Ahmad Diab

Coordinate and oversee all technical activities relating to architectural and engineering projects, including directing the design team, reviewing drafts and computer models, and approving design changes.
Communicate directly with managers, marketing personnel, and clients to discuss and organize projects from original conceptual design through construction.
Present design proposals and bids to clients according to prescribed deadlines, and explain relevant details, reports, expense line items, and goals in clear and persuasive language.
Provide consultations and spearhead negotiations with potential clients during the project development and bidding phases.
Assess potential projects for feasibility by researching and analyzing associated technology, design requirements, governmental regulations, and market demand.
Oversee recruitment efforts to staff project teams with architectural and engineering personnel as needed and provide top-level management for all design and engineering teams.
Up-to-date with current and trending elements of design, construction, and technology by reading industry publications, manuals, and textbooks and attending professional development courses and events as time permits.
Innovate and develop new standards, policies, and procedures for architectural design and engineering work as necessary to minimize costs and maximize efficiency.

340 Beds Public Hospital - Design and Build Project (1.1 Billion Qatari Riyals) Project Client: Private Engineering Office (PEO). CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION: KEO Main Contractor: Al-Ali Engineering, Contracting & Trading (AAE) Architect: Gharnata Consultant Engineers (GCE) (Architectural\Structural\Landscaping) Healthcare Consultant: Universal Hospital Services (UHS) MEP Consultant: Meinhardt
•Manage project with top-down oversight throughout the entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.
•Responsible for leading, managing, and overseeing the entire architectural project(s) on a day-to-day basis from the Schematic Design/Conception phase through to Design Development, Construction Drawings, Bidding/Contract Negotiation, Construction Administration, and Closeout phases.
•Drafting and reviewing the status and adequacy of the design review plan to ensure continuing suitability and effectiveness, receiving, distributing, and tracking design reviews of the contractors' design submittals for the duration of design and construction.
•Perform a design verification, and ensure we are fully complying with international codes such as IBC, and NFPA.
•Source, recommend, and appoint various consultants especially design consultants e.g., master planners, concept architects, landscape architects, interior designers, green consultants, façade consultants, lighting consultants, and other design consultants.
•Conduct design audits at various stages to ensure that works on-site are carried out based on the original design. This shall include making adjustments for non-practical designs to prevent recurring mistakes.
•Work with the Cost and Contract Teams as well as the Quantity Surveyor for cost estimates in various stages of design and establishment of the Project Budget.
•Conduct Design Review, Value Engineering (VE), and recommend good practices for future projects.
•Establish a detailed schedule from the initial stage to the procurement stage which shall include design, internal approvals, authority submission and approvals, tender documentation, tender and award as well as indicative construction schedules for key components e.g. earthworks, and piling. This shall include regular updating of the schedule as well as catching a plan to eliminate or mitigate any delay to the original schedule.
•Review the proposals and advise on the optimum as per the most economical way of site implementation (Value Engineering).
•Prepare Scope of Works documents for each design stage, as part of RFPs and/or contract documentation for external consultants.
•Participate and coordinate with the company business development team when preparing RFPs & TORs.
•Prepare and review the technical details and scopes of VORs, and PCNs, in coordination with the contracts team.
•Providing and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions within the project taking account of statutory requirements and HSE requirements.
•Working closely with BIM coordinators, who are responsible for producing project information models.
•Final checking of models for accuracy prior to issue making modifications or directing subordinates where required.
•Review the clash reports and conduct technical meetings with other disciplines to resolve the elements of clashes.
•Ensuring that BIM execution plans are produced and maintained for the project.
•Work with any other designers on the project to eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks to anyone affected by the work and, where that is not possible, take steps to reduce or control those risks
•ensure that everyone involved in the pre-construction phase communicates and cooperates, coordinating their work wherever required
•Manage the design change process to ensure minimal impact on the project schedule and minimize cost impacts as a result of such design change.
•Identifying risks and opportunities associated with coordination and planning team.

Design & Construction of CP07B Lusail Plaza Infrastructure, LRT Station Public Car Park and Landscape (Design and Build Project - 6 Billion Qatari Riyals) Project Client: Lusail Real Estate Development Co. PMCM: PARSONS Landscape Designer: Foster + Partners Landscape Architects: Gustafson Poster Construction Supervision: DORSCH QATAR Main Contractor: Qatari Diar Saudi Bin Ladin Construction (QD-SBG Construction) Designer: DAR AL-HANDASAH-SHAIR AND PARTNERS (Architectural\Structural\ MEP)
•Monitor the design development process, coordination, change management, and authority approvals
•Manage clients' requirements and provide summary reports to clients.
•Monitor and review consultants` submissions and plan drawings production.
•Liaison with sub-consultants and construction managers.
•Work throughout the Tender process, check drawings, schedules, and specifications prepared by consultants.
•Weekly reporting of design status & progress to the project director, planning department & construction managers.
•Check drawings for correctness and design compliance with building codes & regulations.
•Participate in value engineering sessions.
•Review the material submissions (technical part) and make sure that meet the codes and specification requirements.
•Coordinate structural drawings and review their issued drawings.
•Review all MEP shop drawings and verify them against architectural\ ID drawings.
•Follow up with the consultant on all technical matters and highlight the discrepancies.
•Prepare the technical part of VORs, and PCNs and submit RFIs.
•Propose a technical solution and proposal for architecture.
•Review and approve the subcontractors' drawings.
•Review IFC drawings and verify the design against the codes such as IBC and NFPA.
•Review the environmental and sustainable submission and ensures compliance with project requirements.
•Provide sound clear reports about the design potentials, VE, and code compliance.
•Review the acoustic requirement and decide on the approach while selecting the materials.
•Following up with subcontractors during negotiations and offering award or subcontract terms, performance, and payments.
•Taking part in the contractual aspect of projects.
•Establishing and maintaining plants, trees, shrubs, and other vegetation in accordance with environmental regulations
•Ensuring that the grounds are safe by identifying any potential hazards and taking appropriate measures to eliminate them
•Developing plans for new construction projects such as roads or residential subdivisions
•Maintaining inventory of supplies, equipment, and machinery needed for work activities
•Performing tasks related to the design and construction of facilities such as parks or recreational areas
•Documenting project issues/conditions.
•Close monitoring of staff, contractors, consultants, and suppliers' activities.

Design of QD-CPC Industrial Complex in Mesaieed City Project Client: QD-CPC Industries Design Architect: Universal Design Center (UDC) Project Site Architect: Universal Design Center (UDC) Main Contractor: Qatari Diar Saudi Bin Ladin Construction
•Leading the design team of the industrial complex owned by Qatari Diar and the Bin Laden Group, which occupies a plot area of
•500, 000 square meters in the industrial city of Mesaieed.
•The complex consists of 7 factories with sophisticated technology.
•Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables.
•Define project objectives, requirements, and assumptions necessary to structure a project or activity.
•Review of project needs & technical aspects with another discipline in line with applicable codes & standards
•Prepare the initial shop drawing shop drawings for architectural design with full details of machinery installation if required.
•Working independently or with consultant architects/engineers, designers and preparing plans, and specifications, and administering consultant construction.
•Develops construction bid proposals, reviews bid specifications, recommends contractors, and coordinates all architectural drawings of the design concept to meet MEP requirements.
•Review building plans and site design for aesthetics, environmental acceptability, compliance with codes and standards
•and accessibility requirements.
•Liaise with QP authority (Qatar petroleum) to get the approvals for traffic assessment study and construction permits.
•Review and approve the subcontractors' payments.
•Presents project design to senior management for review and makes recommendations to meet their needs.
•Review and approve the consultant`s submittals like shop drawings, schedules, and proposed plans.
•Typical duties are including: Prepares reports and correspondence, architectural design, and contract review.
•Ensure all relevant Project Instructions, Technical Requirements & Design Instructions are taken into consideration while preparing & issuing designs for client review.
•Providing technical assistance, review, issue & follow up on the deliverables specifically for machinery to the consultant.
•Review and approval of architectural detail drawings, specifications, contract requisitions & BOQ.
•Providing technical assistance to the project site team.

Project Client: Commercial Bank, Qatar Design Architect: Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) Main Contractor: Salam Industries Commercial bank of Qatar Fit-out Works
•Preparation of Architectural Shop drawings.
•Issue weekly and daily programs for site activities.
•Follow-up and coordination for design and shop drawings with the consultant.
•Responsible for the running activity of the site including the planning for the site.
•In charge of material submittal and material order.
•Carry out all construction drawings into actual site work.
•Coordinate Architectural site activities with structural and MEP.
•Review the design concerns and raise our concerns through RFIs.
•Coordinated the shop drawings with the draftsmen by coordinating the consultants' drawings, BOQ, approved materials, accessories to be fitted, etc.

Client: RTA ROADS &TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, UAE Project Manager: PARSONS-SYS TRA Concept Designer: ATKINS (UK) Main Contractor: JAPAN-TURKEY JV Dubai Metro (FOH Red & Green Line)

Architectural Shop drawings and as-built drawings.
•Follow-up and Coordination for Design and IFC drawings.
•Design development and shop drawings of the "Real Gardena villas complex" in the Bahrain Kingdom.
•Design development and shop drawings of "Khalid AL-Kahtan Oasis's residential complex" in AL Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

More than 45 privet villas and homes in various cities of Saudi Arabia.
•Design a privet villa for The Saudi Minister of Justice in Al-Taif.
•Design more than 6 mosques in Al-Taif.
•Design "AL SHAMARY" hotel of contents of 10 floors in the Yemen Republic.
•Site engineer in school in AL-Taif.
•Worked in decoration and shop drawings of a 3 stars hotel in Al-Taif.

Residential building in "8th district "in 6` October City.
•Residential building of" Mena Town House" in 6` October City.
•Private Villa in "1st district "in 6 `October City.
•Private Villa in '3rd district "in 6 `October City.
•The Mosque of "Azhar" in "AL Makala", Yemen Republic.
•Private Villa in "Sana" in AL Yemen Republic.