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DHEEKSHITH KAPOOR

Sr. Planning Engineer
Abu Dhabi,UAE

Summary

Sr. Planning Engineer over 10 years of successful experience in Project Panning and Cost Control. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in EPC industry.

Overview

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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Engineer - Planning

Target Engineering Construction Company, UAE
Abu Dhabi, India
12.2016 - Current

PLANNING

  • Identify Contractual Milestones and requirements.
  • Develop Baseline Schedule for full scope of works.
  • Develop and assign activity codes based on area, nature of work, co-ordination with other trades.
  • Prepare Engineering deliverable list with target date for completion and in line with project schedule.
  • Develop and establish progress measurement and monitoring systems by recording progress on daily basis using daily work records.
  • Analyze Critical Path and available float for activities.
  • Load resources (Man-hours and Cost) to establish Earned Value Metrics on the project.
  • Develop S curves (Early Curve and Late Curve) for Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
  • Develop project structure in SAP, assign and track costs expended against the budget.
  • Establish Progress Measurement System (PMS) to establish physical progress achieved.
  • Develop reporting structure and formats (Daily, weekly, Monthly)

COST CONTROL

  • Track and Monitor resources expended against project budget and caution management on possible deviations.
  • Establish Earned Value System to analyze and track project performance in terms of time and cost.
  • Verify subcontractor’s measurement sheet for progress claimed and status of Inspection approval.
  • Implement Cost Control measures on projects to reduce expense by booking costs against cost accounts.
  • Track Expenses against the project budget

DELAY ANALYSIS

  • Prepare variance report by recording activities slipped from baseline schedule.
  • Prepare exception reports by comparing performance of two periods.
  • Submit letters to notify a potential event of delay referring to the pertinent contract clause.
  • Maintain Delay event register / Notice of Delay log / Access Schedules etc.
  • Prepare Extension of Time claims (EOT) using any method as agreed with the Client.

Major Projects Managed at Target Engineering & Construction Co. (EPC)

  • Project: 33/11 kV Substations-Upgrade & New Build for KP Expansion (Value: AED 85,026,466) - Client: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADCP) – Kizad, UAE
  • Project: Replacement of 64 MCCs with IPCS (Value: AED 34,979,500) - Client: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC REFINING) – Ruwais, UAE
  • Project: Replacement of Obsolete Non-Redundant UPS & Batteries (Value: AED 19,669,692) - Client: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC GAS PROCESSING) – Ruwais, UAE
  • Project: EPC Works for Substation 4&5, T1, T2 and 2; Upgrade and Replacement of Substations-Phase 2 & 3 Project (Value: AED 39,997,169) - Client: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC LNG) – DAS Island, UAE
  • Project: Electro-Mechanical Pre-Commissioning Testing (Value: AED 25,732,896) - Client: Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA)- Taweelah, UAE
  • Project: Replace Sales Gas Compressor Motors at Uthmaniyah Gas Plant (UGP) & Shedgum Gas Plant (SGP), (Value: SAR 98,440,941) - Client: Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) – Saudi Arabia

Planning Engineer

MAPCO LLC, UAE
Abu Dhabi
11.2014 - 10.2016
  • Preparation of resource & cost loaded construction schedule using Primavera P6 / MS Project.
  • Progress updates and cash flow integration based on "Earned Value Analysis".
  • Schedule development conveying key objectives, phasing strategy, and delivery milestones.
  • Preparation of Material Procurement program and Engineering Deliverable Program.
  • Scenarios analysis - Critical Path analysis, What-if analysis, and impact of variations on completion.
  • Preparing weekly, fortnightly and monthly progress reports / progress curves and distribute them to the concerned stakeholders.
  • Integrating inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
  • Prepare proposal schedules and relevant planning activities for proposals.
  • Identifying / highlighting any emerging issues pertaining to schedule slippages and work with Project Manager / team to develop recovery plans.
  • Liaise with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and designers on all matters relating to planning, and to attend meetings.
  • Providing critical inputs for the preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) Claim.
  • Monitoring productivity of resources as a resource controller.
  • Instrumental in evaluating the daily targets for the team (Short Interval Control).
  • Developing project budget/ forecast cash flow and produces Cost to Complete reports.
  • Preparing invoices for Monthly Progress Payment.

Project Handled:-

Dar Al Shifa Hospital, Khalifa City Abu Dabi

Planning Engineer

J&P Qatar
Doha
12.2013 - 10.2014
  • Prepare and manage overall master schedule integrating work breakdown structure using Primavera P6.
  • Provide planning and cost controlling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone progress to the preparation of customer billing processes, etc.
  • Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports from the creation of WBS with the use of project management system to monitor the status of all purchases, invoicing and delivery up to the closure of the project.
  • Coordinate and work with the project management team to resolve project issues to ensure the delivery/completion of the project work.
  • Perform project costing related reporting to management’s review monthly to ensure that expenditures are kept within the project budget.
  • Conduct field scoping to clarify scope as required.
  • Understand WBS structure, and work with management and project/maintenance team in the development of work break down structure for progress measurement, scheduling, cost estimating and project control.
  • Develop and implement plan versus actual progress charts (histograms/S curves).
  • Reports and analyses deviations from plan.
  • Track, monitor and forecast progress of all activities and deliverable such as products, engineering documents, fabrication status and construction of all discipline.
  • Prepare and update three weeks and three months look-ahead schedule that reflect the priority activities Participate all meeting (i.e.
  • Schedule review meeting, progress meeting, coordination meeting, constructability review meeting and so on).

Major Project Handled:-

Msheireb Down Town, Doha, Qatar.

Planning Engineer

Mir Realtors (P) Ltd, Cochin
Kochi
07.2011 - 11.2013
  • Prepare detailed resource loaded construction schedules.
  • Monitoring & controlling the work progress against prepared schedule.
  • Create progress S-curves which are based on commodity or man hours to derive cost performance index (C.P.I.), productivity/efficiency analysis and allow basis for trend forecast.
  • Prepare & Submit the Weekly & Monthly Report along with Updating the Baseline with Physical Progress.
  • Analyzing the resource requirement like manpower, material and machineries to achieve the monthly targets.
  • Comparing the budgeted cost and actual cost of every running projects at the month end.
  • Coordinate with project site and commercial teams to integrate change control into project reporting structure.
  • Attend weekly/monthly site progress meetings.
  • Identification & Scheduling the Procurement requirements based on scheduled program.
  • Identifying the delay based on the prepared schedule and proposing the recovery plans for achieving the target.

Major Project Handled:-

Mir Jade Heights - 1

Electrical Engineer

Shilpa Electricals
Kannur, Kerala, India
05.2010 - 06.2011
  • Supervised construction and pre-commissioning of electrical rooms, substations, and service buildings for residential and commercial projects.
  • Created electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical Toolset.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Kannur University
Kerala, India
04.2006 - 04.2010

Skills

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Additional Information

Trainings Attended:

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Delay Analysis & EOT

Software

Primavera P6

MS Office Package

Timeline

Sr. Engineer - Planning

Target Engineering Construction Company, UAE
12.2016 - Current

Planning Engineer

MAPCO LLC, UAE
11.2014 - 10.2016

Planning Engineer

J&P Qatar
12.2013 - 10.2014

Planning Engineer

Mir Realtors (P) Ltd, Cochin
07.2011 - 11.2013

Electrical Engineer

Shilpa Electricals
05.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Kannur University
04.2006 - 04.2010
DHEEKSHITH KAPOORSr. Planning Engineer