Ali Maaruf, Facility Manager

Ali Maaruf

Facility Manager

Latakia International Container Terminal

Location
Syria - Latakia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Environmental Engineering
Experience
25 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 2 months

Facility Manager at Latakia International Container Terminal
  • Syria - Latakia
  • My current job since October 2009

LICT is a project between the public sector (Lattakia Port General Company) and private sectors operating (CMA - CGM, Terminal Link and Souria Holding) under the principle of shared revenue.
My role has involved working in :
• Preparing documents to put out tenders for contractors.
• Project management and supervising and coordinating work of contractors.
• Investigating availability and suitability of options for new premises.
• Calculating and comparing costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money.
• Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives.
• Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities.
• Liaising with tenants of commercial properties.
• Directing and planning essential central services such as reception, security, maintenance, mail, archiving, cleaning, catering, and waste disposal and recycling.
• Ensuring the building meets health and safety requirements.
• Planning best allocation and utilization of space and resources for new buildings, or re-organizing current premises.
• Checking that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies.
• Coordinating and leading one or more teams to cover various areas of responsibility.
• Using performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels and to lead on improvement.
• Responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise

Project Engineer at Wahoud Group's development
  • Syria
  • April 2009 to October 2009

PORTO TARTOUS, a touristic city in Syria, with over than 3715 serviced apartments. A shopping mall with 25, 000 square meters of shops, Areas 100, 000 square meters of offices, 35 international restaurants and cafes and Yacht Marine
Started out as senior Project Engineer responsible for :
• Undertaking technical and feasibility studies and site investigations.
• Developing detailed design.
• Supervising tendering procedures and putting together proposals.
• Managing, supervising and visiting contractors on site and advising on civil engineering issues.
• Communicating and liaising effectively with colleagues and architects, subcontractors, contracting civil engineers, consultants, co-workers and clients.
• Managing budgets and other project resources.
• Managing change, formalizing and notifying relevant parties of changes in the project.
• Leading teams of other engineers and from other organizations or firms.
• Compiling, checking and approving reports.
• Reviewing and approving project drawings.
• Attending public meetings to discuss projects, especially in a senior role.
• Ensuring that a project runs smoothly and that the structure is completed on time and within budget.
• Correcting any project deficiencies that affect production, quality and safety requirements prior to final evaluation and project reviews.

Senior Civil Engineer at Pauling. M.E
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2008 to March 2009

Pauling Middle East is medium-sized company located in Abu Dhabi specializing in general trading and construction.
Senior Civil Engineer,
Dubai Maritime City, Dubai-UAE.
Male Accommodation Complex project for approximately cost of AED 650 million, CONSIST OF (GROUND +12) for area about 150000 m2.
My role has involved working in :
• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
• Setting out, leveling and surveying the site.
• Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
• Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials.
• Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect.
• Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project.
• Liaising with the local authority to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws.
• Liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors.
• Planning the work and efficiently organizing the site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines.
• Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site.
• Preparing reports as required.
• Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise.

Civil Supervisor,Inspector Engineer at TIJAN ENGINEERNIG CONSULTANT
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2007 to March 2008

Tijan Engineering Consultants is small / medium sized Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy, specializing in the design of various building structures for commercial and residential projects.
Supervisor Inspector Engineer,
Al-Rifa`a buildings(Ground + 7), Dubai

My role has involved working in :
• Undertaking site investigations.
• Ensuring that a project runs smoothly and that the structure is completed on time and within budget.
• Managing change, as the client may change his mind about the design, and identifying, formalizing and notifying relevant parties of changes in the project.
• Compiling, checking and approving reports.
• Thinking both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems.
Supervisor Inspector Engineer,
Private Villas in Emirates Hills, Dubai.

Supervisor Inspector Engineer,
Private Villas in Al-barsha’a, Dubai.

Senior civil engineer at MEDMAK Co. for Trading and Contracting
  • Syria - Latakia
  • September 2006 to February 2007

MEDMAK Co. for Trading and Contracting is a construction company classified in excellent grade The company has performed many projects in all sectors (public, private, common).

Project Manager,
Syrian Railway
Repairing and reinforcing (17) reinforced concrete Bridges between Latakia and Tartous using Carbon Fiber plates and Carbon Fiber Fabric.

Civil Supervisor Engineer at Syrian telecom
  • Syria - Latakia
  • November 2000 to September 2006

Civil Supervisor Engineer in construction department in Syrian Telecom.
Supervisor Engineer,
Telephone Exchange Buildings G+ Basement +4, Lattakia.

Supervisor Engineer,
Specific Finishing Works for Telephone Exchange Building and Telecommunication centers

Site Engineer at KASYON CONSTRUCTION CO
  • Syria - Latakia
  • March 1999 to November 2000

Kasyon Construction Co is governmental contracting company specialized in irrigation projects (concrete, infrastructure…).
Site Engineer,
Ein Albeida Hill Irrigation Project.
My role has involved working in :
• Concrete works ( Pump Stations Buildings consisting of Basement, a Ground Floor and Two Floors, Ballast tanks /33000/m3 Capacity.)
• Compressed Irrigation Channels made from Metal and Asbestos 150-1550 mm Diameter.
• Roads.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Environmental Engineering
  • at TICHREEN University,
  • November 2001
Diploma, Civil Engineering
  • at TICHREEN University
  • October 1998

Specialties & Skills

Supervising
Irrigation
Planning
Parties
Engineering ,AutoCAD
Engineering,Etabs
Engineering,Primavera
Administrative,Microsoft Office

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Syrian Engineers Syndicate
  • Practitioner
  • July 2000