Project Planning Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Ventures
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 7 أشهر
Majid Al Futtaim is the United Arab Emirates holding company based in Dubai, which operates shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East and North Africa, with operations in 13 countries. The group was established by Majid Al Futtaim in 1992. The company worked in 13 countries: UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Armenia, and Georgia.
Key Role
• Deputed as Projects Planning and Manager for Real Estate and Projects Delivery at Corporate office to establish Planning department, reporting to the Vice President of Real Estate and Projects Delivery.
• Established Planning Procedure and Guideline for Business Unit.
• Responsible for establishing and delivering Forensic delay analysis. Building robust claims and detailed analysis on time over a period from design until project close-out on each project.
• Encompasses the data gathering, management, and analytical processes used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of our projects or portfolios; through the communication of information in formats that assist effective management and decision making.
• Prepares master Capex project and portfolio plans, schedules, and master resource estimate based on project specifications and timelines; ensure regular update of the master schedules so that they accurately reflect project progress and update the Department Head and stakeholders.
• Also responsible for Project Management in Constructing of fit-outs for VOX Cinemas at Kempinski Hotel (UAE), VOX Cinemas at Nizwa Grand Mall (Oman), VOX Cinemas at Nakheel Mall Jumeriah (UAE)
Key Responsibilities
• Provides oversight for the incorporation of contract and tender schedules into an Integrated Master Schedule and formal change orders
• Prepares project plans and master for projects on a monthly basis via the prepared business plan; forecast revenues and profitability by projecting varied business cases to be submitted.
• Analyzes project specifications and timelines in order to prepare high-level project schedules and dashboard reports to various stakeholders.
• Coordinates with the Project Management team to determine project delivery methodology and resource requirements and prepare high-level detailed project plans and resource requirement/utilization schedules.
• Coordinates with assigned Project Managers to finalize the master project plan and complete gaps.
• Obtains approval from the Department Head and publishes the master project plan.
• Obtains project status reports from the Project Management team on all current projects and updates the master project plan accordingly to ensure that the project plan reflects progress.
• Ensures the procurement schedules for both material and sub-contracts are planned, scheduled, and maintained.
• Tracks and controls project schedules, through conducting regular project report reviews, monitoring project costs and projections against budget; determine areas of delay and highlights the same to the Department Head and Project Management team so that the corrective action may be initiated in order to ensure project progress as per schedule.
• Determines resource utilization on each project and present variances from resource utilization schedules to the Department Head and Project Management team.
• Ensures that all project documentation (technical documentation, communication, changes, schedules, resource utilization) is complete and filed as per guidelines.
• Provides direction/guidance and motivation across the team to enhance performance and produce quality work; ensures that subordinates are continuously developed for higher levels.
• Prepares performance evaluation and appraisal reports of direct reports (if any) to assess subordinates’ productivity and progress and identify the training needs of team members to improve efficiency and ensure conformity with standard procedures and practices.
Key Role
• McLaren Constrion LLC (UAE) Projects are Turnkey type developed from Concept to Delivery. I am based in Head Office heading the planning department, reporting to the Regional Managing Director and Operation Director.
• Established Company’s Planning Procedure “Planning Procedure Guideline (PPG) - UAE”
• Responsible for Strategic Planning and Project Control establishment for projects .
• Provide detailed documentation and built robust delay claims. Client / Consultant technical response with forensic feedback.
• Support and Manage UAE Planning team.
• Provide feedback to Senior Management Team for On-Going projects supplimented with High Level Project Summary reports and Dashboards.
• Supporting on-going Projects for Buildings, Carpark Project, Indusrial buildings and Fitout.
• Prepare and Establish Tender Planning, support for the preparation of Logistic Plan, Design, Engineering, Estimation, Procurement and Resource department.
Key Responsibilities
• Formulate Performance Measurement Baselines, Reviewing process, change control, leading the planning teams and creating opportunities for efficiency and value enhancement within a fast pace, live environment.
• Provide holistic support and guidance to Planning teams which are deployed in PMO, Design, Pre-construction, Tendering, and Construction Team.
• Lead the teams providing support on Planning and Scheduling capabilities.
• Formulate Project execution strategies in coordination with all projects stakeholders.
• Formulate Clause 8.3 or Clasue 14 Pack - Contract Programme documentation untill approval stage
• Maintain the integrated baseline timings.
• Forensic delay analysis on time
• Lead project control process and review of regular updates
• Impact and assess the Performance baseline, cost, commercial and risk contractual implications in order to ensure they are all being considered.
• Be at the forefront of administering, coordinating and preparing all the supporting documentation associated with Extension of Time Claim for all Porjects.
• Align cost and time data in Primavera.
• Establish Dashboard Reports and Earned Value Management especially for self delivery works.
• Manage internal and external reports.
• Embrace change management strategies and ensure compliance across the department.
• Continuously strive for timely completion across all projects which include Project controls on Close-out procedures and KPI’s
Projects involved and Support
Tradiational Contract
Dubai World Trade Centre - Multi Storey Carpark, Retail and Helipad
Dubai South - Logistic Complex
IFFCO Group - Offices and Cold Store
ORBI by SEGA/BBC World at Dubai Mirdif City Centre
Design and Build
Komatsu - Office and Warehouse
Chef Group - Offices and Cold Store
GE (General Electrical)- Office at JAFZA
Etihad Flight Catering
Deira City Centre - Roof refurbishment works
Deputed as a Project Planning Manager for establishing planning department and standardize the procedures along with recruitment of Senior Planners/Planning Engineers in Oman. Role mainly involves with finalizing the Clause 14.1/8.3 Contract programmes and managing set of planners in Dubai Airport Projects, DCP2 and Oman projects. Attend client meetings, Prepare the presentation on progress to Client, resolve technical issues including claims and mitigation measures. Involved in Value engineering process, understand Time impact for High End Finishes at Anantara Hotel Resort Project from procurement stage until project completion. Engaged in appointing Fitout-Contractor, issue/ monitor project control. Lead On and Off-Site Mock-Up Villa constructions, Guidance to Planners for the preparation of Project Controls, Contact Programme changes, and coordinated microprogrammes that interface with Structure, MEP and Finishes works. Prepared and Established robust Claims with detailed particulars. Present contractor’s claims resolution and forensic delay analysis mainly for Ministry of Oman Pension Fund (Client) along with Commercial Team. The project has won with Successful claim entitlement.
Projects involved and Support
Dubai International Airport Expansion Phase III
- SP 281 - Cargo Mega Terminal - 200Million AED
- SP 229 - Baggage Handling System Concourse 1 to 2 -100Million AED
Dubai - Business Bay District Cooling Plant 2 - 40 Million AED
Oman - Noor Al Deen Mosque, Al Khuwair - 60 Million AED
Oman - Anantara Hotel Resort and Spa - Jabal Akhdar - 240 Million AED
Oman - International Airport Fitout works MC2 - 30 Million AED
Oman - PDO- Ras Al Hamara Development - PHASE 1 - 30 Million AED
Planning Manager, Four Seasons Hotel - Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, April 2012 to September 2013
Five Star Hotel Construction with Specialized Finishes and Fit-out works: LEED Gold
Project Value - 1.2 Billion AED
Deputed as a Chief Planning Manager for implementation and finalization of the Clause 14.1 Contract programme with Mubadala (Client). Demonstrated Construction methodology to Mubadala and Four Seasons Hotel Group(Client) via a presentation on 05 June 2013. This presentation was then formed part of Clause 14.1 Contract programme approval.
Planning Manager, Al Bahar Towers Project Abu Dhabi
November 2009 to April 2012
Construction with Specialized Finishes and Fit-out works: LEED Silver
Project Value - 1.5 Billion AED
Deputed as a Chief Planning Manager from Site Establishment until Client occupancy (TOC). Key responsibilities for this challenging project include the Development and approving the Clause 8.3 Contract programme, implementing project control procedures, managing a team of planners, providing project management support to the construction team, prepare monthly controls to progress reports, forecast trends, Time Impact Analysis.
Planning Manager, Al Raha Infrastructure (4 Contract Packages)
Al Futtaim Carillion LLC, Abu Dhabi, December 2011 to 2013
Road Works, Suspension bridges and Underground Services
Project Value - 150 Million AED
Deputed as a Forensic claim analyst for time and built up successful claims entitlement associated with cost against contract conditions
Forensic Delay Claim Analyst, Abu Dhabi Airport Infrastructure works
July 2012 to September 2012
GSE & Underground Services
Project Value - 30 Million AED
Deputed as a claim analyst for time and built up successful claims associated with cost against contract conditions.
Planning Manager, AMMROC Infrastructure (Early Works Package)Alain Military Base Airport Expansion
Al Ain, December 2012
Enabling Works
Project Value - 103 Million AED
Deputed as a Planning Manager to establish and approval of Contract Cash loaded programme for Mubadala
Claim Analyst, Dubai Le Meridian Hotel Expansion
Carillion, Dubai, December 2012 to Present
Five Star Hotel Finishes
Project Value - 300 Million AED
Deputed as a claim analyst for time and cost to build up claims entitlement associated with cost against contract conditions.
Senior Planning Engineer, AL Muneera Project
Abu Dhabi, November 2008 to November 2009
Five Star Hotels and Mixed commercial Development
Project Value - 2.5 Billion AED
Key responsibilities included manage Planning Engineers and supervise project controls staff to support projects and corporate activities, lead in the creation of Work Breakdown Structure, develop Earned Value management KPI’s, development of schedules, budget data and resource loading, prepare monthly controls progress report, progress and management reviews, analysis of trends, formulation of recommended corrective actions, initiate and supervise cost trending program, project forecast, implements trend and change management programs
Also managed Abu Dhabi - British Embassy project which comprises of demolition and renovation of the existing building. The key responsibility involved preparation of contract programme and project control from commencement till handover.
Senior Planning Engineer, Al Badia Business Park - Dubai Festival City
Dubai, January 2008 to November 2008
Business and Commercial Development
Project Value - 600 Million AED
Senior Planning Engineer, Intercontinental Hotel and Crowne Plaza Project - Dubai Festival City
April 2007 to January 2008
Five Star Hotels, Restaurants & Commercial Developments
Project Value - 1.3 Billion AED
Deputed as Sr. Planning Engineer for Intercontinental Hotel Project at Dubai Festival City.
Key responsibilities included manage Contract programme, target programme, and manage allocated package, Factory visits, monitoring with micro-planning and reporting
Project Engineer / Planning Engineer, Old Town Commercial Island (Souk Al Bahar)- Dubai Down Town
Laing O’Rourke, Dubai, May 2005 to May 2007
Hotels, Apartments and Commercial Development
Project Value - 400 Million AED
Initially deputed as a Project Engineer and later on as Planner for west sector Key responsibilities also include setting up Overall project measurement department for Junior planners and KPI’s integrating of cost and time, implementation of bonus scheme for each trade, assisting in development of Contract programme, target programme lead in the creation of Work Breakdown Structure, development of schedules, budget data and resource loading, prepare monthly controls progress report, progress and management reviews, analysis of trends, formulation of recommended corrective actions, initiate, project forecast, implements trend. Monitoring Finishes Works with KPI and Room Tracker Schedules/ Graphs.
From this Project, Laing O’Rourke established companywide Measuring Engineers Team who dealt with part Planning and part Commercial
Project Engineer, Dubai International Airport Expansion
Laing O’Rourke, Dubai, October 2003 to January 2005
Concourse, Terminal and Carpark - Concrete package
Project Value - 1 Billion AED
Monitor, supervise, co-ordinate and report on the contractor’s progress and performance. To ensure the required standard of materials and workmanship of the above works is satisfactorily achieved in accordance with the specification, drawings and authorize requirements. To check structural and shop drawings and the combined services drawings submitted by the contractor. Liaising, co-coordinating with Government and approving authorities on the requirements for the above projects. Conducting site meetings, project progress meetings technical variation meetings and safety meetings at regular intervals, conducting site walks with consultants and contractors to solve the various technical problems related to civil, structural and M&E works that hinder the progress of the project. To examine the programmes of construction, check progress, submitting progress reports and report to the project officer.
Projects: Fiber Reinforcement for Building Project Management Reinforcement and Structural Engineering using STADD