Freelance Planner Birmingham
Preferably in a consultancy or construction business, wherein could contribute through my extensive project preparation, planning and management skills.
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CV
KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
¨ Undertaking Feasibility Studies and Project Preparation;
¨ Financial Management, Personnel Management and Organizational Development;
¨ Practicing Civil Engineering Key Sectors (Buildings, Roads, Water Supply & Sanitation);
KEY PERSONALITY TRAITS
¨ Excellent Communication, Organizational & Interpersonal Skills;
¨ High Level of Self-Motivation and Leadership Capabilities;
¨ Outstanding Report Writing Capabilities and Presentation Competence;
¨ Adaptability to Swiftly Adjust to Varied Work-Environments.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
2007 PhD in Business Administration (Major in Management)
1998 Masters in Business Administration (Major in Financial Management)
1997 Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration
1989 Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering
SOFTWARES' USAGE SKILLS:
For Project Management: MsProject & Primavera P3 (Ver 3.1)
For Report Writing & Presentations: MsOffice
For Structural Analysis and Drafting : SAP 2000 & AUTOCAD 2000
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
¨ Institution of Civil Engineers, London (Graduate Member)
¨ Pakistan Engineering Council (Professional Engineer)
LINGUISTIC CAPABILITIES: Fluent in Reading, Writing & Speaking English, Urdu & Pushto.
MOBILITY : Fully Mobile with Good Health, Clean UK Driving Licence & an Internet Ready Laptop
OTHER: CITB Health & Safety Managerial Level Test Qualified, CRB Cleared
EXPERIENCE PROFILE:
1. | Employer | IR - Worldwide (A UK based International Charity Organization) |
Position / Job Title | Regional Programme Coordinator (West Africa) | |
Dates Employed | July 2006 - June 2007 | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Major responsibilities included: distance management of the Organization's Country Offices in North-West Africa ( Niger, Mali and Chad) from its UK Headquarters; monitoring & evaluation of the ongoing programmes; preparation of country assistance strategies, new proposals & project reports; and regular coordination with donor agencies in respect of the ongoing as well as prospective programmes in the region. During this period, remained responsible for the overall management & capacity building of more than 75 staff members, and oversaw the utilization of more than 5.0 Million Euros to complete numerous water supply, sanitation, food security and livelihood rehabilitation projects. | ||
2. | Employer | Frontier's Consulting Associates (FCA), Peshawar, Pakistan |
Position / Job Title | Managing Partner | |
Dates Employed | March 1997 - June 2006 | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Initiated the Consultancy concern in 1997, and successfully operated it until 2006 to leave it in a profitable state upon my immigration to the UK. During the course of business management, I remained actively engaged with marketing the Firm's services, proposals' preparation for the prospective consultancy assignments, and managing the available resources, for successful completion of the ongoing projects. Besides, I actively contributed to the topographic surveying, geotechnical investigations, planning, engineering designs, costing and construction supervision of the following Firm's projects: i. 3 - Storey Educational Complex ( RCCFrame Buildingwith 12,000 sq.ft area on each floor); ii. RCC-Box Pedestrian-Underpasses under Major Highways (Three Number) with access stairs, stairwells and dewatering / pumping chambers; iii. Basic Health Centre; having individual consultation rooms, surgeries, and management / service operations; iv. 10 Number Individual Dwellings; complete with residential, living and service functions (Brick Masonry Walls with RCC Roof); In addition, I prepared a comprehensive Monitoring & Quality Assurance Plan and lead a team of engineers for Construction Supervision of Individual School Buildings (Brick Masonry Walls with RCC Roof), under a USAID funded Project; Besides, I remained responsible for Quality Assurance of major roads' construction / maintenance works on a major arterial network, for the National Highways Authority. Apart from that, I also undertook numerous consultancy assignments in an individual capacity (as a specialized resource person) for International Aid Agencies to develop comprehensive developmental programs ( some of which are listed on Page - 4 of the CV). | ||
3. | Employer | Second Urban Development Project Consultants' Consortium |
Position / Job Title | Senior Sewerage Engineer | |
Dates Employed | June 1996 - February 1997 | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Prepared the engineering designs, cost-estimates, implementation drawings, and contract documents for the following sub-projects of ADB funded Second Urban Development Project: i. Sewage Treatment Plant for Peshawar City; ii. Drainage System for Bannu Walled City | ||
4. | Employer | Pakistan Public Works Department |
Position / Job Title | January 1995 - May 1996 | |
Dates Employed | Assistant Executive Engineer / Incharge Quantity Estimation Section | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Prepared and Supervised the construction f numerous civil projects in Peshawar region, and remained responsible for the Quantity Estimation section of the department for 9 months to oversee the project costing of projects developed by sister departments of the organisation. | ||
5. | Employer | Community Infrastructure Project Consultants' Consortium |
Position / Job Title | Engineering Group Leader | |
Dates Employed | June 1993 - December 1994 | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Lead a team of six engineers on the World Bank assisted Community Infrastructure Project to: i. Conceptualize the basic approach and work methodology of the project and establish an innovative concept of community development through their active involvement in basic infrastructure construction; ii. Prepare the engineering designs (with active consultation of the communities), cost-estimates, implementation drawings, and contract documents for the project works; and develop detailed implementation modalities for implementing the works in the field; iii. Appraise the World Bank for extension of a US $ 28 Million soft-term loan for the project. | ||
6. | Employer | Frontier Associated Consultants (FAC), Peshawar, Pakistan |
Position / Job Title | Chief Engineer | |
Dates Employed | Aug 1992 - May 1993 | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
While leading the consultancy firm, remained involved with staff management, Firm's financial management and supervision of under-mentioned engineering projects: i. Topographic surveying for Ring Road Peshawar boundary demarcation; ii. Soil investigations for sewer line routes & proposed sewage treatment plant sites; iii. Master Planning of an educational complex and designing its allied infrastructure ; together with undertaking the structural detailing of a 4-storey hostel building; iv. Undertaking the structural designs and preparing the implementation drawings, BoQs, cost estimates, contract documents and technical specifications of (i) Shah Bashir Baba Building Complex (RCC Frame Building) (ii) Sewage Pumping Stations for DIKhan City low lying areas, and (iii) Sewerage System for DHQ Hospital Mardan. | ||
7. | Employer | Pakistan Public Works Department |
Position / Job Title | July 1991 - June 1992, and in January 1995 - May 1996 | |
Dates Employed | Assistant Executive Engineer | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Remained employed as a Public Service Official in the Pakistan Public Works Department, and prepared numerous building and infrastructure projects (on the Govt. of Pakistan's PC-1 format), through the coordinated efforts of a team of Sub-Engineers; including preparation of engineering designs, bill-of-quantities, cost-estimates, & implementation drawings. | ||
8. | Employer | Indus Associated Consultants, Lahore, Pakistan |
Position / Job Title | April 1990 - June 1991 | |
Dates Employed | Assistant Design Engineer | |
Job Description / Achievements: | ||
Remained actively involved with the design team of ADB funded Second Urban Development Project, and played an active role in the designing of Trunk Sewerage & Drainage Systems for Peshawar City, and in preparing the detailed implementation drawings, bills-of-quantities and engineer's-cost-estimates. | ||
9. | Employer | KARCON (Pvt) Ltd, Peshawar, Pakistan |
Position / Job Title | Assistant Site Engineer | |
Dates Employed | July 1989 - March 1990 | |
Job Description / Achievements | ||
Actively worked in the construction sector, and i. Supervised the construction of brick masonry and reinforced concrete buildings at Islamabad Club building complex; from their initial stages of foundation laying until their structural concreting; ii. Supervised the construction of a five kilometer section of Jamrud Road in Peshawar, including its laying out, sub-grade preparation and asphalt laying, together with monitoring the necessary soil and compaction testing and profile maintenance. |
KEY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Jan - June 2006 Provided quality assurance inspection and technical advisory services on USAID funded Schools' Reconstruction Project in FATA, Pakistan.
Mar - Dec 2005 Provided management consultancy services on UNDP funded Essential Institutional Reforms Programme in NWFP Pakistan.
Dec 2004 - Feb 05 Undertook field appraisals in Gwadar District of Pakistan for UNDP, and conceptualised a multi-dimensional multi-sectoral long-term development programme (valuing US $ 5.5 Million) for the uplift of target area.
June 2004 Facilitated the consultation process & participated in the preparation of the UNDP funded - Essential Institutional Reforms Programme - 2 nd Phase.
Dec 2003 - Mar 04 As Human & Institutional Development Specialist to the Provincial Govt of NWFP, Pakistan, operationalised the Capacity Building Advisory Board (CBAB) and developed a Conceptual Framework for integrating all the capacity building efforts in the Province.
April - Nov 2003 Assisted the Ministry of MMD Afghans Jalalabad, Afghanistan on its key management issues, and helped it coordinate with numerous National and International Aid Agencies in respect of their programmes.
Oct 2002 - Mar 03 As Management Advisor of DFID to the District Government, conceptualised and developed the £6.54 Million multi-dimensional management strengthening Project: Strengthening Decentralized Local Government at Faisalabad, Pakistan.,
Mar - Apr 2002 Undertook a management analysis of the NWFP Education Department's Primary and Secondary Education management systems and proposed Institutional Reforms - towards bringing about an Institutional harmony in their operations.
May1999 - Oct 02 Provided varied natured advisory services to the private sector in NWFP, Pakistan
April 1999 As a designated expert of GTZ, analysed the solid waste management (SWM) system of Peshawar City, assessed the institutional capacity of Peshawar Municipal Corporation, and prepared concrete recommendations for possible GTZ assistance to help improve the SWM in the city.
Nov 1998 - Mar 99 As team leader of a multi-disciplinary team of UNDP Consultants, undertook detailed field analyses of the pubic service delivery systems in Pakistan and developed a multi-dimensional institutional reforms programme for implementation in the province with UNDP funding.
October 1998 As an Evaluation Mission Member, undertook comprehensive evaluation of the GTZ funded solid waste management pilot project in Peshawar, analysed its various technical, financial & management aspects, assessed its success / failures, and commented on its replicability on a mass scale under any future GTZ funding.
June 1994-Dec 95 Lead a team of 12 engineers to design the award winning NWFP Community Infrastructure Project and appraise the World Bank for extension of Soft Loan worth US $ 28 Million for the uplift of rural / semi-urban communities.
July 1993-May 94 Designed & prepared detailed drawings for two multi-storey building projects, and supervised the soil-investigations & surveying jobs of a consulting business.
Apr 1991-June 92 Assisted in the design of a Trunk Sewerage Network for Peshawar City (Pakistan); comprising piping from 9" to 54" diameter & conveying 70% of the city sewerage to off-city sewage treatment plants, under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded Second Urban Development Project, Pakistan
July 1990-Mar 91 As Assistant Site Engineer with Contractor, supervised the construction of a 5-Km asphalt surfaced road and a four-storey reinforced concrete building in Pakistan.
Categories & Skills
Engineering & Technical
Categories
- Building & Construction (Construction)
- Civil & Structural (Construction)
- Construction
- Engineering
- Infrastructure
- Scientific & Technical
- Water (Infrastructure)
Skills
- Assistant Engineer (Construction - Building & Construction - Job Role)
- Assistant Engineer (Construction - Civil & Structural - Job Role)
- Building Projects (Construction - Building & Construction - Experience)
- CITB (Construction - Civil & Structural - Education Level)
- Civil Engineering (Engineering - Experience)
- Civil Engineering (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Civil Engineering (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Concrete (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Construction (Engineering - Experience)
- Construction (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Cost Engineer (Infrastructure - Water - Job Role)
- Cost Estimates (Engineering - Experience)
- CRB (Engineering - Security Clearance)
- CRB (Infrastructure - Water - Security Clearance)
- CRB (Construction - Building & Construction - Security Clearance)
- CRB (Construction - Civil & Structural - Security Clearance)
- Design Engineer (Engineering - Job Role)
- Design Engineer (Infrastructure - Water - Job Role)
- Design Engineer (Scientific & Technical - Job Role)
- Drainage (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Drainage (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Education Level (Construction - Civil & Structural)
- Engineer (Construction - Building & Construction - Job Role)
- Engineering (Engineering - Experience)
- Engineering (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Estimates (Engineering - Experience - Engineering)
- Estimates (Infrastructure - Water - Experience - Engineering)
- Estimating/Proposals (Construction - Building & Construction - Experience)
- GeoTechnical (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Health (Construction - Building & Construction - Experience)
- Highways (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Infrastructure (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Languages (Engineering)
- Languages (Infrastructure - Water)
- Languages (Construction - Building & Construction)
- Languages (Construction - Civil & Structural)
- P3 (Engineering - Software Skills - Primavera)
- P3 (Infrastructure - Water - Software Skills - Primavera)
- P3 (Construction - Building & Construction - Software Skills - Primavera)
- Primavera (Engineering - Software Skills)
- Primavera (Infrastructure - Water - Software Skills)
- Primavera (Construction - Building & Construction - Software Skills)
- Reinforced Concrete (Construction - Civil & Structural - Experience)
- Security Clearance (Engineering)
- Security Clearance (Infrastructure - Water)
- Security Clearance (Construction - Building & Construction)
- Security Clearance (Construction - Civil & Structural)
- Senior Engineer (Construction - Building & Construction - Job Role)
- Senior Engineer (Construction - Civil & Structural - Job Role)
- Sewage (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Site Engineer (Construction - Building & Construction - Job Role)
- Site Engineer (Construction - Civil & Structural - Job Role)
- Software Skills (Engineering)
- Software Skills (Infrastructure - Water)
- Software Skills (Construction - Building & Construction)
- Specifications (Infrastructure - Water - Experience - Technical)
- Technical (Infrastructure - Water - Experience)
- Technical Specifications (Engineering - Experience)
- Urdu (Engineering - Languages)
- Urdu (Infrastructure - Water - Languages)
- Urdu (Construction - Building & Construction - Languages)
- Urdu (Construction - Civil & Structural - Languages)
- Waste Management (Engineering - Experience)

