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Senior Planning Engineer - KOC Approved

Location:
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Posted:
October 03, 2026

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SENIOR PLANNING & COST CONTROL ENGINEER

HAYTHAM BITAR – MBA, PMP, RMP, SP-PMI, CCP, PSP

1. PERSONAL:

Name : Haytham Radwan Bitar

Date of Birth : 21st March 1989

Address : Salmiya - Kuwait

Phone No. : +965-********

E-Mail : ***.*******.***.***.***.***@*****.***

Have Work Residence (No. 18) & Driving License in Kuwait. 2. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Academic Degrees Date conferred Name and Location of Institution B.Sc. Civil Engineering Study 2011 Kuwait University – Kuwait Master’s in business Admin. (MBA) 2021 Kuwait University – Kuwait Master’s in civil engineering 2026 Kuwait University – Kuwait 3. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS/APPROVALS:

a) Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) (Membership # 25722) b) PMP Certified (Certification Number: 2777074) by PMI – Expires in Jun. 2029. c) RMP Certified (Certification Number: 3886628) by PMI – Expires in Jul. 2030. d) SP-PMI Certified (Certification Number: 3775060) by PMI – Expires in Feb. 2030. e) Approved as “Professional Civil Engineer” by M/s Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE). f) Approved as “Project Coordination Engineer” at Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) New HQ Tower Project, by M/s KEO Consultant.

g) Approved as “Project Civil Engineer” in KSSC New Main Administration Building Project, by M/s Public Authority for Sports (PAS) – Kuwait.

h) Approved as “Civil Engineer” by M/s Kuwait Municipality (KM) – Kuwait. i) Approved as “Planning & Programming Engineer” in the KU Marine Center Project in Fintas, by M/s Kuwait University (KU) – Kuwait.

j) Approved as “Planning Engineer” by M/s Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) – Kuwait. k) Certified Cost Professional CCP Certified (Certification Number: CCP-5828) by AACE – Expires in Dec. 2028.

l) Planning & Scheduling Professional PSP Certified (Certification Number: PSP-3046) by AACE – Expires in Apr. 2029.

4. PROFESSIONAL TRAININIGS

- Primavera P6 Professional (Basics & Advanced) Courses – Project & Cost Control Courses.

- PMBOK Standards & (PMP, RMP) courses - Agile & Change Management Courses.

- Forensic Delay Analysis & Claims Preparation Courses.

- Self-training in other various Management, Engineering & Construction Aspects. 5. JOB PROFILE:

• Projects Management & Planning

• Cost control & reporting - Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Cost estimation and budgeting

• Change and Risk Management

• Contracts & Claim Management

• Familiarity with industry standards, contract law, and best practices. SENIOR PLANNING & COST CONTROL ENGINEER

HAYTHAM BITAR – MBA, PMP, RMP, SP-PMI, CCP, PSP 6. Experience Summary:

Total Experience : 15 years (Since 2011)

Projects Management (Planning, Cost, Risk, Claims, etc.) : 13 Years (Since 2013) Various projects with different sizes from small to mega projects, such as:

- Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (Around $500 Millions)

- Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) HQ Tower (Around $250 Millions)

- Kuwait University Various Projects (KU)

- Oil & Gas (O & G) projects, such as Extension of Yard 5 at Burgan (KOC)

- Criminal Evidence Headquarter - MOI (Around $160 Millions)

- UMM AL HAYMAN (UAH) Wastewater Project DBO/BOT (More than $ 4 Billions) 7. Technical, Language Skills & Computer Softwares: 1. Primavera P3, P6

2. MS Project

3. Power BI

4. Tilos (Linear Planning)

5. STAAD Pro

6. Microsoft Office Tools (Excel – Word – PP – Access – Visio – etc.) 7. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Cluade, NotebookLM, etc. (Reports, Presentations, Dashboards, etc.)

8. ERP (SAP, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.), Aconex & PMWeb Management Software

9. Other Engineering Programs & Tools

10. GMAT Score 510

11. TOEFL Score 81/120

12. IELTS Score 7.0

13. Languages:

Arabic – Native

English - V. Good in Written & Spoken Language

EXPERIENCE – Eng. Haytham Bitar – Senior Planning & Cost Control Engineer PERIOD (Y/M)

DESIGNATION /

POSITION

EMPLOYER'S NAME

AND ADDRESS PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUTIES

From To

Jan, 2021 Till Now Senior Planning & Cost

Control Engineer

Canar Trading &

Contracting Co. W.L.L,

Ahmadi, Kuwait

www.canartc.com

Project: Umm Al Hayman

Wastewater Project (PPP) –

Phase 1, (Consortium)

BOT - DBO

Project Value:

More than $ 4,000,000,000

JV: WTE, KCCEC, CANAR

• Optimized delivery sequencing to meet

aggressive milestones through Baseline

schedule Preparation & Resource

Allocation.

• Coordinate with other JVs’ partners.

• Revised schedules and programs.

• EV Monthly Reports.

• Prepare & review the Project Budget.

• Cost & Time Impacts of the VOs or claims.

• Forensic Delay Analysis as per AACE

standards for EOTs and other claims.

• Prepare & review Payments of SCs.

• Daily, Weekly, Monthly Progress Reports.

• Prepare & assist the PM in making letters

& claims to the client, Consultant, SCs.

• Prepare & Update the Look Ahead

reports.

• Monitor & identify any issue, risk, or delay

could be happened at the project.

• Prepare & Review Projects' Payments to

the Client.

• Prepare cost forecasts and cash flow

projections based on project progress and

trends.

• Attend project meetings and provide input

on financial and scheduling matters.

• Lead the project PCS/PMO team in

various times.

EXPERIENCE – Eng. Haytham Bitar – Senior Planning & Cost Control Engineer PERIOD (Y/M)

DESIGNATION /

POSITION

EMPLOYER'S NAME

AND ADDRESS PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUTIES

From To

August,

2018

Jan, 2021 Planning & Cost

Control Engineer

HOT Engineering &

Construction (Al-Dar

Engineering &

Construction),

Free Zone,

Shuwaikh, Kuwait

www.hotecc.com

Project: Criminal Evidence

Headquarters – PMO

Project Value:

KD 49,681,138

• Follow up the site progress & Update the

Project Construction Schedule.

• Prepare & Assist Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Progress Reports for the Client (MPW).

• Prepare EV Monthly Reports, to be

submitted to PMO & Top Management.

• Assist in making revised schedules and

programs for VOs & EOT.

• Prepare & Review Payments to the Client.

• Prepare & review Payments for SCs.

• Project method statement.

• Review the project budget with the new

contracts, SOs, VOs, etc.

• Improve E1 & E2 Log Forms

• Follow up the E1 & E2 Logs.

• Monitor & identify any issue, risk, or delay

could be happened at the project, to help

the Project Manager and team to take the

applicable responses.

• Assist in reviewing & submitting VOs &

Claims in the project.

• Prepare & Assist the PM in making letters

& claims to the client, Consultant, SCs.

• Lead the digital transformation of project

controls, improving reporting efficiency

using ERP system in the project.

• Assist in preparing contract doc. for SCs

EXPERIENCE – Eng. Haytham Bitar – Senior Planning & Cost Control Engineer PERIOD (Y/M)

DESIGNATION /

POSITION

EMPLOYER'S NAME

AND ADDRESS PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUTIES

From To

March,

2016

July, 2018 Planning &

Coordination Engineer

/

Construction Manager

(Owner

Representative)

Kuwait United

Development (KUD) +

Dar Al-Sayegh

Consulant Engineers

(SEC) [Same Owner]

Sharq, Kuwait City

www.kudq8.com

Various Projects - Kuwait:

• Iris Tower – Sharq

(Planning Engineer)

Project Value:

KD 3,000,000

• Luxurious Villa –

Dahiya Abdullah

Salem (Construction

Manager)

Project Value:

KD 2,000,000

• KU Projects in Kifan

& Khaldiya

(Planning &

Coordinating)

Projects Value:

Around

KD 12,000,000

• The Spot Complex –

Al-Masila

• Administrative

Building for KSSC –

Public Authority of

Sport – Salmiya

• Prepare, Review, Update, & Follow up

Projects' time & Cost schedules and its

Reports.

• Prepare & review the monthly project

construction and engineering progress.

• Reviewing all Project's documents &

Authorities permits, according to the

project phase.

• Meet the owner requirements with

respecting all stakeholders.

• Coordinate between all involved parties

and arrange the Communication Matrix.

• Monitor & identify any issue, risk, or delay

could be happened at the project, to take

the applicable preventive & corrective

actions.

• Review the strategy and method of

permanent construction works, Quality

Plan, and Health & Safety Plan submitted

by the contractor.

• Manage the VOs & claims in the project.

• Testing, Commissioning & handing over.

• Review the projects' cost estimation &

Budgets. Review & Approve contractors /

consultants / suppliers’ payments

• Ensure the conformity of the

documentation systems applied in the

project including the submittals logs.

• Periodical Progress meeting arranging

and following up.

• Evaluate & check the coherence of the

Architectural, Structural, & Services

Drawings & Designs.

EXPERIENCE – Eng. Haytham Bitar – Senior Planning & Cost Control Engineer PERIOD (Y/M)

DESIGNATION /

POSITION

EMPLOYER'S NAME

AND ADDRESS PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUTIES

From To

Feb. 2013 Feb. 2016 Project Engineer

/

Acting Project

Manager

ISG Co.

Bairut Complex,

Hawalli, Kuwait

• Central Bank of

Kuwait HQ Tower

Project – Sharq

• Daily Follow-up of the site work.

• Check and evaluate design and material

specifications.

• Monitor works finishes quality.

• Solve site work problems and structural as-

built obstructions.

• Coordinate with other contractors for the

shop drawings and site works.

• Kuwait

Investment

Authority HQ

Tower project –

Sharq

• Long & Short-term Planning for site works.

• Preparing & submitting the monthly

invoices.

• Submitting the regular progress reports.

• Preparing the Method Statement for the

Project.

• Daily Follow-up of the site work.

• Make or review drawings and computer

structure models.

• Develop & revise designs with the project

specifications.

• Check and evaluate design and material

specifications.

• Monitor works finishes quality.

• Closing the Remedial Notices (NCRs).

• Solve site work problems and structural as-

built obstructions.

• Submit the required tests according to

specifications and codes.

• Review the site requirements (Materials –

Tools – etc…); evaluate it and then giving

orders to the suppliers.

EXPERIENCE – Eng. Haytham Bitar – Senior Planning & Cost Control Engineer PERIOD (Y/M)

DESIGNATION /

POSITION

EMPLOYER'S NAME

AND ADDRESS PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUTIES

From To

Feb. 2012 Feb. 2013 Trainee Engineer CGC Co.

Industrial Ardiya,

Kuwait

http://www.combined-

group.com/

Contracting Company

• Quality

Department

• Making procedures and forms according to

9001:2008 Quality Standards (both Arabic

& English Procedures.

• Participating in Internal audits

• Participating in Customer Satisfaction

Surveys.

• Review & develop RACI Charts for the

Company Departments with/without the

PWC consultants.

1-Aug.-

2011

Jan. 2012 Trainee Engineer Saoud Muhana

Engineering

Consultants

Awqaf Complex,

Kuwait City

• Structural

Designing &

Supervision

• More than 20 villas were designed

manually after training 2 months

• Modelling big project in STAAD, designing

& comparing STAAD design with the

manual design.

• Participating in supervising some work

sites (Mosque and Villas).



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