Fazul Fakeer

Planning/Scheduling Engineer with graduate (B-Tech) in Civil. Eng. Offering over 12 years of experience in the areas of Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring, Controlling & Reporting Resource Management and Team Management.

Expert in Oracle Primavera P6 scheduling tool & applications with earned value knowledge. Expertise in planning and scheduling in multi-discipline projects. Capable to integrate & work within a (multiple nationalities) team and to work in difficult environments.

Demonstrates well-developed skills in MS office to create well-structured documents, spreadsheets, presentations, proposals, and other documents.

Specialties: Specialized in Project Controls functions, Scheduling standard practices, CPM methodology, EPC scheduling, Commissioning and Start-up Planning/scheduling, Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and Earned Value Management (EVM).

SR. PLANNING ENGINEER (04.8 Years)

NAWALOKA Construction Company (PVT) LTD~ Colombo, Sri Lanka. Mar-2018 ~ Dec-2022

• Developing a Planning System for the smooth running of Planning Activities.
• Creating a fully loaded L4 Schedule with a full package of Progress Monitoring systems.
• Organizing weekly & monthly meetings for supporting Project Manager.
• Creating lookaheads, recovery plans, S-Curves, Burn Down Charts, Histograms, etc. using P6 & P6 data.
• Creating targets for the Site Execution team and closely monitoring the same along with overall progress.
• Analyzing Critical activities for any upcoming Project delays.
• Creating forecasts as per the productivity history of the Team and alerting management for upcoming slippage.
• Fully supporting Project Team for the Smooth execution of the Project.

Air Liquide Arabia LLC ~ Saudi Arabia Oct-2015 ~ Dec-2017

• Developing, explaining/reviewing the schedule logic diagram along with the Operation & Maintenance Team for fixing baseline schedule logic; applying logic to the system wise L3 schedule and inserting basic activities
• Creating L4 by splitting L3 to detailed level; linking L4 activities by reading procedures and with help of specific plant planners; linking plant battery limit systems with other plant BL based on feedback from operation 
• Undertaking Critical Path Analysis with specific Plant Team; providing support for preparation of Job packs for each plant; preparing the weight factors for the project based on resource units
• Checking critical path, floats, lags for making schedule realistic updating and revising the schedule as necessary; establishing progress measurement system for all plants
• Generating weekly/monthly/daily reports for review by management; analyzing progress reports against the baseline schedule and highlights areas of concern; undertaking evaluation of effect of external factors on execution & schedule timeline and proposing contingency plans

SR. PLANNING ENGINEER (02.6 Years)

SENDAN International (CO) LTD ~ Saudi Arabia Dec-2012 ~ Jul-2015

• Developed Baseline Schedule using Primavera P6
• Analysed project scope, selected the most appropriate techniques and logical sequence of activities to complete project scope, assigned resources & cost to the schedule and developed weight factors for the project based on duration, resource unit & cost
• Kept track of critical path, floats, lags, etc. for creation of realistic schedule
• Updated and revised the schedule as necessary
• Developed Project Progress Measurement System for all project activities
• Updated weekly project progress in Primavera based on inputs received from Project Team
• Set-up alerts and monitored all important contractual & milestone dates
• Created weekly, monthly 'look-ahead “schedules as required
• Developed Manpower Histogram, S-Curve, Fishbone Diagram, Delay Analysis Reports, etc.
• Prepared weekly/monthly/daily reports for client and review by management
• Worked in interface with subcontractors, mapped root case analysis and reported the same to the Senior Project Manager with recommended corrective actions
• Kept track of actual work against plan, promptly reported on schedule slippage/unsatisfactory performance and projected overall progress & forecast; monitored punch list for handover process
• Undertook analysis of progress reports against the baseline schedule and highlighted areas of concern
• Carried out special analysis for resource loading and performance progress
• Undertook evaluation of effect of external factors on project execution and scheduled timeline & propose contingency plans; tracked or crashed the schedule as a part of contingency plans
• Motivated the team members & engineers by identifying their achievements and rewarded them in co-ordination with higher management team

Amil Builders (PVT) LTD ~ Sri Lanka Oct-2011 ~ Nov-2012

Maga Engineering (PVT) LTD ~ Sri Lanka Sep-2010 ~ Sep-2011

• Manage, design, develop, create, and maintain small-scale through to large-scale construction projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner.
• Conduct on site investigations and analyze data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other).
• Carry out technical and feasibility studies and draw up blueprints that satisfy technical specifications
• Assess potential risks, materials, and costs.
• Provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems/deficiencies.
• Oversee and mentor staff and liaise with a variety of Stakeholders.
• Handle over the resulting structures and services for use Monitor progress and compile reports in project status.
• Manage budget and purchase equipment/materials.
• Comply with guidelines and regulations including permits, safety etc., and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required.

• Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff
• Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University 
• Active Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) Membership ID# 4118141
• Active Member of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) 
• Awaiting Professional Engineers Ontario Membership