Project Controls Manager Capital Construction
Resume:
Ihab Assem, P.Eng., MASc.
Mississauga, ON, Canada +1-647-***-**** *******@*****.** www.linkedin.com/in/ihab assem PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Project Controls Manager with 30+ years leading cost management, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, risk, productivity tracking, and executive reporting on mega capital construction programs ($0.5B–$3.8B). Proven track record establishing project controls standards, driving data based decision making, and delivering financial transparency to operations leadership, project managers, and field supervision across EPCM, EPC, BOT, and PPP delivery models.
Trusted business partner to executive stakeholders — recovered distressed schedules, negotiated complex EOT claims at an average $0.63 per dollar claimed, and delivered EAC forecasts within 3% of final cost. Experienced leading and mentoring project controls teams across North America and Africa, and implementing earned value management, WBS/CBS structures, and integrated cost/schedule/risk frameworks on labor intensive, multi stakeholder projects. Sector exposure: electrical transmission & distribution, hydropower, nuclear SMR, mining & metals, infrastructure, rail/transit adjacent heavy civil, industrial facilities. CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Controls Leadership Cost Management & Budgeting Forecasting & Cash Flow Earned Value Management
(EVM) Baseline Scheduling & Critical Path Analysis Progress Measurement Risk & Change Management Productivity Tracking WBS/CBS Development EOT Claims & Delay Analysis Executive Reporting & Dashboards KPI Development
Software: Primavera P6 Microsoft Project Advanced Excel Power BI (reporting & dashboards) Cost Management
& ERP Systems Autodesk 4D/5D
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Techne PMC (Canada) — Senior Project Controls Lead June 2024 – Present Lead project controls strategy, baselines, and capability assessments for hydropower, nuclear SMR, and mining programs.
Deliver Project Controls Capability Assessments (PCCA) and Project Development Rating Index (PDRI) reviews, providing executive stakeholders with gap analyses and remediation roadmaps.
Establish integrated cost/schedule baselines for S4–S5 phases (Operations Readiness, Hot Commissioning, Ramp up) on Nemaska Lithium (Whabouchi Mine & Bécancour Factory), including commissioning interfaces.
Develop Project Execution Plans and cost/schedule baselines aligned with client financial governance on Centrale de l'île Maligne and AP60 Phase 2.
Hatch (Canada) — Site Controls Lead November 2023 – May 2024 Site controls lead for Nemaska Lithium Factory ($800M TIC) during execution setup.
Aligned project reporting with corporate systems and executive management requirements, improving financial transparency.
Refined re forecasts and permitting scenarios to support client decision making and cost predictability.
Drove alignment between Estimate, Engineering, and POV, improving schedule accuracy and cost predictability. ELSEWEDY Electric T&D (Africa) — Project & Controls Manager 2022 – 2023 Managed thermal and solar energy transmission & distribution (T&D) portfolio across Africa.
Integrated commercial, legal, contracts, and finance teams for project setup, cost governance, and controls standardization.
Re established country specific budgeting and forecasting processes to mitigate regulatory and currency risk.
Built and mentored high performing project controls and project teams across multiple jurisdictions. Page 2 of 3
MEG Consultants (Africa) — Project & Controls / Business Manager 2016 – 2022 Led project controls and business management for infrastructure portfolio across 7 East African countries ($600M TIC).
Served as primary client interface for all project controls matters, building trusted relationships at senior levels.
Led bid stage from RFP through evaluation, including proposal development, cost estimating, and resourcing.
Managed currency fluctuation risk and negotiated contracts to protect client margins.
Enhanced document control, reporting procedures, and performance tracking frameworks. Rio Tinto – Iron Ore Company of Canada — Project Controls Superintendent 2015 – 2016 Supervised two CAPEX/OPEX sustainability teams (Labrador City & Sept Îles).
Administered Primavera P6 (OBS, users, groups, templates, access); improved PIS parameters and reporting integrity.
Built team redundancy and mentored junior staff to ensure operational continuity. Andritz Hydro Power (Canada) — Commercial Management Lead 2014 – 2015 Commercial lead for Muskrat Falls: gates & TGUs ($500M CAD).
Acted as primary client interface for commercial management and claims strategy.
Reviewed contracts and aligned planning with claims opportunities.
Negotiated claims ($0.2M–$30M), achieving $0.65 per dollar settled.
Enhanced risk quantification and contingency management frameworks. Hatch (Canada) — Project & Site Controls Lead 2013 – 2014 FEL 3&4 for Gahcho Kue Diamond and Cliffs Iron Ore projects.
Oversaw estimate process and risk assessment for project baselines.
Aligned baselines with financial, logistical, and climatic constraints to ensure execution readiness. Hatch (Canada) — Project & Site Controls Lead (AP60) 2011 – 2013 Greenfield EPCM Smelter, $1.3B CAD — PMI Project of the Year 2014.
Directed a cross functional controls team to recover a $1.3B greenfield EPCM project.
Spearheaded project re baseline (POV, logic, resource loading), delivering 4 weeks early.
Implemented EVM super trend analysis, improving EAC accuracy to 3% of final cost.
Enhanced PM+ progress module, adopted firm wide as a best practice. Bechtel (Mining & Metals GBU) — Project Planning & Scheduling Manager 2010 – 2011
$3.8B Greenfield Aluminum Smelter (Saudi Ma'aden).
Restructured P6 WBS/OBS and logic ties, reducing critical path float erosion by 40%.
Enabled first aluminum pour 2 months ahead of internal forecast. SNC Lavalin (Construction Division) — Site Controls Lead 2009 – 2010
$500M Carbon Area, EMAL 1 Project — delivered on schedule and under budget.
Defined commissioning systems and scheduled execution using Primavera P6.
Managed punch lists, handover packages, and EOT claims via delay analysis. SNC Lavalin (Construction Division) — PMO Lead 2008 – 2009
$600M PPP Electrical Rehabilitation (DRC Copper Process).
Established PMO; worked with design build contractors on control budget and trending.
Developed Integrated Project Execution Plan, achieving cost and schedule reductions. SNC Lavalin (Construction Division) — Site Controls Lead 2006 – 2008
€800M EPC BOT Water Plant (600K m /day).
Established commissioning logic, accelerating operations handover by 3 months.
Negotiated €300M in impacts and EOT claims recovered €0.60 per Euro (€180M). Page 3 of 3
EARLIER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (1990–2006)
Project Planning & Scheduling — Infrastructure: Morrison Knudsen / Parsons Brinkerhoff
Project Planning & Scheduling — Mining & Metals: Bechtel
Contract Management & Claims — Industrial & Hydro: Revay & Associates
Conceptual & Site Civil Engineering / PMO — Steam Power, Tunnelling & Transportation: AlHashimy, SOGEA, JVSGETP (Cairo Metro L2)
Earlier Career Highlights (1990–2006)
Project Planning & Scheduling – Infrastructure: Morrison Knudsen / Parsons Brinkerhoff
Project Planning & Scheduling – Minning and Metals: Bechtel
Contract Management & Claims/ Various Projects including Industrial and Hydro: Revay & Associates
Conception and Site Civil Engineer / PMO Various Projects including Steam Power Plants, dwelling, tunnelling and transportation: AlHashimy, SOGEA, JVSGETP (Cairo Metro L2) Experience Overview
Project Management & Controls (incl. Business Development)/ PMO SNC Lavalin (2006–2010), Andritz – IOC MEG (2014–2023), ElSewedy T&D (2022–2023), Hatch (2023–2024), Techne PMC (2024–Present)
Planning & Scheduling
Morrison Knudsen, Parsons Brinkerhoff (1995–2000), Bechtel (2004–2006, 2010–2011), Hatch (2011–2014) Contract Management (Prime & Subs) & Claims
National Authority for Tunnels (1990–1993), Parsons Brinkerhoff (1998–2000), Revay & Associates (2001–2004), MEG
(2016–2022)
Conceptual & Site Civil Engineering
SOGEA (1987–1993), JVSGETP Greater Cairo Metro L2 (1993–1995), AlHashimy P/T (1990–1998) Education
2001, Master of Applied Science (MASc.): Construction Management, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
(https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMG/TC QMG 1265.pdf) 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
2025, Certified in Construction Law, York University, Osgoode Law School (ON, Canada) 2023, Certified in 4D/5D Planning, Controlling and Reporting, Autodesk
(Cairo, Egypt) 2013, Certified Scheduling Professional (SP), PMI (Member) 2013, Certified Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), AACEI
(Member) 2011, Professional Engineers of Ontario (P.Eng.) 2009, Certified Cost Engineer (CCE), AACEI (Member) 2004, Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (Eng.)
2003, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI (Member) Languages
Fluent: English, French and Arabic
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