Omar Gouda

Act as primary Project Controls focal point with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for performance reporting, contractual coordination,
and structured delivery of IFMS obligations.
Lead a team of 17 project controls professionals (Planning, Cost, Material and DCC) supporting contractual, commercial, and
client assurance functions within live Oil & Gas operational facilities.
Project Controls Governance & Systems Leadership
• Develop and maintain the Contract Project Controls Plan (PCP), establishing governance structures, reporting frameworks,
and accountability across planning, cost control, procurement, risk, and document management.
• Establish and oversee the integrated planning system (Primavera P6), including WBS structuring, baseline development,
update cycles, recovery scheduling, and controlled re-baselining.
• Lead the cost control framework covering budgeting, commitments tracking, accrual management, forecasting, and periodic
cost reporting aligned with portfolio objectives.
• Implement structured progress measurement methodologies and executive performance dashboards integrating schedule,
cost, and risk exposure.
• Govern material control systems to ensure procurement alignment with schedule milestones and budget performance.
• Oversee document control governance ensuring technical traceability, revision control, and structured compliance across
engineering and construction phases.
Strategic Commercial, Contracts & Cost Control
• Provide structured contracts administration support including proposal preparation, contracting strategy development, and
service order structuring.
• Support legal and commercial negotiations ensuring contractual compliance and risk-balanced execution strategies.
• Participate in technical bid evaluations and cost estimation validation for new project scopes under IFMS.
• Lead Variations to Contract (VTC) processes including impact assessment (time and cost), documentation, and alignment
with contractual provisions.
• Manage Extension of Time (EOT) evaluations including time impact analysis and development of recovery strategies.
• Support dispute resolution processes through structured contractual correspondence and documentation management.
• Manage formal project communications and contractual correspondences to ensure clarity, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Review and verify monthly invoices, milestone certifications, and commercial submissions, ensuring alignment with validated
progress and contractual obligations.
• Ensure data integrity and auditability across cost and progress reporting systems.
• Oversee SAP-based financial approval workflows ensuring expenditure control prior to authorization.
Portfolio Oversight & Client Interface (BOC)
• Support client assurance and verification reviews across planning, cost, and commercial deliverables.
• Maintain professional trust and alignment with BOC through transparent reporting, timely responsiveness, and structured
issue resolution.
• Identify high-risk and critical projects within the portfolio and implement structured monitoring and reporting strategies.
• Ensure alignment between cost forecasts, schedule performance, procurement status, and risk exposure to support
executive decision-making.
• Drive alignment across concurrent project packages to ensure scope integration, milestone synchronization, and structured
progression toward final facility acceptance.

Senior Planning Engineer - Commercial Department of the Dubai Mall Fashion Avenue Expansion Project

• Led project risk identification workshops at project commencement, facilitating qualitative and quantitative risk
assessments to establish mitigation strategies aligned with cost and schedule objectives
• Established the integrated project baseline framework including cost-loaded schedules, cash flow projections, manpower
histograms, and performance KPIs to support structured execution and monitoring.
• Reviewed project cost estimates and commercial projections, advising on phasing strategies and cost optimization
measures to align with client budgetary and delivery requirements.
• Ensured alignment of planning and cost control processes with contractual provisions, technical specifications, and
stakeholder expectations.
• Developed structured progress measurement methodologies and periodic performance reports to provide senior
management with visibility on schedule adherence, cost trends, and risk exposure.
• Coordinated planning and cost interfaces across engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure alignment
between execution sequencing, resource allocation, and commercial commitments.

• Acted as Planning Manager representing the contractor in coordination with Emaar for Dubai Mall expansion projects,
overseeing planning governance, reporting alignment, and milestone control.
• Led development of tender planning packages and execution baseline programs, integrating scope definition, WBS
structuring, logic sequencing, and resource allocation in line with commercial strategy.
• Directed structured reporting frameworks including daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports to support executive
and client-level decision-making.
• Supported senior management in contractual negotiations, dispute resolution processes, and preparation of extension of
time (EOT) claims and associated costs using Window Analysis.
• Managed variation impact analysis and time/cost implications, ensuring contractual compliance and alignment with project
commercial objectives.
• Supported the project director in the preparation of the project closeout report and the as-built and productivity feedback
data to projects control and commercial departments.
• Coordinated cross-functional planning interfaces across engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams
to maintain schedule integrity and reporting consistency.
• Contributed to project closeout documentation including as-built schedules, productivity analysis, and commercial
performance feedback to project controls and commercial departments.

Planning Engineer Specialized in Claims

• Developed and maintained project schedules and structured performance reports.
• Coordinated planning interfaces with engineering, procurement, and site teams to support schedule integrity and tracking.
• Monitored resource allocation and productivity trends, producing KPI reports to support performance management.
• Supported contract administration activities including variation assessment, time impact analysis, and associated costs.
• Contributed to preparation and review of contractual documentation and change management records.
• Prepared tender planning packages including baseline programs, phasing strategies, and schedule narratives aligned with
commercial proposals.

Worked in different departments; Senior Planning Engineer is my last obtained title.

• Managed formal project correspondences and contractual communications in alignment with technical requirements.
• Monitored project performance against baseline schedules and supported corrective planning adjustments where required.
• Assisted in cost tracking, quantity validation, and evaluation of change orders to maintain budget and schedule integrity.
• Coordinated subcontract packages including scope allocation, progress monitoring, and contractual administration.
• Controlled project expenditures and administered subcontractor contracts, including variation identification, impact
assessment, and claims preparation.
• Supported planning and project control functions through schedule development, baseline maintenance, and structured
progress reporting.