Senior Mechanical Site-Based Engineer
WSP | Middle East
Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months
Responsibilities:
- Represent WSP on site (The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences Project) to review and evaluate the design in development phase with the other assigned consultants to check and ensure there are no discrepancies with the technical aspects or local norms, international standards and DEWA regulations.
- Develop and prepare design sketches and calculations.
- Coordinating with other design disciplines for design integrity
- Responsible to manage the construction process which includes reviewing contractor’s Mechanical/Technical submittals, Shop drawings, Value engineering proposals, Change orders and all related site activities.
- Responsible to attend project engineering meetings to follow up technical and progress activities with the contractor and all related other engineers.
- Review the Contract in terms of Scope of work, Schedules, Areas of concern, Action plans and Co-ordination with various other departments for relevant data.
- Interface with site to resolve site queries, non-conformance reports, drawings and analyse the same with the Engineering, design office as required to arrive at practically feasible solutions at site.
- Responsible to check and ensure co-ordination between discipline-related services works and all other disciplines.
- Review variation orders submitted by the contractor and evaluate the discrepancies that arise between the Contract drawings, Specifications and prepare any appropriate recommendations to be reviewed by the project manager.
- Responsible to monitor and control compliance with LEED requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Represent ZFP to work as a member of SABIC E&PM (Engineering and Project Management department) to direct, control and manage all activities of Mechanical works (HVAC, Firefighting and Plumbing) in the assigned projects to me from design concept up to construction and handover stage.
- Review and evaluate the design in development phase with the assigned consultant to check and ensure there are no discrepancies with the technical aspects or local norms, international standards and company regulations.
- Responsible to manage the construction process which includes Pre-qualification approvals of contractors, reviewing contractor’s Mechanical/Technical submittals, Shop drawings, Value engineering proposals, Method statements, Change orders, Site inspections and all related supervision activities.
- Responsible to attend project engineering meetings to follow up technical and progress activites with the contractor and all related other engineers.
- Responsible to manage and control the performance of mechanical team on site.
- Review the Contract in terms of Scope of work, Schedules, Areas of concern, Action plans and Co-ordination with various other departments for relevant data.
- Interface with site to resolve site queries, non-conformance reports, drawings and analyse the same with the Engineering, Procurement and Expediting teams as required to arrive at practically feasible solutions at site.
- Responsible to check and ensure co-ordination between discipline-related services works and all other disciplines.
- Review variation orders submitted by the contractor and evaluate the discrepancies that arise between the Contract drawings, Specifications and BOQ items and prepare any appropriate recommendations to be reviewed by the project manager.
- Responsible of all matters related to construction quality assurance and technical approvals of mechanical works (HVAC, Firefighting and Plumbing).
- Responsible to monitor and control compliance with LEED requirements.
- Witness Testing and Commissioning of the works. To ensure final sucesful handover.
- Assisting the Client in final project acceptance by organizing all Testing and Commissioning reports, As-built drawings, Punch list, Warranties and Settlement of all technical aspects as per norms and regulations.
Project Name: Sidra Hospital (Medical and Research Center)
Category: Hospital project
About Project:
Sidra Hospital project designed to be "one of the most important medical and research centers in the Middle East." designed to have 388 beds with infrastructure to enable expansion to 550 beds in a subsequent phase.
- Contract Package Value: US$ 2.3 billion.
- Main Contractors: OHL and Contrack.
- Project Manager & Main Consultant: KEO International.
- Client Representative: Qatar Petroleum on behalf of Qatar Foundation.
Responsibilities:
In this project I had worked for "OHL contracting company" due to agreement between them and SCG my employer at that time. In Sidra Hospital project I was acting as a mechanical site engineer responsible about all site operations in 3rd and 4th floors which includes HVAC, Firefighting and Plumbing Systems as described in the following responsibilities.
- Monitoring and managing subcontractors performance.
- Following up the installation of mechanical systems (HVAC, firefighting and plumbing) onsite until getting approvals from consultant (KEO).
- Developing and maintaining subcontractors engagement plan.
- Confirming that execution on site is complying with the approved shop drawings, specifications, calculations, material submittals and other contract documents.
- Responsible for all site operations which include installation, testing and material delivery onsite.
- Review the Contract in terms of Scope of work, Schedules, Areas of concern, Action plans and Co-ordination with various other departments for relevant data.
- Interface with site to resolve site queries, non-conformance reports, drawings and analyse the same with the Engineering, Procurement and Expediting teams as required to arrive at practically feasible solutions at site.
- Preparing weekly report to the MEP Construction Manager to show the progress and subcontractors' performance.
- Attending progress and technical meetings with consultant and Interior Design Team.
- Preparation of weekly and monthly work program according to site progress and project’s time schedule.
Project Name: New Doha International Airport (NDIA)
Category: Airport project
About Project:
New Doha International Airport (NDIA) project designed to be one of the world’s most advanced international airports and have an annual capacity for 50 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo, and have parking positions for 100 aircraft. NDIA is among the first international airports to be specifically designed with the Airbus 380 operation.
- Contract Package Value: US$ 240 Million for (CP-60) only.
- Main Contractors: C.A.T. International Qatar.
- Project Manager &Main Consultant: OVERSEAS BECHTEL INCORPORATED (OBI).
- Project’s area: 22 square kilometer.
Responsibilities:
My area of work in this project; Central Utility Plants (2, 3&4) in CP-60 (Contract Package 60) which are considered the main mechanical systems in the airport, which includes Potable/Fire water Central Systems & Central Chilled Water System and Standby Power Generation system to feed the entire airport.
In NDIA project I had worked as a firefighting consultant for "C.A.T. International Qatar " due to agreement between them and "SCG" my employer at that time. In this project i was responsible about all activites that related to firefighting systems in CUP 2, 3&4 until getting approval from civil defense as described in the following responsibilities.
- Check the site installation and solve all problems due to site condition to comply with Civil defense requirments.
- Design, Specification Review to make sure that is complying with NFPA requirments.
- Review and check the shop drawing to comply with Civil defense requirments.
- Review & Check the standpipe system to comply with NFPA14, the wet sprinkler system to comply with NFPA 13.
- Review & Check all installation fire details based on NFPA requirement.
- Review & Check the hydraulic calculation for sprinkler system based on NFPA 13 requirements, standpipe system based on NFPA 14 requirements.
- Review & Check the FM200 system drawing to comply with NFPA 2001.
- Review the deluge system to comply with NFPA 15
- Review the pre-action system to comply with NFPA 13
Project Name: Qatar Silhoutte Tower (Intercontinental Hotel, 58 floor)
Category: Hotel / High Rise Building
About Project:
Qatar’s prestigious Silhouette Tower project is massive with 58 floor, 365 hotel rooms, 180 serviced apartments, Conference Center and an exclusive car parking with capacity of 500 cars. Special Amenities include Restaurants, Lobbies, Swimming Pools, Heath Club and Executive Lounge.
- No. of floors: 58 floor.
- Contract Package Value : US$ 400 Million
- Project Manager: Hill International.
- Main Contractor: Redco Construction.
- Main Consultant: SCG - Shaker Consultancy Group.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all site operations that are related to mechanical works which include installation inspections, testing and material delivery inspections. Also issuing field memos, NCR and warning letters if there is any critical issue onsite.
- Review HVAC, plumbing and firefighting shop drawings, calculations and material submittals then prepare an appropriate recommendations to the senior site representative for final review.
- Witness testing and commissioning of the works. Assist with the final inspection of the work and to monitor final completion of the work.
- Review & Check all documentations required for handover such as, Testing and Commissioning reports, As-built drawings, Punch list, Warranties and settlement of all technical aspects as per norms and regulations.
Projects:
- Qatar Silhoutte Tower. (Design)
- Diwan Amiri in Qatar. (Design)
- Emaar Sales Center, Cairo Heights. (Design)
- Emaar Sales Center, Cairo Heights (Site Supervision)
Responsibilities:
In this period I had worked for SCG in Design/technical office, beside that; acting as a non-resident site engineer through regular visits onsite to follow up the progress of mechanical works. My responsibilities in this period varied between design and site supervision in different projects as described in the following.
- Develop and prepare design sketches, drawings and calculations for all HVAC systemes. That includes cooling load estimation, Chilled Water Plant arrangement, pipe sizing, valves arrangement, Duct sizing, Ducting layouts, pump head calculation and complete tender documents.
- Develop and prepare specifications and BOQ.
- HVAC system selection including selection of chiller, pumps, Air handling units and fans.
- Using engineering computer aided design software such as AutoCAD, HAP (HVAC load estimation), Elite firefighting.
- Coordinating with other design disciplines for design integrity
- Represents Shaker Group and work in close contact with and effectively interact with the internal design team as well as external clients and consultants (including owners, builders, developers, program managers, architects, vendors, etc.)
- Site supervision of all mechanical systems (HVAC, Plumbing, and Firefighting) during construction.
Responsibilities:
In this period I got a comprehensive experience in design of plumbing and firefighting systems due to working with "MITO" which was one of the leading consultants in the field of plumbing and firefighting designs in Egypt. I had worked in Design/technical office in different projects as described in the following details.
- Develop and prepare design sketches and calculations.
- Design of plumbing systems for all building types
- Design of Firefighting systems for all building types
- Design of water supply, irrigation systems, sanitary drainage networks, pump stations, storage tanks.
- Design of related mechanical works (Boilers & Hot water systems, Irrigation systems).
- Design of swimming pools & water features.
- Coordinating with other design disciplines for design integrity
- Preparation of contract documents including general and particular condition, technical specifications, bill of quantities, and contract executive drawings.
- Plumbing calculation including total water requirement, tank sizing, transfer pump, booster pump calculations as per National Building code, BS standards in line with local authority regulations.
- Firefighting hydraulic calculations for sprinkler system based on NFPA 13 requirements, standpipe system based on NFPA 14 requirements.
Projects:
- El Dokhan Hospital (Qatar) (Design)
- Al Aman City Center (Khartoum) (Design)
- Anda City Center (Algeria) (Design)
- Salamtex Factory (Obour City) (Design)
- Maadi Buildings (Egypt) (Design)
- Elmandara Buildings (Egypt) (Design)
- Campus Village, Pallm Hills (Cairo) (Design)
- British University (Egypt) (Design)
- Town House Villa (El Sheikh Zayed - Greens) (Egypt) (Design)
- Megal (El Sheikh Zayed - Greens) (Egypt) (Design)
- Family House (El Sheikh Zayed - Greens) (Egypt) (Design)
- Town House (El Sheikh Zayed - Greens) (Egypt) (Design)
- Mega With Town House (El Sheikh Zayed - Greens) (Egypt) (Design)
- Wahran (Khartoum) (Design)
- Insurance Fund (Khartoum) (Design)
- El Sherok 2000 (Sheikh Zayed) (Egypt) (Design)
- Maadi Tower (Dr. Ahmed Mito) (Egypt) (Design)
- Textile Factory (Dr. Ahmed Mito) (Egypt) (Design)
- Copper Working Factory (6 Octobe) (Egypt) (Design)
- Societal Building (For Club Katameya Residence) (Egypt) (Design)
- Swimming Bulding (For Club Katameya Residence) (Egypt) (Design)
- Tennis Building (For Club Katameya Residence) (Egypt) (Design)
- Main Building (For Naba Hotel) (Egypt) (Design)
- Many Villas (For Grand Residence) (Egypt) (Design)
Certified LEED Green Associate from GBCI, U.S Green Building Council.
PMP (Certified Project Management Professional – PMP#1815019).
B.Sc., in mechanical engineering, Cairo University, 2004.