Hire the Best Planning Manager in Al Wakrah, Qatar

Dynamic and motivated professional with a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, designing educational strategies, and coaching individuals to success. Skilled in building cross-functional teams, demonstrating exceptional communication skills, and making critical decisions during challenges. Adaptable and transformational leader with an ability to work independently, creating effective presentations, and developing opportunities that further establish organizational goals.

Currently working for Nhon Trach 3&4 CCPP Project in Vietnam.

Versatile Service Planning Manager with a successful track record in leading teams across timetable planning, performance analysis, business intelligence, and event planning. Experienced in driving operational excellence through timetabling and performance analysis, while implementing strategic business intelligence initiatives to digitalize workflows. Skilled in train fleet management and adept at deputizing for the Head of Planning and Performance, overseeing engineering planning, project planning, and change management. Proven expertise extends to leading test cases in collaboration with stakeholders, including the Ministry of Transport and railway regulators, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Additionally, adept at mobilizing greenfield railway projects and demonstrating proficiency in resource planning for large organizations with staff distributed across multiple locations and a diverse range of competencies. Committed to optimizing processes and delivering comprehensive event planning solutions in dynamic and complex environments.

A post graduate in Construction Management from NICMAR- GOA with experience of 5 yrs got enriched during my serving tenures in India with construction giants like Larsen & Toubro , CCCL & Simplex Infrastructures on projects from a Ultra luxury High Rise Residential , coordination of various commercial and water projects and kick start of the career along with Construction of a Elevated Metro Corridor and Station for DMRC at Qutab Minar Project Site. During this period i nurtured from a Management Trainee title to the position of Assistant Manager - Planning, a cross functional professional with experience in Project Scheduling, Costing, MIS reports along with financial aptitudes like Cash flows of project estimates, preparation of JCR, preparation and certification of interim invoices in line with the contractual conditions with detailed quantity take-off as per the progress of works.

As a Planning Manager at Elegancia Group, I am responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of various MEP projects in Qatar, ranging from residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. With more than 10 years of experience in project planning and control, I have successfully delivered projects with high quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Some of the notable projects that I have managed include the Barwa Family Housing, the Lusail Palace, the Baladna Cow Farm, the Mall of Qatar, and the Souq Waqif Underground Car park. In these projects, I have demonstrated my skills in preparing tender and baseline schedules, coordinating with different stakeholders, monitoring and reporting progress, performing cost and earned value analysis, and preparing recovery plans. I have also obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, which validates my knowledge and competence in project management best practices and standards.

A Planning Manager having Versatile, achievement driven Civil Engineer with 19 years of rich in Project Management, diverse construction projects experience in the Middle East (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt), with an extensive experience in anchoring large scale projects across different stages of the lifecycle. Deft in building and sustaining productive/healthy relationship with all internal & external stakeholders and leading & motivating professional teams eliciting superior performances. Portfolio of projects includes mixed use developments, High Rise and Low-Rise Buildings, Residence Resort, Roads, Infrastructure, Landscape, Plant (Reverse Osmosis Desalination (RO), Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and Central and District Cooling Plant (CP). Helps develop and maintain Lean Construction transformation processes and programs tools including but not limited to, Value Stream Mapping, A3’s, 5S, Visual Management, Kanban and Kaizen. Estimate/Assess Extension of Time (EOT) Claim based on Delay Analysis and/or Change Order. Contribute to the process of issuance of Change Order/Variation and Claim. Prepare Project schedule data, check and confirm that the complete scope of work is reflected. Monitoring and Controlling all aspects of the project lifecycle including subcontractor’s scope assuring completion on time, within the budget to meet Project’s Objectives. Integrate schedule requirements and constraints to establish a logical work sequence. Determine critical-path activities and identify significant activities supporting inter-discipline requirements. Identify, analyze, and monitor the schedule deviations, areas of weakness & potential slippages and recommend effective corrective action, mitigation, appropriate modifications, and revisions to the Project Baseline Schedule and participate in coordination with all disciplines for resolution of interface issues. Identify Project Risks, prepare and develop Risk Assessment Report.

SUMMARY I have over 35 years of local and overseas sensitive experience at Qatar, U.A.E, Russia, and Egypt. Out of 35 years 30 years working for international companies. I have been posted for various positions for the last 20 years, I am working as a Senior Planner and Cost Control Engineer in large-scale projects. Some of the duties he has been involved in performing are the following: The role involves attending kick-off meetings for newly awarded programs and contributing to the development of project implementation strategies. It also includes reviewing and approving detailed program schedules, ensuring adherence to coding standards, and evaluating cost projections for informed decision-making. Site walks are conducted for progress monitoring, and progress meetings are attended to monitor contractor performance. Advice and corrective actions are provided to contractors when necessary. Supervision of Junior Planning Engineers and coordination with the Materials Department for material delivery dates are also part of the responsibilities. Strategies to mitigate project delays are implemented, and risks are escalated to the Project Manager. Weekly dashboards and reports are presented to the client, and collaboration with the Finance team is done to forecast project revenue and costs. Delay situations are identified and documented for inclusion in monthly progress reports, and standard delay analysis methods are implemented for extension of time claims.