Division manager
Urban Planning Council
Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months
Senior Division Manager (Director), Head of Transport, Infrastructure, GIS, Safety and Security Division (51 employees):
Responsible on the day to day management of the division (formed with 5 departments and 51 experts) resourcing, budget preparation and monitoring, preparing the division business plan strategic plan and KPIs, reviewing and/or preparing all the infrastructure, Safety & Security and transportation master plans in Abu Dhabi Emirate and preparing the Infrastructure master plan of many major developments, Coordinating large infrastructure projects with all utility providers, department of transport and municipalities, reporting the project and the Division performance to the Executive director and Director General.
• Client representative on the planning, Design and implementing of 8000 units in Ruwais western region. New Development for the accommodation of ENEC, ADNOC and CHEMWEYAT Employees, Families and supporting staff on DBOT basis. The project include 2 5 stars hotel, one 4 stars hotel, 1 regional hospital, shopping mall, 5 schools, marina, mixed used buildings, residential buildings and villas and several community and sports centres to form complete city.
• UPC representative in the technical implementation team of Zayed City (formally Capital district) zayed city is mixed used mega development which will form the second city centre of Abu Dhabi and planed to accommodate 300, 000 population.
• In house preparation of many Infrastructure concept design from small scale developments to the large one (around 30 per year) the main ones are:
₋ Capital Frame work 2030: My infrastructure team duties was assessing the capacity of existing utilities in coordination with the utility providers to define of sustainable growth on every existing development, in addition to the defining of the necessary utility investment in the expansion area.
₋ Al Gharbia 2030: the duties of my team was similar to the Capital 2030 but in the six small cities of the Abu Dhabi western Region (Ghayati, Madinat Zayed, Mirfa, Silaa, Ruwais and Delma Island)
₋ Mina Zayed Development: My Team duties was to define the utility and the transport projects necessary for the transformation of mina zayed area from light industry and warehouses to light and mixed used residential development.
₋ Hudayriyat development: in house preparation of the utility and transport demand and concept design in coordination with Adwea companies, municipalitiy and DOT. The 2 phases development will provide 7000 Emiraties villas.
• Client representative on the implementation of 1200 villas in MBZ Fujaira. In the initial stage only.
• Managing the consultant preparing the Mahe Infrastructure concept design in Seychelles. The Urban Planning Council was assigned to assist the Government of Seychelles in the preparation of the Seychelles Framework Plan, so my team was reviewing and approving the preparation of the high level concept design of the utility and roads.
• Over looking the preparation of the Maritime Framework plan of Abu Dhabi Emirate.
• Chairing the technical coordination committee for some of the major projects: Union Rail route allocation and coordination with all Agencies, Metro and Light rail route and stations approval, Optimum location of 349 towers in the new Zayed city…
• Developing a process for the cost sharing of utilities an Roads between Abu Dhabi Government and Private Developers.
• Developing a process for the asset transfer between Developers and Abu Dhabi Government agencies.
• Project Director on:
₋ The retrofitting design of 2 major streets in Al Ain and the western region
₋ Update of the urban street design manual
₋ Preparation of the utility plot design manual
₋ Preparation of the online design tool for designing urban streets
Managing the preparation the infrastructure Plan for many major developments like the new Capital District and South of Shamkha:
• Capital District- The New Capital of UAE ( 4800 hectare- 800, 000 pop in Abu Dhabi)- infrastructure Master Plan
• Emerald Gateway Development - infrastructure Master plan for 88 towers
• South of Shamkha Development ( 4000 hectare, in Abu Dhabi) - infrastructure Master Plan
• Managing and coordinating all the detail design activities and technical support for the implementation team on a program of 18 Landscape, Irrigation and storm water projects in the western region and 4 projects in Officer city and MBZ in Abu Dhabi.
Strategic Administrative and Technical Management / Co-ordination of the construction supervision of several Infrastructural and building projects including roads, shoreline protection, wastewater, water supply Infrastructural and land development sectors. My scope was: approving the work programs, method of statements, contractors and sub-contractors resource and equipment’s schedules, variation orders, design amendment leading to cost increase. Overseeing the work and cost progress and Quality, receiving and reviewing monthly progress and cost reports from CREs, conduct regular on site meetings, preparing a global monthly report to the CEO and MD:
- Victoria mall complex
- Construction Supervision of Roads within Lagos Metropolis
- Construction Supervision of a Multi-disciplinary World Bank assisted project in Edo State Community Based Urban Development Project
- Construction supervision of Lagos Shoreline Protection (Phase II),
- Construction management of 7 Towns including Uyo (African Development Bank Assisted)
- Construction Supervision of the Azare Water Supply Project
- Construction Supervision of Katampe Ext. District
- Design and Construction Supervision of the dualisation of East - West Highway
- Construction management of the Hadejia Valley Irrigation
- Orient Petroleum Refinery, Anambra State
- Rose of Sharon High Rise Building
- Design of Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH) Water Supply, Waste Management/Sewage Disposal System Akwa Ibom State-Nigeria
- Master plan & Engineering design of Abuja technology Village (industrial park)
- UNICEM Mfamosing Cement Plant Infrastructure, Calabar
- Design Development of the Degema inland Port (Rivers State)
- Shoreline Protection, Water Front Dredging and Quay Rehabilitation at NNS (Nigerian Naval Ship) Victory, Calabar
- Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Sea Port
- Design of the Zaria Water Supply Rehabilitation & Expansion Project
- Engineering design of Ikot Ayan-Ikot Ekpeyak-Ikot Otton-Urua Usung Road
- Ogoja Junction-Ikom-Mfum-Cameroon Border Road involving feasibility, preliminary and final engineering design, EIA, bridge over Mfum River
Project Manager on the following projects:
• Design Wastewater networks and pumping stations for five regions
• Design and construction supervision of Tripoli Wastewater network
• Redesign and construction supervision of Tripoli city drinking water network
• Water supply Master Plans (Feasibility study stage) for Bcharre, Zgharta, Koura, Batroun, Tripoli and Qoubaiyat Water Authorities in North Lebanon.
• Detail Design for the upgrading of Potable water system under Qoubaiyat water Authority
• Detail Design for the upgrading of Potable water system under Batroun Water Authority
• Construction supervision of Jaradeh-Fiaa (Koura) water supply transmission line (6 km) (MHER, 1994).
• Design of Kfarhilda/Batroun Water Transmission system (12 km) (MHER, 1995).
• Study and design of Rahoue (Laklouk) water transmission system (11 km) (MHER, 1994).
• Study and design of El Nassara Irrigation Network (49 km) and Water Supply System (15 km) (MHER, 1993).
• Study and detailed design of El Jaradeh (Koura) pumping station (MHER, 1994).
• Design of storm water, water supply, wastewater networks of the Beirut sport city, stadium and University Campus of Hadath (CDR/Lacus 1993 - 1994).