hossam soliman, Project Manager

hossam soliman

Project Manager

Kharafi National

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Experience
26 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 3 Months

Project Manager at Kharafi National
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since December 2016

Position: Project Manager.


Main Project:

• Design, procurement, construction, installation, testing & commissioning up to handing over for 2 odor control facilities for Abu Dhabi Sewerage Tunnel.


Responsibilities:

• Study all contractual documents & drawings.
• Initiate work execution plan (phases) strategy.
• Arrange & distribute site construction teams for the implementation of the work plan.
• Direct & follow up with procurement, logistics & stores material flow plan.
• Initiate & follow up manpower & machinery histogram / plan to ensure maximum utilization of resources.
• Ensure & follow up quality control system.
• Ensure & follow up the implementation of safety procedures at site.
• Internal & external reporting to company top management, consultant & client.
• Direct internal stuff daily / weekly progress meeting.
• Direct subcontractors: works progress, weekly meeting & approving invoices.

Project Manager at KAD Construction
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2015

Main Project:

• Execution, installation, testing & commissioning up to handing over of external package works for Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City District 11 - Meydan Heights South 2, including: irrigation & firefighting pumping station, STP, underground drainage holding tank & all external roads & utilities.


Responsibilities:

• Study all contractual documents & drawings.
• Initiate work execution plan (phases) strategy.
• Arrange & distribute site construction teams for the implementation of the work plan.
• Direct & follow up with procurement, logistics & stores material flow plan.
• Initiate & follow up manpower & machinery histogram / plan to ensure maximum utilization of resources.
• Ensure & follow up quality control system.
• Ensure & follow up the implementation of safety procedures at site.
• Internal & external reporting to company top management, consultant & client.
• Direct internal stuff daily / weekly progress meeting.
• Direct subcontractors: works progress, weekly meeting & approving invoices.

Project Manager at Belhasa Projects
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2012 to December 2014

Main Project:
- design, supply, delivery to site, installation, testing & commissioning of 2 RCC water tanks (10 million gallons each) using the techniques of slip forms & post tensioning in construction including pipelines, pump stations, electrical & instrumentation works, internal road works, landscaping. The project is located in RAS AL KHEIMAH- UAE.

Project Manager at metito
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2007 to March 2012

Main Projects:
- design, supply, delivery to site, installation, testing & commissioning of irrigation, potable & fire water and storm water pumping stations located at West Bay, Doha, Qatar for the development of the City of Lusail - total contract value: 190, 000, 000 QR.

- Design, Fabricate, procure & Install of 28, 000 m3/day Waste Water Treatment Plant for New Doha International Airport - total contract value: 88, 000, 000 QR.

- Full package vacuum sewerage network system with the vacuum pump stations in the following locations:

• Jumeirah Golf Estate - Dubai - Total contract value: 8, 500, 000 Dhs.
• Pearl of the Gulf - Doha - Total contract value: 2, 500, 000 QR.


Responsibilities:
- To organize, direct and facilitate the work stream in all project stages & activities, which ensure the overall progress of the project.
- Leading the project team to ensure that contract scope of work are being delivered in the specific time & quality & within budget.


Tasks:

 Studying & applying all contractual documents.
 Reviewing & approving the time schedules.
 Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and approving the purchase orders of materials, equipment or services.
 Attending meetings with the Client, Contractors, Consultant to discuss project progress, & present proposals, reports & findings.
 Following up the Plant installation progress.

Project Manager at VEOLIA WATER
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2007 to December 2007

To organize, direct and facilitate all the project activities & the construction of the Interior connection works which ensure the overall progress of the project.
Tasks:

 Studying all contractual documents.
 Reviewing & approving the time schedules.
 Following up & monitoring the Budget.
 Attending meetings with the Contractors, Consultants, Ajman Sewerage Company & Municipality representatives to discuss project progress.
 Following up the wastewater network construction process.

Project Manager at IBSF
  • Egypt
  • January 2006 to June 2007

Responsibilities: reports directly to the projects manager. Responsible for the overall management & direction of major projects received by IBSF, & also responsible for the timely co-ordination of any all design, purchasing, manufacturing, quality control, scheduling & cost control activities. Leading the team assigned for the project (project engineer, planner, quality control engineer, production control engineer, & site manager).


Tasks:

 Studying all contractual documents.
 Reviewing & approving the time schedules.
 Following up & monitoring the Budget on weekly bases through cost control sheets & cash flows.
 Following up with Procurement Departments, approving Purchase Orders, & selecting vendors based on budget & delivery time.
 Reviewing & following up the implementation of the entire project P & ID'S.
 Attending meetings with the customers to discuss project progress.
 Following up the manufacturing process with full awareness of steel machining process (cutting, drilling, bending, welding, heat treatments & welding tests).
 In charge of the erection process, where the site manager reports to me in all stages (civil woks, erection of steel structures & pressure parts, Piping, Instrumentation, commissioning & start up).
 The ability to apply recovery plans in case of delays to catch up schedules

Order Management Engineer at Zamil Steel
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 1999 to August 2005

- Study contracts, contract information forms, change orders, raising requests for clarifications as necessary.
- Prepare and follow up the schedules from engineering, fabrication and shipping departments.
- Establish the value of the change orders.
- Coordinate with manufacturing, finance, quality control, material and shipping departments on progress / delays.
- Follow-up on jobs and keeps the area office informed of the latest status.
- Issue shipping release once the job is cleared for shipment and follow-up with shipping department until the shipment is delivered.
- Monitors the Erection work progress by getting regular periodic inspection reports prepared by the Erection Coordinator.
- Preparing the meeting agenda for the company strategic planning (strategic meeting is held every tow weeks).
- Handling all the procedures in the case of non-standard inventory items, non-standard fabrication requirements, and non-standard shipping requirements.
- Studying sites claims to determine the responsibility of each department.

Civil Engineer / Owner Representative at Arab Contractors company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 1997 to June 1999

- Preparing and studying the economic feasibility studies for the suggested projects.
- Supervising the executions of the under construction projects.
- Preparing and following-up all the projects documents and licenses.

Education

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • at Arab Academy
  • January 2007

GPA: 3.5

Bachelor's degree, civil engineering
  • at Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Civil Engineering
Water Treatment
infrastructure civil works
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Society of Engineers - UAE
  • Member ship
  • June 2016
Society of Engineers - Egypt
  • Membership
  • October 1997
Dubai Municipality (DM)
  • Certified civil engineer for execution & maintenance of water & sewerage networks & plants
  • July 2016