Abdul Moqtader yousufzai, Infrastructure Team Lead/Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

Abdul Moqtader yousufzai

Infrastructure Team Lead/Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

Assess Transform Reach

Location
Afghanistan
Education
Master's degree, M Tech Civil Engineering Transportation Specialization
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

Infrastructure Team Lead/Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Expert at Assess Transform Reach
  • Afghanistan
  • My current job since January 2022

Main Responsibility
 A focal point for the delivery of all infrastructure projects and components,
 Manage day-to-day operational requirements of the project (resource planning, reports, ESS reports, training planning, capacity building, site visits, review, and report submission),
 Work closely with the client and project team to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the assigned projects,
 Supervise and manage infrastructure team (78 engineers) consisting of (Monitoring Experts, Monitoring and Evaluation Engineers, Senior Site Monitoring Engineers, Site Monitoring Engineers, and Data Collection Managers),
 Attend the meetings within consortium and meetings with TTL of the World Bank,
 Attend the monthly coordination meeting with relevant ministries such as MRRD, MAIL, MoPW, etc,
 Attend and lead the weekly coordination meeting of monitoring experts,
 Attend and lead the monthly discussions workshops with the reporting and analysis team,
 Coordinate the inputs of project stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project
 Assisting in change management on the project
 Providing strategic planning advice about the requirements for phasing of infrastructure works, the sequence of works, and the necessary authority approval processes.
 Apply quality management principles and processes, Quality Manager and wider quality team will report directly to the Technical Lead.
 Apply risk assessment and management principles and processes.
 Report on the progress of infrastructure works, including identifying “deviations” items and recommendations for mitigation/solution and escalation.
 Monitoring and evaluating infrastructure projects such as dams, Roads, Bridges, Buildings, transmission lines, Distribution Grids, Solar Panels, Substations, Capacitor banks, Irrigation, etc.
 Follow-up meetings on deviations with relevant ministries,
 Preparing the mission plan or action plan for the infrastructure team,
 Coach the team for infrastructure monitoring,
 Identify capacity gaps within the infrastructure team and pass them on to ATR for recommendations,
 Response to the consortium and World Bank questions on monitoring and data collection,
 Review the different project documents,
 Development of data collection tools for infrastructure components,
 Support in the development of data collection tools for social components,
 Train the infrastructure team in different fields such as civil engineering, data collection in Fulcrum and SurveyCTO platforms, and digital platforms,
 Support in data management and data cleaning,
 Support in the data analyzing and reporting,
 Preparing and drafting the Ministry Engagement Protocol with TPMA, and
 Supporting the development of the Monitoring Framework for the TPMA.

Program Manager/Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Expert at Assess Transform Reach
  • Afghanistan - Kabul
  • March 2020 to December 2021

Main Responsibility
 Manage day-to-day operational requirements of the project (resource planning, reports, ESS reports, training planning, capacity building, site visits, review, and report submission),
 Develop and maintain project management plans with the client and project team to ensure the adequate scheduling of the project activities,
 Responsible for the correct identification and prioritization of areas of work and resource demands,
 Manage and facilitate delivery of projects objectives, track progresses, and review projects to ensure deadlines are met appropriately,
 Supervise and manage social and infrastructure teams consisting of Monitoring Experts, Monitoring and Evaluation Engineers, Senior Site Monitoring Engineers, Site Monitoring Engineers, Data Collection Managers, Data Cleaning, Coding, Data Management, Social Officer, and Social Enumerators,
 Attend the meetings within consortium and meetings with TTL of the World Bank,
 Attend the monthly coordination meeting with relevant ministries such as MRRD, MAIL, MoPW, etc,
 Attend and lead the weekly coordination meeting of monitoring experts,
 Attend and lead the monthly discussions workshops with the reporting and analysis team,
 Manage monitoring and evaluation of infrastructure projects such as dams, Roads, Bridges, Buildings, transmission lines, Distribution Grids, Solar Panels, Substations, Capacitor banks, Irrigation, etc.
 Follow-up meetings on deviations with relevant ministries,
 Preparing the mission plan or action plan for the infrastructure team,
 Coach the team for infrastructure monitoring,
 Identify capacity gaps within the infrastructure team and pass them on to ATR for recommendations,
 Response to the consortium and World Bank questions on monitoring and data collection,
 Review the different project documents,
 Train the infrastructure team in different fields such as civil engineering, data collection in Fulcrum and SurveyCTO platforms, and digital platforms,
 Support in data management and data cleaning,
 Support in the data analyzing and reporting,
 Preparing and drafting the Ministry Engagement Protocol with TPMA, and
 Supporting the development of the Monitoring Framework for the TPMA.

Road Design Specialist/Technical Coordinator at Yachio Engineering Ltd Co. Head quarter in Japan
  • Afghanistan
  • April 2017 to March 2020

Yachio Engineering is a Japanese Company having offices in 110 countries all around the world.
Job Descriptions:
 Topographic survey,
 Road design,
 Road drawings,
 Intersection design,
 Traffic simulation,
 Pavement design,
 Traffic control devices design,
 Provide peer training,
 Provide on the job trainings,
 Retaining wall design,
 Box culvert design,
 Preparation of technical specifications for Kabul Municipality

Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University
  • India - Amritsar
  • August 2015 to December 2016

Lovely Professional University
144411, Jalandhar-Delhi G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Tel: +91-1824-404404, Email: info@lpu.co.in

Project Manager at FCEC UIP JV and HWCC SSCC JV
  • Afghanistan
  • October 2012 to December 2014

I have worked as an office project manager in FCEC UIP and HWCC SSCC JV construction companies which have the main office in Dubai and was the prime contractor of an international organization (US Army Corps of engineering).
Position: Project Manager
Project Contract amount: 27, 000, 000.00 USD (27 million dollars).
Job Description:
 A focal point for the delivery of all aspects of the project,
 Work closely with the client and project team to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the assigned project
 Manage day-to-day operational requirements of the project (resource planning, reports, ESS reports, training planning, capacity building, and report submission),
 Develop and maintain project management plans with the client and project team to ensure the adequate scheduling of the project activities,
 Responsible for the correct identification and prioritization of areas of work and resource demands,
 Manage and facilitate delivery of project objectives, track progress, and review projects to ensure deadlines are met appropriately,
 Ensure project documents are complete and appropriately stored in the designated point or location
 Assist in the development and agreement of Key Performance Indicators, and ensure that agreed data and actions necessary to deliver are provided
 Review and approve all invoices, and ensure payment is within the contracted payment terms
 Assist in the creation of annual budget(s) and proposals as required
 Responsible for the commercial control of contracts as defined in the contract agreement under work scope, including management and monitoring of agreed scopes within agreed budgets
 Attend meeting with USACE US Army Corps of Engineering;
 Overall responsibility for the design/ delivery of the project;
 Leading the team responsible for the project;
 Development of project design;
 Management of the procurement process, including representation on the procurement committee for the project;
 Attendance at meetings of the Board and Project Subcommittee;
 Lead the planning and implementation of the project;
 Define Project task and resource required;
 Develop full-scale project plans;
 Attend Project progressive meetings with the prime contractor;
 Manage main office admin and finance work;
 Development of Project schedule and Recovery schedule;
 Project Monitoring and Evaluation by Earn Value Concept; and
 Report to the top management of FCEC UIP JV.

Managing Director at Global Reliable Construction Company
  • Afghanistan
  • April 2012 to December 2014

 Construction of Administration Building type-6
 Construction of Barracks Building type-3
 Construction of Latrine/Shower/Ablution/Laundry Facilities
 Construction of Warehouse Building
 Construction of Secure Storage Building
 Construction of POL Building
 Other civil works

Other Responsibilities in the project
 Attend meeting with RRCC (Road and Roof Construction Company), Prime Contractor;
 Leading the team responsible for the project;
 Primary senior contact for project and grantee;
 Management of procurement process, including representation on the procurement committee for the project;
 Attendance at meetings of the Board and Project Subcommittee;
 Lead the planning and implementation of the project;
 Define Project task and resource required;
 Develop full-scale project plans;
 Attend Project progressive meeting with the prime contractor;
 Manage main office admin and finance work;
 Development of Project schedule and Recovery schedule;
 Project Monitoring and Evaluation by Earn Value Concept; and
 Report to the top management of RRCC, the prime contractor.

Construction Manager/Quality Control Manager at Global Truct Construction Comapny
  • Afghanistan
  • May 2011 to March 2012

 Lead the planning and implementation of the project.
 Define Project tasks and resource requirements
 Develop full-scale project plans
 Assemble and coordinate project staff
 Manage project budget
 Manage project resource allocation
 Plan and schedule project timelines
 Preparing of two weeks look ahead schedule
 Provide direction and support to a project team
 Ensure project schedule is properly followed, otherwise to recovery and compensate in case of any unforeseen incidence.
 Attend meetings with the Prime contractor or client.
 Report any inconsistency among the drawing and Scope of work to the site office.
 Ensure all the site staff is producing and working as per site requirements.
 Verify each activity on the site, to prevent any defects and other unsatisfactory conditions.
 Attend any Management meetings deemed necessary by the company may be assigned any other construction-related works as per requirements of the site office and main office.

Education

Master's degree, M Tech Civil Engineering Transportation Specialization
  • at Lovely Professional University, Paghwara, Punjab, India
  • February 2017

Abdul Moqtqader Yousufzai has over 9 years of Project Management, Construction, Quality Control, Design, Survey, and Teaching experience. Mr. Yousufzai has been Passed out in A+ Grade 10 out of 10 CGPA (Gold Medalist) in Master Program from INDIA. Mr. Yousufzai have written two Research papers first (Capacity Evaluation of Rotary Intersection) which has published in the International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies IJIRAS in Voulum3 issue in September 2016 the link of the paper is: http://www.ijiras.com/2016/Vol_3-Issue_10/paper_49.pdf. and second Research paper in (Flexible pavement Distresses Evaluation and Maintenance Alternatives).

Bachelor's degree, BSC Civil Engineering
  • at Nangarhar University
  • June 2011
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Abdul Hadi Dawi High School
  • December 2004

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Transportation Engineering
Civil Engineering
Transportation Planning
Construction
Construction Management
Quality Control Management
Project management
Transportation Engineering
Surveying
Civil Engineering
Ethics, Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with
Organizational support, completes administrative tasks correctly on time; follow policies and proced
WASH and wash related structures monitoring
Excellent at punctuality and attendance and ensures responsibilities are covered when on leave and a
Teamwork
Excellent at applying management principles and processes
Risk assessment and changing the risks of the projects into an opportunity
Aware of the broader environmental and social standards and how they may affect the project
Dam Monitoring
Project Environmental and Social Standards implementation and monitoring
Excellent and outstanding attention to accuracy and detail
Excellent at monitoring protocol, monitoring methodology, monitoring tool design, inception report
Technical support for the project team and executives and provide leadership for the project team
Irrigation structures monitoring
Project Planning
Excellent at monitoring tools and platforms such as Fulcrum, SurveyCTO, and Digital Platform
Assists, motivating, and building a high-performance team along with creating a safe and positive
Excellent at fostering team (subordinates and superior/executives) relationship
Communication
Excellent computer skills such as knowledge of Microsoft office, Primavera, Microsoft Project, Civil
Having technical skills of assessing own strengths and weaknesses, pursuing training, research, an
Self-starter and confident problem solver
Buildings and other Vertical Structures monitoring
Highways, Roads, Bridges, and road-related structures monitoring
Infrastructure Management
Supervision
Management
Technical Skills
Cost Control
Planning
Staffing
Critical Thinking

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Persian
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK IN PRACTICE (Training)
Training Institute:
World Bank
Date Attended:
May 2021
Duration:
30 hours
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK - ESF FUNDAMENTALS (Training)
Training Institute:
World Bank
Date Attended:
November 2022
Duration:
10 hours
PMP Project Management Professional Course (Training)
Training Institute:
American University of Afghanistan
Date Attended:
January 2019
Duration:
75 hours
PMP Exam Prep Seminar - PMBOK 6th Edition (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy (Constructing)
Date Attended:
January 2019
Duration:
35 hours
Gold Medal Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2018
Intersection and Roundabout Design by Japanese Expert in India (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
April 2018
Duration:
80 hours
Traffic Analysis and Simulation by Synchro software in India (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
April 2018
Duration:
80 hours
Advance road design training in Jakarta Indonesia by Japanese Experts (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
200 hours
Standard Technical Specification Training in India (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
May 2017
Duration:
200 hours
Cost Estimation Training in India (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
November 2017
Duration:
80 hours
Topographic Survey Training in India (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
October 2017
Duration:
200 hours
Road Design Training in Tokyo Japan (Training)
Training Institute:
JICA (Japan International Cooperative Agency)
Date Attended:
August 2017
Duration:
200 hours
Regional Business Integration outreach Program (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2014
Construction Quality Managment for Construction (Training)
Training Institute:
Champion Technincal Training Center
Date Attended:
December 2008
Duration:
40 hours
Certificate in Construction Management (Training)
Training Institute:
USAID, PUL
Date Attended:
May 2011
Duration:
210 hours
Total Station and GPS Surveying (Training)
Training Institute:
Capacity Building Programe of Ministry of Urban Development
Date Attended:
August 2007
Duration:
208 hours
publication of Research Paper (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2016
Quality Control System (QCS) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
December 2030
for Excellent Workmenship during Construction of ANA Infanrtry Kandak at Moqur (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2014
National Conference 0n Technical Advancement in Civil Engineering (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016
Valid Until:
December 2030
Proposal Writing and Effective Business Communication (Training)
Training Institute:
Kardan University
Date Attended:
November 2010
Duration:
60 hours
Advanced Research Methodology (Training)
Training Institute:
Lovely Professional University
Date Attended:
December 2016
Duration:
48 hours