Ahmed alaa mohamed, Snr Planning and cost Engineer

Ahmed alaa mohamed

Snr Planning and cost Engineer

KHARAFI NATIONAL

Location
Kuwait
Education
Diploma, Cost estimation
Experience
22 years, 9 months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 9 months

Snr Planning and cost Engineer at KHARAFI NATIONAL
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since July 2006

1 To define project needs for cost control in accordance with company procedures and client contractual requirements and supervise the competent performance of cost control activities and timely issue of reports
2 To define project needs for schedule development, maintenance and monitoring in accordance with company procedures and client contract requirements.
3 To supervise the competent performance of schedule development, maintenance, monitoring and analysis activities and timely issue of reports
4 To prepare, coordinate and supervise cost and scheduling presentations to company and client management as required.
5 To supervise and be responsible for the development and accuracy of cost and schedule reports.
6 To verify consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and be responsible for preparing reports required by company management and project procedures.
7 To monitor project activities against contract scope of work; prepares additional work cost estimates and schedule identifies any works
8 To prepare and coordinate the development of staffing plans for cost and scheduling activities.
9 To perform personnel performance reviews and career counseling and ensure that applicable training objectives for personnel are met.
10 To work with all project disciplines to supervise and ensure understanding of total project schedule needs and integration of schedule activities.
11 To supervise project schedule, manpower and quantity reporting and to ensure the preparation and presentation of the Critical Items Action Report.
12 To supervise project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine critical of schedule activities and recommend alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
13 To interface with project site management and client counterparts for specific planning and scheduling tasks.
14 To provide comments and recommendations for planning and scheduling requirements

Lead Planning Engineer at HEISCO
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since July 2014

Responsibilities
1 Supervise senior personnel and project teams in the preparation and presentation of cost and schedule forecasts and any
other special project performance / status reviews as required.
2 Provide technical guidance, training and staffing support in cost engineering and planning/scheduling functions in all
projects within a specified country area.
3 Work with assigned country operations management to prepare consolidated reports and address any specific problems or
concerns related to individual projects
4 Work with PCD corporate Engineers to coordinate workload and staffing requirements.
5 Prepare and finalize all Variation orders and claims
6 Supervise the competent performance of schedule development, maintenance, monitoring and analysis activities and
timely issue of reports.
7 Coordinate and supervise cost and scheduling presentations to company and client management as required.
8 Determine milestones to support project schedule, including identification of contractual milestones.
9 Establish activity durations and sequence for specific work disciplines.
10 Identify inter-discipline restraints or interfaces which define activity sequences and work with the performing
organizations and units to coordinate work sequences within total project plan.
11 Determine critical path activities for work areas and / or work disciplines and monitor schedule deviations and proposes
corrective action/work around solutions.
12 Prepare the cost studies utilizing historical data, cost and quantity comparisons, and statistical analysis.
13 Responsible for the preparation of project invoicing as per contract invoicing procedures. Preparing the subcontract
payment applications
14 Establish reporting tools, streamline on-project scheduling processes and procedures, chair progress meetings, analyze
critical paths and restraints to determine effect of change or deviation from the plan,
15 Coordinate with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost budget allowances and
targets.
16 Work with all project disciplines to manage and the teams understanding of total project schedule needs and
integration of schedule activities.
17 Identify areas of budget concern and potential impact on project financial performance

Lead Planning Engineer at HEISCO
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since July 2014

Responsibilities
1 Supervise senior personnel and project teams in the preparation and presentation of cost and schedule forecasts and any
other special project performance / status reviews as required.
2 Provide technical guidance, training and staffing support in cost engineering and planning/scheduling functions in all
projects within a specified country area.
3 Work with assigned country operations management to prepare consolidated reports and address any specific problems or
concerns related to individual projects
4 Work with PCD corporate Engineers to coordinate workload and staffing requirements.
5 Prepare and finalize all Variation orders and claims
6 Supervise the competent performance of schedule development, maintenance, monitoring and analysis activities and
timely issue of reports.
7 Coordinate and supervise cost and scheduling presentations to company and client management as required.
8 Determine milestones to support project schedule, including identification of contractual milestones.
9 Establish activity durations and sequence for specific work disciplines.
10 Identify inter-discipline restraints or interfaces which define activity sequences and work with the performing
organizations and units to coordinate work sequences within total project plan.
11 Determine critical path activities for work areas and / or work disciplines and monitor schedule deviations and proposes
corrective action/work around solutions.
12 Prepare the cost studies utilizing historical data, cost and quantity comparisons, and statistical analysis.
13 Responsible for the preparation of project invoicing as per contract invoicing procedures. Preparing the subcontract
payment applications
14 Establish reporting tools, streamline on-project scheduling processes and procedures, chair progress meetings, analyze
critical paths and restraints to determine effect of change or deviation from the plan,
15 Coordinate with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost budget allowances and
targets.
16 Work with all project disciplines to manage and the teams understanding of total project schedule needs and
integration of schedule activities.
17 Identify areas of budget concern and potential impact on project financial performance

Project Management Consultant, at FADHEL TIFOONI CONSULTANT OFFIICE
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • November 2005 to July 2006

1 Develop a Program Management methodology framework, which provides a structured approach to program management that provides the ability to monitor and control timescales, costs, quality, and more efficient use of resources all over project.
2 Develop; customize the processes to meet internal and external needs. Develop tools and techniques to maintain the full integration between the contract administration requirements and projects execution requirements.
3 Customize & establish appropriate Key Success Indicators & manage trade-offs between scope, time & cost.
4 Support departmental planning & control specialist to establish, update & report plans with actual & forecasts including realistic forecasts of final target positions.
5 Document all obstacles, delays, & claims, obtain approval, & track all changes in project parameters.
6 Ensure all project requirements & objectives are properly documented Establish & confirm guidelines applicable to the project.
7 Obtain & manage all necessary services to tracing the actual situation and reflect these in schedule.
8 Check claim management, financial issues.
9 Preparation of material take off and resource planning, leveling and allocation

Project Engineer at ERESSCO REAL ESTATE CO. (ALE-ENNMAA)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2005 to November 2005

1 Establish an effective following up and reporting system for progress monitoring, resource utilization and cost control. To provide a clear vision for actual performance compared with planned target and major obstacles, delays (if any) and major accomplishment and / or milestones.
2 On a by weekly and monthly bases, Issuing a general report for the top management that include all information on physical progress made in all construction fields and also in submittals, material procurement and delivery, subcontracting performance, skilled labors production charts, formwork and equipment utilization plans, performance S-curves, material S-curves, change management, Earned value curves, estimated balances at completion and cost control report.
3 Support departmental planning & control specialist to establish, update & report plans with actual & forecasts including realistic forecasts of final target positions.
4 Support and coordinate with other parties for special work included in our scope that include mechanical installation, equipments installation, electromechanical activities and steel structure erection.
5 Anticipating schedule delays, bottlenecks and site obstacles; and initiating resolutions and catch up schedules.
6 Developing, customization and implementation of planning and methodology requirement for tendering and future engagement projects according to company strategic plans.

Project Engineer at Industrial Building& Construction Co. (IBC)
  • Kuwait
  • September 2003 to May 2005

1 Provide project management supporting activities including planning, development & implementation of the project schedule and regular follow up.
2 Coordinate, review and approve the corrective actions and recovery plans undertaken to optimize the occurred delay in order to correctly drive and lead the progress to ensure project completion in a timely & costly manner.
3 Following proposed and actual change management and anticipated cost or time extension claims.
4 Quantity Survey, revision and approval for general contractor invoices.
5 Having a complete and intense understanding and involvement with BOQ including cost, quantities and specifications for all divisions and subdivisions which where all represented in this project

Assist General Manager at Egyptian Consultant Center (ECC)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • July 2002 to May 2003

1 Assist Project manager & project team members to understand & accept scheduling concepts, theory & alternative approaches in scheduling project activities
2 Support & supervise project team members & planning & control specialists in the art of scheduling & the use of the designated software
3 Develop policies for external vendors contributing to outsourced projects for scheduling procedures & guidelines & inform them of these guidelines through Project Managers.
4 Develop & maintain portfolio repository for project schedules.
5 Support departmental planning & control specialists to analyze validity of schedules submitted by external vendors & its conformation to scheduling policies.
6 Develop program and portfolio tracking and progress reports
7 Recommend polices or procedures in developing revisions that will improve schedule accomplishment
8 Attend management, planning & control meetings to convey project planning and control strategy.

Site Engineer at ALEX FOR CONSTRUCTION (Talaat Mostafa)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • May 2001 to May 2002

1 Having a clear comprehension of the contract general and special conditions particularly sections regarding the schedules, progress measurement, delays, payments, technical requirements and penalties.
2 Develop, customize and prepare with team all technical requirements for the tender and execution of the work that include method statement, site conditions, mobilization and demobilization, tracking obstacles that affect the cost sheet, and resource requirements .
3 Review drawings and coordinate with all disciplines (procurement, electromechanical, subcontracting) to satisfy the financial and technical requirements of the contract.
4 Developing, customization and implementation of planning and methodology requirement for the contract that include base line analysis, milestone charts, resources charts, equipments utilization plans, manpower histograms and subcontracting requirements to achieve best utilization of company resources.
5 Develop, Design, and Analyzing the balance sheet for cash in/out charts and draw the needed fund for each project to company top management.
6 Categorize risk chances and probabilities of its happening, assessment of risk and estimate its impact.
7 Develop, assign and monitor plans to finalize Mega project estimation sheets in JV and Consortium and coordinate with other parties to maintain appropriate sequence and success tender.
8 Planning and progress monitoring and reporting
9 Preparation of shop drawings, invoices, materials take off and quantity surveying.
10 Preparation of submittals, correspondences and technical queries.
11 Develop, approve and estimate change management.
12 Quantity surveying including preparation of bill of quantities and revision/approval subcontractors invoices.

Education

Diploma, Cost estimation
  • at Kuwait Occupational Standards, Assessment & Certification - KOSAC
  • April 2011

Cost estimation

Diploma, Project Management
  • at project management Institute PMI
  • August 2010

Courses Certification in (Project Management Framework, Processes, Costs Estimating, Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Advanced Project Management - Managing Accelerated Project's, Advanced Project Management - Project Estimating Techniques, Project Management essentials-Project scheduling and budgeting ,PMP exam preparation) PMI

Diploma, Project Leadership
  • at HUMANSOFT
  • August 2010

Leading the Project team

Diploma, PMP Exam Preparation
  • at LIFELONG
  • July 2008

PMP Course 35 Hours

Diploma, Advanced Project Management
  • at SkillSoft
  • June 2008

Advanced Project Management

Diploma, Construction management using P3
  • at American university in Cairo
  • May 2002

Construction management using P3

Diploma, Preliminary Master Diploma in construction management
  • at Arab Academy for Science and technology
  • May 2002
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)
  • at Arab Academy for Science and technology
  • February 2001

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), 2001, Major: Construction Engineering department, A.A.S.T, Egypt.

Specialties & Skills

Pertmaster
Construction Consulting
Primavera P6
Expedition
Microsoft Office XP
Pertmaster
Expedition 11
Power Point,
WinWord
My primavera
Primavera P3
AutoCAD
Photo shop

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Egypt engineering Syndicate
  • Member
  • March 2003
Kuwait Society Engineers
  • Member
  • December 2003
association for the advancement of cost engineer
  • Member
  • January 2009
project management Institute
  • Member
  • January 2008

Training and Certifications

(Construction management using P3) (Training)
Training Institute:
Training courses in AUC American university in Cairo
Date Attended:
January 2001