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Jamal Mayali, Contract Administrator

Jamal Mayali

Contract Administrator·AECOM

Canada

Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 3 months

Contract Administrator

January 2015 - Present

AECOM

Canada

January 2015 - Present

- Act as the Client’s representative for the project
- Liaison between Consultant, Client, Designer, Government Agencies and the Contractor
- Management of project team from site inspectors, office personnel, sub-consultants, etc. to ensure construction is carried out in accordance with all applicable specifications, design plans, environmental agency requirements, etc.
- Administering the project from construction start-up to project completion
- Review and approve all extra work
- Prepare and issue extra work change orders to the Contractor
- Review of all Contractor’s request for extension of times and associated claims;
- Review of Contractor’s construction schedule and monitoring the performance of operations to ensure completion dates are met
- Review all Contractor’s inquiries and consult with design firm to resolve any and all construction/design related issues in a timely manner to mitigate construction delays
- Conduct meetings with the Client, Contractor, Designer, various government agencies, public residents, etc.
- Review and process monthly progress payment certificates
- Issue instruction notices to the Contractor
- Review contract tender documents, plans and specifications
- Ensure contractor is in compliance with contract requirements
- Prepare monthly progress reports, environmental site inspection reports, general correspondence, emails, phone calls
- Identify design inconsistencies and providing recommendations
- Monitor QA/QC compliance and provide recommendations to construction/design conflicts
- Review the progress schedule and provide recommendations for acceleration of critical activities
- Review and assess contractor’s claims
- On-site problem identification, assessment and resolution

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Contract Administrator, QA/QC Administrator, Site Inspector

April 2007 - December 2014

URS Canada Inc.

Canada

April 2007 - December 2014

- Inspected Contractor’s daily operations such as bridge construction, sewer installations, contractor’s safety procedures/methodology, grading works, electrical installations, asphalt paving, concrete pours, landscaping, environmental and drainage works
- Chaired meetings with the client, contractor, designer, various governmental agencies, public residents, etc.
- Reviewed and processed progress payment certificates
- Reviewed contract, documents, plans and specifications
- Ensured contractor is in compliance with contract requirements
- Reviewed/approved change orders
- Liaison between consultants, owners, contractor and various government agencies
- Prepared monthly progress reports, environmental site inspection reports, general correspondence, emails, phone calls
- Identified design inconsistencies and provided recommendations
- Monitored QA/QC compliance, quantity take-offs and provided recommendations to construction/design conflicts
- Reviewed the progress schedule and provided recommendations for acceleration of critical activities
- Reviewed and assessed contractor’s claims
- On-site problem identification, assessment and resolution
- Supervised site inspectors and reviewed inspector’s diaries

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Project Site Engineer

March 2005 - April 2007

Dufferin Construction Company

Canada

March 2005 - April 2007

- Scheduled/supervised the day- to-day construction operations
- Ensured on-site safety procedures/construction methodology were adhered to
- Reviewed and ensured the contract documents, drawings and specifications were adhered to
- Attended monthly/weekly progress meetings between the owner, consultants, designers to address any concerns, outstanding issues, change in scope of work, extra work, safety concerns, etc.
- Verified payment for all works completed
- On-site problem identification, assessment and resolution
- Identified design inconsistencies and provided recommendations
- Interpreted contract documents, design inconsistencies and assessed potential claims for compensation, extension of contract time, additional costs, etc.
- Assessed any delay and/or financial impacts as a result of the change in scope of work, extra work, conflicts that arise, change in site conditions, etc.
- Ordered construction material and completed quantity take-offs
- Supervised foremen and crews on site
- Prepared monthly project expenditure forecasts to the senior project superintendent (comparing the labour, equipment and material costs with tender unit rates for each item to determine net profits/losses) and provided recommendations on how to increase production rates to assist in a more profitable outcome at the completion of the project
- Daily communications with the consultant, subcontractors, utility contractors, public residents and various government agencies.
- Prepared payment certificates and change orders
- Managed the entire project with the assistance of the senior project superintendent with respect to pre-construction meetings, monitoring progress of construction, coordinating subcontractor’s schedule, preparing weekly construction schedules/operations, conducting internal weekly construction/safety meetings with the foremen and labourers, ensured payment to the contractor for all works completed, payment of all sub-contractors and material supplier’s, full detailed review of project completion and much more

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Project Site Engineer

September 2003 - March 2005

Graham Bros Construction Limited

Canada

September 2003 - March 2005

- Prepared monthly progress payment certificates
- Ensured subcontractors and material suppliers were paid for all works completed
- Verified payment for all works completed
- Invoiced payment for all outstanding change orders
- Ordered construction material from manufacturers, general correspondence such as email, phone calls, book-keeping, clerical duties
- Prepared detailed quantity calculations and verified field measurements for various items
- Processed daily time sheets for all foreman and labourer’s on site
- Daily communications between consultant, subcontractors and site supervisor to resolve routine issues.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Civil Design Technologist/Construction Inspector

April 2001 - September 2003

MMM Group Ltd.

Canada

April 2001 - September 2003

- Preliminary & detailed highway/arterial road design for MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario) projects as well as regional municipality contracts
- Assisted with the preparation of contract documents, tenders, and proposals for MTO & Region of Peel projects.
As a Site Inspector, my responsibilities consisted of:
- Inspected Contractor’s daily operations such as bridge construction, sewer installations, contractor’s safety procedures/methodology, grading works, electrical installations, asphalt paving, concrete pours, landscaping, environmental and drainage works
- Ensured Contractor is in compliance with contract requirements
- Reviewed and processed progress payment certificates
- Reviewed contract documents, plans and specifications
- On-site problem identification, assessment and resolution
- Attended meetings with client, contractor, designer, various government agencies, etc.
- Verified quantities through field measurements

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Education

Seneca College

April 2001

April 2001

Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology

Canada

GPA (percentage): 77%

GPA (percentage): 77%

Skills

Highways

Expert

Civil Engineering

Expert

Site Inspection

Expert

QA QC Engineering

Expert

Contract Administration

Expert

QA/QC Administration

Expert

Project Management

Intermediate

Construction Inspection (Highways, Drainage, Bridges, Asphalt, Grading, Culverts, etc.)

Expert

Contract Administration

Expert

Microsoft Excel and Word

Expert

Highways

Expert

Civil Engineering

Expert

Site Inspection

Expert

QA QC Engineering

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Memberships

OACETT (Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists)

A.Sc.T, rcca, rcsi

June 2007

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Contract Administration - Consulting Engineers of Ontario
Jan 2014
Construction Inspection
Jan 2009