QAMER FARIDI, PMP. MEng.

Sugar Land, TX ***** USA

+1-973-***-**** adzb37@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Successfully plan, schedule, cost control & manage resources for challenging projects and strategic sourcing initiatives to positively impact companies bottom-line. Continuously acquire new skills and knowledge

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE

Built and led teams of diversified skills, provided leadership for various projects.

Developed plans for mentoring and training of the team members.

More than 20 years of project controls, Planning/Scheduling (Primavera -P6), cost control experience in the field of transportation, energy, Parks, utilities, pipelines, electrical transmission & distribution, industrial buildings, bridges/highways, municipal & infrastructure projects.

Establish policies and procedures related to Planning & Scheduling, Budget & Cost control

Flexible, assertive, team player and able to complete the task within time & budget, keeping the Safety-first principle.

Monitoring and appraising consultant / contractor performance in the areas of HSE, project controls, planning, scheduling, estimation/cost control and sub-contract administration.

Project Control / Management, Planning, Scheduling, and monitoring by PRIMAVERA P6 for all phases of project (Design/Engineering, Licensing / Permitting, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Handover/Closeout).

Cost control & Estimating (software used Hard Dollar & MC2) / MS Suite

Earned Value Management (EVM), CPI / SPI. EcoSys.

Successful project control of complex EPC projects, involving multidisciplinary engineering and construction activities

EDUCATION

MS (Engineering). BS (Engineering) PMP certified

2 years Diploma in Business Management (Montreal – Canada)

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS

PMP (Project Management Professional) certified by PMI-USA

Primavera P6 (Planning & Scheduling) Emerald associates,

Primavera P6 (Resource Management Advanced) Emerald associates

Costing / Estimating software, Hard Dollar

Estimating software MC2,

First Aid / CPR & H2S Alive trainings

Data Management training from Michael Belfry & Associates

Project Management / Leadership course from Northern Alberta Institute

ICMS (Integrated construction Management system) training

Environmental Management course from University of Dresden GERMANY, organized by UN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Controls Lead

Cheniere /IPS integrated services /PMA – PSE&G NJ USA 2017 – to date

Supervise planners / schedulers, cost controllers, contractors / consultants.

Project controls and reporting on schedule, cost and progress measurement. Develop project schedules in support of planning, monitoring, and execution..

Establish strategic KPI’s for the scope of work required and ensure compliance. Identify, assess, determine risk mitigation strategies,

Develop master and detailed resource loaded schedules for all phases of the Project (design/engineering, Licensing / Permitting, procurement, construction, testing, start-up, and commissioning). Integrate contractor & sub-contract schedules.

Develop project baseline and coordinated schedule updates. Developed and critical path analyses.

Ensure projects and programs within the portfolio are managed in compliance with company policies and procedures and that new procedures are incorporated as required.

Develop WBS (work breakdown structure). Identify relationships, logic, milestones, and constraints for various programs. Generate plan, actual and forecast curves to prepare different reports.

Support the project management team in the planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects, including dashboard maintenance.

Prepare Gantt (bar) charts, look-ahead schedules, resource histograms, and other charts and S-curves.

Generate and assign project codes, activity codes & resource codes.

Perform status updates on Program Schedule/Master Schedule including activities update and data gathering from various sources.

Proactively anticipate schedule impacts and advised project team concerning changes / issues

and schedule impacts. Consult with project team and recommend solutions to improve procedures.

Sr. Consultants (Project Controls)

PE Technology Consultants Inc. Canada 2016 - 2016

Planned, scheduled and Controlled several construction projects.

Project Controls Advisor (Planning/Scheduling, Cost Control)

ExxonMobil / NES Global Canada 2013 - 2015

Worked with ExxonMobil in project management / controls (panning/scheduling, cost) and resource management department for major oil/gas, petro-chemical pipeline engineering & construction projects, responsibilities included:

Planned, managed, and supervised reporting on schedule, cost, and progress measurement activities for main consultants (Worley Parsons) / contractor (AECOM, Morgan constructors) and sub-contractors.

Planned and managed all activities associated with project planning, scheduling, forecasting, monitoring and critical path analysis working with multi-projects/multi-programs.

Supervised other cost and scheduling team members in a multi-tasking environment and facilitated in implementing the project objectives. Developed and maintained KPIs.

Developed WBS and detailed schedule for all phases of the Project (design/engineering, approvals, procurement, construction, testing, start-up and commissioning).

Worked closely with various internal teams, consultants, and contractors to develop and maintain detailed resource loaded schedules. Integrated multiple schedules into a master project schedule and baseline.

Developed and maintained summary level schedule reports: Gantt, milestone charts, and other tools used to support critical path analysis, near-term tasks work, priority-based resource allocations, performance variances, and to support cost/schedule integration.

Reviewed construction plans, construction processes and sequencing, procedures. Reviewed Submittals.

Responded to Request for Information (RFIs). Process Change Orders (COs). Performed Inspections.

Provide on-site project coordination and monitoring. Performed quantity and manpower resource loading for assigned schedules. Supervised and managed consultants, contractors & sub-contractors staff / resources working on the major energy projects.

Reviewed and endorsed progress measures reported by the contractor. Prepared rundown curves.

Assisted site management in developing / reviewing schedule & cost corrective actions and recovery plans

Sr. Project Controls Specialist

JACOBS Engineering - Canada 2012 - 2013

Supervised & trained junior planners, schedulers, cost controllers, estimators & other technical staff.

Prepared base line plan / schedules of the projects, considering scope of work agreed milestones and constraints outlined in contract documents keeping all stake holders involved.

Estimated resources (manpower & construction equipment) requirements and developed resource loaded schedules with S curve and manpower histogram for several transportation, environmental projects

Monitored & controlled schedules by performing critical path analysis and earned value analysis.

Prepared Weekly & Monthly reports in coordination with discipline engineers.

Developed and prepared department policies and procedures on schedule control, schedule risk management, resource management, and earned value management.

Generated summary status reports, project presentations and analyze reports for higher management.

Prepared schedules and resource histograms /S curves for Bids / Proposals of new projects

Supported the project team in the development and maintenance of periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management informed on the project progress. These reports included labor productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, Cost Performance Reports (CPR) and earned value curves

Project Controls Specialist

SNC-Lavalin EPCM Company & Flint Energy 2011 - 2012

Worked as Project Control Specialist (Planning / Scheduling and cost department) for pipelines for Suncor, Enbridge, engineering and mining projects

Sr. Planning / Scheduling Engineer

AECON - Lockerbie Group Edmonton Alberta - Canada 2007 - 2011

Performed project controls, planning / scheduling of major Energy, LNG, Elect. Sub-stations and infrastructure projects.

Developed and maintained the project schedule using Primavera P6 including histogram & S curves.

Interfaced with the project team and task managers to define scope of work in the development and update of detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from the original plan.

Provided leadership and guidance to the project planning team to develop, implement & maintain the project controls procedure, project schedules (level 1-4), and reporting systems specific to project.

Provided project control management required in the execution of Infrastructures, refinery & power generation multimillion dollar (200 to 800 million) projects for different clients

Follow and control project plans by updating Engineering, Procurement, and Construction schedules and recommend preventive and corrective actions on anticipated or actual delays.

Supported the project team in the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress. These reports may include labor productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, Cost Performance Reports (CPR).

Superintending Engineer / Director

City Government / Mott MacDonald EPC Project Management Services 1994 - 2007

Supervised a team of project controllers, planner / schedulers and other skilled engineering staff working on several engineering and construction projects

Performed Project control of several mass transit, circular railway, energy, pipelines, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, bridges / highways, municipal and infrastructures projects.

Directed and provided review or approval of scopes of work, budgets, methodology reports, work flow charts, and project schedules as required.

Coordinated with Construction Project Controls personnel in the development of Project Controls information (construction schedules, cost), and incorporated data into the overall project cost & schedule

Analyzed major capital projects to plan the effective execution sequence based on current industry

Performed project controls / cost control including change management & earned value analysis.

Applied knowledge in planning / scheduling by an approval and review by Federal Govt. of the work schedule, progress measurement and reporting systems. Resource management and histogram preparation.

Involved in bidding, quantity surveying, and estimation of multimillion dollar projects.

Project Site Engineer

AKB Associates 1989 - 1994

Provided Project management, project controls, planning/scheduling, cost estimation, quantity take off, cost control support for all construction phases efficiently, in Rail, highway & tunnel projects.

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