Project Controls Senior

Ihab Assem, P.Eng., MASc.

Toronto, ON, Canada +1-647-***-**** *******@*****.** www.linkedin.com/in/ihab assem Profile

Bilingual Professional Civil Engineer with 30+ years of proven success in project planning, controls, and execution across major rail, transit, infrastructure, mining, and hydropower projects in Canada and internationally. Extensive experience in Primavera P6, resource loaded schedules, EVM, 4D/5D planning, and contract management. Adept at leading planning teams in multi project environments, managing baseline development, forensic schedule analysis, and ensuring on time delivery (OTD) performance.

Dual master's degrees holder with multiple industry certifications including in scheduling (SP, PSP), cost engineering

(CCE), project management (PMP), and construction law with extensive hands on international experience across all project phases.

Core Competencies

Technical:

Primavera P6 MS Project Resource Loaded Scheduling 4D/5D Planning EVM Critical Path Analysis Risk Management Forensic Delay Analysis Schedule Recovery Progress & KPI Reporting Project Controls & Planning:

Baseline Development Schedule Governance Gate Reviews OTD Performance Integrated Reporting Change Management Interface Coordination Testing & Commissioning Schedules Leadership:

Team Management Planning Community Coordination Stakeholder Engagement Conflict Resolution PMO Setup

Best Practices Implementation Cross Cultural Team Leadership Experience Highlights

Techne PMC, Canada — Senior Project Controls Lead Jun 2024 – Present Leading planning and controls for hydropower and mining projects:

Developed baseline for Nemaska Lithium’s Whabouchi Mine and Factory, covering Operation Readiness, Commissioning, and Ramp up

Created Project Execution Plans and schedules for CIM and Rio Tinto’s AP60 – Phase 2

Managed interfaces across commissioning, operations, and testing phases Hatch, Canada — Site Controls Lead Nov 2023 – May 2024 Relevant execution and planning leadership:

Supported setup of site controls for a $800M lithium processing plant

Led re baselining, integrated permitting timelines, and refined EVM systems

Ensured P6 based progress tracking and stakeholder alignment ELSEWEDY Electric T&D, Africa — Project & Controls Manager 2022 – 2023 Managed multi sector T&D, solar, and thermal energy projects in Africa:

Aligned PMO controls across engineering, legal, and commercial streams

Rebuilt planning framework tailored to country specific risks MEG Consultants, Africa — Project & Business Controls Manager 2016 – 2022 Led planning, controls, and business development across 7 East African countries:

Directed bid evaluations, and supported design build projects in infrastructure

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Rio Tinto – IOC, NL & QC — Project Controls Superintendent 2015 – 2016 Oversaw planning teams for sustaining capital projects in rail and port:

Maintained Primavera P6 environments and ensured data integrity

Enhanced project KPI dashboards and EVM reporting tools Andritz Hydro Canada – Muskrat Falls — Commercial Management Lead 2014 – 2015

Led contract reviews and integrated planning and claims strategy

Achieved favorable settlements through forensic delay analysis Hatch Canada – AP60 Project, Arvida — Project & Site Controls Lead 2011 – 2014 Greenfield EPCM project (TIC $1.3B CAD) – multi award winning delivery

Directed project planning from FEL3 to commissioning

Delivered 4 weeks ahead of schedule using super trend planning techniques

Contributed to PMI “Project of the Year” (2014) and other awards Bechtel & SNC Lavalin — Planning and Controls Manager Roles 2004 – 2011

Managed schedule integration for $3.8B USD aluminum smelter project

Delivered site controls for EMAL1 (UAE) and water infrastructure PPP

Negotiated claims using concurrent delay analysis Selected Experience Overview

Rail & Transit / Infrastructure: SNC Lavalin, Hatch, MEG, Rio Tinto, Alstom relevant scopes

Planning & Scheduling: Bechtel, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Hatch, SNC

PMO, Claims, and Contract Management: MEG, SNC Lavalin, Andritz, Revay & Associates Education

2001, Master of Applied Science (MASc.): Construction Management, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada 1996, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 1990, Bachelor of Applied Science (BSc.): Civil Engineering (CE), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Professional Certification and Qualification

Certifications

P.Eng. – Professional Engineers Ontario (2011)

PMP – Project Management Professional (PMI, 2003)

SP – PMI Scheduling Professional (2013)

PSP – AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (2013)

CCE – Certified Cost Engineer (2009)

Construction Law – Osgoode Law School, York University (2025)

4D/5D Planning – Autodesk Certified (2023)

Languages

Fluent: English, French and Arabic

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