Engineer Planning

Omar S. Gouda

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mobile +971-**-***-****

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

Employ my knowledge and experience with the intention of securing a professional career providing

challenging knowledge expertise gaining opportunities in construction management and planning fields.

CAREER SUMMARY

Professional American University of Sharjah [AUS] alumni with 6 years of experience in Dubai with proven track record of

success in construction management and planning in a mission-oriented organization. Expertise in developing public

outreach initiatives and strong logical advocacy networks targeting impeccable operative construction management. High

level of performance in relationship building, decision-making and communicating.

• Project Scope, Goals and Deliverables Facilitation • Extension of Time Claims

• Project Planning and Scheduling • Contracts and FIDIC

• Project Budget and Resources Allocation • Site Supervision, Instructions and Reporting

• Project Correspondence and Problem Solving • Construction Quantity Take Off and Estimation

• Procurement Planning and Management • Construction Methodology and Quality Assurance

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Al Shafar National Contracting LLC [2009 to Present]

Senior Planning Engineer 2013 to Present

Major/Brief Responsibilities

• Establish all the reference baseline documents; emphasizing the cost and resources loaded baseline program of

work, generated cash flows and manpower histograms.

• Verify feasibility and criticality in the implementation of the planning and progress control system required by the

contract complexity, risk and duration in compliance with the project work breakdown structure [WBS], company

standards, contract specifications and FIDIC.

• Ensure that projects planning and scheduling requirements are properly and clearly communicated to those

functionally responsible for executing the work through creating a schedule awareness atmosphere among all project

participants.

• Inspire and manage effectively a planning and progress control system in order to support the management decision

making and completion of the projects according to the baselines in compliance with the contractual dates and

requirements.

• Support the project managers in negotiations, arbitrations and all forms of dispute resolution and issue all the relevant

reporting.

Initiation and Planning Phase

• Interface and coordinate with other departments’ functions or discipline leaders/supervisors and managers to build up

activities, create the WBS and assign milestones and constraints by issuing the logic network.

• Participate to the commercial risk management activities at project startup and coordinate organizing the first

brainstorming and the qualitative / quantitative assessment of the identified risks and opportunities.

• Ensure the development of the project schedule according to the commercial needs.

• Ensure the implementation of the planning and progress control system required by the contract complexity, risk and

duration, in compliance with the project breakdown structure, company standards and contract specifications.

• Craft the planning & scheduling procedure, progress measurement procedure and risk management plan for the

projects control manager verification and perform the schedule risk analysis for highly critical projects.

Execution and Control Phase

• Ensure the effectiveness of the Planning and progress control system, monitoring the progress measurement system

and ensuring the proper information flow, progress status and completion forecast are assessed and reported.

• Create the daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and quarter yearly reports formats to enhance effective project

management.

• Manage change and prepare extension of time claims incorporating contract spheres and FIDIC clauses and/or form

risk management strategies and generate crashing programs incorporating probabilistic planning and earned value

management.

Handing Over and Closure Phase

• Support the projects control manager in the preparation of the project closeout report and the schedule and

productivity feedback data to projects control and commercial department.

• Provide the time impact analysis at project closure.

Junior Planning Engineer 2012 to 2013

• Collected actual data and updated all project schedules, evaluated forecast dates and monitored any progress and

productivity deviation in contrast with the baseline schedule including the corrective actions taken by the project

manager through critical path analysis.

• Ensured and promptly spotted and pointed out any deviation from baseline plans is analyzed and gauge the final time

impact estimation and the effect of corrective actions through maintaining records for all significant events such as

contractual claims/obligations, productivity, deliverables, material status with extensive use of company/partner/client

IT systems and reports.

• Created and maintained weekly and monthly look-ahead schedules isolating any adverse trend and warned the

project manager on time to take corrective actions and supported during the contract changes/claims process.

• Assisted the project control manager in the internal and/or for the client weekly and monthly project status report

preparation.

• Participated in the coordination meetings [internal or with the client/consultant].

• Ensured operative resources management and calculate the key performance indicators [KPIs].

• Oversaw the preparation, administration and revision of contracts that involve the purchase or sale of material.

• Coordinated estimation, bidding, tendering and prepared draft contracts.

• Ensured that contract is in compliance with legal requirements, owner specifications and authorities regulations.

• Tracked authorizations and formal correspondence.

• Initiated company registrations with different governmental authorities.

Project Engineer 2011 to 2012

• Developed project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans; conferred with management.

• Determined project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements followed by assigning personnel

accordingly.

• Determined project schedule by studying project plan and specifications and accordingly calculated time requirements

and sequenced project elements.

• Maintained project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinate activities and resolve problems.

• Controlled project costs by approving expenditures and administering contractor contracts.

Site Engineer 2010 to 2011

• Confirmed product performance by designing and conducting tests and inspections.

• Aided controlling project plan by reviewing design and specifications, recommend actions and plan changes.

• Prepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

• Maintained safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.

• Overviewed quantity takeoff of various structural and architectural aspects.

• Identified, analyzed, developed responses and calculated cost variations.

Part Time Scheduler 2009 to 2010

• Prepared progress update reports derived by updating the existing baseline program of work with actual data.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Project Management Professional [PMP] 2013

MISP Training and Consultancy – Project Management Institute

Bachelor in Civil Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Management [FE Certified] 2009

American University of Sharjah – UAE

LANGUAGES

• English (Fluent) • Arabic (Native)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 17th of December 88

• Nationality: Egypt • • Marital Status: Single • UAE Driving License

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• Windows: (8, 7,Vista & XP) • Primavera P6/P3 & MS Project

• MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & FrontPage • AutoCAD™ 2D

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

• Recommendation letter from employer • Available upon request

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