Al Ghurair Group of Companies, Dubai, AE, International Development Manager

Project and Position: Client Side Project(s) Development Manager for an international greenfield project dedicated for the logistics and agribusiness of granular food commodities in Brazil with a construction
cost estimate of $700 Millions. Project consists of several engineering
disciplines including marine works, rail, civil, logistics and architectural buildings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi-2HmMC_vA
Responsibilities:
A- Initiating and establishing the projects’ briefs, requests for proposal (RFP), defining the consultants’ scope of services and terms of reference (TOR), prequalifying and inviting the shortlisted international and local consultants.
B- Evaluating and approving the consultancy offers / tender submissions of the design and construction management services (pre contract and post contract) and establishing relevant agreements with the appointed consultants based on FIDIC white book and in coordination with the company’s departments & international parties related to the legal and insurance aspects forming the agreements.
C- Managing the design progress and technical workshops with the key stakeholders and authorities to ensure all deliverables comply with the
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scope of services, business intents, budgets, expected qualities, timeline schedules, defined projects CAPEX/OPEX, and initiating VE items to optimize cost as well as approving the tender documents.
D- Managing the construction tendering processes including the invitation to tender for the short listed contractors, responding to contractors’ queries, evaluating and approving the tender submissions technically and commercially, establishing agreements with the appointed contractors based on the suitable FIDIC according to the type of projects and issuing the letters of awards to main contractors and nominated sub contractors.
E- Managing the construction processes on site starting from contractors’ mobilization up to the construction preliminary and final hand over. This includes the approval of construction work programs, assessment of claims and variations, managing progress and technical meetings, approving the technical submittals / materials samples / mock-ups, carrying out all contractual correspondences, etc. as well as monitoring and evaluating the consultants’ decisions and contractors’ performances, etc.food commodities in Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi-2HmMC_vA with a construction
cost estimate of $700 Millions. Project consists of several engineering
disciplines including marine works, rail, civil, logistics and architecture.
Responsibilities:
A- Initiating and establishing the projects’ briefs, requests for proposal (RFP), defining the consultants’ scope of services, prequalifying and inviting the shortlisted international and local consultants.
B- Evaluating and approving the consultancy offers / tender submissions of the design and construction management services (pre contract and post contract) and establishing relevant agreements with the appointed consultants based on FIDIC white book and in coordination with the company’s departments & international parties related to the legal and insurance aspects forming the agreements.
C- Managing the design progress and technical workshops with the key stakeholders and authorities to ensure all deliverables comply with the
scope of services, business intents, budgets, expected qualities, timeline schedules, defined projects CAPEX/OPEX, and initiating VE items to optimize cost as well as approving the tender documents.
D- Managing the construction tendering processes including the invitation to tender for the short listed contractors, responding to contractors’ queries, evaluating and approving the tender submissions technically and commercially, establishing agreements with the appointed contractors based on the suitable FIDIC according to the type of projects and issuing the letters of awards to main contractors and nominated sub contractors.
E- Managing the construction processes on site starting from contractors’ mobilization up to the construction preliminary and final hand over. This includes the approval of construction work programs, assessment of claims and variations, managing progress and technical meetings, approving the technical submittals / materials samples / mock-ups, carrying out all contractual correspondences, etc. as well as monitoring and evaluating the consultants’ decisions and contractors’ performances, etc.

ECG Engineering Consultants Group S.A., Cairo, Egypt, Dubai, AE, Project Manager / Resident Engineer

Consultant side, Site Project Manager / Construction Resident Architect and Engineer for several iconic projects mainly in Dubai, UAE as well as in Egypt including but not limited to the following:
1) Cairo Festival City Retail Shopping Mall, Cairo, Egypt.
2) Residential Complex towers, Dubai, UAE. (2 basements, Ground + 24 floors).
3) The world Tower mixed use development, Dubai, UAE. (5 basements, Ground + 108 floors).
4) Offices tower for Damac properties headquarters, Dubai, UAE. (3 basements, Ground + 28 floors).
5) Rehabilitation and refurbishment works for 2 sporting clubs, Dubai, UAE.
6) 3 Residential and Office towers (Ground + 22 floors), Dubai, UAE.
7) 2 luxurious high end villas, Dubai, UAE.
8) Low rise residential complex (Ground + 7 floors).

Responsibilities: A- Client relation including the development &
administration of the contract consultancy agreement at the design & construction stages. Also evaluating contractors and nominated sub contractors tendering submissions as part of due diligence process during the tendering stage.
B- Project management at the pre contract stage including the preparation & management of tender documents, design review, value engineering, tendering & awarding processes to main & nominated contractors.
C- Construction management including approval of Contractors’ work program, approval of quality and HSE plans, Monitoring the progress of the engineering, procurement and construction works, Management of progress meetings, reporting regularly to the client to ensure the project’s adequacy in time, cost and quality, directing and mentoring the site supervision staff, etc.
D- Contract Administration implementing FIDIC and the conditions of particular applications including management of variation orders, assessment of contractors’ claims including formal extension of time requests (EOT), disputes and conflicts resolutions, etc.
E- Checking & Approving Contractor’s technical submittals, samples of materials, visual & technical performance mock-ups, etc.

Michael Graves Architecture & Design, Dubai, AE, Senior Architect

Project and Position: Senior Site Architect for a prestigious cultural center for the Ministry of Public Works in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Responsibilities: Assisting the client on site to approve civil &
architectural items such as color schemes, samples of materials,
visual and technical performance mock-ups, etc.., Coordinating
with the Design Office to clear discrepancies, Responding the
contractor’s Requests For Information and other quality control
forms, etc., Checking and Approving shop drawings and technical
submittals, Supervising the works at site, etc.

Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (EMARAT), UAE, Dubai, AE, Projects Architect

Position: Senior Architect / Technical Coordinator and Architectural
Team Leader.
Responsibilities:
A) Design and technical coordination for corporation’s owned
projects including the standard / non standard filling service stations,
the corporation’s main labor accommodation, etc.
B) Liaising and interacting with the end users of the food & beverages
outlets to ensure the full integration and incorporation of the
operators’ requirements with the company’s design guidelines.
C) Interact and Communicate with the site workshops to ensure the
contract design and specification are efficiently implemented.
D) Coordinate with the sites to respond contractors’ queries related to
the contract design and specifications.
E) Participate in the selection and approval of sample of materials,
color schemes, visual and technical performance mock-ups, etc.