Senior Planning and Scheduling Engineer, Pan Arab Consulting Engineers, Central Bank of Kuwait - New Headquarters Building Project

Career Objective
 

Seeking a senior planning and scheduling position with a company that can benefit from my experience in the construction industry and will enable me to grow and develop.

Pan Arab Consulting Engineers (in collaboration with HOK London)

Senior Planning Engineer (Kuwait Oct 2008 – Currently).
Current Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating between the different planning disciplines to ensure an accurate and correct plan deliverable starting with the Initiation phase of the project baseline schedule (WBS, RBS,OBS and CBS) passing through, obtaining inputs for schedule development, developing detailed project baseline schedule .
• Supervising the contractor's project plan during the schedule management and control processes, schedule performance assessment, forecasting, schedule change management, contract claims and disputes and project closeout.
• Coordinating between the main contractors, sub contractors, the owner representative, project management consultant and technical and design consultant particularly in planning purposes.
• Advise the contractor on technical matters of the master project plan.
• Building resource activity plans, including ongoing update, change control, progress reporting.
• Specification of project objectives and plans including delineation of scope, budgeting, scheduling, setting performance requirements, and selecting project participants.
• Support maximization of efficient resource utilization through procurement of labor, materials and equipment according to the prescribed schedule and plan.
• Implementation of various operations through proper coordination and control of planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire process.
• Development of effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among the various participants.

1.Central Bank of Kuwait

• Owner:Central Bank of Kuwait.
• Total Budget:128,000,000 KD (465,000,000 $).
• Project Duration:5 Years (60months, 1825 days: BP01=365 days, BP02=1095 days, BP03=365 days).

2.Deaf Club (Kuwait 11-July 2009 ~ 11- August 2009).

• Owner:Kuwait sports club for deaf.
• Total Budget:5,326,493.540KD (20,000,000$).
• Project Duration: 2 years (24 months, 730 days)

3.Kuwait National Museum Phase II (Kuwait 17-July ~ 15- August -2010).

• Owner: National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) and Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamia ( DAI )
• Total Budget:2,189,000 KD (8,000,000$).
• Project Duration:2 years (24 months, 730 days).

4.AL-Sedeeq Neighborhood Center (Kuwait 1-Dec- 2011 ~ 1- April 2010).

• Owner: Ministry of Public Works (MPW).
• Total Budget: 12,960,000 K.D (47,000,000 $).
• Project Duration: 2 years (24 months, 730 days).

5.The Avenues Mega Mall – Phase III (Kuwait 16-June ~ 16- August 2011).

• Owner:Mabanee Company.
• Total Budget:552,000,000 K.D (2,000,000,000 $).
• Project Duration: 10 years (120 months, 3650 days).

6.Construction and Maintenance of the Headquarters Building of the Public Authority for Minors Affairs - PAMA (Kuwait 16-June- 2011 ~ 16- August 2011).

• Owner: Ministry of Public Works (MPW).
• Total Budget: 20,356,000 K.D (73,821,914 $).
• Project Duration: 2.5 years (30 months, 900 days).

SK Engineering, Construction & Sayed Hamid Behbehani and Sons Company

Senior Planning Engineer (Kuwait Feb 2006 – Oct 2008).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning and scheduling
• Master Construction Schedule (Executive management summary level).
• Define the Project Scopes
  • Establish the work, resource and organization breakdown structures (WBS, RBS, and OBS).
• Establish timeline, logical relationship and sequences of deliverables.
  • Determine the budget of each component activity, work package and group of tasks.
  • Provide project execution approaches/methodologies (Quantity analysis and Constructability analysis).
• Identify the project milestones and key events.
  • Provide detailed project baseline schedule, cash flow, S-curve, resource histograms, basic of schedule is documented.
• Provide materials, drawings, subcontractors and suppliers control plans
• Establish measuring and evaluation processes for schedule.
   

• Schedule Management and Control  
  

• Implement schedule management and control procedures.
• Maintaining the schedule during the project execution phases by:
• Tracking progress by updating the project schedule on regular
  basis to assess actual performance against the plan.
• Assess impact on the critical path and near-critical activities and
  report critical work activities to project management.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in
  developing alternative methods for corrective actions.
• Perform value analysis upon recommended alternatives to determine
  cost/benefits tradeoff, and request recommendations to project management.
• Revise the schedule as directed by the project management and ensure that the schedule changes are communicated to all project team members.
  • Schedule coordination and communication by:
• Present and answer questions on project plans and schedule at project meetings.
• Perform analysis to evaluate alternative plans, work-around courses of action, otherwise, amend, plan, schedule.  
• Work in concept with the project cost engineers, quantity surveyors, estimators, and materials control personnel, to ensure cost and schedule integration.

• Schedule change management by:
   
• Revise the approved baseline schedule only when a change order indicates a change in scope or duration.
• Keep time-phased copies of the schedule of the work as historical records as the project progress.
• Provide schedule-related recommendations to the project management team on strategies to recover from the project delays.
  • Schedule reports and deliverables by :
• Perform schedule analysis and provide periodic (daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, Quarterly, semi-annual, annual) current/ahead status reports of schedule content to the project management team.
• Issue status updates and approved revisions of the schedule that reflect work progress and time elapsed.

• Project and schedule closeout by:

• Upon completion of the project, verify that the as-built schedule reflects accurate completion dates for each schedule activity.

1.Lexus showrooms and facilities.

• Owner:El Sayer Group (Local Authorized Agency in Kuwait for Toyota and Lexus Cars)
• Total Budget:8,624,319.650KD  (31,430,000 $)
• Project Duration: 2 years (24 months, 730 days).

2.Intercontinental Hotel.

• Owner:Central International for Hotels Company(CIHC).
• Total Budget:33,200,000 KD (120,000,000 $).
• Project Duration: 4 years (48 months, 1460 days).

3.Facility Upgrade and Relocation of Under Ground Process Piping for Gathering Centers (GCs) 1,2,9,10,11,16,17,19,20,22 & BS 170(Group B) - (KOC Contract No. 26422).

• Owner:Kuwait Oil Company (K.O.C).
• Total Budget:357,091,140.000 K.D (1.3 Billion $).
• Project Duration: 5 years (60 months, 1825 days).

4.Aerated Concrete Production Plant in Shouaba.

• Owner:Union Construction Material Manufacturing Company
• Total Budget:5,580,000 KD (20,000,000 $).
• Project Duration: 1.5 years (18 months, 730 days).

5.Al Khalid Residential Tower.

• Owner:Al-Khalid Real Estate Company.
• Total Budget:7,550,268.500 KD ( 27,516,000 $)
• Project Duration: 2 years (24 months, 730 days).

6.Northern Sabriya Substation.

• Owner:Kuwait Oil Company (K.O.C).
• Total Budget:2,900,000 KD (10,000,000 $).
• Project Duration: 1.5 years (18 months, 480 days).

7.GC-24 Project -Building of new gathering center GC-24 at sabriya fields north Kuwait.

• Owner: Kuwait Oil Company (K.O.C).
• Total Budget:185,000,000 K.D (673 Million $).
• Project Duration: 2.5 years (30 months, 900 days).

Al Daleel General Trading & Contracting Company

Project Engineer and Project Planner (Kuwait Jan 2005- Feb 2006).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
• Setting out, leveling and surveying the site.
• Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
• Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant.
• Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect.
• Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors.
• Planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines.
• Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site.
• Preparing reports as required on daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly basis.
• Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise.
• Technical Evaluations & Reviewing for Projects Performance.

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK-Rawda Branch and Salmiyah Branch).

• Owner:National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)
• Total Budget:575,145 K.D (2,103,498 $).
• Project Duration: 7.5 months, 225 days).

RK International Company

Planning Engineer (Kuwait March 2003 - Dec 2004).

1.Super Market and Offices Co-operative Society of Police.

• Owner:Ministry of Interior Police Society of Consumerism
• Total Budget:1,970,000 K.D (7,201,000 $).
• Project Duration: 20 months (600 days).

2.Qadssia Swimming Pool Complex.

• Owner:  Kuwait Public Authority for Youth and Sport. 
• Total Budget:2,936,000 K.D (10,777,000 $)
• Project Duration: 22 months (670 days).

Al-Ghanim International Company

Site Engineer (Kuwait Jul 2001 - Dec 2002).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Following up and coordinating with other related Bid packs for the civil works & Construction progress in accordance with; Contract documents and Specifications, Centralized system of planning, organizing, controlling, Safety precautions and Quality assurance and control systems.
• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
• Setting out, leveling and surveying the site.
• Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
• Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant.
• Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect.
• Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors.
• Planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines.
• Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site.
• Preparing reports as required on daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly basis.
• Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise.

Kuwait Oil Sector Complex Bid Packs 3, 7 and 8.

• Owner:Kuwait Petroleum Company Corporation, Corporate Projects Department.
• Total Budget:60,500,000 K.D (220,440,825 $).
• Project Duration: 36 months (1095 days).

AL Qahtany Company

Site Engineer (Kuwait Sep 2000 - June 2001).

Construction, Building and Maintain of 307 Welfare Public Houses at Al Addan area, with its main infrastructures and services.

•  Owner:  Public Authority for Housing care. 
• Total Budget:13,000,000 K.D (43,000,000 $)
• Project Duration: 22 months (670 days).

Computer Skills:

• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Microsoft Project 2010
• AutoCAD 2008
• Primavera V.2, 3, 3.1
• Claim digger V.3.3
• Primavera V.6e, V6.7
• Contract Manager V.12
• 3D Landscape
• Scala info channel Designer.
• Operating Systems: Windows7, vista, XP.

Spoken Language:

• Arabic
• English

Professional Training Courses:

• Project Management for Engineering and construction.
• SMC-Strategic Management in construction.
• PMP-Project Management Professional. 
• PSP-Project Scheduling Professional.
• Safety HSE.
• Quality Assurance Quality Control.
• Technical Report Writing and Evaluations.

 Professional affiliations and memberships:
 

• Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, EES
• Kuwait Society of Engineers, KSE
• Project Management Institute, PMI
• Construction Management Association of America, CMAA
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, AACE International
• Society devoted to the Advancement of the Value Engineering, SAVE International
• American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE
• Construction Financial Management Association, CFMA
• International Association of Project  & Program Management , IAPPM.

Education:

• Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering, 2000.