planning

Initial career as Architectural Designer in the office during formative years has led to a thorough grounding in the dynamics of the EPC work process. Held positions with notable national and international EPC firms, Contractors and Owners in foreign and domestic environments.

Heading up a project Controls Team on a Gas Storage Development in the Netherlands. Capex value was $800mm. I was responsible for a team of 10 professionals from Estimating, Cost, Planning, Risk and Change Management

Working As a planning Engineer in building two of the new Mega Cities in Egypt (Madinty, and ALrehab) in new Cairo Egypt

Working as a planning engineering in the Egyptian army during my military service

Working in Orascom Construction Industries as a Senior Planning Engineer in Planning, Monitoring, Developing Work Schedules, and Progress reporting for construction of industrial work.

Site planning & scheduling using Artemis 7000 andPrimavera Project Planner;

weekly work scheduling/ look-aheads;

preparation of monthly & weekly reports;

project control planning updation;

productivity evaluations and efficiency calculations;

verifying the works with contractual specifications;

verifying completion of each activity with reference to the time constraints;

co-ordinations with sub contractors;

attending meetings with sub contractors, consultant & client regarding the progress;

I have over 30 years experience in the tunnelling industry and have worked on many prestigious projects such as the Channel Tunnel, Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Heathrow Terminal 5 and most recently on Crossrail. 

To develop and implement fully integrated schedule of cross-functional interfaces between engineering, procurement materials & sub-contracts, estimating, cost management, construction & commissioning, safety, quality, finance/accounting, and document control;

To provide oversight to contractors to ensure they provide schedules for the project and monitor schedule progress against the baseline;

To ensure schedule is aligned with scope, BOD, WBS, CBS and contracting strategy;

To validate schedule estimates with benchmark data; develop Basis of Schedule;

Our role is to setup and maintain the www.PlanningPlanet.com website to assist the planning community in networking and utilising this fine website.

Project Supervision, Planning and Project Management

Client Coordination on Manpower distribution, Productivity and Planning