Abid Raja resume

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Abid Raja 👤 Member for 15 years 4 months

 Hi;

Please find attached my CV for the Head of Planning Post. Key Highlights of my career are written below;

Experience;

  • Over sixteen years of experience in programme management, budget control, resource management, forensic delay analysis and dispute resolution, gained from multi-billion pounds Rail and Infrastructure projects with world top class consultants and contractors such as Balfour Beatty Rail, Bombardier, Invensys, Network Rail, Gammon, Parson Brinkerhoff (Rail division), London Underground, and London Overground.

Education;

  • M.Sc Construction Law and Dispute Resolution - Kings College London 2009
  • M.Sc Project Management –  2000
  • B.Sc Civil Engineering  1994

Expertise;

  • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain the resource loaded integrated logic linked programme for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover stages of Rail Projects.
  • Developed and maintained earned value management system to monitor and report key performance indicators as well as monthly and weekly reports and dashboards for senior management.
  • Assessed and managed the impact of Change control process (Variations) on the delivery of programme and propose mitigation measure to keep project on track.
  • Monitored and controlled delays and disruption to the contract programme using critical path based methods, assessed and prepared extension of time claims and established as-built programmes from site records.
  • Worked with different contracting procedures and have an understanding of finance and law requirement with regard to the contracting process
  • Good Command on Contractual Dispute Resolution (Adjudication, Arbitration, and Meditation) and delay analysis
  • Designed, organized and delivered various training workshops on construction claims, claims avoidance, delay and disruption, construction contracts, earned value, project management software and extension of time.
  • Versatile, resourceful and capable of working independently in any location, readily accepting diverse responsibility, as well as integrating professionally with the other disciplines of the construction team.
  • Performed in complex cross functional business environment and have proven contract management ability with excellent presentation, team building and leadership skills.

Professional Affiliations

  • Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineer  (ASCE)
  • Member of Institution of Civil Engineers England (ICE)
  • Member of American Construction Institute (ACI)
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM)

 Thank you

Regards

Abid Raja