Project Controls Engineer
PSE&G
Total years of experience :35 years, 5 Months
Develop master and detailed resource loaded schedule for all phases of the Project (design/engineering, Licensing / Permitting, procurement, construction, testing, start-up and commissioning).
•Develop project baseline and coordinate and perform schedule updates. Develop schedule reports and other analytics for use by management in response to corporate requests for capital program.
•Develop WBS (work breakdown structure). Identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for various programs. Monitor, analyze, and forecast on a regular basis.
•Prepare Gantt (bar) charts, look-ahead schedules, resource histograms, and other charts and S-curves.
•Generate and assign Project Codes, Activity Codes & Resource Codes
•Prepare project planning dossier including project control procedure, project baseline schedule, deliverable register, S curve and resource histogram
•Perform status updates on Program Schedule/Master Schedule including activities update and data gathering from various sources and databases
•Proactively anticipate schedule impacts and advise Project Team concerning changes and issues
on schedule impacts. Consult with project team and recommend solutions to improve products and services
Sr. Consultants (Project Controls),
PE Consultants - Canada.
Recently completed 3 years contract with ExxonMobil in project controls (panning/scheduling, cost control) department for mega power and transmission project responsibilities include:-
•Managed & supervised main consultants (Worley Parsons) / contractor (AECOM, Morgan constructors) and several sub-contractors.
•Managed all activities associated with project planning, scheduling, forecasting, monitoring and critical path analysis working with multi-projects/multi-programs.
•Supervised other Scheduling team members in a multi-tasking environment and facilitated in implementing the project objectives.
•Supervised development of master and detailed resource loaded schedule for all phases of the Project (design/engineering, approvals, procurement, construction, testing, start-up and commissioning).
•Reviewed, analyzed, and monitored contractor, vendor, and owner schedules for schedule compliance. Reported any schedule deviations and recommend corrective actions.
•Provided input to weekly and monthly reports including narratives, schedule updates, forecasting, trending, analysis and corrective action. Identified critical and near-critical paths.
•Interface with project personnel to develop project forecasts for both schedule and cost.
•Actively participated in Project Management of Changes. Liaised to clarify cost related issues and develop timely and meaningful monthly invoices.
•Coordinated and manage sub contracts. Implemented financial controls including controlling authorizations of expenditure and cash flow projections.
•Examined & evaluated the contractor’s schedule (P6). Planed performance and procedures
•Performed supervision of consultants, contractors & sub-contractors work for project controls department.
•Incorporated client milestones and schedules into the Project Schedules.
•Performed in-depth schedule impact, variance analysis and assisted with development of cost loaded schedule include critical path, earned value, schedule workarounds and resource utilization, budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts.
•Developed and maintained periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management informed on the project progress
Sr. Project Controls Specialist
Supervised & trained junior planners, schedulers, cost controllers, estimators & other technical staff.
•Prepared base line plan / schedules of the projects, considering scope of work agreed milestones and constraints outlined in contract documents keeping all stake holders involved Estimated resources (manpower & construction equipment) requirements and developed resource loaded schedules with S curve and manpower histogram for several transportation, environmental projects.
•Monitored & controlled schedules by performing critical path analysis, and earned value analysis.
Prepared Weekly & Monthly reports in coordination with discipline engineers.
•Developed project planning, progress monitoring, along with all required formats.
•Recorded actual man-hours against budgeted values for productivity analysis and earned value analysis
•Created /modified Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and budget data (including resource loading) for those WBS elements, using primavera P6
•Generated summary status reports, project presentations and analyze reports for higher management.
•Prepared schedules and resource histograms /S curves for Bids / Proposals of new projects
•Supported the project team in the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and owner informed on the project progress. These reports included labor productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, Cost Performance Reports (CPR)
Planning / Scheduling and cost department) for engineering and construction projects.
Responsible for project controls management, planning / scheduling of major oil/gas, refineries, mining, power, energy and infrastructure projects.
•Developed and maintained the project schedule using Primavera P6 including histogram & S curves.
•Interfaced with the project team and task managers to define scope of work in the development and update of detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from the original plan.
•Provided leadership and guidance to the project planning team to develop, implement & maintain the project controls procedure, project schedules (level 1-4), and reporting systems specific to project.
•Follow and control project plans by updating Engineering, Procurement, and Construction schedules and recommend preventive and corrective actions on anticipated or actual delays.
•Coordinated subcontractors for integration of their schedule in to Master schedule.
•Updated Level II / III / IV plans and generated 3 weeks, One month and 3 months look ahead plans Created / modified Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost & budget data (including resource loading) for those WBS elements in primavera P6.
•Analyzed critical path and restraints to determine the effect of changes to the schedule.
•Supported the project team in the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress. These reports may include labor productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, Cost Performance Reports (CPR) and earned value curves.
Supervised a team of project controllers, planner / schedulers and other skilled engineering staff working on several engineering and construction projects
•Performed Project control of several power plants, oil/gas, residential & industrial buildings, power transmission, utilities and infrastructures projects.
•Established and maintained effective dialogue with clients, project team members and management to support, monitor and forecast schedule and budget performance. Ensured understanding of drivers of schedule and cost performance through regular interface with project team members as appropriate
•Led the implementation of scheduling & progress metrics and monitoring systems.
•Reviewed proposals received from internal or external sources. Discussed proposal with originator, as necessary, to suggest changes or revisions as appropriate.
•Prepared and assisted in the preparation of specifications, for purchasing requisitions for material.
•Followed-up with procurement contact and provided necessary project technical services during field installation. Prepared recommendations for spare parts requirements for existing and new equipment.
•Participated in training programs to further own development and the development of staff in terms of systems and equipment knowledge, including Department procedures.
•Ensured that the project conforms to the client’s approved Basis of Design and all applicable regulatory and code requirements.
Provided Project management, project controls, planning/scheduling, cost estimation, quantity take off, cost control support for all construction phases efficiently, in Energy and power projects.
•Responsible for preparing different comparative and analytical reports.
•Maintained and built healthy client relationships.
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