Senior Planning Engineer
QPM - Qatar Project Management
Total years of experience :26 years, 7 Months
o o July 207 till today - Internal Security Force (ISF) Qatar- QAR 20 Billion Program Management - The ISF program features more than 330 individual building units made up of several different types of purpose-built facilities together with complete infrastructure Development that will cover an impressive four million square meters in total.
(Site wide Infrastructure Developments including Roads, Services, Utilities, District Cooling Plants- Project Value QAR 2.43 Billion,
Project 7A- Consist of 30 Buildings of G+4 - with associated infrastructure works . Project Value QAR 2.4 Billion,
Project 7B- Consist of 22 Buildings of G+4 with associated infrastructure works - Project Value QAR 1.18 Billion,
Project 14 C- Consist of Substations and Public Car parking Area with associated infrastructure works - Project Value QAR 250 million)
Since April 2016 in Lusail Entertainment Island- The initial principal components envisaged for the project were to undertake the Master Plan and Infrastructure design which would include a Bridge, an Orientalist Museum, Five Star Plus VIP Hotel, International Convention Centre and Park. A private beach will be included within the plot for the Hotel and Convention Centre. The master plan approach now relates more to the infrastructure and plot utilities design and the Construction of Orientalist Museum
Sheraton Park Project- QAR 2.00 Billion (Design & Build)project consists of themed park on ground level with 5 iconic water features, seven hectares of public garden with landscaping and hardscape elements, children’s playground areas, cafes, restaurants, , four level underground 2700 car parks, Underground 66 KVA substation and restaurants. The project scope also consists of the construction of a tunnel linking adjacent Doha Convention Centre and reinstatement of Corniche road, with a total built up area of 291, 500 m2
Job Responsibilities
• Client Representation: Chair regular Planning meetings with internal and external teams (Consultants, Contractors etc.) for project tracking and progress review. Provide updates to Client on all aspects of the project progress and Liaise with Client for critical decisions as required.
• Project Management: Establish KPIs for Consultants and Contractors and monitor the same. Assess project Stakeholder's performance.
• Interface Management: Ensure coordination and interface among various project packages. Liaise and coordinate with Authorities, foresee and resolve conflicts with project interface and surroundings.
• Construction Management: attend regular site visits and relevant meetings as required; follow up Contractor and Consultants plants and resources to ensure milestones achievement. Recommend necessary measures to avoid delays and record/monitor pending issues.
• Design Management: Monitor design changes in line with scope, schedule, quality and budget.
• Cost, Claim & Contract Management: Monitor the process of Interim Payment Applications, Variations, Extension of Time claims in line with project budget and Contract Terms and Conditions.
• Review/analysis and make recommendations on the project execution strategies and all submittals from the Contractors related to Engineering, Procurement and Construction work programme submissions including progress measurement, reporting, time analysis, resource loading, critical path, productivity and Work break down structure.
• Review and validate value of work done claimed by consultant/contractor and assess and endorses contractor/consultant invoices
• Evaluate claims on EOT and make appropriate recommendations to the management for approval, prepare documentary files for future reference and negotiations and resolutions of claims,
• Coordinate with contracts department on issues and strategies related to variations and disputed claims.
• Preparation of Project Management Plan (PMP) and its regular updates
• Develop and maintain project Risk Register, Project risk identification and analysis
• Production of Dash Boards, Critical path assessments, Earned Value Analysis and cash flows
• Advice and assist the contractor in the work programme developments, Resource and Cost allocation. Identify and monitor critical resources and constraints
• Ensure that planning and scheduling documents such as baseline programme, progress reports etc are prepared properly and in accordance with the contract
• Regular site visits, workshops with the site supervision team as necessary to get snap-shots in time, record and report actual progress of work against planned work
• Identify, analysis, and report any adverse trends/bottle necks that hinder the progress on site, recommends possible course of action to avoid/minimize such impact and ensure timely completion of the project and recover any slippage.
• Identifying and monitoring Key performance indicators (KPI), Identify and review critical and near critical activities and their impact on project schedule
• Chair Planning meetings, Risk meetings and attends regular weekly/Bi weekly meetings
• Review weekly/monthly reports submitted by the contractor/consultants
• Preparation of weekly and monthly Executive progress reports
Sowwah Square - AED 5.73 billion (Design & Build) project of comprising of two 33 storied (G+P+31 ) and two 39 (G+P+37 ) storied office towers, Elevated Abu Dhabi Stock exchange building, two 6 levels car park and retail areas with a total gross floor area of 529, 021 m2
Job Responsibilities
• Prepare and update the Master programme for the project.
• Review all programmes received from contractors and analyze them in line with the contractual requirements.
• Interface with the project management team and all key stakeholders.
• Provide assistance and advice in the management of claims and disputes, Prepare and manage claims logs, Review delay and disruption analysis in response to contractors’ claims, making recommendations for possible acceleration.
• Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programmes managed across multiple Contractors
• Establish the Project Control Strategy in accordance with Company and Employer requirements
• Establish Earned value management guidance and tools for project performance monitoring and reporting.
• Develop and maintain project Risk Register, Project risk identification and analysis
• Prepare project advice for any site progress / planning concern that may affect site progress.
• Arrange and Chair planning workshops/Meetings with the Contractor/Consultants to discuss and close their Planning issues.
• Manage the Document Control system and Communication flow of the Project.
• Production of Critical path assessments, Earned Value Analysis and cash flows
• Identify and track the long lead items.
• Prepare and manage escalation report and early warnings for project managers.
Review weekly/monthly reports submitted by the contractor/consultants
• Preparation of weekly Dashboards/Reports and monthly Executive progress reports
Projects: 3B+G+M+OF+21 floors, Luxurious Residential Tower@ Kalidiaya
3B+G+M+20 floors, Commercial & Residential a street
Expansion of Abu Dhabi National Paper and Carpet ah
Luxurious Residential Complex- 103 G+2 t road
Job Responsibilities
• • Manage a team of 3 Planning Engineers and their team of Documents Controllers
• Formulate resource and Cost loaded Baseline Schedule, including engineering, procurement & construction, in coordination with project team.
• Prepares and monitor Manpower & Equipment Requirement plans, cash flow of the project, and Progress S Curves/histograms for the project.
• Provide weekly & monthly targets to the project team and monitors the accomplishments.
• Monitor and recommend corrective actions in order to avoid any slippage in the schedule.
• Track project schedule, labor and quantity reporting and to ensure the preparation and presentation of the Critical Items Action Report.
• Develop look ahead programs and identify resource requirements of labor and equipment and materials.
• Participate in the preparation of EOTs (Extensions of Time) along with the Contracts/Legal Departments.
• Oversee problems such as design changes, backlogs, and restrictions.
• Manage issuance of standard reports related to progress, efficiency and cost on regular basis.
• Plan & monitor subcontractors’ activities/ schedules
• Preparation, resource/cost allocation, reporting progress (work/cost), mitigation plans and cases assessments on, review and evaluation of project schedules during all phases, Critical path review & evaluation based on Actual vs. Planned Activities etc.
• Liaise with all concerned discipline Engineers to design WBS and utilizing it to develop project program, and with all concerned Engineers, Client, and Managers in order to finalize baseline plan of a project.
• Analysis of changes and deviation of scope and incorporates changes with Project Manager.
• Preparation of Technical submittals for tender submission
Projects: 104, G+1 Villas @ E-Ring Road, 11 Km Wakra &Wukair Sewerage
G+M+5 Residential Building @ Al Mansoura, Elementary School @ Al Khor
B+G+7 Building @ Salata, B+G+M+5 Building @ Najma
Job Responsibilities
• Prepare Baseline Schedules and provide periodically progress updates
• Import QS data spreadsheets into Primavera to load quantities and unit rates
• Record daily site reports (DSR) and feed the schedule with actual updates
• Extract one-week-look-ahead activities from the programme and monitor planned vs. actual
Performance.
• Prepare Monthly Progress Report
• Provide time impacts of Variation Orders.
• Evaluate EOT claims raised by subcontractors and provide recommendations to the project
Manager.
Projects: ISRO’s Second Launch Pad, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
Adani -Willmar’s Chemical Tank Farm and Edible Oil Refinery, Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat
Usha-Ispat’s Integrated Steel Plant, Sawanatawadi, Maharashtra
Job Responsibilities
• Prepare work Schedules and provide periodically progress updates
• Prepare Look ahead schedules
• Quantity survey works and preparation of monthly progress bills
• Cross check sub-contractors payment application and approval of the same
Project: Goa Carbon’s Pig Iron Plant, Churchorem, Goa
