Senior Planning Engineer
Keo International Consultants - Qatar
Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months
Baseline, Revised Baseline and Recovery Programme
Review the Contractor’s Baseline, Revised Baseline and Recovery (Activity) Programme submission including all narratives and supporting information.
Provide the comments/approval as per the specified duration in the Contract.
Once an EOT has been granted, require the Contractor to submit the Revised Baseline immediately.
If the progress variance is more than 5%, request the Contractor to provide a Recovery/Mitigation Programme.
Schedule Update - Weekly and Monthly
Review the Contractor’s work programme submission including all narratives and supporting information.
Provide analysis and findings. Verify actual progress and compare actual performance to original plan.
Analyze gaps between the planned and actual progress and highlight the areas of concern to SRE and/or to the relevant section leads.
Evaluate allocation of resources and provide recommendation to maintain required progress.
Monthly Progress Report (MPR) for RPD
Prepare and consolidate all the necessary narratives, documents and information required for MPR.
Coordinate with other section leads (Commercial, Construction, HSE, QA/QC, Stakeholder Management) for their respective sections required update.
Quality checks the correctness and completeness of MPR and ensure timely submission to RPD.
Ensure that the schedule update (primavera file) has no scheduling errors and the progress % and key milestone completion dates has been reviewed and agreed by SRE. If not, adjust the programme accordingly.
All updates related to planning (narrative and excel) shall be consistent with the primavera file.
Claims
Evaluate the Contractor’s Extension of Time requests and prepare recommendations.
Review the proposed time element of Change Orders and submit analysis to SRE/SQS.
Others
Oversee the Contractor’s Planning Team for smooth workflow.
Monitor the Contractor’s Daily Report and provide feedback/update to SRE and RE (Utilities and Roads).
Provide all the routine and non-routine reports, documents or information required/requested by RPD as directed by SRE.
Attend Progress Meetings and prepare the Minutes of Meeting.
Prepare letters related to planning in response to Contractor’s letter or KEO letter as requested by SRE.
Prepare Project Presentation for KEO Management.
Provide planning support to all Project’s Section Lead and other KEO Projects under RPD.
Responsibilities:
-Supervise a team of Consultants' Planners in order to ensure smooth workflow and manage project deliverables required as per Contract.
-Review, comment and report on Consultants and Contractors schedules and progress report.
-Prepare and maintain a Programme Level - Schedule, Progress Update and Key Materials / Commodities Tracker.
-Prepare and provide Weekly Status Report and Monthly Planning Report to Clients and KBRs Project Managers & Design Managers.
-Provide project data information to the Project Controls Core Team in generating periodic Project and Programme Reports for the Client.
-Participate in the development and implementation of report standards to meet Client's request and requirement.
-Conduct schedule audit.
-Review and analysis of Consultants and Contractors Extension of Time (EOT) Claim and provide recommendation to the Client.
-Ensure timely submission, review and approval of a baseline schedule for newly awarded project or a revised baseline schedule whenever Project Baseline expired or an EOT approval has been confirmed.
-Part of Tender Evaluation Team reviewing Bidders Technical Proposal.
Head Office Duties. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Schedule Management Plan. Develop a Level 4 Schedule for bided projects. Review and comment on the preparation of baseline schedules for incoming projects to ensure compliance with the tender documents prior to submission to the Planning Manager. Review and comment on the EPCC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction-Commissioning) schedules for on-going projects done by Site Planning Engineers to ensure compliance with the overall project schedule prior to submission to the Project Manager. Follow-up, review and comment on project sites’ periodical progress report of the time schedule including the reasons for delays, action to recover delays, target works in the next period. Prepare monthly report for time schedule status. Maintain effective interfaces and good working relationships with Procurement, Engineering and Project Management Team. Liase with and challenge Project Team personnel to ensure proper understanding of the key schedule sensitivities and drivers. Part of the core team for the preparation of Extension of Time claims.
Project Site Duties. Develop master (Level 4) and detailed (Level 7) time schedule for the EPCC projects. Participate in preparing revised/catch-up schedules for EPCC to comply with the Client comments. Assign in detail resources for all trades (Civil/Structural, Finishes and MEP). Determine the site strategy for work flow and access through zoning and prioritizing the tender schedules. Check, revise subcontractor’s schedules to match OGER schedules (Main Contractor). Set out / finalize forecasted (Direct & indirect) Manpower Histograms & Spreadsheets. Assign in detail expense (BOQ Price - Reflecting the Cash-in) forming S-Curve. Prepare revised cost-loaded schedules to improve the S-Curve (Planned Value). Follow-up the site progress producing Weekly/Monthly Reports.
Cost Control. Provide project guidance for creation of accurate monthly cost reports, identifying variances from plan on commitment, value of work done, changes against approved budget. Prepare and process input to the cost control system for monthly reporting. Prepare graphs, diagrams and other exhibits to illustrate cost status and other forecast requirements. Perform analytical reviews and arithmethic checks of cost reporting documentation. Update the cost system for projects, including project cost reports, variation analysis, trends and changes.
Planning/Scheduling. Prepare general construction schedules for bided projects. Prepare baseline schedule for newly awarded projects. Enhance proper planning and project implementation in all pahses of construction using Primavera 3.0. Give extensive training for newly hired project planner/scheduler and assistance for newly acquired projects for the creation of detailed work schedule. Review and analyze updated schedule of projects. Assist projects in setting-up work schedule, costs and resources inputs. Assist projects in construction of catch-up schedules or revisions of schedules. Assist projects in updating of resources and monthly updates when necessary. Update primavera training to current users.
Cost Engineering. Organize, coordinate and supervise project documentation of actual progress, variations/modifications, cost report & claims for cost or time adjustments. Facilitate project awareness on costs & productivity through effective cost and resource control monitoring. Project Status Report interpretation and validation. Monitoring of project accomplishment / Earned Value Management.
Project Management Information Services. Provide Management with executive Summary Report to highlight projects with major concerns on cost and time. Set-up and assist in implementation of Expedition Documents Control Systems to project. Application of Expedition (Contracts Manager) to generate periodic reports to Management. Create SAP Project Definition and assign distinctive project codes. Assist project in creating SAP structure. Review SAP structure prior to budget uploading to ensure alignment with project schedule and operating budget breakdown.
Tender Engineering. Prepare quantity estimates and cost proposal. Prepare Construction Schedule based from BOQ using Microsoft Project, Construction Methodology, Manpower and Equipment Utilization Schedule, Organizational Chart, and other Technical Requirements. Prepare Bid Finacial Requirements (BOQ & Detailed Unit Price Analysis, Daywork Schedule, Cash Flow & Payment Schedule). Represent the company in site inspections and prepare site inspection reports. Represent the company in pre-bid meetings to discuss and take note of the administrative, financial & technical issue in the project involve. Compilation, reviewing and checking the completeness of the bid proposal. Attends clarification meeting with the Company’s Manager and the representative of the Consultant & Project Management Office of Clients with regards to their queries to the price proposal, quantity estimates and construction schedules of submitted winning bid proposal for the perfection of the Contract. Prepare the final Bar Chart w/ S-Curve (Cash Flow) and PERT/CPM Network (Construction Schedule), Manpower and Equipment Utilization Schedule as part of the contract requirements of newly project.
Contracts Administration. Studies and reviews bidding documents (Instruction to Bidders, Conditions of Contracts, Specifications & Drawings) prior to the preparation of bidding requirements. Prepare and update status of application for prequalification and bidding schedule of targeted project. Review and prepares contract with Clients. Assist in securing Bonds / Insurances. Supervise in the preparation of documents needed on PCAB License renewal. Give assistance to Commercial Department for the preparation of Prequalification documents.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Mapua Institute of Technology Intramuros, Manila Philippines Jun 1993 - Mar 1998