Karim Atiyeh, Project Control Supervisor

Karim Atiyeh

Project Control Supervisor

BACS Consortium (Bechtel, AlMabani, CCC, Siemens)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Construction Management
Experience
21 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 8 Months

Project Control Supervisor at BACS Consortium (Bechtel, AlMabani, CCC, Siemens)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2014

RIYADH METRO PROJECT

Serving as Lead Project Control on this approximately $10+ Billion Metro Project for Lines 1 and 2, 38 km and 27 km in length respectively. The scope consists of Utility Diversion works, 47 Stations (Elevated, At Grade, Shallow, and Deep Underground), Viaduct works, Tunneling, Road Works, and Mobilization (camps, batch plants, asphalt plants, precast yards). Responsibilities involved managing three Departments involving Planning, Budget and Cost Control, as well as Quantity Surveying. Reported directly to the Delivery Director and functionally to the Project Control
Manager while providing the aforementioned services to the Execution team. Involved in monitoring and tracking performance and progress, monitoring costs and budgets, identifying and
raising trends, as well as reviewing, evaluating and estimating Change Notices. Assisted in Forecasting and also attended Change Control Board Meetings, Critical Issues meetings as well as scheduling meetings for the overall project and delivery teams. Established processes within the delivery team.

Project Manager at FNF Construction, Inc.
  • United States
  • October 2000 to January 2012

The company is one of the most acclaimed heavy/highway contractors in the southwest region. FNF provided heavy-highway construction and general engineering work in the capacity as both general contractor and subcontractor, manufacturer/producer of aggregate and asphalt rubber binder. Reported directly to a Project Sponsor (Sponsors also hold title of Vice Presidents) and managed stakeholders along with all individuals or entities that had a role on the project; the size of the team was determined based on the size and the requirements of the project. The team number could range anywhere from 20 to 60 individuals and may include a Project Superintendent, Project Engineer, Field Engineer, Craft Superintendents and their respective crews (i.e paving, structures, utility), Quality Control personnel, surveyors and subcontractors.

Main Responsibilities:
• Project team organization and mobilization
• Stakeholder Management
• Planning
• Project initiation, direction and control
• Client Liaison
• Contract Administration
• Project Safety and Compliance Management
• Project procedures manual; scheduling, cost control, monitor, review and approve
• Change Orders; initiate, review and approve
• Procurement approvals
• Construction approvals; planning, organization, subcontracts, trucking agreements
• Progress reports; monthly forecast reports, budget tracking and analysis, approve daily costs
• Job costing
• Project Quality Control Management

Main Achievements:
• Exceeded original margin on all projects under my supervision
• Successfully negotiated numerous change orders and extra work (resulting in excess of $5 million)
• Maintained extremely good relationships with the Owners and Stakeholders

Project Awards Received:
• New Mexico Heavy Highway Project of the year in 2004 by Southwest Contractor Magazine for the US 84/285 Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Registration/Training:
• OSHA 10-hour
• MSHA Part 46 Training
• SWPPP Certification
• First-Aid Certification
• Trench Safety Training
• Lead Compliance Training
• Partnering Training

Similar Experience Factors:
• Site Work
• Earthwork
• Drainage
• Paving
• Roadway Projects
• Heavy Structural Concrete Works as in Bridges, etc.
• Piling Drilled Shafts
• Infra-Structural Works

Project Experience:

Planned, organized, and managed all facets of numerous projects for one of the most acclaimed heavy highway contractors in the southwest region ($240+/- million in revenue per year). Responsibilities include establishing owner relations, monthly project forecast report submitted to President/COO, budget tracking and analysis, planning and scheduling, change orders, coordinating and initiating subcontractors and subcontract agreements respectively, trucking agreements, coordinate equipment and crews, safety, quality control and production.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Construction Management
  • at Arizona State University (Dell E. Webb School of Construction)
  • May 2000

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation
Planning
Teamwork
Communication Skills
Documentation
MS Word
MS Powerpoint
Primavera Contractor
MS Excel

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Dust Control Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
Valid Until:
September 2008
OSHA-10 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2005
Valid Until:
February 2005
Traffic Control Supervisor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
Valid Until:
November 2008
PMP Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2013
Valid Until:
June 2013
MSHA Part 46 Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009