Project Controls Manager, Cost and Planning
Kharafi National
Total years of experience :31 years, 5 Months
Kharafi National, Kuwait
Project Controls Unit Head -Cost & Planning (February 2005 to date)
(Reporting to the Project Controls Corporate Director and leading a team of 12)
Job Profile:
As Project Controls Unit Head- Cost & Planning, HO, responsible for all costing & Planning for project in areas of Oil & Gas, Power Generation Projects and O&M projects:
• Assessing monthly contract cost and value reconciliation statements
• Studying quarterly forecast of project including value and costs
• Developing, monitoring, & controlling strategic project’s budget.
• Selecting strategic procurement approach, changes control and valuations.
• Monitoring master construction programme to archive the milestones
• Preparing time schedules, project forecast review and financial plan.
Simple Cycle Power Project, Egypt-
• Spearheading planning & cost control system for 2000 MW (Total Value US$ 1, 280 Million) 16 gas turbines power project
• Developing and following up the project time schedule and progress follow up.
• Developing, reviewing, monitoring, & following up all issues related to cash flow (cash in /out)
• Overseeing subcontractors progress invoices and close out.
• Developing, preparing, & updating project cost related forecasts.
• Following up on progress of the works and advising top management
• Developing, preparing the Claim / Variation orders Cost Methodology and negotiations with the Client.
KN for Sabiya, Kuwait Power Plant-
• Prepared Budget as well as all aspects of WBS & detailed schedule consisting of twenty gas turbines
• Calculated the storage and preservation cost associated with 20 gas turbines
• Coordinated with sub-contractors for inputs on manpower distribution, allocation, and mobilization.
• Prepared engineering, construction, start up & commissioning master schedule with all participating companies in different locations & visited, CPI China, ABB Germany, & GE France
KN Petroleum & Chemical Projects
• Preparing financial plans, management reports, and input the revenue of projects based on percent complete
• Preparing project forecast/ monitoring reports to provide advice to Top Management.
Contributions:
• Prepared cost analysis & methodology of claim after Egyptian revolution resulting in compensation of U$D 110 Million.
• Introduced corrective, appropriate, and applicable actions to maintain the orderly progress of the work within the scheduled time frame and budget in order to keep the positive cash flow during the project life cycle.
• Effectively initiated improvements in performance by implementing Oracle based ERP- project module.
• Successfully implemented standard procedures for Projects Execution and follow up.
• Reviewed & modified company procedures including adding lesson learned to tender department.
• Conducted ERP training for project control staff and orientation sessions to Project Managers.
• Made noteworthy contribution by recoding & monitoring the RBA’s (Request of Budget Adjustments).
• Successfully prepared PFR of O & M (Operation & Maintenance) projects.
OCI Orascom Construction Industries, Kuwait
(A JV with Al Ghamin International General Trading & Contracting Co.)
Project Control Site Manager (August 2003- February 2005)
(Reported to Project Controls Corporate Director & led a team of 4)
Job Profile:
As Project Control Site Manager, handled cost & Planning management functions as Engineering Contractors for construction of AZ Zour power plant project 8 X 125 MW Gas Turbines, (Project Value KD 130 Million) with main Contractors: SIEMENS with defined Key Performance Matrices-
• Prepared WBS and master & detailed working schedule of the project & updates.
• Studied man load of the master schedule & monitored manpower consumption on monthly basis.
• Prepared monthly progress reports along with weekly follow up curves.
• Prepared manpower forecast with monthly follow up and monitoring.
• Followed up on the subcontractor payment status.
• Monitored progress of subcontractors & reported deviations if any from the main schedule & proposed corrective actions.
• Prepared monthly cost report with estimate-to-complete and developed comparison with budget.
• Monitored requirements for construction equipment against the plans.
Contributions:
• Made significant contribution in successful completion of projects as per project specifications, time, quality, and to the customer’s satisfaction.
• Introduced best practices in the construction work and successfully met the stringent quality standards.
• Largely instrumental in the successful completion of the prestigious project.
ABB Abacon, Cairo/ Alexandria, Egypt
(Electro mechanical Contractor)
Assistant Manager- Project Control (October 1999- July 2003)
(Reported to Project Controls Manager & led a team of 5 )
Senior Project Control Engineer (October 1999- July 2003)
(Reported to Managing Director& led a team of 3 )
Job Profile:
As Assistant Manager- Project Control, Project Control Department, HO, as per the defined Key Performance Indicators-
• Developed reports to monitor the selling price of project finished units including direct and indirect costs
• Compared with/ against budget and actual cost.
• Was responsible for cost coding & produced cash flow of projects and updates.
• Prepared schedules for new projects & updated schedules for ongoing projects as needed
As Senior Project Control Engineer, San Stefano Complex Project in Alexandria, Egypt (Contract Value 200 M LE)
• Prepared & Managed target schedule master & details of the project and updated construction schedules.
• Prepared cost control system including all issues- cost codes, procurement follow up, as well as material costs against budget.
• Developed project cash flow with respect to contract conditions & associated estimated cost.
• Followed up design activities based on the planned histogram.
Contributions:
• Made significant contribution in conducting Primavera training for ABB Midrac, Ethiopia
• Developed & implemented effective project controls procedures including cost control, planning & scheduling, as well as contract administration.
Raytheon Badger Energy INC, India
Project Controls Site Manager (February 1998- September1999)
(Reported to Project Manager & led a team of 5 )
Job Profile:
As Project Controls Site Manager, developed & ensured effective implementation of project control procedures covering planning & scheduling, cost control, contract administration, & quality assurance as contractor of EPC for Jindal Toranagallu power plant of 2 x 130 MW steam turbines (project value US$ 450 Million), with following Key Performance Matrices-
• Updated project schedule in a weekly basis according to the construction situation.
• Developed and updated alternative schedule for unit # 2.
• Assisted construction departments with detailed construction schedules.
• Produced monthly & weekly reports with schedule analysis and commodity curves.
• Reviewed invoices and payments of subcontractors.
• Prepared CRMS (Cost Resource Management System) & spreadsheets.
• Participated in cost analysis to finalize and closeout subcontracts with final take off & payments.
• Produced project progress payment.
Contributions:
• Introduced innovative initiatives to overcome constraints and successfully met project deadlines
Raytheon Ebasco Overseas Ltd., El Kureimat, Egypt
Cost Engineer (December 1996- February 1998)
(Reported to the Project Controls Manager)
Job Profile:
As Cost Engineer, handled engineering consultancy & construction management of El-Kureimat, Egypt Power Plant Project 2 x 600 MW Steam Turbines (Project Value US$ 1, 250 Million), with specific Key Performance Indices-
• Prepared monthly cost reports for major projects, provided cost to date, & forecasted cost & variance on completion.
• Highlighted areas of concerns and suggested recommendations to limit the negative variances.
• Prepared & monitored cash flow plan and project cash flows.
• Reviewed the main contractor’s invoices with contract terms, items, & payment matrix, financed by USAID, ADB & ASFED.
• Release payments for main contractors and prepared bank payment letters.
• Assisted the Project Controls Manager with schedule updates using Primavera.
• Maintained up to date financial status of all active contracts and subcontracts
• Reviewed and analyzed project execution plans, followed up on project milestones, & prepared periodic project reports.
Contributions:
• Effectively developed consolidated monthly status report for projects, provided summarized progress & cost status and forecast completion date & cost at completion for project.
Daelim Industrial Company Ltd., Egypt
Cost Engineer / Quantity Surveyor (May 1994- December 1996)
(Reported to Project Controls Manager)
Site Engineer- Architecture section (May 1994- December 1996)
(Reported to Site Manager)
Job Profile:
As Cost Engineer / Quantity Surveyor, involved as main contractor for civil works, piling, & structural steel for Kureimat Power Plant 2 x 600 MW Steam Turbines (contract value US$115 Million), Consultants: Raytheon EBASCO Overseas Ltd., as per the specific Key Performance Objectives-
• Reviewed & released monthly invoices of subcontractors.
• Was responsible for documentation of Quality Assurance program.
• Followed up on drawing status as issues of drawings for approval & construction.
• Handled input and output data of design and monitored construction progress.
• Handled contractual correspondence, prepared claims for time extension and additional compensation
• Handled rate analysis for new / variation
• Supervised preparing monthly reports for client as per individual contract requirements together with reports for the senior management.
• Prepared project cash flow statement, subcontract bid documents, invitation of bids, negotiated with bidders & finalized subcontract agreements.
As Site Engineer, Architecture section, handled following key tasks as per the Key Result Areas-
• Constructed main foundations and prepared erection of steel structure.
• Drawn erection sequence of 3D wire frame for turbine & control buildings & steel structure.
• Designed & constructed the site office during the mobilization to the site.
• Supervised the site office constructions, temporary site facilities & commence of site activities.
• Attended weekly meetings with clients, consultant, and sub- contractors.
Contributions:
• Effectively developed standard requirements for project execution plan for projects & supervised its implementation leading to increased efficiency.
• Successfully generated piling layout for turbine & control building, boiler, intake structure building, maintenance & warehouse building, administration building, sheet piles for island reshape on river Nile.
• Instrumental in take off quantities for following buildings- turbine & control., intake., discharge outlet, boiler & auxiliary boiler, water treatment, maintenance & warehouse, administration, security, fire station, mazout storage tanks area & site utilities.
The Egyptian Electricity Authority, Egypt
Quantity Surveyor & Site Engineer (September 1993- May 1994)
(Reported to Department Head)
Job Profile:
As Quantity Surveyor & Site Engineer, was responsible of constructing with Pirelli, Italy the main civil part of Helioplis substation & 220 KV, low oil pressure line to connect it with 10th of Ramadan substation as per the Key Result Areas-
• Followed up with subcontractor to monitor progress according to the main contract
• Released interim payments according to the site progress.
Summer Training
SIEMENS, KWU. West Germany, Offenbach, Frankfurt.
-Studying the specification of power stations and layouts and circulation.
-Working in work shop drawings
-Training the AutoCAD for shop drawings.
Summer Training
The Arab Contractors, Osman Ahmed Osman Cairo West Power Station Extension Unit 5&6 ( 2 x 330MW)
-Participated in the site supervision team responsible for the construction of the Turbine House & Intake Structure Pump House and miscellaneous buildings.
Summer Training
BRANUS, HOPPE, BRENKER Consulting office,
West Germany, Dortmund, Dusseldorf.
-Working together with a group of architects to design a market hall, buildings and industrial projects with high demands & using CAD (Computer Aided Design) in work shop drawings.
PMP - Project Management Professional Certificate (June 2008).