Project Controls Manager
Jacobs Engineering SA
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 months
• Serves as the leader for the field project controls team, as well as the SPOC for the Project Manager and the Client.
• Ensure estimating, planning & cost practices are undertaken in accordance with JESA and OCP requirements and procedures
• Facilitates and provides analyses of all project controls deliverables.
• Based on that analyses, ensures that the proper forecasts are applied to schedule and cost reports.
• Provides leadership, coordinate and facilitate the effective and timely flow of information within and among Estimating, Planning and Scheduling, Cost Engineering, and Project Accounting.
• Mediates and resolves inter- and intra-departmental issues.
• Assists in troubleshooting and resolving any Accounts Receivable issues between Jacobs and Client payment system.
• Ensures that proper planning and scheduling tools and processes are consistently applied across the project, in accordance with JESA’ corporate standards, contract requirements, and Client expectations
• Provides ongoing critical path analyses and milestone status for the program and the individual projects.
• Prepares and maintains the Project Schedule and any Recovery Schedules, including management of the construction schedule and the conversion to a system-based commissioning schedule.
• Ensure that any schedule slippage is immediately reported to the Project Manager and Construction Manager and that appropriate actions are taken to mitigate delays
• Compile and track commitments and actual spent.
• Forecasting of all current cost, and identify cost variances from the budget.
• Identification of scope growth, which may result in change orders.
• Identification of cost trends and risks to keep management informed of potential problem areas.
• Tracking procurement budget changes in a monthly procurement cost report.
Establishing and maintaining the Project WBS
Establishing and maintaining the Integrated Project Master Schedule
Integrating the Baseline Schedules from all Project stakeholders
Issuing and updating the Integrated Control Schedule
Progress Monitoring and Measurement
Project Progress Measurement (baseline versus actual versus forecast)
Engineering percent complete, Procurement percent complete, PO, and key deliverables
Construction percent complete and Commissioning percent complete
Critical path analysis, including total float and free float analysis
Variance Analysis
Schedule variance
Project progress variance
Weekly and monthly schedule reports
To participate in producing pre-design, design, tender and award, procurement, construction, and completion schedules in order to depict the project and contractual requirements in compliance with the planning procedures.
Track and update information required for weekly, biweekly and monthly reports in order to monitor and report any variances from planned productivities and targets and ensure compliance as per the contract schedule.
Review and evaluate the subcontractor’s schedules, reports and monitoring submittals in order to align the subcontracted items as indicated in the contract schedule.
Participate in updating the Contract Schedule and progress monitoring portion of the monthly report as delegated by the superior in order to incorporate it in the monthly progress report submitted to the client and the management.
Collate and track documentation relevant to the preparation of extension of time schedule in order to substantiate in the preparation of claims in coordination with Commercial Department and the Project team.
highlight actual progress deviations from scheduled progress and the Baseline/ Approved Contract Schedule in order to analyze the impact to the over-all completion and advise on mitigating the delays
Provide a planning and monitoring function for the engineering activities performed within the projects.
Responsible for preparation, progressing, reporting of detailed schedules, S curve for the assigned projects.
Definition of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS) for the assigned projects and development of progress policy and procedures.
Report planned and actual progress status, analysis and advice corrective action to be taken.
Control and preparation of manpower histogram, monitoring manpower usage and when applicable analyze manpower productivity.
Prepare weekly and Monthly reports for the Management, and for the Clients.
Control and monitoring of the activities performed by engineering subcontractors, checking the activities, progressing and assist the Project Manager in the approval of the work done
Preparing time schedules in Primavera & MS Projects.
Resource & material planning.
Preparing Reports (Monthly, Weekly & Daily) internal and for client submission.
Identifying critical works in the project and suggesting methods to carry out the same. .
Suggesting the project team for mobilisation/demob of work forces & equipment depending upon the works schedule.
Project progress monitoring & schedule compliance.
Perform planning activities as appropriate to manage the project schedule
Verification of Milestones.
Identify potential delays, analyse and issue proposed corrective actions as required.
Preparing the monthly progress Invoices.
Cost controlling by calculating man hours.
Identifying bottleneck areas and alerting management.
Monitoring project economic progress.
Coordination and interface with client and other sub-contractors.
Develop mechanisms for project monitoring with customer and also with senior management by periodic project review meetings.
Clearing progressive bills and monitoring the cash flow of the project.
Monitor deviations from contractual obligations and put up change orders to seniors.
Assisting in conducting periodic progress meetings.
Controller of monthly production schedule, material schedule, control report and progress report.
• Project: Execution of South and North Gas Exploitation Project
Client : STROYTRANS Gas
Owner: Syrian Gas Company
• Position: Planning Engineer
Reporting to Works Packages Manager & Client on a weekly and daily basis.
Day to day progress monitoring and reporting.
Responsible for preparing the monthly Invoices according to the progress of execution.
Planning and checking overall works of the section in terms of weekly/monthly/quarter production monitor and teams assessments.
Site planning including scheduling for Manpower, Equipment.
Preparation of daily allocation charts.
Site measurement & checking of sub-contractors bill.
Handling Preparation of future site requirements, organizing and procuring the necessary materials, tools, rebar, false work…etc.
• Planning Engineer - Kattamia Central workshops (Fabrication of all static equipments)
Responsible for planning, preparing the budget cost of the engineering, Procurement and fabrication of the petroleum, petrochemical and industrial equipments
Reporting to Works Packages Manager on a weekly and daily basis.
Day to day progress monitoring and reporting.
Ensuring the QA/QC & safety plans being strictly implemented.
Planning and checking overall works of the section in terms of weekly/monthly production monitor and teams assessments.
Handling Preparation of future site requirements, organizing and procuring the necessary materials, tools, rebar, false work…etc.
Site planning including scheduling for Manpower, Equipment.
Follow up & evaluate the daily, weekly & monthly progress reports.
Preparation of daily allocation charts.
Site measurement & checking of sub-contractors bill.
Having a little knowledge of ASME standards
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering Cairo University 2002. Graduation Project: Design of Harbour on Suez Gulf Skilful Communicator with people of diverse cultures, strata and calibre Consistent in quality work with a professional, dedicated and proactive attitude Computer proficient in operations on Microsoft platforms & Internet. Quick learner, with emphasis on teamwork and results orientation. Self-motivator, performing well under pressure to meet deadlines.