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Somaya Ismail, Planning Manager

Somaya Ismail

Planning Manager·JC Maclean International FZCO

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Construction Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 10 years, 11 months

Planning Manager

December 2020 - January 2022

JC Maclean International FZCO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2020 - January 2022

 Performed and manages complex and sensitive professional planning projects
 Provided overall management of division-related planning issues
 Supervised tender programmes requirements, baseline management, resource loading and analysis, progress updates, and cash flow integration based on earned value methods.
 Evaluated operations and activities of assigned responsibilities
 Defined objectives, identifies and evaluates trends and options, chooses a course of action, and evaluates outcomes.
 Established and communicates cost and schedule baselines and ensures control mechanisms are in place to monitor performance.
 Participated in budget preparation and administration, monitored and controlled expenditures
 Prepared reports on operations and activities, recommending improvements and modifications
 Monitored on-site and off-site activities to integrate variance between construction, procurement, and engineering progress
 Ensured that all cost, planning, and document control reports are prepared and issued following the Project Procedures.
 Liaised with all other departments at all meetings relevant to project operations and ensure time and cost plans are updated to reflect the latest information.
 Collaborated with other departments to update project status and fulfills client requirements

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Sr. Planning Engineer

July 2017 - June 2020

ASGC Construction LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2017 - June 2020

 Formulated and delivered weekly/monthly progress and dashboard reports to the management office
 Forecasted remaining and completion costs and resources
 Evaluated schedule trends to identify and resolve issues
 Collaborated with other departments to update project status and fulfill client requirements
 Monitored on-site and off-site projects to integrate variance between construction, procurement, and engineering progress
 Conducted meetings with subcontractors and project teams to implement corrective measures

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Project Controls Engineer

July 2014 - July 2017

CCC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2014 - July 2017

 Led contractors, project operations, strategic programmes, and the implementation of CCC progress monitoring tools as per industry standards
 Forecasted operational costs and resources as well as completed projects within budget and agreed timeframe
 Co-ordinated with multiple departments to drive change, updated project status, and fulfilled client requirements
 Tracked deviations to address issues and execute project value in accordance with the defined period
 Established and managed key performance indicators and the implementation of earned value management
 Executed EOTs and monitored project progress, site teams, sub-contractors, claims, and fulfillment of client requirements

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Construction and Building

Planning and Cost Control Engineer

March 2014 - July 2014

CCC

Cairo, Egypt

March 2014 - July 2014

• Produced the monthly invoice report from the US Army Corps of Engineers software (RMS) in consistency with
primavera cost & progress reports.
• Conducted a weekly meeting with the site, engineering, procurement in presence of the project manager to
ensure that they are working on track and discussed all obstacles facing them which might cause future delay and
tried to mitigate any ongoing delay or transfer it smoothly without affecting the cost or time.
• Conducted a weekly meeting with the client’s representatives to discuss the project status for each discipline in
presence of management board and managers of each department with progress data and % cost, man-hour and
time which are developed on a weekly basis.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Job Title: Junior Planning Engineer / 4-D Simulation (BIM) Engineer

May 2011 - March 2014

Consolidated Contractors Group, S.A.L (Offshore)

Cairo, Egypt

May 2011 - March 2014

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Developing and tracking projects Master/Baseline Schedules, Cost and Resource loading using
P3 and P6.
• Generation of Monthly/Weekly/Daily reports on operational activities including analysis
reports, S-curve, narrative reports and histograms for client & management review.
• Building 4D Construction Schedule and produce a Construction Simulation for civil and
buildings projects.
• Work coordination with project parties and subcontractors.
• Time impact analyses.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Scheduling, Planning and Cost Control Engineer

October 2010 - April 2011

HSE Contractors Inc.

Cairo, Egypt

October 2010 - April 2011

• Developing and tracking projects Master/Baseline Schedules, cost and resource loading using
P3 and P6.
• Identification, monitoring & streamlining of critical paths running through the Project Master
Schedules.
• Generation of Monthly/Weekly/Daily reports on operational activities including analysis
reports, S-curve, narrative reports and histograms for client & management review.
• Job allocation to all discipline engineers and follow up for daily job progress.
• Understanding projects scope of work, needs and deliverables, contract milestones,
estimating budget quantities, costs, durations and resources.
• Work coordination with project parties and subcontractors.
• Time impact analyses.
• Contacting US potential clients.
• Developing technical proposals.
• Change orders, recovery plans and Claim negotiations.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Education

AUC

June 2010

June 2010

Bachelor's degree, Construction Engineering

Egypt

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

Undergraduate Studies/Projects:  Thesis I ( Grade:A-) Researched and examined the ability to have anti-microbial concrete surfaces for buildings that will allow having a clean environment that is free of fungus and bacteria. The lab experiments proved that inhibition of such microbes is possible by adding a specific amount of silver to the concrete mortar mix.  Thesis II ( Grade:A)  Simulated and investigated the management and technology aspects of construction of the Tebbin Thermal Power Plant.  Developed a work breakdown structure and an activity coding system for the project.  Analyzed project contract’s special conditions and critical clauses.  Planned project execution different techniques through developing alternatives, selecting appropriate equipment, and organizing site layout.  Built a complete schedule for the project ensuring that the project is completed within the approved time and budget.

Skills

Microsoft tools
Expert
Microsoft tools
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Risk Control
Expert
Risk Control
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
Primavera P6
Expert
Primavera P6
Expert
Primavera
Expert
Primavera
Expert
Negotiator
Expert
Negotiator
Expert
Progress Monitoring
Expert
Progress Monitoring
Expert
S/C Admin
Expert
S/C Admin
Expert
Claim Analyst
Expert
Claim Analyst
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Microsoft tools
Expert
Microsoft tools
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Risk Control
Expert
Risk Control
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
Primavera P6
Expert
Primavera P6
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
 Working on site in Madinaty, El-Rehab, Alexandria Waste Water Treatment Plant.  Working in office
Talaat Mostafa Group: Alexandria Construction Company
Jul 2009

Hobbies

  • Camping