Senior Planner, KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, Khalifa City Development in Abu Dhabi

START Date:

June, 1997

Contact Details

Vikram Bhat

Dubai, UAE.

Tel (Mobile): +971-50-6401750

Career Summary:

I am a Civil Engineer and Post Graduate in Advanced Construction Project Management with 12 years of experience, working for leading Construction, Engineering and Project Management companies in the UAE, Oman and India.

I have participated in a wide range of high profile projects -Program Management of large scale City developments, High-rise Residential & Commercial towers, Shopping Malls, Luxury Villas, Residential townships and Heavy Industrial construction. I am experienced in all facets of Project Management, Project Controls, Budgets and Cashflows, Planning and Scheduling, Productivity and Resource monitoring, Progress Monitoring / Controlling and Delay analysis.

Over the course of time, I have held positions of progressively increasing responsibility and complexity. The last 6 years of my career have been focused on implementing Planning & effective Project Controls from a Project Management perspective. I have strived to be a successful team player in a multi-cultural environment with a proactive emphasis on continuous Professional Development.

My greatest strengths lie in effective team-building, management & motivation of my team members to perform to highest standards of excellence.

Educational Qualifications:

1999-2000 Post Graduate Dip. In Advanced Construction Project Management (PGD.ACM)

NICMAR (National Institute of Construction Management and Research), India

1993-1997 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), REC, Trichy, India (CGPA : 8.5)

Professional Certifications/Membership:

Member of Project Management Institute, USA
Member of Institute of Engineers (MIE), India

Software Skills:

Primavera Version 7.0, 6.0 for Planning, Scheduling, Resourcing and Cost Management

Primavera Project Planner Version 3.1

Primavera Contracts Manager

Microsoft Project

MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Professional Experience – Role Description

As PLANNING MANAGER & DEPARTMENT HEAD (2005 to 2010)

Led & managed a team of 8 Planners & progress chasers involved with different projects and represented the Planning department as Team Head.
Implemented the Performance Management system and conducted reviews/appraisals of team members.
Implemented & used Management Information Systems in relevant areas of planning and project management; followed and adhered to ISO 9001:2000 requirements.
Develop, Update, Monitor & Report - Project Baseline Schedule to cover all activities of the project to meet the client’s project goals, objectives & milestones.
Resource and Cost Loadingof Baseline schedules (Primavera 7.0)
Identify & Plan Project Milestones, constraints, Authority Approval requirements, resource requirements, design & engineering requirements.
Develop various sub-programmes including Design Programmes, authority submission schedules and monthly look-ahead schedules to guide the construction & project mgt teams.
Prepare Weekly and Monthly reports for the Client/Company Management
Advise the Senior Mgmt and Clientregarding status of the project based on the schedule updates and feed back from the sites.
Initiate necessary Recovery Measures in case of schedule delays.
Develop and implement Earned Value Technique of performance monitoring.
Attend and coordinate Site & Client meetings
Initiate and manage the necessary planning and programme related Correspondence.
Manage and control EOT, Claim situations and Mitigation strategies.
Develop Risk Management, identification and risk response planning procedures for the project.

As SENIOR PLANNER / Planning Engr. with leading Contracting Companies (1997 – 2005)

Develop Baseline Schedule with resource loading and cost loading.
Update and analyze the Baseline Schedule on weekly basis.
Revise Baseline Schedule in case of delays.
Analyze and report to management in case of anticipated schedule delays.
Prepare Weekly & Monthly report for Client.
Preparation of Extension of time claim programmes.
Coordination of various subcontractors works progress and payments.
Review and recommendation of Subcontractors claims.
Implement ISO 9001:2000 reporting system for the project.
Develop Weekly Programmes. Daily programmes with Manpower deployment.
Productivity Monitoring Reports
Prepare & update material/Shop drawing submission register, Procurement schedule.
Valuation and billing

Tender Planning:

Pre tender site visits.
Make tender programmes
Forecast manpower and plant requirements for the project.
Prepare method statements and assist the estimators in arriving at the rates.

Detailed Career Sketch

i. KEO International Consultants, Abu Dhabi

(KEO International Consultants is a global provider of total professional consulting solutions in the construction industry. Founded in 1964, the firm is internationally recognized as a dynamic and highly capable leader in the delivery of Planning, Architectural Design, Civil Engineering and Project Management Services)

From : Sep 2009 to date

Position held : Senior Planning Engineer (Strategy, Planning and Urban Dev.)

· Prepared and Submitted Master Schedule for Khalifa City-A Development in Abu Dhabi. Client : Abu Dhabi Municipality

· Infrastructure Master Plan and Transportation Master Plan Schedules

· Khalifa City-A Infrastructure Bundled Contract Master programming

· Coordination of Infrastructure Consultant Timelines and Programmes

· Public Realm – Landscape and Hardscape planning and programming

· Production of schedules, resource histograms, layout plans for new project proposals

· Staff Resourcing and Histograms for Khalifa City-A

· Preparation of City Infrastructure, build-out Budgets and Cashflows.

· Progress Reporting, KPIs, Project Controls, MyPrimavera

· Contract Management using Primavera Contract Manager

ii. Limitless LLC (A Dubai World company)

(Limitless is a leading global master developer based in the UAE with landmark projects such as Downtown Jebel Ali, World Island and the Arabian Canal)

From : Aug 2008 to Sep 2009

Position held : Senior Project Engineer, Development

· ArabianCanal, Dubai: Prepared and presented the overall development Master Programme of the project.

· Al Wasl, KSA: Prepared and presented the overall development Master Programme of the project

· Involved with other Land Development activities such as master planning, infrastructure & utilities planning and cost management.

· Programming inputs for all areas of Land Development.

· Development Statistics and Analysis

· Single Family & Multi Family Design Coordination.

· Infrastructure Master Planning and programming

· Budgets and Cashflow planning

· Coordination with Architects of Record

· Coordination with Traffic Management and Traffic Studies consultants

iii. AL FUTTAIM CARILLION, Dubai, UAE

(Al Futtaim Carillion LLC is a Dubai based construction major jointly owned by Al Futtaim Group and Carillion Construction Overseas Limited, the international contracting and services group from the United Kingdom)

From : Jan 2007 to Aug 2008

Position held : Planning Manager

Projects Planned & Monitored

· Dubai Festival City (DFC) – Site-wide Infrastructure Works (Dh. 500 million) – includes all Infrastructure Deep & Shallow services, District Cooling, Roadworks & bridges, soft and hard landscaping, DFC corniche development and all ancillary infrastructure activities.

· Dubai Festival City (DFC) – Hillside Housing Project – Construction of Townhomes (Dh. 200 million) – includes Luxury showhomes, G+3 buildings and retaining walls.

iv. ARABTEC CONSTRUCTION LLC, Dubai, UAE

(Arabtec is UAE’s largest construction company and has constructed / is constructing prestigious landmarks such as Burj Dubai, Emirates Hills, Arabian Ranches, 21^st Century tower, Fairmont Hotel etc)

From : May 2003 to Jan 2007

Position held : Planning Manager

Projects Planned & Monitored

· G+52 (Le Reve’) tower at Dubai Marina (Dh. 250 million)

· G+2 Buildings & 558 Villa complex at Dubailand

· Meadows 1 & 3, 4, 5 - Construction of 1183 Residential Villas at Emirates Hills (Dh. 1 billion)

· Construction of 7 Parks in Meadows & Springs (Dh 20 million)

· Community Centres & Shopping Malls at Emirates Hills – Springs & Meadows Village and Dubai Silicon Oasis (Dh 50 million)

· Springs 7, 8 Residential Development (Dh. 200 million)

· 20 luxury Residences at Emirates Hills (Dh 50 million)

· 638 Villas at ARABIAN RANCHES, Districts 4A & 4B (Dh.300 million)

· Hattan 2 – Luxury Residential Development (Dh 150 million)

· 6 Changing Rooms at Arabian Ranches (Dh 10 million)

· 562 Luxury Villas at ARABAIN RANCHES, District 3, 5 (Dh. 500 million)

· Dubai Silicon Oasis – DSO – P006 – Residential Development (Dh 400 million)

· Palmera and Alvarado Residential Development at Arabian Ranches (Dh. 600 million)

· Moh’d Bin Rashid Housing Programme – 1484 Residential Villas

Claims / EoT Experience

· Community centres at Meadows & Springs – Time Impact Analysis using CPM networking

· Meadows 4B (139 villas) : Time Impact Analysis and Programme

· Meadows 1,3 (565 villas) : Time Impact Analysis and Programme

· Dubai Silicon Oasis – Package P006 : Detailed Claim preparation and Programme

· DSO Community centre : Interim Claim Programme & Windows Snapshot Analysis.

· Arabian Ranches (District 3B) : Interim & Final Claim Programme

· Regular notifications of time impact due to Variation Orders (VO) for all projects

· Review of subcontractors claims, programmes, delay notifications

v. TEEJAN TRADING & CONTRACTING Co. LLC, Muscat, Oman (Jun 2001 thro’ May 2003)

(Teejan, an ISO 9001 company, is one of Oman’s leading Engineering & Construction companies with projects spanning the length and breadth of the Sultanate. It is part of the Teejan Group which has business interests in engineering, construction, packaging, hospitality and F&B)

As Senior Planning Engineer, Projects Planned & Monitored

· Health Centre at Al Mawaleh, Extended Health Centre at Ibri

· 300 Classroom school at Wilayat Nakhal, Civil works for 132 KV Substation project at Salalah

· Mirbat-Sadh-Hadbin Road project in Salalah Region

· Landscaping and Monument construction projects, 6 storeyed building in Al Khuwair area

vi. TATA HOUSING DEV. CO. LTD, Bombay, India (Dec 1999 thro’ May 2001)

(Tata Housing is India’s only pan-national realty developer with landmark Residential & Commercial projects in all leading Metros of India. It is the realty arm of the multi-billion dollar TATA Group of India).

As Planning Engineer, Projects Planned & Monitored

· G+24 Residential Tower in Prabhadevi, Bombay – Peregrine

· G+32 Residential Tower in Parel, Bombay – Glen Eagle

· G+16 Residential Tower in Thane, Bombay – Glen Dale

· Townhouses Development in Bangalore & Goa, India

· Technopolis, IT Park.

vii. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) ECC, Madras, India (July 1997 upto Aug 1998)

(L&T is India’s largest Construction & Engineering conglomerate)

As Graduate Engineer Trainee/Site Engineer, Responsibilities Undertaken

· Worked on Slipforming of a 70 m high IBAU Silo, double walled ring silo

· Worked in Township development for L&T cements as Site engineer in executing 4, 5 bedroom villas and also townhouses

· Reinforcement planning and site management, Site Execution, QA/QC, Safety issues at site

· Trained in DOKA formwork planning and execution

· Preparation of Project Schedules and Bar Charts

Personal Details

Age & D.O.B : 34 Years, 21.07.1976

Nationality : Indian

Passport No. : F4251816, issued at Dubai

Marital Status : Married (one daughter, one son)

Driving License : UAE & Indian

Languages known : English (Excellent knowledge), Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Konkani, Marathi

References

1. Mr. Manoj Unnikrishnan, Sr. Planning Manager, DAVISLANGDON, Bahrain. Tel: +973-39869599

2. Mr. Palakkal Siraj, Project Development Manager, Qatar Petroleum, Doha. Tel +974-5117496

3. Mr. Valliapan, Commercial Manager, Arabtec, Dubai. Tel: +971-50-5598521

4. Mr. Shiju Bhaskar, Development Director, Limitless LLC, Dubai. Tel +971-50-6587173