Syed Karim
Carlingford,NSW
Summary
Accomplished Regulatory Project Manager with a proven track record at NBN Co, specializing in stakeholder engagement and regulatory compliance management. Expert in leveraging project management and MS Office skills to drive project success, achieving significant milestones with a focus on risk management and continuous improvement. Demonstrates strong leadership in fostering collaboration and achieving results.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Regulatory Project Manager
NBNCo
Sydney, Australia
04.2024 - Current
- Accountable for the development of project deliverables for meaningful Stakeholder consultation with access seekers and advocacy groups prior to the lodgement of the RMA application
- Assess and undertake impact assessment of the feedback for the expenditure and the products offerings in the proposal formation
- Develop, monitor, review and track key deliverables in line with the obligations under SAU
- Provide leadership and guidance to governance the project while fostering healthy collaboration with business units
Projects Governance Manager
TransGrid
Sydney, Australia
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Accountable for the development and effective implementation of the Project Management Framework for all project classes within Transgrid portfolio
- Oversee the implementation and review of uplifted governance and assurance policies and procedures
- Conduct regular reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement best practice governance processes
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the Governance team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
Scheduling Manager
TransGrid
Sydney, Australia
07.2021 - 12.2023
- Accountable for the development, optimisation and delivery of the program schedule established via activity planning based on job plan estimates
- Review and integrate delivery schedules to ensure appropriate site management and project coordination services are provided
- Manage and maintain schedule contingency to accommodate unforeseen short term work and facilitate the allocation to the Execution group
- Collaborate with Engineering and Execution group to analyse the schedule performance and seek feedback to enable continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with financial requirements, develop, implement and adhere to operating budgets for management activities
- Agile and be adaptable to the requirements and foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Lead and coordinate outage/resource forums with key stakeholders
Delivery Planning Lead - Operations
TransGrid
Sydney, Australia
12.2020 - 07.2021
- Program governance and planning to effectively assist the Works Delivery business unit in operating the portfolio
- Budgeting and forecasting, cost analysis and co-ordinating the provision of high quality timely and accurate monthly and ad-hoc performance and management reporting
- Coordination of resources to deliver business value, strategy, performance reporting and analytics to ensure the achievement of corporate targets
- Continuously drive agility and flexibility in responding to market and industry changes and foster a culture of continuous improvement
Portfolio Leader
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW)
Sydney, Australia
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the development and prioritisation of Greater Sydney’s 10 year ASP and SASP
- Assessing the individual Greater Sydney modal/branch ASPs and developing a consolidated view on demand within the division
- Develop models to identify the risks and opportunities presented by alternative investment Capex and Opex scenarios
- Understand and practice the relationship between levels of service, cost, risk and safety while balancing competing priorities
- Manage complex strategic project/program elements that require sustained leadership and negotiating solutions across organisational boundaries
- Undertake re-prioritisation of the Sydney portfolio to ensure newly identified projects and programs are included in the forward pipeline
- Collaborate with Program Control through supported oversight of delivery performance to identify any systemic issues and to generate insights on trends, risks and opportunities
Price Review Project Manager
Jemena Asset Management
Sydney, Australia
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Manage and support the development and delivery of the JGN Regulatory Proposal and Tariff Structure Statement (TSS) to the AER including responses to the Regulatory Information Notice (RIN)
- Assess new products offerings in the proposal per business strategic goals
- Implement defined approaches and project plans per agreed budgeted resources to accomplish desired project outcomes
- Interface with project resources, senior management, and external regulated businesses as is necessary and other major relevant stakeholders
- Provide overall coordination and management of project tasks and activities, and project resources along with financial management of the project budget, and forecasting and tracking of spend against budget
- Execution of the Regulatory vendor panel and procure services from external vendor to support the delivery
- Proactively identify the risks and issues, develop appropriate mitigation and tracking plan through consultation with appropriate stakeholders
- Plan and manage the JGN AA review and RIN project sign-off process
- Lead and coordinate with work streams to collate the feedback required for discussion with AER in response to preliminary and draft RIN
- Develop, monitor, review and control project key performance indicators (KPI’s) and report tracking and variances through monthly reporting
Project Manager
Jemena Asset Management
Sydney, Australia
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Lead and manage the transition with minimum impact to transitioning workforce
- Manage issues and risks with minimal impact to customers and the business operations
- Manage the cost of transition and resulting actions in line with the approved budget
- Provide input to strategy and board paper and seek approval
- Develop Project Management Plan (PMP) and detail transition plan
- Source and manage resources to complete the delivery of scope
- Provide input into project change collateral as needed (including communications plan, change plan and high level change impact assessment)
- Prepare business readiness approach and plan
- Provide benefits realisation plan during the project close out phase
Program Analyst
Jemena Asset Management
Sydney, Australia
12.2015 - 10.2016
- Analyze portfolio and asset data (actual and forecast) to develop the monthly Service Delivery business report and dashboards
- Provide monthly Programs Resourcing Dashboard report on manpower and material resourcing issued assets
- Develop and maintain reporting on monthly KPI dashboard of Service Delivery KPI
- Report on Capital and Operational programs and projects across all networks assets against schedules, time, cost and deliverable
- Identify and implement of continuous process improvement opportunities within the business unit and across functional groups
- Develop and implement analytical tools to improve understanding of key business indicators, financial drivers and document key metrics
- Provide assistance in budgeting and forecasting by pressure testing numbers
Business Analyst
Zinfra
Canberra / Sydney, Australia
04.2011 - 12.2015
- ACT business lead on OneSAP, Zinfra Separation and alignment project key responsibilities included (but not limited to):
- Partner with business and technology partners to elicit, analyze, translate, and document business requirements into technical requirements
- Participate and provide input in TO BE process discussions
- Create data structure for Zinfra Work Center and lead transitional activities
- Participate in UAT (user acceptance testing) and bilateral testing and run assigned test scripts for defects testing
- Provide training to Zinfra NSW/ACT business users on new configuration set up
- Provide Post GO-Live support to the business
- Business as usual (BAU) activities included (but not limited to):
- Support leadership team and line manager by ensuring commercial and strategical plans are based on historical achievements, current market conditions and future available prospects
- To achieve this task have to analyze large volumes of data to drive efficiencies and identify areas growth as well as cost savings
- Support line manager on final endorsement and sign-offs by providing recommendations based on analyzed volumes of data
- Uplift (ACT) teams understanding of volumes and trends by providing accurate data on a range of projects, minor capital and maintenance work
- Provide weekly and monthly data to assist Field managers with planning and scheduling of operational and maintenance work
Estimator / Project Engineer
Lifese Engineering Pty. Ltd.
Sydney, Australia
11.2009 - 03.2011
- Review and study tender drawings and preparation of BOM (Bill of Material)
- Liaison with vendors for materials rate and availability within Australia
- Maintained material register and production record for projects
- Completion of NCR report for non-conformance in welding
- Calculation of labor hours for fabrication and erection
- Coordination with clients and stakeholders for projects and tenders evaluation
Education
Short courses - Project Management Updated: PMBOK7
Charles Sturt University
Sydney, Australia12.2022
Short courses - Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) basic
Udemy and Arrelic Institute
Sydney, Australia12.2022
Short courses - Agile Data & Information Management
Charles Sturt University
Sydney, Australia12.2021
Short courses - Program Management Professional, Scrum Master Primer
Charles Sturt University
Sydney, Australia12.2020
Online courses - Master of business (MBA) foundation, Design Thinking: Understanding the process, Managing Organizational Change for Managers
Sydney, Australia12.2019
Diploma of Project Management -
Australian Institute of Project Management
Sydney, Australia12.2018
Online courses - Introduction to Project Management Professional Fundamentals, Negotiation Fundamentals
Sydney, Australia12.2016
Classroom training - Advance Excel Modelling, Introduction to Lean Methodologies
Sydney, Australia12.2015
Classroom training - Foundation of Business Analysis, Financial management for Non-Finance Managers
Canberra, Australia12.2013
Masters of Engineering - Major in Manufacturing and Engineering and Management
University of Technology Sydney
01.2009
Skills
- Program Planning and Scheduling
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Engagement and Management
- Project Planning and Coordination
- Business Case and Report Writing
- MS Office
- Regulatory compliance management
- Risk management
Timeline
Regulatory Project Manager
NBNCo
04.2024 - Current
Projects Governance Manager
TransGrid
01.2024 - 04.2024
Scheduling Manager
TransGrid
07.2021 - 12.2023
Delivery Planning Lead - Operations
TransGrid
12.2020 - 07.2021
Portfolio Leader
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW)
08.2020 - 12.2020
Price Review Project Manager
Jemena Asset Management
02.2018 - 02.2020
Project Manager
Jemena Asset Management
10.2016 - 01.2018
Program Analyst
Jemena Asset Management
12.2015 - 10.2016
Business Analyst
Zinfra
04.2011 - 12.2015
Estimator / Project Engineer
Lifese Engineering Pty. Ltd.
11.2009 - 03.2011
Short courses - Project Management Updated: PMBOK7
Charles Sturt University
Short courses - Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (MPS) basic
Udemy and Arrelic Institute
Short courses - Agile Data & Information Management
Charles Sturt University
Short courses - Program Management Professional, Scrum Master Primer
Charles Sturt University
Online courses - Master of business (MBA) foundation, Design Thinking: Understanding the process, Managing Organizational Change for Managers
Diploma of Project Management -
Australian Institute of Project Management
Online courses - Introduction to Project Management Professional Fundamentals, Negotiation Fundamentals
Classroom training - Advance Excel Modelling, Introduction to Lean Methodologies
Classroom training - Foundation of Business Analysis, Financial management for Non-Finance Managers
Masters of Engineering - Major in Manufacturing and Engineering and Management
University of Technology Sydney
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