Masoud Shams, PMP, PMI-SP, PSP, CMIT
Chantilly,VA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Project Planning & Scheduling Professional with over 15 years of experience managing large-scale, complex programs across construction, IT, aviation, railroad, and data center sectors. Proven track record delivering projects for high-profile clients such as the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), U.S. Federal Government, Meta, USACE, and Jacobs. Certified PMP®, PMI-SP®, PSP®, and CMIT®, with deep expertise in Oracle Primavera P6, P6 EPPM, Oracle Primavera Cloud, and MS Project. Skilled in CPM scheduling, EVM, TIA, forensic scheduling, QA/QC, and risk management. Experienced in Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Lean Construction, and stakeholder engagement. Adept at integrating master schedules, optimizing resources, and leveraging tools like Power BI and Tableau to drive planning efficiency, reduce costs, and support strategic project execution.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Senior Construction Scheduler
Parsons | Archetict of the Capitol
12.2023 - Current
- Provides senior-level oversight and technical leadership in the planning, scheduling, coordination, and management of the Master Program Schedule and multi-phase construction projects. Responsible for integrating program schedules, conducting contractor oversight, optimizing resource utilization, and delivering performance reporting to senior stakeholders. Advises on schedule strategy, mitigates risk through critical path and delay analysis, and ensures compliance with contractual and programmatic requirements.
- Created and maintained a cost- and resource-loaded Primavera P6 Master Program Schedule for 100+ active projects across all phases.
- Led project scheduling and coordination efforts across multi-phase projects, aligning schedules with program milestones and validating feasibility, duration estimates, and logic ties.
- Consulted with Senior Program, project managers, construction managers, and engineers to maintain progress schedules, resolve scheduling conflicts, and ensure timely project delivery.
- Created and delivered project schedules, baseline updates, and performance reports, including SPI and EVM analysis, to support planning decisions and claim evaluations.
- Applied Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Critical Path Method (CPM), and Earned Value Management (EVM) to assess change orders, delay impacts, and project status.
- Reviewed contractor schedules for contractual compliance, logic integrity, and accuracy; recommended acceptance or corrective actions based on forensic review.
- Maintained the Primavera P6 schedule database for schedule audit trails, forensic evaluations, and program-level performance tracking.
- Served as Contracting Technical Representative (CTR), providing schedule-based evaluation of work progress and recommending payment approvals.
- Directed the activities of engineering support contractors in schedule surveillance and construction oversight efforts.
- Reviewed resource estimates to ensure proper distribution across projects and phases; advised on schedule feasibility and procurement sequencing.
- Conducted scheduling audits, monitored system verification testing timelines, and reviewed site activation activities to ensure mission-critical schedule support.
- Served as primary liaison with external scheduling support firms, ensuring consistency in updating cycles, reporting accuracy, and technical integration.
Senior Scheduler/Analyst
Meta
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Formulated detailed master schedules for over 10 data centers that seamlessly integrated cost analysis into each stage of the construction process for Meta’s facility, resulting in an average milestone completion time reduction throughout 2023.
- Optimized scheduling strategies that achieved on-time delivery for simultaneous projects within budget constraints, demonstrating strong adherence to operational goals without sacrificing quality standards or resources needed.
- Assessed program schedule performance across 10+ simultaneous data centers, identifying key trends that led to the development of predictive measures that enhanced project forecasting accuracy.
- Cultivated a collaborative environment among 5+ project managers, leading to enhanced productivity and the successful completion of five simultaneous data center projects within tight deadlines without compromising quality standards.
- Engaged in regular coordination meetings to address issues and ensure project alignment.
- Facilitated consistent updates between 15+ cross-functional groups, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of key deliverables; empowered individual team members with actionable insights that dramatically decreased reporting errors from previous cycles.
Project Controls Engineer
Jacobs; PEER Consultants
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Represented the Jacobs team on the construction project worth $700M in Virginia.
- Monitored and managed project budgets, analyzing variances and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Evaluated in-depth financial analysis, prepared comprehensive reports, and presented findings to stakeholders.
- Analyzed project schedule and resource allocation to identify critical risks; established contingency plans that increased project delivery success rates by eliminating two common bottlenecks encountered during implementation phases.
- Created a performance reporting template, achieving an 80% reduction in the preparation time of standard client materials and project progress.
- Collaborated on resource allocation, ensuring optimal utilization and addressing resource constraints.
- Gathered and documented critical status information and data from team members, streamlining project schedules, cost, and resource updates.
- Advised project timelines with the client's master schedule, achieving alignment across 10+ teams; improved on-time delivery of milestones by ensuring critical dependencies were identified and communicated.
Project Controls Engineer/Scheduler
Leopard Project Controls
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Revamped comprehensive project timelines encompassing over 2000 unique tasks while identifying key dependencies; generated weekly status updates that improved communication flow between teams.
- Simplified scheduling methodologies for active projects utilizing real-time analytics; enabled precise forecasting and management of 1000+ concurrent construction activities, ensuring adherence to project timelines without delays or cost overruns.
- Prepared tailored resource allocation strategies based on real-time analytics from ongoing projects; this initiative led to the successful management of over 15 concurrent tasks without incurring additional costs or time overruns.
- Arranged daily briefings with construction crews and subcontractors to reinforce the understanding of project objectives; streamlined the exchange of information, which led to a notable decrease in miscommunication incidents.
Scheduler/Analyst
USACE
12.2015 - 02.2019
- Established rigorous tracking metrics for all scheduled activities, ensuring adherence to deadlines, monitored closely, helping reduce delays related to miscommunication incidents by over 30%.
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders throughout scheduled analysis sessions aimed at uncovering pain points—findings were instrumental in addressing three critical causes behind frequent deadline extensions experienced previously.
- Led cross-functional task assignments for over 20 team members; identified critical resource gaps through weekly assessments, preventing bottlenecks and ensuring adherence to all project timelines without exceeding budget constraints.
- Launched and composed detailed progress reports alongside cost analyses to key stakeholders, ensuring accurate project updates that enhanced visibility into timelines and resource allocation across 5+ construction projects.
Project Controls Engineer
USACE; Technologists Inc.
04.2011 - 11.2015
- Executed in-depth analysis of 10 construction projects' schedules to identify resource allocation issues; streamlined processes led to a reduction in delays by three significant milestones over the project lifecycle.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments for consultancy projects, identifying potential pitfalls and implementing targeted strategies that increased project success rates by 35% over the fiscal year.
- Implemented thorough analysis of project schedules and budgets; implemented risk assessment strategies that reduced average audit findings by 25%, ultimately improving adherence to regulations across five concurrent projects.
Project Coordinator
NATO; ES-KO International Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2011
- Performed as project coordinator on a NATO-ISAF-funded runway extension project in Herat Airport in Afghanistan. Developed project cost sheets, prepared proposals, and reviewed and processed invoices.
- My role involved developing and managing detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, coordinating with engineers and subcontractors, and aligning timelines with operational requirements of the airfield—so understanding airside/landside interfaces and safety constraints was critical.
- Helped the project management team with project submittals.
Education
Associate of Arts - Project Management
American University (AUAF)
Virgilina, VA12.2017
Bachelor's degree - Project Management
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India12.2009
Skills
- Cost Estimation
- Risk Management
- Primavera P6
- Deltek Acumen Fuse
- Primavera P6 (EPPM)
- Resource Management
- Change Order Control
- Oracle Aconex Software
- BIM (4D Scheduling)
- Last Planner Tool
- Communication
- Power BI, Tableau
- Microsoft Project
- Pull Plan & Staging Plan
- E-Builder
- Delay and Forensic Analysis
- Project Management
- Business Management
- MS 365 Office
- Corrective Actions
- Primavera Risk Analysis
- EVM, TIA, Reporting
- Schedule management
- Problem-solving
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Client relations
- Risk monitoring
Certification
- PMI - Project Management Professional (PMP) Aug 2025 – Aug 2028
- Project Management Institute - Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP). May 2022 – May 2028
- AACE International – Certified Scheduling Technician. (CST). May 2021– May 2028
- CMCI- Certified Construction Manager-in-Training (CMIT) May 2024 – May 2031
- Primavera P6 Essential and Professional Oracle Certification. June 2020- June 2026
Timeline
Senior Construction Scheduler
Parsons | Archetict of the Capitol
12.2023 - Current
Senior Scheduler/Analyst
Meta
01.2022 - 12.2023
Project Controls Engineer
Jacobs; PEER Consultants
12.2020 - 12.2021
Project Controls Engineer/Scheduler
Leopard Project Controls
03.2019 - 11.2019
Scheduler/Analyst
USACE
12.2015 - 02.2019
Project Controls Engineer
USACE; Technologists Inc.
04.2011 - 11.2015
Project Coordinator
NATO; ES-KO International Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2011
Associate of Arts - Project Management
American University (AUAF)
Bachelor's degree - Project Management
Osmania University
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