Summary
Project/Program planning and control expert, with a 15 years strong background in Project Management and Planning. He has extensive experience of delivering fast-paced, large, complex Construction, Power, Railways and transformation programmes with transferable skills. Also worked as team leader in interim Programme Controls Manager and Project manager. Appreciates working in challenging environments, able to employ best practice to reflect key deliverables, critical milestones, external dependencies and deadlines. Worked in a variety of Project delivery roles in the Railways, Energy, TfL Roads and regeneration Schemes, Ports and Shipping sectors involving Project Management, Project Control and Assurance.
SIEMENS – Senior Program Controls Manager/Planning(Jan-2017 to Jan-2018)
Working under main contractor framework with SIEMENS on construction of UK-BSC (Bogie Service Center)
Lincolns
1. Bogie Service Centre-UK(Construction): Developed fully resource and cost loaded construction program for M&E fitout works and civil works for SIEMENS bogie repair facility developed reporting structure with compliance to Program Controls Strategy.
2. Rail Electrification: modernization and extension of a contact line system – contact line systems for mainline railways OHLE infrastructure projects with numerous interfaces at west coast mainline
3. Signaling and Automation
As lead Planning & Program Controls, Manager developed the team of Scheme Project Manager, Planners, Document controllers to develop the full programme structure, up to M&E works.
As lead Planning & Program Controls, Manager developed the team of Scheme Project Manager, Planners, Document controllers to develop the full programme structure, up to M&E works.
Planning Manager Transport for London (Transport for London-TfL) CAPITA
Barbican Stage 2 Integrated Station Project-NEC3 contract
§ The SSP scope was to upgrade premises.
§ Develop and review tender programmes
§ Station refurbishment and Electrification via substations civil structure
§ Signalling Upgrades
§ Heavy Civils experience includes RC works, shaft construction, ground stabilisation, and road construction within Beckton Depot, Tunnels, water/sewer related structures)
Planning Manager New Train for Docklands (NTfD)-NEC-3 contract (CAPITA)(Oct 2014 –JAN 2017)New Train for Docklands (NTfD) is a potential project to refurbish the stations and office buildings M&E and construction works to improve reliability on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and increase capacity in the Royal Docks.
§ Develop bid plans and detailed design and construction programme from Beckton depot drawings and DLR station drawings towards delivery of full railways infrastructure including Rail Electrification & Signalling
The discipline of Projects dealt.
§ Refurbishment of the shopping centre and existing building blocks.
§ Foundation works
§ Superstructure works (determine floor cycle)
§ Lift Installation / Major E/M Plant Installation
§ Facade installation
§ Internal fitting out (controlled by available resources)
§ Remove temp. works (scaffold, hoists etc)
Responsibilities
1. Develop Critical resource plan and maintain resource plan in Primavera R7.8
2. Build and maintain the WTP Schedule
3. Build Milestone List and integrate to rollover plan target and contract program
4. Baseline Planning and change control process
5. Develop and report on schedule performance KPIs
6. Team development and management
7. Develop Project on a Page (PoP) reports.
Planning Manager High Speed2 (HS2 Country North)(Oct 2014 –JAN 2017)
Lead Programme Controls & Project Services
Development of design section for Country North Design Section developed and managing fully resourced programme Controls setup under the management framework with HS2.
For Bridge Structure, Track, retaining walls, Platforms, involved heavy design and all M&E services towards the delivery of project etc.
Developed interface plans with Highways agency for impacting road networks, final implementation plans of motorway junctions, road construction with vertical and horizontal alignment sections, culverts, pavements interfaces, utility diversion impacted by the rail network.
Impact assessment with many-sided co-operation between, municipalities and environmental authorities, and experts in various fields
Senior Planning & Program Controls Manager Brent Cross and Cricklewood Regeneration (London Borough of Barnet) Project-NEC 3 Contract (Oct-2014 – Jan-2017)
Worked as on London Borough of Barnet and Hammerson (developers) on multi-million-pound construction & regeneration project under framework agreement of Project Management Services
Managing and developing the team of Scheme Project Manager, Planners, Document controllers to develop the full programme structure, up to full delivery of whole project lifecycle which includes i) M&E Works; ii) Brent Cross Shopping Centre Extension construction works; iv) Utility Structures, v) Lifts and Escalators, vi) Ducting.
§ Heavy Civils experience includes RC works, shaft construction, ground stabilisation, MEP, Pile foundation, Core & shell structures.
§ Developed road network construction plans with Highways Agency and TfL road networks.
New roads infrastructure construction plans of realignment and junctions of A41-Hendon way, A406 interfaces with Bridge infrastructure, the new bridge over the A406 North Circular Road, proposed A41
junction, as well as from the south.
§ NEC3 including programmes, Change processes, EWNs
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Sept 2007- Oct 2014)
Lead Programme Controls & Planning Manager
§ Civil:(i) Station Refurbishment & Up-gradation of civil Structures, Remodelling (ii) Platform Extensions, (iii) Signalling and Electrification of OHLE, (iv)Asset Management, (v) Construction NEC3/JCT Contracts
§ M&EWorks Mechanical systems can include elements of infrastructure [1], plant and machinery, tool and components, heating and ventilation and so on. Electrical systems might include, power supply and distribution, telecommunications, computing instrumentation, control systems and so on.
§ Signalling Electrification of OHLE project for reading station and Stratford development projects
§ Developed programs from detailed drawings for refurbishment plans
§ Developed Delivery plans from tender stage
§ Coordination and program development with BIM Provide professional leadership in respect of the planning processes; identification of key stakeholders; communication; promote awareness of accountabilities and responsibilities.
§ Develop the Cost Breakdown Structure and KPI’s.
§ Track project milestones (Level 1 extracts) and align with key dates within the programme
§ Maintain key interdependencies between projects and programmes confirming appropriate monitoring and action is undertaken as required in a timely manner.
§ Demonstrate through agreed performance indicators the efficiency and effectiveness of the project plans/schedules developed and utilised
§ Validate plans/schedules in line with the agreed functional Quality Management Plan for completeness and fitness for purpose.
§ Provide the key point of interface between the planning function and the project teams and interface between the other project support functions such as Risk & Value; Cost Management etc.
§ Oversee and confirm that the ‘contractor schedules' comply with the Network Rail procedural and quality requirements
§ Main Achievements:
§ Stratford station construction for Olympics-2012
§ West ham Station refurbishment and Re-signalling
§ Project Managed the Signalling & Electrification interdependencies on Angel Lane project, W10 Gauge Enhancement Project.
§ Developed possession/blockade based reporting tool to update the project management teams.
§ Worked as shadow Project Manager in absence of PM.
(2006-2007) Tube LinesResponsibilities: Worked on Northern Line Refurbishment station Upgrades/Refurbishment, Underground Track Maintenance with possession teams.
§ Reviewing Schemes/Projects with PM’s
§ Strong understanding of project life cycle
§ Resource profiling and management
§ Effective coordination and planning of enterprise inventory, work activities for OTD
§ Critical Path Methodology and strong analytic skills, anticipate and provide solutions to possible task interferences
§ Schedule/Programme variance analysis, schedule improvements and corrective actions
§ Logic linked, cost and resource loaded schedules
§ Preparation and follow up on tenders, bids and good negotiation skills
§ Knowledge of NEC and CDM 2007
§ Implementation of change management across projects/programmes, including impact analysis
Tube Lines Projects
§ Planned 30 million projects Of Northern Line refurbishment as Planning Engineer. That Includes Complete Tube Reconditioning and Pit Reconditioning track replacement with its design specifications.
§ Worked As planning / Project Engineer for Life Extension Works Projects for Cockfosters depot on Piccadilly Line. That Includes, track refurbishment and engineering alignment, sleeper replacements created schedules for difficult situations of depot works.
§ Worked as planning engineer for Cockfosters Drainage Discharge Remediation Project costs 1Million. Created Master schedule in P3e for the project and involved in the Project Management issues of the Project.
(2004-2006) EDF Energy
Worked as a Project Planning engineer with EDF Energy UK(London), on eastern 132kv substation maintenance projects. Developed projects on P3e and MS-Project, for scheduled maintenance of substation civil structure.
§ Creating Project’s in Primavera P6
§ Adding Resources, Activities & Logic into the Project’s
§ Scheduling all Balfour Beatty’s work to show in Histogram’s
§ Producing Histogram’s for the Client
§ Attend meetings and present our work scope to Client weekly
§ Update all progress given to me on the Completion sheet’s
§ Managing the manning level’s on-site with the Project Engineer
(2000- 2003) Pakistan Railways
§ Worked on the projects of M&E services refurbishment and renovation projects of 32 Railways stations of Pakistan Railways.
§ Refurbishment of Administration, Control Room & Maintenance facilities of railway Buildings at Karachi station (Project worth RS.1.96 Million). A time-bound 'Round The Clock' Renovation job.
§ Building new 1500 railway carriages for the replacement of current fleet of Railway carriages project. Planning (P3e), execution, Handing over the project (Project cost of Rs.5 million).
§ Construction, refurbishment and expansion of railway tracks of Diesel Electric Sheds project costing Rs.3 million.
§ Refurbishment project of Rolling Stock of German and British typed Carriages costing Rs.2.5 million.
§ Building of Sewage units at Carriage factory project costing Rs.3 million.