Planning Engineer

CHINEDOZI MODESTUS AKUCHIE

Al Rayyan, Doha Qatar

Tel: +974 - 30391860

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

Profile Summary:

A proficient project management personnel, with wealth of experience in the fields of Cost Control, Planning/Scheduling, Project Controller, Cost/Schedule Risk Analyst. I have over 5 years’ experience in managing variety of projects ranging from small to multimillion dollars scale, in diversity of sectors, specifically in Oil & Gas Sector, Infrastructure Sector (Qatar Rail and Road Works), Construction Sector (Residential, High Rise Residential, Commercial Building, Interior fit-out designs) in Middle East. Possess interpersonal skills that leverage team knowledge, create a sense of urgency, influence outcomes, and maintain organizational effectiveness while delivering a quality product that meets the needs of the enterprise and its objectives.

Skills:

Expert in Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel

Budget Planning Capabilities

Highly Creative

Good Communication and Interpersonal skills

Education and professional certifications:

Degree in Accounting (Upper Division)

Computer Engineering (ND)

Advance Planning and Scheduling

Diploma In Risk Management

Oil and Gas Safety Management - Northfield.

Occupational Safety and Health Professional

IOSH managing Safety - UK.

Occupational Safety and Health Manager (OSHA)

Occupational Safety and Health Supervisor

Safety and Health Committee/Team Member

Oracle Primavera Project Portfolio Management (P6 V8.2)

Mandras Management Training Institute, Doha Qatar

Offshore Oil and Gas Safety 1&2 (OSHA)

Achievements:

Successfully identify serious risk issues that threatened completion of projects and Incorporated measures to prevent many from occurring in future projects.

Visual track of a project, which Eliminated Delay in the project

Provided relevant trainings to both new and existing workers on the project

Initiating idea to regulating Cost control in projects Work Experience:

Role : Planning Engineer

Company. : Ruwais Servicing Company September 2018 - Till date Project : Qatar Sea Project

Client : AECM & UCE

Job Scope : Eliminating Scheduling Errors, Double Bookings and reduce overtime. Increasing team Productivity with single Scheduling tool.

Responsibilities

Creating the overall planning and monitoring of resource, cost, material and machinery for various projects using project management tools.

Preparing and Review Claim for Extension of Time (EOT) with Time Impact Analysis.

Produces man power histogram, S-curves to follow up the progress.

Conducting review meetings with the key project stakeholders from planning point of view

Providing recommendations using various scheduling techniques to deliver projects faster and better.

Creating status reports that effectively communicate project status and progress.

Developing and implementing plan versus actual progress charts (histograms/S curves).

Preparing plan and schedule for all project delivery.

Monitoring project budget and schedule and oversee performance to ensure on time, quality and on budget project execution.

Role : Planning Engineer

Company : Petan Marine Service (PMS) August 2017 - July 2018 Project : New Port Project (NPP)

Location : Messaed

Client : NPP Steering Committee

SCOPE : Design and Installation of floating Pontoon and Anchorage system, forecasting and estimation, review of claim for extension of time (EOT) with time impact analysis. Responsibilities

Coordinate/Ensure the Identification, Implementation and Execution of Qatar Rail Project Execution Strategic Management Plans.

Contractual Reporting as per Qatar Rail and FYAP JV requirement.

Attending Regular Weekly Management Meetings.

Writing and Team coordination towards submission of contractual deliverables.

Ensure full compliance to Qatar Rail’s Physical Progress Measurement System (PPMS)

Writing Project Plans and Procedures as per Q-Rail Requirements and ensuring absolute compliance.

Ensure production of detailed Time Program and Schedule.

Ensure regular and consistent updates and reporting.

Preparing and performing weekly progress presentation. Role : Planning Engineer

Company : Diplomat contracting Company October 2016 – June 2017 Project : Ministry of Education

Client : ASTAD & KEO

Job Scope: Routinely prepared schedule performance measurements reports, forecasts and studies Identify potential or actual delays to approved Project Master Program, analyze impacts and recommends recovery measures

Responsibilities

Planned and scheduled the project by developing a project master schedule in line with the proposal requirements through the application of the primavera P6 and MS Project software.

Implemented work schedule and monitored progress of the work for timely execution of the project through daily/weekly/monthly/ reports with respect to review of the overall project.

Prepared, maintained package work plans and monitored progress to achieve on time or earlier deliveries to keep the project on schedule.

Tracked, monitored and forecasted progress of all activities and deliverables.

Analyzed gaps between the planned and actual progress and highlighted the areas of concern

Prepared and managed overall master schedule, integrating work breakdown structure using scheduling software.

Role : Planning Engineer

Company : Clear Span Technology Middle East W.L.L December 2015- July 2016 Project : Design and Build of Man Diesel and Turbo (MDT) Workshop Client : Qatar Navigation (Milaha Capital)

Responsibilities

Ensure implementation of cost accounting for entire projects and monitor cost codes to ensure accurate reporting

Create and develop Work Breakdown Structure and Charts of accounts using Oracle Primavera P6

Weekly/Monthly Reports of all costs and cost allocation: actual progress, man-hours/Cost consumption and earned value

Prepare and update the Project Schedule progress on weekly/monthly basis

Review, comments and approve the Subcontractors Baseline Schedules.

Review, comments and approve the Subcontractors Baseline Schedules.

Preparation and issue of weekly and monthly reports to Management and the Client including- Narrative part, Progress “S” Curves for overall and by discipline, Histograms for planned/actual and Six Weeks Look ahead Schedule

Weekly export of Purchase Order (PO) from SAP and update of Purchase Order Register

Participate in Schedule and Cost recovery / Risk Management exercise

Preparation of cash flows and approval of Management Issue (MI) in SAP

Update Accrual, Value of Work Done (VOWD), Commitment Cost, Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (ETA), forecast/ Variance analyses

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