AUG 2020 — PRESENTNew Jersey / Texas

Project Manager

DPR Construction — SPW Interiors
  • Progressed from Project Engineer and Senior Project Engineer to Project Manager, taking end-to-end ownership of self-perform construction scopes.
  • Manage budget, forecast, contracts, procurement, change management, schedule, production, risk, quality, safety, and client communication.
  • Led approximately $60M of SPW Interiors scope on a large mission-critical data center program.
  • Use daily huddles, pull planning, lookaheads, production tracking, constraint logs, first-article reviews, hold points, and accountability systems to improve execution.
  • Develop Project Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, and project teams through clear expectations, measurable performance, and field/office alignment.
OCT 2017 — APR 2018Philadelphia, PA

Project Manager Co-op

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Supported facilities project-management initiatives and energy-efficiency / LEED-related rebate documentation valued at up to approximately $100,000.
SEP 2016 — MAR 2017Warminster, PA

Service Reliability Engineer Co-op

PECO, an Exelon Company
  • Surveyed electrical distribution systems, issued corrective work orders, analyzed outage and reliability data, and prepared weekly failure reports for supervisory review.
Engineering + Analysis

Problem Solving & Reliability

Root-cause thinking, field investigation, reliability data analysis, technical documentation, constructability review, interface management, and engineering communication.

Project Controls

Cost, Forecast & Commercial

Budget ownership, reforecasting, cost-code analysis, change management, entitlement, procurement, contract administration, risk tracking, and executive reporting.

Field Operations

Production & Schedule

Pull planning, three-week lookaheads, production rates, constraint management, daily huddles, schedule recovery, QA/QC, first-article checks, and hold points.

Platforms

Construction Technology

Bluebeam Revu, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, Excel, Box, Microsoft Teams, Clearstory, Edge On Site, and Rhumbix.

2018 — 2020

M.S., Materials Science & Engineering

Drexel University

2015 — 2020

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Drexel University

Professional Contact

Interested in solving difficult projects?

View my professional background on LinkedIn or download the resume PDF for engineering, project management, construction operations, and technical leadership opportunities.