Projects Manager/ Lead Projects Control
PCL Construction - CPD
Total years of experience :24 years, 9 Months
Key Profile:
- Leading team of project control professionals, planners, estimators to provide schedules, works flow sequence, cost control,
reporting and optimum resource planning aligned with projects cost and time frames
- Provide recommendations in operation support by training to project staff in planning, scheduling, updates, analyzing the
forecast and look ahead with lean practices
- Assist project management teams in technical issues, audits time and cost with earned value analysis, time impact, VO etc.
- SOLID and PRACTICAL field experience in activities sequence and logic, time allocations, resource optimization and
leveling, expedited and crashed scheduling (logically) and recovery schedule techniques, Cash flow and progress S-Curves
- Coaching and mentoring all level of management teams in projects control techniques
Enterprise Impact:
- Saved $96 Million+ through effective contract negotiations, in post COVID, and avoided procurement delays
- Developed strategy for Design-Build work package that helped smooth flow of contracts award on 30%, 50%, 70%, 100% IFC flow
Key Projects:
Projects Value in US$
NSP (New St. Paul’s Hospital Project) Surrey $ 2.17 Billion +
Mills Memorial Hospital Redevelopment Project-Terrace, BC $ 622.6 Million
SPCC Remand Centre Saskatoon $ 122 Million
The duties included, but not limited to,
· Program level forecasting, scheduling, reporting and resource balancing services to client execution groups to ensure successful delivery of the Execution Work Program, while addressing budget, resource, and schedule constraints.
· Plan & Develop P6 schedule for the program; execution, monitor and control.
· Forecast the Design and Construction Execution Work Program through the development of spend (capital/operating expense) and attainment plan lines for Capital and other projects (FTTH)/programs ($30M to $100M+per year).
· Provide consultation and support in addressing budget, schedule and resource constraints and optimize the inclusion of high priority tasks/ projects.
· Regular liaison with clients to address ongoing changes to the Execution Work Program because of emerging issues as well as the emergence of higher priority projects, while managing resource and budget constraints.
· Proactively identifies and manages risks
· Continuously monitors the actual capital and operating spend and attainment, analyzing the gaps between plan and actual results, identifying root causes and risks, and adjusting the Execution Work Program in collaboration with the client group to ensure resources are fully utilized, while meeting budget constraints and regulatory obligations.
Key Project (in direct leadership role):
· FTTH (Turnkey Buried, Aerial) Durham Region Greater Toronto (Bell Canada)
· Utilities & Infrastructure Tenders: (Bell Canada, Telus, Enbridge) Toronto, Durham
Build underground services, Manhole Structures complete with Cabling, splicing, Connections, Restoration and Handing over.
· MDU Program for Bell Canada (Infrastructure and Inside Construction)
· Vanguard project teams to provide strong technical guidance and support throughout the project from concept, design, construction to close out.
· Set targets and provide daily interactive facilitation to achieve the targets.
· Responsible to interact Clients, Representatives, Consultants, Trades rep. to resolve day to day issues and to maintain flow of activities.
· Responsible to arrange various level of meetings, and follow-up action items.
· Coordinate with site teams to develop and maintain a site logistics plan with a focus on safety, schedule and budget.
· Responsible and accountable for fast track schedule development method, updates, recovery, revisions and follow-up.
· Manage complete performance of assigned projects, including: project status, schedule, cost control, change management systems, Change directives flow, payments certifications etc. Perform Cost Evaluation and Analysis based on analogous and parametric techniques on all major projects.
Key Projects (Senior Project Management):
• Smart Centres - Building E1 - Petsmart Area: 14, 500 SF Value: CAD 4.8M
• Trinity - Ancaster - Bldg B1.4 - Dollarama Area: 11, 900 SF Value: CAD 2.1M
• First Capital - Leaside Village -Bldg.A, (LEED Silver) 68, 200 SF Value: CAD9.2M
• Lead various teams and provide strong technical guidance and support throughout the complete lifecycle of the projects from kick off to close out.
• Vital role in negotiation and finalization of contracts to achieve the best service at the optimum rate.
• Set KPI system and develop strategic Project Management plans by aligning the Company’s overall business strategy, communication with all related teams.
• Closely monitor and track their performance on a tangible scale.
• Develop, monitor and control (M&C) Project schedules and Budgets to ensure Projects are being carried out per Project Management and Risk mitigation plans.
• Identify M&C project milestones and Cost control with forecast. Provide expertise to control and back track in case of deviations from the baseline. Activate technical support and direction in BAC.
• Lead role in developing and maintaining strong long-term relationships with clients and various stakeholders as a single point of contact to gain trust and extended business for future projects.
• Regular liaison with all the stakeholders from joint venture, participate in regular technical and progress review meetings.
Key Projects (Senior Project Management):
o Tim Hortons New Construction and partly Renovation (2 Locations) - Scarborough, ON
o Tim Hortons Renovation (2 Locations) - Kitchener, ON
o Interventional Pain Clinic (Ground up) - Vaughan, ON
o Metro Renovation Project - Etobicoke, ON
o Akelius Apartment Construction - 501 and 1420 Kingston Road, Toronto
o Metro Offices and Warehouse Construction - Etobicoke
o Dollar Tree- (Rock Developments) Bolton, ON
o Firehouse Subs - St. Clair Toronto, ON
• Lead bidding and award process in Ownership role.
• Collating contract document and proactively gathering and processing relevant data for effective contract management
• Developing effective working relationships with all execution team.
• Oversee organizational contract development & management activities and enforce organizational principles of integrity and compliance. Develop Contracts standards, including presentation of budget, payment terms, general language and provisions.
• Plan and develop Construction schedule, regular updates and reporting.
• Review and approve reports on various aspects of supplier performance against the contractual requirements and feed back to the internal system. Monitoring supplier’s performance against SLAs in relevant contracts
• Perform appropriate clinical, administrative and operational research to support proposal and contract development.
• Conduct contracts strategy meetings to identify issues and client requirements, facilitate pricing discussions, and obtain alignment on timelines and deliverables.
• Production of contract documentation and change controls and ensuring timely signature by authorized personnel
Key Profile and Enterprise Impact:
· Rated high for completing project with budget savings on procurement worth $31.5 Million, resolving disputes worth $24.5 Million as well as generating savings of $8 Million through outsourcing
· Generated savings of $11 Million through effective negotiations, 5% of budgeted value through optimized resource usage
Key Project (direct leadership):
- Green Carbon Plant Project - (Value: $180 Million) J/V with GE-SALOF
- Kuwait International Airport T2 (US$ 480M) JV LIMAK Turkey
E&C Division of EQUATE has diversified business including in-house Engineering, Contraucting/supervision & construction, outsourcing EPC, EPCC and fast track and mix projects.
Multi-projects follow up Special Assignments:
• EQUATE Head Quarter Complex Project (LEED Design, Design, Build and Handover)
Value: K.D. 90 Millions
• Sea-water pipeline project US$ 3.7 Million
• Sea Cooling Tower blow down line project (EPCC) US$ 1, 900, 000.00
• EQUATE Waste Water Recycle Plant US$ 14, 00, 000.00
• TA/Shutdown Planning (Core member of EQUATE-GTAP)
o 2014 (Core member major projects) US$ 26 million
o 2011 (PE Unit 10 projects, 7 days) US$ 17 million
o 2011 (PP Units 10 projects, 21 days)US$ 11 million
o 2010 (EG Units 8 projects, 5days) US$ 09 million
• CO2 Emission Projects - 2020 vision (EPC)
• Swimming Pools Complex Donation Project
• Administration Buildings (Design and Constructions Planning & Contracts)
• New Buildings Constr./ Modifications/Renovations and Maintenance-Planning & Contracts
Based in HO, but not limited to,
• Portfolio Management, Projects Ranking, Weight Evaluation, prioritization to assignments
• Create strategies, Contracts, monitor, and control and update project flow. (P6 EPPM)
• Create, monitor and control projects milestones, schedules (by Using Primavera P6 V7)
• Continuous resource load monitoring and normalization.
• Budgeting cycle coordination, monitoring and Control.
• IntegratingContracts along with business objects
• Project based Master Schedule of project and coordination.
• Assign and Follow up design activities and Site execution works with related groups.
• Schedule approvals, Site Control of activities and reporting EPC, EPCC & other projects.
• Develop and enhance Projects’ reporting & publishing:
o Bi-weekly report (for project status meetings)
o Monthly report (for projects committee)
o Mid year report (for Shuaiba managers meeting)
o Yearly report (End of the year overview report to EMT & board)
• Setting-up of project control procedures, methodology and monitoring of progress, EPC projects by developing project life cycle approach.
The followings are in my responsibility
• Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Hospital 15 Floors Value: K.D. 304 M (AED 3, 650, 000, 000) Number of Beds :1, 168
• Kuwait International Airport (T3 and 4) Cost USD 480M 2004-2010
• AL BABTAIN Tower PROJECT 43 Floors Value: K.D. 18 M(AED 234 Millions) 51, 000 sq.m floor area
• Messilah Beach Hotel Kuwait 8 Floors Value: K.D. 38 M (AED 494, 000, 000) 5 Star plus Hotel & Beach Resort
• Al Safat American Hospital 16 Floors Fast track project Value: K.D. 14.5 M (AED 188, 500, 000) 120 Beds, 30, 300 sq.m floor area.
• Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait 18 Floors Value: K.D. 09.5 M (AED 9, 500, 000) Office for 150 employees etc.
• MoE Headquarter 15 Floors Value: K.D. 50 M (AED 650 Millions) Site Area: 40, 000 sq.m.
• MTC Headquarter Extension 12 Floors Value: K.D. 08 M (AED 105 Millions) 6, 500 m2 floor area
• Al Seef Hospital project 23 Floors BOT project Value: K.D. 18 M (AED 216, 000, 000)
• Bayt Abdullah Hospice for Children 3 Floors project Value: K.D. 9 M (AED 108, 000, 000)
Reporting to CEO/Managing Director;
• Project design coordination, planning, monitoring and progress control for in-house projects’ design and on site construction programmes for various projects.Design Coordination and meetings with various international design partners like C7A, Langdon Wilson, WS Attkin, Parsons etc.Preconstruction phase study, evaluation, design review and development focus.
• Managing design team to ensure the on time deliverables of required objectives.Coordinate with Projects’ Directors and Resident engineers and assessment and control of the CCS.
• Monitor and control amendments, revisions/up-dates during progress of the Works, for immediate advise of any critical situations which may adversely affect the smooth running and timely completion of the Project.
• As Lead Projects’ Control Specialist for the projects, maintain overall technical management and specific control of execution of proj. Time Control and sched. up in line with FIDIC. Claims review and analysis
• Extensive relevant experience in the field of project management on various kinds and ranges of the projects. The comprehensive details can be provided on request.
• Renovation of Kuwait Sanitary Sewer
Value : K.D. 30 Millions (AED 390 Millions)
Ministry of Public works. Contract No. SE/ 48
Phase IV Part B - Salmiya & Rumaithiya
• Airport Construction in Bulgaria (Main office KWI Project Control)
• Holiday Inn -South Africa (Main office KWI Project Control)
Responsibilities,
Setting-up of project control procedures and monitoring of progress,
The duties include, but not limited to planning, follow up and control of the daily project activities, reports to MPW, Management & Internal control.
Preparation and support of claims for Cost and Time.
Project Control responsibilities for two prestigious projects (BOT) outside Kuwait, reporting direct to CEO and MD (Mr. Nasir Al; Kharafi Late).
Complete analysis of planned and ongoing activities, procurement and supply chain review and forecast, Cash flow analysis and reporting on Change Orders with Time Impact.
Feb 05 Jul 05 Senior Schedule Controller
M/S Turner - Projacs (Kuwait University)
-FF & E works for Heath Science Center Kuwait Value: $27.3M University Construction Progr.
Aug 04 April 05 Planning Engineer
M/S Turner - Projacs
M/S Alam Al-Tassameem Advert. Co.,
-Public Authority for Applied Education & Training (PAAET) External signage for PAAET Campus Value: $702K
Jan 04 Dec 04 Senior Planning Engineer
M/S Kuwait Dynamic Limited (KDL) Value: $35.1M
-Ten buildings extending north to south facing west’s sea front.
Aug 04 Sept 04 Planning & Scheduling
Ministry of Defence (MOD)
M/S Al Hamra Contracting & Trading Co.,
-Ministry of Defence Military Engineering projects construction, handing over & maintenance of foundation camp (Phase 3) Value: $24.5M
Apr 04 Jul 05 Planning & Scheduling
M/S Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Co.,
-Al Maidan Hospital & Multistory car park. Al Maidan Clinic Company Value: $46.8M
May 04 Planning & Scheduling
M/S Khalid Ali Al Kharafi & Bros.
-The Dome Leisure Complex Abu Halifa Value: $23.4M
Owner : CRC
Mar 04 Planning & Scheduling
M/S Gulf & Europe Real Estate Co.,
-Local Mosque, Imam House, Shop Group Area 5 & 6 - South Jahra
M/S Nouri A Al Nouri Co.,
-Habiba Al Bana ay Mosque
M/s. M. Yousuf A. Al Nafisi
-Commercial & Residential Complex Abraq Khaitan
M/s. House of Development Contracting Co.,
-Landscape Irrigation works - MOD @ Ali Al Salem Air Base
M/s. Sadeem Al Kuwait Co.,
-Mosque of Shaikh Mubarak Al Abdulla Jaber al Sabah
Jan 04 Planning & Scheduling
Mr. Abdul Wahab Al Marzouk
-Residential Building at Fintas
2003 Scheduling
M/s. Al Fajji Trading & Contracting Co.,
-6th Mechanical Liberation Brigade Reconstr. of Interior Roads & Site.
2003 - 04 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. Khalid Ali Al Kharafi & Bros.
-Al Daya Central Market - Daya
-A ayan Car Maintenance workshop - Shuwaikh
-MOI New Headquarter (Plan) - North of sabhan
-Golf Course Project (Plan) B Package 05
M/s. Almiah Building Company (ABC)
-Al Babtain Central Library - Sharq
-Forest Garden Residence - Surra
-Ext. Kuwait Flour Mill - Shuwaikh
-PACI Parking - South Surra
Oct 03 Scheduling
M/s. Al Shahla Contracting Co.,
-Construction of Al Qurain Mosque
-Ext. Gulf Glass Factory - Shuaiba
Apr 03 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. Eman Contracting Co.,
-Local Mosque, Imam House, Shops Group Gas Station.
Jun 02 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. RECAFCO
-Renovation of existing area Warehouses Petro Chemical Industries Co., (PIC) Kuwait
May 03 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. Al ROWAISAT Co.,
-Kindergarten (2 Nos)
-Primary School
-Secondary School (2 Nos.) P.A.H.C.
May 02 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. Al Argan Contracting & Trading Co.
-Kindergarten - Qurain
-Primary School (Boys & Girls) - Qurain P.A.H.C.
Apr 02 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. al Nusaiba Contracting & Trading Co.,
-Primary School (Boys) Qurain (2 Nos.)
-Kinder garden - Qurain (1 No.) P.A.H.C.
May 01 Planning & scheduling
M/s. A. Rahman Al Bisher Sons., Co.,
-Primary School - Qurain (1 No.)
-Kindergarten - Rihab (1 No.).
-Kindergarten - Sulaibikhat (1 No.) p.a.h.c.
Apr 01 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. Sadeem Al Kuwait Co.,
-Primary School - Qurain (1 No.)
-Kindergarten - Qurain (1 No.) P.A.H.C.
1999 Planning & Scheduling
M/s. ACMA, Hawally, Kuwait
-Qatar Embassy & Res. Project Housing Project in Surra
Kuwait Oil sector complex Project 12 Floors
Value: K.D.6 M(AED 7.8 Million) $25.35M
Bovis & Projacs - CM
SSH - Consultants
Concrete Skeleton works and Landscaping ang Paking(Package#03, 07)
Concrete Skeleton
The duties included, but not limited to, the contractual daily site activities, follow up and updating, three weeks look-ahead program, manpower record keeping, progress curves & histograms payment logs & monthly reports.
-National Bank of Kuwait
-NBK Al Jahra Street (Munzar Complex) Value: $975K
-NBK Khaitan Branch Value: $773K
-NBK Shuwaikh Branch Value: $700K
-BKME Gharanata New Branch Value: $987K
Al Andaous Tower - Multistorey Office and Commercial tower Value: $2.17M
B.Sc. Civil Engineering