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Mohammad Shahidzade

Mohammad Shahidzade

PMO Manager

Summary

Certified Project Management, Planning, and Risk Professional with over 19 years of experience delivering integrated planning, scheduling, risk analysis, and cost control on large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects. Skilled in Primavera P6, earned value management, and project governance, I bring both strategic and technical leadership to cross-functional teams. Holding PMP and PMI-RMP certifications and currently completing an MSc in International Business Management at Kingston University, I combine academic insight with hands-on expertise to align project execution with business goals. I excel in high-pressure environments, driving schedule integrity, risk mitigation, change management, and clear stakeholder reporting across all project phases

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

PMO Manager

FSTCO.
06.2018 - 01.2025
  • Successfully established a (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐌𝐎) to enhance efficiency through structured project governance, and contributed to establishing a sustainable structure.
  • Led a 12-member planning team, managing a €.𝟏.𝟑 𝐁 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 with 12,000+ scheduled activities.
  • Secured €120M in validated claims utilizing an advanced 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 & 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.

Lead Project Planner & Coordinator

FSTCO.
10.2010 - 06.2018
  • Utilized EVM techniques and defined cost management procedures, enabling the aggregation of actual costs, calculation of CPI indices, and achieving a 5% improvement in cost performance.
  • Combined and connected all site data servers to a central , leading to a 2-hour daily reduction of updating daily progress of 12,000 activities in a €240 million Iron Ore Plant.

Lead Project Planner and Coordinator

Bolandpayeh
09.2007 - 09.2010
  • Promoted a (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (𝐏𝐌𝐈𝐒), applying a high-quality reporting dashboard, launching an iconic Telecom Tower 75 days ahead of schedule.
  • Established contract price breakdown structures and invoicing according to an contract for an (4 km tunnel and 4 stations).
  • Designed an 's financial and cost control system, saving 3% of site expenditures against the Cost baseline.

Project Planner and Cost Control

Farafan
12.2006 - 12.2007
  • Expanded a 170 M Project schedule, including Grid Automation in the , reducing 7% schedule slippage.
  • Enhanced project monitoring by 6% with Agile-driven management dashboards.
  • Led Asset Management initiatives to support the main office in acquiring ISO 9001 certification, ensuring compliance with quality management standards.

Lead Project Planner

Pouyesh tech Pars
11.2005 - 12.2006
  • Initiated project schedules in MSP for the €122, 56-floor Residential Tower, targeting a 12% cut to the direct and 7% to the indirect costs.
  • Conducted resource leveling technique and delay analysis periodic reports, reducing critical path delays by 2.5 %, ensuring on-time project delivery to the client.

Project Planner and Control Officer

Olang
06.2004 - 11.2005
  • Planned an Upstream Tailing dam project and Pipeline systems using CPM scheduling techniques, identified three critical path bottlenecks, and accelerated project delivery by Five weeks, mitigating potential client penalties.

Education

Master of Science - International Business Management

Kingston University
London, United Kingdom
04.2025 - 01.2026

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

Islamic Azad University
Tehran
04.2005 - 01.2007

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Islamic Azad University
Tehran
04.2001 - 01.2004

Skills

Project scheduling & Earned Value Analisis

Certification

𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐀𝐏𝐌)

Software

Primavera P6

Microsft Office

Tableau 10

Canva

Interests

Marathon & Trail Runner – London (2025), Berlin (2021, 2023), Frankfurt (2022), Lavaredo (65 km, 2023), Cappadocia (63 km, 2020)

Timeline

Master of Science - International Business Management

Kingston University
04.2025 - 01.2026

𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐀𝐏𝐌)

03-2025

PMO Manager

FSTCO.
06.2018 - 01.2025

𝐏𝐌𝐈-𝐑𝐌𝐏 (𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

03-2016

𝐏𝐌𝐈-𝐏𝐌𝐏 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥)

03-2012

Lead Project Planner & Coordinator

FSTCO.
10.2010 - 06.2018

Lead Project Planner and Coordinator

Bolandpayeh
09.2007 - 09.2010

Project Planner and Cost Control

Farafan
12.2006 - 12.2007

Lead Project Planner

Pouyesh tech Pars
11.2005 - 12.2006

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

Islamic Azad University
04.2005 - 01.2007

Project Planner and Control Officer

Olang
06.2004 - 11.2005

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Islamic Azad University
04.2001 - 01.2004
Mohammad ShahidzadePMO Manager