Jamal Abdo, Scheduling & Project Control of Transmission Power Projects

Jamal Abdo

Scheduling & Project Control of Transmission Power Projects

Dubai Water & Electricity Authority (DEWA)

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Experience
28 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :28 years, 2 Months

Scheduling & Project Control of Transmission Power Projects at Dubai Water & Electricity Authority (DEWA)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2017

Ensure smooth and on-time delivery of DEWA Strategic Projects related to 400 & 132kV Projects - Review Projects Baseline Schedules taking in consideration project priorities and associated risks and incorporate the same within DEWA ERP System (SAP) to ensure consistent, effective & efficient execution - Weekly / Monthly Follow-up Meetings with Contractors as part of DEWA Program Management Team - Weekly Report of Projects Progress & Departmental KPIs to Management, contributing to the achievement of Transmission Power Strategic Objectives - Key contributor in establishing Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation strategy & roadmap within Transmission Power division.

Planning Manager at Haseeb Resoul (member of Advanced Industries Group)
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2008 to November 2016

Emphasizing the concept of project planning being a key success factor for managing projects, supported by management and concerned stakeholders.
Developing project planning strategy and objectives in alignment with corporate goals serving as unified platform for projects coordination.
Overlook newly‐awarded and ongoing projects and provide guidelines related to execution, control and resources requirements.
Reviewing contract documents including project requirements, scope of work, and time frame.
Preparing, updating, & monitoring Master Baseline schedules.
Resource & Cost loading & preparing Manpower Histogram & Cash Flow Curves.
Coordinating with Commercial, Technical, Procurement, & Production Managers for program schedules and work progress.
Preparing, updating, & monitoring the Project Progress & Key Project Indicators
Develop Recovery Schedules in case of Delays.
Tracking & monitoring Delay Events & assisting in developing Extension Of Time Claim.
Meeting with subcontractors to ensure satisfactory job progress.
Chairing Weekly Co‐ordination meeting & Liaising between different departments.
Highlight challenges & critical issues related to Project Execution.
Preparing Weekly & Monthly Reports for the Upper Management & Client/Consultant.

Senior Planning Engineer at Robust Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2006 to July 2008
Senior Planning Engineer at Butec SAL
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • April 2005 to August 2006
Planning Engineer at Bemco - Debbas
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2003 to April 2005
Assistant Guaranty Engineer at Ansaldo Energia
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • February 2000 to August 2003
Planning Engineer at ABB
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 1999 to January 2000
Planning & Cost Control Engineer at Ansaldo Energia
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • March 1996 to July 1999

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 1994

Specialties & Skills

Scheduling
Progress Monitoring
Project Coordination
Primavera
Project Planning

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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