Ishtiaq Khan
Planning Engineer
Abu Dhabi
Summary of Career
1. Planning Engineer (PMP®) having more than 17 years’ diverse experience in steel manufacturing / construction industry with highly developed skills in project planning, scheduling, procurement planning, resource planning, material planning, fabrication & construction of mechanical equipment / steel structures of EPC projects.
2. Practical in-depth knowledge of creating and maintaining schedules loaded with resources and financial information, ensuring that schedules are practical and realistic.
3. Outstanding knowledge to assess potential changes in the scope that could impact time, cost, and manpower requirement to the project
4. Extensive knowledge of manufacturing drawings, fabrication process, welding and NDT techniques
5. Excellent planning & scheduling support capability for various projects from concept development to completion.
6. Enthusiastic, motivated team player, self-disciplined and reliable professional
7. Strong analytical, negotiation and problem solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and time lines
8. Proficient in using Primavera P6, Catia, Auto Cad, MS Project, Excel, Word, Access, Power Point and Visio
9. Preparation of Analysis Sheets (Earned value & S-Curve)
10. Risk Assessment
• Managed various assignments of over $29 million’s worth of manufacturing projects in a high pressure environment meeting project objective of scope, cost, and time. • Working experience on 600+ various equipment like furnaces, cranes, heat exchangers, condensers, pressure vessels, pipeline, storage tanks, scrubbing columns, dissolvers, heavy steel structures etc. • Negotiated and resolved the objection of various clients resulted 25% increase in company‘s business. • Managed all invoicing to client in timely fashion and achieved 10% improved billing process. • Led a team of professionals and delivered equipment on budget and ahead of schedule.
Experience as Planning Engineer-Mechanical
02 April 2012
30 June 2020
• Review contractual documents, engineering drawings and BOQ for full understanding of project scope of work and project requirements.
• Provide expertise and best practice implementation support in manufacturing regarding the planning and scheduling discipline
• Collaborate with assigned disciplines and create work breakdown structures (WBS) and identification of project activities and its durations by effectively communicating with the relevant manufacturing team.
• Prepare and maintain resource-loaded schedules (level I to level V) using Primavera P6 in accordance with project management practices based on CPM and ensure that schedules are realistic and practical.
• Monitor site activities daily; secure project progress information, update schedule with actual progress and forecast remaining durations, key milestone dates and completion dates.
• Perform progress validation by site walk through and progress photographs and ensure that target dates are being successfully achieved.
• Prepare high-quality miscellaneous reports (scheduling updates and analysis, progress reports, change management reports, and other necessary planning reports) on the status and progress of the contracts and their presentation to client and management.
• Participates planning meetings with management, project team members, and other key members of manufacturing team and provide solutions to issues in the area of planning & scheduling thus ensured project success: recording minutes of meetings.
• Develop capital project budgets, cost estimates, MTO’s, reports, specifications, and tender documents as per company’s standards, and guidelines.
• Provide data and look-back analysis for project close-out reviews – production, schedule, cost, and associated metrics. Prepare and issue project related “Lesson Learned”.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and liaison with clients, vendors and other key stakeholders resulting excellent and trustworthy working relationships.
Experience as Fabrication Engineer
23 May 2011
31 March 2012
• Led, coordinated, planned, assigned, and inspected fabrication activities
• Reviewed manufacturing drawings, schedule for accuracy and completeness
• Identified, communicated and resolved major manufacturing related issues with design and planning departments for successful completion of manufacturing projects
• Ensured the work designated is satisfactorily completed within time constraints
• Provided training to subordinates and resolved manufacturing related problems regularly; to maintain productivity in accordance with approved project schedule
• Provided forecast of manufacturing timeline, labor & machinery resources for various projects
• Supported QA/QC team for non-destructive tests like RT, DPT, UT, MPT
• Performed additional duties that are assigned from time to time
Intermediate 30 October 2002
Diploma of Associate Engineer in MechanicalBachelor 13 May 2011
Bachelor of Technology (Hon’s) in Mechanical - 04 yearsMaster 26 January 2015
Master of Science in Energy ManagementMatric 01 September 1999
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