Muhammad Amjad

Project Control Specialist

DURON Ontario Ltd      Mississauga Canada                                                                                  May 2017– to date

Projects for City of Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and various Industrial and Commercial Projects                                                                                                                                                 

• Prepared budget and proposal for local projects
• Prepared and assisted in the development, implementation and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6 
• Gather data, validate and incorporate it into the project schedule, analyze schedule impacts and recommend corrective actions to be taken to avoid/mitigate cost and schedule overruns  by using P6
• Developed and planned for systems required to demonstrate how projects will be executed and controlled
• Analyse and monitor project cost and schedule performance ensuring that the projects will achieve planned objectives while minimizing the exposure to risks
• Co-ordinate the preparation and development of multi-levelled and multi-disciplined involving civil, structural, electrical and mechanical project specific budgets and schedules
• Preparing and assembling monthly reports, comparing current actual costs with budget costs, comparing current progress with work plan schedules, co-ordinating the investigation and explanation of variances, and forecasting significant variances and trends through monthly Project Status Reports (PSR) and Departmental Progress Reports (DPR)
• Resolves technical problems encountered during the construction of the project 
• Supervises field verification of materials and issue purchase order and checked third party PPC accordingly.
• Reported on status of projects quantities, costs, schedules, project change requests, change orders, progress payment status.  
• Developed and maintained a thorough working knowledge of applicable legislation, construction contracts, standards and regulations (General Conditions, and Special Provisions). 
• Monitors the cost and budget performance during construction, as assigned 
• Performs quality control inspections of completed work
• Updated biweekly and monthly progress reports for client review
• Managed project budgets, analyzed budget variations, evaluated project trends and cost forecasts 
• Assisted to carry out prequalification of construction companies and crew

Project Control Specialist

Various Industrial and Commercial Projects

AMR Engineering Ltd Calgary Canada                                                                                                     2015 – 2017

• Tracked and Analyzed Engineering Man-Hours and Prepared Forecast Curve.
• Prepared and maintained trend reports, cost status reports, engage in change management and maintain Change Order Log for reporting 
• Calculated Estimate At Completion (EAC) & Budget At Completion (BAC) for Variance Analysis
• Maintained Cost History sheets for every major equipment and Bulk material
• Reviewed Change Requests, Change Orders and potential changes with Package Engineer, Contract Administrator and Area Manager as applicable and recommends appropriate actions to the Site Project Controls Lead
• Prepare reports and documentation and provide proper backup in order to obtain Change Orders from the Owner and Subcontractor
• Performed incurred cost in the system based on miles stone met and analysis for assigned commitment packages and make forecast cost flow for them.
• Provided project controls expertise to related activities for projects in support of the planning and execution of operational requirements
• Responsible for preparation, data quality, and timely issuance of project cost and progress reports 
• Participated in earned value analysis activities and helped discipline leads in developing milestones (rules of credit) for engineering progress measurement 
• Followed management of change procedure to develop and obtain approved of scope and forecast trends.

• Responsible for monthly project control deliverables progress, accruals, key performance indicators, change management, cash flow reports, commitment reports, variance analysis and charts as per client’s requirements. 

• Incorporated payment progress report (PPC) and performance reports submitted by the third parties into our Monthly Progress Reports.
• Visited site to check progress against planned or claimed by subcontractors
• Issue weekly QURR(Quantity and Unit Rate Report), Man-hours, progress and performance tracker reports
• Managed all in direct sub-contracts such as camp, fuel, busing, maintenance, security, cleaning etc.
• Managed funds allocation to different sub-contractors
• Managed Field Material Requisition by sub-contractors to buy material at site
• Checked, logged and monitored contractors invoices
• Assisted in the preparation of PMC invoicing;

• Carried out additional tasks such as Trend Coordinator from time to time
• Liaison with Project Accounts with regard to the contract/actual rates and associated data.
• Arranged project strategy coordination meetings.
• Provided mentorship and guidance to intermediate/junior Cost Analyst

Scheduler Experience:

• Provided support to the Project Scheduling team, Planning Manager, and Construction Manager by obtaining information and performing data entry
• Gather data, validate and incorporate it into the project schedule, analyze schedule impacts and recommend corrective actions to be taken to avoid/mitigate cost and schedule overruns  by using P6
• Prepared or assisted in the development, implementation and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6 
• Compared current status versus established baselines and forecasts and contributing to the analysis and explanation of variances;
• Monitor, review and report to the Project Manager and or clients, the schedule status of the project with regard to compliance to the construction contract specifications and other documents on a regular basis.
• Assisted with setting up, tracking and analysis of engineering work-hours 
• Assisted with the creation and review of tools and templates for the company 

Cost Analyst

Oil Sands Project

AMR Engineering Ltd Calgary Canada                                                                                                         2006 – 2007

Project:  Oil Sands Project – KEARL PLANT 2 – HYDROTRANSPORT STAGE 

consists of a plant facilities and supporting infrastructure 

• Monitored and Supervised timely cost / status / trend reports for the management team & client
• Developed Bid, Live and Baseline Schedules of Construction Projects
• Updated Schedules, Modified Logic, Compared with Baseline Milestones for Effective Tracking
• Analyzed Critical Path, Variance and Float for Schedule Management and Maintenance
• Participated in estimate development, review and cost risk;
• Prepared Request For Quotation packages from the main bid package for Sub contractors
• Prepared Bill of Quantities from Bid documents and the costs for the same. 
• Supervised approval of contractors invoices
• Prepare utilization reports and budget versus actual man-hours and equipment-hours reports
• Gathers Bill of Quantities of work completed and prepare cost reports

• Verified Performance Analysis and Productivity Analysis Weekly, Bi-weekly and Monthly by using Earned Value Analysis and S-Curve

• Participated in Project Budget Planning and Development.

• Reviewed and tracked Scope Changes, monitored the overall project progress and analyzed the budget variances.

• Coordinated with Engineers, Project Manager and Deputy Project Manager to prepare and generate Monthly Project Cost Reports.
• Reviewed and commented the site schedule submitted by the contractors.
• Prepared all data and information required to estimate the total cost of projects based on Schedules
• Prepared the Construction Schedule, Master Schedule, Milestone Schedule and updated them with approved changes

• Tracked and analyzed project man-hours and associated costs within management proprietary.

EDUCATION & TRAINING