Waqas Ahmed, Planning Engineer

Waqas Ahmed

Planning Engineer

Al Jurf Development Projects

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Construction Project Management
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

Planning Engineer at Al Jurf Development Projects
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2018

1. Project: Construction of Jogging & Cycling Tracks in Abu Dhabi Island & Mainland
Client: Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Consultant: Parsons International

2. Project: O&M of Landscape Assets on Abu Dhabi Island - South West
Client: Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Consultant: Dorsche Gruppe

• Prepare procurement, resources, logistic and plants/machinery schedules/programs
• Develop Baseline Program and obtain necessary approvals
• Allocate resources to the Baseline Program
• Prepare and monitor Cash Flows for Projects based on budget and programs
• Attend meetings with Consultants/Clients for follow-up and monitoring progress of works
• Update Baseline Schedule Periodically with Actual Progress
• Prepare look ahead schedules
• Prepare regular work progress reports, identify areas of concern and recommend plans for improvement and correction
• Produce Progress S Curves
• Prepare Manpower & Material Histograms
• Identify and justify entitlements for time extensions

Planning Engineer at Kansai Paint
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2017 to May 2019

Major Clients: Brookfield Multiplex, Arabtec, Trojan, Sobha Engineering, China Railway, Al Rostamani Group, Ghantoot Group, Al Shafar, Alec Fitout, Kier Dubai

• Managed 20+ fit out & interior finishing projects with contract value over AED 100 million
• Developed, monitored & controlled realistic project schedules based on scope of work
• Performed cost control and delay analysis for claims and EOT
• Prepared BOQ from drawings through coordination with project team
• Estimated and analyzed work performed to request payment from clients & prepared invoices
• Prepared paint production plans and inventory control plans with demand team coordination
• Estimated, monitored and controlled raw material, cost and resources on weekly/monthly basis
• Adhered to QHSE policies, processes and standards (ISO 9001:2015) for all planning and controlling procedures

Planning Engineer at Lamprell
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • September 2015 to July 2017

Lamprell, with over 40 years’ experience, is a leading provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the offshore and onshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries. They have an international reputation for building complex offshore and onshore process modules as well as fixed platforms and topsides, and hold leading market positions in the fabrication of shallow water drilling jack-up rigs, multi-purpose lift-boats, land rigs, and rig refurbishment projects.
An integral part of the Project & Controls team and reporting directly to the Planning Manager and Project Manager, I have worked on 5 Jack-up LeTourneau S116 Rigs, each with a contract value of $200 Million with major clients such as National Drilling Company (NDC) and Shelf Drilling. Additionally, I have an extensive planning experience with semi-automated CNC workshop to track panel production activities. All projects I worked on have achieved time, budget and safety targets with the help of schedule & cost analysis, manpower forecasts and project management through effective team work and coordination with Production, Procurement, Operations, Quality, & Safety departments.
Key Responsibilities to:
• Prepare, develop, manage, update & monitor schedules through proposals & execution using Primavera P6
• Estimate project activity times & sequencing those activities from concept to completion
• Create WBS and maintain project schedules of over 7000 activity lines items
• Effectively load cost and resources in project schedules for accurate progress
• Prepare histograms, S-curves, resource logs (Manpower, Materials) from baseline schedule
• Liaise with Engineering/Procurement to ensure timely delivery of drawings & materials in support of schedule execution
• Ensure inclusion & manage performance of 3rd party schedule activities
• Determine and analyze critical path activities for identification of potential delay impacts
• Monitor actual physical progress, compare to baseline and report progress against schedule
• Prepare weekly and monthly project progress and EVM reports
• Produce manpower forecasts in support of schedule execution
• Effectively manage work order and change management requests
• Produce detailed schedule look-ahead’s
• Track variations, reworks, scope growth and EOT claims
• Create effective tracking/audit data against schedule progress
• Represent the planning department at integrated client & internal team meetings
• Propose and coordinate the corrective actions for mitigating risks of delay, maintaining floats and improving time control

Project Coordinator at Canon Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2014 to July 2015

Part of the Managed Print Services (MPS) team and responsible with the installation, testing, operation, preventive and corrective maintenance planning of office equipment and sustaining key relationships with clients including Dubai Airport (Terminal 1) and Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS).
Key Responsibilities to:
• Create and revise schedule based on the project type and scope details to sequence deliverables at tendering stage
• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), input project activities, determine activity durations, and logic relationships
• Maintain and assign baseline schedules for the project
• Monitor and update project progress on a routine basis against established scope, schedules and budgets
• Identify critical activities and schedule variances that put key milestone dates at risk and propose remedial action
• Communicate project status report to PMT and client on a regular basis
• Create 4-weeks look ahead & performance reports on EV, SPI, CPI and EAC
• Maintain inventory control of office equipment, service parts and stock

Maintenance Planning Trainee at DUBAL
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2013 to September 2013

Key responsibilities to:
• Assist senior planners in electrical maintenance department
• Plan day to day/routine maintenance & shutdown planning jobs carried out for the Plant using CMMS
• Analyze work orders & production schedule to plan machinery downtime for preventive & corrective maintenance
• Review and evaluate completed work orders to optimize equipment life cycle and schedule proactive replacements

Production Planning Trainee at DUCAB
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2012 to August 2012

Key responsibilities to:
• Prepare detailed production plan for electrical cables in coordination with concerned departments
• Apply resource loading and establish labor and equipment requirements as per approved project
• Track and monitor the project for all the activities and follow up with departments to meet deadlines
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports as per project requirements
• Attend weekly meeting to review project status
• Draw up plans and present schedule of works with visual aids such as Gantt charts, histograms & S-curves

Planning Engineer at Bashir Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • June 2008 to August 2010

Key responsibilities to:
• Load cost & resources into Primavera P6 as per BOQ
• Prepare KPIs, S-Curves, cash flow curves, dashboards & manpower histograms
• Establish monitoring tools for assessing site progress in relation to the contract
• Review & analyze sub-contractor schedule
• Prepare weekly/monthly project progress reports & presentations
• Analyze multiple critical paths, milestone comparisons, earned value analysis
• Assist in delay impact analysis and EOT claims
• Attend meetings & facilitating coordination between different departments & sub-contractors working on site

Education

Master's degree, Construction Project Management
  • at Heriot-Watt University
  • January 2017

Expected Graduation in 2019.

Bachelor's degree, Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
  • at American University in Dubai
  • May 2014

IEEE/WIE Website Design Competition 3rd place

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at English Language School
  • August 2008

O levels & A levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry

Specialties & Skills

Planning
Project Management
Microsoft Office
Primavera P6
MS Project
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Primavera P6
MS Excel
MS Project
Construction
Project Management

Languages

Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI
  • Active Member
  • August 2016

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Training)
Training Institute:
Chicago Management Training Institute
Date Attended:
December 2016
Duration:
40 hours
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2017
Valid Until:
January 2022
Programming in C & C++ (Training)
Training Institute:
Aptech Computer Institute
Date Attended:
March 2009
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Singing, Guitar playing, Gaming, Technology