MS Project

I was invited by one of my ex-managers, who was appointed to set an ‘international projects department’ within the company, in order to take part in the process of structuring the department. My tasks were (1) to constitute the required planning and cost control management structure for a project management culture with a real time predictable, controllable, and reportable project management understanding and (2) to systematically employ this culture to the awarded projects. 

Ross Planning contract for Bam Nuttall – Construction Management Framework – Planning Engineer (see below under Nuttall John Martin)

Sept 2009 to Dec 09 full time with Nuttall John Martin, planning & updating framework projects, Jan to March 10 part-time planning/updating Stoke A500 road renewal for NJM,

Sr. Planning and Scheduling Engineer
Perform construction project planning utilizing Primavera P6 software. Develop and maintain comprehensive integrated master project schedules including Front-end Loading, Detail Design, Procurement, Construction and Start-up/Commissioning Project Stages etc,.
Communicate plan variances to the engineering and production management.

Professional Experience

Odebrecht Construction International – Liberia – (Mar 2012 to Present)

AML Compound, Buchanan City,

Liberia, West Africa

Position:               Sr. Planning and Scheduling Engineer

Perform construction project planning utilizing Primavera P6 software.

PERSONAL SUMMARY

A PMP certified Project planning and control Engineer (Scheduler) with excellent communication, organization and co-ordination skills, Possessing a proven track record of preparing and executing project plans and program, ensuring that project schedule is maintained and updated as at when due and also assist with progress report which include critical path and variance issues.

The financial controller from Basildon asked me to help them out in their Edinburgh office as they lagged behind Basildon. I worked very closely with the Project Manager on a £23 million project to build the project plan and then continued as the project controller. After this, I helped roll this process to other projects ensuring each project could produce the monthly cost report. My last role was responsible for supporting 7 Private Venture (PV) projects and I being part of the bid team when new bids came in.

At the time, this project was the biggest in Europe. I worked for the Formation Cost & Control Manager. The plans were in their infancy and they desperately needed their plans integrated with their costs. I developed a process to ensure the monthly reports corresponded to the plans and were consistent. Extensive use of Email, Word, Excel, MS Project and Artemis. Artemis International sub-contracted me for this contract as one of their consultants.

·         Prepare planning packages of a project such as (Work Breakdown Structure, Organizational Breakdown Structure, Resource Allocation Matrix and Network Diagram).

·         Prepare planning packages of a project such as (Work Breakdown Structure, Organizational Breakdown Structure, Resource Allocation Matrix and Network Diagram).

Program Management Contractor’s Planner/Scheduler that oversees the Contractor’s project control functions which includes but not limited to: