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Saju Chittadiyil Augusty

Leading Complex Campus Operations. Delivering Measurable Results.

Senior Operations & Facilities Leader | General Management | Educational Institutions

With 16+ years of experience in educational institutions, I bring together strategic leadership, operational expertise and hands-on execution. My current operational scope covers three educational institutions serving 2,500+ students and 250+ institutional staff, with 22 acres of campus infrastructure governed. My experience includes leadership experience directing 12 departmental heads and providing executive reporting to institutional leadership, delivering major infrastructure projects, managing complex campus services and driving measurable improvements in operational performance.

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16+

Years of Experience

12

Direct Departmental Reports

₹11 crore

CAPEX · Campus Expansion

20%

Operational Efficiency Improvement

27

Buses · Fleet Management

50+

Supplier & Service Contracts

Current operational scope

Confirmed leadership figures.

3

Educational institutions within operational scope

2,500+

Students served across those institutions

250+

Institutional staff across those institutions

22-acre

Campus infrastructure governed

12

Departmental heads reporting directly

₹11 crore

Infrastructure expansion delivered

Current scope at Marianist Institutions: three educational institutions, 2,500+ students and 250+ institutional staff, with 22 acres of campus infrastructure governed. The 250+ figure is the total institutional workforce across the three institutions — distinct from the 12 departmental heads who report directly, who are themselves distinct from the wider workforce. The three institutions are separate; they do not share one 22-acre campus. The ₹11 crore expansion was delivered earlier at St. Joseph Chaminade Academy.

Projects & case studies

Evidence of delivery.

All case studies
Newly built campus block delivered in the ₹11 crore expansion at St. Joseph Chaminade Academy
Challenge
Delivering a major capital expansion on a live educational campus, where construction, procurement, safety and handover had to be managed without disrupting teaching, residential and support operations.
Scope
A ₹11 crore capital infrastructure project delivering 60,000 sq. ft. of campus expansion, covering project coordination, CAPEX, procurement, contractor management, quality, HSE, schedule oversight, commissioning and handover.
Leadership responsibility
As Operations Manager at St. Joseph Chaminade Academy (2016–2023), managed planning, CAPEX coordination, procurement, contractors, HSE, quality, schedule, commissioning and handover.
Actions
  • Coordinated project requirements between institutional leadership, contractors and campus departments
  • Oversaw CAPEX and procurement for the expansion, aligning spend with approved project requirements
  • Managed contractors and monitored work quality against project requirements
  • Coordinated HSE arrangements so construction could proceed safely alongside an operating campus
  • Maintained schedule oversight and tracked progress with stakeholders
  • Coordinated commissioning and handover of the new space into institutional use
  • Maintained continuity of teaching, residential and support services throughout delivery
Outcome
₹11 crore / 60,000 sq. ft. campus expansion delivered and handed over while institutional operations continued.
Delivery evidence
₹11 crore (~USD 1.1M), 60,000 sq. ft., delivered at St. Joseph Chaminade Academy between 2016 and 2023. Alongside the expansion, renovations, retrofits, civil upgrades and interior improvements were also coordinated. The PMP® credential was awarded in 2026, after this project.
CAPEX managementContractor & procurement managementHSE & quality oversightCommissioning & handover
Professional journey

2007 to present.

Currently with Marianist Institutions, building on 16+ years of leadership in educational institutions.

See leadership structure
  1. Jun 2023 – Present
    Aerial view of the Marianist Institutions campus

    Senior Operations Executive

    Marianist Institutions · Bengaluru
    • Leadership of administration, facilities, finance, procurement, compliance and support services across 3 institutions serving 2,500+ students and 250+ staff
    • Governs 22-acre campus infrastructure and engineering systems (DG sets, transformers, HVAC, elevators, fire systems, STP/WTP) through preventive and corrective maintenance
    • Owns budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX controls, tender evaluation and negotiation; administers 50+ supplier, service and AMC contracts
    • Leads HSE, fire/life-safety compliance, mock drills, risk assessments and statutory inspections
    • Led ERP and Power BI deployment, cutting reporting cycle time by 80%; 20% efficiency gain through standardisation and centralised procurement
  2. 2016 – 2023
    Aerial view of the St. Joseph Chaminade Academy campus

    Operations Manager

    St. Joseph Chaminade Academy · Bengaluru
    • Ran non-academic operations of a 10-acre K–12 campus serving 900+ students and 90+ staff
    • Delivered the ₹11 crore / 60,000 sq. ft. campus expansion through commissioning and handover
    • Managed residential operations for ~200 students, 15 staff residences and 3 guest residences, plus kitchen and infirmary services
    • Managed a 27-bus fleet with GPS/VTS monitoring, reducing transport costs by 12%
    • Implemented preventive-maintenance and statutory-compliance controls; led crisis response and events of up to 3,000 participants
  3. 2012 – 2013
    St. Mary's Multipurpose Training Institute, Patna

    Director – Operations & Training

    St. Mary's Multipurpose Training Institute · Patna
    • Managed administration, facilities, procurement, staffing and support services
    • Increased enrolment and revenue by 67% through operational restructuring and stakeholder outreach
    • Developed staff training, quality-assurance and performance-management systems
  4. 2010 – 2012
    Jacob Gapp English Medium School campus, Telangana

    Founding Operations Supervisor

    Jacob Gapp English Medium School · Telangana
    • Led pre-opening operations and infrastructure readiness for a new 16,000 sq. m. facility
    • Established SOPs, preventive-maintenance protocols, asset documentation and safety controls
    • Coordinated campus handover and transition to steady-state operations
  5. 2007 – 2010
    Morning Star School campus, Nepal

    Assistant Operations Coordinator

    Morning Star School · Nepal
    • Supported operations across two facilities serving 2,500+ students and 120+ staff
    • Coordinated logistics, procurement, facilities support and project execution
    • Assisted vendor coordination, records and resource planning
Qualifications & certifications

Credentials.

All qualifications

Education

MBA – Marketing & Operational Management (2015)University of Dayton, USA

General management, financial control and strategy.

M.S. Educational Leadership (2015)University of Dayton, USA

Leadership within educational institutions.

B.Com. Financial Management (2007)Bangalore University

Financial foundation for budgets and CAPEX.

Certifications

PMP®Project Management Institute · 2026

Formal certification of project-management practice built through earlier capital and operational projects.

Lean Six Sigma Black BeltSparen & Gewinn Consulting · 2026

Process efficiency and operational KPIs.

IOSH Managing SafelyInstitution of Occupational Safety and Health · 2026

HSE and safe campus operations.