Project Manager
Dar SSH International Engineering Consultants w.l.l.
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
Inducted as Assistant Project Manager and worked up the hierarchy to merit promotion to the position of Project Manager.
Designation Chronology:
• June 2009 - Present: Project Manager
• November 2004 - May 2009: Assistant Project Manager
Key Responsibilities :
• Managing the project in its entirety right from inception to completion inclusive of bid management, estimating resource requirements and costing, site acquisition.
• Providing updates/ adjustments to project plan as necessary to ensure successful completion of the project within the specified budgetary guidelines and quality standards.
• Identifying project goals and scope, including associated risks and accordingly developing a structured approach to complete the projects in the allotted time.
• Performing resource estimation for project team resources and motivating team members to work towards project completion, ensuring smooth functioning of the organization in an efficient and effective manner.
• Ensuring optimal usage of all resources as per schedule and within budgeted overheads. Enforcing budgetary guidelines and efficiently organizing project utilities to meet agreed project delivery deadlines.
• Spearheading overall activities of the project team, providing requisite training and conducting periodic performance reviews to deliver projects on time and within budgetary constraints.
• Creating project implementation plans, project schedules, assigning tasks to team members for on-time delivery of client deliverables, ensuring accurate estimates are prepared for maintenance, enhancement and development work.
• Scrutinizing, tracking and reporting project status/ progress to senior management, thus recommending various solutions to improve quality and efficiency of the projects.
Key Responsibilities :
• Assisted the Project Manager in defining project objectives and plans, including delineation of scope, budgeting, scheduling, set performance requirements and created a detailed project planning schedule.
• Collated project metrics data (including baseline, actual values for costs, schedule, work in progress and work completed), reports on project progress and other project specific information, to take corrective action in case of variances.
• Enforced obedience to safety regulations and reviewed safety manuals. Ascertained operational deadlines of all safety and emergency equipments involved in the project, provided solutions for any unexpected technical difficulties.
• Applied high-end project management concepts encompassing critical path management, material, human resource management in planning and efficiently organizing the site facilities to meet deadlines.
• Aided in planning construction schedules and milestones, monitored progress against established schedules, checked for variations, proposed suitable modifications to maneuver project to avoid time/ cost overruns.
• Organized regular meetings with the senior management to keep them abreast of the project progress along with determining projected time frames and monitored projects to ensure timely completion of project within budgetary constraints.
•Develop Consultancy Agreement in consultation with a Legal Advisor. Identify contractual risks and advise on mitigation. Review insurance, bank guarantees and design warranty agreements. Advise project managers on claims, variation orders and contractual correspondence.
Key Responsibilities :
• Aided in conceptualizing turnkey solutions as per organizational requirements, analyzed associated technical complexities/specifications and managed the execution of various projects within the scheduled deadline.
• Prepared construction schedules and milestones, monitored progress against established schedules, checked for variations and proposed suitable modifications to avoid time/ cost overruns.
• Coordinated technical implementation of project as measured against project requirements, quality targets, budgetary constraints, and timelines. Ensured technical deliverables are consistent with overall organizational technical strategy.
• Analyzed client requirements and accordingly maintained accurate documentation pertaining to project plans, schedules, briefings, reports, correspondence, technical instructions, technical procedures and other related materials.
• Supported in providing technical support to the team for smooth execution of all day to day activities of the department, simultaneously formulated validation master plan and handled all installation/ commissioning activities to assure successful completion of the project within the scheduled deadline.
• Fostered collaboration between diverse technical teams to support the overall strategy for interior design and construction, thereby ascertained procedural adherence, resolved any unexpected technical difficulties, identified bottlenecks and provided effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities :
• Defined project objectives and plans, including delineation of scope, budgeting, scheduling, setting performance requirements and assigning field-specialists.
•Delegated/ reallocated work to site engineers, in accordance with specialized technical requirements, monitored adherence to design, operational requirements, time schedules and work quality.
• Ensured clear communication channel between various participating contractors/sub contractors to monitor site activities in adherence to established standards.
• Effected updates/adjustments to project plan as necessary to ensure project continues to meet key deliverables defined at project commencement. Monitored, tracked and reported project status/progress to senior management for efficient decision making.
• Kept abreast with latest technological advancements and utilized the potential of the same to respond to the distinctive needs of the organization.
General and Strategic Management (MBA)
Training Courses and Certifications : • 2015 - Consultant Level at KSE - 2015 - Awarded International and Local Arbitrator by Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Center - 2008: The Secrets of POWER Negotiating” by Roger Dawson • 2008: True Leadership by Tim MacCarthy • 2007: Results not Excuses PM Training Course by Professor Alan Patching • 2003: PADI Certification on Scuba Diving • 2002: Attending the 1st Gulf Conference on Roads - Kuwait on March • 2001: Attending a Course in Value Engineering • 1997: Computer Courses in New Horizons • 1996: Attending the 5th International Scientific Conference in Kuwait • 1996: Training Courses at Red Crescent: -First Aid -Fire Fighting -Nursing -Civil Defense Additional Courses Attended : • 2002 – 2003: Management and Organizational Behavior • 2002 – 2003: Introduction to Marketing • 2002 – 2003: Managerial Finance • 2002 – 2003: Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decisions • 2002 – 2003: Managerial Accounting • 2002 – 2003:Survey of Economics Highlights : • 1999 – 2001: Instrumental in supervising the publishing of “Student Voice Magazine”. • 1996: Attained the 2nd position in Chemistry Scientific Research Competition at Al-Asima Zone, Kuwait. • 1993-1994: Ranked in 1st position in Biology National Competition at Al-Asima Zone, Kuwait