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
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Before joining B1, Andrey led real estate management and project management teams at Fortune 500 companies, working both globally and across Eurasia
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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
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Andrey has extensive hands-on experience in diverse markets, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, France, the UK, the US and the Middle East
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He has delivered more than 70 projects of varying scale and scope, spanning industrial, industrial logistics, civil construction and other types of projects
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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
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He represents Russia in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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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
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He has also been an expert at the Qualifications Assessment Center since 2023, focusing on evaluating design and construction competencies
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Andrey is an author and developer of international, interstate and national standards
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His contributions have earned him several national and industry awards
Competencies
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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
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Engineering expertise
- Engineering
- Trial design
- Process engineering (technology)
- Cost engineering
- FEL, FEED, feasibility studies
- Value engineering
- Geotechnical engineering and survey management
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Project management
- PMO setup and support
- Budget management
- Cost control
- Schedule management
- Communications management
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Lifecycle & Sustainability
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Circular economy
- Property management
- Sustainable development
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
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Audit & Due Diligence
- Technical audits
- Technical due diligence
- Technical surveys
- Technology and cost audits
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Client technical representative
Education
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Vyatka State Technical University (VyatSU), concentration in Industrial and Civil Engineering
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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
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ISO 9000 certificate
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MBA in Project Management (PMI)