Syed Liaquat Faizan, Lead Planner

Syed Liaquat Faizan

Lead Planner

Alstom

Location
Germany
Education
Master's degree, International Project Management
Experience
11 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 7 Months

Lead Planner at Alstom
  • Germany - Mannheim
  • My current job since July 2018
Planning Engineer at Sfirion AG
  • Germany
  • August 2017 to February 2018

• Managed, controlled and coordinated construction projects in different range (building, roads, bridges and infrastructure).

• Analyzing contract documents, contract management and implementation of project management practices.

• Project planning, scheduling and monitoring of construction projects with detailed resources & cost assignments by using Primavera and MS-Project.

• Support project management team in accomplishing project tasks and performance control including project audits.

• Assist in contract claim management and preparation of risk register.

• Project reporting and presenting the actual progress reports to upper management and client to compare planned vs. actual.

• Organization of project and management meetings and prepare process reports

• Track milestones and deliverable, follow-up on project plan and scope track.

• Monitoring change management across project life cycle to minimize project cost variations.

• Maintained close liaison with client personnel to sustain satisfactory working relationships and identify potential problem areas.

• Application of cost control measures during project control and monitoring phase, analyze schedule variance and determining need of variation orders as well as extension of time.

• Develop action and recovery plans to support project delivery on time

Planning & Control Engineer at Saudi Pan Kingdom Contracting
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2015 to July 2016

• Preparation of Weekly; Monthly reports &monthly look-ahead Schedule.

• Progress review meeting on weekly basis with all stakeholders of the project.

• Closely monitoring of critical path activities to minimize delay.

• Updating actual Progress and all related information & comparison analysis with baseline programme.

• Application of cost control measures during project control and monitoring phase. Analyze schedule variance and determining need of variation orders as well as extension of time.
• Support project management in accomplishing project status review and performance control.

• Preparation & submission of recovery schedule, time impact analysis for extension of time.

• Facilitate scheduling of materials and personnel within project deadlines to meet milestones through phases.

• Integrates project budget and schedule to forecast cash flow requirements.

• Resource planning & timely availability for construction activities

Junior Planning Engineer at Alkhodari Sons Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Sakaka
  • February 2013 to May 2015

Preparation of Weekly; Monthly & Three Months look-ahead Schedule and progress Reports.

• Updating actual Progress and all related information & comparison analysis.

• Processed, tracked and distributed submittals and RFls. Managed document control process

• Prepared inspection test reports and verification checklist to reflect specifications and design requirement

• Coordinated project close-out documentation, including deficiencies, warranties, maintenance, and final payments.



• Analysis of drawings, specifications and work method statements.

• Coordination at construction site with clients & subcontractors.

• Monitoring of project using cost performance index & schedule performance index.

Junior Planning Engineer at Ziauddin Ahmed & Company Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • May 2011 to February 2013

• Preparation of bid schedule, schedule narration & pre-qualification documents.

• Cost Estimation of bidding project with necessary documentations.

• Planning and scheduling of all the construction activities as per the requirements.

• Contract agreement preparation for sub-contractors.

• Cost Estimation and quantities calculation.

• Presenting schedules of work with Gantt chart, calendar and resource plans (MS Project).

• Writing detailed reports per month.

• Preparation of bar bending schedule and monthly billing.

• Monitoring of surveying, steel fixing, ensuring proper batching & Pouring.

• Ensuring proper and timely co-ordination at site with client/subcontractors to minimize rework and meet targeted milestones as per scheduled timeline.

• Overseeing execution & quality control of as per drawings and specifications.

Education

Master's degree, International Project Management
  • at University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
  • March 2018
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at NED University of Engineering and Technology
  • December 2010

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
Negotiation
Cost Control
Scheduling
Project Management
MS Office
Auto CAD
Primavera
MS Project

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Professional Engineer
  • April 2011
Saudi Engineering Council
  • Professional Engineer
  • June 2013

Training and Certifications

Project Management and Framework Tools (Training)
Training Institute:
NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi
Date Attended:
June 2012
Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2012
Primavera P6 (Training)
Training Institute:
Skill Development Council Karachi
Date Attended:
April 2012
Duration:
40 hours