• During my internship as a Planning Intern at Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd. on The Dahlias project in Gurugram, with DLF as the client, I gained practical exposure to project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and construction management of a large-scale luxury residential development. My role involved supporting the planning team in tracking project progress and ensuring that construction activities were executed according to the approved schedule.
• I assisted in preparing and updating project schedules, monitoring daily progress, analysing work productivity, and maintaining daily labour and progress reports. I was involved in look-ahead planning, manpower planning, micro-planning for reinforcement activities, material tracking, and maintaining hindrance registers to identify delays and recommend corrective actions.
• I also observed the use of Autodesk Construction Cloud for real-time project monitoring and document management.
• In addition, I learned quantity calculation, rate analysis, budget monitoring, and resource planning. I gained practical knowledge of top-down construction methodology, auto-climbing shuttering systems, tower crane operations, plant and machinery mobilisation, site logistics planning, risk identification, and quality control practices. I also studied structural elements, concrete grades, and drawing review and coordination while understanding the impact of external factors on project schedules.
• This internship enhanced my technical knowledge, analytical abilities, communication skills, and understanding of project management principles in large-scale high-rise construction projects, preparing me for a professional career in construction planning and management.