Sr Planning Engineer 9+ years experience

Abhilash Padavala

#****, **** ******* ******** **** Electra park,

Electra Street, Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates.

Tel No: - +971-*********

E-mail Id: ********@*****.***

Date of Birth: 12th November 1986

UAE DRIVING LICENSE HOLDER

EDUCATION

2009 - PG - Adv. Construction Management at NICMAR-INDIA 2007 - B.Tech - Civil Engineering from JNTU-INDIA

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

Primavera P6 V15.1 (Level 4 - Res & Cost loading), Advanced Microsoft Office Applications,

MS Project, SAP – PS module, AutoCAD

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

• 9+ Years of experience (Planning) in managing projects (G+5 accommodation buildings, Substation building, Infrastructure, Utility networks, Light Rail Transit Works, Tunneling, Industrial buildings, bridges) right from development to delivery encompassing planning, budgeting, monitoring and controlling.

• 4+ Years of Experience in Granite Construction Company, Abu Dhabi - UAE.

• 1.5 Years of Experience in Ammico Contracting Co. W.L.L., QATAR.

• 3.5 Years of experience is associated with Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), INDIA.

• Proficient in implementing project planning & monitoring/controlling tools like Primavera 6 V15.1 (Level 4 - Resource & Cost loading), MS Project Professional, Advanced Excel, Microsoft Office Applications and SAP- PS module.

• Setting up KPIs & monitoring using EVM concept.

• Working for Time Impact Analysis techniques & EOT (Extension of time). WORK EXPERIENCE

From Feb-2014 till date: Working as a Sr. Planning Engineer in Granite Construction Company, Abu Dhabi- United Arab Emirates in Central Planning division. Projects Handling/Handled:

Civil Works for Power upgrade project of Main Contractor: ABB, Consultant: Woodgroup, Client: Zadco. Scope of Work: Civil, Mechanical & Electrical works for 3 x 33kV + 2 x 11kV Substation (3 floors- Basement/cable cellar, Switchgear room & Transformer bay, Control room & HVAC room), Generator & Turbine foundations & Pipe racks for fuel lines.

Civil Works for New G+5 Accommodation buildings complex for Ms: Gasco at ASAB.

Civil Works for UF & RO plant construction of Main Contractor: Metito, Consultant: Woodgroup, Client: Zadco. Scope of Work: Heavy Civil Equipment foundations with Control room and Pipe-rack foundations

(Excavation, Foundations, Trenches (Earthwork & Concrete) and Pumps & Equipment installations, backfilling etc.)

Fire & Gas upgrade project for Main Contractor: Silvertech. Scope of Work: Existing Underground Utility detection, Earthwork Trenches, Duct-bank construction, Concrete Box culverts, Manholes, Cable conduits

& cable pulling, Equipment foundations constructions, backfilling, etc.) Key Result Areas:

Preparation & Monitoring of various project schedules using Primavera P6 V15.1 (Level 4 - Resource & Cost loading) & Microsoft Project.

Preparation & Implementation of Spreadsheet based Project Monitoring system for small projects.

Preparation & Implementation of Various progress monitoring registers.

Weekly & Monthly progress report preparation.

Reviewing and analyzing Sub-Contractors base-line schedule and recommend changes to the program to reduce any milestone difficulties, minimizing critical paths, and identifying interface conflicts.

Reviewing, analyzing, monitoring and reporting on progress of Sub-Contractors regularly updated progress schedules and forecasts, resource histograms, progress curves and current versus baseline comparisons to prepare a comprehensive submittal.

Ensuring incorporation of scope changes and monitor trends to reflect the current project scope.

Reviewing/rescheduling activities not matching the planned duration to minimize or eliminate any impact on the critical path. Report on the impact of any such rescheduled activities.

Preparation of technical tender submittals related to planning.

Preparing various presentation and progress reports. From July-2012 to Feb-2014: Worked as a Planning & QS Engineer in Ammico Contracting Co. W.L.L., QATAR

Project Handled:

P003 Lusail Express Way Doha Qatar, Main Contractor: - Hyundai Engineering Construction (Main contractor), Supervision consultants: - CDM Smith, Project Management Consultants: - KBR International, Owner: - Public Works Authority (ASHGHAL) Scope of work: Excavation, back filling, Nailing & Shot-creting. Light rail transit, Pearl

& Onaiza road interchanges with activities like Excavation in soft, hard, Slope stabilization works, cast in situ base concreting. Construction of Cofferdams in Sea-Lagoons for Bridge Foundation Excavation - Project Value: 150 Million QAR with duration of 36 months.

Key Result Areas:

Detailed Project Cost Budget preparation involving Work plan, Direct and indirect costs.

Project Plan preparation, Updation of work progress, Progress monitoring with Variance analysis using Earned value management (EVM) concept.

Review of Contract for all Key aspects like Key-dates, Deviations & Variations, Liquidity damages and communicating the same with Top management.

Optimal Resource mobilization plan preparation (Resource leveling) based on available work-fronts

Progress reporting: Daily, Weekly, Monthly.

Cost report analysis - Weekly & Monthly Based on WBS.

Conducting Internal Weekly review meetings across various cross-functional departments & MOM preparation

Preparation of Monthly review meeting presentation for Client.

Engineering Drawings review & Quantity Estimation

Monthly Client Invoicing, Preparation of Comprehensive statements including Collection Report.

Variation Order review and Quotation preparation From August-2009 to July-2012: Worked as a Planning Engineer in Hindustan Construction Company Ltd at Vizag Rock Carven Project (1.3 Million KL Crude oil storage) & Building works, near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Projects Handled:

Vizag cavern project is an underground storage facility being constructed to store high Sulphur crude oil

(capacity=1.33MMT). Project is valued at 375 Crores INR with duration of 36 months. The project is an unlined cavern based on hydro geological confinement principle, where in the excavation is done by NATM

(New Austrian Tunneling Method) drill and blast technique, supported by shot-creting and rock bolting. Concrete flooring is done at the bottom of cavern floor. Client: Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited

(ISPRL) a SPV, owned by Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB).

Industrial & Administration Building works (IOTL) - Mainly consists of construction of industrial buildings

(B+G+1), raw water reservoir and Administration buildings and all other ancillary structures. Project valued at 30 cr INR and duration of 12 months. Client: Indian Oil Tanking Limited (IOTL). Key Result Areas:

Detailed Project Annual Cost Budget preparation involving Work plan, Direct and indirect costs, incorporating completed actual values from MIS and evaluating CTC margin.

Progress reporting: Daily, Weekly, Monthly.

Project progress monitoring -Time cycles and direct and indirect costs.

Preparation of Reconciliation Statements of various materials.

Sustainability report preparation: Data collection at site level which contributes to company’s Annual Sustainability report.

Methodology preparation

From March-2009 to August-2009: Worked as a Management Trainee in Planning Department in Hindustan Construction Company Ltd at Gosikhurd Spillway Dam Project near Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Acted as a Site-in-charge for PSC Girder casting yard and a bridge site.

Site planning, Site monitoring and Controlling, Client relations. SUMMER INTERNSHIP (8 WEEKS)

Hindustan Construction Company – Pir-Panjal Railway Tunneling Project, Jammu & Kashmir.

Study of Activities involved in different Excavation methods in tunneling.

Study of NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method) technology.

Preparation of Method Statement for activities involved.

Determining the optimum workforce and equipment required of each activity.

Calculation of detailed time cycles of activities, sub-activities and identifying the bottlenecks.

Comparison of planned and actual time cycles.

Estimation of number of Muck trucks required for various hauling distances.

Suggested proper modification of batching plant according to site conditions. TECHNICAL EXPOSURE

PROFESSIONAL

Undergone First Aid/BLS training program conducted by Hamad International Training Center (Govt.), Doha-QATAR.

Disaster Management (Engineering in Emergencies): Undergone Engineering in Emergencies training conducted by RedR India at Pune. Member of Disaster relief network at HCC. ACADEMIC

PG Thesis: - Feasibility Study in Modernization of Pune Airport.

The study is mainly concentrated on the estimate of present and future Air-traffic in both passenger and cargo sectors. In order to handle this growing traffic, modernization in various aspects is studied in detail.

B.Tech Project: - Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Suburban Roads.

Detailed study on the condition of various types of roads in a Suburban locality. Study consisted of traffic volume studies, geotechnical studies, design of pavement and cost estimates of each road.

OTHERS

Worked in a project regarding mix-design of precast concrete pipes. The project was jointly done between ZUBLIN INTERNATIONAL (Germany) and Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Reliance.

Worked as a trainee in B.Tech in SRI BALAJI ENGINEERING CORPORATION for M/s SATYAM COMPUTERS city center office, Visakhapatnam, AP. CORE COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of targets within the scope, time and cost parameters.

Assisting team members to identify and develop project management methodology, practices and standards.

Assisting Project Managers/Employers representative to coordinate progress meetings, coordination meetings, reports, analysis of all components of project management that are part of Project scope. Site Management

Ensuring that Project communication tools like MIS, Programme, progress reports are adhered to.

Providing site team with the required look ahead schedule, various monitoring formats & progress charts and progress update in order to meet the project schedule and planned progress milestones.

Conducting regular site progress meetings to discuss various critical issues. Project Planning & Progress Reporting

Project Planning using project management software like Microsoft Project (MSP) & Primavera (P6).

Project report generation through Microsoft Excel and Project management software.

Project Management database updation.

Conduct project progress meetings in-order to control & resolve critical activities.

Review project along with project head.

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