محمد عقيل صابر

Project:
Client: Saudi Electricity Company
Scope: Portfolio-level project controls across a multi-project Transmission, Power Generation, and large-scale Infrastructure
Program spanning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — covering cost, schedule, risk, and change control governance for all active
projects
- Established and led a fully integrated project controls function across a diverse multi-project portfolio, defining
governance structures, controls procedures, reporting frameworks, and performance benchmarks aligned with client
requirements and international project controls standards.
- Directed the development and maintenance of portfolio-level Integrated Master Schedules (Levels 1-4) across all
active projects, ensuring consistent baseline management, critical path visibility, and accurate schedule forecasting
for each Program milestone.
- Implemented and governed Earned Value Management (EVM) across the full portfolio, producing actionable SPI and
CPI performance indices, variance analysis reports, and cost-at-completion forecasts for executive and client
reporting.
- Led portfolio-wide cost management activities including budget development, cash flow projections, cost control
monitoring, and variance tracking — maintaining financial performance visibility and flagging deviations with
recommended corrective strategies.
- Oversaw and reviewed contractor-submitted schedules and cost reports across all portfolio projects, assessing
compliance with contractual baselines and Program-level timelines, and driving corrective action where performance
gaps were identified.
- Managed structured change control processes across the portfolio, evaluating scope, cost, and schedule impacts of all
change requests, obtaining appropriate approvals, and maintaining baseline integrity throughout the Program
lifecycle.
- Maintained a live Portfolio Risk Register, conducting qualitative and quantitative risk assessments and leading risk
review workshops with multi-disciplinary project teams to proactively identify threats and opportunities across the
Program.
- Built and managed a multi-disciplinary project controls team; designed structured mentoring Programs, established
clear performance frameworks, and delivered knowledge-sharing initiatives to develop team capability and drive
consistent controls standards.
- Produced executive-level dashboards, monthly performance reports, and project status updates using Power BI and
PMIS tools, ensuring senior clients and Program leadership had timely, accurate, and concise controls intelligence.
- Drove digital transformation of project controls reporting — integrating Power BI dashboards with live project data
streams to automate performance tracking, reduce reporting cycle times, and enhance portfolio-level decision
making.

- Directed the full lifecycle of planning and scheduling services on a major Saudi Aramco EPC project, ensuring delivery
to scope, time, and quality benchmarks agreed with the client.
- Established and implemented project controls procedures — scheduling, cost control, risk management, and change
management — aligned with Saudi Aramco and SATORP requirements.
- Applied Earned Value Management rigorously across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning
phases, producing actionable performance indices (SPI, CPI) for client and management reporting.
- Managed Engineering Design Deliverables Register (EDDR) across multidisciplinary teams to monitor design progress,
identify critical path risks early, and maintain alignment with project schedules.
- Oversaw procurement tracking from RFQ to delivery, integrating procurement data with schedule and cost systems to
proactively mitigate vendor delays and supply chain risk.
- Supervised construction progress through structured work package registers, enabling accurate earned value
reporting and real-time resolution of field execution issues.
- Led and developed a project controls team, providing coaching, performance guidance, and professional
development support to maximise team effectiveness.
- Prepared and presented client-facing progress reports, look-ahead schedules (3-week and 4-month), and executive
dashboards — communicating analysis and corrective measures clearly to stakeholders.
- Managed scope change through formal change request processes, ensuring contractual alignment and budget
integrity across all project phases.
- Coordinated with subcontractors to align field execution sequences with master schedules, resolving interface
conflicts and maintaining Program momentum.

- Established and managed all project controls functions including scheduling, cost control, risk management, and
change management from project inception through completion.
- Applied Earned Value Management consistently to track performance, identify variances, and recommend corrective
actions — maintaining cost and schedule integrity against client-approved baselines.
- Undertook comprehensive analysis of construction schedules and led Extension of Time (EOT) claims preparation,
ensuring contractual entitlements were documented, justified, and submitted in accordance with contract
requirements.
- Managed the Change Work Order process — evaluating scope changes, obtaining management approvals, updating
contract baselines, and communicating approved variations to all stakeholders.
- Mentored and supervised a project controls team, driving performance improvements and fostering professional
development across scheduling, cost, and commercial disciplines.
- Developed accurate cost estimates, project budgets, and cash flow projections; monitored actual expenditures
against planned budgets and flagged variances with recommended recovery actions.
- Served as the primary company representative in client and subcontractor meetings, communicating project status,
resolving issues, and maintaining alignment with contractual obligations.
- Prepared and issued daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports alongside look-ahead schedules, delivering clear,
concise performance updates to management and clients.

- Developed and maintained construction schedules in Primavera P6 (Levels III & IV) aligned with performance
baselines, establishing WBS, work sequences, priorities, and resource requirements.
- Analysed schedule progress and performance, forecasting impacts and generating look-ahead plans and recovery
schedules to mitigate delays.
- Tracked earned value, productivity, and man-hour utilisation; prepared S-Curves and progress reports for internal and
client review meetings.
- Coordinated closely with site managers, engineers, surveyors, and client representatives to maintain schedule
alignment and escalate risks proactively.

- Developed and maintained aircraft maintenance planning schedules, ensuring all tasks were executed at their
respective due dates in compliance with the Customised Maintenance Program.
- Issued work packages (work orders and task cards) for scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance; coordinated with
manufacturers on service bulletin compliance and planning support.
- Maintained structured archiving of work packages post-maintenance in accordance with regulatory policies and
procedures.