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Lead Project Planner / Master Scheduler Resume

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SUMMARY:

  • An experienced Master Project Planner / Scheduler / Cost Engineer / Project Controller / PMO Analyst professional with over 14 years
  • Experience in Engineering and Construction, Pipeline, Information Technology (IT), Subsea, Refineries, Upstream, Downstream,
  • Finance and Petrochemical Plant Projects.
  • Expert in portfolio / project planning & scheduling, risks analysis, cost estimation and project controls.
  • Experience in master project planning integration, and estimating data to develop cost reports for earned value management system (EVMS), which includes cost variance (CV), schedule variance (SV), cost performance index (CPI), schedule performance index (SPI) and key performance indicator (KPI) analysis.
  • Ability to analyze requirements, develop propositions, flexibility/adaptability to change and lead a team to agreed timescales in delivering solution

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Expert user: Primavera P3/P6 client, Primavera Web, MS Project Server, PWA, Oracle Financials, SAP and Planview

Expert user: PEGA, EcoSys Confidential, Criter, EVMS, AP Workflow, Qlikview, CFAR, eSub, Business Object, Staging Table (STQ)

Expert user: Pert Master, Livelink, Microsoft Word, Visio, Excel, Vlookup, Access,Tableau, Pivot Table and PowerPoint

Expert user Project Server: Project Web Access (PWA), EPM, AGILE, Ms SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Project Planner / Master Scheduler

Responsibilities:

  • Work directly with Project Managers and L ead Engineers across the globe to develop an Integrated Master Project schedule from inception to closure (Project lifecycle) aiming to maximize the efficiency of operation using Primavera P6 and MS Project
  • Performs planning and control for Engineering & Construction projects that includes Pipeline Construction, Engineering & Design, Fabrication, Civil, Electrical, Hydrotesting and Installation
  • Develop and maintain fully resource loaded Integrated Master Schedules of about 16 Project plans with over 10,000 tasks ($450 Million capital project)
  • Support a wide range of project management tasks, including tender planning, construction planning, scheduling, resource management, logistics, process improvement, inventory management, quality assurance control, and budgeting
  • Lead in the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) on different levels leading to the creation of a baseline schedule
  • Participate in evaluating bid schedules and reviewing contractor plans to support contract recommendations
  • Maintain integrity of project data files consisting of technical data, engineering drawing (bill of material, design specifications), purchase orders and technical specifications
  • Lead requirements management and change request processes in creating the Management of Change (MOC) in collaboration with the Project Control team.
  • Participate in the translation of project’s risk profile into probabilistic risk model, track the completion path and float consumption
  • Create and maintain detailed schedules with task definitions, dependencies between activities, deliverables and milestone dates explicitly identified
  • Set - up Integrated Overall Master Confidential Program and Progress Measurement System considering Project risk/complexity
  • Review data against cost engineering standards prior to loading and works with technical team to resolve non-conforming data.
  • Review variation/purchase orders, quotation, invoice with buyers for impact to project cost, compute tax and charges due. L iaise with Project Control, buyers and AP for cost reconciliations.
  • Track and analysing project document progress through document control system, initiate additional deliverable through CTR process
  • Review and in corporate the impact of approved changes and deviations from the project milestones, including productivity monitoring, material shortage, or re-work and identification of alternate approaches to optimize the plans.
  • Coordinate the project risk register. Map active project threats/opportunities to schedule activities to aid in Pert Master analysis
  • Establish and maintain communications with project team members, stakeholders, business partners, and executives
  • Review and verify subcontractor reported schedule/progress and in corporate into the project schedule
  • Capture Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for management and suggest areas for improvement.
  • Identify and propose mitigations to recover delayed activities in accordance to milestone-requirements
  • Review reports/presentations, including P50/P90 estimates to facilitate clear understanding of project challenges.
  • D eveloped recovery program and contingency plans to meet changed objectives
  • Analyze critical path, key milestones and constraints to determine impact on schedule and recommending corrective actions.
  • Track project status and produced periodic reports (man hour productivity, progress update, forecast, critical path and trend analyses, cost performance reports (CPR), MDR-master data records) and Earned Vs Planned Value S-curves reports
  • Report actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes.
  • Support program management, design and system engineering, safety and maintenance services.
  • Review and analyze project financial information, contractor reported schedule and in corporate into the project schedule
  • Manage and update Decision Support Packages for the Tender / Confidential verification phase
  • Mentor other planners/schedulers within the team

Confidential

PMO Analyst / Scheduler

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and maintained an Integrate Master Schedules of various project plans with about 10,000 line items ($300 Million capital project); create a functional project schedule to drive continuous program improvement using Primavera, MS Project Server and EPM
  • Created and maintained standardized project management processes, toolkits, project status clarification, documentations, templates and ensuring full utilization and compliance
  • As PMO MS PWA Administrator, I performed capacity analysis to bring the reliability of a MS Project 2013 system to 99 per cent. I worked closely with program managers to resource schedules, track deliverables and report on portfolio performance metrics
  • Developed and maintained work breakdown structures, resources loading, timesheets, cost coding structure / classification and budgets that led to creation of a cost/schedule baseline
  • Reviewed the Project Request Form (PRF) with PM’s, key stakeholders and sponsors in creation of the Authority for Expenditure (AFE)
  • Gathered information on Portfolio and converts performance into a dashboard report which includes quarterly business, financial status, organizational review, risks and operational parameters
  • Facilitated workshop with project participant to screen portfolio opportunity queue, identified project work and expectations; using project scorecard. Prioritized project using goals, critical success factors and key performance indicator (KPI)
  • Responsible for optimizing resource utilization through resources levelling using MS projects
  • Interface with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies, requesting PO’s and Project code from account department
  • Presenting detail reports on labor, materials, and equipment cost involved in a project
  • Conduct project planning and post implementation review to ensure project is on track and within budget
  • Collaboration with Project Risk Management team to provide analysis and evaluation on schedule impacts of risks
  • Liaised with Project Control and Account Payable to provide support for financials processes including overseeing of invoicing and accruals, reconciling invoices using SAP and submission to finance team
  • Managed the change control work streams of all projects through governance boards. Manages purchasing and labor cost in order to keep costs within budget while maintaining the project schedule
  • Perform the quality assurance checks of portfolio / program management
  • Lead schedule review meetings with all project participants to ensure proper logic, resource utilization, logistics, and constraints were properly presented within the schedule.
  • Create RAG reports and participate in Stage gate / health check and post-project reviews to capture lessons learned.
  • Monitor and track the progress of the projects with PM to ensure OnePPM Portfolio Management tool is updated with current status, issues, risk mitigation plans and budget information
  • Maintained financial controls, forecasting and budgeting project CAPEX (capital expenditure) to track resource expenditure
  • Prepare budget histograms/curves, resource logs (manpower, materials, equipment)
  • Responsible for maintaining integrity of the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) through the application of a standardized Quality Control Checklist
  • Conduct project planning, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), post implementation review and supports during testing
  • Maintain documentation, activity codes, program / portfolio planning items such as dependencies, milestones and assignments
  • Liaise with Project Teams regularly and communicate scheduling opportunities and constraints
  • Performs staffing density checks to validate schedule durations, review planning risks and updated the risk register
  • Create project status reports, testing circle, lump sum, variance, milestone, cost performance and earned value report
  • Maintain the PMO SharePoint site, access for project team and maintained organizational chart and Resource Lists
  • Maintain effective change management process and the management of resource onboarding/offboarding functions

Confidential

Portfolio Planner & Scheduler

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and reported progress for all megaproject and programs of IT project schedules ($60M) using MS Project and SAP
  • Reported progress of project schedules that were contained in the Enterprise Project Management (EPM) and Enterprise Schedule Management System (ESMS) data repository
  • Manage regulatory deadlines, promote a risk-aware culture, quality reviews, routine preparation and distribution of metrics/report
  • Developed and maintained standardize project management toolkits such as Risk & Vendor management template, Earn value, Cost estimate, RACI chart, Communication plan and documentations and ensuring full utilization
  • Collaborate with Risk Management team and other business units (fraud, business technology, compliance) by ensuring efficient risk and compliance according to PMO standards is fully utilized
  • Analysed and monitored project schedule, progress, highlighting variances and providing report to management. Prepared and presented reports for Stage Gate Reviews
  • Analyzed critical path and restraints to determine the effect of changes to the schedule. Recommended alternative solutions
  • Determined the initiation and planning of resource requirement, qualifications (business, vendor, technical) and funds availability
  • Tracked, monitored, reviewed, and reported actual cost to cost centre owner to ensure adherence to the project budget
  • Supported Project Document Information Manager to provide and guidance on the use of the EDMS
  • Participated in PMO networks to improve overall service provision to IT projects
  • Maintained project opportunity queue, active project and document archive
  • Managed Schedule Control, IT Inventory Management and IT materials logistics and expediting using MS projects
  • Provide guidance on resource management, ensuring Project Manager compliance with PMO policy and procedure
  • Compiled schedule and input cost data (CTR & MDR Reports), analyzed and provided output to the project team
  • Ensured that all commitments and invoices are accurately reported into the SAP and perform basic reconciliation
  • Highlighted and advised management of risks that may affect project costs, schedules, resources and client relations
  • Optimized resource utilization through resources levelling using MS projects
  • Reported actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes.
  • Highlighted key milestone and critical path issues and recommended alternative actions
  • Prepared and communicated time and cost estimates for project execution and cutovers

Confidential

Project Scheduler / Planner

Responsibilities:

  • Set-up levels of schedules and progress measurement processes considering project risks and complexity in compliance with Project breakdown structure and contract specification
  • Prepared several periodic reports such as status reports, status of deliverables, S Curves, variance, look ahead, critical activities and milestone to Engineers.
  • Updated and tracked Material Requisition Matrix Schedule and Decision Support Packages for the FEL verification phase
  • Assist field engineers in defining boundaries and median for testing integrity in preparation for pre-commissioning and start-up
  • Planning, Scheduling & monitoring of piping activities and steel structures for manpower, equipments & materials
  • Analysed the project schedule, critical path, monitored progress compare to baseline. Highlighted potential cost/schedule variances and recommends corrective action
  • Review and in corporate the impact of approved changes and deviations from the project milestones, including productivity monitoring, material shortage, or re-work and identification of alternate approaches to optimize project plans.
  • Develop adequate plan and schedule to make piping tie-ins between existing plant when shutdown and the new construction
  • Coordinated with Project Engineers (offshore / onshore project) to define and execute the project roadmap, scheduled deliverables
  • Developed schedules based on construction team plans, resource load schedules, analyse float paths and assess schedule status
  • Support program management, design and system engineering, safety and maintenance services.
  • Prepare budget histograms/curves, resource logs (manpower, materials, equipment) based on the baseline for the control during various project execution phases

Confidential

Project Control Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and maintained Confidential Project Schedules for Packaging, Facility and Process for Remote Well Pads
  • Worked directly with project / construction manager civil, electrical and lead designers to develop work plans in Primavera
  • Managed and updated Decision Support Packages for the Confidential verification phase
  • Planning, scheduling and estimating project activity times, sequencing those activities from concept to completion
  • Assisted the project controls engineer to develop of scope, schedule, budget and estimate to complete data for assigned tasks
  • Identified, analyzed, mitigated, and responded to project and operational risks
  • Utilized Work breakdown structure hierarchy system to develop procurement, logistics and preconstruction schedule
  • Monitored the actual progress of project, compare to the baseline and report progress against schedule
  • Managed Contractor Preparation and Maintenance of Labor Performance Reporting and Documentation
  • Created Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), developed schedules and budget data (including resource loading)
  • Prepared and analysed project schedule reports, monitored project progress and highlighted the schedule variance
  • Interface with discipline leaders to built-up activities, assign milestones and constraints by issuing Critical Path method logic network

Confidential

Project Planner

Responsibilities:

  • Planned the logistics of delivering materials and equipment to site
  • Developed and monitored individual project schedules and integrated overall master program schedule
  • Planned, scheduled project activity times, sequencing those activities from concept to completion
  • Maintained cost using P3's cost function to maintain the project’s cost report and directed document controls
  • Developed periodic reporting formats to enable the collection of field progress data
  • Monitor daily and report progress of erection, pre-commissioning and commissioning completion status
  • Liaised with Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Disciplines to define Scope Of Work
  • Ensured the integration management and control of the multi Confidential Contractors schedules
  • Developed several reports such as periodic project status, S Curves, look ahead and critical activities
  • Analyzed information from Project Discipline Engineers to develop the overall project schedule and work breakdown structure
  • Prepare budget histograms/curves, resource logs (manpower, materials, equipment) based on the baseline

Confidential

Project Scheduler

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and coordinated detailed project schedules for individual and for the infrastructure projects.
  • Facilitated schedule development and maintenance with the full Confidential project team
  • Created and maintained a fully resourced and cost loaded project plan; monitored plan progress and made changes as required
  • Developed recovery program and contingency plans to meet changed objectives

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