Ahmed Raslan, Senior Project Controls Engineer

Ahmed Raslan

Senior Project Controls Engineer

Khalda Petroleum Company - Apache USA

Location
Egypt
Education
Doctorate, Construction Management
Experience
20 years, 7 months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 7 months

Senior Project Controls Engineer at Khalda Petroleum Company - Apache USA
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since October 2013

•Establishment & updating of the project master detailed schedule & issue of progress reports

• Monitor contractors’ work progress & report all major scheduling changes & adverse trends

•Perform functional audits of project activities to assure technical adequacy of project planning & scheduling activities.

•Ensure QHSE issues are given priority & remain on schedule.

•Provide on-going support to the Projects Manager / Engineers to set up & follow up on their Project Execution Plans.

•Develop & implement planning & scheduling training programs & provide input in developing corporate policy.

•Responsible for performance evaluations, career counseling for assigned personnel. Makes selection & recommendations.

Senior Project Controls Engineer at Bechtel Overseas Corporation Oil, Gas & Chemicals
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2012 to October 2013

•Establishment & updating of the project master detailed schedule & issue of progress reports
•Monitor contractors’ work progress & report all major scheduling changes & adverse trends
•Perform functional audits of project activities to assure technical adequacy of project planning & scheduling activities.
•Ensure QHSE issues are given priority & remain on schedule.
•Provide on-going support to the Projects Manager / Engineers to set up & follow up on their Project Execution Plans.
•Develop & implement planning & scheduling training programs & provide input in developing corporate policy.
•Responsible for performance evaluations, career counseling for assigned personnel. Makes selection & recommendations.

Planning Department Manager at Savola Group. Alexandria Sugar Company
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2012 to December 2012

• Develop policies and procedures for the planning, scheduling, Cost budgeting and cost controlling functions.
• Auditing the establishment and updating of the project master detailed schedule and budget updates
• Closely monitor the contractors’ work progress and report all major scheduling changes and adverse trends.
• Performs functional audits of project activities to assure technical adequacy of project planning and scheduling activities.
• Issue various progress reports.
• Ensure QHSE issues are given priority and remain on schedule.
• Provide on-going support to the Projects Manager / Engineers to set up and follow up on their Project Execution Plans.
• Makes presentations to management and clients.
• Develops and implements planning and scheduling training programs.
• Provides input in developing corporate policy.
• Responsible for performance evaluations, career counseling for assigned personnel. Makes selection and recommendations.

Planning Engineer at Enppi- Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2011 to March 2012

• Responsible for establishing and updating the project master detailed schedule
• Closely monitor the contractors’ work progress and report all major scheduling changes and adverse trends.
• Provide project cost and schedule control
• Issue various progress reports.
• Ensure QHSE issues are given priority and remain on schedule.
• Provide on-going support to the Projects Manager / Engineers to set up and follow up on their Project Execution Plans.

Project Control Engineer at The Egyptian Operating Co. For Natural Gas Liquefaction Projects (ELNG)
  • Egypt
  • January 2007 to July 2011

•Establish and update multi level Project Schedules: 5-year, annual, project specific, discipline/work specific, etc…
•Involved in preparing and updating the owner’s master schedule and individual Project schedules for civil works, electrical works mechanical works, and electro mechanical works.
•Closely monitor the contractors’ work progress and report all major scheduling changes and adverse trends.
•Support project financial plan
•Implementation of budget controls
•Provide project cost and schedule control
•Contribute to the various progress reports issued by the Development division.
•Ensure QHSE issues are given priority and remain on schedule.
•Establish, review and update all necessary plans, including engineering services resource requirement, material purchase plan, etc…
•Provide on-going support to the Projects Manager / Engineers to set up and follow up on their Project Execution Plans.
•Provide ad hoc assistance to colleagues within ELNG, in particular any work planning exercises towards maximizing production.

Contracts negotiator at The Egyptian Operating Company for Natural Gas Liquefaction Projects
  • Egypt
  • November 2010 to February 2011

• Drafting and developing contracts in addition to implementing and maintaining the contract administration processes
• Responsible for pre-award and post-award contract administration processes.
• Coordinate with all disciplines in preparing and reviewing scope of work
• Ensure that all the incoming requisition are carried out in compliance with ELNG Supply Chain procedures and guidelines
• Performing effective risk assessment before submission of tender documents
• Constructing and drafting the Proforma contract.
• Preparing the ITT documents and controlling the tendering process.
• Supporting technical evaluations of tenders through effective participation with the end users
• Striving toward achieving the most possible cost saving.
• Negotiating the contractual terms and conditions with tenderers to ensure minimal risk and best pricing
• Attending meetings concerning progress, technical and contractual matters in addition to issuing minutes of such meetings.
• Drafting all correspondences during the pre-award phase to ensure governance and legal compliance
• Preparing the final Contract and coordinating the kick-off meeting between end users and successful bidder
• Follow-up the supply of needed contracts documents as advanced guarantees, performance bonds, insurance certificates, invoices, ... etc
• Coordinate with the financial department in monitoring the cash flow of the service order and contracts
• Maintaining and revising contract libraries (periodic check for contractual terms for accuracy and compliance to the laws and regulations updates)
• Improving sourcing strategies, updating vendors list as well as tracking & analysis of vendor performance
• Assisting Contracts Superintendent in developing the monthly report of Contracts Section
• Prepare, develop, execute shutdown service orders and contracts
• Resolve contractual claims and issue contract variation orders and amendments

Project Control Engineer at Power Generation Engineering & Services Company (PGESCo) - Bechtel Egypt Division
  • Egypt
  • August 2004 to January 2007

•Perform routine assigned tasks related to preparation and application of schedule update and monitoring activities.
•Integrate contractors planning into master project plan/schedule
•Establish schedules and work plans for civil works, Mechanical works, Electrical Works, Electomechanical works.
•Perform weekly progress review meetings and coordination meetings for all contractors.
•Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports
•Establish work plans, schedules, budgets and project procedures
•Support project financial plan
•Implementation of budget controls
•Provide project cost and schedule control
•Report schedule deviations on assigned tasks related to a discipline or specialty.
•Evaluate claims / Time extensions etc
•Gather information to support specific schedule studies as directed.
•Gather scheduler work force and quantity data for updating and providing current actual information (status) for discipline or specialty, progress and performance reports as directed.

Site Engineer / Technical office Engineer at The Arab Contractors
  • Egypt
  • March 2004 to August 2004

Quantity Surveying, QA/QC

Site Engineer (QC) at African Consulting Office
  • Egypt
  • September 2003 to March 2004

Site Construction Engineer responsible for Concrete QC & Architectural finishes

Education

Doctorate, Construction Management
  • at Arab Academy For Science & Technology
  • December 2013

Covered Courses -Contracts, Tendering & Estimating - Value Engineering - Planning -Advanced Construction Engineering -Advanced Construction Management -Risk Management -Environmental Engineering - Linear Programming - Thesis Part 1

Doctorate, Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
  • at Graduate School of Business Arab Academy For Science & Technology
  • November 2007
Bachelor's degree, Construction & Building Engineering
  • at Arab Academy For Science & Technology
  • September 2003

-Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Alexandria Egypt. BSc. Of Construction and Building Engineering. June 2003 -G.P.A.: 3.58/4.00 -Department and Class ranking: 5th. -General Grade: Excellent with degree of honor.

Specialties & Skills

Primavera P6
Planning
Scheduling
Cost Control
Primavera Project Planner (All versions including latest Version P6 V8.1)
Primavera Charts & Charts Designer
All Microsoft office applications
Professional use of Computers & Internet packages
AutoCAD (all versions)
SAP 2000

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • PMI
  • May 2008

Training and Certifications

Contracts Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Bechtel
Date Attended:
May 2006
Project Management Professional (PMP) Overview Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Overview Course
Date Attended:
March 2008