production of project plans
Planner & Senior Planner - GEC General Signal - 1985 to 1988
Project Controls Manager - ITL 1988 to 1989
Deputy Planning Manager & Manager Project Planning - GEC Alsthom 1989 - 1998
Project Manager & Trainer - Pcubed 1998 to 2002
Planning & Controls Manager - Chiltern Railways 2002 to 2005
Project Controls Manager - Turner & Townsend 2005 to 2008
Project Controls professional, having covered all aspects of Project Controls in the last 37 years. Build and managed great performing teams. Took on challanging projects, brought them to a succesful completion by finding creative solutions.
charl ras, BScUNISA
Profession: Project Planning & Cost Control
Position in Firm: Director at Charl Ras & Co. Ltd
Years of Experience
(6 with Parsons Brinckerhoff; 7 with others)
Date of Birth
26 September 1979
Nationality
South African
Languages
Afrikaans and English
Education
BSc Mechanical Engineering
Senior Planning/ Cost Engineer
Review of Statement of Requirements (SOR), Preparation of high level plans for future project including endorsement of Project Initiation Notes (PIN)
Review of SOW and preparation of planning and project controls related appendixes (B, D, G/H) to the bid package
Review of Organization-wide procedures on behalf of Department
Prequalification of contractors, Participation in Mid Tender Meetings, Bid clarification and evaluation
As a member of both the Type C (Minor Signalling Works) Framework team and the Signalling & Telecomms Enhancements team, tasked with the development, maintenance and progressing of all programmes for a variety of schemes. These range from small development projects to £15 Type B schemes. Additional responsibilities include production of tender programmes for the bid team.
Current Role
Responsibilities include preparation/updating of the Master Programme in close coordination with the various consultants appointed by Client. Establishing the detailed contractual milestones for different contractors at pre-award stage, approve the contractor’s programme of works for different work packages. Reviewing the progress by attending the consultant/contractor weekly progress meetings, Generate project progress reports for clients i.e. progress status and financial status of the project, Review and recommend the contractors Extension of Time claims.
Worked for a variety of clients to provide a highly professional cost effective Planning Management discipline for the business. It also included managing the Construction / Project Management function.
Planning Manager, Senior planner providing planning support to the London Underground Station Modernisation and Upgrade programme. Line Upgrades. Master Projects Database MPD setup and delivery. Earned Value.
Current Role : Head of Planning for the SP International FZ LLC, overlooking Project management Office, Planning and Formwork Division. Key strengths - PreConstruction, Construction Methodology, Logistics, Processes, Primavera Expertise, Mobilsing & Setting up new projects plan and constructability review, Progress Metrics, Progress Review and Analysis, Decision for Formwork and Plant and Machinery Investments, Training, Recruiting and Retaining talent.