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Black & Veatch

Alan Zhu

First Name: 
Alan
Last Name: 
Zhu

Recruitment Specialist in Power Generation sector.

Am currently working as a HR Recruiter with Black & Veatch, based in Singapore and overseeing their APAC recruitment activities.

Professional Since: 
Oct-2001 (22.6 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Jul 2013 (10.8 yrs experience, WARNING: 11.7 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
0

HR Recruiter, Black & Veatch , N.A Asia wide Energy and Water projects

START Date: 
July, 2013

Hello All,

I am not a planner/primavera user per se.

I am working as an in house HR recruiter with Black & Veatch.

Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, construction and operations company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

Project Controls/Planning/Scheduling is a critical function in our line of business and I would certainly like to expand our network with professionals in this field.

HR Recruiter, Black & Veatch , N.A Asia wide Energy and Water projects

START Date: 
July, 2013

Hello All,

I am not a planner/primavera user per se.

I am working as an in house HR recruiter with Black & Veatch.

Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, construction and operations company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

Project Controls/Planning/Scheduling is a critical function in our line of business and I would certainly like to expand our network with professionals in this field.

Paul McCool

First Name: 
Paul
Last Name: 
McCool
Professional Since: 
Jul-1981 (42.8 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Feb 2008 (16.2 yrs experience, WARNING: 26.6 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
4

Energy Insight Implementation Manager, Black & Veatch, Insight Implementation

START Date: 
January, 2012

Leads the implementation of the Insight reporting tool across Black & Veatch Energy Division projects.  Interfaces with the Insight development team to report bugs, request upgrades, arrange for user training, and resolve implementation issues.  Interfaces with Project Controls professionals and with project teams to provide guidance, instruction, best practices and answers for questions.  Works with Department management to identify projects for Insight implementation.  Reports implementation status to Department and Division management.  Interfaces w

Planning & Project Controls Manager, Black & Veatch, Kandahar Helmand Power Project (KHPP)

START Date: 
August, 2011
END Date: 
May, 2012

Project Controls Manager :Mobilized to Afghanistan as Field Project Controls Manager for scheduling, cost engineering, and estimating functions for $266M USAID Kandahar Helmand Power Program. Projects include transmissions lines, distribution systems, substations, new power generation facilities (diesel generators), and hydropower turbine installation. 

Project Controls Lead Anayst, Black & Veatch, Various

START Date: 
November, 2011

Currently Working on the Yorkshire Water Large Contract Framework £10m +

Planning Services Manager, Black & Veatch, Departmental staff

START Date: 
February, 2008
END Date: 
October, 2009

Planning Services Manager.  Reported directly to Project Controls Director.

Responsible for: developing and updating standards and guides governing divisional Planning functions; developing and delivering training for planners and schedulers; recruiting planners and schedulers; interfacing with engineering, procurement, estimating and construction departments' managment and divisional management; developing standard schedule logic for reference plants; evaluating software for planning use; providing input for software development; assigning planners and schedulers to proje

Lead Planner and Package Planner, Black & Veatch, Kusile Power Station

START Date: 
October, 2009
END Date: 
December, 2011

Current Role - Package Planner on Eskom Kusile Power Station in South Africa.  Employed by Black & Veatch.  Project consists of 6x800MW coal-fired units and all BOP elements on a green field site.

Interfaces with Construction and Commercial management staff and with the Controls and Instrumentation contractor.  Reviews contractor programmes, providing feedback to contractor and reporting status to Project.  Develops and inputs logic and status updates for Project Master Programme.  Provides reports and analysis for Project and corporate management.&

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