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Muhammad Nisar LEED AP, Sr. Project Controls Engineer

Muhammad Nisar LEED AP

Sr. Project Controls Engineer·Jeddah Stormwater Drainage Program, AECOM Arabia Ltd

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, MBA (MIS)

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 6 months

Sr. Project Controls Engineer

March 2012 - Present

Jeddah Stormwater Drainage Program, AECOM Arabia Ltd

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

March 2012 - Present

Manage Budget, Cost, Schedule, Scope and QA of the Project by assisting the Program Director on a multi Billion Dollar multidiscipline program. My day to day duties include:

• Reviewing, documenting and processing project related correspondence, Change Management documents and Logs, Submittal Cycles, Construction Schedules including Schedule updates and Construction Reports etc.
• Evaluating, processing, encumbering and tracking contractor Payment Applications, third party consultants' and A/E Invoices.
• Organizing, conducting, coordinating, preparing and distributing project phase Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes including Design Review, Pre-Construction, Job Start, and Weekly Progress meetings.
• Forecasting final cost at completion (FCAC) of various projects and requesting additional funds, if needed, to complete the remaining projects.
• Preparing detailed computer generated cost reports, report layouts, charts and diagrams and providing analysis/review of cost and budget expenditures.
• Monitoring and reporting anticipated cost overage and other unsatisfactory cost variances.
• Assisting in the maintenance of overall cost and cost control reporting system for the project.
• Accumulating and documenting historical cost and schedule data in the project document control system.
• Assisting in the development, maintenance, monitoring, impact identification and recovery plan development.
• Assisting in the master schedule and mile stone schedule review process, analyzing and monitoring critical path, schedule updates, look ahead schedules and recovery schedules.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager, Quality Assurance, U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering & Environment (AFCEE)

November 2010 - March 2012

AECOM Technology Corporation

United States

November 2010 - March 2012

Managed the Quality Assurance program for DoD overseas Military and Civil construction program. My Day to day duties included:
• Constructability review of the A/E submitted partial and complete design drawings, conducting Quality Control (QC) site walks to ensure the adequacy of count and placement of material on the project sites.
• Field coordination with Contractors, Subcontractors, A/E, Inspectors, third party Consultants and Site Administration for Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) and to ensure the continuity construction.
• Participating in Change Management and Dispute Resolution negotiations including PCOs, COs, Claims etc.
• Analyzing, validating, documenting and tracking RFPs, PCOs and COs
• Facilitating, reviewing, approving and forwarding RFIs and A/E responses to RFIs.
• Participating in the implementation of project Start up and Commissioning Plan weekly meetings to represent the Owner and ensuring Compliance with the Original Design and Specification requirements
• Reviewing, documenting and processing project related correspondence, Change Management documents and Logs, Submittal Cycles, Construction Schedules including Schedule updates and Construction Reports etc.
• Evaluating, processing, encumbering and tracking contractor Payment Applications, third party consultants' and A/E Invoices.
• Organizing, conducting, coordinating, preparing and distributing project phase Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes including Design Review, Pre-Construction, Job Start, and Weekly Progress meetings.
• Monitoring and reporting anticipated cost overage and other unsatisfactory cost variances.
• Assisting in the maintenance of overall cost and cost control reporting system for the project.
• Accumulating and documenting historical cost and schedule data in the project document control system.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Engineer III, Western University of Health Sciences

July 2008 - November 2010

FLUOR Enterprises Inc.

United States

July 2008 - November 2010

Assisted the Project Director in the Owner's Representative role to manage the Construction Program of a Healthcare higher education campus new construction. My day to day duties included:

• Assisting in Constructability review of the A/E submitted partial and complete design drawings, conducting Quality Control (QC) site walks to ensure the adequacy of count and placement of material on the project sites.
• Field coordination with Contractors, Subcontractors, A/E, Inspectors, third party Consultants and Site Administration for Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) and to ensure the continuity construction.
• Participating in Change Management and Dispute Resolution negotiations including PCOs, COs, Claims etc.
• Analyzing, validating, documenting and tracking RFPs, PCOs and COs
• Facilitating, reviewing, approving and forwarding RFIs and A/E responses to RFIs.
• Participating in the implementation of project Start up and Commissioning Plan weekly meetings to represent the Owner and ensuring Compliance with the Original Design and Specification requirements
• Reviewing, documenting and processing project related correspondence, Change Management documents and Logs, Submittal Cycles, Construction Schedules including Schedule updates and Construction Reports etc.
• Evaluating, processing, encumbering and tracking contractor Payment Applications, third party consultants' and A/E Invoices.
• Organizing, conducting, coordinating, preparing and distributing project phase Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes.
• Assisting in preparing Project Closeout Packages including As Builts, Record Drawings, O & M Manuals, Warranties etc. and coordinating Project acceptance and final Completion.
• Preparing detailed computer generated cost reports, report layouts, charts and diagrams and providing analysis/review of cost and budget expenditures.
• Monitoring and reporting anticipated cost overage and other unsatisfactory cost variances.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Engineer III, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC)

February 2007 - July 2008

JACOBS Engineering Group, Inc.

United States

February 2007 - July 2008

Assisted the Sr. Construction Manager in managing the construction of a new medical center hospital project for the County of Los Angeles. My day to day duties included:


• Assisting in Constructability review of the A/E submitted partial and complete design drawings, conducting Quality Control (QC) site walks to ensure the adequacy of count and placement of material on the project sites.
• Field coordination with Contractors, Subcontractors, A/E, Inspectors, third party Consultants and Site Administration for Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) and to ensure the continuity construction.
• Participating in Change Management and Dispute Resolution negotiations including PCOs, COs, Claims etc.
• Analyzing, validating, documenting and tracking RFPs, PCOs and COs
• Facilitating, reviewing, approving and forwarding RFIs and A/E responses to RFIs.
• Participating in the implementation of project Start up and Commissioning Plan weekly meetings to represent the Owner and ensuring Compliance with the Original Design and Specification requirements
• Reviewing, documenting and processing project related correspondence, Change Management documents and Logs, Submittal Cycles, Construction Schedules including Schedule updates and Construction Reports etc.
• Evaluating, processing, encumbering and tracking contractor Payment Applications, third party consultants' and A/E Invoices.
• Organizing, conducting, coordinating, preparing and distributing project phase Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes including Design Review, Pre-Construction, Job Start, and Weekly Progress meetings.
• Accumulating and documenting historical cost and schedule data in the project document control system.
• Assisting in the master schedule and mile stone schedule review process, analyzing and monitoring critical path, schedule updates, look ahead schedules and recovery schedules.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Assistant Project Manager

June 2003 - January 2007

Gateway Science & Engineering, Inc.

United States

June 2003 - January 2007

- Assistant Project Manager, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)
- Assistant Project Manager, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

My day to day duties included assisting the Project Managers in the support role of Junior Engineer on the following assignments:
• Assisting in Constructability review of the A/E submitted partial and complete design drawings, conducting Quality Control (QC) site walks to ensure the adequacy of count and placement of material on the project sites.
• Field coordination with Contractors, Subcontractors, A/E, Inspectors, third party Consultants and Site Administration for Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) and to ensure the continuity construction.
• Analyzing, validating, documenting and tracking RFPs, PCOs and COs
• Facilitating, reviewing, approving and forwarding RFIs and A/E responses to RFIs.
• Reviewing, documenting and processing project related correspondence, Change Management documents and Logs, Submittal Cycles, Construction Schedules including Schedule updates and Construction Reports etc.
• Evaluating, processing, encumbering and tracking contractor Payment Applications, third party consultants' and A/E Invoices.
• Organizing, conducting, coordinating, preparing and distributing project phase Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes
• Assisting in preparing Project Closeout Packages including As Builts, Record Drawings, O & M Manuals, Warranties etc. and coordinating Project acceptance and final Completion.
• Acting as JOC Project Manager to managing Job Order Contracting (JOC) projects using PROGEN software application environment.
• Preparing detailed computer generated cost reports, report layouts, charts and diagrams and providing analysis/review of cost and budget expenditures.
• Assisting in the maintenance of overall cost and cost control reporting system for the project.
• Accumulating and documenting historical cost and schedule data in the project document control system.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Project Engineer

October 1998 - March 2000

M/S Campaigner Associates (Pvt.) Ltd

Pakistan

October 1998 - March 2000

Worked as a Field/Site Engineer to assist the Project Superintendents on multi-storied residential building projects. My day to day duties included:
. Managing the installation of water/sewer pipes,
. Working on subcontractor contracts, Preparing daily reports,
. Coordinating with different utility companies for installation of utilities lines,
. Reviewing and forwarding submittals and RFC’S, Preparing change order requests with complete break down for material, labor and equipment,
. Providing quality assurance and quality control,
. Scheduling delivery, storage and handling,
. Coordinating weekly job site meetings,
. Preparing construction schedules for projects,
. Verifying subcontractor’s pay applications,
. Reviewing and preparing close out documents,
. Keeping record of punch list items.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Education

California State University, Long Beach

December 2002

December 2002

Master's degree, MBA (MIS)

United States

GPA (point): 3.403 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.403 out of 4

MBA (MIS), California State University, Long Beach, California, Dec. 2002.

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

December 1998

December 1998

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.77 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.77 out of 4

BS (Civil Engineering), University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 1998. Continued Education: Pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Skills

Primavera Expedition
Expert
Primavera Expedition
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
QA QC
Expert
QA QC
Expert
Project Controls
Expert
Project Controls
Expert
A/E Coordination
Intermediate
A/E Coordination
Intermediate
BUDGET and FORECAST
Intermediate
BUDGET and FORECAST
Intermediate
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CLAIMS
Intermediate
CLAIMS
Intermediate
CORRESPONDENCE
Expert
CORRESPONDENCE
Expert
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
VALUE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
VALUE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
PROJECT CONTROLS
Intermediate
PROJECT CONTROLS
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
QUALITY CONTROL/ QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA/QC)
Intermediate
QUALITY CONTROL/ QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA/QC)
Intermediate
Primavera Expedition
Expert
Primavera Expedition
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
QA QC
Expert
QA QC
Expert
Project Controls
Expert
Project Controls
Expert

Languages

Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI), Los Angeles Chapter

Member

March 2006

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Associate Member

January 1999

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

Professional Engineer

October 1998

US Green Building Council

LEED AP (BD+C)

April 2009

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Facilities Contracts
Jacobs Engineering Inc.
May 2005 - May 2005
P3 Expert
Pakistan Engineering Congress
Oct 1999 - Nov 1999
OSHA Training Certificate of Achievement.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Institute
Mar 2007 - Mar 2007
Primavera
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Facilities Division
Feb 2004 - Feb 2004
Prolog Manager/Proliance
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Construction Management Division Training Center
Sep 2006 - Sep 2006