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Andrey Kharitonov

B1 Director, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) Moscow

Engineering and Project Management, Chairperson of ISO/TC59/SC2 Buildings and Civil Engineering Works, Expert at TC 465 Construction, ISO/TC267, ISO/TC268, Project Management Professional (МВА PMI)

Professional experience

  • Before joining B1, Andrey led real estate management and project management teams at Fortune 500 companies, working both globally and across Eurasia

  • He developed strategies for managing capital projects, projects portfolio and investment program across all stages of the project’s lifecycle – from concept and engineering to design, construction and property management – while contributing to shaping and aligning these processes in Russia

  • Andrey has extensive hands-on experience in diverse markets, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, France, the UK, the US and the Middle East

  • He has delivered more than 70 projects of varying scale and scope, spanning industrial, industrial logistics, civil construction and other types of projects

  • Andrey’s key clients include companies across the mining and metals, petrochemicals, oil and gas, construction, energy and real estate development sectors, with projects covering industrial, non-industrial and linear infrastructure

  • He represents Russia in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

  • As an expert with TC 465 Construction since 2012, Andrey specializes in reviewing construction standards and regulations, such as construction codes (SP), standards - GOST and other regulatory documentation

  • He has also been an expert at the Qualifications Assessment Center since 2023, focusing on evaluating design and construction competencies

  • Andrey is an author and developer of international, interstate and national standards

  • His contributions have earned him several national and industry awards

Competencies

  • Managing individual projects, projects portfolio and investment program across all stages of the project’s lifecycle, from pre-FEED and engineering to design, construction, facility, property and asset management

  • Engineering expertise 

    • Engineering
    • Trial design
    • Process engineering (technology)
    • Cost engineering
    • FEL, FEED, feasibility studies
    • Value engineering
    • Geotechnical engineering and survey management
  • Project management 

    • PMO setup and support
    • Budget management
    • Cost control
    • Schedule management
    • Communications management 
  • Lifecycle & Sustainability 

    • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
    • Circular economy
    • Property management
    • Sustainable development
    • Building Information Modeling (BIM) 
  • Audit & Due Diligence 

    • Technical audits
    • Technical due diligence
    • Technical surveys
    • Technology and cost audits
  • Client technical representative

Education

  • Vyatka State Technical University (VyatSU), concentration in Industrial and Civil Engineering  

  • Central Research and Design and Experimental Institute of Industrial Buildings and Facilities (TsNIIPromzdaniy), postgraduate studies in Structural Engineering, Buildings and Structures (05.23.01), Ph.D. in Civil Engineering 

  • ISO 9000 certificate 

  • MBA in Project Management (PMI)