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Mr. Omkar Kadam

Cost Manager,
Turner & Townsend

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Turner & Townsend
10777 Westheimer Rd Ste 1160
Houston, TX
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Bio

Omkar has overall 8 years of experience in the construction industry working on a diverse range of projects in both the Public and Private Sectors with Project Management, Estimation, and Cost Management.  His experience is in the construction industry across multiple segments including Roads, Airports, Education, Industrial, Oil, Gas, Chemical, Renewable Energy and Offshore LNG and Wind projects.

He has a successful track record of analyzing drawings, specifications, proposals, and contractual documents to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for projects ranging $10M-$1.5B. With wide variety of projects, Omkar worked on as cost estimator and project engineer with general contractors and EPC contractors has helped his progression as a Cost Manager.

His knowledge of Engineering, Project and Cost management enables him to lead and communicate with the project team through all phases of pre-contract and post-contract.  His experience in diverse sectors also enables Omkar to optimize estimates through cost saving opportunities and value engineering for our clients. His critical thinking capabilities allow him to review proposals to find gaps/overlaps in estimates.  

Omkar has initiated and perfected number of new tools to ease and simplify the cost management processes for clients including Power BI tools, benchmarking tools and value engineering and Risk Management quantification and sensitivity mechanisms. His data analysis skills and strategic and innovative thinking help him lead initiatives that help clients in making precise decisions.

Certifications

  • Certified Cost Professional (CCP)

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Master of Science, 2019
Construction Engineering & Management
2018 To 2019

Government College of Engineering, Amravati
Amravati, India
Bachelor of Technology, 2016
Civil Engineering
2012 To 2016

Job History

Turner & Townsend
Senior Cost Manager
Houston, TX, United States
April 2022 - present

Kiewit
Lead Estimator
Houston, TX, United States
February 2020 - April 2022

Larsen & Tourbo Ltd.
Senior Engineer
Chennai, India
July 2016 - March 2018