With determination, struggle and efforts, adverse circumstances turn favorable and even the most difficult target becomes easy. Sandesh Pangerkar is a living example of this
Coming from a deprived family in an underdeveloped area in Mumbai with little privileges, to earning his engineering graduation and then an MBA with distinction from UK, to finally becoming a successful professional advisor in the Construction Contract & Commercial Management, Sandesh Pangerkar has always had a penchant for breaking stereotypes.
“There was definitely a time in my life, when I felt it was impossible to have what I have now. But I made sure that feeling didn’t stop me from trying. You can always aim high. Even if you never reach there, you will definitely be in a better position and wouldn’t the journey on that path itself be an amazing experience?”, asks Sandesh.
Sandesh has literally proven his mettle with over 19 years of professional experience within the construction industry, delivering projects throughout Qatar, the UAE and India. He has developed specialist MEP expertise within Healthcare, Hotel, Retail, Commercial and Sports & Leisure sectors. Having worked with global firms like David Adamson, AECOM (Davis Langdon), Voltas and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India, today Sandesh is a proven expert in Construction Contract & Commercial Management.
Currently, Sandesh is heading a commercial team for a multi-billion QAR project for David Adamson Partners Overseas in Qatar, and is also assisting his client in an on-going high value arbitration in London. The David Adamson Group was initially established as a Chartered Surveying consultancy in the UK in 1930. Since then the Group has grown organically worldwide and offers its expertise to Clients in Quantity Surveying, Cost & Contract Management, Planning & Programme Management, Arbitration & Dispute Management and Project Management.
The passion in Sandesh to make a difference and his vision to gauge the future opportunities made him assist in establishing David Adamson’s India operations in 2015. It initially started with a single office in Mumbai and now has offices in Delhi and Hyderabad in addition to the Mumbai office. Sandesh is the first Indian to become a Director in the David Adamson Group.
Sandesh is a progressive people’s leader. A believer in people-centric management, he engages directly with his subordinates and tries to bring the best out of them. Sandesh is well recognized and respected in Qatar for his knowledge, expertise and speaking skills on matters related to quantity surveying and construction contract management. It is often that his lectures are reminisced as “a treat” and “a golden opportunity” to attend; while he is referred to as a “role model” and “a positive leader who empowers people to achieve their goals” by many construction professionals in Qatar, UAE, and India.