Wissam Al Zaitawi, Senior Planning Engineer

Wissam Al Zaitawi

Senior Planning Engineer

MEDAD Project Management Co.

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering / Projects Management
Experience
18 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 8 Months

Senior Planning Engineer at MEDAD Project Management Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2014

• Review and approve the project schedule using the application of Primavera P6 Professional
• Identify the project deliverables, milestones, required tasks and targets to allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
• Identify the long lead items (equipment, product or system) at the earliest stage of a project that affect directly the overall time of the project.
• Review of manpower histogram, s-curve and material schedules.
• Reporting to the upper management (weekly and monthly reports) for the overall project.
• Coordination with all concerns to process engineering works on time as per the planned schedule, and resolve any problems, obstacles and conflicts.
• Monitoring and controlling the project schedule through Earned Value Analysis and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Monitoring and follow-up work progress for main contractor and subcontractors and conducting meetings regularly with them to resolve their issues at site.
• Analysis the project delay reasons (if any) and their impacts on time schedule.
• Analysis and approve the claims of EOT and VOs in accordance with the contract.
• Working as a team leader in the project.

Planning Engineer at Dar Al Riyadh
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2010 to March 2014

• Overall supervision of the civil, structural and architectural works in the project in accordance with contract specifications and approved shop drawings.
• Follow up and control the work progress according to the approved time schedule.
• Evaluate the progress of performed works as weekly basis and reporting to planning management
• Attending the weekly meetings with the representatives of both the client and the contractor to discuss the delay reasons and how will be addressed to go back the approved schedule track.
• Coordination with disciplines engineers and under area manager supervision for matters related to structural, architectural and MEP works to execute the works as per the planned schedule, and resolve any problems (if any)
• Issue non-conformity report (NCR) for irregular works and guide the contractor to the corrective actions to ensure application of quality management system
• Reply on all works inspection requests (IRs) and material inspection requests (MIRs) which submitted by the contractor
• Reporting to upper management for the overall project.

Planning Enigineer at Mousalli Consult
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2005 to December 2009

• Supervision of construction, finishing phases as the following:
• Sub-Structural Works (footings, neck columns, retaining walls, grade beams, slab on grad), waterproofing…etc
• Super-Structural Works (columns, walls, stairs, beams, slabs…etc).
• Masonry Works.
• Finishing Works (plaster, flooring, false ceiling, cladding, marble, granite, paint… etc).
• Site Works (earth works, MEP networks system, hardscaping, landscaping, …etc).
• Follow up and update of projects’ progress.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering / Projects Management
  • at University of Al Ba'ath
  • September 2005

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Excel
Primavera P6
AutoCAD
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Project Planning and Control

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI (Project Management Institute) USA
  • Project Manager
  • March 2015
SCE (Saudi Council of Engineers)
  • Civil Engineer
  • May 2011

Training and Certifications

Primavera P3 (Training)
Training Institute:
Civil Engineering College
Date Attended:
March 2005
Duration:
90 hours
PMP Preparation (Training)
Training Institute:
online by Al Darayn Academy
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
60 hours
PMP Preparation (Training)
Training Institute:
Orbits High
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
35 hours
ISO 9001: 2008 (Training)
Training Institute:
BUREAU VERITAS
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
25 hours
Primavera P 6.8.2 (Training)
Training Institute:
Orbits High
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
35 hours
Primavera P 6.8.3 (Training)
Training Institute:
online by Construction & Management Solutions (CMS)
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
25 hours

Hobbies

  • Internet Browsing, Travel and Attendance of Seminars