Abbas Raza, Planning Engineer

Abbas Raza

Planning Engineer

Pivot Engineering & General Contracting Company

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Project management
Experience
15 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months

Planning Engineer at Pivot Engineering & General Contracting Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • My current job since November 2016

To prepare the manpower and machinery mobilization plans & KPI's (key performance indices)
To manage & update the plan and to monitor the progress closely on daily basis.
Prepare micro schedule / recovery plan to recover the delays.
Closely monitor the financial progress.
To deal with the sub-contractors i.e. to form their division of responsibilities, targets etc.
To give reports and presentations regarding the planned and actual site progress and to mention the constraints, hindrances and bottlenecks if any.
Working on Project Measurement Sheets (PMS) to update the schedule.
To prepare material approval submittals along with their rate analysis.
To prepare method statements for different site activities.

Senior Planning Engineer at FNC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to October 2016

Working on different types of Fast track Construction Projects like Buildings, Warehouses, Substations, Restaurants etc including Civil and All MEP works from Start till Handover of Projects.
• Preparing and Updating the Project baseline/Master Program, Cash flow, Progress S- Curve and manpower histograms
• Delay Analysis, EOT claims preparation
• Scheduling and Monitoring of site activities using Primavera, Checking the same with Site Visits
• Preparing Weekly/Monthly look ahead Program, Monitoring Progress throughout the Construction Process and Providing early flag about Project Status
• Preparing Project Reports & Dashboards Daily, Weekly and Monthly
• Preparing Material Procurement Schedules

Project Control & Planning Engineer at SAPAC
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2011 to October 2014

2015
Types of Project : Buildings, Villas, Bridges, Infrastructure, Culverts,
Channels & Roads.
Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for the Planning, scheduling, monitoring and control of the project on a continuous basis through work schedules, and reporting systems ensuring smooth implementation of the project. Preparing baseline work programs using Primavera (P6) identifying durations required for each activity and their sequences.
Identifying critical milestones between various disciplines of the construction project.
Preparing Manpower Histograms, Cash Flow, S-Curve Critical Indicators.
Comparing the Actual Vs. Planned progress of the project and monitor closely each process of the project in co-ordination with the Project Manager and other team members to ensure that the plan is on proper schedule and highlight areas to be reprioritized and resource requirements for recovering lags or delays, if any Reviewing sub contractors’ work programs and monitoring their work progress and advising them as necessary to avoid any delays.
Assess delay programs presented by the Sub Contractor and provide inputs to the Management
Fully anticipate and interpret the demands of the project in terms of labor, materials, equipment as well as technical challenges.
Preparation of Bill of Quantities, Extra work claims, Analyzing rates with price fluctuation, Rate breakdown preparation for extra works
Prioritize workload as required to meet the fluctuating demands of the contract
Prepare claim narratives and substantiation and prolongation of acceleration costs incurred, if any.
Ensure clear understanding and adherence with planning procedures, standards and objectives of the organization.

Asst Planning Engineer at Port Qasim
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 2009 to December 2010

Potable water reservoir with capacity of 7, 760, 259 Gallons
Clarifier, a mass concrete Structure with slab of 2.75 ft at Height of 4.5meter
Main Control Building, Analyzer building with architectural finishes
Construction of Transformer yard, gas analyzer building
Construction of different dynamics industrial foundations

Junior Civil Engineer at Est : DESCON PVT LTD
  • Pakistan
  • December 2008 to March 2009
Consultant at AL-GURG CONSULTANTS
  • to

AL ROWAIYAH THIRD, DUBAI
Total worth : AED - 300 Million

Project Name : MOHEBI LOGESTICS IN DWC-HEADQUARTER OFFICE & WAREHOUSE
Client /

Planning at Est : PAN KINGDOM REAL ESTATE SNAFF
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to

Prepares estimates for the proposed construction projects (i.e., Bridges, Sewage system, Underpass, Ports, government and office buildings).
Check quantities of BOQ (Bill of Quantities), requirements and prepare documents for project bidding.
Define and propose preliminary, baseline and progress schedule as per consultant requirements.
Monitor each stage of construction to make sure that costs are in line with forecasts. Provide financial progress reports to clients.
Advise clients on legal and contractual matters.

Site
  • to

Supervision of construction activities and ensuring availability of all necessary material during construction
Inspection of Lay out, Form work, Reinforcement as per drawing
Responsible for site inspection and preparing reports and documentation regarding to inspection.
Checking the quality as per design & specifications
Management of all site execution Structural and finishing works
To look after all sites works, to supervise the concreting of walls and slab, also foundations etc, also supervise and inspect the survey work i.e. alignments

Education

Master's degree, Project management
  • at SZABIST
  • August 2016

Different Project Management courses

Bachelor's degree, Civil
  • at NED University of Engineering & Technology
  • January 2008

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Primavera P6
Project Management
MS Project
Extensions
BRIDGES
BUDGETING
CASH FLOW
ENGINEERING
FINANCIAL
MACHINERY
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WORKS
PREDICT
PRESENTATION SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

UAE society of engineers
  • Registered Engineer
  • October 2016

Training and Certifications

SAFETY MANAGEMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
OSHAACADEMY
Date Attended:
January 2014
Duration:
44 hours

Hobbies

  • Indoor games, gym, cricket,