Chief Engineer
Roads & Transport Authority Dubai
Total years of experience :17 years, 0 Months
Drive excellence of Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Sustainability and Energy Performance of Dubai’s Public Transport Systems, Networks, and related Infrastructure.
Develop corporate HSE strategies, policies, and plans, monitor the implementation. Participate in
establishing relevant Federal & Local strategies, plans and directions.
Conduct Audits, monitor, and analyze the overall HSE Sustainability & Energy performance of Dubai’s Public Transport Systems, Networks, and related Infrastructure.
Develop and conduct HSE, Energy Efficiency & Carbon Footprint training & awareness programs.
Coordinate the Energy & Green Economy strategic and operational activities, report to the Board of Executive Directors.
Improve maturity of the HSE Sustainability and Green Economy systems across RTA operations.
Manage Renewable Energy and Sustainability Development) Projects, encourage adoption of Smart &
Innovative Plans.
Key achievements:
Developed the RTA’s comprehensive Green Economy Framework - First government entity in the region.
Developed the RTA’s first Sustainability Report 2015 as per the GRI-G4 guidelines.
Achieved 6 international/regional Awards for RTA in the area of Energy & Green Economy.
Achieved savings of more than AED 45M in 3 years through monitoring, auditing, and improving performance of more than 50 Projects across RTA/Dubai, to include; Railway Systems, Public Transport
Buses, Marine transport, Buildings & Facilities, Roads infrastructure, and Taxi operations.
Awarded as the Employee of the Year in 2015.
Executive Board Member, leading a multinational technical team.
Develop & manage Assets refurbishment, operation, and maintenance plans. Identifying risks and
mitigation plans throughout the assets lifecycle.
Maintain and assure implementation of predictive and proactive maintenance programs for the hotel
facility, such as; exterior & interior physical structure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC systems.
Project managing contractors; assure compliance to the project requirements.
Assure Health, Safety, Environment & Energy Conservation maintenance and compliance to local and
international requirements.
Acting General Manager during the Manager on Duty shifts, ensure guest satisfaction, smooth operation,
and handle emergencies.
Prepare Budgets, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) requirements.
Head of the Emergency Team, activate Emergency plans, assure adherence to business continuity & recovery Plans.
Establish the Engineering Department, lead multi-national teams, and achieve objectives.
Maintain the hotel facility, to include; exterior & interior physical structure, mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, HVAC systems, SPA and other engineering systems.
Assure design specifications and technical requirement are met, liaise with Consultant and Contractors, supervise testing and commissioning activities of the technical systems.
Manage maintenance contracts, engineering procurement, and engineering store activities.
Establish and assure implementation of the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Management System in accordance to the international standards ISO14001, ISO9001, and OHSAS 18001.
Acting General Manager, during the Manager on Duty shifts, provide 5* luxury service for Guests, and handle emergencies.
Provide support to VIP visits and emergencies.
Liaise with other local government entities and contractors.
Manage and monitor technical and financial performance and establish continued improvement plans.
Lead a technical team; ensure maintenance and repair activities performed as per the quality, cost, and time specified by the U.S Embassy technical and safety standards.
Supervise the electrical, mechanical, HVAC, carpentry, painting, masonry, plumbing systems, landscape, and pools maintenance activities.
Supervise make-ready projects for properties leased by the embassy.
Acting Director of Engineering, managing a team of more than 40 employees.
Maintain all resort facilities, to include; physical building structure, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, HVAC systems, water treatment, pools, landscape, kitchens & laundry equipment, emergency & fire alarm system, Audio/Video system, Building Management system, elevators & travellator, Sewage Treatment Plant, business telephone system, TV system, and furniture.
Plan and supervise projects, Project manage contractors.
Lead environment activities and the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) requirements Project.
Assure implementation of the Health Safety, and Environment Management System, emergency, business continuity, and disaster recovery plans.
Develop & implement Energy Conservation plans, conduct training programs for staff and Management.
Task Force assignments:
- Coaching the newly recruited Chief Engineer in Mövenpick Hotel Petra - Jordan (Oct - Nov 2009).
- Setting up the engineering Department during the pre-opening phase, testing & commissioning the entire technical systems to assure meeting the design specifications at Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay - Jordan (Jun - Aug 2009).
Included; Control System Design, Digital Signal Processing, Technical Drawing, Engineering Economy, AC/DC Machines Drive, AC/DC Semiconductor Power Drive, Pneumatics & Hydraulics Systems Drive, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's), Robotics, Industrial Automation, CAD/CAM, Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks, Amplifiers & Electronics Circuits, Digital Electronics, Transducers & Measurements, electromagnetic, processes control, and Manufacturing Processes.