Project Controls & Planning Manager, Control & Applications Emirates, Becrel, Alstom, ABB, EEPL, Multiple

A Project Controls Manager with more than 20 years of rich experience in various fields (2 Year in Mining Industry, 11 Years in Power Sector & 7 Years in Oil & Gas Industry) is currently associated with CAE -Abu Dhabi since Apr-2007.

Present Job Profile:

Present Position– Project Controls & Planning Manager

Project Planning & Scheduling:

• Supervise Preparation & finalization of Planning Package which includes WBS, Level-1, 2 & 3 Schedules, Progress Measurement Systems, S-Curves, Manpower & Equipment Deployment Schedules, Project Calendar and Project control Procedures.
• Generate “S-Curve” for all projects Phase.
• Generate Cash flow, resource, material & equipment histograms and curves.
• Critical Path Analysis.
• Perform schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities
• Evaluates subcontractor schedules and align it with project master/ baseline schedule.
• Using schedule compression techniques (in case of Fast Track projects) to obtain the optimum project plan, which will fulfill the new contract terms and schedule.
• Highlight problem areas and issues and suggest remedial action.
• Liaising, to ensure proper interfacing between different project teams.
• Preparation of tender schedule during proposal.

Project Cost Control (Manpower, Equipment and Material Management)

• Support the development of Project Cost Breakdown structures (CBS) and their allocation from the estimate.
• Identifies, monitor, track and report the project baseline budget VS actual expenses on regular basis.
• Verify, monitor quantities and man-hour accrual to measure site performance and crew productivity. The same will be published as and when required.
• Verify Variation orders and change orders and invoice the same after execution.
• Process and Issue project monthly progress invoice, in line with project progress %, with all necessary supporting documentation (P.O, Material inspection reports, work Inspection reports,  ) to comply with client payment requirements.
• Review and verify Subcontractor’s Monthly progress invoices and certify the same.
• Monitor project cost by using Earned Value Management technique (EV), Cost Performance Index (CPI).
• Use Activity Based Costing (ABC) as a concurrent method to monitor the performed work cost and to analyze breakdown cost for all project activities.
• Use Activity Based costing (ABC) as a superior method to estimate the labor/equipment productivity, which is very important to measure the project performance, and use these data for future estimation.
• Implement Performance Indicator for project disciplines as an evaluation indicator.

Project Reports:

• Release project controls variance reports Plan Vs Actuals percentages to track and act on areas of improvement.
• Supervise daily, weekly and monthly reports production, and submit the same to client and top management.
• Supervise updating of master plan from various sites/ Projects and circulate "look ahead" plan after updation.
• Generate plan Vs actual S-Curves.

Subcontractor Performance Control & Monitoring:

• Establish scope matrix to insure complete coverage of project scope of work.
• Review all subcontractor plans to insure full compliance with project master plan.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress and performance of project’s sub-contractors to ensure proper overall progress.
• Analysis of subcontractor delay/ Claims to minimize additional owner expenses. 

Departmental Objectives, Goal settings and continuous improvements

As a head of the department, self is responsible for defining departmental objectives, Goal Setting, and tracking improvements.

• Responsible for Complete Planning and Project Control  Activities on a company level.
• Defining Departmental objectives, and implementation of the same.
• Recruitment of all Project Controls team members.
• Organizing regular trainings for all project controls team members.

Specific Skills

• A good Team Player, with sound Knowledge in Project Controls activities like, Planning/ scheduling, Progress monitoring, Generate Progress S-Curves, Cash flow curves, with Primavera Project Planning software – P6.
• Cost control, Cost Forecast, done on a regular basis.
• Identifying key project requirements and issuing early warnings.
• Inter department co-ordination.
• Preparation of tender schedule during proposal.
• Knowledge in Bechtel data base systems like EPPR, INFO WORKS, BPS etc. Cost control, Cost Forecast, Oracle, MS Access and other Microsoft Products.
• Knowledge in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation systems associated with Power Plants & Refineries.
• Knowledge in Construction of power plant and Oil & Gas Industry.

Exposure to type of industries:

• Oil & Gas Projects
• Steam Turbine, Gas Turbine & Hydro Turbine Plants.
• Sea Water Intake & treatment Plants.
• Lignite Mining Industry.
• Transmission and Distribution Industry.