Ashraf Nassar, Commercial and Contracts Manager

Ashraf Nassar

Commercial and Contracts Manager

KCPC

Lieu
Koweït - Al Koweït
Éducation
Diplôme, Six Sigma
Expérience
26 years, 0 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :26 years, 0 Mois

Commercial and Contracts Manager à KCPC
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • Je travaille ici depuis juin 2014

Manage Tendering and estimation Department.
Prepare and Negotiate various types of Corporate Contractual agreements e.g. JV, Consortium, Partnerships, etc.
Administer the Prime contracts with clients, as well as subcontracts.
Prepare and negotiate subcontracts with various subcontractors.
Manage, administer and negotiate variations (of Prime Contracts as well as Subcontracts)
Assess, Prepare, Submit and negotiate Prime Contract claims.
Review, analyze, negotiate and respond to Subcontractors Claims.
Renew/enhance the Corporate Contracts Procedures, ensuring Team understanding of contract requirements.
Manage, administer and issue Prime Contract and Subcontracts invoices.
Analyze contracts’ terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk. Make recommendations on the mitigation of those risks.

Contracts Manager à saudioger
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • janvier 2013 à juin 2014

Managing, administering Prime Contracts and Subcontracts.
Managing and administering changes and Claims.
Administer the Prime contract with client, as well as subcontracts.
Prepare and negotiate subcontracts with various subcontractors.
Manage, administer and negotiate variations (of Prime Contracts as well as Subcontracts)
Assess, Prepare, Submit and negotiate Prime Contract claims.
Review, analyze, negotiate and respond to Subcontractors Claims.
Renew/enhance the Corporate Contracts Procedures, ensuring Team understanding of contract requirements.
Manage, administer and issue Prime Contract and Subcontracts invoices.
Analyze contracts’ terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk. Make recommendations on the mitigation of those ri

Contracts Administration and Claims Manager à BEMCO
  • Qatar
  • août 2010 à décembre 2012

Responsibilities includes:
For the NDIA (New Doha International Airport) and for CP7 (Qatar Foundation/Qatar Petroleum) Cooling District Plant.
Administer the FIDIC Prime contract with clients/Employers, as well as subcontracts with civil, electrical, I & C, T&C and mechanical subcontractors.
Administer consortium agreements between BEMCO & Partners.
Prepare and negotiate subcontracts and consultancy agreements with various subcontractors and consultants (local and international).
Assess, Prepare, Submit and negotiate Prime Contract claims.
Review, analyze, negotiate and respond to Subcontractors Claims.
Participate in preparing and negotiating the prime Contract Requests and Proposals for Variation Orders; in addition to preparing and issuing Subcontracts Variation Orders.

Projects Contracts Manager à ORASCOM Construction Industries
  • Egypte
  • janvier 2008 à août 2010

Manage the Contracts, Contracts Administration, Project Control and Document Control Activities of the Corporate Company Projects.
Prepare, administer and manage the Projects claims and variation orders.
•Establishing and maintaining Work Division of Responsibilities Matrixes.
•Establishing and maintaining purchasing/procurement procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Contracts administration Procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Claims Management Procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Change/Variation Procedures.
•Establishing, Developing and maintaining Standard Work Process Procedures and work process improvement tools for Project/Construction and Contracts Management and administration.
•Managing and participating in workload distribution and execution of the work as well as personnel interviews, selection, salary planning, classification changes, performance evaluation, career counseling, transfers and terminations.
•Participating in directing activities of Company to plan, approve, enforce and implement procedures.

Operations Manager à AFRINA Trading and Contracting Co
  • Qatar
  • juillet 2007 à janvier 2008

Managing the Procurement, Contracts, Projects Control, Project Engineering and Safety Departments.
Responsibilities include:
•Establishing and maintaining Work Division of Responsibilities Matrixes.
•Establishing and maintaining resources database of suppliers/vendors and subcontractors.
•Establishing and maintaining purchasing/procurement procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining tender preparation procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Requests for Proposal (RFP) preparation, assessment, analysis and evaluation procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Contracts administration Procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Claims Management Procedures.
•Establishing and maintaining Change/Variation Procedures.
•Establishing, Developing and maintaining Standard Work Process Procedures and work process improvement tools for Project/Construction and Contracts Management and administration.
•Managing and participating in workload distribution and execution of the work as well as personnel interviews, selection, salary planning, classification changes, performance evaluation, career counseling, transfers and terminations.
•Participating in directing activities of Company to plan, approve, enforce and implement procedures.
•Supervising, monitoring, presentation and Control of Projects cash flow and revenue forecasts to minimize use of Company’s working capital, including monitoring billings and collections.
•Establishing, Developing and maintaining the Corporate Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) execution procedures, current ES&H education and training courses/programs, and the ES&H assessment (audit) process

Contracts Manager (Contract Administration, Cost Controlling, QA/QC, Document Controlling ) à Bemco
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • octobre 2005 à juillet 2007

Administer the FIDIC Prime contract with clients/Employers and the various subcontracts with civil, electrical and mechanical subcontractors.
Administer the consortium agreement between BEMCO & other partners.
Prepare and negotiate subcontracts and consultancy agreements with various subcontractors and consultants (local and international).
Assess, Prepare, Submit and negotiate Prime Contract claims.
Review, analyze, negotiate and respond to Subcontractors Claims.
Prepare and negotiate the prime Contract Requests and Proposals for Variation Orders; in addition to preparing and issuing Subcontracts Variation Orders.
Coordinating engineering disciplines among consultants and BEMCO design departments.
Coordinating and resolving construction NCRs and value engineering.
Establish Project specific procedures e.g. Punch List Procedures, Construction Monitoring and Surveillance Procedures, Safety Procedures, Document Control Procedures, QA/QC, etc.
Review and certify Subcontractors' invoices.
Oversee contractual related project control aspects.
Oversee, mentor and coach the Project Safety, Health and Environmental team.
Manage and the coach document control team.
Review site activities daily reports and act as a catalyst to solve problems, overcome obstacles and to coordinate among construction/engineering disciplines.

Senior Contracts Administrator à ENI Gas BV / TECHNIP / SNC Lavalin
  • Italie
  • août 2004 à septembre 2005

Administering the Contracts of the Mega Libyan Gas Project in Mellitah Libya (Project cost is 10 Billion Euros).
Managing Changes and disputes.
Reviewing contracto's proposals and requests for changes.
Overseeing document control systems.
Managing Project closeout and handing over process.

Contracts Manager à PGESCo
  • Egypte
  • janvier 2003 à août 2004

Assigned for two power projects: Cairo North and Noubaria Power Stations (750 MW Combined Cycle) Projects in both Cairo and Alexandria.
Job responsibilities include:
1. Establishing the Cairo North Project Construction Management Procedures.
2. Monitoring and coordinating the review and approval of the contractor’s and vendors design and technical submittals.
3. Setting up systems for the Requests for Information and Discrepancy/Non Conformance reporting.
4. Developing and implementing of the contract Management Program for the project consistent with the Bechtel/PGESCo corporate Standard Work Process Procedures and Manuals.
5. Analyzing the contracts general terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work. Making recommendations on the mitigation of these risks; closely monitor and support remedial actions and recommend appropriate tradeoffs.
6. Developing and managing appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions.
7. Working with other Project Team members to ensure that PGESCo or Owner related actions or inactions, which could result in constructive contract changes, are identified and make recommendations on their resolution.
8. Developing and the managing of a procedure to recognize and identify contract claims as they develop and manage the timely resolution under the changes provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate.
9. Maintaining a working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to facilitate organizational interfaces between those performing contract administration.
10. Providing reviews and analysis of the contract financial data.
11. Adherence to contract insurance provisions and to ensure implementation of any requirements in this regard with Regional and Corporate Risk Management personnel.

Assistant Project Manager à International Bechtel Co. Ltd
  • Egypte
  • novembre 1997 à juin 2002

“Sahl Hasheesh” and “Marsa Alam” are large, self-contained, high quality, residential and tourist resort complexes covering total area of 57 million square meters in Hurghada and Marsa Alam, Red Sea Area, Egypt and for the “Four Seasons Hotel Resort” and the “Nile Plaza Four Seasons Hotel”.
Coordinated engineering and construction problems/conflicts with contractors, and consultants.
Interpreted design engineering drawings and coordinate construction-working drawings.
Prepared and reviewed projections and schedules for manpower, material and equipment requirements and review those of contractors and consultants.
Maintained records of costs and quantity information, evaluating data and preparing applicable reports for project management.
Reviewed, evaluated and answered claims.
Managed overall construction activities towards final finishing for the hotel soft opening.
Managed the project contract administration.
Oversaw the project document control activities.
Coordinated re-design, construction, inspection, snagging and handover activities among consultants and Contractors.
Initiated the contract close out process.
Managed and enforced Safety, Health and Security on the job site along with Environmental management.

Éducation

Diplôme, Six Sigma
  • à American University In Cairo, AUC
  • mai 2004

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Managerial analytical Tool to increase potentials of business success and reduce business process defects. It is the top notch world new methodology.

Diplôme, Six Sigma
  • à International Bechtel Co. Ltd.
  • avril 2004

Six Sigma is the state of Art in business management and development.

Diplôme, Contracts Administration
  • à International Bechtel
  • novembre 2000
Diplôme, People Management
  • à International Bechtel
  • mai 2000
Diplôme, Technical Writing Course
  • à American University in Cairo
  • mars 1999
Diplôme, Total Quality Management
  • à SWFWMD
  • août 1995
Baccalauréat, Civil Engineering - Public Works
  • à Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering
  • juin 1985
Diplôme, English Language
  • à ACEG
  • juillet 1977

Specialties & Skills

Teamwork
Microsoft Office
Administration
Project Collaboration
Microsoft Office software & the Internet
Review design and construction drawings, specifications, and BOQ’s
Managerial, analytical and organizational skills
Creativity
Leadership, teamworking and people management
Thorough knowledge and experience in prime contracts and subcontracts administration.

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Français
Moyen
Arabe
Expert

Adhésions

ASCE
  • Memebr - # 375489
  • June 1999
Egyptian Syndicate for Engineers
  • Member
  • June 1985
INTERBUILD Conferences and Exhibitions
  • Speaker
  • July 1994
EEAA
  • Elected Lecturer
  • August 1994
Quality America Inc.
  • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
  • April 2004