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Planning Manager

About Candidate

A competent senior management professional with the experience of 20 years in Project Management in Construction of Residential Housing Buildings, Commercial, Five-star accommodations & Large Infrastructure, more than 18 years in Saudi Arabia,
Proficient in achieving objectives by establishing plans, budgets & results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress and making mid-course corrections. Very strong in following projects controls parameters.

Salary
SAR
Nationality
Pakistan
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Appreciation Certificates

Iqama
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Education

B
BE CIVIL 2005
Quaid E Awam University

Work & Experience

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Planning Manager July-2022 - Current
V3 International

• Act as primary point of contact for Client for schedule, risk, and reporting matters. • Advise the client on all aspects of planning, schedule, and project control according to best industry standards • Conduct executive level presentations to the client management team to brief on the status of the programme, individual projects • Develop programme weekly and monthly executive dashboards. • Provide strategic planning for the programme with respect to high-level milestones and critical path. • Provide direct oversight and direction to planning/scheduling, risk management, and reporting. • Effectively communicate the programme schedule to all stakeholders. • Work with associated teams to develop, periodically review, and improve project controls processes and procedures to be adopted across the Programme to achieve a consistent and coordinated approach, including: • Planning structure approach for PMO and PMC • Development of WBS and activity codes • Performance monitoring and reporting • Input into the Programme Management Information System (PMIS) • Risk Management • Schedule Management • Lead effort to analyze all schedule related data, identifying issues and opportunities and provide solutions to ensure all programme schedule objectives are met. • Generate and implement methods for gathering and interpreting pertinent project information with analysis focused on identifying and mitigating or resolving negative impacts. • Liaise with cost management team to integrate cost and schedule data. • Attend weekly and monthly meetings with Employer and other stakeholders. • Reporting - Interface and challenge PMC’s, Contractors and Design Consultants on their reports. Evaluate and escalate where necessary areas of concern. • Oversee the development and maintenance of the Programme baseline schedule. • Lead the development of the weekly and monthly reports & dashboards and report variances against milestones. • Develop and monitor programme KPIs.

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Planning Manager March-2020 - June - 2022
Parsons

• Develop Structures Schedule based on Scope of work. • Monitored initiating, planning, Execution, Control and closing phase of project • Controlled dependencies between projects, deliverables, and milestone. • Monitor and implement the contract conditions in close coordination with Contracting Officer • Reviewed/ Finalized cost and time estimation of contractual variations for proper claims • Closely coordinated with all departments to ensure implementation of planning at all levels of responsibility • Establishing program controls reporting requirements and formats for the programme and projects. • Developing forms and tools for collecting project and program status information. • Coordinating production and distribution of regular and ad-hoc reports. • Establishing and maintaining the weekly and monthly reporting calendar. • Reviewing and editing reports for quality. • Supporting the development and implementation of standard procedures for reporting aspects of the program. • Developing requirements for Power BI dashboards and working with the technical team to ensure the dashboards are delivered to requirements. • Supporting the ongoing continuous enhancement of reporting, identifying opportunities for process and systems improvements. • Undertaking a quality review of reports and coordinating with team and other reporting resources to provide feedback and improve quality. • Organizing and facilitating PMC monthly review meetings. • Having knowledge of SharePoint, Power Bi, and programme management information systems (PMIS). • Heading internal and client weekly coordination meeting to discuss project objectives, priorities, risk, and opportunities. • Prepared and updated of Weekly Dashboard and Monthly Project Progress Report

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Portfolio Planning Manager June-2017 - March-2020
Bechtel

• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to project for the resolution of difficult and complex project control problems. • Interfaces with clients, attends regular meetings, and provides statistical reports. • Manages a team of Project Control Engineers/Specialists who are qualified to analyze, evaluate, and forecast project costs, as well as performance against an established schedule with critical milestones. • Assesses the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages. • Oversees the development and maintenance of an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules; keeps project and company management fully informed. • Coordinates staffing requirements, assigns and supervises project work activities, and trains personnel. • Completes performance reviews and provides personnel development for the assigned employees. • Recommends and oversees the customization of project control systems to meet specific project requirements. • Creates statistical reports for management on a recurring or one-of-a-kind basis. • Participates in business development efforts by gathering and presenting a variety of background data. • Prepare presentations. • Reviewing Consultants’ and Contractors’ deliverables and guiding and assisting them for improvement if not aligned with their Contract requirements. • Arranging planning workshops/meetings to discuss and assist contractors / consultants to close their planning / project control issues. • Challenge any claims and EOT requests. • Making recommendations for possible acceleration. • Reviewing design/procurement/construction programmes received from consultants/suppliers/contractors and analyzing them in line with the contractual requirements. • Manage the schedule health check requirements. • Create/ Modify existing WBS to the required level. • Ensuring procurement, material and submittal logs are created and maintained. • Reviewing the progress/earned value information provided by the Consultants and Contractors with the Project Team. • Preparing project advice for any site progress / planning concern that may impact site progress. • Developing weekly and monthly progress report protocols / templates for progress reporting and monitoring progress against it. • Preparing design programs for projects under design and guideline programs for projects to be started / under-progress. • Preparing risk assessment and mitigation plans. • Monitoring design, procurement, and construction progress for compliance with contract requirements.

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Programme Planning Manager May-2013 - June-2017
INECO

• Involved in organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) development • Developing Project Plan including System Schedule based on Scope, Work Bases, Track, Power Supply (LV), High Voltage Feeder Station (HV), Over Head Catenary System (OCS), Signaling and Interlocking System (SI), OCC and BOCC, Telecommunications (TE) Depots and Work Shops (DW), Rolling Stock (RS) Automatic Fare Collection (AFC), Operation and Maintenance Stage (O & M), Testing and Commissioning. • Developing Project Execution Plan (PEP) including cost in & out planning based on nature of the project to develop a reliable planning & logical working schedule using Primavera • Examining a multidisciplinary approach involving the integration of engineering, management, quality and risk analysis in projects, and processes • Handling initiating, planning, Execution, Control and closing phase of project • Managing dependencies between projects, deliverables, and milestone dates • Finalizing Project Budget, Cost Control Plan, Revenue Cash flow and project profit loss assessment • Implementing the contract conditions in close coordination with Contracting Officer • Evaluating cost and time estimation of contractual variations for proper claims • Closely communicating with all departments to ensure implementation of planning at all levels of responsibility. • Worked closely with Operation, Quality Control and Safety Team to ensure proper sequencing and duration of the work activities for efficient, safe and timely activities execution within budgeted cost and resources with complete satisfaction of Specs and procedure to avoid delay/repetition of the work • Locating relevant solutions in solving complex engineering problems and processes • Attending Internal and client weekly coordination meeting to discuss project objectives, priorities, risk and opportunities • Updating Weekly and Monthly Project Progress Report

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Senior Planner Jan-2007 - May-2013
Al Arrab Contracting Company

• Make Project Execution Plan (PEP) including cost in & out planning based on nature of the project to develop a reliable planning & logical working schedule using Primavera • Examine a multidisciplinary approach involving the integration of engineering, management, quality and risk analysis in projects, and processes • Develop Linear Schedule based on Scope Utilities Relocation and Protection more than 50000 KM, HV, LV, NWC, SWCC, Aramco and Telecom (STC, ZAIN and Mobily) • Develop Structures Schedule based on Scope Road Bridges (Interchange), Rail Bridges, Under Passes, Drainage Culverts, Vehicular Culverts, Camel Crossings, Duct Bank and Residential Compounds and Commercial Buildings. • Monitored initiating, planning, Execution, Control and closing phase of project • Controlled dependencies between projects, deliverables, and milestone dates • Finalized Project Budget, Cost Control Plan, Revenue Cash flow and project profit loss assessment • Monitor and implement the contract conditions in close coordination with Contracting Officer • Reviewed/ Finalized cost and time estimation of contractual variations for proper claims • Closely coordinated with all departments to ensure implementation of planning at all levels of responsibility • Collaborated with Operation, Quality Control and Safety Team to ensure proper sequencing and duration of the work activities for efficient, safe, and timely activities execution within budgeted cost and resources with complete satisfaction of Specs and procedure to avoid delay/repetition of the work • Identified and selected relevant solutions in solving complex engineering problems and processes • Heading internal and client weekly coordination meeting to discuss project objectives, priorities, risk, and opportunities • Prepared and updated of Monthly Project Progress Report

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Site Engineer / Planning Engineer Sep-2005 - Jan-2007
National Logistic Corporation (NLC)

• Effectively interfaced between the Project Management Team and site activities • Responsible for monitoring and control of site work supervisors, work allocation and distribution • Overlooked all civil / structural and Electromechanical works, through own staff and subcontractors • Verified progress, monthly valuation preparation, sub-contractors’ valuation checking and approvals, client /consultant and general site Meeting attendance and input etc. • Responsible for progress monitoring and reporting of project status, identified problem areas and provided solution • Prepared weekly and monthly project progress status reports & Monthly project invoicing / Billing with estimation of materials • Reviewed the representation of project scope in schedules • Supported all schedule development and progress monitoring activities • Provided input to the development of planning & scheduling process & procedure • Participated in the establishment of milestones for the relevant work • Reviewed sub-contractor/supplier schedule to ensure compliance with these milestones • Participated in development & ongoing maintenance of standard reporting templates • Managed production and distribution of project progress and performance reporting • Participated in schedule analysis & problem-solving activities • Involved in scheduling reporting activities & provided assistant for display or presentation of scheduling information • Supported the project change control process & ensured compliance the project phase planning & scheduling

Skills

Primavera P6
85%
MS Project
90%
Tilos
85%
Share point
70%
Acconex
70%
Procore
70%
SAP
70%
ERP (EPROMIS)
70%
Power BI
70%
Delay Analysis
90%
Sktech Pro
60%