Senior Planning Engineer (PMC)
Dorsch Holding GmbH
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
Following are major roles and responsibilities I have performed as a Senior Planning Engineer as PMC.
• To oversee the Contractor’s project control activities for the projects.
• Review and approve Contractor’s Planning Package, including Level-IV schedule, Progress S-Curves, Manpower & Equipment deployment etc.
• Review and approve progress measurement system in line with COMPANY’s project control procedures and rules of credit.
• Monitor the reported progress & status and identify areas of concerns impacting the progress and schedule of the project and propose corrective actions.
• Identify critical activities of the project and analyze their impact on overall schedule completion.
• Evaluate variation claims for extension of time made by Contractor’s and make appropriate recommendations to project management team.
• Review and approve Physical progress claims and Contractor’s monthly invoice.
• Prepare Weekly/Monthly and dashboard reports for ADNOC group and senior management.
• Prepare yearly budget phasing to assist management in forecasting the yearly/monthly budget for projects.
Following are major roles and responsibilities I have performed as a Senior Planning Engineer as PMC.
• To oversee the Contractor’s project control activities for the projects.
• Review and approve Contractor’s Planning Package, including Level-IV schedule, Progress S-Curves, Manpower & Equipment deployment etc.
• Review and approve progress measurement system in line with COMPANY’s project control procedures and rules of credit.
• Monitor the reported progress & status and identify areas of concerns impacting the progress and schedule of the project and propose corrective actions.
• Identify critical activities of the project and analyze their impact on overall schedule completion.
• Evaluate variation claims for extension of time made by Contractor’s and make appropriate recommendations to project management team.
• Review and approve Physical progress claims and Contractor’s monthly invoice.
• Prepare Weekly/Monthly and dashboard reports for ADNOC group and senior management.
• Prepare yearly budget phasing to assist management in forecasting the yearly/monthly budget for projects.
Following are major roles and responsibilities I have performed as a Senior Planning Engineer as PMC.
• To oversee the Contractor’s project control activities for the projects.
• Review and approve Contractor’s Planning Package, including Level-IV schedule, Progress S-Curves, Manpower & Equipment deployment etc.
• Review and approve progress measurement system in line with COMPANY’s project control procedures and rules of credit.
• Monitor the reported progress & status and identify areas of concerns impacting the progress and schedule of the project and propose corrective actions.
• Identify critical activities of the project and analyze their impact on overall schedule completion.
• Evaluate variation claims for extension of time made by Contractor’s and make appropriate recommendations to project management team.
• Review and approve Physical progress claims and Contractor’s monthly invoice.
• Prepare Weekly/Monthly and dashboard reports for ADNOC group and senior management.
• Prepare yearly budget phasing to assist management in forecasting the yearly/monthly budget for projects.
I worked as a Senior Planning Engineer on one of the mega projects of ADNOC Onshore worth USD 1.5 Billion, namely Bab Integrated Facilities Project (BFIP). The project consists of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of new Oil Train in BAB Central Degassing Station (BCDS), 5 Nos of new Substations, 5 Nos of new Remote Degassing Stations (RDS), 4 Nos of PAD, 11 Nos of Mini Pads, 11 Nos of Well Bays and modifications in existing facilities. In addition, project consists of 980 KM of pipelines (Trunk Lines, Flow Lines, Transfer Lines, Blowdown Lines, and Water Lines etc.) and 480 KM of 33Kv Overhead Transmission Lines.
• Prepare WBS (Work breakdown structure) & Master project schedule (level -1, 2 & 3 and 60/90 days look ahead schedule) in line with tender or contract schedule/ milestone requirement and liaise in coordination with PM for approval of client.
• Develop further detailing of Project master schedule & progress measurement system for Construction/ installation/ commissioning stages, as the project move forward.
• Ensure those vendor / subcontractor’s schedules are aligned to project’s master schedule and rigorous monitoring for adherence.
• Raise flags if the targets are likely to slip; and identify remedial measures to be taken to bring the project back on track. Perform delay analysis and prepare recovery plan in coordination with discipline manager.
• Prepare material forecasting/tracking sheet in close coordination with Quantity Surveyor, Construction Manager in line with project schedule.
• Prepare Project progress measurement & monitoring procedure; and liaise in coordination with PM for approval of same by client.
• Prepare Project reporting calendar in coordination with client’s planning engineer.
• Coordinate with client’s planning engineer and finalize reporting formats for Daily/ Weekly/ Monthly reports to client. Prepare & update internal Project Monthly report.
• Prepare & update Manpower & equipment deployment plan.
• Monitor the actual productivity of manpower against considered in operational budget.
• Responsible for maintaining the Change Control Register and their incorporation into the overall schedule
• To develop work force requirements for specific work disciplines and resource leveling analysis to perform quantity and work force resource loading for assigned schedules.
• Preparing Schedules, Gantt Charts, Graphs, Bar charts, Progress Curves and Spread Sheet Reports for regular site-based reports and progress reviews for the Project Manager as requested.
• Evaluating critical path activities for work areas and/or work disciplines and providing early warning information for management review.
• Analysis and reporting on productivity and trends.
• Update the project schedule on weekly basis to allow progress to be measured and efficiencies established.
• Monitoring of actual progress, comparison to baseline and reporting progress against schedule.
• Study the Contract, BOQ & Drawings to clarify and define the Scope of Work and Establish and Maintain resource loaded detailed project schedule using Primavera.
• Produce Manpower, Cost and other Resource Histograms and to review baseline schedule and corresponding S-curve for construction works.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports keeping a true and fair view of the progress made on site.
• Identify any extra work against the Contract Agreement, through close coordination with the Project Manager and inform cost control engineer for preparation of change order.
• Update the Baseline Schedule in case of a change in the scope or sequence of work, Report and analyze the root cause for the delays of critical path activities.
• Comparing actual progress with baseline schedule, calculating variances, preparing re-forecasts and recovery schedules with increased resources to meet deadlines.
• Attend & Coordinate site & client Meetings regarding Progress & Planning.