Ihab Osman, Engineering Manager

Ihab Osman

Engineering Manager

Air Liquide

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, MBA - Marketing & Operations Management
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Engineering Manager at Air Liquide
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since February 2018
Project Manager at Air Liquide
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2014 to January 2018

Work closely with Business Development team during project initiation,

Supervise the development of budgets and schedules,

Have the overall responsibility for project execution,

Manage project staff,

Report progress to stakeholders,

Initiate actions to ensure that project objectives and schedules are met and work is
performed within budget and according to specifications,

Resolve problems,

Coordinate the final turnover of the project.

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June 2012 - Present, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Representative & Industrial Management System (IMS) Representative, Engineering & Large Projects Department


Report the HSE statistics of the department on monthly basis,

Conduct monthly safety meetings for department,

Discuss HSE flash & HSE events (including unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, incidents, PSSI's and accidents),

Follow up on the status of unsafe conditions and action plans and ensure their closure in due date,

Support or conduct HSE campaigns and main events,

Plan and conduct emergency drills,

Inspect fire fighting extinguishers and other fighting equipment,

Participate in the preparation of safe work permits,

Participate in risk assessments,

Participate in job hazard analysis,

Support the department manager in following up on the IMS within the department,

Prepare & update action plans for the implementation of AL Group Standards within the department,

Prepare & control Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the department.

Senior Project Engineer at Air Liquide
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2010 to July 2012

• Prepare basic design documents reflecting client requirements,
• Design plant layouts, Prepare Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) & Isometric drawings for pipe work,
• Design plant utilities systems,
• Prepare equipment purchase specifications (Pumps, Compressors, Tanks, Valves, etc…),
• Manage consultants to ensure best design,
• Oversee the contractors selection process,
• Issue and control project budgets,
• Prepare & monitor project activity schedules,
• Manage project procurement activities, receive quotations and prepare evaluations for equipment offers,
• Participate in Risk Analysis Studies,
• Submit regular progress reports,
• Support project sites through site visits and technical advice.

Projects: Acetylene Plant (Sadat), Saint Gobain H2/N2 Plant (Sokhna), EPPC CO2 Plant (Portsaid), Ezz Steel Rebars O2 Plant (Sadat), Flat-Bottomed Tanks Project (Alexandria)

Group Leader at Dar Al Handasah
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2003 to September 2010

• Assumed full responsibility for the design,
• Performed Plumbing systems design including: water requirements calculations, water supply & drainage pipe sizing, equipment selection, vacuum cleaning systems design, medical gas systems design and steam systems design,
• Performed Firefighting systems design including: automatic sprinklers systems hydraulic calculations, fire pumps selection, foam systems design, FM200 systems specifications and water mist systems specifications,
• Performed HVAC systems design including: load calculation, duct sizing, pipe sizing and equipment selection,
• Ensured meeting the LEED requirements in mechanical systems design and followed up on acquiring the LEED Green building certificates,
• Lead teams of engineers & draftsmen,
• Enforced quality standards throughout all project phases.
• Handled coordination with internal departments & with international sub-consultants & contractors through meetings and correspondence.
• Issued technical responses to contractors RFI forms.

Projects: Development of King Abdel Aziz Endowment (Mecca), Expansion of Holy Mosque (Mecca), King Abdullah Financial District (Riyadh), IT & T Facility Buildings (Dubai), Amenity Facility Buildings (Dubai), FEDEX Warehouses (Dubai), Dar Al Handasah New Building (Cairo), Dubai Airport Terminal 3, Dubai Airport Terminal 2 Extension, Dubai Cargo Village, Sharm El Sheikh Airport Extension

Education

Master's degree, MBA - Marketing & Operations Management
  • at The American University in Cairo (AUC)
  • January 2010
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at The American University in Cairo (AUC)
  • June 2001

Specialties & Skills

Engineering Management
Project Management
Engineering
Engineering Design
Contractors Relation Management
Project Management
Suppliers Relation Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Behavioral Safety Visit (Training)
Training Institute:
Air liquide
Date Attended:
March 2014
Root Cause Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
Air Liquide
Date Attended:
October 2013
Handling Flammable Liquids Training Program (Training)
Training Institute:
NFPA
Date Attended:
February 2007
PLC - SIMATIC S7 Programming (Training)
Training Institute:
Siemens
Date Attended:
October 2011
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Training Program (Training)
Training Institute:
NFPA
Date Attended:
September 2005
Fundamentals of Air System Design Course (Training)
Training Institute:
ASHRAE
Date Attended:
November 2003
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Institute
Date Attended:
January 2012
Manual & Mechanical Handling (Training)
Training Institute:
Air Liquide
Date Attended:
February 2011