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Abdullah Khamis, STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Abdullah Khamis

STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER·AL SHAHBA FOR CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering And Environmental Sciences

Work experience

Total years of experience: 7 years, 9 months

STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER

August 2021 - Present

AL SHAHBA FOR CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - Present

General Responsibilities:
Consultant's meetings, suppliers budgeting plan, contracts review, design and specifications review, project requirements and specification compiling, project deliverables review and approval.
Project Responsibilities:
• Communicates with Clients, Client representatives (Consultants) and GC on various levels to discuss and identifies client needs and requirements with respect to project specs and SOW.
• coordinates with Consultants and GCs on various levels to discuss and resolves discrepancies facing the project.
• Conducts on-site inspections of work in progress to ensure compliance with all recognized standards and contract specifications.
• Reviews and recommend approvals for materials submittals.
• Reviews and recommend approvals for materials resubmissions i.e., took a project package code C issued for materials resubmittals, with proper rectification, the project package has been released and approved.
• Proposes new methods and approaches in structural design and analysis used to adopt the latest technologies.
• Designs structural systems and subsystems for reinforced concrete, as per project FEED design package (Preliminary Design) and/or Sketchbooks and project specs.
• Prepares RC structural system elements Shop Drawings using Revit/AutoCad i.e., Foundation, Beams, Columns, Slabs and Beam- Column System connections.
• Redesign structural systems and subsystems for reinforced concrete, based on client, consultant request to reflect client requirements and for regulatory compliance (Baladia, Amana, etc).
• Proposes alternative structural design and systems to the tendering drawings, with justification against cost effectiveness and/or constructability.
• Reviews structural steel design and redesign with respect to FEED Design packages, Preliminary Design packages and project specification documents.
• Reviews composite material design with respect to FEED Design packages, Preliminary Design packages and project specification documents.
• Compiles estimation packages and BOQs as per project specifications and requirements and write proposals for prospect clients.
• Ensures projects are executed according to structural specifications, approved shop drawings and approved materials.
• Prepares Prequalification documents for prospect clients and/ or existing clients.
• Monitors structural executed activities and recommends resequencing to align with project schedules.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

RESEARCH/GRADUATE ASSISTANT

February 2013 - March 2015

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

United Arab Emirates

February 2013 - March 2015

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Handle graduate work, teaching and research work .
• Visiting other countries industrial and academic centers in the purpose of bridging the local academic and industrial fields .
• Supported department faculty with administrative duties, as well as curriculum and research needs .
• Completed daily tasks for professors as directed .
• Assisted with research for academic publications on Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete .
• Directed student workers and aides and delegated tasks .
• Organized class curriculum and assisted professor with developing new presentations .
• Oversaw students in group settings and offered academic guidance .
• Liaised between professors and students to provide information and maximize learning.
• Assisted teachers with lesson planning, coursework creating and developing innovative teaching materials .
• Supported the enhancement of student grades by proactively helping students overcome academic struggles .
• Helped plan and organize paperwork for events including teacher-student meetings, extracurricular activities and fundraisers .
• Helped teachers with general administration, including lesson planning, paper marking and coursework creating .
• CULTIVATED EXCELLENT TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS BY PROACTIVELY HELPING THEM WITH REQUIRED TASKS AND PROJECTS.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Research and Development

STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER

August 2012 - January 2013

Saudi Aramco

Andorra

August 2012 - January 2013

Responsibilities:
• General responsibilities were to design structures of Aramco's Community .
• Handled and managed the procurement of residential housing units, including the establishment of an approved vendor list .
• Other responsibilities include infrastructure management, consultant's meetings, and top management requirements delivery to project team .
• Assisted with design of engineering projects .
• Recommended design modifications to eliminate component and system malfunctions .
• Used CAD software to create models and simulations for use by construction team .
• Participated in cross-functional teams with manufacturing, quality, and marketing and procurement departments .
• Applied best techniques, procedures and theories to researching, analyzing and designing structural elements .
• SKETCHED OUTLINE DESIGNS AND USED CAD PROGRAMS, INCLUDING REVIT TO CREATE DETAILED DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

CIVIL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

May 2012 - July 2012

SADARA CHEMICAL COMPANY

Saudi Arabia

May 2012 - July 2012

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Joined the company as a Civil Structural Engineer .
• Responsibilities were to handle Sadara's Facilities in different aspects; meeting international and local consultants to determine the company's needs, to the selection of executing contractors and procurement.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Civil Engineering

MANAGER

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Saudi Real estate company (Al Akaria)

Saudi Arabia

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General Responsibilities:
consultants and contractors short listing and selection, suppliers budgeting plan, vendor's category management, contract review, project requirement gathering, project deliverables review and approval, and developing project off plan sale program process .

Project Responsibilities:
• Act as a co-focal point for the project team (including technical leads) regarding scheduling and progress issues .
• Be particularly diligent in recognizing and reporting to project management potential problems in all phases of the project .
• Ensure that the schedules and systems are integrated to measure, trend and forecast the work, and are in place and managed .
• Contribute to the change management process, analyzing and reporting schedule and cost impacts to the project .
• Updating the proposal schedule to indicate specific milestones agreed upon in the contract .
• Co-Identifying special project cost instructions and incorporate them into the project cost report system .
• Assisting with obtaining alignment between Engineering and Procurement schedules .
• Assisting with obtaining scheduling alignment with key construction activities .
• Ensuring that corporate systems are set up and maintained in line with project schedules and changes. Assisting with development of DCNs (i.e. Aconex) by highlighting impact on schedule, and assist with related tracking and re-base lining effort .
• Assembling, analyzing, and projecting of project progress, costs, and man-hours including planned, actual, and forecast figures .
• Translating estimate costs into a project budget .
• Periodically reporting progress and cost trends and propose action plans for remediation .
• Assisting Managing Director with corporate and administrative duties as required .
• Reporting status of project and project controls activities to the Managing Director/ CEO on an ongoing and frequent basis .
• Assigning resources to project work .
• Assisted project managers with variety of different tasks and communicated effectively with designers and other personnel .
• Developed and implemented engineering solutions to variety of project and design issues .
• Wrote daily detailed reports logging work progress for quality assurance purposes .
• Oversaw development and construction of SR40, 000, 000 Camp bound residential project .
• Coordinated project studies .
• Collected soil samples and consistently performed construction observation .
• Complied with all government regulations in regards to water quality .
• Reached out to project stakeholders such as contractors and designers to resolve problems and obtain necessary information .
• Reviewed construction projects for expected requirements and compliance .
• Wrote clear and accurate procedure manuals and documentation .
• Handled weekly meetings, completed spreadsheets and prepared PowerPoint presentations .
• Delivered quality control and safety management during pre-construction and review .
• Monitored concrete batching and placement for residential structures, keeping careful watch on safety and quality .
• Managed two trainee technicians and administrative staff .
• Advised management regarding structural repairs and design, construction and project modifications .
• Maintained project materials, including blueprints, schematics and specifications .
• Analyzed reports and tests on soil composition, terrain, hydrological characteristics and other topographic and geologic data .
• Presented project plans and updates to managers, clients, customers .
• Attended meetings and site locations to gather data for project work .
• Composed various project proposals, including project specifications, cost estimates and schedules.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

Education

King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals

January 2012

January 2012

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering And Environmental Sciences

Saudi Arabia

Skills

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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CONSTRUCTION
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CONSTRUCTION
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SOLIDWORKS (CAD)
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SOLIDWORKS (CAD)
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ANALYTICS
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ANALYTICS
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COMMUNICATIONS
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COMMUNICATIONS
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MATERIAL DESIGN
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MATERIAL DESIGN
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MICROSOFT EXCEL
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MICROSOFT EXCEL
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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Expert
SOCIAL MEDIA
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TEACHING
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TEACHING
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Languages

English

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Training and Certifications

Certifications
Training
Off Plan Sale Program Accreditation
Project Management Professional Short Course PMP 35 Credits
Photovoltaic Station and Systems Foundations
Training and Certification
Courses taken include Reinforced Concrete Analysis and Design Steel Analysis and
The main focus of the program includes
Qualified Engineering Design Professional with extensive background in advanced management