Tochi Onwuzuluigbo
Chatham,Kent
Summary
Experienced planner with a strong background in capital projects within the rail, utility and building sectors. Excels at seeing big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at primavera P6, Microsoft project and excel software. Possesses strong communication, customer service and problem-solving skills aiming to support project efficiency and success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
P6 Planner
Network rail
06.2021 - 11.2025
- Developing strong working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure a collaborative approach that drives efficiencies.
- Performing schedule monitoring and updating, including identifying critical activities and raising early warning notices on issues that might adversely affect the project schedule.
- Achieved 15% delay reduction through comprehensive delay root cause analysis to facilitate pro-active mitigation discussions.
- Interrogating contractors programme for NEC schedule requirements and feasibility based on 14-point dcma check.
- Assessment of contractors claims for compensation events to establish liability.
- Providing expert solutions and technical support for schedule conflicts, ensuring timely project recovery and adherence to deadlines.
P6 Planner
GigaClear
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Developed logic linked schedules with work break down structure that outline the activities, milestones, dependencies, interfaces and timelines required to deliver projects successfully.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives, ensuring all parties' alignment and leading to a 25% increase in project success rate.
- Maintained a periodic schedule update cycle to support reporting for accurate identification of project status.
- Generating project reports, status updates, and other relevant documentation to track progress, evaluate project performance, and provide visibility to project stakeholders.
- Supporting what-if scenario planning and analysis of impact of proposed changes in terms of cost and schedule on overall project deliverables.
Junior Planner
Ringway Jacobs
05.2017 - 10.2019
- Liaised with project team to understand total project schedule needs, constraints and interfaces e.g., procurement, commercial, planning permits, environmental consents etc.
- Collated progress information and reasons for any deviations/delays and reported on them in monthly reports.
- Managed project visibility by creating a monthly look-ahead programme.
- Provided early warning on issues that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk to the project such as project deviations, slippage reports, opportunities, and mitigations.
Site Manager
Barratt Homes Plc
11.2015 - 05.2017
- Supported in the development and maintenance of logic linked schedule throughout construction phase, recording actual start, duration, finish dates and updating progress.
- Responded promptly to site issues with optimum solutions to prevent delays.
- Kept workforce in compliance with operational standards and safety regulations by closely monitoring activities.
- Held regular team briefings to communicate project goals and expectations.
- Established work schedules and assignments for employees, maintaining area staffing levels at all times.
- Administered site diary with comprehensive visitor, meeting and incident logs.
Site supervisor
Benkline Limited
10.2010 - 08.2014
- Coordinated between various stakeholders to achieve smooth communication flow.
- Carried out site inspections to identify hazards and stay compliant with safety regulations.
- Implemented site safety plans for emergency procedures, safety protocols, and training requirements.
- Delegated tasks to appropriate personnel for increased productivity levels.
- Controlled site risks such as machinery accidents, falls from height, etc.
Education
MSc - Construction Project Management
University of Westminster London
United kingdom 09.2014 - 08.2015
B.Eng. - Civil Engineering
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
09.2006 - 08.2010
Practitioner Prince2 - Project Management
Prince 2
05.2013 -
Skills
- Scheduling
- Critical path management
- Float Analysis
- Progress Measurement and Reporting
- Delay and Recovery techniques
- Schedule Risk Analysis
- Cost and Resource Management
- Change Management
- Earned Value Management
- NEC Contract Awareness
- Stakeholder Management
Affiliations
Associate Member (APM)
Additional information
- PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Effective time and self-management, multi-tasking, prioritizing and meeting deadlines, excellent communicator both oral and written, proactive team player with a conscientious and pragmatic approach to executing tasks, able to work unsupervised.
Timeline
P6 Planner
Network rail
06.2021 - 11.2025
P6 Planner
GigaClear
10.2019 - 06.2021
Junior Planner
Ringway Jacobs
05.2017 - 10.2019
Site Manager
Barratt Homes Plc
11.2015 - 05.2017
MSc - Construction Project Management
University of Westminster London
09.2014 - 08.2015
Practitioner Prince2 - Project Management
Prince 2
05.2013 -
Site supervisor
Benkline Limited
10.2010 - 08.2014
B.Eng. - Civil Engineering
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
09.2006 - 08.2010