Project Planning & Control Manager
Redco International Trading and Contracting
Total years of experience :24 years, 3 Months
Managing the project planning and control function for Redco International which is working as an MEP subcontractor on Qatar Rail project (Al Riffa Station) with SPH (JV of Saudi Bin Laden, PORR and Hamad bin Khalid) working as main contractor.
Time/ Schedule Management: Plan, Schedule, monitor, update and control project progress using Primavera P3/P6 and company’s customized project control software. Highlight critical activities, anticipate bottlenecks and propose solutions to meet targets.
Scope/ Contract Management: Ensure that work is carried out as per agreed SOW. Generate extra revenue opportunities and negotiate addendums/supplemental agreements or extra work rates with client accordingly. Maintain updated BOQs. Prepare Invoices and get them verified.
Cost Control/ Financial Management: Prepare cost and revenue analysis on the basis of BOQ and revise project revenue, budgeted cost and project profitability targets quarterly. Provide in-time information of risks and opportunities to senior management and assist them in making decisions to ensure that the project keeps moving on the right track.
Material Management: Prepare and update MRPs, manage procurement, inventory and relevant costs using company’s customized software.
Contracts Management (Sub-Contracting): Provide feedback to Project Manager after review of contract drafts. Assist Site Manager to decide between execution of work by sub-contracting or DEL team. Monitor and control sub-contracted activities.
Change Management/ Field Engineering: Liaise with client for resolution of queries; discuss required changes including field design changes and their impact, and implement approved changes. Ensure adequate drawings’ and document control through implementation of company’s software.
Substitute Site Manager: Taking over duties of Site Manager in his absence.
• Preparing initial plans and execution strategy for projects at bidding stage.
• Revising the initial plan if required and scheduling activities on award of project.
• Preparation and presentation of the analytical reports based on the reports from individual projects.
• Preparation and presentation of the financial health report of the projects.
• Coordinating and ensuring timely processing of the resource requirements of individual projects through various departments.
• Managing Project “Development of Wellhead Surface Facility” for MOL Pakistan at Karak (Manzala-9).
• Project: Refurbishment and Erection of electromechanical equipment and piping for the 120 kbpd Petroleum refinery for BYCO Oil Pakistan Ltd.
• Responsibilities: Performing the following project controls and field engineering functions with the help of a team of engineers and associate engineers from multiple disciplines, draughtsmen, ITC personnel etc:
• Time/Schedule Management: Preparing project plans and scheduling activities according to project execution philosophy using Primavera P3/P6 and company’s customised project control software. Updating regularly and making revisions as and when necessary to ensure the targeted time lines are not missed. Highlighting critical activities and anticipating bottlenecks in the progress.
• Scope/Revenue Control: Ensuring that the work is carried out strictly as per agreed scope of work and generating extra revenue opportunities for company. Maintaining updated Bill of Quantities. Invoicing for the normal and extra work.
• Cost Control: Preparing cost and revenue analysis and updating budgeted cost to complete. Providing in-time information of risks and opportunities and assist in making decisions to ensure the project keeps moving on the right track.
• Sub-Contracting: Deciding, implementing and monitoring sub-contracting activities.
• Providing relevant information to relevant departments through Manpower, Equipment and Materials requirement/deployment plans.
• Documents’ Controls: Preparing reports and presentations and maintaining all the correspondence and records as per company policies including use of company’s customized software.
• Change Management: Liaise with client for resolution of queries, discuss required changes and their impact and implement approved changes.
• Organization: The directorate is responsible for training needs analysis, keeping the curricula updated and conducting training of all airmen (excluding officers) from graduation till retirement.
• Responsibilities:
a. Preparation, implementation and monitoring of PAF Annual Technical Training Programme encompassing more than 300 different types of courses for over 10000 personnel at 15 geographical locations.
• Training Needs Assessment in coordination with specialist directorates keeping in view the changes in weapons systems and war and peace time roles of various weapon systems.
• Assessment of resources (trainers, equipment, buildings etc) required on annual basis.
• Recommendations to ensure provision of required resources.
• Scheduling of courses while catering for special requirement for officers from friendly forces.
• Implementation of training schedule and updating the schedule as and when required.
b. Development of Skill Evaluation Program
• Defining basic skills required for technicians of different trades.
• Defining KPIs for Skill Evaluation.
• Defining skill levels and determining periods required to achieve each level.
• Preparation of Job Training Standards.
• Training the trainers and briefing local training squadrons on implementation of program.
• Undertaking PAF wide training audits for policy improvements, evaluation and skill level evaluation of personnel (associate engineers) in 25 different specialities.
• Organization: The Directorate is responsible for all matters including requirement analysis, procurement, maintenance, deployment and disposal of all AGE.
• Responsibilities:
• Assisting the Director in decision making and implementation of policies related to planning, maintenance /overhaul and procurement of all types of ‘Aerospace Ground Equipment’ and specialist vehicles used by PAF besides wide assortment of General Engineering and customized application machines and the spares’ inventory.
• Drafting, preparing briefs and presentations on policies on abovementioned issues and getting approval from air staff.
• Ensuring availability of above equipment to support different types of aircraft, radar and missile systems and 15 various sized manufacturing set ups all over the PAF.
• Finalization of Technical Specifications for the equipment, contractual negotiations with the local/foreign suppliers, indents and contract documentation and acceptance inspections of the equipment.
• Organization: Largest Unit in PAF overhauling aero engines and manufacturing spares, parts and handling equipment for PAF.
• Project: Establishment of overhauling facilities for WP-13 engine
• Project Responsibilities:
• Visited No 5719 overhauling establishment of Chinese PLA Air Force to study WP-13 overhauling processes.
• Prepared Process flow diagrams.
• Prepared the scope of work after comparing the existing facilities at the unit.
• Worked in execution of the project with a team of Chinese designers, experts and PAF engineers and workforce till completion of the project.
• Production Management Responsibilities:
• Planned and executed overhauling, extensive repair and final assembly of major modules and fuel pumps of seven different types of aero engines while supporting a monthly production of over 40 engines and 60 fuel pumps.
• Managed a team of 100 personnel inclusive of engineers, associate engineers and technicians working on three shifts basis.
• Managed the required production output from the largest manufacturing set up of its kind in PAF while looking after all the aspects from receipt of work order to delivery of items.
• Supervised a group of 220 workers/ supervisors in areas of machining, sheet metal works, welding, plating, sand casting, carpentry, paint and heat treatment etc., catering to a wide spectrum of manufacturing from aircraft and aero engine spares to Aerospace/Radar ground handling equipment. The complex is the largest General Engineering set-up in the PAF and is being extensively used.
• Facilitated operational activity of seven aircraft squadrons (90 Aircraft) in areas of Generators, A/C Arresting Barriers, Ground Power Units, Frequency Converter Units, Hydraulic Test Stands, Pneumatic Test Stands, Air Trucks, Compressors et al.
• Planned and executed scheduled and unscheduled inspections and maintenance of equipment including inventory management of components and spares.
• Responsible for operations, availability and production from allied facilities like Lox (Liquid Oxygen) Plant, Hydrostatic Test Facility, NDI Lab and Air Conditioning Shop.
• Executed structure repair (including composite repair) on various types of aircraft. It also included all necessary support in terms of machining, sheet metal work, tensile testing, heat treatment and surface treatment operations to augment the repair capability.
• Managed a general engineering set up catering to manufacturing and maintenance of components/parts with production demands dictated by industrial work orders. The facility included casting, machining, structure and piping fabrication and erection.
• Project: Modification of Paper Mill under the supervision of Philipino engineers.
• Responsibilities:
• Dismantling of Size Press, Calendar Press and Drier sections of Paper machine.
• Carrying out the recommended modifications in the driers, presses and relevant structure, equipment etc.
• Reinstallation of Press and Drier sections.
• Commissioning of Paper Machine.
• Maintenance of paper machine until complete take over by Operations.
