Associate Director - Head of Projects

• Oct 2022 - Present

Project Manager - Principal Contracting

• May 2022 - Oct 2022

Senior Project Manager

• Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

- Lead HSBC’s MDP team and undertake day to day delivery of all project management tasks. - Develop the client brief and Project Execution Plans to suit the specific requirements of the project. - Undertake full design management and manage design teams in the development of design solutions to meet the client’s expectations and budget. - Fully manage and handle local government approvals process. - Administer complex building contracts, proactively managing and confirming the compliance of contractors/consultants to the contract terms and conditions. - Assist with the compilation of tender documents and critically reviewing tender returns, contract negotiations, award of contracts and client reporting. - Develop project documentation, programs, master budget. - Produce reports to suit relevant stages of the projects. - Deliver projects within the framework of risk, sustainability and environmental considerations agreed at the business case/client brief stage, while maintaining focus on time, cost and quality. - Monitor and report on the contractor’s progress against the contract program. - Manage consultant teams to ensure that the contractor’s design is done in compliance with the contract. - Manage consultant teams to ensure that the built product is compliant with the contract. Show less

Project Manager (Ventures) - Africa

• Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

- Value-engineer Fashion, F&B, VOX and Magic Planet's BOQs based on available components and affordable specifications in the local market. - Develop a list of local qualified consultants and manage them covering the scopes of MEP design, detailed drawings and quantity surveying. - Develop a list of new qualified local contractors and suppliers, and work on their development for lowering the fit out cost. - Supervise the construction work of new stores/units inside and outside of Egypt as per the project requirements. - Estimate capital expenditure requirements for all potential projects inside and outside of Egypt. - Manage major/minor renovation works in operating business units, estimating budgets required, assigning contractors and supervising the works until completion. - Assist the business development team during meetings with landlords for new potential projects. Show less

Store Development Manager

• Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

Store Development Specialist

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2016

-Prepare stores’ project package with sales managers and initiate the design process with company’s design agencies up until the final approval and the issuance of the detailed design drawings.- Place the stores’ fixtures order and follow up through the procurement process up until the shipments receipt in the respective market and the clearance of the relative invoices, ensuring the costs are within approved budget for own retail stores.- Assist in the takeoff of own retail stores and prepare Bill of quantities then starting the tender bid process up until the contract awarding ensuring contract is within the approved budget.- Acquire mall’s/municipality’s approvals for own retail stores before starting construction works.- Supervise Stores' construction with the assigned contractors ensuring a smooth handover to retail sales team within agreed timelines.- Creating and maintaining relationships with local vendors in markets with own retail stores.- Assign an annual maintenance contractor to oversee own retail stores & support local retail sales team in maintenance related issues. Show less

Project Engineer

• Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

- Maintain liaison between all personnel assigned to the project to assure mutual understanding and agreement on all phases of the work as defined by the contract and to assure continuity of job progress and design.- Assist in the preparation of the Bases of Design Report (BODR) of the project including; data collection, identification of problem areas, conceptual and preliminary engineering, outline specifications and project’s preliminary cost estimates.- Gather and disseminate project data and information to all concerned so that all activities are well correlated to meet the project commitments.- Assist the Project Manager in the detailed development of the project scope of work.- Plans and directs studies for engineering design.- Establishes and maintains coordination between engineering staff and client technical representatives. Controls client requests to assure adherence to the project scope.- Approves requisitions for quotations and purchase of materials, equipment and subcontracts.- Review all bid analyses and present them to the Project Manager for approval.- Assist the Project Manager in the preparation of the Project Procedures Manual, Quality Plan, Schedules, etc.- Assist the Project Manager or, in his absence, conducts project review meetings involving any or all technical disciplines assigned to the project team.- Assist the Project Manager in motivating the project team to efficiently, economically, and satisfactorily complete their technical assignments. Show less

HVAC Design Engineer

• May 2013 - Aug 2013

- Load estimation for the projects’ required cooling load.- Selecting the appropriate AC systems and preparing HVAC design drawings complete with schedules and Equipment selected to be used.- Preparing BOQ for tendering purposes for the HVAC works.

Projects Coordinator

• Jan 2011 - May 2013

- Responsible for Site Surveys of new potential stores & preparing as built drawings for brands’ design team. - Communicating malls’ design manuals and technical requirements to brand-dependent designers. - Following up on malls’ approvals on received design drawings. - Assisting in the take-off of new stores design after receiving the full drawings and preparing BOQs. - Placing all orders for new projects and following up on the POs & invoices from contractors/suppliers. - Review all bid analyses and present them to the Project Manager for approval. - Reviewing and approving all MEP/Electrical/Firefighting & as-built architectural drawings before getting final approval by malls. - Following up regularly on all MEP/Architectural works in stores under construction to ensure store will be ready on agreed opening date. - Manage the pre-snagging & final snagging of store, ensuring timely completion before handing over the store to Operations department. - Constant reviewing for Store’s assets registers in addition to controlling stores Fit out budget. Show less

Foreign Purchasing Specialist

• May 2010 - Aug 2010

Responsible for the purchase and importation of the plants’ spare parts Responsible for the purchase and importation of the plants’ spare parts