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Karem El-Sayyad, Quantity Survey Manager

Karem El-Sayyad

Quantity Survey Manager·ALKobraish Investment and Construction

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 1 months

Quantity Survey Manager

May 2024 - Present

ALKobraish Investment and Construction

Abha, Saudi Arabia

May 2024 - Present

Invoiced Interim Payment Application worth 38M SAR in total
Creating Bill of Quantity BoQ,
Prepare Client Invoice Interim Payment Application,
Attest Subcontractors Invoices,
Review Contracts and Legal terms,
Quantify and Estimate Variation Orders,
and Prepare Claims.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Senior QS and Contracts Engineer

August 2022 - May 2024

Shaker Consultancy Group

Hurghada, Egypt

August 2022 - May 2024

- Job Description:
 Contract Management:
• Read all the necessary Contractual Documents in conjunction with the Tender Documents.
• Take notes of any clauses that may arise conflicts or/and claims.
 Quantity Survey:
• Review the Take-off Quantities for all the project’s items (Civil, Arch, MEP and Fit-outs).
• Review the quantities submitted by the Contractor for each element of the Project.
• Check if the submitted quantities are within the range of addition/omission.
• Prepare and Price any VOs.
 Invoicing:
• Review the submitted Interim Payment Applications from the Contractor and verify its data in accordance with Work Progress and Materials Onsite.
 Monitoring:
• Notifying the Technical Office, if any missing data or changes in design affecting QS.
• Handle any problems or conflicts with the Employer to guarantee smooth flow of work operations.
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Reporting to the QS Manager with the necessary data of Employer and Sub-contractors’ payments, Expired Contracts, Needed Contracts and Missing Items.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Management

Senior Technical Consultant

August 2021 - August 2022

Betterhome

Cairo, Egypt

August 2021 - August 2022

Quantity Survey
Invoicing
Materials

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Lead Quantity Surveyor

December 2020 - August 2021

LMS Construction

Cairo, Egypt

December 2020 - August 2021

 Quantities take-off for all the project’s items (Civil, Arch, MEP and Fit-outs).
 Prioritize and allocate the QS department tasks to team members.
 Review all the sub-contracts before signing to avoid any conflict whilst invoicing.
 Coordination with Procurement and Contracts departments for any data needed.
 Prepare the Interim Payment Application to submit to the Employer.
 Review the Interim Payment Applications submitted by the Sub-contractors.
 Coordination with Cost Control department for Costs and Material allocation.
 Prepare the needed breakdowns for any VOs and estimate with Cost Engineer.
 Notifying the Technical Office, if any missing data or changes in design affecting QS.
 Handle any problems or conflicts with the Employer to guarantee smooth flow of work operations.
 Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
 Reporting to the QS Manager with the necessary data of Employer and Sub-contractors’ payments,
Expired Contracts, Needed Contracts and Missing Items.
 Manage, guide and monitor my team, including 4 on-site and 2 at HQ engineers, performance
and provide general technical assistance for their self-development.
 Prepare the QS Department Procedure in coordination with the QS Manager

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

QS & Invoicing Engineer

May 2018 - December 2020

Rowad Modern Engineering

Cairo, Egypt

May 2018 - December 2020

 Reviewing the Received Design Drawings, BOQ and Specifications and Prepare the Necessary RFIs.
 Sub-contractors works monitoring and follow-up, including actual quantities survey, material wastage
calculations, production rates evaluation and Invoicing.
 Coordinate with the Head Office Procurement, Purchasing and Operation Departments to
Facilitate the Receiving, Submission and Approvals of the Necessary Materials.
 Preparing the Required Data for the PRs and POs and Follow-up the Data Entry on ERP System.
 Preparing all the necessary presentations and reports required due to client visits.
 Main Representative with the Engineer in all the Meetings and Presentations

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Project Quantity Surveyor

January 2018 - May 2018

Orascom Construction Ltd.

Marsa Matruh, Egypt

January 2018 - May 2018

 Planning, Scheduling and Schedule Updating Using Primavera P6.
 Create the Necessary Sequences for Work in Accordance with the On-site Equipment to Avoid Delays
and Breakdowns Also, to satisfy the Client’s Schedule.
 Review Engineering Works of Subcontractor and Provide Necessary Shop Drawings Using AutoCAD.
 Preparation of The Necessary Documents and Submitting to The Engineer
(Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Materials Approval and Receiving Reports,
Daily and Monthly Reports, Procurement Charts and HSE Risk Assessments).
 Survey of Theoretical Quantities of Excavation, Concrete and Reinforcement Steel.
Also, the Actual Ones to be able to Control & Calculate the Over-consumptions.
 Follow Up Construction Procedure According to Approved Drawings and Specifications.
 Invoicing for Subcontractors and Client and Follow-up the Data Entry on ERP System.
 Formulation of over 200 Letters as cooperation with the Contracts Department.
 Involved in Project Controlling Procedures.
 Involved in QC. Inspections and Tests.
 Preparing counter-claim in reference to FIDIC (RED BOOK).

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Technical QS Engineer

December 2017 - January 2018

Orascom Construction Ltd.

Asyut, Egypt

December 2017 - January 2018

 Planning, Scheduling and Schedule Updating Using Primavera P6.
 Create the Necessary Sequences for Work in Accordance with the On-site Equipment to Avoid Delays
and Breakdowns Also, to satisfy the Client’s Schedule.
 Review Engineering Works of Subcontractor and Provide Necessary Shop Drawings Using AutoCAD.
 Preparation of The Necessary Documents and Submitting to The Engineer
(Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Materials Approval and Receiving Reports,
Daily and Monthly Reports, Procurement Charts and HSE Risk Assessments).
 Survey of Theoretical Quantities of Excavation, Concrete and Reinforcement Steel.
Also, the Actual Ones to be able to Control & Calculate the Over-consumptions.
 Follow Up Construction Procedure According to Approved Drawings and Specifications.
 Invoicing for Subcontractors and Client and Follow-up the Data Entry on ERP System.
 Formulation of over 200 Letters as cooperation with the Contracts Department.
 Involved in Project Controlling Procedures.
 Involved in QC. Inspections and Tests.
 Preparing counter-claim in reference to FIDIC (RED BOOK).

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Commercial Engineer

August 2016 - December 2017

Orascom Construction Ltd.

Port Said, Egypt

August 2016 - December 2017

Project:
Construction of 19.150KM. Tunnels Under The Suez Canal (Worth. 16, 000, 000, 000 EGP)

Client:
Defense and Military Production Ministry

Client Consultant:
SYSTRA / ECG

Contractor:
ORASCOM Construction - Foundation Technology and Ground Engineering Division

Sub-Contractor:
Zueblin Egypt LLC.

Contractor Consultant:
SENER / AMBERG - Designers

 Planning, Scheduling and Schedule Updating Using Primavera P6.
 Create the Necessary Sequences for Work in Accordance with the On-site Equipment to Avoid Delays
and Breakdowns Also, to satisfy the Client’s Schedule.
 Review Engineering Works of Subcontractor and Provide Necessary Shop Drawings Using AutoCAD.
 Preparation of The Necessary Documents and Submitting to The Engineer
(Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Materials Approval and Receiving Reports,
Daily and Monthly Reports, Procurement Charts and HSE Risk Assessments).
 Survey of Theoretical Quantities of Excavation, Concrete and Reinforcement Steel.
Also, the Actual Ones to be able to Control & Calculate the Over-consumptions.
 Follow Up Construction Procedure According to Approved Drawings and Specifications.
 Invoicing for Subcontractors and Client and Follow-up the Data Entry on ERP System.
 Formulation of over 200 Letters as cooperation with the Contracts Department.
 Involved in Project Controlling Procedures.
 Involved in QC. Inspections and Tests.
 Preparing counter-claim in reference to FIDIC (RED BOOK).

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Management

Commercial Engineer

January 2016 - August 2016

Orascom Construction Ltd.

Port Said, Egypt

January 2016 - August 2016

Project:
Construction of 500m. Quay Wall (Worth. 475, 000, 000 EGP)

Client:
Defense and Military Production Ministry

Consultant:
Dar Al-Handasah

 Planning, Scheduling and Schedule Updating Using Primavera P6.
 Create the Necessary Sequences for Work in Accordance with the On-site Equipment to Avoid Delays
and Breakdowns Also, to satisfy the Client’s Schedule.
 Review Engineering Works of Subcontractor and Provide Necessary Shop Drawings Using AutoCAD.
 Preparation of The Necessary Documents and Submitting to The Engineer
(Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Materials Approval and Receiving Reports,
Daily and Monthly Reports, Procurement Charts and HSE Risk Assessments).
 Survey of Theoretical Quantities of Excavation, Concrete and Reinforcement Steel.
Also, the Actual Ones to be able to Control & Calculate the Over-consumptions.
 Follow Up Construction Procedure According to Approved Drawings and Specifications.
 Invoicing for Subcontractors and Client and Follow-up the Data Entry on ERP System.
 Formulation of over 200 Letters as cooperation with the Contracts Department.
 Involved in Project Controlling Procedures.
 Involved in QC. Inspections and Tests.
 Preparing counter-claim in reference to FIDIC (RED BOOK).

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Management

Quantity Surveyor

April 2015 - January 2016

Arab Contractors Co.

Mansoura, Egypt

April 2015 - January 2016

 Review Drawings and Designs of Silos Foundations and Components.
 Quantities Survey of Administration Buildings’ Excavation, Concrete, Reinforcing Steel and MEP.
 Invoicing for All Subcontractors and Client
 Execution of Ground Improvement and Backfilling, Foundations Including Bored Piles, Underground
Tunnels Connecting the Silos, Administration Buildings, Concrete Fences, Repair using Shot-crete,
Steel Structures, Finishing and Landscape Works.
 Concrete Batch Plant Management and Materials Scheduling and Control.
 QC/QA Works Including Concrete and Reinforcing Steel Tests.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

October 2014 - April 2015

El-Nasr Company for Building and Construction - EGYCO

Tanta, Egypt

October 2014 - April 2015

Quantity Survey of all project items including Civil, Structural, Architectural and MEP

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Construction and Building

Technical Engineer

March 2013 - October 2014

El-Nasr Company for Building and Construction - EGYCO

Damietta, Egypt

March 2013 - October 2014

 Planning, Scheduling and Schedule Updating Using Primavera P6.
 Following Up Engineering Works and Providing Necessary Shop Drawings Using AutoCAD.
 Preparation of The Necessary Documents
(Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Materials Approval and Receiving Reports,
Daily and Monthly Reports, Procurement Charts and HSE Risk Assessments).
 Measuring Quantities for Reinforcement Steel, Concrete and Other Project Components.
 Preparing the Invoices of Sub-contractors and the Client.
 Supervising Construction Procedure According to Approved Drawings and Specifications.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Design Analyst

January 2013 - March 2013

Urban Studies and Designs Center - USDC

Mansoura, Egypt

January 2013 - March 2013

DAR
Calculations Notes
Design Drawings

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Design Analyst

June 2012 - January 2013

Rabea El-Saadani Consultancy Office

Mansoura, Egypt

June 2012 - January 2013

DAR
Calculations Notes
Design Drawings

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Education

Al-Mansura University

October 2012

October 2012

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Egypt

Skills

Invoicing

Expert

Cost Estimation

Expert

Sub contract Management

Expert

Contract Management

Expert

Quantity Surveying

Expert

Power BI

Intermediate

AutoCAD

Expert

Civil 3D

Intermediate

Microsoft Excel

Expert

Quantity Surveying

Expert

Project Control

Expert

Deep Foundations

Expert

Primavera P6

Expert

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Native Speaker

Spanish

Beginner

German

Beginner

French

Beginner

Portuguese

Beginner

Memberships

Egyptian Engineers Syndicate

Member

December 2012

Saudi Council of Engineers

Member

June 2024

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CLAC 040 - Claims and Disputes
Mar 2022
IPMA Preparation Course
Jul 2024

Hobbies and interests

Swimming