Ahmed Gbreel

Project: Kuwait Credit Bank Head Quarter and Multi-Storey Car Park, Kuwait (Project Value + Variation Orders ≈ 44 million KWD (Equivalent 154 million USD)

A: Job roles as follows:
1- Providing Client with monthly delay analysis using construction delay analysis techniques with retrospective and prospective type of analysis (Time Impact Analysis & As Planned vs As Built) with windows analysis.
2- Conduct forensic delay analysis for the Contractor's EOT/disruption claims.
3- Assessment of concurrent delays and establishing link between “Cause and Effect”.
4- Development of the overall project control systems, project method statement, E1 & E2 logs and detailed schedules (From Level 1 to Level 5).
5- Preparation and review project controls monthly submittals, progress measurement system, dashboards and KPIs.
6- Conduct the required meetings and following up the required actions from the concerned parties.
7- Validation of project payments, preparation Client Fiscal Year budget in line with (S-curve & cash flow) and forecasting cost for the project.
8- Tracking Variation orders and perform change management.
9- Review and arise recommendations of prolongation and disruption claims to the Client.
10- Identification & updating of Risk register, Risk assessments and liaise with Client to determine the required Risk responses.

B: Achievements:
1- The main achievement in this project represented by the successful coordination and the tangible support to the project team in order to deliver the project with the required quality in the optimum time and cost.
2- In addition to the project close monitoring, reporting, and project EOT with implementing mitigation time plans which led to saving of potential extra 13 month to the project duration.
3- Furthermore, applying value engineering, variation orders tracking with cost proposals negotiating and recommendation the optimum alternatives to the Client which led to saving of 2.4 million KWD (Equivalent 8.4 million USD)

Project: Main Support Emergency Operation Center (MSEOC) for KNPC, Kuwait
(Project Value + Variation Orders ≈ 13 million KWD (Equivalent 46 million USD)

Job roles as follows:
1- Developed project detailed schedules and processed project controls monthly submittals, as well as progress measurement system, monthly pay-estimates, invoices, project costs reporting and analysis.
2- Defined any deficiency between the pre-planning items and progress at site.
3- Identified & updated of Risk register and determined the required risk responses.
4- Negotiated the proposals of time and cost concerning contract variations, claims and value engineering.
5- Proactively resolved performance, scope and schedule issues with the Client as they arose.
6- Provided Client with monthly delay analysis using construction delay analysis techniques.

Involved in the following projects:
Multi-Purpose Hall at Al Mubarakeya Camp for Ministry of Defense, Kuwait
(Project Value + Variation Orders ≈ 10 million KWD (Equivalent 35 million USD)

Al Mahboula Food Outlet (SIDRA) at Al Mahboula, Kuwait
(Project Value + Variation Orders ≈ 6 million KWD (Equivalent 21 million USD)

Ooredoo Telecom New Head Quarter at Kuwait City, Kuwait
(Project Value + Variation Orders ≈ 30 million KWD (Equivalent 105 million USD)

Job roles as follows:
1- Prepared and obtained approval of Schedules (From Level 1 to Level 5) and progress measurement system.
2- Supported the Project Team with ongoing project schedule analysis, reporting, and forecasting activities.
3- Monitored progress periodically and compared it with the baseline planning to define any deficiency.
4- Prepared Payment Certificates and Variation Orders documents.
5- Prepared Project reports (Monthly, biweekly, pre-meetings and required presentation).
6- Prepared and obtained approval of Time Claims with Delay analysis for Project Impacts.

Involved in the following projects:
Head Quarter of The General Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, New Cairo Region, Egypt
(Project Value + Variation Orders equivalent 40 million USD)

MIVIDA Project -Parcel 22 -Unfinished 155 Villas (Core and Shell), New Cairo Region, Egypt
(Project Value + Variation Orders equivalent 30 million USD)

Job roles as follows:
1- Prepared comprehensive work packages for site staff.
2- Prepared progress Reports, Time Schedules Update and resource management.
3- Monitored project progress and implemented corrective actions where deficiencies are detected.
4- Prepared and obtained approval of shop drawings.
5- Prepared and followed up the documentation for claims and variation orders.

Project: Head Quarter of the Arab Bank, El-Mohandseen Region, Egypt
(Project Value + Variation Orders equivalent 25 million USD)

Job roles as follows:
1- Coordinated between planning department and site staff in order to allocate work packages.
2- Executed of approved shop drawings as per project standards.
3- Handed over of the finished zones to the Consultant / Owner.

Project: Grand Hotel Sharm - (Five Stars Hotel), Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
(Project Value + Variation Orders equivalent 200 million USD)

Job roles as follows:
1- Coordinated between planning department and site staff in order to allocate work packages.
2- Executed of approved shop drawings as per project standards.
3- Handed over of the finished zones to the Consultant / Owner.