MUHAMMAD AWAIS, QA/QC Manager

MUHAMMAD AWAIS

QA/QC Manager

Punjab Group

Location
Pakistan - Sialkot
Education
Bachelor's degree, Transportation Engineering
Experience
11 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 3 Months

QA/QC Manager at Punjab Group
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • May 2022 to December 2022

 Provided leadership for Quality Assurance and Quality Control Department to ensure that the projects are in accordance with the specifications. I am directly be reporting to the PMO Director and regularly interacted with representatives from a variety of functional groups, including program management, engineering and construction teams.
 Lead and managed QA/QC team.
 Manage and oversee project quality to ensure compliance to codes, standards, regulations, equipment specific specifications, and quality management system
 Develop Quality Management system, plans and procedures.
 Assesses the implementation of the Quality Plan and Quality Control Plans on the site.
 Witness testing as required by the contract and the job specifications and submit reports on the testing that was witnessed.
 Prepare nonconformance reports and assist in developing corrective actions.

Material Engineer at Hill International
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • April 2021 to May 2022

 As finishing materials are provided by the Client (Marble, Ceramic and Porcelain tiles, Paint, Aluminum windows, Doors & Wardrobes, Glass, Sanitary and plumbing items)so I have been responsible for finishing materials record that how much materials have been received and how much remaining in different Contracts / projects.
 Develop the comprehensive system of INVENTORY, distribution of finishing materials among different Contractors, MATERIAL RECORD of buildings and villas, compare it with BOQ so that all incoming materials shall be efficiently tracked.
 Verified the supplier’s invoices. Upon verification supplier have been paid.
 Ensure that materials delivered to site are as per specifications and from approved source. Ensure that each shipment contains test reports and submitted to the Engineer
 Supervise sampling and testing of all materials as per specified frequency in line with specifications.
 Responsible for the review and approval of Materials Submittals.
 Responsible for the raising of NCR, Site Instructions and review the Corrective action reports.
 Analyze the test results in a timely manner and recommend action to the Senior Resident Engineer.
 Visit to Contractor’s Laboratory and ensure the proper functioning of Laboratory as per relevant standards. Ensure that Batching Plants are calibrated and functional.
 Review quality of all materials at the site and ensure compliance with project specifications and collaborate with related departments and maintains the quality of materials.
 Supervise and participate in the quality control and sampling and testing of materials and ensure its compliance with specifications.Responsible for the track and review of test reports.

Sr. Quality Control Engineer at OZKAR ConstructionCo
  • Oman
  • August 2017 to March 2020

Coordination among depts.
 Materials Engineering
 Bituminous, Concrete & Shotcrete
Mix Designs
 Materials Testing
 PMB Testing (AASHTO M320)
 Technical Reporting
 Well versed in MS Office
 Corrective & Preventive Actions
 Materials Approval for Permanent
Project Materials
 Asphalt & Concrete Testing
 Quality Assurance & Control
 Method Statements
 Letter Writing Skills
 Project Documentation
 Non Conformance Reports
 Sub-Surface Investigations
 Lab Equipment & Batching
Plants Calibrations

Chief at Yuksel Insaat A.S
  • Saudi Arabia
  • June 2017 to August 2017

Project:RiyadhMetro BusProject - BRT, Phase3
 Ensured compliance to specification and standards developed Quality policies and assisted to develop and
implement effective strategies. Coordinated with various departments to prepare audit compliance.
 Responsible for the procurement, installation, calibration and maintenance of Lab instruments.
 Responsible for managing the Quality Control & Testing of construction materials as per specified frequency.
 Responsible for developing of Concrete and Bituminous Mix Designs.
 Responsible for establishing of the laboratory and managing the quality control staff.
 Responsible for overall quality control of project and replied to related correspondences.
 Responsible for the providing of

QaQC Engineer at NESPAK
  • Pakistan - Abbottabad
  • April 2017 to April 2017

Project:China Pakistan Economic Corridor - CPEC (KKH Phase II - Havelian - Thakot Section)
 Responsible for the review of documents i.e. Method statements, Material Approvals, Test reports & Qa/Qc Plan,
 Responsible for the overall quality control of project and involved in the supervision of site execution.
 Assisted Chief Resident Engineer in different matters / correspondences.
 Identified the potential HSE hazards at construction site and eliminate these hazards by coordinating with

Materials / Quality Control Engineer at Astaldi
  • Oman - Muscat
  • December 2011 to March 2017

Project:DulizationofBidbid-SurRoad, Section-1, Package1A. Oman.
Consultant: Dar Al-Handasah (Shairs and partners)
ProjectFeatures:
It is unarguably a masterpiece and prestigious project in the gulf region. Estimated project cost is 900 million USD.
Project located at difficult hilly terrain, consisted construction of 3 Lane dual carriageway, Length is 40.8 Km having
more than 30 million m3 of excavation in hard strata and more than 10 million m3 of embankment and rockfill. It
includes variety of structures i.e. 4 balanced cantilever segmental bridges, pier height is 90m (highest in gulf region), 3
Arch Bridges (including inclined piles), & 4 I-Girder Bridges, Box Culverts, almost 4 Km of Mechanical Stabilized Earth
Walls system (More than 18m height), almost 4 Km of RC Retaining walls, Slope stabilization, rock bolts, rock anchors
up to 30m length and self-drilling rock bolts. It is also includes Hard-fill. Silica fume and GGBS has been used in
concrete. Hot applied polymer modified tack coat has been used. Polymer Modified Bitumen (PG 76-10) has been used
in asphalt Binder & Wearing Courses. Approximate volume of concrete is 450, 000 m3, and shotcrete 47, 000 m3 (Slope
stabilization) & 47, 000 m3 (Tunnels). Over 100, 000 m3 of concrete has been poured as Tunnel lining concrete.
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
 Involved in developing the complete system of project documentation at the start of project for the
controlling and distribution of documents in a professional way that there should not be any flaw in
the documents, also each and every document can be assessed in a secure manner. Prepared formats
and system for RFI’s, IMD, Material Approvals, Transmittals, and Method Statements etc.
 Responsible for managing the Quality Control Testing of construction materials as per specified frequency i.e.
Soil, Aggregate, Concrete, Asphalt, Shotcrete, Steel, Cement, Grouts, Epoxy, and 7-wire Strands, Prime Coat, Hot
applied Polymer Modified Tack Coat & the testing of Penetration Grade Bitumen and Polymer Modified
Bitumen (Grade 76-10) i.e. Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), Elastic Recovery, Brookfield Viscosity, and
Rolling Thin Film Oven Test, etc.
4/6
 Responsible for taking Material Approvals of Permanent Materials... Road Marking, Sign Boards (Overhead
Gantry, Cantilever Structure and Sing faces for Permanent Traffic Signs), Bitumen, Polymer Modified Bitumen,
Tack coat, Prime coat, Elastomeric Bearing Pads, Bridge Expansion Joints, Bridge Painting, Reinforcing Steel
Bars, Strands, Post Tensioning System Material, Adhesive Epoxies, Cement, Hand Rails, Water Stoppers, Guard
Rail safety barriers, uPvc Pipes / Ducts, Bollards, Rock Bolts, Rock Anchors, Curb Stones, Bridge Deck Water
proofing system, Retrorefleting Road Studs & Reflectors, Epoxy Adhesive for Precast Segmental Bridges,
Bridge Bearing Bedding Materials, Geotextile Membranes, Wire Meshes, Interlocking Concrete Block,
Polypropylene Fiber, Anchor Bolts for Pre-Cast Light Pole Foundation, Riprap, Gabion (Galvanized Woven
Mesh Boxes), Grout for Post Tensioned Cable Duct, Mild Steel, Materials for Mechanical stabilized Earth MSE

Material / Quality Engineer at Yuksel Insaat A.S.
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • October 2010 to October 2011

 Performed complete tests related to asphalt, bitumen, concrete, shotcrete, aggregate, soil and tunnel related tests, developed lab test reports and related submittals.
 Involved in the Quality Control of four Control Buildings at inlet and outlet oftwoTunnels.
 Controlled the production of concrete & asphalt according to specifications and managed routine testing & reporting.
 Effectively maintained QA/QC Documentation Control Center (DCC) at site Lab
 Involved in the preparations of Mix Designs of Bituminous Base, Binder & Wearing Course.
 Involved in the preparation of concrete mix designs of different classes, by using OPC and SRC cement.
 Involved in mix designs of shotcrete, grout and porous concrete.

Survey Engineer at MYCOSurveyors
  • Pakistan
  • August 2010 to October 2010

Project:Lahore Urban Transport Master Plain (LUTMP)
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
 Involved in planning and scheduling of Surveys, divide Lahore city in different zones for different kinds of surveys.
 Prepare daily maps for Road inventory survey using Arc view software.
 Labelling and Digitizing of maps.
 Responsible for managing and distribution of survey forms among the Survey teams.
 Responsible for maintaining Survey data base.
 Supervise the following types of surveys.
o Road Inventory survey.
o Traffic Counts Survey.
o House Hold Interview Survey.
o Public Transport user surveys.
o Parking survey.
o Junction survey.
INTERNSHIP AT National Highway Authority (NHA) Islamabad
 Effectively performed Internship in different wings (Design & Planning Section) of National Highway Authority
(NHA) Head office Islamabad, Pakistan. It also includes site visits on Motorway M-1.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Transportation Engineering
  • at University of Engineering & Technology, UET
  • January 2010

Courses: Registered Engineer with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC No: Transport / 077) Registered Engineer with OMAN Society of Engineers ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor IRCA Approved

Specialties & Skills

Testing
Inspection
Materials
BRIDGES
CABLING
CALIBRATION
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DOCUMENTATION
FILM PRODUCTION
ISO 9002
MANAGEMENT

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Punjabi
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Turkish
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Urdu
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