Project Management Consultancy

Theme park project management is the work of making sure the park that gets built is the park that was designed. Mast Parks provides it as Project Management Consultancy (PMC).

A good design can be lost in construction. Project Management Consultancy (PMC) keeps the build true to the plan. Mast Parks provides theme park project management by overseeing civil work, time management, scheduling and quality control, with expertise in supervision and material selection, so that the design translates into reality.

PMC sits in the Design and Execution stage of the 13 Mast Parks services. It follows Architectural Designing, whose drawings, materials list and quantities are what the consultants check the build against. The next service is Ride and Attraction Planning.

Civil work

PMC oversees the civil work: the foundations, structures, paths, water systems and the other works that form the park. The consultants check that the work follows the drawings and that problems are found early.

Time management and scheduling

A park has many parts that depend on one another: structures before finishes, finishes before theming, theming before rides are installed. PMC sets the schedule, tracks it and raises delays early, so that the park can open on a date the owner can plan around.

Quality control

PMC checks the quality of workmanship and materials against the design. Themed parks depend on detail, and a finish that does not match the drawing weakens the theme. Quality control catches this on site, while it can still be corrected.

Supervision and material selection

PMC brings expertise in supervision and in the selection of materials. Materials in a park have to withstand weather, wear and constant use, and still look right for the theme. Choosing them well matters to both the cost and the look.

An owner brings the architectural design, the contractors the owner has appointed, and the authority to make decisions quickly when the site raises questions. The owner's availability affects the pace of the build.

The owner receives supervision of the build on the owner's behalf: schedule tracking, quality checks and regular reports. Where the project calls for it, Mast Parks places its own people on the site.

Theme park project management is needed once building starts, by owners who want an expert team watching quality, schedule and materials.

PMC is used by private landowners, existing park owners, family businesses, government and tourism bodies, and temples and religious trusts who want a team that understands both parks and construction to oversee the build. It applies to all eight park types.

Mast Parks provided project management consultancy, with on-site personnel, on a Mast amusement and adventure park in Karnataka. On a Mast amusement and adventure park in Karnataka, the work began from ground zero and included procurement and negotiations for rides.

Mast Parks also handled project management for a Mast water park in Rajasthan, and for a Mast ecological park in Telangana, where project management is currently on hold.

• Is the build on schedule? The schedule is tracked and delays are reported.
• Does the work match the drawings? Quality control compares the two.
• Which material should we use? Material selection draws on supervision experience.
• Where must the owner decide? PMC flags the questions that need the owner's answer, so they do not hold up the work.
• When is the park ready to open? PMC prepares the handover to operations.

Without independent oversight, the contractor decides the order of work, the standard of finish and the material substitutions. Small changes accumulate, and the park that opens is not quite the park that was approved. Delays are found late, when the opening date is already fixed.

PMC does not replace the contractor. It represents the owner on site and keeps the contractor to the plan.

• PMC. Project Management Consultancy: oversight of a build on the owner's behalf.
• Civil work. Construction of the foundations, structures, paths and similar works.
• Quality control. Checking workmanship and materials against the design.
• Procurement. Buying the rides, materials and equipment the park needs.
• Handover. The transfer of the finished park to those who will run it.

Owners get more from this service when they arrive with answers, or at least with a view, on the points below. None of them needs to be settled in advance, and Mast Parks can help to settle them.

• Has a contractor been appointed, and what does the contract say about supervision?
• What is the target opening date, and how fixed is it?
• How often does the owner want reports, and in what form?
• Who on the owner's side can approve decisions on site?
• Which parts of the park are most sensitive to quality?

A park build brings together many parties: designers, contractors, ride suppliers, operators and the owner. Each is focused on its own part of the work. Without one team looking across all of it, small gaps between the parties tend to turn into delays and extra cost late in the build.

Project Management Consultancy gives the owner that single view. It keeps the build tied to the approved design, the agreed schedule and the agreed budget, and it brings problems to the owner while they are still small enough to fix.

This is also why Mast Parks treats it as a service of its own rather than an add-on. The team that oversees the build understands the park's design and its intended operation, so decisions on site are made with the finished park in mind.

The way Mast Parks runs this oversight is part of its professional method. This page describes what the service is for and what it gives the owner, not how each step is carried out.

Mast Parks organises its work as 13 services in four stages, listed here in the order a project usually follows. Project Management Consultancy is shown in bold. An owner can start at any stage, but each stage builds on the one before it.

• Concept and Planning. Feasibility Studies, Financial Planning, Concept Creation, Theme Development.
• Design and Execution. Master Planning, Architectural Designing, Project Management Consultancy.
• Rides, People and Operations. Ride and Attraction Planning, Team Hiring and Training, Operations Planning.
• Launch and Growth. Marketing and Branding, Merchandising, Content and Events.

Most owners use several of these services together, and some use the full set from idea to opening. See all 13 on the services page.

Mast Parks works with the owner at each step. The owner approves the work before it moves to the next stage, and revisions are part of the process. The owner knows the site, the region and the ambition. Mast Parks brings experience of designing and delivering parks in India. The best results come when the two work as one team, with decisions made quickly and in the open.

To start a conversation, use the contact page. Mast Parks will ask about the site, the park you have in mind and where you are in the project.

PMC is also where the build starts to meet the operation. The way rides are installed, the way paths are finished and the way buildings are laid out affect how the park will be run. Consultants who understand parks can see these effects while the park is still being built. They can raise them early, when the fix is a change on site rather than a rebuild.

This is why PMC is placed between design and the later services. The next services, Ride and Attraction Planning, Team Hiring and Training and Operations Planning, prepare the park to run.