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RITHIK SIDHARTH

PROJECT MANAGER

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ABOUT

Project Manager

Project/Programme Manager and Senior Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience delivering large, multi-workstream programmes across utilities, consulting, and technology environments. Proven track record managing end-to-end delivery of complex client initiatives, governance frameworks, and cross-regional stakeholders while protecting revenue, margin, and regulatory outcomes. Experienced in leading distributed teams, managing third-party partners, and embedding standardised delivery methodologies that improve client satisfaction, delivery certainty, and operational performance. PMP/PRINCE2 certified, with strong exposure to data, cloud-enabled reporting, digital transformation, and continuous improvement at scale.

SKILLS

Areas of Expertise

  • End-to-End Project & Programme Delivery: Experienced in full lifecycle management from discovery to benefits realisation, across public, private, and digital sectors.

  • Strategic Planning & Road mapping: Skilled at converting business strategy into clear delivery plans with measurable outcomes and defined milestones.

  • Stakeholder & Partnership Management: Proven ability to influence senior leaders, regional authorities, and delivery partners to secure buy-in and drive outcomes.

  • Innovation & Change Leadership: Champion of agile delivery, continuous improvement, and inclusive innovation practices.

  • Governance, Risk & Commercial Management:  Strong command of PMO structures, compliance, risk frameworks, and financial controls.

  • Economic Growth & Local Development Insight:  Experienced in leading transformation initiatives aligned to regulatory, sustainability, and local growth goals.

  • Agile, Waterfall & Hybrid Frameworks: Skilled in adaptive delivery models (Scrum, Kanban, PRINCE2, PMP) for cross-functional and cross-sector teams.

  • Data-Driven Decision Making:  Advanced in Power BI, Excel, and analytics tools for project reporting, KPI tracking, and performance optimisation.

  • Engineering & Technical Project Delivery: Experienced in coordinating product design, testing, and rollout activities within engineering-led environments.

  • Stage Gate & Lifecycle Management: Skilled in managing structured project lifecycles, including Gate Reviews, Change Control, and Cost-to-Completion forecasting.

  • ERP & Project Control Tools: Proficient in MS Project, Jira, and enterprise resource systems to track procurement, risk, and schedule dependencies.

LANGUAGES KNOWN

  • English (Native)

  • German (A2 Level)

  • Malayalam (Native)

  • Hindi (Native)

July 2024 – Present

Project Manager (acting)

Tech Innovators Inc

  • Supported delivery assurance on programmes protecting £32M+ in regulated capital and operational portfolios, ensuring time, cost, quality, and compliance obligations were met

  • Streamlined delivery workflows across wastewater and customer operations, reducing average project turnaround by 10 working days and delivering £80K in annual resource efficiency benefits

  • Maintained central programme documentation including RAID logs, delivery plans, benefits trackers, and governance artefacts to ensure auditability and delivery consistency

  • Acted as a trusted advisor to project leads, providing delivery guidance, risk mitigation strategies, and escalation support to unblock complex delivery issues

January 2023 - March 2023

Project Manager

Smart Solutions Ltd

  • Delivered digital modules two weeks ahead of schedule, achieving a 95% sprint completion rate while reducing contractor spend by £15K

  • Implemented Jira and Power BI reporting to improve delivery visibility by 30%, cutting reporting effort from 5 hours to under 1 hour

  • Supported client change and adoption workshops, increasing system uptake by 35% and enabling full rollout within three weeks

  • Acted as the primary delivery liaison between client stakeholders, technical teams, and leadership, ensuring delivery alignment and satisfaction

November 2015 - August 2022

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Innovative Apps Corp

  • Delivered analytics-driven insights supporting £500K+ client campaigns, enabling faster decision-making and improved engagement outcomes

  • Designed dashboards and reporting solutions that improved data accuracy by 22% and reduced manual reporting effort from two days to four hours

  • Led process redesign initiatives that eliminated 30% of recurring data errors, accelerating delivery timelines by seven days per project

  • Worked with distributed global teams and clients, strengthening delivery coordination, stakeholder confidence, and commercial outcomes

WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Management

University of Exeter, United Kingdom / with Distinction

Finance & Management

Frankfurt School Of Finance & Management, Germany

Bachelor of Tevhnology in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Cochin University Of Science & Technology, India

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) | Scrum Alliance

Project Management Professional (PMP®) | PMI

Google Project Management Professional | Google                        

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Exeter Award

Exeter Leaders Award

SET squared Partnership IKEEP Programme Intrapreneurial Training Award

McKinsey Forward Program

Operational Cost Reduction Programme (£3.6m Value Delivered)

To reduce operational costs while maintaining regulatory compliance and service performance. Several high-cost activities, including dry-hole incidents and reactive tankering, were impacting efficiency and budgets. The challenge was to deliver measurable savings without disrupting frontline operations or regulatory obligations.

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Enterprise Digital & Regulatory Portfolio (120+ Projects)

Delivered a large portfolio of digital, regulatory, and operational change initiatives across multiple business areas. Delivery was complex, with competing priorities, regulatory deadlines, and limited visibility at portfolio level. Given structure, clarity, and predictability to delivery at scale. This portfolio sat within a heavily regulated environment, Many initiatives were interdependent, competing for the same resources, data, and subject matter expertise.

End-to-End Digital Product Delivery (Agile / Hybrid)

Exe Consulting was delivering a digital hospitality product in a fast-paced, client-driven environment. The project required balancing Agile development with fixed delivery expectations and active stakeholder engagement. The delivery model required a hybrid Agile approach: flexible enough to adapt to change, but structured enough to provide predictability, control, and clear accountability.

Global Process Transformation & Remote Delivery

Sweans Technologies operated distributed teams delivering data-driven services to global clients. Processes were inconsistent, manual, and difficult to scale, impacting efficiency and quality. I had to standardise processes, introduce automation, and improve delivery consistency across locations.

MAJOR PROJECTS

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

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