Abdulmajid Olakunle Raji, Project Manager

Abdulmajid Olakunle Raji

Project Manager

Ardova PLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Management
Experience
18 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 6 Months

Project Manager at Ardova PLC
  • Nigeria - Lagos
  • My current job since November 2020

Daily, weekly, and monthly tracking of project costs and deliverables.
Team and leadership management.
Bid & Vendor management for effective strategy implementation.
Scope, cost, and quality management though out the entire project lifecycle.
Efficient value realization and process optimization for effective project delivery.
Create, manage, grow and improve supplier list.
Create, manage and execute project contract.

Construction Project Director at Real Concrete LTD
  • Nigeria - Lagos
  • May 2020 to November 2020

Deliver projects from conception to site handover.
Negotiate contract with vendors.
Source for new contracts, draft contract and subcontract agreements.
Coordinated Weekly meetings to achieve forecast monthly billing accuracy to 85%.
Draft and respond to delay notices from Clients.
Issuing of regular look-ahead to the site team on required activities in accordance to the approved baseline programme.
Support the pre-construction and construction teams in timely sequencing and execution of the job.
Prepare & Distribute Monthly Projections for Design, Production & Installation teams.
Negotiate and agree on baseline programme with Clients and Subcontractors including cost loading or person-hours requirement, regular updates and budgeting from inception to delivery.
Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports issuance to Clients in accordance to the Contract.

Planning Engineer (Senior) at Alabbar Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2016 to May 2020

Pre contract / tender programs using primavera P6 for bidding for new projects.
Understanding, monitoring and controlling scope of Works for various projects.
Preparation of various types of delay analysis based on the relevant clauses of the Main Contract/Subcontract Agreement.
Identify to the project team delayed activities on projects for the sake of issuing notices to Clients. Issuing of regular look-ahead to the site team on required activities in accordance to the approved baseline programme.
Agreeing with Subcontractors delivery schedules for awarded projects.
Support the site team on Extension of Time Claims with required justifications and supporting documents including its approach and presentation to the Client.
Preparing & Distributing Monthly Projections for Design, Production & Installation teams.
Agreeing baseline programme with Clients and Subcontractors including cost loading or person-hours requirement, regular updates and budgeting from inception to delivery.
Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly progress reports issuance to Clients in accordance to the Contract.
Assist the team with Time & Motion studies for Critical Areas of Production.
Preparing cash flow and manpower histogram for the purpose of project planning, financing, and implementation

Lead Planner at Affan Innovative Structures LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2014 to November 2016

Tender programs using primavera P6 for bidding for new projects (Envelope and BMU Systems).

Production Plans for Steel, Aluminium, CFRP and GFRP materials

Understanding, monitoring and controlling of scope of the various projects from concept designs/shop drawings, to fabrication & final installation.

Monitoring and controlling progress of the project at different stages of its development.

Baseline, scheduling, and budgeting from inception to delivery.

Manpower Requirements and Histogram

Attend site meetings with Clients

Organize weekly production meetings and prepare minutes for subsequent week

Prepare recovery programs in case of slippages

Identify critical activities for quick intervention and resolution to avoid delays

Planning Engineer at Al Ghurair Investments LLC.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2011 to November 2014

Tender programs using Primavera P6 for bidding for new projects.

Build and Manage Baseline Programs using P6, for project monitoring and controlling.

Monitoring and controlling of weekly production achievements as per production schedules and manpower requirements.

Monitoring and controlling of technical departments work order achievements based on schedules.

Monitoring Production Manhours and Achievements for effective cost-cutting.

Monitoring and controlling of Project management Teams based on company standards.

Monthly reports of achievements of technical, production, and site teams.

Compilation and Monitoring of Critical Path dates for all operational and logistics purposes.

Attend site meetings with Clients and other stakeholders.

Forecast Production Planning to meet stakeholder objectives.

Project-wise Manpower Requirements Plan.

Planning Production/ Logistics Engineer at Al Ghurair Investments LLC.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2010 to January 2011

Material Resource Planning for Fabrication and Aluminium Assembly Sections

Capacity Planning for both Fabrication and Aluminium Assembly Sections.

Production planning with aim of setting weekly and daily targets.

Forecast Production Planning to meet stakeholder objectives.

Manpower Planning for more efficient resource utilization.

Monitoring and control of daily production to maintain proper target.

Optimization of resources to meet target.
Schedule of Shipments for International Projects.

Monitoring and Control of Overseas Shipments.

Planning Logistics for International Shipments.

International Student Mentor at University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2009 to August 2010

Liaise with new International Students from over 60 countries by helping them adapt to their new surroundings.
Make bi-monthly calls to International Students and seek ways of finding out any difficulty they may encounter while settling down and trying to help them solve such.
Keep records of such interactions for monitoring and feedback purposes.
Help in organising events for New International Students.

Project Engineer at Blue Crescent Schools Ltd.
  • Nigeria
  • September 2007 to August 2009

Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Works Supervision.
Procurement of steel and other construction materials needed on site.
Computer Repair and Maintenance
LAN Infrastructure Management
Database Management
Staff recruitment

Maintenance Engineer at Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc.
  • Nigeria
  • September 2006 to September 2007

Installations of Mechanical Facilities.
Repair and Maintenance of Mechanical Systems (generators, compressors, fridges, ACs).
Supervision of mechanical aspect of site work.
Fabrication and Erection of Steel Gantry to support Power Cable.

IT Internship at First Logic Ltd.
  • Nigeria
  • March 2006 to August 2006

Planning and Designing a Simple Internetwork Using Cisco Technology.
Router and Switch Configuration using Cisco IOS.
Developing, Troubleshooting and Implementing Access-lists.
Implementing Simple WAN Protocols.
Crimping, punching, and cabling of network cables.

Trainee Engineer at Vitamalt Plc
  • Nigeria
  • January 2004 to February 2004

Repair and Maintenance of Mechanical Systems like boilers, compressors, pumps, etc.
Monitoring of Ph level of water supply into company.
Monitoring of Carbon Dioxide supply to the bottling area.
Monitoring and Quality control of washed and sealed bottles at the bottling area.

Trainee Engineer at Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd
  • Nigeria
  • March 2003 to August 2003

Involved in general factory work like:
Production, Assembly & Quality Control Testing of Automobile Parts.
Spot and Seam Welding of Components.
Quality inspection of welded parts.

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • May 2011

Studied Courses on Operations Management, Engineering Logistics, Project Management, Engineering Computing, Finance, Accounting, Macroeconomics, Engineering Economics, and Marketing. Had a Distinction in Accounting for Managers, Strategic Management, Macroeconomics, Engineering Computing, Engineering Economics, Operations Management, and Managing People in Organizations. Graduated with a Distinction.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University of Ilorin
  • December 2005

Wrote a seminar paper on Super-alloys and a final year project on Effect of Some Welding Parameters on The Weld Joint of A Commercially Available Mild Steel.

High school or equivalent, Sciences
  • at Federal Government College Sokoto
  • April 1999

Played Table Tennis, Football, Basketball. Member of Junior Engineers & Technologist Society, Geographical Society, Muslim Students' Society. Won the Junior Inter-House Quiz Competition.

Specialties & Skills

Data Visualization
Project Management
Construction Management
Project Collaboration
Team Management
MS Office
Computer Networking
Arena Simulation Software
Microsoft Office Project
Primavera
Microsoft Visio
Oracle Database Application
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Supply Chain Mapping and Analysis
Finance
AutoCAD
maintenance engineering
primavera p6
procurement
materials
planning
ms project
operation

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Effective Claims Management in Construction Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Institute
Date Attended:
June 2014
Duration:
8 hours
Project Planning & Control using Primavera P6 V8.3 (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Institute
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
8 hours
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2014
Essentials of Naviworks 2014 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2014
Valid Until:
March 2014
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Valid Until:
August 2006

Hobbies

  • Football, Table Tennis, Swimming, Reading, Researching.
    I represented my high school in a table tennis competition, eventually emerging as a runner up in the semi finals.