Project Control Scheduler

Umar Farooq

Email: *************@*****.***

Phone : +1-717-***-****

Location: 60 Shuter St.Toronto, ON M5B 0B7, Canada

Website: https://umarfarooqpmp.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/umar-farooq-9262992a5/

Farooq is a CPM Scheduler having 10 years of experience in developing and maintaining schedules associated with planning, permitting, design, procurement, construction, and final closeout activities. Created baseline schedules, incorporated contractors’ schedules, and look-ahead schedules, and integrated project schedules and costs. Achieved schedule and cost milestones by detailed schedule and cost variance analysis and earned value analysis. Coordinated with project team members to perform routine updates. Generate and maintain risk matrix and risk management plans. Evaluated schedules on behalf of owners for contractual conformity and progress.

Project Control Skills:

Cost and Resource loaded CPM Schedules, Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) / re-baselining

Bidding/Proposal / Contract documents, Estimates, Drawings, and Engineering Specs,

Critical Path Analysis, High float management, WBS scheme

Maintaining the schedule for tracking time and cost

Analysis skills – EVMS for monitoring SPI and CPI and forecasting ETC and EAC

Time Impact Analysis, Claim Digger, S-Curve and histogram, schedule diagrams (Pert, Gantt & Time-Scale),

Change management and incorporation of Change orders, impact analysis

Risk distribution of contingencies, Recovery Schedule, “What-If” Scenarios

Conversion of MS Project Schedule to Primavera P6 and vice versa.

Other skills

Attention to Detail, Consultant Coordination, Civil and MEP projects, Face-to-face Communication, Multitasking, and Multidimensional Projects

Industry:

Multiple industries

Construction (Residential and Non-residential constructions)

Substations and Towers & Transmission Lines (T&D), Energy and Utility projects

Infrastructures (Road, Water Supply, and Sewage System),

Oil and Gas.

Software Tools:

Primavera P6 (Oracle certified in P6-R8.2)

MS Project (Microsoft certified in 2013)

Unifier PPM + P6 Analytics+ Primavera Risk Analysis+ Primavera P6 WEB (EPPM)

Understanding of Construction Drawings /AutoCAD

Power BI Desktop and Office applications -Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, and SharePoint.

Professional Experience:

Project Controls Scheduler

• Used business templates and Unifier PPM to create a standardized CPM schedule based on scope of work and cost estimates. Resources were loaded for Labor and Material to arrive at Budget at Completion (BAC), and baseline schedule checks were applied.

• Use Activity Steps in Primavera P6 version 19 to track schedule progress.

• Improved schedule management by measuring criticality and generating reports on schedule health indicators using Primavera Analytics.

• Monitoring SPI and CPI Earned Value indicators in Primavera Analytics using Line of Sight.

Projects in Progress:

Motts Farms Transmission and Relay Replacement, Upgrade 15 KV Switchgear, NJ, USA

Monroe T3 230-138 KV Switchgear using Mobil Unit substation NJ USA

Pleasantville –Replace 12KV Switchgear and SGR Exit Feeder Cable Replacement NJ, USA

Terrace Substation 69 KV Ring Bus, install SWGR and upgrade XFMRs NJ, USA

Project Controls Scheduler

• Scheduling services for PSE&G New Jersey's 69 KV Substation reconfiguration projects as client representative. (P6 R16.2)

• Used rolling wave planning to maintain a master schedule for 69 KV Substation departments and sections, including submittals, permitting, design, layout, contingencies, and construction.

Projects:

Reconfiguration of Lawn side Gas Insulated Switchgear 69 KV Substation NJ USA.

Mount Rose 69 KV Substation Air Insulated Switchgear, Reconfiguration of NJ USA

Plant Held for Future Use -Mount Rose 69 KV Substation Extension - New Jersey USA.

Rehabilitation of Bayville Bridge, Nassau County NY USA w/ H&L Department of Public Works (DPW) NY

Bridge Deck Replacements at Loop Parkway and Meadow Brooke in the Town of Hempstead, NY, USA

Construction Engineer/ Scheduler

• Regularly update and maintain Scorecard Key Milestones for deliverables, payments, and Arch/Engg Contractors utilizing Enterprise SAP and SharePoint.

• Used modified drawings to add scope, change orders, and linkages with the master schedule, as well as base-lining.

Projects:

Exterior Brick Masonry, Windows, Parapet, Roof waterproofing, interior works at Public School 32 Bronx New York USA

PS 94 Brooklyn-Exterior Masonry, Windows and Roof Replacement with SCA

PS29 Bronx Exterior Masonry/Windows/Parapets New York USA

PS-288 K Roof Replacement, 2950 W25th Street Brooklyn, USA.

Project Scheduler

Projects:

Construction of Duct Banks for Oil and Gas facility project, in Calgary Canada

Delay analysis for Residential Construction in Calgary, Canada

Project Manager

• Analyzed delays for civil and MEP projects at schedule levels III and IV.

• Assigned resources, established Earned Values, and monitored costs and timelines. Created a histogram of projected vs actual results, as well as completion estimates.

• Resolved requests for time and expense compensation extensions.

• Demonstrated excel abilities, including sum-ifs, V-lookup, concatenation, subtotals, pivot tables, and conditional formatting.

• Coached and trained Project Schedulers and Construction Managers on P6 tools and practices.

Created schedule for Construction of 5 No Schools and maintained bi-weekly. Submitted invoice to the client the invoice using Performance % complete basis on Primavera P6. Identify schedule activities that control the overall project and critical path.

Performed take-offs from the construction package to prepare Material Take Offs (MTO) for bid packages and sent them out to contractors to quoting price.

Safety Plan input.

Bidding for new projects and prepared cost estimates of over 700 million Saudi Riyals of different projects and won 154 million Riyals project for the company.

Projects:

Construction of 5 Schools - Royal Commission of Jubail Saudi Arabia Cost $32 Million.

Construction of Utility Mains and Security -Cost $54 Million

Project Manager - Construction

Created baseline schedule on the basis of contract document and IFC drawings.

Maintained schedule for monthly updates and carried out modifications with variance analysis.

Collected progress markings and visited site and incorporated into the schedule.

Projects:

Construction of 400/220/132/66 KV Substation Umm al Amad Qatar. $35 Million with Alstom

Refurbishment of 132-220 KV Substation Doha South Super Qatar. Cost $ 25 Hyundai Electric

Construction of 132/66/11KV Substation - Gharafa - Substations Qatar –Siemens

400/220/132/66 KV Abu Nakhla Substation in Qatar with ABB Main Contractor

Additional Information:

I am a Canadian citizen and my family is in Calgary AB. I am currently living and working in the USA on on TN Permit since April 2018.

Driving license USA

Planning and Project Control

Expert in scheduling and construction. Knowledge of specific technical drawings reading, familiar with Construction Civil and MEP Drawings. Knowledge of Safe construction environment, select and provide safe tools such as Harness, safe box, helmets, creating safety charts, Safety policy statement. Knowledge of construction material requirement.

Scheduling Tools

Training junior schedulers the Primavera P6 software, tools and techniques. Forecast and ensure profitability through managing project costs. Isolating, identifying and resolving any problems with the client and governing agencies to obtain permits and any necessary documents and/or approvals.

Construction Management

Knowledge of civil works, steel structure installation, piping works, mechanical & electrical works and other construction activities. Understanding of technical plans and specifications. Knowledge in construction requirements, experience in on-site superintendent activities. Scheduling, Planning and Project Control of multi discipline projects.

Major Strength

Project Management education based on PMBOK, Planning and Scheduling for Construction projects, Having background of construction execution and Project Control Strong analytical reporting.

Additional information:

I am Canadian citizen and have been working in USA on TN

Currently looking only remote job in Canada, USA or any international location, can be part time or full time

Education

BS Civil Engineering

Professional Certificates

PMP - PMI USA

Oracle Primavera P6 R8.2 MS Project 2013

Site safety certificates

OSHA 30 Hour Site Safety 32 Hour Scaffolding

Exelon Corporation Inc. NJ, USA From Nov 2021 – To -- Apr 2024 2024

IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC, NJ From Jun 2019 to Nov 2021

Ansu Construction Inc., NY Apr 2018 – Jun 2019

Petro-tech TTI, Calgary, Canada Jan 2014 – Dec 2017

Tasami Contracting Company, Jubail, Saudi Arabia Jan 2012 – Jun 2013

Green Top International Company, Doha, Qatar Jul 2008 – Jan 2014

Special skills

Jul 2008 – Jan 2014

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