Shafiul Alam
Kingston
Summary
Qualified Reinforcement Scheduler with years of experience working in various capacities to complete construction engineering tasks. Knowledge in construction supervision, project planning, implementation, quotation, Estimation, and tendering, structural design & drafting with Australian and overseas practical experience without sacrificing practicality and quality. Involved in Managing large projects and teams to meet milestones and exceed quality expectations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Australian Reinforcing Company (ARC)
09.2024 - Current
- Accurately interpreting Engineering and Architectural drawings for the purpose of providing reinforcing quantities
- Provide a high level of specialist technical advice and assistance with complex building issues to various stakeholders
- Interpret drawings and produce marking plan using AUTOCAD and BlueBeam
- Use company software Sparkes to draw shapes of the bars
- Preparation of estimates, bar schedules detailing diameters, grades, shape of bars for production
- Accurately take off reinforcing steel and preparation of cutting list (works schedule) of reinforcing for manufacture and delivery
- Communicate with customers, production, site personal and sales. Quantity/Reinforcement takes off from Structural, Architectural, Civil and Hydraulic Drawings
- Actively promote our products and services to customers to generate maximum sales and margins
- Ability to read/interpret plans and specifications, using them as a tool along with the Australian Standards and National Construction Code to ensure the scope of works is being completed correctly
- Conduct Site inspections, identify and quantify issues, risks and defects to provide input to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Responded to requests for information on materials to inquiring parties. Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows. Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions to project timelines.
- Improved client satisfaction with timely updates and transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Mesh & Bar
01.2017 - 08.2024
- Ability to manage priorities, organize workloads, and meet challenging deadlines under limited direction
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with customers and ensuring customer expectations are met and exceeded
- Accurately interpreting Engineering and Architectural drawings to provide reinforcing quantities
- Communicating with Architects, Engineers, and Builders to clarify any points or uncertainties that may arise
- Provide a high level of specialist technical advice and assistance with complex building maintenance issues to various stakeholders
- Expertise in undertaking complex research work and analysis including the preparation of reports to communicate outcomes
- Sharing knowledge with stakeholders and addressing estimating issues Interpret drawings and produce marking plan using AUTOCAD
- Use company software ASA, Bluebeam to draw shapes of the bars
- Experience using a range of database and workflow management systems and experience using the Microsoft Office Suite
- Accurately take off reinforcing steel and prepare a cutting list (works schedule) of reinforcing for manufacture and delivery
- Conduct Site inspections, and identify and quantify issues, risks, and defects to provide input to the appropriate stakeholders
- Communicate with customers, production, site personnel and sales
- Ability to read/interpret plans and specifications, using them as a tool along with the Australian Standards and National Construction Code to ensure the scope of works is being completed correctly
- Actively promote our products and services to customers to generate maximum sales and margins
- Developing plans and objectives for short-term tasks and contributing to strategic planning for longer-term initiatives
- Assist the Project Team in the compilation and submission of contract variations
- Implemented sustainable building practices aimed at reducing environmental impact while improving long-term operational efficiency
- Suggested process and technical design changes to improve performance and efficiency
- Created work schedules and adjusted as needed to meet project deadlines and keep shifts properly staffed
- Interacted with state and local agencies concerning compliance with codes and regulations
- Identified and resolved potential structural issues
- Reduced material waste through accurate estimation, procurement, and usage tracking of required resources
- Checked technical designs and drawings for adherence to standards
- Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets
- Quantity/Reinforcement takes off from Structural, Architectural, Civil and Hydraulic Drawings
- Accelerated project completion rates through diligent monitoring of critical path activities and proactive issue resolution.
- Acted as the primary point of contact for clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication throughout projects.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives within the scheduling department to boost overall operational efficiency.
- Planned production schedules, taking employee production rates, company needs and seasonal changes into account.
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Mesh & Bar
01.2017 - 08.2024
- Ability to manage priorities, organize workloads, and meet challenging deadlines under limited direction
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with customers and ensuring customer expectations are met and exceeded
- Accurately interpreting Engineering and Architectural drawings to provide reinforcing quantities
- Communicating with Architects, Engineers, and Builders to clarify any points or uncertainties that may arise
- Provide a high level of specialist technical advice and assistance with complex building maintenance issues to various stakeholders
- Expertise in undertaking complex research work and analysis including the preparation of reports to communicate outcomes
- Sharing knowledge with stakeholders and addressing estimating issues Interpret drawings and produce marking plan using AUTOCAD
- Use company software ASA, Bluebeam to draw shapes of the bars
- Experience using a range of database and workflow management systems and experience using the Microsoft Office Suite
- Accurately take off reinforcing steel and prepare a cutting list (works schedule) of reinforcing for manufacture and delivery
- Conduct Site inspections, and identify and quantify issues, risks, and defects to provide input to the appropriate stakeholders
- Communicate with customers, production, site personnel and sales
- Ability to read/interpret plans and specifications, using them as a tool along with the Australian Standards and National Construction Code to ensure the scope of works is being completed correctly
- Actively promote our products and services to customers to generate maximum sales and margins
- Developing plans and objectives for short-term tasks and contributing to strategic planning for longer-term initiatives
- Assist the Project Team in the compilation and submission of contract variations
- Implemented sustainable building practices aimed at reducing environmental impact while improving long-term operational efficiency
- Suggested process and technical design changes to improve performance and efficiency
- Created work schedules and adjusted as needed to meet project deadlines and keep shifts properly staffed
- Interacted with state and local agencies concerning compliance with codes and regulations
- Identified and resolved potential structural issues
- Reduced material waste through accurate estimation, procurement, and usage tracking of required resources
- Checked technical designs and drawings for adherence to standards
- Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets
- Quantity/Reinforcement takes off from Structural, Architectural, Civil and Hydraulic Drawings
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Infrabuild (Former OneSteel Reinforcing)
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with customers and ensuring customer expectations are met and exceeded
- Accurately interpreting Engineering and Architectural drawings for the purpose of providing reinforcing quantities
- Communicating with Architects, Engineers and Builders to clarify any points or uncertainties which may arise
- Provide a high level of specialist technical advice and assistance with complex building issues to various stakeholders
- Sharing knowledge with stakeholders and address estimating issues Interpret drawings and produce marking plan using AUTOCAD
- Use company software Sparkes to draw shapes of the bars
- Preparation of estimates, bar schedules detailing diameters, grades, shape of bars for production
- Accurately take off reinforcing steel and preparation of cutting list (works schedule) of reinforcing for manufacture and delivery
- Communicate with customers, production, site personal and sales
- Quantity/Reinforcement takes off from Structural, Architectural, Civil and Hydraulic Drawings
- Actively promote our products and services to customers to generate maximum sales and margins
- Assist the Project Team to ensure a smooth transition between tender award and project commencement and as required throughout the life of the project
- Ability to read/interpret plans and specifications, using them as a tool along with the Australian Standards and National Construction Code to ensure the scope of works is being completed correctly
- Conduct Site inspections, identify and quantify issues, risks and defects to provide input to the appropriate stakeholders
- Responded to requests for information on materials to inquiring parties
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts
- Identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions to project timelines
- Improved client satisfaction with timely updates and transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
CIVIL ESTIMATOR
Danlaid Contracting
06.2013 - 05.2014
- Actively participate in the preparation and submission of estimates i.e BOQ, as per specification, quotes and tenders in relation to major and minor projects in the company's Construction Division and other divisions as required
- Preparing quantities and cost estimates and preparation of budgets and take-offs in an efficient and accurate manner with Planswift
- Conduct site visits to establish an understanding of the operating conditions on various construction sites where the company are working to assist in the bid preparation
- Negotiation and maintaining of master supply agreements
- Drive the tender process through to completion, attending client meetings and handover the estimate in a manner that it can be used as a budget
- Work with site managers, supervisors and senior management during the tender preparation
- Work from BidContender, Cordell, EstimateOne, Aconex, Procore, Teambinder
- Writing contract notices, specification and submit contract
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER – CONSTRUCTION
Bashundhara Group
02.2010 - 09.2012
- Stakeholder engagement and management skills including the ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders both verbally and written
- Delivered high-quality projects on time and within budget through strategic planning and resource management
- Supervised, controlled and carried out engineering and ancillary services
- Developed and maintained relationships with suppliers to facilitate quality and timely delivery of materials
- Conducted thorough risk assessments for each project phase, mitigating potential hazards before they became costly setbacks or delays
- Reviewing work and recognizing performance
- Liaised with senior management in devising and implementing strategies leading to improved service delivery efficiencies
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
- Prepare site specific OH&S plan prepared by project engineer
- Draft scope of works when appropriate, provide advice and manage tender and procurement processes, in relation to minor works, construction, upgrades
- Monitoring, recording and reporting on construction progress
- Identify site specific project risks, hazards and steps taken for elimination
- Prepare work plan in accordance with the construction schedule and monitored that the job is being executed day by day as per shop drawings and complying consultant's specification
- Prepare and implement a standard quality guideline system for inspection, sampling specifications, method statement and deliver quality product
- Closely coordinate with construction teams, site engineers, subcontractor, surveyors and consultants to ensure effective teamwork
- Supervise CAD operator team to produce work drawings
- Check Civil & Structural drawings for design discrepancies
- Provide contract administration support including progress monitoring and inspections, hold points, scope of works completion, processing of progress claims for payment and property handover processes
- Maintain records covering running totals of quantities and costs while construction is in progress
- Prepared technical documents of the project like drawings, BOQ, specification, schedules to submit to financing companies
- Ability to manage priorities, organize workloads and meet challenging deadlines under limited direction
- Prepare monthly estimation and forecasted monthly budget along with effective cost management plan
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships and actively participate and provide updates in meetings with a range of internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions that are effective and collaborative
- Deal with contractors including negotiation, work order issue, payment certification
- Expertise in undertaking complex research work and analysis including the preparation of reports to communicate outcomes
- Handle procurement issues including supplier comparison, negotiation & selection
- Coordinated the logistics & customer service team
- Visit construction sites regularly & provided instant solution of various problems arose in site
- Monitored and evaluated engineering performance to recommend improvements
SENIOR ENGINEER
Unit Construction
04.2009 - 01.2010
- Structural Design, accredited check of several residential buildings, commercial buildings, factory buildings as per building code
- Structural drawing and drafting of many types of projects
- Execute & supervise different types of civil engineering works like excavation, concrete casting of RCC structure, masonry & finishing work as per the drawing & specification
- Supervise in a systematic manner for smooth operations of the project and ensured that the works were carried out on site correctly and in a timely way
- Prepare monthly work invoice for payments certification
- Providing instant solution of various problems at site during execution
- Estimate construction material, issued procurement order & kept record of day-to-day material consumption at site
- Vendors Comparison Sheet (Spreadsheet) preparation based on BOQ, drawing & specification & updating Spreadsheets using suppliers or sub-contractor's quotation and revised quotation
- Maintain liaise with the foreign consultants, engineer, architects, and contractors
- Conduct meeting with supplier & sub-contractor & negotiation
- Assist Procurement manager to select potential supplier or sub-contractor (fit with all types of position)
- Measure construction material take-off from drawing and kept record for quantity compilation & summarization using suitable MS Excel format
- Assist to senior estimator for material costing as per supplier's quotation and estimation of projects
- Assist to proposal manager for Preparing tender documents for the cost estimated projects and submission to Bid
- Assist to planning engineers to prepare technical proposal, work scheduling & equipment selection
CIVIL ENGINEER
Prosoil Foundation Consultant
04.2007 - 04.2009
- Supervise for different types of Greenfield Telecom Tower (60m to 90m) works including Piling, excavation, concrete casting of RCC structure, masonry & finishing work as per the drawing & specification
- Perform estimation for the project, prepare Bill of Quantity (BOQ)
- Prepare bids for tendering, perform construction supervision, ensure project completed on schedule time and within budget
- To achieve the required quality, liaise and coordinate with the clients, sub-contractors and suppliers, monitor project schedules and project budgeting and resource planning
- Solve site incidental problems which faced by the site engineers/ supervisors, carry out other duties in connection with technical site survey
- Sub-soil investigation, Pile Integrity Test
- Prepare of daily work reports & progress reports
- Raise ambiguous issues to client for their clarification and resolve
- Documentation of the projects etc
- Bill preparation, quality control, decision making, project evaluation and procurement
- Discuss with architect, design team and structural engineers on various aspects of the project and submit final report to the Project Director
SITE ENGINEER
Engineering Enterprises Banglagypt Ltd (EEB)
02.2007 - 04.2007
- Supervise for different types of Greenfield Telecom Tower (60m to 90m) works including Piling, excavation, concrete casting of RCC structure, masonry & finishing work as per the drawing & specification
- Construction material estimate
- Attend the pre-concrete test for Civil & Structural work (concrete cylinder test & slump test)
- Inspected formwork for structural works i.e.R.C.C
- Check column, footing layout & rebar of different structural members before concrete casting
- Provide contract administration support including progress monitoring and inspections, hold points, scope of works completion, processing of progress claims for payment, and property handover processes
- Prepare daily reports of all construction and engineering fieldwork
- Prepare and maintain weekly quantity summaries
- Coordinate with design engineers and architects
- Delivered projects on time and within budget constraints by effectively managing resources, schedules, and risks
- Implemented sustainable building practices aimed at reducing environmental impact while improving long-term operational efficiency
- Oversaw quality control and health and safety matters for construction teams
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering And Technology (BUET)
11.2006
Skills
- Project Planning
- Design development
- Scheduling Civil Works
- Foundation including shore piles
- Proficient in AUTOCAD
- Construction Site Management
- Attention to Detail
- Construction time management
- Decision-Making
- Budget Administration
- Project Estimation
- Conflict Mediation
- AutoCAD
Affiliations
- Member: Engineers Australia
- Member: Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
- Member, RAJUK (Capital Development Authority), Dhaka. DMINB-CE-0313
References
- Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Scheduling Lead (Metro), Australian Reinforcing Company, Brisbane
- Mohammad Mubashir Hossain, Senior Scheduler, Infrabuild, Sydney
Training
- Construction White Card
- Senior First Aid Card from WA.
- Got extensive training in Auto CAD & ETABS
- Attended a Seminar on Earthquake and Community Awareness Program in Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
- AUTOCAD Training from Tafe WA
- Bluebeam, ASA, Sparkes, Revit
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian Citizen
Timeline
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Australian Reinforcing Company (ARC)
09.2024 - Current
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Mesh & Bar
01.2017 - 08.2024
SENIOR SCHEDULER
Mesh & Bar
01.2017 - 08.2024
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Infrabuild (Former OneSteel Reinforcing)
11.2014 - 12.2016
CIVIL ESTIMATOR
Danlaid Contracting
06.2013 - 05.2014
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER – CONSTRUCTION
Bashundhara Group
02.2010 - 09.2012
SENIOR ENGINEER
Unit Construction
04.2009 - 01.2010
CIVIL ENGINEER
Prosoil Foundation Consultant
04.2007 - 04.2009
SITE ENGINEER
Engineering Enterprises Banglagypt Ltd (EEB)
02.2007 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering And Technology (BUET)
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