Project Controls Engineer

 

Qualifications Summary

 

Highly motivated, talented, and performance-driven professional, offering 11 years of broad-based experience of scheduling in all phases of engineering through demonstrating and utilizing civil and electrical engineering credentials along with extensive experience in planning, Developing, and monitoring project’s schedule in construction and utilities industries using primavera P6,P3,web, and Microsoft projects software’s. Professionally creating and maintaining P6 Enterprise Structure, schedule baseline, cost resources and project/activities codes, allocating project’s budget along with using EVM against actuals to report and forecast in multiple levels. Well-versed in developing innovative projects, from conceptualization all the way through development and commercialization. Exemplify keen expertise in project-related changes and improvements, with respect to applicability, quality, accuracy, and cost. Demonstrate expertise in coordinating, planning, and supporting daily operational and administrative functions in infrastructure, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance engineering environments. Extremely capable of multitask in vastly competitive, challenging and fast-paced environments.

 

Core Competencies

 

ð       Project Research and Development	ð       Regulatory and Safety Compliance
ð       Budget Compliance and Requirements	ð       Continuous Process and Performance Improvement
ð       Time Management and Prioritization	ð       Leadership, Training, and Team Building
ð       Budget Implementation and Cost Control	ð       Outstanding Customer Service and Relations
ð       Articulate Oral and Written Communication	ð       Problem Resolution, Decision Making, and Creative Thinking

 

Professional Experience

 

Senior Project Control Engineer ▪ PSE&G , NJ, USA

Feb 2012–Present

One of the largest combined electric and gas companies in the United States, the Public Service Corporation which was formed in 1903. Currently serves nearly three quarters of New Jersey's population in a service area consisting of a 2,600-square-mile diagonal corridor across the state, servicing 1.8 million gas customers and 2.2 million electric customers.

Ø       Developing new projects in multi portfolios within the Enterprise Structure. Modifying an existed general template, re connecting activities to update the logic in order to reflect the work packages and the scope of work.

Ø       Concentrating on the modification of the schedule codes in both projects and activities levels especially the tasks owner because every single task is resources cost loaded.

Ø       Accurately gathering information from diverse resources, projects conference calls, projects update reports, brain storming sessions, and direct on site supervision.

Ø       Maintaining the P6 Schedule of based funded $250 million multiple projects in a daily basis, schedule baselines, cost resources, and project/activities codes.

Ø       Distributing and allocating the project’s budget among the schedule activities and WBS charge points, maintaining the budget fund and forecasting the actuals vs remaining in the resources level.

Ø       Maintaining direct communications, calls, emails, and oral dialogs with the stakeholders.  

Ø       Producing several sets of P6 reports from finance to schedule statues, analysis, and projection that satisfied the all stakeholders specially the senior projects management’s team.

Ø       Broadcasting the monthly schedule flowchart/ actual verses budgeted forecasting, and ensuring that All Scorecard Milestones and contract milestones have been updated by the same planned deadline.

Ø       Extensively utilize the P6 analysis tools and reports in providing valuable recommendations to assist the project managers in accomplishing their mission within the schedule deadline and the allocated budget.

Ø       Illustrating successful process in boosting the new hires ability to digest the client’s processes through one on one training sessions.

Notable Contributions:

ü       Worked effectively in modifying schedule template in the P6

ü       Successfully boosted managed portfolio to the highest QC score

ü       Gained client’s trust and managed the largest portfolio

 

Project Control Analyst ▪ Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission ,Laurel, MD, USA

Jan 2011–Feb 2012

WSSC is the 8th largest water and wastewater utility in the nation, with a network of more than 5,500 miles of fresh water pipeline and nearly 5,400 miles of sewer pipeline, Serving customers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties since 1918.

 

Ø       Individually worked in the WSSC Office as a Primavera Consultant to establish and create the Consent Decree enterprise structure, schedule template, Projects Schedule Baseline, users profiles of the Consent Decree Project, Established P6 training for the stakeholders, and supervised the transition procedures into the new P6 environment.

Ø       Developed Enterprise Structure, schedule general template, baseline schedule including multi portfolios of the Consent Decree projects, as well as cost resources and project/activities codes loading.

Ø       Produced several P6 reports requested by the client such as multiple duration Look ahead, Current in progress activities, Task at risk with certain lag, Activities Due to Finish in, Projects profile forecasting, and any variance report including EVM analysis reports; utilized P6 to monitor and track project activities and developed cost trend analysis, monthly cash flow forecasts and Fiscal year projections.

Ø       Performed accurate data gathering from existing MS files, Excel reports, and deferent contracts documents.

Ø       Imported and exported any required data as well as created new project life cycle for the current/future projects using the P6 Project creator wizard with standardized logic and relationships that would satisfy the project managers’ needs.

Ø       Presented the projects update in the clients’ senior management’s meetings on periodical timing using P6.2 client version, Primavera web dashboard version, and crystal graphic analysis reports.

Ø       Utilized the P6 analysis report to provide valuable recommendations to assist the project managers in accomplishing their mission within the schedule deadline and the allocated budget.

Ø       Provided training for all the future users starting from all the project mangers, assistants, administrators, and the technical people who will take over the projects schedule controlling in the future.

Ø       Expertly created other users profiles and set the privileges for every user based on responsibilities and assignments.  

Notable Accomplishments:

ü       Successfully implemented the system in the client data base as well as developed the project base line.

ü       Effectively setup set layout and reports that would be useful to the next schedulers and users.

ü       Played an integral role in setting up set of layout and reports that will be useful to the next scheduler.

 

Project Control Engineer ▪ Joint Reconstruction Operation Center ,International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq	Jan 2008–Jul 2010
Client:–US Army Corps of Engineers

Ø       Developed project baseline CPM schedules in both directions as well as ensured maintenance on a monthly basis, which included resource loaded schedules, reports such as two week look ahead and variance report, schedules presentation through utilizing Primavera P3 and P6 application, utilizing EVM system to monitor the projects and provide an early warning if the project fall behind schedule or run over budget through calculating the PV EV AC WSI and WPI.

Ø       Prepared information analysis for future projects based on lessons learned and historical information; forwarded the final report to the upper management office with the best recommendations for consideration, and organized meetings between the stakeholders to accurately evaluate the final report for approval

Notable Accomplishments:

ü       Obtained the “Site Excellence Award” in 2009 by demonstrating exemplary performance and dedication

ü       Demonstrated expertise in various software applications to improve performance; exhibited proficiencies in all Microsoft Office programs, Microsoft Project, Primavera, AutoCAD constructions designs, and GIS mapping system

 

Civil Engineer ▪ Parson Brinckerhoff (PB), Power Plant, Iraq

Feb 2007–Dec 2007

Ø       Effectively functioned as a design and executive responsible for managing, monitoring, and controlling project civil construction, Proactively collaborated and directly reported to the U.S. Army engineers

Ø       Ensured updating of P3 schedules, delivery of status reports, and maintenance of daily, weekly, and monthly work and performance reports, evaluated resource-loaded target P3 schedules in compliance with the project plan

Notable Accomplishments:

ü       Successfully generated short-term work plans, look-ahead reports, and critical path analyses

ü       Effectively created Critical Items Action Reports for each project, which required special attention to achieve milestones

 

Project Engineer ▪ Parsons Corp., Baghdad, Iraq

Feb 2004–May 2006

Ø       Worked as on-site engineer for two years accountable for supervising all border forts construction’s work

Ø       Established the contractor P3 Schedule that feed the client Schedule

Notable Accomplishments:

ü       Successfully met or exceeded assignment targets despite stressful conditions and challenges

ü       Skillfully developed and delivered enhanced work processes and procedures to reorganize scheduling

 

Education

 

Civil Engineering Technology ¡ Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq (2003)

Electrical Engineering ¡ Rutgers, NJ, USA (expected 2016)

 

Awards and Honors

 

Certificate of Appreciation from Major General US Army Commanding, Michael R. Eyre

General Director of Golf Region Division, US Army Corps of Engineers

 

Certificate of Appreciation from Brigadier General US Army Commanding, Owen W. Monconduit

General Director of 225^th Engineer Brigade, US Army 1^st Cavalry Division

 

Training

 

P6 Basic and Advanced | Enterprise Projects Portfolio Management | P6 Resource Management

SAP ERP Enterprise Resource Planning | EVM Earn Value Management, PMP by LLC, Root Cause Analysis

 

Other Skills

 

Technical Proficiency:

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and MS Project)

Oracle Primavera Project Planner (P3, P6 Clint, and P6 Web Ver.) | SAP | PAD