ALEXANDER LEGASPI, Sr. Planning Engineer

ALEXANDER LEGASPI

Sr. Planning Engineer

DAR AL-HANDASAH

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, BS in Civil Engineering
Experience
27 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 8 Months

Sr. Planning Engineer at DAR AL-HANDASAH
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2015

• In-charge of project control for Terminal 1 Upgrade and Concourse 4 Projects.
• Directly reporting to client’s planning department.
• Analyze and evaluate project planning reports of Contractors and provide recommendation for client’s approval.
• Evaluate delay analysis.
• Lead General Contractor Planning Team in project control and monitoring.

Sr. Planning Engineer at Overseas-ast.co.llc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2013 to May 2014

CM 10066 DHOW WHARFAGE DEVELOPMENT AT DEIRA CORNICHE

- Updating project baseline schedule.
- Revisit baseline programme to perform possible fast tracking and compression.
- Generate KPI reports.
- Establishing monitoring data base to generate various progress reports.
- Maintaining project schedule by regularly updating the schedule and provide progress and status reports tailored from the stakeholders’ communication layout requirement.
- Provide forecast and productivity reports highlighting variances.
- Prepare weekly & monthly reports.
- Attending weekly progress meetings highlighting the critical activities and their corresponding corrective actions.
- Assist in the project monitoring by regularly verify the physical progress of work on the site.
- Prepare schedule delay analysis using retrospective and perspective analyses.

Sr. Planning Engineer at Binladen Contracting Group (BCG)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2011 to September 2013

King Saud University - Sports Complex Project

- Establishing overall scope of work of the project by completing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Establishing overall sequence of work using flowchart, generated using Microsoft Visio.
- Prepare baseline project schedule in line with the contractual requirements and the pre established scheduling parameters using Primavera P6 v8.2 software to generate the critical path, resource histogram and cash flow.
- Evaluating and approving of sub-contractor’s project schedule.
- Establishing monitoring data base to generate various progress reports.
- Maintaining project schedule by regularly updating the schedule and provide progress and status reports tailored from the stakeholders’ communication layout requirement.
- Generate performance measurement using Earned Value Management.
- Provide forecast and productivity reports highlighting variances.
- Perform risk management on the critical and near critical activities.
- Attending weekly progress meetings highlighting the critical activities and their corresponding corrective actions.
- Assist in the project monitoring by regularly verify the physical progress of work on the site.
- Performing and preparing claims (EOT) by establishing the cause of delay and the corresponding time impact using Time Impact delay analysis methodology.

Sr. Planning Engineer at Binladen Contracting Group (BCG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2010 to May 2011

DS 133 - 2nd Sewerage & Drainage Project

- Conducting progress monitoring on site to determine the physical progress of work (excavation, pumping station, storm drainage line pipe, etc).
- Maintain the project schedule by regularly updating the schedule on weekly basis and reporting progress by using Earned Value Technique.
- Perform weekly progress and status reports using the standard form designed by the client.
- Attending weekly progress meetings with the consultants, client and subcontractors.
- Preparing weekly and monthly reports for the client.
- Remind the site engineer about the critical works that must be executed by issuing internal memo.

Sr. Planning Engineer at Binladen Contracting Group (BCG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to October 2010

Dubai Sports Complex Project (Hamdan Sports Complex)

- Develop the project baseline schedule in line with the approved Work Breakdown Structure and contractual requirement.
- Assist in the development of the overall sequence of work which is decomposed into major deliverables such as the erection of steel roof frame, pool tanks construction (FINA Standard 50m Competition Pool), external wall cladding and external work (site development work - parking areas which can accommodate 1, 600 cars).
- Closely monitor the erection of steel roof framing which is part of the critical path of the project.
- Provide detailed schedule to site engineer to complete the site development work on time (drainage systems, road network, landscaping work, parking area).
- Manage the overall maintenance of the project schedule by performing updates on a weekly basis. Report performance baseline measurement using Earned Value Technique.
- Report productivity rate variances (manpower resources) and provide KPI to meet project completion on a timely manner.
- Attending weekly progress meeting between client and consultant.
- Analyze scope change and assess impact to project schedule.
- Perform and prepare claim (EOT) based from the variations and scope change in the project using Time Impact Analysis.

Planning Engineer at Binladen Contracting Group (BCG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2007 to September 2008

Burj Views Plot 85 Project

- Assign to maintain the project baseline with careful attention to the critical path.
- Perform daily monitoring of the progress of the three towers from civil to finishing work.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports.
- Analyze sub-contractors performance and report deviations for necessary corrective measures.
- Assist in the preparation of claims for extension of time.

Planning / Office Engineer at East Metro Construction, Inc. (EMCI)
  • Philippines
  • September 2006 to February 2007

Faith Academy International School Project

- Outline the overall sequence of work by providing flow chart to execute the expansion of school building.
- Prepare the baseline schedule using Primavera software.
- Assist in quantity estimate for the concreting work.
- Prepare resource histogram, s-curve and critical path for approval.
- Assist in the preparation of bill of materials for procurement purposes.
- Monitor and control the project on weekly basis.
- Provide reasonable productivity rate for main and critical activities.
- Attend progress meeting with clients and consultants.
- Prepare variation order documents

Planning / Office Engineer at East Metro Construction, Inc (EMCI)
  • Philippines
  • March 2005 to August 2006

OMF Literature Building Expansion Project

- In-charge of the overall management of the project.
- Develop the overall sequence of work from foundation retro-fit work to the erection of steel framing.
- Prepare the baseline schedule which includes the resource histogram, critical path layout and cash flow.
- Attend coordination meeting among sub-contractors involve in the project.
- Coordinate to client the critical long lead items for timely delivery.
- Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for clients.
- Prepare monthly interim payment certificate.
- Perform quantity estimate to establish material requirement for procurement purposes.
- Assist in the filling of documents for statutory requirements.

Planning Engineer/Office Engineer at East Metro Construction Inc. (EMCI)
  • Philippines
  • October 2003 to February 2005

Greenhills Christian Fellowship - Auditorium Project

- Prepare the project baseline schedule using Primavera software to complete the school and auditorium building.
- Prepare resource histogram, cash flow and critical path layout.
- Check and verify scope of work of the project and prepare the Work Breakdown Structure.
- Develop realistic productivity rate of different tasks to be used to estimate the duration.
- Perform quantity estimate for scheduling purposes.
- Manage the sub-contractors schedule.
- Perform Earned Value Management.
- Assist in the preparation of method statement for various specialty works.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports.

Partner/Operations Manager at Summation Builders, Co.
  • Philippines
  • February 2000 to September 2003

- Manage day to day project activities of the residential projects.
- Provide resource histogram to meet manpower requirement of the projects.
- Prepare project schedule and update progress using Primavera.
- Coordinate with the clients regarding changes to the original scope and present time and cost impact due to these changes.
- Prepare monthly status report and work done to be use for interim payment.
- Assist in the office for various tendering work (quantity estimating, cost derivation, prepare preliminary schedule, attend bid conferences)

Office/Planning Engineer at Summa Kumagai, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • October 1998 to January 2000

Brent International School Project

- Prepare project baseline schedule using Primavera software.
- In-charge of the project control (time and cost).
- Prepare monthly interim payment certificate.
- Evaluate sub-contractors payment certificate.
- Prepare claims (cost and time).
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports.
- Perform quantity reconciliation for variation orders.
- Maintain the project schedule and report variances which require immediate corrective actions.
- Provide detailed schedule for site engineer to meet the weekly target completion of specific critical activities.
- Review construction plan for possible changes.

Site Engineer at Summa Kumagai, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • December 1997 to September 1998

Republic Asahi Glass Furnace Expansion Project

- Assign as site engineer in charge of the civil work of the project.
- Carry out site management to complete the foundation work of the warehouse.
- Interact with site engineer (consultant side) concerning quality issues on site.
- Prepare day to day schedule for implementation.
- Provide progress and progress report to be used for interim payment certificate.
- Attend site coordination meeting among stakeholders.
- Provide manpower requirement report every month.
- Assess resources requirement to meet timely execution of the project.

Site Engineer at Summa Kumagai, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • October 1996 to November 1997

Batangas Petrochemical Plant Project

- Assign as the overall in-charge of the planning and execution of steel work in the project.
- Prepare bar bending schedule for all foundation work of the project (reactor’s foundation, pipe rack foundation, steel chemical storage tank, spill wall foundation, pile steel reinforcement) for approval to consultant.
- Supervise the fabrication and installation of reinforcement steel in the project.
- Coordinate among different area engineers regarding priority of work.
- Attend coordination meeting between consultant (Mitsubishi Heavy Industry) and management.
- Prepare weekly schedule to implement target accomplishment.
- Report to Project Manager regarding the status of the work related to reinforcement steel work.

Cadet Engineer at Summa Kumagai, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • January 1996 to September 1996

- Assign in head office to assist in preparation of tender projects.
- Estimating quantities for various tendering projects.
- Perform cost development for different pay items in BOQ/BOM.
- Prepare bar bending schedule to estimate steel reinforcement quantity.
- Study bid documents (Instruction to bidders, addendum, draft contract) to ensure tendering compliance.
- Prepare high-level schedule for bid preparation.
- Attend bidding conferences.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BS in Civil Engineering
  • at UNIVERSITY OS SANTO TOMAS
  • March 1995

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Claims Management
Project Management
MS Project
Primavera P6
Project Management
Claim Management
Primavera P6
Risk Management
Data Base Management (Progress Tracking)
Project Control

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member
  • June 2008
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.
  • Member
  • May 1996
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Member
  • June 2012

Training and Certifications

Planning and Scheduling with P3 2.0 (Training)
Training Institute:
Crown Systems
Date Attended:
June 1999
Duration:
24 hours
PMI Scheduling Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2011
Valid Until:
November 2014
PLF (Visual Basic 2010) (Training)
Training Institute:
Computer Society of Filipinos International, Inc. (Riyadh, KSA)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Duration:
48 hours
Primavera 6.0 (Training)
Training Institute:
EXCEL, Sharjah, UAE
Date Attended:
January 2010
Duration:
36 hours
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2010
Valid Until:
November 2016
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preparation Seminar (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Institute - Arabian Gulf Chapter (AGC)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Duration:
35 hours
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2012
Valid Until:
October 2015

Hobbies

  • Playing Tennis
    Two times singles tournament champion - Class C Division One time doubles champion