MAHESH VIJAYAKUMAR
Project Monitoring Consultant
Chennai
Summary
Experienced and results-driven Mechanical Engineer with over 12 years of proven expertise in Operations Management and Solid Waste Management (SWM). Skilled in planning, executing, and monitoring large-scale waste management projects, including biomining, material recovery, collection and transportation, and mechanical composting. Demonstrated success in leading field teams, managing contractor performance, optimizing equipment utilization, and ensuring compliance with municipal and environmental regulations.
Possess strong technical knowledge of heavy machinery, maintenance planning, KPI-based performance tracking, and leachate and landfill management. Adept at coordinating with government bodies, concessionaires, and vendors to ensure seamless project execution and sustainability outcomes. Known for a hands-on leadership style, attention to operational detail, and commitment to improving public sanitation and urban waste systems.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mechanical Engineer
Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University.
12.2024 - Current
- Conduct daily physical inspections of all six biomining packages.
- Monitor the progress of excavation, screening, and backfilling.
- Record field observations, deviations, and safety compliance.
- Prepare and submit Daily Observation Reports, with photographic evidence.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as quantity excavated, screened, RDF produced, and inert material handled.
- Prepare a KPI-based performance summary for each contractor package to facilitate timely and accurate monthly payments.
- Inspect the health and operational readiness of machinery, including excavators, screeners, loaders, and dumpers.
- Maintain machinery inspection logs, and flag preventive maintenance needs.
- Coordinate with contractors to ensure minimum machinery availability and uptime.
- Recommend corrective actions to concessionaires and contractors for continuous and smooth operation.
- Verify the accuracy and calibration status of the site weighbridge.
- Check calibration certificates, and ensure compliance with legal metrology norms.
- Inspect leachate collection systems, and ensure no overflow or contamination of surface drains.
Operations Supervisor
RE Sustainability - CESPL
05.2023 - 12.2024
- Supervise the daily operations of household garbage collection by sanitary workers.
- Ensure timely coverage of all streets, wards, as per the collection route plan.
- Monitor the use of GPS-enabled collection vehicles, and track deviations.
- Oversee sweeping activities (both manual and mechanical) across all main roads, streets, and markets in Zone 1.
- Ensure proper deployment of manpower and cleaning tools.
- Conduct surprise checks to ensure cleanliness and compliance with sanitation standards.
- Maintain daily attendance of sanitary workers, and equipment operators.
- Coordinate with contractors or the municipal HR team for replacements or absenteeism.
- Track key KPIs like: % of households covered in door-to-door collection, daily waste collected (wet/dry), street cleanliness score, and complaints resolved.
- Maintain compliance with Swachh Bharat or local ULB standards.
- Monitor day-to-day functioning of Resource Recovery Centres (RRC) and Micro Composting Centres (MCC).
- Ensure proper segregation of dry waste, safe storage, and dispatch to recyclers.
- Promote and enforce the segregation of municipal solid waste (MSW) at the source (wet, dry, hazardous).
- Ensure that workers and citizens follow the 2-bin/3-bin segregation system.
- Support IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) activities to improve source segregation.
- Prepare and submit daily reports on: Collection coverage, street sweeping performance, segregation quantity (wet/dry), RRC and MCC operations, and manpower deployment and absenteeism.
Plant Incharge
Westart Communications India Private Limited
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Supervise all daily biomining activities, including excavation, screening, and backfilling, at Packages 1 and 2 in the Perungudi Dumping Yard.
- Prepare and submit daily operational reports covering: Volume excavated, Quantity screened, Fractions generated (RDF, recyclables, inerts), Area reclaimed.
- Check and record the quality of output fractions: RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) – moisture content, size; Recyclables – contamination level; Inerts – suitability for backfilling.
- Monitor daily machinery operations, including: Excavators, Screeners, Loaders, and Dumpers.
- Track machine run-time, fuel usage, operator availability, and machine downtime.
- Ensure that critical machinery parts (belts, screens, filters, tracks, etc.) are maintained properly. are maintained properly.
- Maintain daily attendance and task allocation for site laborers and equipment operators.
- Ensure adequate staffing for all operational zones.
- Coordinate with HR and contractors for addressing absenteeism or shortages.
- Prepare and follow machinery maintenance schedules: Daily: Cleaning, lubrication, basic checks; Weekly: Filter cleaning, bolt tightening, wear part inspection; Monthly: Oil change, hydraulic system check, screening mesh inspection; Annually: Overhaul, calibration, part replacement.
- Submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports to management, including: Operational summary, output quality status, machinery utilization, maintenance log, and manpower deployment.
Plant Incharge
Premier Steel Components Private Limited
02.2015 - 06.2021
- Create detailed 2D/3D technical drawings and layouts using AutoCAD and related design tools.
- Develop conceptual and manufacturing drawings for new products and components.
- Modify and update existing designs based on feedback and engineering changes.
- Review prototypes for design accuracy, performance, and manufacturability.
- Analyze and troubleshoot design flaws or inefficiencies in early-stage prototypes.
- Perform quality inspections of prototypes and components during the development and post-production stages.
- Implement and monitor quality control processes to ensure final outputs meet specifications.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure material and workmanship quality.
- Prepare and submit technical documentation, drawing sets, and quality reports.
- Participate in design review meetings, and contribute to continuous improvement.
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Limited
01.2014 - 01.2015
- I have undergone apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act of 1961.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Dr.MGR Educational And Research Institute
Chennai 04.2001 -
Higher Secondary - State Board
Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chennai 04.2001 -
ICSE -
Seventh Day Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chennai 04.2001 -
Skills
AutoCAD
Microsoft Excel
SolidWorks 3D models
Staff management
Certification
Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical CADD
Timeline
Mechanical Engineer
Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University.
12.2024 - Current
Operations Supervisor
RE Sustainability - CESPL
05.2023 - 12.2024
Plant Incharge
Westart Communications India Private Limited
07.2021 - 02.2023
Plant Incharge
Premier Steel Components Private Limited
02.2015 - 06.2021
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Limited
01.2014 - 01.2015
Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical CADD
05-2013
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Dr.MGR Educational And Research Institute
04.2001 -
Higher Secondary - State Board
Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation Higher Secondary School
04.2001 -
ICSE -
Seventh Day Matriculation Higher Secondary School
04.2001 -
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