AOUAK, Mokhtar
Lead planning /Scheduling Engineer
Lead Cost control Engineer.
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E-mail :-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mokhtar-aouak-ab9a3368/
Professional summary
Lead Planning/Scheduling and Cost Control Engineer:
Experienced in orchestrating and overseeing intricate project schedules, employing robust planning
methodologies to ensure adherence to timelines and milestones.
Proficient in implementing cost control measures, leveraging analytical tools to monitor expenditures, forecast
budgets, and optimize financial resources.
Accomplished in steering cross-functional teams, aligning project objectives with organizational goals, and
streamlining processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Seasoned in project assessment and risk management, adept at mitigating potential obstacles through
meticulous planning and agile decision-making.
SKILLS - TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
▪ Execution the Planning activities in the projects in accordance with contract requirements,
project specifications and in alignment with internal procedures.
▪ Planning Management (PERT methodology, GANTT chart, WBS - OBS),
▪ Earned Value management and Analysis Interface Management, Risk Management, Forensic Planning,
Claims Analysis, Forecasting and Budgeting, Long lead items management.
▪ Cost Management (S-Curves, CBS), Accurately identifying clients’ key requirements,
▪ Experience of working with sponsors, stakeholders, and solution providers,
▪ Creating effective, informed and highly motivated teams focused on delivery,
▪ Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies
▪ Turn around (TAR) and Shut down Planning and execution,
▪ Communication & Relationship Management; Dynamic and proactive, always ready to face new
personal and professional challenges. Able to manage complexity and contribute to accomplish the
complex big size various disciplines oil and gas projects green and brown.
▪ Project risk analysis, Business development skills, Service Delivery Team leadership
▪ High level experience in Programming, High level experience in Claims
▪ High level experience in Enterprise Management (Risk Issues, Change/ Scope Management,
Portfolio Dependency Management, Doc Management, Cost, Advanced Portfolio Enterprise
Management)
▪ Familiar with bid and technical documents, - Familiar with computer systems,
▪ Support the Projects Team, to produce deliverables including but not limited to management of
change, trending, reporting, progress, Value of Work Done (VOWD) calculations, forecasting,
supporting payment, contracts and budget administration.
AREA OF ACTIVITIES
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Oil & Gas /Infrastructure - Energy /Steel making plant /Petrochemical
KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARE
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MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) /MS Project /M Teams/ACONEX
Oracle E-business /Primavera P6 /Share point /AutoCAD/Mainsim /SAP 2000
EXPERIENCES
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ZALLAF OIL and Gas Libya: Senior Planning and Cost control engineer
Projects: EPF processing train of 10,000 STBOD, Chaddar EPF, Feed execution to EPC Ubari South
refinery 30K Bd and 5 MW solar power plant.
April-2024 /NOW
As the Lead Planning and Cost Control within the Engineering and Project Department on the client side, I
am entrusted with the critical responsibility of overseeing and coordinating all planning, scheduling, and
cost management activities for various projects. My role ensures that projects are executed efficiently,
within budget, and in alignment with the established timelines and quality standards.
Key Responsabilités :
1. Project Planning and Scheduling :
Develop comprehensive project schedules that reflect the objectives and milestones.
▪ Collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, and contractors to gather essential data and update
schedules regularly.
▪ Analyse project timelines to identify critical paths and potential delays, and propose effective mitigation
strategies to keep the project on track.
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2. Cost Control and Budget Management:
Create detailed project budgets and manage cost estimates, ensuring all expenditures are tracked
accurately.
▪ Monitor and report on project spending, identifying any variances and implementing corrective measures as
necessary.
▪ Conduct cost-benefit analyses to ensure optimal allocation of financial resources, aligning with the company
financial goals and constraints.
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3. Performance Monitoring and Reporting :
Establish and utilize key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess project progress and financial health.
▪ Generate detailed and transparent reports for senior management and stakeholders, highlighting
key achievements, cost variances, and schedule adherence.
▪ Present comprehensive analysis and actionable insights to support informed decision-making.
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4. Risk Management :
Proactively identify and evaluate potential risks that could impact project schedules and budgets.
▪ Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize potential disruptions and ensure project
continuity.
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5. Team Leadership and Collaboration :
Lead and mentor a team of planning and cost control professionals, fostering a collaborative and productive
work environment.
▪ Ensure effective communication and coordination among project teams, departments, and external
stakeholders.
▪ Uphold and enforce company policies, procedures, and best practices in all planning and cost control
activities.
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NEPTUNE ENERGY/ENGIE: Senior Planning and Cost control engineer
Project Touat gas treatment plant and balance of plant, subsurface dev, drilling 25 wells, living camp. Infrastructures MH =
5 m, 1.9 Busd - Adrar
Jan-2021 /Jan-2024 living camp and. Infrastructures
fev-2020 /dec-2020 Preparation FEED Phase 2 Project
Aug-18 /Janv-2020 CPF and gathering system.
Responsibilities:
Define and regularly update the schedule (progress report, addition of activities, progress)
▪ Analyse the impact of planning and alert, if necessary,
▪ Search for optimizations and developing project controls processes, including Change management, cost
forecasting, Risk Management, Earned Value, etc.
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Guarantee deliverables (daily and weekly progress…)
Analyse, comments and approve contractors schedule, procedures, and reports.
Reviewing project master schedule, review all schedule classes and key milestones, monitor and control
the construction progress, verify baseline for project proposal if required, review all documentation for
completeness and compliance, consolidate and analyse overall KPIs and conduct root cause analysis
accordingly.
Establish workload plans and define human and material resources.
Preparation of dashboard , weekly , monthly reports for planning-related points
Monitoring and management indicators of planning activity.
Risk Assessment: Work with key stakeholders to identify project risks, and lead the contingency
management process.
Performance Tracking: Track and summarize project performance with other project controls
functions and the finance teams.
Analysis, assessments, estimates, and recommendations for all changes and claims.
Negotiation of all changes, variations, and claims. Decrease more than 4O MUSD of contractor claims
Cost Management: Develop and implement the cost management program for project including
approved budget, total commitments, and cost incurred and invoiced costs. Work closely with
project teams to forecast project costs during project execution and operation phase.
Implementation and Coordinate all Project CAPEX and OPEX budget submissions.
Contribute to the AFE submission process, manages well costs and prepares forecasts, checks and
approves invoices, etc.
support the Projects Team, to produce deliverables including but not limited to management of
change, trending, reporting, progress, Value of Work Done (VOWD) calculations, forecasting,
supporting payment, contracts and budget administration.
Managing a team of 4 PAX
DANIELI & C. /YENIGUN: PLANNING AND COST CONTROL COORDINATOR
Project Bellara EPCM steel making plant MH = 4 ml, 800 MUSD / Jijel Algeria
Feb-16 - JULY 2018
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Develop and update baseline schedule/recovery plan/revised plans for the project.
Manage planning and cost control section.
Reported overall projects portfolio status (cost, resources, time & risk).
Monitor the main subcontractor's progress and analyses the actual progress against the planned
suggesting any mitigation plans to ensure holistic control.
Coordinated with site and head office project manager, construction managers and other site supervisors
to ensure meeting the agreed upon milestones and resolving any issues.
Contributed to the development, monitoring and reporting of Extension of Time (EoT) claims.
Training and get started new planner and cost controller.
Assess the main subcontractor overall site progress and reported delays and other related actions to
ensure smooth and timely project delivery.
Developed and tracked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all projects portfolio and reported
their progress/issues to higher management in both project and holding company.
Integrated and synced project schedules with the key subcontractor in a unified client-server environment.
Establishment of physical and financial MMS
Preparation of Progress S-curves and Manpower Histogram (Discipline and overall).
Preparation of detailed schedules and look-ahead (Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly) for project phases.
Monitoring of project progress, productivity and analysing the trends according to actual performance.
Analysis of historical data, i.e. productivity and performance for future projects.
Preparation of the Client and Internal reports (Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly)
Monitor critical path of Project& Develop monitoring tools/Systems
Generate relevant Earned Value performance reports and communicate to team members.
Analyse resource loading and report on resource requirements, Portray accurate status of Project.
Managing a team of 4 PAX
ENI EP: MAINTENANCE PLANNING ENGINEER
Project Menzel ledjmet CPF and gathering system green and brown field and production wells owner
(Sandarach –Eni)/ Ouargla
Feb-15 - Feb-16
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Coordination with sales subcontractor to define delivery dates (chemical product, Mech, civil product)
Daily Planning, Notification and Maintenance Order generation and execution
Turn around (TAM) and Shut down Planning and execution,
Coordination with subordinates for Spares planning, Procurement and Inspection of materials.
Inventory management coordination with Stores Department.
Predictive and Preventive maintenance planning, Preparation of KPI, Maintenance Cost reports etc.
Coordinate with Production Department Managers to execute the job based on Critical and NonCritical Equipment’s
Preparation of monthly Work Plan considering analysis with production.
Establishment of resources necessary for work execution (manpower, materials, tools, contractors).
Annual and Shutdown budget planning and Spares Planning.
Capital jobs identification and budget planning and job execution.
Imparting training to technicians and sharing ideas for improvement.
Coordinate and preparation of maintenance Department OPEX budget submissions.
Preparation of annual, monthly, and daily report.
Overseeing the expected problems and initiate remedial action to avoid crisis.
Managing a team of 2 PAX
ABB POWER AUTOMATION: SENIOR PLANNING& CONTROL ENGINEER
Project Hassi Messaoud EPC compression station plant MH = 2 m
Feb-14 - Jan-15
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Define and regularly update the schedule (progress report, addition of activities, progress)
Analyse the impact of planning and alert if necessary,
Search for optimizations and developing project controls processes, including Change management,
cost forecasting, Risk Management, Earned Value, etc.
Guarantee deliverables (daily and weekly progress)
Establish workload plans and define human and material resources.
Reporting to the Coordination Manager
Preparation of dashboard, weekly, monthly reports for planning-related points
Monitoring and management indicators of planning activity.
Managing a team of 3 PAX
ANSALDO ENERGIA: SENIOR PLANNING& CONTROL ENGINEER
Project Hassi Messaoud EPC 660 MW power plant MH = 2 m
OCT-13 - Jan-14
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Assist project director, in planning, estimation and invoices, budget forecast and
Control; cost control, monitoring of progress,
Define and regularly update the schedule (progress report, addition of activities, progress measure
….)
Managing a team of 3 PAX
ENGTP “SONATRACH SUBSIDIARY”: PROJECT CONTROL MANAGER
1- CPF bir msana
project cth and gathering system man hour = 2 m.
2- CPF gassi touil project, project EPC Itgas man hour = 3 m
3- Project recovery of the flared gases RGT ROM man hour = 500 Kh
4- Project subsurface well hook up and their pipelines GB/hbns project MH = 3 m
May-08 - OCT-13
Responsibilities:
EPCM projects
Define and regularly update the schedule (progress report, addition of activities, progress)
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Assist the project Team with the Scope of Work definition Analysis of Project Documentation.
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Analysis of Project Master Schedule (Lev.1 or 2), Identify interface issues and dependencies.
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Creation of Level 3 or 4 Schedule bases (W.B.S. – Std. Man-hours rates – etc.) in compliance with
Company procedures and standards
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Establishment of physical and financial MMS
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Preparation of Progress S-curves and Manpower Histogram (Discipline and overall).
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Analyse the impact of planning and alert if necessary,
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Search for optimizations and developing project controls processes, including Change management,
cost forecasting, Risk Management, Earned Value, etc.
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Guarantee deliverables (daily and weekly progress)
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Establish workload plans and define human and material resources.
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Reporting to the Coordination Manager
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Turn around (TAM) and Shut down Planning and execution,
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Preparation of dashboard, weekly, monthly reports for planning-related points
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Monitoring and management indicators of planning activity.
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Managing a team of 20 PAX
Maintenance project
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Coordination with sales subcontractor to define delivery dates.
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Daily Planning, Notification and Maintenance Order generation and execution
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Turn around (TAM) and Shut down Planning and execution,
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Coordination with subordinates for Spares planning, Procurement and Inspection of materials.
Inventory management coordination with Stores Department.
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ENGTP “SONATRACH SUBSIDIARY”: CIVIL ENGINEER, Section Mgr.
RKF project CPF boosting “. Man hour = 500 kh project with Initec (cepca-sonatrach)
May-07 - Apr-08
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Elaboration of work procedures
Planning, execution of the construction work
Supervision and maintenance work
Managing a team of 200 PAX
Coordination with the client
Define and regularly update the schedule (progress report, addition of activities, progress)
Assist the project Team with the Scope of Work definition Analysis of Project Documentation.
Creation of Level 3 or 4 Schedule bases (W.B.S. – Std. Man-hours rates – etc.) in compliance with
Company procedures and standards
Guarantee deliverables (daily and weekly progress)
BET RAME AND KH –CIVIL ENGINEER
Apr-05 - Mar-07
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Engineering and supervision of 28 buildings in chakfa center.
Establishments of the licenses of constructions and followed building sites.
Supervision of the urban reorganization of the district 328 lgts - jijel;
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Supervision of the urban reorganization of the district ayouf wilaya of jijel; collaborated with the
“French agency of development”.
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Engineering and supervision of communal guard to wadi adjoul jijel
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Engineering and supervision of communal guard to ben-yajiss.
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Engineering and supervision of surrounding wall of the University of Tassoust Jijel.
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Establishment of the various building permits
TRAININGS
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2003
Engineer « Civil and industrial engineering and constructions Management» BAC+ 5 years
University of Jijel (Algeria)
2008
Planning and cost control, ENGTP training department
2021
When Should an Extension of Time be Provided & Granted -Project control Academy-
2024
PMP Training exam Certification / BOSIET OPITO Certificate 2025
LANGUAGES
Arabic
Mother tongue
English
fluent
French
fluent
GENERAL INFORMATION
Nationality: Algerian
Address: bl 370 CEDEX 02 El milia jijel
Birth Date: 1978
Marital status: Married with 2 children.
References:
Pierre RABEAU
Nour-eddine Halloul
DAMIEN.PREVOT
KADDA HAMDAOUI
SENAI MAZMANZI
P-Director
P-Director
PCM
P-Director
P-Director
Sébastian Patania
▪ Justin MASTERSON
PCM
P-Director
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Notice period: 1 month.
Mobility: International
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