Ghassan Elhallaq, Sr. Construction Manager

Ghassan Elhallaq

Sr. Construction Manager

Turner Projacs

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
30 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 6 Months

Sr. Construction Manager at Turner Projacs
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since September 2015

University of Kuwait ( Sabah A l Salem University ) Project allocated 25 km form Kuwait down town.

Project Value is 10 Billion US $ ( Buildings and Infrastructure Work)

A Senior Construction Manager position - Infrastructure with total built up Area 65 Mil sqm.

Contracts Administration Manager -Construction Manager at Turner Project Management
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2014 to July 2015

Responsibilities:
 Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities, and directing the work of subordinate employee.
 Contract Claims preparation
 Evaluates and verifies employee performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
 Maintains records, prepares reports, and composes correspondence relative to the work.
 Consults with operating officials on program plans.
 Supervises such management planning activities as job analysis, organization studies
 Supervises the revision of rules, regulations, and procedures to meet changes in law and policy.
 Coordinating information & communication in Planning, Health and Safety Mobilization, logistic and telecommunication

Technical Manager at Al Forsan Global Complex Industrial
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2013 to March 2014

 Project description: plot area 1.5 Million m2, 6 factories with 6 (G+3) accommodation buildings, Administration, Training, staff buildings with all related road and infrastructure works.

Responsibilities:
 Management & overseeing all Project activities, including contractual and financial aspects
 Supervise commercial, financial and budgetary aspects of the of entire project
 Provided technical and management leadership for Al Forsan Technical team
 Ensure that all project Deliverables are according to the project specifications and standards.
 Managing project and liaising with client to ensure both commercial and technical performances are in line with company Scope of Work
 Conditions of Contracts preparation and finalizing the Contractors and subcontractors (Nominated Sub Contractors) contracts up to formalization
 Processing and evaluating the Payment Certificates for the main Contractors, Consultants and Sub contractors.
 Programming, planning and coordinating all design project activities including the provision of design and technical information, ensuring accuracy, completeness and delivery within schedule and allocated budget
 Providing supervision and guidance on all design and technical matters
 Reviewing, and monitoring project progress and preparing regular reports for management

Project Manager at Ebied Buliding services
  • Canada
  • February 2012 to January 2013

Project description:-
Renovation for three (G+ 1) town houses and two Apartments.

Position: - Projects Manager

Responsibilities:
 Completely Responsible for Execution of the Projects of Ebied Business Services
 Valuations, Variations, Follow up & Coordination for approvals
 Manpower Control & Effective Utilization of Resources
 Confer with Clients, Contractors & subcontractors and coordinate with other Members of the Engineering Team and Conduct Research to determine project Requirements

Technical Director at Al Hamra Construction
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • August 2008 to March 2012

Managed the technical office operations of Al Hamra Construction and AAA Contractors simultaneously overseeing technical operations, project development and functioning of all departments under technical division. Managed combined infrastructure and buildings projects portfolio with more than 200 Engineers.

Responsibilities:
 Responsibilities included management & overseeing of all activities of the projects listed below.
 Provided technical and management leadership for Al Hamra Technical team in addition to providing high level consultancy services.
 Ensuring all projects are carried out to exacting quality standards and oversee all commercial activities too.
 Directing and managing projects and liaising with clients to ensure both commercial and technical performances are in line with company SOW (Scope of Work.
 Technical coordination between Client, designer and Operator (if there is).
 Programming, planning and coordinating all design project activities including the provision of design and technical information, ensuring accuracy, completeness and delivery within schedule and allocated budget
 Providing supervision and guidance on all design and technical matters.
 Reviewing and resolving interdisciplinary design and technical issues to ensure the most effective and efficient design is adopted
 Monitoring project progress and preparing regular reports for the Sr. Management, addressing
 Resource planning and highlighting any significant variances in manpower budget expenditure together with recommendations for corrective action, if necessary.

List of Projects in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE:

 Al Hamra Palace Hotel

Operator: Waldorf Astoria (Hilton) - five Stars Hotel - 328 rooms, 16 Jr. suites, 3 Royal Suite
Consultant: Conin & Architects: Pappiri, Italy
 Al Hamra Village


1600 Villas, 3types of villas and townhouses, 8 (G+4) Golf Bldg, 8 (G+7) Marina Bldg,
Consultant: DAR
The works including construction of the above number of building along with all related infrastructure and roads works the infrastructure work executed is as follow:
• Potable water
• Gravity Sewerage lines, and drainage ( Vacuum system
• STP
• Strom water
• Communications
• Fire fighting
• Irrigation
• Electrical works and all related substations nad street lighting
• Roads works.


 Al Hamra Shopping Mall

Project Value 256 Mil. AED (G+1) floor with total built up area 37, 938 m2
Consultant: DAR Consult


 Royal Breeze Residential Buildings

5 Towers (G+18) one Building (G+15) 3 Buildings and (G+10) 1 building, project value: 450 Mil AED with all local infrastructure works within the plot
 Bab Al Bahr Development in Al Marjan Island

Six luxury residential buildings, project value: 500 Mil. AED
Consultant: Conin

 Mina Al Arab - Buildings


16 residential buildings (G+5)
Owned and Managed by RAK properties, project value: 320 Mil. AED
Consultant: Shankland cox Cons.

 Mina Al Arab - Villas



101 Luxury 3 types (G+1) villas, project value 103 Mil. AED

Owned and Managed by RAK properties




 Al Hamra Amenity Complex


(G+M+12) two Service buildings, for Free zone local authorities’ services, project value 42 Mil. AED

Consultant: Home of Architecture

 Dubai Airport Terminal 1 Expansion
Finishing works
Consultant: Dar Al Handasah

CAREER HIGHLIGHT AND ACHIEVEMENT

 Leading a team to achieve timely completion of projects by efficient project management
bidding the projects through competitive bidding, communication and negotiation
 Led strong growth and improving company strength in the region through interpersonal skills
 Improved operations of the firm through introducing various procedural guidelines

Project Manager at Rakeen Dev.
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • September 2006 to August 2008

 Ensures assigned projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting client needs, business objectives and design guidelines.
 In cooperation with Technical Director, develops program and annual budget
 Prepare construction cost estimates and documentation
 Monitors progress, provides financial control and ensures quality of project.
 Manage the project team which include technical personnel of various specialization
 Develop schedules and budgets for assigned projects.
 Identify and evaluates alternative solutions to best meet program goals.
List of Projects:

 Al Marjan Island Development, RAK, U.A.E.:









Located 27 km southwest of Ras Al Khaimah town Centre; Al Marjan Island is the first man-made island project to be developed in the Emirate. The cluster of five coral-shaped islands extends over 2.7 million m2. Land reclamation was completed on December 2007. Development completed on June 2012.

The development at the above was infrastructure and roads works executed in two phases,

Phase 1: Peninsula, island 1 and Island 2:
Contract Value 274 Mil AED
Consultant: Conin
Contractor: Kumho Contracting

The infrastructure activities:
• Potable water
• Storm water
• Sewerage lines by “gravity”
• Drainage ( Vacuum system)
• STP
• Electrical works and related substations, street lighting and power supply to lifting stationsra
• Communications
• Irrigation
• Firefighting
• Roads works


 Acacia City Hotel:

The project is located 4 km to the west of Emirates Road on Exit 119 in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The Hotel project is a three (3) star hotel with 200 regular rooms and 80 serviced apartments in 10 floors with amenities and related services

Resident Engineer at Wilbur Smith Associates Consultant
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2003 to August 2006

Responsibilities:
 Supervise all infrastructure and roads works activities of project and ensure compliance to all plans and specifications and ensure optimal working of construction personnel.
 Oversee working of engineering personnel and resolve construction process and recommend improvement to construction activities and ensure compliance to specifications and construction schedule and prepare all progress reports.
 Prepare project documents, maintain project schedules and ensure compliance to all health and safety policies and participate in evaluation of all engineer personnel.
 Oversee all commercial aspects of the project and resolve issues that have cost and time implications
 Claims an variation submittals

Project: International City Phases II & III

Client: Limitless
Project Management: Bovis lend Lease
Project Details:
- Rough Grading works
- Infrastructure Zone 1
- Road works

Project: Jumeirah Lake Towers

Client: Nakheel
Project Details: Multi Story car
- Infrastructure work
- Roads works
- Multi story parking (32 Nr.)

Project Manager at Al Shafar General Conmtracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 1998 to July 2003

Designation: Project Manager
Projects: 2 B +G + M + 11 typical floors AED 33 M

Client: Dubai Islamic Bank
Consultant: Adnan Saffarini

Designation: Project Manager
Project: 3 B + G + M + 16 Typical Floors. AED 24 M


Client: Khalid Al Attar
Consultant: Adnan Saffarini


Designation: Project Manager
Project: G + 3 (8 Buildings).
Client: Rulers Office
Consultant: Conin

Designation: Project Manager
Project: G+1, Private Villa 12 numbers.
Consultant: Al Ajmi Consultant Office

Designation: Project Manager
Project: G+1, Private Villa 8 no.
Consultant: Al Ajmi Consultant Office

Project Engineer at International Construction
  • Ukraine
  • June 1996 to November 1997

Designation: Project Engineer
Project: 10 KM Gas Pipe Line

Project Engineer at Al Bonyan Construction
  • Libya - Benghazi
  • July 1993 to April 1996

Projects:
 Shopping Mall (G+1) - Finishing works
 Infrastructure and Roads works
 6 buildings Showrooms

Client: Benghazi Development Co.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Benghazi University
  • July 1993

Specialties & Skills

General Construction
Management
Project Management
Premavera
Excel Professional

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

CIPM
  • certified
  • November 2012
American academy
  • Project Management Memeber
  • December 2012

Training and Certifications

MPM (Training)
Training Institute:
American Academy
Date Attended:
November 2012
Duration:
60 hours

Hobbies

  • Sport