Muhammad Zafar

Civil engineer with 7+ years of experience in planning, project controls and delay analysis on high-rise building, infrastructure and oil & gas maintenance projects in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, with experience on the consultant (PMC), client and contractor sides. Has planned and controlled projects of up to PKR 9 billion, as well as Saudi Aramco and SABIC plant projects in Yanbu. Currently a Senior Planning Engineer at Meinhardt, acting as PMC for Fauji Foods Limited, where he prepares the integrated schedule for five contractors and prepares and reviews delay analyses.

Skilled in tender, baseline and recovery schedules, Earned Value Management (SPI/CPI), Power BI reporting and contractual letter writing.

Senior Planning Engineer at Meinhardt (Pvt) Ltd (2026-07 – Present)

Project: Interior Works of Sona Tower, Gulberg III, Lahore • Client: Fauji Foods Limited • Value: PKR 860 million

• Prepared the integrated PMC schedule in Primavera P6 covering the scopes, interfaces and key milestones of five contractors, including Captive Aire Systems, Digi Watch Solution, Corvit Networking Pvt ltd, Shan Control Pvt Ltd and Guarantee Engineers.
• Review contractors' delay analyses and prepare PMC delay analyses to assess delay events and EOT entitlement.
• Review contractors' baseline, revised and recovery schedules and monitor their progress against the approved baseline.
• Issue daily, weekly and monthly progress reports to the client, highlighting critical path activities and delays.

Planning Engineer (Client Side) at Kohistan Builders & Developers (2025-04 – 2026-05)

Six development projects with a combined value of about PKR 18.6 billion

• Projects: KBD Tower Construction, Eighteen, Islamabad — PKR 9.0 billion; Block F & E Construction, Zarkoon Heights, G-15, Islamabad — PKR 8.0 billion; Bridge Construction, Kohistan Enclave, Wah Cantt — PKR 200 million; Underground & Overhead Water Tanks, Kohistan Enclave, Wah Cantt — PKR 150 million; Infrastructure Works (multiple sectors), Kohistan Enclave, Wah Cantt — PKR 120 million; Head Office Construction, Kohistan Enclave, Wah Cantt — PKR 100 million.
• Prepared baseline, revised and recovery schedules for all six projects in Primavera P6.
• Monitored and coordinated the schedules and progress of contractors, including Al-Hussain Construction, Layyah Construction, Al-Madad Steel and Expert Aluminum.
• Built project cost baselines to calculate SPI and CPI and report schedule and cost performance.
• Tracked budgeted vs. actual man-hours daily and updated schedules accordingly.
• Identified critical activities and critical path; prepared weekly and quarterly management presentations.

Planning Engineer (PMO) at Abdul Rahman Al-Otaishan & Sons Group (2022-10 – 2025-04)

Site Office, Project Management Office. Projects: Structural Fireproofing, NGL Plant, Yanbu — SAR 4.5 million, Saudi Aramco; Structural Fireproofing, YANSAB HDPE Plant, Yanbu — SAR 3.0 million, SABIC (YANSAB); Construction of 2 Culverts, Yanbu Refinery — SAR 2.0 million, Saudi Aramco; Red Sea Project, Umluj — SAR 1.0 million, Red Sea International.

• Prepared tender, baseline, revised and recovery schedules and maintained schedules for ongoing projects.
• Presented tender programmes to clients and answered technical questions during bid evaluation.
• Developed WBS, CBS and progress measurement procedures with S-curves and manpower histograms.
• Maintained Earned Value Management (SPI/CPI) across the project portfolio.
• Verified contractor progress reports before final submission to the client; drafted project correspondence.
• Supported the SABIC YANSAB Olefins Plant cable replacement, completed with zero EHSS incidents.

Planning Engineer at Ittefaq Group of Construction (2021-01 – 2022-10)

Project: Feed Mill, Okara • Client: Asia Feed Mill • Value: approx. PKR 10 million

• Prepared tender, baseline, revised and recovery schedules and maintained the project schedule.
• Implemented progress measurement with S-curves, manpower histograms and SPI/CPI tracking.
• Coordinated critical path activities with discipline engineers; prepared three-week look-ahead plans.
• Organised kick-off, progress review, management and client interface meetings, and issued progress reports.

Planning Engineer at Syed Imran Haider & Associates (SIHA) (2020-01 – 2021-01)

Client: Bahria Town Lahore • Developmental Housing Project

• Prepared Master, Level 3 and Level 4 schedules in Primavera P6.
• Developed the WBS and CBS, maintained EVM (SPI/CPI) and prepared progress reports.

Junior Planning Engineer at Muhammad Afzal Construction (2019-08 – 2020-01)

Project: Reconstruction of Roads & Bridge, Sahiwal and Okara

• Updated schedules and prepared daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Compared estimated vs. actual costs and resources, and reported site delays to management.

MS in Construction & Engineering Management – The Superior College Lahore (2019 – 2021)

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering – UET Lahore — QCET Sahiwal (2015 – 2019)