Master of Business Administration(MBA) (2021) | Oxford Brookes University, England, UK
M.Sc. Construction Management & Construction Law (2012) | Kingston University, River Thames South-West London
B.Sc. Surveying & Geomatics (2004) | Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Extremely talented lead project professional capable of overseeing development of end-to-end integrated pre-construction to handover programmes. Primavera P6 expert versed with execution of NEC contracts. Experienced in reporting and communicating the programme to stakeholders, tracking progress against milestones deadlines and budgets. Expert in Earned Value Management (EVM), baseline and change management. Adept at communicating with cross-functional teams spearheading delivery on time within budget and scope constraints. Competent to deal with change management and developing planning strategy.
SKB has vast experience providing expert services in Planning and Program Management. We provide confidence to our clients enabling timely decision making and risk mitigation throughout the full lifecycle of project delivery.
· Planning & Project Controls
· Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis
· Communication and Leadership
· Scope management
· Data Analytics
· Forensic Delay Analysis
· Cost & Budget Management
· Contracts Management
· Cost Estimating and Tendering
Seymour Whyte (VIC) | June 2024 - Present
Lead Planner
Leading the Planning and Controls function across the VIC business, predominantly focussing on work winning function.
Responsible for changing the businesses approach to planning to achieve better outcomes on bids and during project delivery.
Bam Nuttall – Network Rail, Transpennine Route Upgrade West (UK) | £2bn | 08/2021– June 2024
Lead Civil Planner
Overseeing utilities and consents planning and controls on a major rail project(£2Billion).Advising, coaching, and mentoring senior managers on critical programme issues and construction strategy. Providing planning information as required by the alliance Senior Leadership teams including IDT Entry into service and discipline leads. Contributing to the QuantitativeSchedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and cost estimation process. Advising on cost management/tendering and prepared section proposals and target cost. Developed baseline programmes (PMB) agreed by the Alliance and Owner.
Costain - Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance | £350m | 03/2021– 08/2021
Senior Planner
Responsible for driving programme delivery on 9 projects valued from £5m to £15 each as part of the £350m programme. Developed and updated the construction programme and sector reports monthly as per the Anglian Water reporting requirements. I used the P6 programme to deliver the strategic planning decisions. I presented and interpreting reports and programme to SPA senior leadership teams. Facilitating collaborative planning workshops with design and delivery teams using touch plan. Forensic delay analysis, what-if scenario planning, risk quantification, programme slippage, interpretation float erosion, and multiple float path analysis suggested and implemented agreed recovery actions.
O'Rourke & Murphy Group (LMJV), Birmingham | 09/2019– 03/2021
Senior Planner
Managed multiple live programmes and emerging scope tender programmes for a section within enabling works north/High Speed Two (HS2). Establishing and agreeing on significant fundamental quantities and associated resource build-ups and output rates in developing the Clause 31 baseline and proposed instruction changed decision (PICD)programmes. Developed fully integrated cost and resource loaded programmes. Improved planning efficiency and quality 100% clause 32 acceptance by HS2 in 16 PMU Reporting cycles.
Request full cv for previous experience, progressing from Site Engineer / Agent into Planning.
Master of Business Administration(MBA) (2021) | Oxford Brookes University, England, UK
M.Sc. Construction Management & Construction Law (2012) | Kingston University, River Thames South-West London
B.Sc. Surveying & Geomatics (2004) | Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Extremely talented lead project professional capable of overseeing development of end-to-end integrated pre-construction to handover programmes. Primavera P6 expert versed with execution of NEC contracts. Experienced in reporting and communicating the programme to stakeholders, tracking progress against milestones deadlines and budgets. Expert in Earned Value Management (EVM), baseline and change management. Adept at communicating with cross-functional teams spearheading delivery on time within budget and scope constraints. Competent to deal with change management and developing planning strategy.
SKB has vast experience providing expert services in Planning and Program Management. We provide confidence to our clients enabling timely decision making and risk mitigation throughout the full lifecycle of project delivery.
· Planning & Project Controls
· Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis
· Communication and Leadership
· Scope management
· Data Analytics
· Forensic Delay Analysis
· Cost & Budget Management
· Contracts Management
· Cost Estimating and Tendering
Seymour Whyte (VIC) | June 2024 - Present
Lead Planner
Leading the Planning and Controls function across the VIC business, predominantly focussing on work winning function.
Responsible for changing the businesses approach to planning to achieve better outcomes on bids and during project delivery.
Bam Nuttall – Network Rail, Transpennine Route Upgrade West (UK) | £2bn | 08/2021– June 2024
Lead Civil Planner
Overseeing utilities and consents planning and controls on a major rail project(£2Billion).Advising, coaching, and mentoring senior managers on critical programme issues and construction strategy. Providing planning information as required by the alliance Senior Leadership teams including IDT Entry into service and discipline leads. Contributing to the QuantitativeSchedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and cost estimation process. Advising on cost management/tendering and prepared section proposals and target cost. Developed baseline programmes (PMB) agreed by the Alliance and Owner.
Costain - Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance | £350m | 03/2021– 08/2021
Senior Planner
Responsible for driving programme delivery on 9 projects valued from £5m to £15 each as part of the £350m programme. Developed and updated the construction programme and sector reports monthly as per the Anglian Water reporting requirements. I used the P6 programme to deliver the strategic planning decisions. I presented and interpreting reports and programme to SPA senior leadership teams. Facilitating collaborative planning workshops with design and delivery teams using touch plan. Forensic delay analysis, what-if scenario planning, risk quantification, programme slippage, interpretation float erosion, and multiple float path analysis suggested and implemented agreed recovery actions.
O'Rourke & Murphy Group (LMJV), Birmingham | 09/2019– 03/2021
Senior Planner
Managed multiple live programmes and emerging scope tender programmes for a section within enabling works north/High Speed Two (HS2). Establishing and agreeing on significant fundamental quantities and associated resource build-ups and output rates in developing the Clause 31 baseline and proposed instruction changed decision (PICD)programmes. Developed fully integrated cost and resource loaded programmes. Improved planning efficiency and quality 100% clause 32 acceptance by HS2 in 16 PMU Reporting cycles.
Request full cv for previous experience, progressing from Site Engineer / Agent into Planning.