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Muhammad Sohaib Mansoor Engineer

Pakistan
Hydropower Project Planning and Management

– Personal Bio Data

– Education

– Computer Abilities

– Professional Experiences

Education

2011~2015 Masters of Science in Project Management at SZABIST, Islamabad (Pak.)
2005~2009 Bachelors of Science (Electrical & Communication) at Gomal University, D I Khan (Pak.)

Experience

May 10th, 2019– Present Senior Planning Engineer (Hydropower) at ARAB CONTRACTOR-ELSEVEDY ELECTRIC JV

Nature of Works:

– Set work program and target milestones for each phase based on the project plan

– Prepare and update project main and micro schedules based on interim actual project execution status

– Monitor critical activities based on the project schedule and advise project management

– Prepare project Master Document List (MDL) including Basic, Construction, Shop Drawings, As Built Drawing and make track sheets to ensure in hand availability of the documents with respect to construction sequence as per master time schedule

– Take part in handling of engineering design reviews and relevant coordination (in any) with designers and respective status reporting to concerned management (internal) and to client (external)

– Prepare and submit updated work program and cash flow curve showing actual progress and
identify areas of weakness and establishes means and methods for recovery, if any, as well as new
critical activities

– Monitor day to day work progress and prepare the weekly and monthly program and reports

– Maintain and record update of site work progress obtained from site execution team

– Prepare monthly report reflecting work progress summary

– Report to the planning manager and other concerned management about the current work progress and make comparison between plan and actual progress and study impact of alternative approaches to work

– Participate in project meetings and discussions with the subcontractors, suppliers and also with client as required

– Prepare and update project works subcontracting plans and manage all the subcontractors’ contractual liabilities (Floating RFP/RFQ, take part in technical and financial evaluation of the received bids, set contractual terms and conditions, take part in negotiations (if any) with shortlisted parties, team mobilization at site, work progress monitoring and invoicing etc.)

– Performs other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time

October 09th, 2018– May 08th, 2019 Planning Engineer at DAELIM-LOTTE JV (South Korea National)

Nature of Works:

– Claims preparation, variation orders, and the relevant contractual correspondences (FIDIC Contracts)

– Ensure that the company interest is protected with respect to the terms and conditions of the contract and all activities performed at site are in accordance with contractual terms and conditions

– Assistance to planning manager in administration of contracts including all aspects of contract administration and making contractual interpretations in support of the technical staff and executive management

– Controlling subcontractors’ contracts (monitor at site work execution and invoice processing accordingly)

– Utilize latest version of PRIMAVERA P6 SOFTWARE to produce and monitor a resource loaded schedule of works to ensure the project is being executed on time having appropriate resource allocation to project works. Responsible for monitoring progress of work during construction, analyzing and comparing the approved baseline program of works

– Produce daily, weekly and monthly construction progress including P6 Gant Bar Chart, progress ‘S’ Curves, Histograms as per the guidelines of the client. Prepare weekly, monthly look-ahead micro schedules

– Maintain and review overall project documentation having coordination with different departments

– Update milestone achievement schedule according to site activities progress. Prepare, compile and coordinate supporting documents to client’s engineer for milestone Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs)

– Process commercial invoices and other relevant documents for Onshore and Offshore shipments till delivery at site

– Process domestic technical procurement for construction material and equipment and ensure timely delivery at site

June 10th, 2017–31st August, 2018 Master Site Scheduler (Integrated Planning) at VOITH HYDRO SHANGHAI (VHS)

Nature of Works:

– Prepares and maintains the site micro-plans in Primavera P6

– Collect status information from site supervisors, report project progress to project team

– Updates the progress of the site micro schedule (also as an input to office to report the site progress in a consistent manner)

– Performs by-weekly trial updates of project acceleration schedule using the updated site micro-plans

– Using Primavera P6 and by regular updating the project schedule, evaluates the schedule risks assessment, conflicts and opportunities, provide recommendations and align recovery measures and/or perform schedule adjustments with all involved Supervisors, the (deputy) Construction Manager and Master Scheduler

– Escalates critical issues to the (deputy) Construction Manager/ Head of Integrated Planning

– Reports project status to the site team

– Provides scheduling support for the site meetings (internal/external)

– Provides assistance for extra works and invoicing, preparation of claims and associated scheduling and cost analyses

Main Output/ Interface:

1. Site micro plan_ In Primavera P6, weekly update Interface: Site supervisors

Customer: Construction Manager/ Deputy Construction Manager/ Project Master Scheduler

2. Key milestones schedule_ In Excel, bi-weekly and monthly update Interface: Site supervisors

Customer: Construction Manager/ Project Manager/ Project Master Scheduler

3. Monthly physical progress report_ In Excel, monthly update Interface: Site supervisors

Customer: Construction Manager/ Project Manager/ Project Master Scheduler

4. Bi-weekly project acceleration schedule update Interface: Site supervisors

Customer: Construction Manager/ Project Manager

5. Site monthly report_ scheduling and planning support

6. Other reports, presentation material as required by site Construction Manager/ Deputy Construction Manager

April 18th, 2016–5th June, 2017 Planning Engineer at DAELIM-LOTTE JV (South Korea National)

Nature of Works:

– Claims preparation, variation orders, and the relevant contractual correspondences (FIDIC Contracts)

– Ensure that the company interest is protected with respect to the terms and conditions of the contract and all activities performed at site are in accordance with contractual terms and conditions

– Assistance to planning manager in administration of contracts including all aspects of contract administration and making contractual interpretations in support of the technical staff and executive management

– Controlling subcontractors’ contracts (monitor at site work execution and invoice processing accordingly)

– Utilize latest version of PRIMAVERA P6 SOFTWARE to produce and monitor a resource loaded schedule of works to ensure the project is being executed on time having appropriate resource allocation to project works. Responsible for monitoring progress of work during construction, analyzing and comparing the approved baseline program of works

– Produce daily, weekly and monthly construction progress including P6 Gant Bar Chart, progress ‘S’ Curves, Histograms as per the guidelines of the client. Prepare weekly, monthly look-ahead micro schedules

– Maintain and review overall project documentation having coordination with different departments

– Update milestone achievement schedule according to site activities progress. Prepare, compile and coordinate supporting documents to client’s engineer for milestone Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs)

– Process commercial invoices and other relevant documents for Onshore and Offshore shipments till delivery at site

– Process domestic technical procurement for construction material and equipment and ensure timely delivery at site

February 21st, 2011–30th March, 2016 Junior Planning Engineer at SAMBU CONSTRUCTION (South Korea National)

Nature of Works:

– Assist in preparing baseline program, schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per project management plan

– Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports

– Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status reports

– Identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline

– Prepare forecasts resulting from significant deviations from scheduled baselines

– Coordinate with senior planning engineers for resolution of project control issues on site

– Conduct regular project site inspections

– Prepare project progress reports

– Prepare other reports as advised by the senior planning engineers

May 25th, 2016– April 12th, 2019 Professional Trainer of Project Management, ORACLE PRIMAVRA (P6) PROJECT PLANNER at Self Employer

Training Contents:

– Monitoring and Controlling multiple projects or different phases of a single project after the projects’ maturity

– Monitoring Projects’ progress/performance Index in terms of Cost Performance Index (CPI) & Schedule Performance Index (SPI) on Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Fortnightly Quarterly and Yearly basis in accordance with preliminary Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Baselines developed during the Project Kick-Off Meetings

– Maintaining & Assigning Projects and Users Baselines to track the Project activities within the intended Time Span, Budgeted Cost & Scope Constraints

– Assigning Primary and Secondary Constraints to hold the Projects’ activities in place

– Comparing Projects’ Actual work to approved Predefined Scheduled Baseline Plan & find out the deviations from the approved scheduled Baseline & also search out for the root causes to uncertain deviations

– Performing Resource Leveling such as (Labor, Equipment, Material) assigned to Project activities, defining their Budgeted Units, Calculating Per Unit Cost or Accumulative Cost for Resources mobilization by defining different effective dates over time in different shifts in order to reduce over allocation factor as much as possible, Defining/Editing Resource Curves to customize the graphical representation of Resource utilization

– Comprehensive & effective reporting process to exchange the project strategic right based information between Top Management, Sectional Managers, Line Managers, Project Team Leads, Key Stakeholders, and Clients

– Comprehensive Project Risk assessments by setting up Risk probabilities & impact values to generalize the risk consequences affecting the progressive pacing of matured Project(s)

– Setting-Up Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) & Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

– Performing Top-Down estimation allocated to Projects, establishing Monthly Spending Plan (MSP)

– Maintaining Online ‘Work Products and Docs’ Library by specifying the locations as Public and Private accessible to all Time Sheet Users

– Formatting Projects’ Dates, Time Units to get Projects on track

– Customizing Projects’ Currency settings in terms of exchange rates for different internal and external rate types

– Making Projects, Project Resources, Project Activities, and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) layout configurations for the customizable view of intended information

– Constructing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and WBS Dictionary to decompose the Projects’ Work
Constructs into manageable and understandable meanings

– Adding Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements and assigning Properties, Category Values & Estimation Weights to each WBS elements

– Defining Earned Value settings for specific WBS elements to measure different project performance indices according to both project costs and the schedules

– Make Settings to calculation options for Projects’ resource (Labor, Machinery/Equipment & Supplies) and their Role Assignments

– Establishing Startup Filters for different Project Portfolios

– Defining and assigning resource codes and values to categorize the Project assigned resources (Labor, Machinery/Equipment & Supplies)

– Defining Resource/Cost distribution curves to specify the resource units or costs spreading over the duration of an activity

– Creating, adding & modifying Projects’ resource and activity calendars for proper schedule optimizations

– Creating activity codes and values to represent broad categories of Project based information, such as design, quality control, or location etc.

– Adding Project activities and defining general activity information, Schedule information related to any unique Project

– Establishing relationships between Project sub-activities by following-up Retained Logic sequential format for spreadsheet network development

– Creating and adding weighted steps, weighted step templates for WBS sub-activities to monitor the Physical % complete based on predefined activity steps

– Setting up Global Change implementing features to make changes to all Project sub-activities, or a selected group of Project sub-activities, at one time

– Setting up a Cost Account Structure and assign codes to activities and/or resources to track the amount of work accomplished against the amount of money spent

– Defining Project expense details to view and edit detailed information about the selected Project expense item

– Creating, maintaining and assigning users primary & Project Baselines to each Project in order to compare current Vs. Baseline schedules

– Updating progress for spotlighted Projects’ sub-activities by specifying the current Data Date

– ‘Leveling resources’ in Projects to ensure that resources demanded does not exceed resource availability

– Recalculating Resource and Role assignment costs after making update to assignment costs for activities in Projects

– Assigning tracking layouts to Project issues to graphically display the information surrounding the issues

– Adding Project Risks to identify a risk by entering its name, status, risk type, priority level, and date it was identified

– Calculating ‘exposure values’ on the basis of risk’s probability of occurrence, date of potential impact, and resource unit and expense estimates to calculate a risk’s net exposure values to determine risk’s impact on the project’s cost, float, and finish date

– Calculating a Project Risk’s impact by applying top-down estimation methodology to calculate risk’s exposure values and their impact on a project’s schedule, cost, and duration

– Comparing projects with schedule comparison to generate a comparison report between revised and original projects, or between revised projects and their associated baselines

– Formatting activity network layouts to easily viewing relationships among activities and the flow of work through a project, examining and editing an activity and its predecessors & successors, focusing on driving the relationship paths

– Modifying resource and activity usage Profile settings to display a time distribution of activity units and costs in a Bar Chart format

– Setting up batch reports or batch groups to run a series of reports at a time

– Creating and modifying reports using the Report Wizard or Report Editor to quickly create a report using the wizard interface and easy to modify and custom tailor reports according to requirements