Eljailani Abdalla, project construction manager

Eljailani Abdalla

project construction manager

Palace Consulting Engineers

Location
Saudi Arabia - Abha
Education
Master's degree, Master of Business Administration
Experience
21 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months

project construction manager at Palace Consulting Engineers
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • My current job since June 2023

Participating in the review of the project’s scope of work.
• Coordinating the project’s meetings such as kick off meeting pre-construction meeting, design review meetings, and progress review meetings.
• Approval of the contractor’s organization chart and mobilization plan.
• Approval of the project’s baseline schedule considering the project’s contractual milestone, construction materials and equipment’s delivery dates.
• Understanding, identifying, and assessing project risks.
• Working as PMO coordinator for civil & electromechanical division.
• Leading site engineers to ensure project quality and progress.
• Conducting frequent site visits along with contractors and subcontractors.
• Reporting project’s progress, issues, and bottlenecks and recommend solutions.
• Approval of contractor’s monthly site progress and invoices.
• Participating in the project’s walkthrough, punch list closure, and handover.
• Ensure contractor’s compliance to the closing stages requirements considering each contractual milestones requirements (Technical Completion Certificate TCC, Preliminary Acceptance Certificate PAC, and Final Acceptance Certificate FAC).

project manager construction at Saudi Electricity Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • December 2014 to May 2023

• Participating in the review of the project’s scope of work.
• Coordinating the project’s meetings such as kick off meeting pre-construction meeting, design review meetings, and progress review meetings.
• Approval of the contractor’s organization chart and mobilization plan.
• Approval of the project’s baseline schedule considering the project’s contractual milestone, construction materials and equipment’s delivery dates.
• Understanding, identifying, and assessing project risks.
• Working as PMO coordinator for civil & electromechanical division.
• Leading site engineers to ensure project quality and progress.
• Conducting frequent site visits along with contractors and subcontractors.
• Reporting project’s progress, issues, and bottlenecks and recommend solutions.
• Approval of contractor’s monthly site progress and invoices.
• Participating in the project’s walkthrough, punch list closure, and handover.
• Ensure contractor’s compliance to the closing stages requirements considering each contractual milestones requirements (Technical Completion Certificate TCC, Preliminary Acceptance Certificate PAC, and Final Acceptance Certificate FAC).

Civil Project Engineer at Saudi Engineering Group International (SEGI)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jizan
  • July 2012 to November 2014

• Reviewing the project’s scope of work and technical specification.
• Witnessing concrete tests and samples collection.
• Witnessing embankment and asphalt tests and samples collection.
• Inspecting and approving all construction activities as per the approved drawings,
• Preparing and communicating daily and weekly progress reports.
• Reviewing and approving contractor’s monthly site progress.
• Developing civil punch list items and ensure appropriate clearance.
• Ensure contractor’s compliance to the demobilization plan.

Contract Engineer at SMEC International Consulting Engineers
  • Sudan - Ar Ruseris
  • January 2010 to July 2012

• Analyzing and interpret contract conditions under FIDIC 99`s.
• Ensuring the terms of the contract are followed.
• Reviewing the contractor’s monthly Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs).
• Evaluating, negotiating, and finalizing project’s claims and variations.
• implementing cost controls and financial control procedures
• Forecasting project’s budget using actual costs and budget at completion.
• Participating to the project monthly progress meetings.

Civil Site Engineer at LAHMEYER International Consulting Engineers
  • Sudan - Merowe
  • October 2005 to January 2010

• Analyzing project’s specifications, construction drawings, and method statements.
• Performing pre-inspections for (Formworks, scaffolding, reinforcement, etc.)
• Participate to the final inspections.
• Ensure appropriate resources assigned.
• Supervised mass concrete casting in accordance with method statements.
• Supervising pre-cast, shot-crete, post-tensioning, and grouting activities.
• Supervising brickworks, plastering, painting, and tiles fixing works.
• Reviewing the contractor’s monthly site progress.
• Facilitating the development of As-built drawings.

Civil QA QC Engineer at MAM for Contracting & Construction
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • March 2005 to August 2005

• Analyzing project’s specifications and approved construction drawings.
• Preparing and approving QA/QC plan.
• Recommending the required material for construction activity.
• Performing materials inspections and materials tests.
• Coordinating construction activities inspections with the clients.
• Preparing QA/QC reports including activities and accomplishment.
• Handling the project QA/QC issues and propose solutions.
• Filing and keeping all QA/QC records.

Construction Site Manager at Perfection Engineering Company
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • June 2003 to March 2005

• Supervising excavation and backfilling works.
• Supervising waterproofing works, reinforcement, and formworks.
• Performing final-inspections and ensure appropriate resources assigned.
• Supervising concrete casting activities.
• Supervising brickworks, plastering, painting, and tiles fixing works.
• Reviewing the contractor's monthly invoice.
• Reporting to the head office on project’s progress.

Civil Engineer at NORANDI for Trading & Investment Co. Ltd
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • January 2003 to June 2003

• Recommending the appropriate material(s) to the customers from various SIKA products such as concrete admixtures products, grouting products, waterproofing products, and flooring systems products (Epoxy).
• Supervising SIKA products applications at site as per product data sheet.

Civil Site Engineer at AKBER Construction Group JV
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • June 2002 to December 2002

• Reviewing project’s specification and construction drawings.
• Supervising survey works and finalize setting out.
• Estimating the reinforcement and concrete quantities.
• Supervising piles foundation excavation.
• Preparing construction activities and coordinating for final inspections.
• Supervising concrete casting of different structural and non-structural elements.
• Supervising brickworks, plastering, painting, and tiles fixing works.
• Preparing monthly site progress reports.

Education

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration
  • at International Business Academy of Switzerland
  • April 2023
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering And Architecture
  • at University Of Khartoum
  • June 2002

Bachelor of Science Honor, 5 years of studding. Training Zero (Construction Activities) Construction Materials Testing 3 Weeks Survey Camp. Graduation project focused on Water Treatment Plant.

Specialties & Skills

Quantity Survey
Contracts
Construction & Property
Project Management
Risk Management Skills
Communication Skills
Contract Administration Skills
Project Management skills
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership Skills

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training of Trainers (TOT) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
PRIMAVERA (Training)
Training Institute:
ALKHLEEJ TRAINING and EDUCATION (New Horizon Center)
Date Attended:
November 2015
Duration:
30 hours
Building Information Modelling (BIM) - The Fundamentals (Training)
Training Institute:
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Date Attended:
April 2021
Duration:
30 hours
Management of Claims, Disputes and Arbitration (Training)
Training Institute:
Brain Power Training Center in Collaboration (FIDIC )
Date Attended:
June 2011
Duration:
30 hours
FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Training)
Training Institute:
Brain Power Training Center in Collaboration (FIDIC )
Date Attended:
April 2011
Duration:
24 hours
Risk Management Professional (RMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2017
Valid Until:
July 2023
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2011
Valid Until:
July 2023