Elias Salame, Design Manager-Civil and Structure

Elias Salame

Design Manager-Civil and Structure

Nesma and Partners

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning
Experience
25 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 1 Months

Design Manager-Civil and Structure at Nesma and Partners
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2018 to March 2019

Nesma & Partners is the Engineering and Construction Division of Nesma Holding, Top 5 KSA, Top 15 in the Arab World.
Contractor of choice & Recognized Leader in the Fields of Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Power & water.
Achievements: Interviewed, Formed, Developed and Managed the Civil & Structural Design Department in Beirut Consisting
of 10 New Civil Engineers and Managed to Review Design, Coordination and Shop Drawing Preparation for Several Projects:
• King Abdul Aziz Road Project - Al Haram Mosque in Mecca, KSA $26.6 billion - 1.2 million m2, Client “Im El Qura”:
• Coordinated and Managed the Preparation of 1350 A0 Shop Drawings for the 8 Stories 190000 m2 Underground Car
Parking 3
• Managed 450 A0 Shop Drawings for 9 km Metro Tunnels Stretches 1, 2, 3 & 4, joint Jabal Arafa and Al Haram Mosque
• Fadhili Bachelor Camp: Build, Own, Operate, Transfer Project in KSA $1.5 billion - 1.2 million m2, Client “Saudi ARAMCO”
• Coordinated and Reviewed the Design of the Hollow Core Precast Buildings
• Managed and Submitted 276 A0 Precast Building Foundation Shop Drawings for this Infrastructure Project

Deputy Project Manager at Dar SSH International-kuwait
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • February 2016 to December 2017

SSH is one of the leading master in planning, infrastructure, building design, construction supervision and project
management firms in the Middle East Ranked 3rd in the Middle East by World Architecture Magazine.
SSH was awarded First Prize in the 2010 AGB International Design Competition. The project comprises two 26+5 story twin
towers rising from a shared base within the 29, 514 m2.
Achievements: Project Management, Design Review, Site Supervision and Early Structural Works Completion of the
Prestigious High-Rise Bank Headquarters Projects:
• AGB Twin Tower Bank Headquarters in Al Biar, Algiers, Algeria - $200 million, Client Algerian Gulf Bank
• Reviewed, Coordinated and Approved Design and Change Orders for the Twin Towers
• Supervised the Site Construction and Contractor Material Submittals
• Performed Topographical Surveys for Steel Member Erection

Senior Structural Engineer at Dar SSH International Consultancy
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2013 to February 2016

SSH has been Awarded the Main Consultancy Services for the Construction Supervision of NBK’s 300 m High New
Headquarters in a Joint Venture with Buro Happold and Foster & Partners in Kuwait’s Central Business District.
Achievements: Project Management, Design Review, Site Supervision and Early Structural Works Completion of the
Prestigious High-Rise Bank Headquarters Projects:
• NBK Headquarters in the Central Business District of Kuwait City, Kuwait130, 000 m² - $500 million, Client “NBK”
• Supervised Steel Erection, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and Concrete Pouring Works
• Performed Topographical Surveys for Steel Member Erection
• Reviewed Shop Drawings and Steel Connections Design

Professional Steel Project Manager at Arabian BEMCO Contracting Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2011 to June 2013

Arabian BEMCO Contracting is a world-class, Top 10 KSA, EPC Turnkey Contractor in Industrial and Power Projects including Cogeneration,
Combined Cycle and Steam Power Plants that has undertaken the largest and most challenging turnkey projects in KSA and
the region using various state of the art technologies.
Achievements: Estimation, Procurement and Subcontract Award of the Structural Works for the Following Saudi Electrical
Company Design Turnkey Projects:
• Riyadh Power Plant 12 Combined Cycle in Riyadh, KSA 1740 MW - $1.62 billion, Client “Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)”
• Requested for Quotations and Awarded Steel Subcontracts for Pre-Engineered Steel Building and Pipe & Cable Racks
• Estimated Project Quantities for Steel Structure and Foundation
• Extension of Qurayyat Open Cycle Power Plant - Qurayyah, KSA 120 MW - $70 million, Client “SEC”
• Coordinated the fabrication of Power Plant Pre-Engineered Steel Building with ZAMIL Steel as Client Representative

Senior Design Engineer at Bemco International Offshore
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2007 to August 2011

BEMCO is a world-class, Top 10 KSA, EPC Turnkey Contractor in Industrial and Power Projects including Co-generation, Combined Cycle
and Steam Power Plants that has undertaken the largest and most challenging turnkey projects in KSA and the region using various state
of the art technologies.
Achievements: Detailed the Design of Foundations and Buildings for the Following Design Turnkey Projects:
• Riyadh Power Plant 10 conversion to Combined Cycle in Riyadh, KSA 1, 300 MW - $1.44 billion, Client “SEC”
• Qurayyah Combined Cycle Power Plant in Qurayyah, KSA 2, 100 MW - $2.35 billion, Client “SEC”
• Riyadh Power Plant 10 Simple Cycle in Riyadh, KSA 1, 300 MW - $1.44 billion, Client “SEC”
• King Khalid General Hospital AC Plant in Jeddah, KSA 1800 kW - $14 million, Client Saudi National Guard Medical Affairs

Engineering Manager at Elias J. Salame-consulting engineers
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2005 to November 2007

Private Establishment of the Engineer to Satisfy his Own Clientele Demand and Services within the Construction Field
Achievements: Preparation & Negotiation of Offers with Clients, Management and Formation of an Efficient Team and
Consultants in Detailed Design, Shop Drawings and Design Project Management of the Following Projects:
• Platinum Residential 156 m Tower in Beirut Marina Area, Lebanon, Client “Parissis”
• Four Season 140 m high-rise Hotel in Beirut Marina, Lebanon, Client “Parissis”
• Sheikh Allah Offices & Shopping Mall Complex in Erbil, Iraq - 14 Complex of 8 Stories & Buildings, Client “CASE”
• Al-Bustan Project in Dubai, UAE - Facades of Residential Complex and Office Buildings, Client “Libel”
• Hochard 110 m Tower in Ashrafieh, Lebanon - Facades Cladding & Louvers Supports, Client Libel
• Zenit 88 m Tower in Ashrafieh, Lebanon - Facades Cladding & Louvers Supports, Client Libel
• Liban Lait Factory - Redesign & Reconstruction of the Demolished Dairy Factory (July 2006 War): Coordination, Planning &
Schedules and Progress Follow up using PreStressed Concrete
• UNIFIL Observation Tower in South Lebanon, Client Parissis: Fabrication & Erection Drawings
• Bahrein National Stadium in East Riffa, Bahrain, Client Libel: Designed Foundations and Supporting Systems for Facade
Claddings and Louvers of the Existing Stadium
• Residential Buildings in Zaaroun El Metn 450, Client Private
• Ruwaiset El Naaman, Bhamdoun 500 m2, Client Private

Senior Civil Engineer at Rafik El-Khoury and partners
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 1993 to December 2004

Established in 1967, involved in the structural designs, road and bridge design, maritime works, project control &
management and QA/QC. Closely involved in major projects in Lebanon and the Middle East, with wide-ranging contacts
throughout the Arab World with the World Bank, UNRWA, European Investment Bank…
Achievements: Project Management, Design and Construction Supervision of Several Lebanese Post-War Governmental
and Private Sector Reconstruction Projects:
• Platinum Residential Tower in Beirut Marina Region, Lebanon - 84000 m2 - 34+2 Stories 156 m High Rise
• Lead a Team in Detailing the Design of Formwork, Beams and Slabs and Followed up with the Construction Progress
• ABC Shopping Mall in Ashrafieh, Lebanon: Multi-structural Shopping Mall project including several Buildings, Structures,
Car Parkings and Restaurants.
• Lead the Steel Works Design Detailing Team and Followed up with the Construction Progress
• Submitted 60% of the steel works (860 Tons of Architectural and Structural Steel)
• Bank Audi Plaza BCD in Beirut, Lebanon - 32, 000 m2 of Bank Headquarters, Offices, Shops and Parkings, 7 Floor Multi-
Buildings.
• Lead the Steel Works Design Detailing Team and Followed up with the Construction Progress
• LPG Bottling Plant in Baddawi, Lebanon - 16000 m2 Modern LPG Plant Including: Steel Roofed Building Housing, Bottling
Plant, Administration Building and Tank Farm
• Supervised the Bottling Plant Construction progress and Checked Contractor’s Certificates.
• Rehabilitation of the Bus Depot in Mar Mikhael, Lebanon - 30, 000 m2 of Reconstruction, Modification & Re-Equipment of
the Public Transportation Bus Workshop and Parking Area
• Followed up on Construction Progress and Checked Contractors’ Certificates
• Supervised Reparation Works
• Rehabilitation of Port Beirut Free Zone Area in Lebanon - 60, 000 m2 of Rehabilitation & Modification of the Main Port Free
Zone existing Facilities
• Followed up on Construction Progress and Checked Contractors’ Certificates
• Supervised Reparation Works
• Rehabilitation & Extension of Beirut Port in Minet al Hosn, Lebanon - Coastal Rehabilitation & Modification of the Port
including Extension Works, New Facilities and Coastal Constructions
• Designed and Supervised Infrastructure and Buildings Sheds 4, 5 and 6.
• Supervised Rehabilitation Works (11500 m²) and Controlled Payment Certificates (QA/QC)
• Assisted Coastal Rehabilitation of the Port including Extension Works, New Coastal Facility Construction
• Liban Lait Dairy Farm & Factory in Bekaa Valey, Lebanon - 10000 m2 Dairy Products Factory, 7 Farm Houses & Annex
Buildings for 2000 Cows
• Detailed the Steel Design & IFC Plans
• Supervised Steel Erection Works
• Gas Orient Development in Amaret Chalhoub & Ain Saade, Lebanon - Construction of 2 LPG Storage & 20000 m2 Bottling
Plant Facilities in Amaret Chalhoub & 6000 m2 Bottling Plant in Ain Saade
• Designed and Supervised the Construction of the Bottling Plant.
• Uniterminals in Dora, Lebanon - Coastal Reconstruction of Oil and Gas Storage on 17000 m2 Sea Area, Work includes:
• Supervised Infrastructure, Break Water Protective Works, Facilities & Equipments.
• Detailed the Design of the Oil & Gas Facility
• Sibline Cement Factory - Iklim El Kharoub, Shouf, Lebanon - Modern Cement Factory Construction
• Detailed the Design of Silos A & B Steel Platforms

Education

Master's degree, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning
  • at Lebanese Univercity-Faculty of Engineering-Roumieh-Lebanon
  • November 1993

Specialties & Skills

Steel Structures
Estimates
Civil Engineering
Construction & Property
Civil Works
ASSEMBLY
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL
CONCRETE
CONTRACTS
DRAWING
FABRICATION
SHOP DRAWINGS
ALUMINUM
Material Approvals including finishing
Project Management
Steel Construction

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Memberships

Order of Engineers and Architects, Beirut, Lebanon No. 16266
  • Consulting engineer
  • May 1994
Ministry of Public works-Lebanon
  • Classified as Second Degree in Design construction
  • January 2005
Sr, S.E, M.ASCE
  • Senior structural Engineer
  • August 2013
Kuwait Society of Engineers
  • Consultant engineer in Supervision & Execution in the Field of Civil Engineering
  • October 2014

Training and Certifications

Project Manager Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2018
training certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2000
Valid Until:
August 2000
Analysis and design of post tensioned buildings (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2004
Valid Until:
May 2004
Analysis and design of post tensioned buildings (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2004
Valid Until:
May 2004
attendancy of all training courses (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2005
Valid Until:
March 2005