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Christina Lioliou, Commercial and Contracts Director

Christina Lioliou

Commercial and Contracts Director·Mall of Qatar

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, BSc Combined Honors in Engineering Management/Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 11 months

Commercial and Contracts Director

February 2018 - Present

Mall of Qatar

Doha, Qatar

February 2018 - Present

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

Senior Commercial/Contracts Manager

February 2014 - Present

Hill International

Doha, Qatar

February 2014 - Present

• Interact with the Project stakeholders (Client representatives, Design/Supervision Consultants, Contractors) to establish and coordinate contractual terms, rights and obligations of each party.
• Negotiate, record and manage the commercial terms of design, engineering and construction services and review and approve interim and final payments against planned and actual progress of work and achievement of milestones.
• Prepare correspondence and maintain records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all contractual/commercial matters.
• Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities.
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Engineer’s Instructions, Variation Orders and Claim Logs
• Ensure that all contractual procedures included in the individual PQPs are implemented and maintained.
• Ensure all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc. are in place, maintained and updated in accordance with the Contract and are in compliance with the Clients requirements.
• Review Contractor’s claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and the relevant protocols.
• Facilitate the preparation and administration of contract changes and Variation Orders.
• Facilitate the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to contractor.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Director of Operations

June 2010 - January 2014

Horizon Arabia Group

Doha, Qatar

June 2010 - January 2014

• Evaluate initial operations of the organization & implement new policies and procedures by creating the necessary tools (databases, forms, employee training and development, recruitment etc) for all operations including Projects, HR, Finance, Business Development, Procurement & Contracts & company and Site Administration.

• Prepare the Operations Manual and supervise its application to all necessary areas of the organization.
• Directly manage the Commercial Division consisting of Procurement & Contracts Department, Finance & Accounting and Business Development including negotiations for new tenders, preparation of new project bids.
• Directly Manage the Technical Division consisting of Projects and Planning Departments, managed the Project & Planning Engineers as well as Quantity Surveyors, collaborated with the Consulting Engineers, Geotechnical Laboratories, Suppliers and Project allocated Subcontractors.
• Initiate the raise of Claims and Variations to the Consulting Engineers and Clients of the Projects and follow up with the approval process.
• Devise new Accounting system, new staff Payroll system, new Procurement database, new Tenders and Bids database and new Inventory Control system. Train the respective employees and recruit additional ones when necessary to achieve operational excellence.
• Follow the market in both the private and government sector and participate in bid negotiations as well as manage the preparation of the bids and submissions to the respective parties.
• Manage all project tender processes with the aim of assigning the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing and Finishes Subcontractors and provide to the Chairman final technical and commercial recommendations.
• Manage the qualification process of all Suppliers and liaise to obtain the required documentation such as Agreements, Guarantees etc.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Business Unit Director

September 2011 - September 2012

Hochtief Procurement Asia

Doha, Qatar

September 2011 - September 2012

Plan, Set up and drive the business to achieve sales of up to 60 Million QR.

• Liaise with all local authorities for setting up the local entity in Qatar.
• Prepare Market Strategies & Feasibility Studies for initiating and managing a local entity.
• Investigate local and regional Real Estate/Construction projects and opportunities to provide complete procurement solutions.
• Set up Budgets and Resource plans for the operations phase.

Company industry:
Purchasing & Procurement
Job role:
Management

Contracts & Procurement Manager

March 2007 - June 2010

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment

Doha, Qatar

March 2007 - June 2010

• Set up and execute the procurement and tendering strategies related to Company's international and local mutli-billion QR projects and internal/general procurement needs in close coordination with the relevant divisions
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures that ensure proper control over procurement and contracting transactions
• Review the specifications and technical requirements for issuing and awarding bids and prepares bid awards requiring board approval
• Resolve vendors grievances, and claims against suppliers and review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policies

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

Venue Protocol Manager

September 2005 - January 2007

Doha Asian Games Organising Committee

Doha, Qatar

September 2005 - January 2007

• Liaise and coordinate with all other venue functional areas to ensure operational planning is implemented accordingly.
• Manage all procurement for the venue's Protocol operations
• Participate in the planning for the Protocol operations at all official Asian Games Venues.
• Establish policies and procedures, and develop operational plans for the International Relations of the venue and of the team of the games as a whole
• Manage Protocol employees (incl. volunteers) at venues and coordinate with other functional areas’ staff with which the staff interrelates.
• Meet and greet distinguished guests (VIPs) and supervise the level of service provided during their visit at the venue
• Prepare and perform job specific and venue trainings for all workforce
• Manage Victory Ceremonies/Protocol for the live & recorded media coverage of the venue

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

Deputy Venue Manager

April 2004 - November 2005

CSC Hellas

Greece

April 2004 - November 2005

Proven track record of recruiting, training and managing the venue team of 1, 500 staff (paid and volunteers)

• Prepare and perform job specific and venue trainings for all workforce
• Staff position allocation based on dot plans. Staff Deployment and relocation schemes management
• Planning implementation based on venue operational needs
• Equipment procurement, Stock and Inventory Management.
• Producing daily staffing documentation (forms), weekly, monthly & post games reports

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

Deputy Project Manager

July 2003 - April 2004

National Health System, Heart of Birmingham TPCT

Birmingham, United Kingdom

July 2003 - April 2004

Development of an Ethnic Minority Network within the existing network of Health Centers in the region of West Midlands, of the National Health System (NHS)
• Project Planning & Monitoring based on local and national demographics.
• Office management, data collection & Database management

Company industry:
Other Healthcare Services
Job role:
Management

Education

Aston University

July 2003

July 2003

Bachelor's degree, BSc Combined Honors in Engineering Management/Business Administration

United Kingdom

Skills

Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Contracts Review
Expert
Contracts Review
Expert
Commercial Management
Expert
Commercial Management
Expert
Engineering Management
Expert
Engineering Management
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Claims management
Expert
Claims management
Expert
Commercial Management
Expert
Commercial Management
Expert
Disputes resolution
Expert
Disputes resolution
Expert
FIDIC Contracts
Expert
FIDIC Contracts
Expert
Contract negotiations
Expert
Contract negotiations
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Project Planning
Expert
Project Planning
Expert
Project management
Expert
Project management
Expert
MS Project
Expert
MS Project
Expert
Primavera
Intermediate
Primavera
Intermediate
Feasibility Studies
Expert
Feasibility Studies
Expert
Organizational development
Expert
Organizational development
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Contracts Review
Expert
Contracts Review
Expert
Engineering Management
Expert
Engineering Management
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Intermediate

Greek

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
FIDIC Claims & Disputes
May 2008
Project Management
Feb 2006

Training
Quality Systems Awareness
Hochtief GmbH
Jan 2000