Dan M BSc MSc LLM FCIArb CEng MICE MIStructE PMP, Partner

Dan M BSc MSc LLM FCIArb CEng MICE MIStructE PMP

Partner

Local Contractor/Company

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Construction Law and Arbitration
Experience
30 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 9 Months

Partner at Local Contractor/Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2017

- Consultant on civil engineering and contractual matters (bespoke and FIDIC).
- Project Manager, client liaison (projects max 20m AED).
- Study and Research (LLM 2017-21; FCIArb 2020).

Project Manager, Technical Manager, Design Manager at Tier 1 Contractor, Dubai/UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2012 to April 2017

- Project Manager, Technical Manager, Design Manager.
- Project, Design, Contract and Claims Management.
- Responsible for teams of up to 25 engineers, architects, technicians and sub-contractors.
- Projects include i.a. Airports (UAE MTB 12bn, Kuwait 14bn AED), High Rise (Kuwait 2.8bn AED), Educational (Kuwait 2.1bn AED), Residential (2bn AED).
- Reported to the Vice President, Chief Engineer, and Project Director.

Project Manager, Design Manager, Resident Engineer at Waterman International, Dubai/UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2008 to September 2012

- Design Manager, Project Manager, Senior Structural Engineer, Resident Engineer.
- Responsible for a team of up to 10 engineers and technicians.
- Projects include i.a. High Rise (700m AED), Hotels (925m AED), Residential (3.4bn AED), Entertainment (3.8bn AED), Retail (2.8bn AED) and Data Centre.
- Reported to Associate Director/Technical Director.

Senior Structural Engineer at WYG, Leeds/UK
  • United Kingdom - Manchester
  • July 2003 to June 2008

- Senior Structural Engineer, Construction Supervision Consultant.
- Responsible for a team of up to five engineers and technicians.
- Projects include i.a. Hospitals (0.4 to 4bn AED), Refurbishments and Schools.
- Chartered membership preparation (MIStructE, MICE 2007), part-time study at University of Sheffield (2004-05).
- Reported to Associate Director.

Project Manager, Design Manager, Senior Structural Engineer. at HEG Beratende Ingineure, Berlin/Germany
  • Germany
  • August 1996 to June 2003

- Design Manager, Project Manager, Senior Engineer, Construction Supervision Consultant, Checking Engineer and Site Inspector (German Building Control).
- Responsible for a team of up to five engineers and technicians.
- Projects include i.a. Bridges, Residential, Refurbishments, Expert Reports.
- Reported to Managing Director.

Structural Engineer, Design and CAD Engineer. at Ingineurbuero Dr. Reinhold Mayer, Berlin/Germany
  • Germany
  • July 1993 to July 1996

- Structural Engineer, Checking Engineer and CAD Engineer.
- Projects include Residential, Commercial and Refurbishments.
- Reported to Associate.

Education

Master's degree, Construction Law and Arbitration
  • at The Robert Gordon University
  • March 2021

LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration (Merit)

Master's degree, Earthquake Engineering and Civil Engineering Dynamics
  • at The University of Sheffield, UK
  • November 2005

Not completed

Master's degree, Civil and Structural Engineering
  • at University of Rostock
  • July 1994

- Degree in Civil and Structural Engineering: Dipl.-Ing. (TU), comparable to MSC including BSc in civil engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Technical Management
Project Management
Contract Management
Construction Supervision
Design Management
Knowledge of relevant engineering software packages (STAAD PRO, ETABS, SAFE, RAPT, etc.)
Conversant with all structural materials.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organisational, coordination and time management skills.
Excellent leadership and management skills.
Well-developed diplomacy and negotiation skills.
Familiar with British, American and German (European) Design Standards.
Good command of Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Construction Law, Contract Law, Arbitration, Arbitrator (UAE civil law, English common law)
Technical writing and expert report writing

Languages

English
Expert
German
Expert
Spanish
Beginner
Russian
Beginner

Memberships

Institution of Strucutral Engineers
  • MIStructE
  • September 2007
Institution of Civil Engineers
  • MICE
  • September 2007
Baukammer Berlin - German Engineering Council
  • Member
  • June 2003
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • FCIArb, Fellow
  • February 2020
Project Management Institute, United States
  • PMP
  • November 2021
Engineering Council UK
  • CEng (Chartered Engineer)
  • July 2007

Training and Certifications

Chaertered Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2007
Valid Until:
September 2041
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
June 2010
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2010
Valid Until:
October 2010
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2010
Valid Until:
October 2010
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2010
Valid Until:
April 2010
Certified Expert for Wood Preservation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 1993
Valid Until:
June 1993

Hobbies

  • Interest
    Keen reader, interested in new developments and existing knowledge in engineering, construction, also politics and world affairs.
  • Interests
    Fitness (endurance training, swimming, martial arts), motorsport, reading (modern science, history, philosophy), travelling and languages