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Maher ALOKUSH, Electrical Section Head

Maher ALOKUSH

Electrical Section Head·Zahran Holding - Aljoudah Contracting

Jordan

Master's degree, Industrial Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 10 months

Electrical Section Head

December 2009 - March 2018

Zahran Holding - Aljoudah Contracting

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2009 - March 2018

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Lead the electrical section at the main office of Aljoudah Contracting to supervise and follow up electrical works within ten different big-building projects such as university colleges, business center, hospital, water tower & restaurant and sewage treatment plant.
• The work included reviewing BoQ, SPECs & DWGs contract documents, preparing shop-drawings, materials submittal as well as granting the approvals from the client.
• Selection and ordering main electrical items, essential electrical materials for different projects and follow up with the procurement department.
• Supervise work progress for different on-going projects and keep in contact with Zahran's site-electrical engineers for assistance or intervention if necessary. Weekly air-trips was scheduled for this purpose.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Electrical Design Engineer

August 2008 - December 2009

Consulting Engineering Center

Amman, Jordan

August 2008 - December 2009

Responsibilities:
- Design Electrical Engineer for the company's various projects.
• Main job was design for all electrical infrastructure works related to a new industrial city at MOWAQQAR. Design work included 11kV loops, 1000kVA package SS, main distribution panels, sub distribution panels, LV-feeder pillars, LV-cable loops, street lighting, and telephone networks.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Manager

December 2007 - June 2008

ASTRACO

Jordan

December 2007 - June 2008

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Lead and supervise a team of electricians dedicated for erection works within a fast-track project named
Amman East Power Generation Plant MANAKHER - Jordan, worth US$ 310 Million owned by a private sector project company.
• The work included supervise and pursue installation works for 6.6kV switchgear, two 15.75kV generators integrated to simple-cycle gas turbines, high-current busduct, gas insulated circuit breaker, 20MVA auxiliary transformers and 148MVA main 400kV power transformers.
• Erection works for cable raceways, battery banks and chargers, LV/MV motors, low voltage MCC panels black start GenSet, Heat tracing loops, cable pulling and termination.
• Low current installations for lighting, external lighting, power sockets, fire alarm, telephone, … etc.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Electrical Engineer

May 2005 - November 2007

Infilco Degremont, (leader of IDI/MGI consortium – EPC contractor).

Zarqa, Jordan

May 2005 - November 2007

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Supervise and follow up design and erection works for electrical systems, instrumentation and DCS of AsSamra Waste Water Treatment Plant - Jordan, worth US$ 169 Million as a BOT agreement with Ministry of Water & Irrigation (MWI).
• The work included design issues in LV-systems, preparing technical submittals and shop drawings.
• Preparing Cables List, Motors and instrumentation lists, interconnection diagrams for matching and integrating electrical/control systems coming from different suppliers.
•Participated in preparing, review and follow-up philosophy of operation implementation for (Grit removal systems, Primary settling tanks, Filtration units … etc.)
•Conducting Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for LV electrical panels, MV switch gears, Ring Main Units and many Control-panels.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Resident Engineer - Electrical

September 2002 - April 2005

Dorsch Consult

Amman, Jordan

September 2002 - April 2005

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Supervise and follow up installation of electrical panels, instrumentation and telemetry works performed by the project main contractor, for
Rehabilitation of Greater Amman’s Water Supply System Amman II Contract C10 & C12 projects.
• The work included check and evaluate technical submittals, catalogues and shop drawings for various Pump Station Low Voltage Switch gear with Soft Starters, Control Panels Chargers, Capacitor Banks, Illumination & power system, Earthing Systems and Chlorinating System.
• Check and evaluate technical submittals, catalogues and shop drawings for Telemetry SCADA System with UHF communication network.
- Assure applying the contract Specifications and BOQ items during work execution.
- Check and approve interim payment certificates, third party inspection certificates, exemption certificates for imported materials.
- Coordinate and pursue various Electrical correspondences between the Employer (Water Authority of Jordan) PMU/WAJ and the Contractor El Concorde Construction Ltd.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineer

June 2000 - May 2002

MID Contracting

Amman, Jordan

June 2000 - May 2002

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Implementation of electrical installations including low current systems, lighting, power sockets, fire alarm system, security, earthing-grid …etc for the Jordan Bromine Factory.
• The work included preparing detailed shop drawings and providing submittals & technical calculations of electrical loads and distribution.
• Implementation and testing of earthing grid of (< 1 ohm).
• Installing Main and Sub main distribution panels with all necessary accessories including cable trays, cable ladders, concrete ductbanks … etc.
• Installation, testing, numbering and termination of all power cables and wiring.
• Procurement of materials from the local market.
• Commissioning and handing-over accomplished works.
- Design and implementation of electrical installations and protection systems inside new cellular telephone transceiver stations to (JMTS) projects, phase 2K, 3K and 5K expansion stages.
• The work included preparing detailed shop drawings of electrical distribution, protection system, fire alarm/FM200 fire fighting system, electrical uPVC pipe works.
• Materials procurement and work follow up.
• Testing, commissioning and operating installed systems.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Instrument and Control Engineer

December 1994 - March 2000

El Concorde Construction Ltd.

Amman, Jordan

December 1994 - March 2000

Responsibilities and Jobs:
- Design and engineering of Tabqat Fahel (PELLA) telemetry system to Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) in cooperation with Datam Flutec Company - France.
• The work included prepare all automation and control drawings of a Telemetric System to control five cascaded water pumping stations.
• Prepare P&IDs, PFDs, instrument lists to define I/Os, data base information / tables and operating philosophy.
• Prepare detailed shop drawings, system lay out drawings, wiring & marshalling diagrams and rack lay out.
• Interface / convert old conventional panel instruments into PC-based Man Machine Interface.
• Erection works of the RTUs, each pump-station has two RTUs with standalone Mimic to represent a new and an existing station, including all marshalling works to the MCCs and the field instruments through dedicated interfacing cabinet comprising a lot of auxiliary control functions.
• Mounting, calibrating and operating several types of field instruments
• Calculating the parameters of the communication system (modems, front-end units and commutators) that communicate through 25-pair telemetry cable.
• Setting sequences and interlocks of the PLCs.
• Conducting a training sessions for the operating staff of the Water Authority of Jordan WAJ.
- Integrate and operate a SCADA system worth US$ 1.5 Million to Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. (JPMC) for the control and monitoring of their water distribution network, at ESHIDYA mines at the southern desert of Jordan.
• The work included mounting and marshalling a 25 RTUs at several sites along the desert.
• Calibrate and maintain Endress+Hauser type Flow, Pressure and Tank Level instruments.
• Mounting UHF radio communication network, for RTUs data exchange and global voice communication.
• Design & implement electronic control circuits, interfacing boxes and control panels.
• Commissioning and operating the SCADA system.
• Training the JPMC operator crew.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Education

The University of Jordan

June 2005

June 2005

Master's degree, Industrial Engineering

Jordan

GPA (point): 3.25 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.25 out of 4

GPA = 3.25 out of 4 Theses = OPTIMIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL AREA WATER SYSTEM (LAWS), Case Study: Jordan University Campus.

Yarmouk University

June 1994

June 1994

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Electronics

Jordan

GPA (percentage): 74.1%

GPA (percentage): 74.1%

GPA = 74.1% Graduation Project = Data Acquisition and Distribution.

Skills

Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Installations
Expert
Installations
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Mounting
Expert
Mounting
Expert
PLC programming
Intermediate
PLC programming
Intermediate
Computer skills (Microsoft Excel & Word)
Expert
Computer skills (Microsoft Excel & Word)
Expert
Internet
Expert
Internet
Expert
Auto CAD
Intermediate
Auto CAD
Intermediate
ETAP
Intermediate
ETAP
Intermediate
Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Installations
Expert
Installations
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Mounting
Expert
Mounting
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordan Engineers Association, JEA

Member

June 1994

Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society, ISA

Member

September 1998

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, IEEE

Student Member

April 2002