Planning Engineer
Mott MacDonald
Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months
Assess EPC monthly updated program, 3 weeks lookahead plan and make brief analysis of critical activities, near critical activities and slippages.
Evaluate baseline vs as-built program and investigate EPC’s P6 updated program. Generate comparisons of schedule variances and slippages and closely monitor project milestones.
Maintain coordination and conduct site visits to oversee EPC’s actual site progress on daily basis and report issues impacting the completion of key milestones.
Provides high level reporting of day to day cold and hot commissioning activities on site (Progress and EPC contract program against mitigation plan).
Attend weekly progress, discipline, and commissioning meetings. Addresses issues relating to site progress and major works slippages against baseline program and mitigation plan by EPC.
Developed and present executive dashboard during weekly progress meetings to provide project overview in terms of progress status, schedule slippages, and critical issues that might or may impact the project target completion/ Final facility acceptance date.
Involve in EPCC Extension of time claim assessment working with the client’s Claim Manager.
Created, maintained and updated multiple project schedule on weekly and monthly basis. Generated earned value related to project progress and provides SPI and CPI to construction heads.
Assisted in developing, implementing, and complying with the planning and progress monitoring procedures.
Prepared critical path analysis, delayed activities, 45-days look-ahead schedules, progress S-curve, cash flow and resource histogram for periodic submission to the consultants and client.
Monitored critical activities, near critical activities and accordingly notifies the project manager and disseminates to site engineers.
Developed and offered corrective action plans and mitigation strategies based on schedule risk assessment, project health, and critical path analysis.
Responsible in preparing daily, weekly, and monthly progress reporting to the client and consultants.
Coordinated weekly with construction team and Project manager for the 3-weeks look-ahead activities and deliverables to ensure an on-time completion of key activities.
Attends weekly progress and coordination meeting with the client and consultants.
If required, prepares resource loaded recovery schedule to mitigate delays and ensure project completion not to run late.
Responsible in preparation of Extension of time claims using Time impact analysis (TIA).
Managed project schedule and master schedule progress updating.
Calculated schedule variance, evaluated project trends and schedule forecast.
Coordinated and managed all parties involved in a construction project in terms of completion datelines, reporting, resource planning, and subcontractor’s technical requirements.
Assisted the Project Manager in coordinating the overall planning and scheduling activities on site.
Managed planning documentations, systems and procedures including method statement.
Gathered information from the project team to develop high-level initial project execution schedule and work breakdown structure (WBS).
Monitored TOP milestone completions by maintaining a day to day site coordination of all work stages from execution, inspection, pre commissioning and commissioning stage of all discipline.
Created and monitored schedules for hydro testing, chemical cleaning and steam blowing based on milestone completion dates of TOPs.
Prepared schedule of activities of all mechanical and Electrical and Instrumentations activities during shutdown schedule provided by the client.
Maintained project schedules in Primavera and/or Microsoft Project at determined intervals to ensure activities are being completed on time and within budget.
Updated project schedule on weekly and monthly basis with baselining. Evaluate monthly interim valuation against monthly site progress based on approved construction program.
Prepared recovery plans in case of schedule slippage.
Prepared Monthly detailed updated program and look-ahead schedule to the consultants and client.
Coordinated project schedules, activities, progress update meetings and timely distribution of report.
Prepared detailed reports regarding various construction operations held on-site, clarifying work methodologies, resources and equipment, adherence to safety and environment standard and regulations, quality of work and expenditures.
Project Profile : “The Pearl Qatar” is a phased mixed-use development comprising 10
distinct, themed districts that include beachfront villas, elegant town
homes, luxury apartments, exclusive penthouses, five-star hotels, marinas
(Porto Arabia, Viva Bahriya, and Costa Malaz), and upscale retail and
restaurants all situated on a multibillion dollar (USD) man-made island
encompassing 985 acres (400 hectares) of reclaimed land just off the
shore of the Arabian Peninsula in the state of Qatar. It is Qatar’s first
international luxury residential development that offers international
investors freehold title ownership.
Duties and Responsibility:
Managed the implementation of construction method statements,
reviewing all correspondence and ensuring that all construction related
documents are being properly maintained and available when needed.
Monitored subordinate’s productivity and fostering the implementation
of adequate production system to enhance their performance, and
inspecting all work processes to ensure high efficiency and
effectiveness.
Conducted periodic meeting with subordinates to ensure that priorities
are clear and actions are running smoothly.
Ensured that all operations are being held as per the standard
construction methods and procedures and complies with standards and
regulations, and taking all safety precautions, permits and licenses
prior to work execution if required.
Head project meetings to collect and disseminate information
pertaining to projects, technical specification review and resolution.
Prepared project schedule, estimates, S-curve cash flow and progress report.
Evaluated structural and architectural plans and specifications for residential houses.
Conducted Site inspection as per specifications and standard requirements.
Ensured foremen/tradesmen are well informed about specific work requirements.
Ensured that work is completed as per internal targets given.
Ensured that work is executed in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications, agreed procedures and method of statements
Responsible for the implementation and execution of contract drawings and project technical specification.
Plans and coordinates daily site activities.
Checked progress to ensure good productivity and see to it that the project is being carried out as per schedule and within the budget.
Checked discrepancies in construction drawings, coordinate and maintain liaison with all site supervisors and engineers for all matter relating to implementation, plan drawings and specification
and Responsibility:
Exposed in site monitoring for concreting, bar cutting schedules, and testing
procedures.
Ensure work is in conformance to the approved plans, drawings and specification.
Had a valuable rule in assisting project manager in updating project schedule and
preparing daily and weekly progress reports.
Joey D. Balanquit, Planner/Scheduler, Curriculum Vitae