Director - Municipal Public Works

Assistant Director - Municipal Public Works & Infrastructure

• Aug 2019 - Aug 2022

Project Manager

• Dec 2017 - Mar 2019

- Efficiently managed up to 5 projects simultaneously in accordance to technical specification and established quality standards associated with the product. - Managied projects through their entire lifecycle from integration to close out. - Maintained strong trusting relationships with clients, architects, and engineers, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and public individuals, consistently creating win-win outcomes. - Engaged in drafting prototypes and custom details, researching and sourcing new resources and products to improve overall quality. - Utilized IT Systems such as SAGE100 and SmartSheets for integrated control and monitoring of project scope, schedule and accounting including billing and invoicing; business administration; costing; completion of project documents including Closeout Documentation; and logistics tracking. - Estimated cost and time, developed and controlled the budget and schedule, maintained an average Cost Performance Index of greater than 1 using Earned Value Method. Show less

Project Coordinator | Fabrication Manager

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

- Overseeing technical design of fenestration, window and door systems to ensure compatibility with the architectural design, system integrity, functionality and quality of design as well as feasibility and profitability. - Advising higher management on technical subjects. - Leading and training the team of designers and drafters. - Mentoring design interns. - Overseeing estimation and material take off and ordering. - Overseeing fabrication and leading and training the fabrication team. - Meeting with clients, architects and project managers and coordinating installation activities. Show less

Franchise Owner & Certified Home Inspector

• 2015 - 2017

- Provide in-depth, knowledgeable inspections for real estate professionals, home buyers and sellers ensuring quality, precision, integrity, and professionalism. - Communicate effectively, efficiently and openly about damage and risk; build trust while informing and educating customers in highly emotional and time-constrained situations. - Provide in-depth, knowledgeable inspections for real estate professionals, home buyers and sellers ensuring quality, precision, integrity, and professionalism. - Communicate effectively, efficiently and openly about damage and risk; build trust while informing and educating customers in highly emotional and time-constrained situations.

Project Manager

• 2011 - 2015

- Handling company representation offices in project site countries in accordance with local regulations. - Overseeing all project stages including initiation, developing project management plan, executing, monitoring and controlling, change control and management, and closing out for the three main components of EPC projects: engineering and design, procurement and material handling, construction and installation, testing and commissioning. Issuing invoices and following up payments. - Identifying and managing stakeholders and maintaining a win-win environment. - Reviewing contract documents, scope definition, creation of WBS, controlling scope and deliverables. - Defining and sequencing activities, estimating activities resources and durations, developing baseline and controlling schedule using Earned Value method. - Estimating cost, developing and controlling project budget by Earned Value method and maintained an average CPI of greater than 1 throughout the project. - Implementing and customizing quality management plan according to contract requirements, implementing quality assurance and compliance. - Acquiring, developing and managing project team including direct hire staff, virtual teams and sub-contractors. Participating in hiring staff in coordination with the HR team. Preparing and issuing tender documents for hiring sub-contractors, negotiating and finalizing agreements, controlling sub-contracted work and authorizing payments. - Planing, managing and controlling communication. Scheduling, handling and participating in project meetings with clients and consultants, authorities, project team and sub-contractors. Regular intercontinental travelling for head office meetings. - Analyzing, managing and controlling project and business risks. - Planing and managing procurement, issuing RFQs and analyzing offers, negotiating and issuing purchase orders. Ensuring compliance at all stages including shipping, export-import, delivery, storage and handling. Show less

Project Manager | Contracts Manager

• 2008 - 2011

Eagle is one of the leading EPC and construction contractors in Dubai in the fields of water and wastewater and building MEP. It has has collectively executed 98 wastewater treatment plants, 135 utilities and close to 100 MEP projects. - Managing several projects in the capacity of project manager including EPC water and wastewater treatment plants, reservoirs, transmission pipelines. - Delivering heavy concrete water structures in extreme weather conditions and shallow water tables requiring sophisticated shoring and de-watering measures. - Overseeing and coordinating non-disruptive highway and road crossing works by trenchless methods such as Micro-tunneling, pipe-jacking, and horizontal directional drilling. - Overseeing company contract management and leading and mentoring the quantity surveyors team. - Developed expertise in FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Design Build and Construction Projects (Yellow and Red Books). - Handling variation orders, claims and disputes. - Participating in arbitration processes in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. - Assisting the proposals team in bidding activities with focus on the contractual and civil construction aspects of tenders. Highlight: - Saved -acting as the Contracts Manager- the company from a complicated and lengthy arbitration procedure by resolving a complicated dispute that had halted 2 Multi-Million dollar projects in collaboration with all stakeholders. Show less

Contract Administrator

• 2006 - 2007

Now acquired by Babcock, LGE Process was the liquid gas engineering arm of Scotland's massive WEIR Group operating in over 70 countries employing approximately 14,000 people focused on mining, oil and gas and power markets. • Now acquired by Babcock, LGE Process was the liquid gas engineering arm of Scotland's massive WEIR Group operating in over 70 countries employing approximately 14,000 people focused on mining, oil and gas and power markets. •

Site Superintendent

• 2004 - 2006

Samarah is one of the leading contractors in large scale industrial construction in Iran specialized in construction of cement plants. Position: • Site manager: civil works of construction of a cement plant with a capacity of 1 million TON/year including about 60,000 cubic meters of reinforced concrete works and 15,000 TONs of steel structure, approx project price USD 20 million, Firuzkooh. Highlight: • Achieved national time record in civil works of a cement plant. Completed the works in 22 months vs the national average of 60 months. Show less

Site Superintendent

• 2002 - 2004

Established in 1984, Zolal Iran Company started its activity focusing on municipal and industrial water and waste-water treatment projects. Today Zolal Iran Company is one of the industry pioneers offering EPC services to municipal and industrial client. Position: • Site manager: Construction of an industrial waste water treatment plant serving the South Pars Petrochemical complex on EPC basis, approximate project price USD 18 million. Established in 1984, Zolal Iran Company started its activity focusing on municipal and industrial water and waste-water treatment projects. Today Zolal Iran Company is one of the industry pioneers offering EPC services to municipal and industrial client. Position: • Site manager: Construction of an industrial waste water treatment plant serving the South Pars Petrochemical complex on EPC basis, approximate project price USD 18 million.

Site Superintendent

• 2001 - 2002

The Paris, France based company SIDEM (literally standing for sea water desalination in French) is one of Europe's pioneers in the sea water desalination technology. Position: • Site manager: construction of an industrial water treatment plant (sea water desalination with a capacity of 37,500 cu.m./day, condensate polishing and potable water production) on EPC basis, approximate project price USD 27 million. The Paris, France based company SIDEM (literally standing for sea water desalination in French) is one of Europe's pioneers in the sea water desalination technology. Position: • Site manager: construction of an industrial water treatment plant (sea water desalination with a capacity of 37,500 cu.m./day, condensate polishing and potable water production) on EPC basis, approximate project price USD 27 million.

Freelance Architect

• 1993 - 2000