Ahmed Elzahar
Riyadh
Summary
PMP-certified senior planning engineer with 16+ years of experience in planning and scheduling large-scale projects in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, including KAFD, Red Sea, SWCC, Aramco, and SABIC. Proficient in Primavera P6 for project scheduling, forensic schedule delay analysis, and risk management. Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on time and within budget through effective planning and monitoring strategies.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work history
PMO Senior Planning Engineer
Seder Group
Riyadh
2023.08 - Current
- Develop and implement a monitoring and control system for seder construction projects using monday.com and Power BI.
- Designed and developed manpower dashboard to monitor resource allocation across all seder departments.
- Facilitated monthly progress meetings with construction division teams to assess dashboard metrics and identify potential risks.
Senior Planning Engineer
IKK
Riyadh
2021.07 - 2023.07
- Developed and updated project schedules for major projects, including a 12-story parking structure in KAFD, a 12-hotel mockup in the Red Sea project, and a wastewater treatment plant.
- Analyzed schedule delays using windows analysis to prove client-caused delays, securing approved Extensions of Time (EOT) for both KAFD and Red Sea projects.
- Created and submitted weekly and monthly progress reports to track project performance.
- Presented key status updates, findings, and reports to clients during weekly progress meetings.
Senior planning engineer
Al-Kifah
Jubail
2019.01 - 2021.06
- Developed and updated the project schedule for a large housing project, including 12 residential buildings, community facilities, and infrastructure.
- Analyzed schedule delays to find root causes and support time extension requests.
- Created custom tracking sheets to monitor daily work and overall progress.
- Prepared and presented weekly and monthly progress reports to clients during status meetings.
Production planning engineer
Azmeel
Jubail
2015.09 - 2019.01
- Developed and updated schedules for large housing projects (concrete Work only) for Aramco Housing project 1200 villas in Jubail
- Developed and updated schedules for large housing projects (concrete Work only) for SABIC Housing projects 1000 villas
- Conducted weekly and monthly progress meetings to assess project status.
- Create and submit weekly and monthly progress reports.
Planning engineer and Technical Office
Al-Mahmoudia General Contracting
Cairo
2009.12 - 2015.09
- Created detailed schedules for a multi-phase residential project consisting of 321 buildings.
- Conducted quantity surveying, contractor payment processing, and daily progress reporting.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil
Cairo University
CairoSkills
- Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel
- Power BI and PowerPoint
- Programming: VBA, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Analytical and scheduling skills
- Effective communication and coordination
- Automation and process optimisation
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Upper intermediate
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI Institute
Affiliations
- • Passionate about programming
Timeline
PMO Senior Planning Engineer
Seder Group
2023.08 - Current
Senior Planning Engineer
IKK
2021.07 - 2023.07
Senior planning engineer
Al-Kifah
2019.01 - 2021.06
Production planning engineer
Azmeel
2015.09 - 2019.01
Planning engineer and Technical Office
Al-Mahmoudia General Contracting
2009.12 - 2015.09
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil
Cairo University