Ammad Akram, Project Manager

Ammad Akram

Project Manager

Redco International

Location
Pakistan
Education
Bachelor's degree, CIVIL ENGINEERING
Experience
17 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months

Project Manager at Redco International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2019

Having overall responsibility for initiating, planning and executing of the project.
* Determining the different phases of a project and their different scheduling based on deadlines already
established.
* Collaborate with project teams including engineers & architects to determine project specifications.
* Collaborate with team members on daily basis to determine the status of various projects and potential
roadblocks that will need to be resolved.
* Responsible to maintain & implement company IMS, ISO procedures, Quality & Safety Management systems
on the project.
* Coordinate with Project Team, Supervising Consultant & Client to select & approve materials, subcontractors
& suppliers to reach profitable agreement.
* Responsible for hiring contractors & other staff & allocate responsibilities.
* Responsible for reviewing budgets each day to ensure the project does not exceed resource allocations.
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* Responsible for reviewing project performance each day to ensure that all activities target dates will be
finished in due time.
* Responsible for the weekly & monthly progress reports and share & brief with Supervising Consultant &
Client for project status.
* Obtaining Permits and licenses from appropriate authorities.
* Coordination With stakeholders regarding project progress and ensuring that the project still aligns with
changing company initiatives.
* Responsible for Developing and Maintaining the Schedule.

at Redco International W.L.L
  • Pakistan
  • My current job since January 2015
Construction Manager
  • May 2018 to December 2019

Lead and mentored construction, design, and technical teams to achieve QRIT project objectives.
* Collaborating with engineers, architectures etc., to determine the specifications of the project
* Negotiating contracts with external vendors to reach profitable agreements.
* Determine needed resources (manpower, equipment and materials) from start to finish with attention to
budgetary limitations
* Plan all construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure deadlines will be met
* Acquire equipment and material and monitor stocks to timely handle inadequacies
* Hire contractors and other staff and allocate responsibilities
* Supervise the work of laborers, mechanics etc. and give them guidance when needed
* Responsible for the daily, weekly & monthly progress reports and share & brief with Supervising Consultant
& Client for project status.
* Ensure adherence to all health and safety standards and report issues
PROJECTS : Qatar Rail Integrated Transport (QRIT): Redline
North (QU & LU) & Redline South (HIA), Green Line Major Station (Edu
City), Stabling Yard
NATURE OF JOB :

Procurement Manager at Redco International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2016 to May 2018

• Prepare cost estimates, tender, contracts and price finalizing
• Render support to Project Managers for all project procurement matters
• Source for required material and suppliers, either directly or through consultant
• Procurement of material and negotiation with suppliers, ensuring price is always competitive and landed cost evaluation is performed
• Evaluate prices and suppliers and make selection recommendation to project and stakeholders
• Manage the procure to pay process and update delivery schedule regularly
• Inspect the quality and quantity of procured materials and provide update to stakeholders
• Preparation of progress and delivery report to stakeholders
• Prepare/verification/upkeep of project variation work and site/stakeholder instructions
• Administer the supplier contract, during pre and post project phase
• Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as assigned
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.

QAQC Manager at Redco International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2015 to May 2016

• Submission & Review of Method Statements & ITP related to Construction Activities
• Monitoring of All testing related to construction activities such as concrete, Raw materials, Asphalt, FDT, Rebar, Anchors etc., should be done as per project specifications and QCS 2014.
• Monitoring the Progress and effectiveness of the Project quality management System.
• Conduct of Auditing - Internal & External as Per Project Requirements and QMS ISO 9001.
• Plan and Coordinate quality assurance and quality control activities following Project Quality Plan & QCS 2014.
• Submission of All the Quality Documents and Maintaining all record

Design QA Engineer II at Bentley Systems Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2012 to November 2014

• Responsible for recommending necessary changes and modifications to the client building information modeling (BIM) system and make corrective measures in design review process.
• Ensure fidelity of engineering design data and review a 3d designed model using Bentley’s building & structural design products before delivering it to the client.
• Advance use of 3d modeling of buildings and steel structures as to plan activities in an integration with Primavera P6 & MS project by developing 3D simulation of a model.
• Work as BIM coordinator globally across different teams and maintain information modeling during the design process, using BIM tools (MicroStation, Bentley Architecture, Revit Architecture).
• Generate 2D detailed drawings and compute bill of quantities.
• Build OpenStax macros functional commands to help automating staad.pro repetitive tasks of modeling or post‐processing.

Assistant Resident Engineer at CDM Smith Inc.
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • April 2007 to August 2012

Managed, supervised and controlled the execution of contracts, prepared bidding proposals, invoices and billing for all construction projects.
• Managed multiple assignments, performing as Resident Engineer administrating, inspecting and supervising the execution of the contracts.
• Handled different projects, in different locations at the same time. Interacted with inspectors, unions and workers to serve as liaison between client, company personnel and unions.
• Assist the Resident Engineer in administering Work Authorization, Design‐Bid‐Build, Design‐ Build (DB), Construction Management at Risk contracts. Selected and contracted personnel.

Education

Bachelor's degree, CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • at University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
  • January 2007

courses: MME UPDA CERTIFIED (QATAR). REGISTRATION No: 25162

Specialties & Skills

Primavera P6
QA Automation
Concrete
Microsoft Office
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
CONSULTING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PROGRESS
QUALITY

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Hindi
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

MMUPDA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Valid Until:
November 2023

Hobbies

  • Cycling, Running, Reading, Exercise