Carolina A. Caparros

Carolina Álvarez Caparrós MBA | PRINCE2®| Master in Civil Engineering T: - | E:-;- An enthusiastic, highly motivated, driven and hardworking individual who has extensive experience relating to Monitoring & Evaluation, Programme and Project Management in private and Public Organizations in the Construction and Operation & Maintenance industry. As Programme Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager she has the ability to develop advanced reporting and prioritization tools to support Top Management decision-making for programme improvement, to establish KPI related to programme performance, to forecast, to plan and to monitor yearly budgets, to disseminate Lessons Learned through the business and ensure that Project Management standards are followed on how projects are run and to drive business from basic to higher project management maturity levels. As Programme & Project Manager Carolina has proven ability to ensure any programme she works on will run smoothly and effectively, as she has the experience required to take leadership in key areas such as budget matters, quality control, safety and timeframe targets. Able to work under pressure, she uses rigorous logic and methods to come up with effective solutions to difficult problems and decision making. She is able to establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships with customers, service users, operational teams, sub-contractors and colleagues. EDUCATION MBA | IE BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2013 MASTER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING | UPC | 2008 BACHELOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - HYDROLOGY | UPC | 2005 CERTIFICATIONS WORKING EXPERIENCE PRINCE2® - PROJECT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY OF QATAR (ASHGHAL) – DRAINAGE NETWORKS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE HEAD OF PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION UNIT (PMO) June 2013 – October 2018 | QATAR • Monitoring the implementation of the annual Works Programme through the Earned Value methodology – CPI, SPI, Variances, etc. • Auditing data accuracy reported from Project Managers and consolidation of inputs from Operational Sections into executive reporting to Top Management and corresponding Ministries. • Source of guidance and recommendation of corrective actions to Project Managers and Top Management. • Facilitating Programme improvement by reducing the level of risk through Agile Methodologies. • Intervention on high-risk delivery projects within the Programme. • Development, implementation & improvement of monitoring and reporting tools. • Dissemination of Lessons Learned across the business to support continuous improvement and reduction of risk. • Setting and ensuring Project Management standards are followed on how projects are run. • Driving the Department to higher Project / Programme Management maturity levels. • Preparing annual cost forecasts and supporting the Budget team in the preparation of the yearly budget submission to the Ministry of Finance. COPCISA PROJECT | PROGRAMME MANAGER June 2007 – November 2012 | SPAIN Carolina Álvarez Caparros | MBA, PRINCE2®, Master in Civil Engineering • Planning and designing the programme and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action. • Ensuring the delivery of products to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements. • Ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the programme's individual projects • Contract Management. • Managing communications within all stakeholders. • Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects. • Managing risks to the programme’s successful outcome. • Proposal and negotiation of Variation Orders to the client. • Ensuring the project is implemented following the required Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety standards. • Population and negotiation of Certifications with the client. ACHIEVEMENTS • Built a new division – PMO unit. • Implemented the ‘Earned Value methodology’ for projects monitoring. • Supported the Finance team with accurate Cost Forecasts that contributed to the achievement of the financial targets committed with the Ministry of Finance (Allocated Annual Budget +/5%) for four consecutive financial years. • Developed and consolidated executive narrative reports related to business performance in order to update the Top Management and concerned Ministries about the Public Works Authority performance in relation to the agreed targets. • Drove the Departmental Project and Programme Management maturity level from an Ad-hoc to an Integrated level. • Facilitated Engineers’ engagement in Project/Programme Management reporting techniques resulting in an increase of Engineers’ returns from 60% to 90%. • Led the prioritization of resolution of issues efforts by analyzing an average of 165 on-going projects raw data and selecting the 10 projects at highest delivery risk level for which intervention was required. • Managed a multicultural team in a multicultural environment. SKILLS • Word | Excel | Access | PowerPoint | Outlook | SharePoint | Visio • MS Project | P6 Primavera | TCQ • Spanish (Fluent) | Catalan (Fluent) | English (Advanced) | Arabic (Basic) • Planning | Cost & Schedule Monitoring | Earned Value Methodology | Agile Methodology | Project Management | Change Management | Team Leading | Issues Resolution | Objective Oriented | Self-started | Decision Making | Analysis | Negotiation | Commitment | Multicultural working environment PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES • ALBA SYNCHROTRON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT – OHL Summer Internship | 34 M€ • C-31 PALAMOS – PALAFRUGELL ROAD WIDENING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | GISA | 64,3 M€ • LINE 9 BARCELONA METRO VIADUCT & WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT – (JV: DRAGADOS – COPCISA – COPISA – RUBAU) | GISA | 360 M€ • WWTP & WASTEWATER FORCE MAINS AT LES BORGES DEL CAMP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | ACA | 2 M€ • IRRIGATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: PUMPING STATION, COLECTORS AND IRRIGATION PONDS (SECTOR 6) | AIGUES DEL SEGARRA GARRIGUES | 12 M€ • NEW ROAD ACCESS TO BARCELONA PORT - TERCAT TERMINAL (JV: OHL – COPCISA) | PUERTO DE BARCELONA | 25 M€ • DRAINAGE, NETWORKS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE WORKS PROGRAMMES (2013 to 2018) | ASHGHAL | 100 M€ to 250 M€. Carolina Álvarez Caparros | MBA, PRINCE2®, Master in Civil Engineering