Naina Mohamed Akbar, Senior Planner for Riyadh Metro Line 1 and 2

Naina Mohamed Akbar

Senior Planner for Riyadh Metro Line 1 and 2

ThyssenKrupp Elevators

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Experience
21 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months

Senior Planner for Riyadh Metro Line 1 and 2 at ThyssenKrupp Elevators
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since November 2015

Over 15 years of cross-cultural experience in managing projects right from development to delivery encompassing planning, monitoring and controlling in various phases of project lifecycle.

Adopt project management tools and techniques like project planning & scheduling using project management tools like Primavera 3.1, 5.0 & 8.3 and MS Project 2007~2010 Professional.

Overall planning and monitoring of resource, cost, material and machinery for various construction and vertical transportation projects using project management tools.

Have been a key member of PMO (Project Management Office) in the organization with the responsibility of conducting review meetings with the key project members from planning point of view.

Deft in swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with project directors, project managers, contractors, architects, consultants & other external agencies and ensuring on time deliverables.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management

Steering diverse initiatives towards accomplishment of organisational goals & vision pertaining to the overall execution of the Projects, Quality Management, Design & Development, and Technical Services.

Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of targets within the scope and time parameters.

Monitoring project compliance with project management standard policies, procedures and templates through project audits.

Construction Management
Experienced in planning and coordinating upstream developmental construction activities.

Providing site team with the required look ahead schedule and progress update in order to meet the project schedule and planned progress milestones.

Providing the site team with various daily, weekly and monthly reports along with activity monitoring sheets and progress charts.

Conduct and coordinate progress meetings and coordination meetings along with client, main contractor, consultant, and my project team. Highlight various critical issues and deriving solutions inorder to resolve it well before it impact the overall project progress.

Preparation of baseline construction program at the tendering stage and detailing of the same during the project execution stage using project management tools like Primavera and Microsoft Project.

Resource, material procurement, machinery and cost planning as per the scope of work.

Relationship Management

Articulating the opportunity by making detailed presentations to the decision makers in the account, using the latest cutting edge technologies.

Coordinating with various departments like the tendering, administration, contracts and finance inorder to provide them the required project data.

Commercial Operations

Reviewing tender from planning and scheduling point of view, negotiating and coordinating with Client, Contractor and Consultant.

Coordinating for the preparation of monthly billing for the project along with reviewing and approving subcontractor bills as per progress of work at site.

Preparing planning documentation, review of tenders and preparation of reports coordinating with Client and Contractor.

Planning In-Charge at Kone Elevators
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2011 to September 2015

SYNOPSIS

Over 14 years of cross-cultural experience in managing projects right from development to delivery encompassing planning, monitoring and controlling in various phases of project lifecycle.

Adopt project management tools and techniques like project planning & scheduling using project management tools like Primavera 3.1, 5.0 & 6.0 and MS Project 2007~2010 Professional.

Overall planning and monitoring of resource, cost, material and machinery for various construction and vertical transportation projects using project management tools.

Assumed position of CTM (Core team member) SAP - PS, SD, MM, CATS Modules orient other department heads towards changes in procedures & policies.

Schedule periodic training for the junior engineers (inter departmental) towards the techniques in Project Management and SAP.

Have been a key member of PMO (Project Management Office) in the organization with the responsibility of conducting review meetings with the key project members from planning point of view.

Deft in swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with project directors, project managers, contractors, architects, consultants & other external agencies and ensuring on time deliverables.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management

Steering diverse initiatives towards accomplishment of organisational goals & vision pertaining to the overall execution of the Projects, Quality Management, Design & Development, and Technical Services.

Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of targets within the scope and time parameters.

Monitoring project compliance with project management standard policies, procedures and templates through project audits.

Construction Management
Experienced in planning and coordinating upstream developmental construction activities.

Providing site team with the required look ahead schedule and progress update in order to meet the project schedule and planned progress milestones.

Providing the site team with various daily, weekly and monthly reports along with activity monitoring sheets and progress charts.

Conduct and coordinate progress meetings and coordination meetings along with client, main contractor, consultant, and my project team. Highlight various critical issues and deriving solutions inorder to resolve it well before it impact the overall project progress.

Preparation of baseline construction program at the tendering stage and detailing of the same during the project execution stage using project management tools like Primavera and Microsoft Project.

Resource, material procurement, machinery and cost planning as per the scope of work.

Relationship Management

Articulating the opportunity by making detailed presentations to the decision makers in the account, using the latest cutting edge technologies.

Coordinating with various departments like the tendering, administration, contracts and finance inorder to provide them the required project data.

Commercial Operations

Reviewing tender from planning and scheduling point of view, negotiating and coordinating with Client, Contractor and Consultant.

Coordinating for the preparation of monthly billing for the project along with reviewing and approving subcontractor bills as per progress of work at site.

Preparing planning documentation, review of tenders and preparation of reports coordinating with Client and Contractor.

Sr. Planning Engineer at Mitsubishi Elevators, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2006 to July 2011

Generate scheduled progress envelopes & Histograms for projects by areas, systems and disciplines.
Conducted site progress review meetings for monitoring of project identifying problems related to work progress & highlighting of the same.
Develop Overall Project Cost / Revenue Forecast from Contract and Estimate data provided.
Perform continuous updating & schedule review to forecast milestone achievement and project completion.
Prepare Manpower histogram, Cash Flow percentage projection for tenders and prepare presentations.
As a core-team member for Project Systems in SAP, orient other department heads / executives towards PS procedures / Policies.
Prepare Cost Planning & budgets monitor the projects and update Project Progress & reporting.
Assist Sales Engineering Department in processing of documents to the principals (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan).
Prepare & submit Weekly, Monthly progress reports of major projects.

Planning Engineer & Quantity Surveyor at MMG, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Other
  • December 2002 to May 2006

• Generate scheduled progress envelopes (s-curves) & Histograms for overall projects by areas, systems and disciplines.
• Set-up databases for tracking physical progress, project cost, production & overall contribution of the project.
• Develops Overall Project Cost Forecast from Contract and Estimate data provided.
• Develops cash flow projections based on anticipated material and labor costs, and forecast billing revenues. Liaises with Engineering, Materials and planning to ensure realism of projections.
• Continuous update of Manpower & Equipment in respective project weekly, monthly & annually.
• Prepare Executive Management & FAD Report (Financial and Accounting Report) reflecting total manpower, project costs & contribution rate of individual projects to all the existing departments.
• Investigate areas where the project financial position is trending towards, deviation from the approved budget. Makes recommendations for improvement where possible. Such deviation may be in Cost or Revenue, positive or negative.
• Prepares Client Contract Billings (Progress Payments) for both the Main Contract, and Contract Amendments or Variations, in accordance with Contract Terms and Conditions. Liaises with Planning, Contract and Accounting personnel, as necessary.
• Set-up databases for distribution of manpower, equipment, personnel requisition & Equipment requisition and controlling them with the proposed schedule.
• Contribute towards daily, weekly, monthly progress reports.
• Continuous monitoring of Structural, Mechanical, E & I, & Overall progress of the project.
• Perform continuous updating & schedule review to forecast milestone achievement and project completion of overall projects.
• Contribute towards the preparation of Claim package for various projects.
• Analyze actual progress and expenditure against planned / budget and highlight any deviations.

Trainee Engineer at Fortran Ckts
  • Other
  • June 2001 to April 2002

• Preparation of process flow of different printed circuit boards.
• Testing the quality of finished boards to the procedural standard.
• Testing proof negative of the circuit board.
• To ensure procedural flow of work.
• Testing of Electrolyzed, Brushed, and Developed board.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Instrumentation & Control Engineering
  • at University of Madras
  • May 2001

Specialties & Skills

Primavera P6
Cash Flow Forecasting
MS Projects
Microsoft Office
Primavera 6+, MS Projects, SAP, MS Office, Visio, Project Management, Cash Flow Projections

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Member of Engineers council of Saudi Arabia
  • August 2013

Training and Certifications

Dubai Insitute of Business Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Valid Until:
August 2011

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket
    Won Man Of the Series and internal league Cricket cup within MELCO in Dubai as a captain.