Victor Igbozulike

• Lead and oversee major infrastructure projects' planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control processes.
• Provide expert guidance to our clients’ programme manager and project delivery team.
• Ensured adherence to project schedules and milestones.
• Engaged with clients to offer tailored solutions and maintain strong relationships.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary consulting teams.
• Worked with the central government client and reported weekly project schedule progress.

Achievements

• Achieved a 15% improvement in project timeline adherence by aligning schedules with contracts and standards.
• Enhanced project control efficiency with a 20% increase in adherence to the Work Breakdown Structure.
• Collaboratively reduced project delays by 10% through streamlined planning across all phases.
• Improved reporting accuracy by 25%, delivering precise project plans and progress reports.
• Reduced cost overruns by 15% by forecasting budgets and incorporating change impacts seamlessly.
• Contributed to a 20% reduction in schedule deviations through active schedule risk analysis.
• Maintained project schedules with a 10% improvement in overall project efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Developed and maintained project construction schedules and plans, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and organizational standards.
• We reviewed and updated planning control structures in adherence to the approved project Work Breakdown Structure.
• Monitored and controlled planning activities throughout all project phases, collaborating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Provided accurate and timely project plans, progress reports, and performance status reports by reporting requirements.
• I liaised with cost discipline to ensure precise control and forecasting of man-hour budgets, incorporating the impact of change requests in schedules.
• Participated in schedule risk analysis, contributing to identifying and mitigating potential risks.
• Maintained project schedules by approved contracts and project Work Breakdown Structure.

Achievements:

"I significantly improved project efficiency by implementing resource smoothing techniques, gaining management buy-in for schedule adjustments, and reducing project delays by 15%. This led to a cost savings of £500,000 and accelerated project completion by 10%, resulting in increased client satisfaction and on-time project delivery."

Responsibilities:

• Maximized output by optimizing resources using the resource smoothing technique.
• Obtained management buy-in to re-plan the schedule and maintain the performance measurement baseline (PMB)
• Provided planning, scheduling, and control support to the project team.
• Performed schedule quality check to ensure it is fit for purpose for variance analysis (EV, CV, SV, VAC), performance analysis (CPI, SPI), and forecasting and budgeting (ETC, EAC, ETTC)
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve schedules internal integration problems and other common issues.

Achievements:

"I optimized project performance by meticulously monitoring risk register updates and conducting rigorous audits of contractor planning processes. This initiative identified and mitigated 25 critical risks, leading to a 15% reduction in project delays and a cost saving of £500,000, ultimately ensuring on-time and within-budget project delivery."

Responsibilities:

• Developed recovery schedule and contingency plans to meet changed objectives as necessary.
• Reviewed planning risks and monitored whether the risk register was updated accordingly.
• Reported actual performance and variance against planned and forecast outcomes.
• Monitored and audited the contractor's planning processes to check they comply with Network Rail requirements.

• SSR Upgrade programme (Platform Train Interface Gap and Gauge Infringement), Transport for London (Contractor), Project Planner, Nov 2012 – Mar 2013
• Distribution and Plant Section Maintenance, Network Rail, Section Planner, Apr 2011 – Nov 2012
• Rail Lubrication Maintenance, Metronet, >£500K, Section Planner, Apr 2008 – Mar 2010.
• Maida Vale Station Modernisation, Metronet Alliance, <£50M, S.P.C, Nov 2005 – Dec 2007
• Secondary School Mathematics Teacher, Nigeria, Nov 1998 – Apr 2001