Khader Al Rifai

Key Result Areas & Objectives As Planning & Project Controls Manager:

• Managing & Supporting the work winning team and project teams with producing and reporting cost loaded work programs/schedules under projects & programs portfolios database in Primavera P6 format, for the purpose of coordinating works with Client / Sub-contractors and other third parties.

• Creating both tender and project programs to support the organization in securing future revenue and coordinating with projects teams to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

• Owning the planning processes from end to end, looking at the 6 weeks look ahead and coming up with a more advanced and proactive solution.

• Main Duties & Reponsibalities:

o Project planning, schedule development, and maintenance.
o Project planning, scheduling, tracking, reporting, and risk management.
o Management of the progress measurement system and reporting set-up and implementation.
o Knowledge of Earned Value Management and Critical Path Analysis.
o Selects the most appropriate techniques and logical sequence of activities to complete project scope.
o Inputs the work breakdown structure information in means to assess an accurate forecast on time, resources and cash flow of the project.
o Determines appropriate logistics solution in managing resources.
o Sets up alerts for all important contractual and milestone dates.
o Understanding the change management process and providing necessary inputs related to EOT Claims.
o Verifies critical path and interfaces between design/ engineering/ procurement / execution.
o Monitors progress periodically and compares it with the baseline planning.
o Baseline management, resource loading and analysis, progress update and cash flow integration based on earned value methods.
o Prepares the cash flow, charts, monthly Progress reports & Resource histograms.
o Liaise with all other Departments at all meetings relevant to project operations and ensure time and cost plans are updated to reflect latest information.
o Control and capture any variations or changes to the program or scope of the project. Provide advice on the schedule impact of proposed changes and integrate approved changes into program updates.
o Capture and analyze project information including program updates (e.g. critical path, resource histograms, cost forecasting). Work with Project Team to resolve logic errors, help explain changes due to updates, and update program according to actions taken by the project team to resolve issues/delays.
o Establish target programs based on change management notifications to complete the project with no impact of delay / liquidated damages.
o Accumulates, collects, and analyses data and information required for planning.
o Knowledge of contractual issues in a project environment.
• Core Deliverables:
o Project / Tender Scheduling
o EOT Claims / Programs
o Progress Reports
o Histograms & Cash Flow
o Target Programs


"Internal Communications” Internal Cross Working Relations (Departmental):
o Operational Department
o Estimation Department
o Commercial Department
o Procurement Department
o Contracts Department
o Finance/ Accounting Department
o QHSE Department


• “External Communications”External Working Relations:
o Client / Owner
o Project Management Consulatant
o Engineering Consultant
o Contractor
o Other stackholders as per importance & interests (As Required)

• Strategic Planning & Organizational Development
o Vision & Mission
o Short, Mid, & long Tearms Plans
o Setting Goles & Objectives (Departmentaly & Indevidually)

• Projects / Programs Management Office - PMO Set-Up
o Development of Policies & Procedures
o Develoment of Forms & Platforms
o Development of Organizational Structur
o Development of Tools

Highlights for AMMROC - Technical Training Directorate, Abu Dhabi - UAE:
• Set-up the departmental 5 years Strategies
o Vision & Mission
o Development Programs (P&P, Manpower Development, Methods Development, Tools Development…Etc.)
o Goles
o Objectives
o Launch Initiatives (Projects)
o Set-up KPI’s for progress measurements (Departmental & Individuals).
• Planned, Scheduled, & Managed 400 Million AED 5 Years Duration mega development project included:
o 5 Buildings as training centers in 5 airbases each of GF+3 Floors. As project & planning manager (from concept design to handing over the project).
o Designed and Implement Company’s Project Management System in accordance to the PMI international standards.
o Achieved excellence in project execution (Project Management & Planning Management) to deliver world-class service and solutions for our prestigious client, UAE AFAD (Air Force & Air Defense); safely, on time, with high quality and within budget by building robust cMRO system for maintenance, repair and overhaul of 19 types of aircraft for Technical Training and Development of Education & Training Syllabuses of all aircrafts technicians & engineers “Airframe, Engine, Electrical Systems, Avionics, and Armament Systems”

Highlights for Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA), Abu Dhabi - UAE:
• Establishing & Set-up of PMO under Strategies & Development Sector.
• Analysed, documented, measured and tracked the requirements and progress of a project throughout its lifecycle.
• Outlined project objectives/ plans for designated projects including detailed schedules, cost, and scope for the project.
• Led Plan, Allocate, Mobilize, and Manage resources (Material, Manpower, Machineries, Management, and Minutes
“Contractors and Subcontractors”) to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Generating Progress Reports Bi- Weekly, Monthly.

Highlights for Al QUDRA HOLDING - QPI PMC, Abu Dhabi - UAE:

• Designated as Planning & Projects Controls Manager for:
o AL DANA Mixed - Use Development - Abu Dhabi; Consisting of 21 Plots of Infrastructure, High Rise Building
“Residential, Commercial, Offices, Sports Facility & Holiday-Inn Hotel” - Value of 470Million AED.
o Desert Towers Mixed - Use Development - Mohammad Bin Zayed City - Abu Dhabi; Consisting of 18 Plots. Only the Infrastructure was done of value 66Million AED.
o Al Jazeera Club - Abu Dhabi Sports Council - Development in Al Shamkha City - Abu Dhabi, Value of 35Million AED.
o Al Ain Club Development - Abu Dhabi Sports Council - Al Ain City.

Highlights for MEP in Drake & Scull International, Abu Dhabi - UAE:

• Designated as Senior Planning Engineer for the following projects:
o ADNEC - Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (HVAC, Drainage, Water Supply, Fire Fighting, LV, ELV, & BMS) -
Value of 110Million AED.
o Park Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi MEP Works - Value of 70Million AED.
o Shangri-La Hotel, Abu Dhabi MEP Works - Value of 58Million AED.
o Habshan Oil Field Development - MEP Works - Value of 88Million AED.

Highlights for Emirates Link Nitco, Abu Dhabi - UAE:
• Designated as Planning & Operation Engineer for Operating & Maintaining 88 Pumping Stations in Abu Dhabi Island for Abu Dhabi Municipality for 5 Years Contract - Value of 157Million AED.
o Preparing preservative, preventive, and corrective maintenance schedule / activities and maintaining equipment history, vibration, temperature record for rotating & static equipment.
o Remote - Operation on SCADA systems maintenance and operation.
o Maintaining the facilities of the pumping stations (FF, HVAC, WS, Drainage, LV, ELV, BMS)

Highlights for with TRENTO Enterprises, Abu Dhabi - UAE:
• Designated as Electro-Mechanical Engineer in addition as (Planning & QA/QC Engineer) for:
o 40 Projects of (Water Tanks “1 Million Impl. Gal.”) + (Pumping Stations with capacity of 175cm/Hr @ Head of 70M
(Private Department of H.H.Sheikh Zayed, Abu Dhabi Municipality, & ADWEA). Value of 55Million AED.
o 6 Projects of Mobile Desalination Plants for (Private Department of H.H.Sheikh Zayed). Value of 35Million AED.
o 3 Projects of Oil Welded Tanks of Capacity of 300 Gal. + Pumping Stations for (ADNOC) - Value of 77 Million AED.
o 1 Project of (Design, Build, & Commissioning of Residential Tower in Al Khalidya - Abu Dhabi - of (GF+M+18 Typical Floors+ Roof) Value of 38 Million AED.
o Achieved the Organization Quality Standards Certifications with TUV-Germany.
o Set-up organizational projects management portfolio on Primavera 3 & 5.
o Duties & Responsibilities:
 Dismantling and assembling of equipment such as centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, multistage compressors, tanks, pipelines, piping.
 Design, mechanical engineering related calculations, method statements, work procedures, ITPs, TBT, reviewing and commenting.
 Design reviewing and site activities supervising for pumping stations, firefighting networks, domestic networks, and NPG networks for infrastructure projects, all as per international and local standards.
 Updating and closing PMT (project management) work orders and reported to MEP head or project manager (RE) at the required time.
 Gained understanding of engineering drawing & principles to fully utilize & define requirements for pumps, compressor, air fin coolers, and static equipment like, exchanger, columns, tanks and vessels, HVAC systems, pipelines, piping systems.
 Maintenance procedures, troubleshoot and overhauling the rotating equipment, for centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pump, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors gear box, gas turbines, HVAC units, air fin coolers and cooling towers in oil and gas petrochemical, refinery plants, district cooling stations, pumps stations, storage yards.