Lead Planning & Scheduling Engineer - Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) - Texas, USA
(2024-04)
Golden Triangle Polymers Project (EPCC)
- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules covering the full project life cycle from design/engineering through construction, commissioning, and start-up using Primavera P6.
- Review EPC contractor's planning and scheduling deliverables, including WBS, Schedule Development and Control Plan, control schedule baseline document, and forecast schedule.
- Drive performance measurement using Earned Value Management (EVM) via Power BI; analyze CPI/SPI, forecast ETC/EAC, and explain cost and schedule variances to project leadership.
- Conduct schedule risk analysis and quality assurance using Acumen Fuse; develop risk mitigation plans and present findings to senior stakeholders.
- Produce consolidated executive-level progress reports with dashboards, S-curves, manpower histograms (FTEs), commodity curves, and Schedule Performance Indexes.
- Review and validate EPC contractor's payment milestone invoices; ensure schedule delays are reflected in forecast costs and align with cost management tools.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with PC Cost, PC Estimating, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Finance, and Project Governance to guarantee integrated project controls delivery.
Lead Planning & Scheduling Engineer - Sedgman Pty Limited – North America - BC, Canada
(2023-12 - 2024-03)
Blackwater Gold Mine Project for Artemis (EPCC)
- Developed and maintained the integrated EPC project schedule in Primavera P6 for all phases — design, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning — for the Blackwater Gold Mine Project.
- Established the schedule baseline and WBS; defined and monitored the critical path and near-critical activities, tracking schedule performance via CPI/SPI and productivity factor (PF) trending.
- Performed weekly schedule updates, progress measurement, and variance analysis against baseline; ran scheduling audits and coordinated interface milestones with subcontractor and supply chain schedulers.
- Conducted schedule risk analysis and what-if scenario modeling; developed recovery and mitigation plans and reported findings to project leadership.
- Produced progress reporting deliverables — S-curves, manpower histograms, and commodity/progress trend curves — for executive and client review.
Lead Project Planner - Suncor Energy Inc. - Alberta, Canada
(2021-08 - 2023-11)
Fluid & Tailings Portfolio – Oil Sands Capital Projects: Mildred Lake Extension East ($1.5B) | Fort Hills Ore Access to OPP ($135M) | Mildred Lake fFFT ($155M) | Aurora fFFT ($115M)
- Managed scheduling and project controls for multiple simultaneous capital projects across the Oil Sands portfolio; developed integrated schedules and controlled baselines across all phases.
- Developed fully baselined, resource-loaded, logic-linked EPCC schedules in Primavera P6 covering Conceptual, DBM, FEED, Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning phases.
- Defined and optimized critical paths, performed total float analysis, tracked near-critical activities, and prepared schedule risk analysis and mitigation plans.
- Delivered cost control analysis, ETC/EAC forecasting, and progress measurement using Primavera; supervised quantity and man-hour loading for assigned schedules.
- Initiated and managed Project Change Notices with the Project Controls Manager; organized weekly MOC meetings and tracked scope/non-scope changes and contingency rundown.
Senior Planner / Scheduler - William Canada (Bruce Power Nuclear) - Ontario, Canada
(2020-05 - 2021-08)
Nuclear Refurbishment Projects
- Developed and maintained complex refurbishment project schedules using Primavera P6 in a highly regulated nuclear environment with stringent compliance requirements.
- Performed critical path analysis, schedule variance analysis, and earned value reporting to engineering and construction teams; conducted scheduling audits and monthly financial accruals.
Lead Planner / Scheduler - Suncor Energy Inc. - Alberta, Canada
(2017-09 - 2020-04)
Upstream Wellpads & Sustaining Capital – Oil Sands: Firebag Emulsion Handling | Firebag & MacKay River Sustaining Wellpads | Meadow Creek Project
- Planned and controlled schedules for upstream wellpad, flowline, and gathering line projects using linear (production-rate) planning techniques; managed interface milestone schedules with construction and commissioning teams.
- Scheduled flowline and gathering line tie-ins connecting wellpads to central processing facilities across the Firebag & MacKay River Sustaining Wellpads and Firebag Emulsion Handling Project, coordinating pipeline construction sequencing with wellpad and plant commissioning dates.
- Scheduled and tracked modularized wellpad construction — skid-mounted pad equipment packages — for the Firebag & MacKay River Sustaining Wellpads, integrating fabrication and delivery milestones with on-site installation sequencing.
- Provided schedule risk analysis, what-if scenario modeling, and recovery/contingency planning to project leadership.
- Produced progress reports with bar charts, S-curves, commodity curves, and SPI dashboards for executive and project team consumption.
Project Controls Specialist - Jacobs Canada Inc. - Alberta, Canada
(2012-08 - 2016-09)
Shell Tailings & Infrastructure Program – Module Program, ITFP Pipeline Corridor | Mackay River Commercial Project (MRCP – Phase 1)
- Delivered integrated project controls across EPCM engagements covering WBS development, schedule control, change management, EVM, and cost reporting for Oil Sands programs, including the Module Program component of the Shell Tailings & Infrastructure Program.
- Scheduled and tracked module fabrication and delivery milestones alongside pipeline corridor (ITFP) construction, coordinating fabrication-yard progress with site installation readiness.
- Established baseline budgets and performance targets in the Home Office Cost and Progress Measurement System across all project phases; tracked EV, CPI, and SPI.
- Managed project budgets by allocating costs to individual work packages, tracking expenditures, and maintaining staffing and resource forecast trending throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provided VOWD, incurred, committed, and outlook figures monthly against control budget (Total Installed Cost report); performed budget reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Developed and maintained project controls processes, procedures, and risk logs; contributed to final project close-out and source system reconciliation.
Project Controls Lead - PM & C Specialist Contractors Inc. (Subsidiary of SEPAM Group) - Canada
(2011-07 - 2012-07)
Kearl Lake Oil Sands Project, Canada (Client – Horton CB&I)
- Led project controls for the Kearl Lake Oil Sands Project, covering schedule development, progress measurement, and cost control for major oil sands construction scope.
- Coordinated contractor schedule submissions, performed variance analysis, and reported progress and forecast trends to client project management.
Project Controls Lead - SEPAM Group - Ireland / UK
(2009-11 - 2011-07)
Sepam HQ, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland | Sepam UK, Brentford, England | Grain LNG Phase 3 Expansion Project, National Grid, Kent, UK (Client – CB&I)
- Delivered project controls for the Grain LNG Phase 3 Expansion Project (National Grid, Kent, UK; client CB&I), including integrated schedule development, progress measurement, and cost/schedule reporting for LNG terminal expansion scope.
- Supported project controls functions across Sepam's Ireland (HQ) and UK offices, standardizing scheduling and reporting procedures across multi-site EPC execution.
Lead Planning Engineer - Etimaad Engineering Limited
(2008-01 - 2009-06)
Attock Gen Limited 160 MW Power Project (Rawalpindi) | Balloki Power Generation Project (Balloki)
- Led planning and scheduling for the Attock Gen 160 MW Power Project and Balloki Power Generation Project, developing integrated EPC schedules from engineering through commissioning.
- Monitored progress, tracked critical path activities, and reported schedule performance to project management for both thermal power generation projects.
Senior Planning Engineer - Presson Descon Intr'l Limited
(2004-09 - 2008-01)
Gurguri Gas Plant (Kohat) for MOL | Rehmat Gas Plant (Ghotki) for Petronas | El Wastani Gas Field Development Project (Egypt) for Wasco | Three Phase Separators – Engineering, Procurement & Manufacturing of Supply Items
- Developed and managed module/skid fabrication schedules for process equipment packages — including three-phase separators and gas-plant skids — across the Gurguri Gas Plant (MOL), Rehmat Gas Plant (Petronas), and El Wastani Gas Field Development Project (Egypt, for Wasco).
- Scheduled flowline and gathering line construction connecting wellhead facilities to the Gurguri and Rehmat gas plants and the El Wastani Gas Field Development Project, coordinating pipeline tie-in sequencing with plant commissioning readiness.
- Applied backward-pass sequencing from site installation target dates to establish fabrication-yard milestones, coordinating engineering, procurement, and manufacturing to protect delivery dates amid significant global supply-chain disruption.
- Coordinated interfaces between the fabrication yard and site construction teams to align module/skid delivery windows with on-site installation sequencing.
Senior Planning Engineer - Engineering Kinetics Limited - Dubai, UAE
(2002-09 - 2004-08)
Al-Ghurair Oil Mills (Jebel Ali, Dubai) | The Edible Oil Company (Jebel Ali, Dubai)
- Prepared and maintained construction schedules for the Al-Ghurair Oil Mills and Edible Oil Company projects, covering civil, structural, and mechanical erection scope.
- Tracked progress against baseline and reported schedule status to project management.
Planning Engineer - Descon Engineering Limited - Pakistan
(1997-03 - 2002-08)
ICI Soda Ash Projects (Khewra) | PARCO Mid-Country Refinery Project (Qasba Gujrat, for Marubeni Corporation) | Liberty Combined Cycle Power Project (Sindh)
- Developed and maintained construction schedules for the ICI Soda Ash Project, PARCO Mid-Country Refinery Project (for Marubeni Corporation), and Liberty Combined Cycle Power Project.
- Monitored progress, prepared progress reports, and supported project management with schedule updates across multiple concurrent EPC projects.
Junior Planning Engineer - Heavy Mechanical Complex - Pakistan
(1995-07 - 1997-02)
Fabrication & Erection of Digri Sugar Mills (Sindh) | Fabrication & Erection of Mian Muhammad Sugar Mills (AJK)
- Supported planning and scheduling for shop fabrication and site erection of the Digri Sugar Mills and Mian Muhammad Sugar Mills, gaining foundational experience in fabrication-yard-to-site sequencing.
- Assisted in progress tracking and reporting for structural and mechanical fabrication scope.
