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Antonio Rizzi

Quebec,Canada

Summary

  • Professional Engineer of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Quebec, Canada
  • MBA in project management, Bachelor in civil engineering of construction and transport
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® (PMI)
  • 12 years in the field of project and cost control, planning, civil engineering, management, construction, estimation and analysis including large-scale projects
  • Project business line: Infrastructure, Transportation, Buildings & Places, Environment, Industrial, Data Center, Water, Dry& Wet utilities, Commercial, Real Estate
  • Participation in strategic planning and project control (USD 200M and 240M)
  • Good knowledge of project management principles and construction project delivery methods
  • Excellent sense of leadership and organization and the ability to make decisions quickly
  • Ability to work under pressure with specific deadlines and manage workflow
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
06.2024 - Current
  • Client: Microsoft; Project Management: CIMA+
  • Project: Construction of the first phase of the Lévis Data Center for Microsoft.

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
01.2024 - Current
  • Client: Regional Municipality of Durham; Project Management: CIMA+
  • Project: DURHAM – Lake Simcoe Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration Upgrades.

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
06.2022 - Current
  • Client: PJCCI; Project Management: Consortium: Stantec–CIMA+–WSP
  • Project: LES PONTS JACQUES-CARTIER ET CHAMPLAIN INC. (PJCCI) – Consulting services for the monitoring of various contracts for the reinforcement of steel structures of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

Structurex
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Plan, organize, direct and control manpower and operations to complete all projects on time and within budget.
  • Prioritize projects to meet delivery deadlines.
  • Analyze data during and after project execution to ensure and improve the company's estimating system.
  • Take the necessary steps to ensure client satisfaction.

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

SEG Qatar
04.2018 - 09.2020
  • Client: Barwa Bank, Doha, Qatar
  • Project: Boulevard Mall, (Project cost: USD 200M)
  • Project Management: Hill International; Consultant: Dara Engineering Consultants; Main Contractor: SEG Qatar
  • Project: Construction of 1km long Boulevard Mall with a huge parking lot, renovations of existing roads with services, construction of new roads, water and electricity services, a bridge connecting the new roads to the existing ones, and green areas.

Estimator

SEG Qatar
12.2012 - 09.2020
  • Prepare cost estimates for different projects for my company, using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, by gathering and analyzing proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents. In addition, estimate labor, material, and time requirements in order to be able to compute the overall cost of the project.

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

SEG Qatar
12.2012 - 03.2018
  • Client: Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • Project: Student Housing Campus Project; (Project cost: USD 240M)
  • Project Management: Qatar University; Consultant: Qatar Design Consortium; Main Contractor: SEG Qatar
  • Project: Construction of a huge Student Housing Campus including 10 buildings (Apartment section), 12 buildings (Female and Male hostel), Facilities including swimming pools, stadiums and gyms, and the construction of sidewalks, diversions and renovations of existing roads with services, new roads (grading, paving, signage and lighting), water and electricity services, a bridge connecting the new roads to the existing ones (foundation, concreting, paving, signage and lighting), and green areas.

Education

Certificate - Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Project Management Institute PMI
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA
10-2024

MBA - Project Management

Laval University
Quebec, QC, Canada
06-2018

Master of Science - Public Works

Lebanese University
Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon
06-2012

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power point), MATLAB, Visual basic, C#
  • AutoCAD (2D & 3D)
  • Primavera P6, Microsoft Project
  • SAP 2000, SAFE, ETABS, S-Concrete, PCA Column, Autodesk robot structural analysis
  • Odoo business management software, Power BI, RSMeans

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS:

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® (2024)
  • Member (P. Eng., ing.) of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Quebec, Canada (2024)
  • Member of the Order of Engineers and Architects, Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon (2012)

Accomplishments

    AREAS OF EXPERTISE

    Management, control and planning

  • Manage a full project control cycle throughout the execution of projects which includes.
  • Maintain and monitor project budgets, potential changes, change orders, commitments, accruals, progress, and forecasts. Coordinate with all project stakeholders including planning and scheduling teams for all project controls data reconciliation and integrated project reporting efforts.
  • Manage the change management process for projects including Bridges, Datacenter, etc.
  • Keeps track of hours, expenses, costs, and budget updates.
  • Produce weekly progress, S-curve, Earned Value and KPI reports, and the monthly report, and recommend corrective actions under the supervision of project controls manager.
  • Monitor and control project costs.
  • Analyze tenders/bids to ensure client value for money.
  • Identify potential risks and issues affecting project performance using QRA method and develop strategies to mitigate them.
  • Oversee change management processes, ensuring that changes are assessed, documented, and communicated effectively.
  • Promote a proactive approach to risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Prepare project reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis on a periodic basis and lead progress communications and update meetings.
  • Exercise “What if” analysis to assess the time impact of each change, variation, and potential event at an early stage and provide alternative courses of action & advice before issuing instructions to contractors.
  • Consistently monitored critical activities by conducting critical path and chain analysis of Schedules’ and advised management/stakeholders accordingly.
  • Analyses & reports on Milestones status, Projects interdependencies & interfaces.
  • Reviews/Assesses EOT Claims submitted by various Contractors/Consultants, submits Claim Evaluation Reports and recommends entitlements as appropriate.
  • Preparation and updating of engineering execution schedules.
  • Planning changes to the scope of work.
  • Create, maintain and review projects in different phases of work.
  • Breaking large jobs down into phases of production.
  • Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
  • Monitor the different phases of projects to ensure they will be completed on time and within budget.
  • Guide the junior engineers on carrying out various tasks efficiently, create chemistry between all team members, complete targeted milestones, maintain and increase the progress.
  • Adjust work schedule with the coordination of the junior engineers and all the team members to meet all project deadlines.
  • Oversee the work done by the junior engineers and all the team members and provide them feedback on the same.
  • Manage the workflow and review the actual progress on a weekly basis:
  • Coordinate with senior planners to track progress and establish a detailed cost and duration work plan.

    • Coordination and analysis

  • Analyze, identify and explain variances between current schedule, plan, earned value and forecasts and communicate these clearly to the project team. These will include key performance indicators such as Earned Value, Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index.
  • Analyzing project data and producing insights to optimize performance.
  • Ensure follow-up of scope changes and coordination with the project control team.
  • Collect the information needed to analyze and compare the project estimate with the result and optimize the estimating system.
  • Coordinate production workflow for multiple projects.
  • Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve.
  • Identifying problems and shortfalls and proposing solutions.
  • Coordinate with contractors, supervisors, and designers to avoid and resolve problems related to construction.
  • Schedule and attend site and material inspections.

    • Civil engineering

  • Checking Design & Elaboration of Shop & As-Built Drawings.
  • Organize weekly progress and technical meeting:
  • Deal with client representatives, project manager, construction managers and consultants, communicate the progress to the PM and presenting suggested solutions to mitigate obstacles.
  • Supervise the execution of all civil works on site as per project specifications to ensure optimized and timely delivery of milestones.
  • Inspect project sites and coordinate with all subcontractors to monitor progress and ensure design and project specifications.
  • Submit daily reports and technical equipment and material documents as needed.
  • Follow up the approval of shop drawings and make sure the updated drawings are executed as per project specifications, consultant's requirements and design drawings.

    • Estimation

  • Actively participate in the tender/bid process - from initial tender/bid documentation through analysis and reporting.
  • Explore documentation to gain a deep understanding of the project requirements.
  • Prepares work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
  • Identifies and calculates labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
  • Resolve discrepancies and conduct complex risk analysis by collecting and analyzing information.
  • Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and prepare construction progress schedules.

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Languages: English, French, Arabic.
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
06.2024 - Current

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
01.2024 - Current

Senior Project Controller and Planning Engineer

CIMA+
06.2022 - Current

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

Structurex
05.2021 - 05.2022

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

SEG Qatar
04.2018 - 09.2020

Estimator

SEG Qatar
12.2012 - 09.2020

Project Controller and Planning Engineer

SEG Qatar
12.2012 - 03.2018

Certificate - Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Project Management Institute PMI

MBA - Project Management

Laval University

Master of Science - Public Works

Lebanese University

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