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Cherian Mathews, Sr. Facilities Manager - PROJECTS, CONTRACTS, MAINTENANCE & FIT

Cherian Mathews

Sr. Facilities Manager - PROJECTS, CONTRACTS, MAINTENANCE & FIT·Emirates/dnata

United Arab Emirates

Diploma, Project Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 3 months

Sr. Facilities Manager - PROJECTS, CONTRACTS, MAINTENANCE & FIT

April 2000 - August 2013

Emirates/dnata

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2000 - August 2013

Facilities - Maintenance, Refurbishment & Fit- Out works - U.A.E.

• Spearheaded a strong team of sixteen Multi - disciplined Engineers for the maintenance and refurbishment of buildings leased and owned by Emirates.
• Maintenance works were carried out in 75 towers accommodating cabin crew, 2100 villas accommodating Managers, Pilots and Engineers, 102 travel shops all over UAE of Emirates & dnata and 35 commercial buildings / offices owned by Emirates Group.
• Managed these complex workloads with numerous multinational maintenance contractors with multi-trade teams and effectively managed conflicting priorities, challenges and demands. Reacting positively in crisis situation.
• Implemented maintenance work flow processes, procedures and systems for PPM, Corrective Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Routine Maintenance, Emergency Maintenance, Call - outs complaints, Refurbishments and other Fit- Out works.
• Carried out site inspections, monitored the progress and quality of works. Check the performance of various specialist contractors and ensuring they complied with safety standards & regulations and works completed by staff or contractors to satisfactory levels.
• Respond to Emergency situation and to other escalated issues that may arise during out of office hours.
• Actively participated in Budget Planning, Estimation, Cost Controls and Financial planning / forecasting.
• Deploying best engineering practices that improve efficiency reduce operating cost whilst increasing productivity.
• Ensuring Emirates has the most suitable working environment for its employees and their activities by giving special attention to Health, Safety, & House-keeping.
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Facilities Maintenance, Refurbishment & Fit- Out works (Outstations - World-wide)

• Responsible for the maintenance and refurbishment works worth approx. 5 million UAE dirham for offices at 120 Emirates destinations. Each station had seven offices including first & business class lounges, Offices in the Airport, Town, Reservation & Ticketing, Cargo, Engineering, Call Centres, Data centres and other properties.

• Engaged with Multinational Contractors and internal design team.
• Advised on crucial improvements on the design of the fit -out works.

• Successfully implemented maintenance procedure to each out station based on local rules and regulations.


Facilities Contracts

• Responsible for the Contract administration of major construction projects worth approx. 2 billion UAE dirham.

• Independently handled Multinational Consultants and Contractors.
• Prepared tender documents, tender evaluation, bid tabulation, negotiating to get the best deal and awarding of works.
• Analysing for value engineering, control on variation, validating on payment certificates.
• Comparing costs for required goods / services to achieve maximum value for money
• Procurement of goods and services by issuing purchase and work orders.
• Established maintenance contracts for all Civil, MEP works and supported all facilities related operations behind the scene like Cleaning, Security, Indoor Plants, External landscaping, Central services, security and waste disposal.


Facilities Projects

• Managed seven major projects for Emirates Group worth approx. 1.2 Billion UAE dirham with multinational Consultants and Contractors..
• Acted as an advisory body to the senior management on technical, contractual and commercial matters related to facilities management.
• Maintained regular contacts with stakeholders, senior management and Consultant to ensure their requirements, directions, enquiries and complaints were incorporated and addressed as appropriate into the project design.
• Assessed planning proposals, monitored the work progress to ensure that Contractors meets project milestones, had contingency and recovery programmes for every key risk and all deadlines were met with the standard quality of works as required.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Sr. Facilities Manager

April 2000 - August 2013

Emirates/dnata

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2000 - August 2013

I completed over 13 years with Emirates Airline as Sr. Facilities Manager.

I was looking after the construction (Projects), Contracts and Commercial admin, Maintenance, Refurbishments and Fit out works.

My detailed job description is given in my CV.

I am now looking for a new opening. Also would like to let you know that I will be able to join any organization immediately if selected.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Engineering

Facilities Contracts / Maintenance Divisional Manager

April 1999 - April 2000

BERKELEY SERVICES

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 1999 - April 2000

Facilities Management of Offices, Villas, Apartments, High rise buildings, Shopping Malls Engineering & Management skills

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Development / Project Manager

September 1997 - April 1999

Americana - Gulf

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 1997 - April 1999

Responsible for the development and Project management of Fit - out works for the franchise restaurants (outlets) of KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardees, Harry Ramsden, and Chicken Tikka in UAE, Oman, Bahrain & Doha.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Engineering

Operations Manager / Contracts Manager / Maintenance Engineer

January 1994 - September 1997

Berkeley Services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 1994 - September 1997

Operations Manager / Contracts Manager / Maintenance Engineer: Maintenance & Refurbishment of Civil, Electro-Mechanical & Preventive Maintenance works, Prepare Quotations / Contracts. Projects - Villas, Apartments, Shopping Malls & High Rise Bldgs.

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Engineering Coordinator & Civil Engineer

August 1991 - January 1994

Dutco Balfour Beatty

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

August 1991 - January 1994

Engineering Coordinator & Civil Engineer: Co-ordination with all Consortium Companies / Sub-Contractors for the Al Maktoum Bridge & Jebel Ali 'G' Power Station

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Site Engineer

August 1990 - August 1991

AL KHAYYAT CONST

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

August 1990 - August 1991

Site Engineer: Involved in High Rise Buildings, Villas & Shopping Malls.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Site Manager

June 1988 - August 1990

KERALA STATE GOVERNMENT

India

June 1988 - August 1990

Site Manager: Involved in World Bank Projects.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Cambridge Educational Institute

April 2010

April 2010

Diploma, Project Management

United Arab Emirates

Gained good knowledge, skills and experience in the other engineering fields (MEP), health, fire & safety and security. Courses completed on PMP and M.S Project Management. Attended numerous courses, seminars and presentations on management and leadership skills and other motivational talks conducted by Corporate Leadership Development Department of Emirates.

Mahatma Gandhi University

May 1988

May 1988

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

India

Degree in Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering - May 1988 - Mahatma Gandhi University - India.

Skills

Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Maintenance Engineering
Expert
Maintenance Engineering
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Construction & Property
Expert
Construction & Property
Expert
Fit out
Expert
Fit out
Expert
BUDGET
Expert
BUDGET
Expert
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Expert
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Expert
CONTRACTS
Expert
CONTRACTS
Expert
COST CONTROLS
Expert
COST CONTROLS
Expert
ESTIMATION
Expert
ESTIMATION
Expert
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
Expert
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
Expert
MAINTENANCE
Expert
MAINTENANCE
Expert
OPERATIONS
Expert
OPERATIONS
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Maintenance Engineering
Expert
Maintenance Engineering
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Facility Management
Expert
Construction & Property
Expert
Construction & Property
Expert
Fit out
Expert
Fit out
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Professional Project Management Program
Cambridge Educational Institute
Mar 2010 - Apr 2010

Hobbies and interests

Charity work, Crises management, Counselling, Sports, Travelling and Environmental Protection.

Charity work, Crises management, Counselling, Sports, Travelling and Environmental Protection.