Ahmed Essa, Senior QS Engineer

Ahmed Essa

Senior QS Engineer

Dar Al Riyadh Consultants

Location
Saudi Arabia - Medina
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
12 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 0 Months

Senior QS Engineer at Dar Al Riyadh Consultants
  • Saudi Arabia - Medina
  • My current job since August 2023

- Review & approve Contractor’s monthly interim payment.
- Participate in the review of the Contractor’s draft final account.
- Advice on contractual matters related to financial issues.
- Track potential variation orders & evaluate Contractor’s variation orders.
- Prepare Cashflow & Cost Reports.
- Support Technical & Planning departments.

Senior QS Engineer at Hill International Inc.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2019 to August 2023

- Review & approve Contractor’s monthly interim payment.
- Review the Contractor’s draft final account.
- Evaluate Contractor’s variation orders.
- Estimate quantities (R.C Concrete, Steel Rebar, Steel Structural, Masonry, Finishing Works)
for the purpose of evaluating Contractor’s Payment & Variation order.
- Assist in the review and settlement of any claims raised by the Contractor.
- Assist in estimating cost to complete for remaining works.
- Review Contractor’s monthly running costs & submit reports to the Employer.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Maxim Investment Group (MIG)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2018 to November 2019

- Revise & approve contractors invoices issued from site.
- Review & approve QS submitted from site refer to approved shop drawings.
- Initiate contracts for construction works.
- Participate in initiate breakdown for contract works rates.

Senior Technical Office Engineer at Dar Almimar Constructions (DMC)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2017 to May 2018

- Calculate Quantities (Structural & Architectural) Works & Submit to Consultant for Approval.
- Participate in Preparing BBS from Shop drawing & Submit to Consultant.
- Participate in Preparing Quarter plan for Procurement (Concrete & Blocks).
- Participate in Revise Invoices for subcontractors & Invoice for Client.
- Participate in initiate invoices for subcontractors at ERP System.
- Participate in Preparing SR (Subcontractor Request) documents.
- Participate in preparing variation orders (VO) for concrete work to submit client invoice.
- Finish ready mix concrete invoices for companies to be approved from financial department.
- Calculate reinforcement ratio difference to apply for subcontractors invoices.
- Coordinate with PCS required quantities for tracking budget quantities as per project file reference.
- Prepare material package to provide for suppliers to study & submit quotations.

Quantity Surveyor at SIAC Industrial Construction & Engineering Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2016 to January 2017

- Prepare Estimation for Quantities (Structural, Architectural & Landscape) Works.
- Estimate quantities for all types of projects (Residential, Industrial, Commercial, etc.).
- Review Construction drawings and compare them with tender drawings.
- Breakdown of Lump-sum items.
- Prepare RFI and technical reports.

BIM Structural Engineer at Saudi Bin Laden Group (SBG)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2014 to April 2016

- Create basic modeling elements, views, annotations, legends, etc.
- Create Basic model and annotation Families.
- Generate sheets and views.
- Create basic schedule and reports.
- Upgrading Revit Design Model to the required Level of Detail (LOD).
- Clash-Detection/Communication to Design.
- Collaborate and Coordinate with other disciplines design-changes and model challenges.
- Report to the manager/team leader and perform work task assigned.

Quantity Surveyor at SIAC Industrial Construction & Engineering Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2013 to October 2014

- Prepare Estimation for Quantities (Structural, Architectural & Landscape) Works.
- Estimate quantities for all types of projects (Residential, Industrial, Commercial, etc.).
- Review Construction drawings and compare them with tender drawings.
- Breakdown of Lump-sum items.
- Prepare RFI and technical reports.

Structural Design Engineer at Focus for Engineering Services ( Saudi Binladin Group)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2013 to September 2013

Participated in the design and design review for the following projects:
- Box Culvert-SULAI Channel-KHURAIS INTERSECTION-RIYADH BRIDGE (KI).
- King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Project Third Saudi Expansion Of Holy Haram
Makah & Surrounding Areas (K.S.A).
Design of steel beams associated with connections & concrete guide support at
Shamiyah Utility Culvert (SUC).
- Design review of (Makkah Station - Haramain High Speed Rail) Kingdom Of
Saudi Arabia (Structure design review).

Structural Design Engineer at Al Rowad Group for Construction and Development
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2013 to April 2013

- Perform structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes and standards, engineering formulas, skills, and experience.
- Coordinate work with other disciplines such as architectural, mechanical, electrical, etc.
- Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering design documents.

Technical Office Engineer at Tasneem for Construction Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2012 to January 2013

• Quantity Surveying of Various Projects.
• Prepare Project As-Built Drawings (Arch - Struc. - Elec. - Sanitary)
• Issue invoices for contractors.
• Construction Projects Cost Analysis.

Trainee at The Saudi Egyptian Construction Company (SECON)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2009 to July 2009

Summer training in the Saudi Egyptian Construction Company (SECON) in Zahret El-Obour project in July 2009.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Shoubra Faculty of Engineering - Benha University
  • July 2011

• Bachelor of Engineering, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, 2011. • Major: Civil Engineering. • Minor: Structural Engineering. • Cumulative Grade: Good. • Graduation Project Grade: Excellent. • Graduation Project: Reinforced Concrete. • Design of High Rise Building. • Design of Paint Factory with Underground Tank.

Specialties & Skills

Quantity Surveying
Structural Analysis
Design Programs
Construction Drawings
Communications skills
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Presentation Skills
SAP 2000
Revit Structure
Quantity Surveying
Reporting & Analysis
Final Account
Payments Evaluation
Cost Analysis
Cost Management
Variations & Claims Management
Contract

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers
  • Member
  • October 2011
Federation of Arab Engineers
  • Member
  • October 2011

Training and Certifications

Advanced Program Structure (Training)
Training Institute:
Trainee in ECG University To Work Initiative (UTW 3)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Autodesk Revit Structure 2015 Essentials (Training)
Training Institute:
Virtual Projects
Date Attended:
April 2015
Autodesk Revit Structure 2015 Advanced (Training)
Training Institute:
Virtual Projects
Date Attended:
April 2015

Hobbies

  • Playing Football
  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • Internet Searching