Design / LEED Manager – All Project Sites
SPECON GROUP, SPECON LLC
Total years of experience :28 years, 8 Months
Job responsibilities:
• Responsible for mechanical design calculations and verification for all ongoing projects during construction.
• Attending technical / progress review meetings among Client, Consultant and Main Contractors.
• Ensure the quality and standards of work as per the Contract specification, national and international standards
• Responsible for MEP services coordination and technical submission approvals liaising with Suppliers, Specialist system contractors, Design consultant and Local authorities.
• Responsible for sustainability design and implementation compliance for LEED certification to all ongoing project sites.
Major Projects:
One Za’abeel Tower: A superlative mixed-use development located in central Dubai adjacent to the Dubai World Trade Centre. The project consists of Construction of two towers across the flyover road. Tower A - (7 Basements + Ground + 3 Podiums + 65 Floors + Roof) and TOWER B - (7 Basements + Ground + 3 Podiums + 55 Floors + Roof).
The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences: Located on the Palm Island in Dubai, building with forty-seven-floor hotel and residential towers with a parking garage and conference center. The building will include several amenities including restaurants, pool areas, spa areas, and exercise rooms.
Job responsibilities:
• Reporting to the Resident Engineer with a prime responsibility to maintain the standard and consistency of site installations as per the design intent.
• Handled two major residential projects in Dubai Creek Harbour, Plot 19 & Plot 30. Chilled water is supplied from district cooling plants.
• Responsible for approval of technical submittals related to systems and equipment, shop drawings and materials from MEP contractors as well as from specialist system suppliers.
• Responsible for ETS plant coordination in compliance with district cooling design guide lines liaising with MEP contractors.
Job responsibilities:
1. Doha Major Metro Station Projects:
• Responsible for the mechanical system design conceiving from design philosophy till the development of concept reports.
• Development of mechanical system design from preliminary to detailed design in conjunction with architectural & structural design constraints.
• Responsible for developing Mechanical Specification and reports on Design Basis, Design Development and Access & Maintenance Strategy
• Coordination meeting with Qatar Rail Client representatives, DVE & PMC design review teams.
• Have worked on BIM models to conduct clash detection and visual walkthroughs.
2. Tamweel Tower, Dubai:
• Tamweel Tower is a partially fire damaged residential tower project.
• Developed and submitted a conditional survey project report “Scope of Works - Mechanical services installations” for the renovation of mechanical systems.
• Responsible for the site supervision of mechanical system installation and commissioning.
3. Bahrain City Centre, Bahrain:
• Undertaken a conditional survey for the existing Bahrain City Centre facility.
• Based on new expansion and refurbishment planned for the facility, responsible for the development and submission of two project reports as listed below.
o An analytical Critical Capital Investment - Appraisal of the MEP Systems.
o Master Plan Review - Structural, MEP and Fire & Life Safety.
Job responsibilities:
• Responsible for the development of mechanical system design and calculations for the tender projects demanding turnkey submission as “design and built”.
• Responsible for review of tender documents along with RFIs as necessary, demanding to tender pricing and submission.
• Responsible for technical and economic review of supplier’s materials and equipment quotations.
• Responsible for the proposal of alternative and cost-effective systems and equipment.
Job responsibilities:
• Responsible for the mechanical system design conceiving from design philosophy till the development of concept reports.
• Development of system design and calculations from preliminary to detailed design based on national and international standards such as ASHRAE and CIBSE.
• Liaising with Clients, Architects and all other design stakeholders for the MEP system design coordination.
Major Projects:
Silverene Towers, Dubai, UAE: Project consists of twin towers, 24-storey office tower and 34-storey residential tower extending from a common podium level base. Podium consists of health clubs, food outlets, retail shops, admin offices and car park levels. Total cooling capacity of the facility is 4000 TR with chillers located at basement 5 and cooling towers at 3rd floor above car park level.
Capital Centre Hotel - Abu Dhabi, UAE: Five-star hotel project in ADNEC Phase 4, Abu Dhabi. A 22-storey building with a huge atrium extends from Ground to Roof of the building. Project is facilitated with district cooling system with a cooling capacity of 3200 TR. ETS Plant is located at Basement 1 and other mechanical plant rooms located at 3rd and 22nd floors.
Dubai Tower - Doha, Qatar: Project is an 86-storey, mixed use, tallest tower in Doha. Facility is provided with a district cooling system with a total cooling capacity of 6200 TR. Main ETS Plant is located at Basement 1 and the other heat exchanger plants are located at 5th, 22nd and 52nd levels.
Kolkata Convention Centre - India: Involved in the development of a preliminary HVAC system design. Project consists of multi-disciplinary hall, underground auditorium, retail shops, food outlets and 3-storey office blocks. Total cooling capacity of the facility is 2000TR with water cooled chillers located at basement 1 and cooling towers located at 3rd floor roof. The facility is also provided with a rainwater harvesting system with storm water collection tank at basement level. Office block is designed with a mixed mode (forced and natural) ventilation cooling system.
Projects handled:
Sharjah English School -Sharjah, UAE: Project consists of primary block, secondary block, and an admin block. The total cooling capacity of the facility is 2200 TR. Chillers are located at the chiller yard and the chilled water is distributed to each block through buried chilled water piping.
Motor City Residential Apartments - Dubai, UAE: Project consists of multiple 3-storey residential apartments provided with a district cooling chilled water system. ETS Plant Room is located at the basement 1 level. Total cooling capacity of each residential apartment is approximately 450 TR.
Villa Lamprell Project - Dubai, UAE: Villa Lamprell project is a residential villa project in Dubai. Villa consists of all the modern facilities like indoor sports facilities, fire place, home theatre etc. Air-conditioning system is designed with air cooled water chillers with a total cooling capacity of 100 TR.
Job responsibilities:
• Review and analyse MEP conceptual design and reports with respect to energy efficiency, value engineering and life cycle cost analysis.
• Design evaluation of the project on cooling and ventilation load calculations as per national and international standards such as ASHRAE & CIBCE.
• Attend/organize design and site co-ordination meetings with client’s representatives, MEP consultants and contractors.
• Responsible for the development of value engineered design reports with calculations.
• Accomplishing energy audits and preparation of energy conservation reports for existing facilities based life cycle cost analysis and payback period.
• Supervision of site installation and commissioning programme of Mechanical systems and equipment.
• Implementation, monitoring and verification of the proposed energy saving measures.
Major projects:
New Construction Buildings: Worked under the capacity of project manager for many residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities as an energy consultant. Some of the major projects in UAE include Emaar Head Quarters, Commercial bank of Dubai, skywalk towers, Green community, and Emirates hills villas.
Existing Buildings: Has carried out energy conservation programs for many existing facilities in UAE as well as in Saudi Arabia. Some of the major facilities in UAE include Dubai International Airport Terminal 2, Emirates Training College, Al Bustan Hotel, Oasis Tower, Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi Mall, and HADEED steel plant in Saudi Arabia (Industrial project).
Job responsibilities:
• Ducting/piping design, preparation of mechanical shop drawings and equipment schedules.
• Preparation of pressure drop calculation for the air and water systems for the consultant review and approval.
• Worked in the estimation department for MEP Tender Projects.
• Supervision of mechanical system installation at site.
Projects handled:
Al Salam Tower - Dubai, UAE: Al Salam tower is a 32-storey tower in Sheikh zayed Road, Dubai. HVAC system is designed with water cooled chillers located on the 6th floor and cooling towers located on the roof. Total cooling capacity of the facility is 2200 TR.
SRF Tyre Chord Factory, Jebel Ali - Dubai, UAE: As an industrial project, Tyre Chord Factory is designed with a specialized HVAC system to control and monitor both temperature and humidity inside the factory. The air handling units are incorporated with inbuilt humidifiers. Total cooling capacity of the facility is 2000 TR.
Job responsibilities:
• Ensuring processes meet established quality standards by identifying shortfalls, developing corrective measures, and implementing quality control systems.