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Alaa Ajam, Assistant Superintendent

Alaa Ajam

Assistant Superintendent·EllisDon

Canada

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 12 years, 9 months

Assistant Superintendent

April 2018 - Present

EllisDon

Ontario, Canada

April 2018 - Present

Take responsibility for a group of activities or subcontractors and manage the work to be done
* Maintain a safe working environment to MOL standards
* Maintains the project’s Daily Job Diary
* Verify all sub-contractors on site have their up to date project documentation \[e.g latest set of drawings and specifications\]
* Assists in planning work schedules, determining manpower levels, material quantities, equipment, etc.
* Assist in developing and updating project schedule
* Identify project risks and opportunities.
* Advises senior level supervision and project management of potential problems, work interferences, schedule difficulties, etc.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Administration

Project Coordinator

September 2017 - April 2018

SNC-Lavalin

Ontario, Canada

September 2017 - April 2018

Trillium Bid Project
Trillium Line South is one of the three major extensions to City of Ottawa’s light rail transit system
* Work with our engineers and designers to develop and quote cost effective solutions.
* Recognize and understand the City’s needs, reviewing the RFP and making suggestion for project deliverables.
* Assembled procurement packages for quantity take off for structural/track work such as concrete volume, reinforcement
rebar, piles, and girders to be sent to different sub-contractors.
* Coordinate City permits, licences and approvals and schedule engineering drawings.
* Assisted the project construction manager in developing and updating project bid master schedule using MS project.
* Created 3D model of staging drawing and laydown using Sketch Up and AutoCAD.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Private Tutor

September 2014 - April 2018

Concordia University

Quebec, Canada

September 2014 - April 2018

(Course: Structural Design I and II - Steel and Concrete)
* Gave a private tutorial each week that covers practice problems related to the topic
* Taught the students the critical thinking, the way to tackle and find the tricks in each problem

Company industry:
Training & Education Center
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Field Engineer

January 2017 - August 2017

EllisDon

Ontario, Canada

January 2017 - August 2017

A joint venture between EllisDon, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Dragados Canada and ACS Infrastructure were selected to build Ottawa's
$2.1-billion Confederation Line Light Rail Transit project.

-Play a key role in managing subcontractor works and followed the project evolution of the tunnel segment
- Process and estimate change orders and Requests for Information as directed by Project Manager
- Coordinate and schedule drawing and submittals
- Process/manage material deliveries, ensure that materials received are properly inspected for quantity and quality and in
compliance with contract documents
- Assist in developing and updating project schedule
- Work closely with field construction personnel (Superintendents, Forman and Crews)
- Attend weekly safety meeting and perform regular audit of site work to ensure safety standards are well established
- Site walks with professionals: Project manager and designer
- Maintain daily site report based on the engineering and production activities
- Identified deficiencies and situations at ris

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Site Engineer

May 2015 - August 2015

Jasmine Residence

Lebanon

May 2015 - August 2015

Supervised all civil works and infrastructure construction
* Reviewed the project submittals and ensured that the supervision personnel are instructed at all stages
* Coordinated meetings with the designer on all required changes to construction drawings
* Assured to comply with drawings and specifications in terms of design, materials, and workmanship standards
* Planned, held and recorded regular meetings on site with the site personnel
* Ensured work is in conformance to the contract, approved plans and specifications
* Checked the quality of personnel assigned to perform specific duties to produce good quality

Company industry:
Call Centers & Customer Care Outsourcing
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Construction Engineer

September 2013 - September 2014

Al-Madinah Center

Quebec, Canada

September 2013 - September 2014

Secured necessary permission for the local and state authorities for construction
* Planned and scheduled construction work and assigned work to labor and staff
* Inspected and monitored progress at construction site
* Collaborated with project managers and other engineers and managed construction works
* Maintained records of labors and resources and ensured construction compliance with the plan

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Concordia University

June 2017

June 2017

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

United Arab Emirates

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

Concordia University

January 2012

January 2012

Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry

United Arab Emirates

GPA (point): 3.38 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.38 out of 4

Skills

Biochemistry
Expert
Biochemistry
Expert
Cholesterol
Expert
Cholesterol
Expert
DOCUMENTATION
Expert
DOCUMENTATION
Expert
MICROSOFT WORKS
Expert
MICROSOFT WORKS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Expert
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Expert
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
Expert
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
Expert
3D
Beginner
3D
Beginner
AUTOCAD
Beginner
AUTOCAD
Beginner
DESIGN
Beginner
DESIGN
Beginner
FRAMING
Beginner
FRAMING
Beginner
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Beginner
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Beginner
Biochemistry
Expert
Biochemistry
Expert
Cholesterol
Expert
Cholesterol
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert