Kassem Wehbe, MEP Project Manager

Kassem Wehbe

MEP Project Manager

SEG

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Electrical engineering
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

MEP Project Manager at SEG
  • Cameroon - Yaounde
  • My current job since February 2018

Stakeholder Management: Responsible for customer satisfaction and daily relationship and coordination with Customer, Consortium Partner, Architects, Consultants, Government Authorities subcontractors, and local administrations
- Assist in the development, review and approval of MEP contracts, construction plans, work breakdown structure, detailed scope descriptions, detailed schedules, risk management approach, milestone descriptions, budgets and staffing requirements
- Manage and lead MEP subcontractors throughout the duration of the project
- Tackling monthly IPC and make sure to meet the cash flow program
- Take overall responsibility for the performance of all MEP trades
- Manages equipment quality including review of Specifications, bid analysis, PO's, Submittals, freight/logistics, care/custody, protection, installation, startup, and commissioning.
- Supervise review and coordination of submittals and shop drawings
- Project Start-Up and mobilization
- Plan and perform site Work Inspection on Buildings works, such as Power Distribution, Lighting, CCTV, Access Control, Fire Alarm, HVAC, Fire suppression, Lifts
- Reporting and communication: production of weekly and monthly reports internally and externally
- Quality Assurance documentation and registers in relation to the assigned work on the project
Conduct value-engineering studies of alternative design approaches
- Chair and conduct regular project meetings.
- Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, as-builts and punch list process
- Implementation of any new policies and procedures relating to the execution process
- Additional duties as required

MEP Project Manager at NN Company
  • Ghana
  • October 2014 to February 2018

- Plans and coordinates all on-site MEP activities to comply with applicable owner contract documents, engineer and government specifications, requirements and codes
-Coordinates with suppliers, contractors, clients, and client representatives to determine project scope
- Establishes and conducts internal audits to insure quality
- Research and develop solutions to MEP problems and conflicts
- Assists in the review and processing of MEP shop drawings and other submittals
- Process Request for Information (RFI) and change order requests
- Coordinate MEP drawings to insure all systems work within space constraints and code
- Assist in reviewing purchase documents
- Implement and aggressively enforce company safety program and practices to create a safe and
healthy work environment
- Project cost control
- Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge and honing skills in
order to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity

Head of Electromechanical Department/Chief engineer at Beam Developers
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2011 to August 2014

Main Projects:
- The Smallville 5 Stars Hotel (157 rooms, 16’000m2)
- Ciel et Jardin (3 residential towers, 50’000 m2)

Responsibilities /Tasks as Head of Electromechanical:
- Incorporate where possible energy saving technologies into design specification
- Monitors the work of various project implementation teams to ensure optimum coordination and integration
- Procurement of electrical & mechanical materials
- Calculations, site inspection reports
- Planning the sequence of works according to the overall project time frame
- Coordination between electrical, mechanical, and civil works
- Financial control of expenses according to the initial budget
- Preparation/Review of submittals, comparison reports
- Organizing meetings between subcontractors, consultants, clients
- Review of shopdrawings and design
- Review of payment certificates
- Testing commissioning, handing over and O&M preparation

Responsibilities /Tasks as Chief Engineer:
- Pe-Opening operation preparation after receiving the property from contractor and snag list elaboration
- Building the maintenance team structure
- Customization of SOP to suit the Hotel systems and concept as directed by GM
- Ensure the smooth daily operation and guest appeal of the hotel
- Implementation of the maintenance management software to organize the work orders, preventive maintenance schedule, spare parts control, Inventory monitoring…
- Rooms Check list development
- Coordination with other departments
- Training and development of the team members
- Conduct biannual staff appraisals and performance reviews
- Utility consumption monitoring and optimization
- Budget Control by preparing comprehensive budgets and forecasts to ensure the efficient and cost effective operation of the department
- Inventory control
- Invitation for tenders and quotations, negotiates, finalize and awards the contract for maintenance and other works
- Ensure the Property Life & Fire Safety through applying the related procedure and needed training
- Setting up short and long term goal for the department to continuously optimize its performance and to achieve a higher guest satisfaction
- Attending the morning brief and interacting with other departments
- Collaboration in elaboration of new project as requested by GM within the Hotel premises

Electrical Project manager at Caliber engineering
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2010 to March 2012

Company name and location: Caliber engineering
Company activity: Electromechanical design and execution
From: 01 /02/2010 Till: 01/03/2012

Electrical Engineer at La Constructa
  • Lebanon
  • June 2007 to April 2010

Company name and location: La Constructa, Dora Beirut
Company activity: Main Contractor
From: 01 /06/2007 till: 01/04/2010
Title: Electrical Engineer
Responsibilities /Tasks: - Tendering of project in bidding phase
- Procurement of electrical and mechanical materials
- Execution of electrical works for different type of project
- Planning the sequence of works according to the overall
project time frame
- Coordination between electrical, mechanical, and civil works
- Financial control of expenses according to the initial budget
- Preparation of claims and variation orders
- Preparation of submittals, comparison reports
- Organizing meetings between subcontractors, consultants, clients
- Preparation/review of shopdrawings and design
- Preparation of all handing over documents

Education

Master's degree, Electrical engineering
  • at Conservatoire national des arts et des métiers
  • February 2010

- Name of institution: Conservatoire national des arts et des métiers-Paris

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation
Coordination
Estimation
Procurement
Project Management
AUTOCAD
CLIENTS
ENGINEER
INSPECTION
OUTLOOK
SITE INSPECTION

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Order of Engineers and Architects-Beirut
  • Member
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2023
Valid Until:
May 2026

Hobbies

  • Swiming
  • Reading
  • Super Bikes