PROJECT MANAGER
PROSCAPE LLC
Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months
APRIL 2013 - April 2014: Worked as PROJECT MANAGER in PROSCAPE LLC, Dubai, U.A.E.
Job Responsibilities and Achievements: Project planning, co-ordination and management for landscape project implementation.
Liaise closely with Client, Consultant, Main contractor and Sub-contractors.
Manage a team of supervisors and deploy work for the areas under my charge to ensure smooth operations to complete the project in time and within budget.
Resource planning (Manpower, Material and Machinery)
Attend site meeting with Client, Consultant, Main contractor and provide management information system on the site work progress
Preparation and submission of daily, weekly and monthly progress report internally to the top management of the company and externally to the main contractor/Consultant.
Planning of monthly and annual work schedule.
Tracking of work progress to ensure work are completed on time.
Close coordination and supervision on work for monthly management reporting.
Attend site briefing, Raise SIR, MIR, Material submittal approval, shop drawing approval.
Prepare cost variation, As Built drawings, attend site walk down with Consultant.
• Execution of Daman tower project, DIFC, Dubai which includes Construction of Hard landscaping, Soft landscaping, Irrigation, Swimming pools, water features.
• Construction of soft landscaping and Irrigation for Al Maktoum Hospital Redevelopment, Deira, Dubai.
• Construction of hard landscaping, soft landscaping and irrigation in pavilion sales centre, Downtown Dubai.
• Construction of soft landscaping and irrigation in Saha Café, Burj Lake Realm Project.
• Construction of soft landscaping and irrigation in MBR city
• Construction of soft landscaping and irrigation in Arabian Ranches phase-2
JUNE 2009 - APRIL2013: Worked in EMIRATES LANDSCAPE LLC, as Irrigation Engineer Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Job Responsibilities and Achievements: • Review of as built records including design documents.
• Experience in design, construction and maintenance of pimary and secondary irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of preparing project plans and reports including execution and delivery plans.
• Worked in emirates landscape looking after Design, Construction and Maintenance the Landscape projects of the Company.
• Designed, Executed and Maintained prestigious projects like Paris Sorbonne University in Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi, Khalifa City A School, Al Shamkha school under Abu Dhabi Education Council.
• Design, Construction and Maintenance Project for Abu Dhabi Education Council Schools (Abu Dhabi West, Al Khatem, Al Khazna)
• Design, Construction and Maintenance of Mosque at Mohammed Bin Zayed City for Shaikha Fatima.
• Design Construction and Maintenance of Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone at Taweelah, Abu Dhabi.
• Design, Construction and Maintenance Project for Sadiyaat Island and Maqtaa Village.
• Maintaining prestigious projects like Shaikh Sultan Palace, Sir Baniyas Island, Abu Dhabi Men's College, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Shangri La Hotel and New Zayed University, Takreer Abu Dhabi and Ruwais.
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JUN 2007 - JUN 2009 Worked as SENIOR IRRIGATION ENGINEER in Second Nature Landscape Design, Dubai, U.A.E.
Job Responsibilities and Achievements: • Review of as built records including design documents.
• Experience in design, construction and maintenance of pimary and secondary irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of preparing project plans and reports including execution and delivery plans.
• Inspection of irrigation system components, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
• Designed Irrigation primary and secondary network with pumping systems for a landscape area of 20 Sq.Km with 800mm dia. HDPE line tie-off from 1200mm dia. DEWA TSE line and then collecting this TSE water in a underground concrete tank of capacity 5000 Cu.m and the water is pumped to the irrigation primary network of 400mm dia. HDPE line with VFD and PLC controlled pumping stations and the capacity of each pump being 50 LPS. The primary network has 53 Distribution chambers from which the irrigation secondary mainline of 160mm dia. UPVC pipe network is covering the part of landscape area and all the 53 Irrigation satellite controllers located near the DC chamber is connected to the Central control system by means of fiber optic cable communication, the Tie-in point near DC chamber is protected with Flow sensor and Pressure sensor against a possible breakage in secondary irrigation mainline.
• Supervision of Contractor's works for the installation of entire irrigation network.
• Supervision of Contractor's soft landscaping works in the site
• Writing irrigation specifications, preparing design drawings at various design stages, preparing bill of quantities for irrigation works, Review and approval of shop drawings and material submittals and hydraulic calculations.
• Meeting with Client and Contractor's representatives and other Consultants to resolve project interface and technical issues.
• Review and approval of Contractor's monthly payment Certificates.
SEP 2002 - MAY 2007 Worked as PROJECT ENGINEER in Nael Energy & General Ent. Al Ain, U.A.E.
Job responsibilities and Achievements: • Review of as built records including design documents.
• Experience in design, construction and maintenance of pimary and secondary irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of preparing project plans and reports including execution and delivery plans.
• Tendering for various irrigation and landscape projects released from AAM and other bodies.
• Post-Tender meetings with Consultants and Client Engineers.
• Forecasting Men, Material and machinery schedule immediately upon award of a Contract.
• Executed Zakher Sewerage pumping stations (M7) as an Electro-mechanical Engineer with 600mm carbon steel pipe including welding and pumps installation etc.
• Executed landscape projects for Al Ain Municipality such as H67, H94.
• Executed Civic Centre irrigation network with 400mm dia. UPVC mainline with 12 irrigation satellite controllers controlled by Site control Rainbird Central Control system located near civic centre pumping stations by installing 2 Nos. of 1200 Cu.m/hr screen filters with automatic flushing system and also a weather station was installed to calculate the ET on daily basis and make the irrigation network to work on a ET based system.
• Executed irrigation network in Qattara, Applied Technology, zoo, HCT women's college, Airport Road and 21 Roundabouts in AlAin-Dubai Road.
• Executed irrigation network in New Cemetery for Non-Muslims in AlAin-Dubai Road.
• Procurement of Materials for the landscaping projects.
• Strict adherence to Budget and schedule without compromising the quality.
• Weekly and monthly meetings with Consultant and Client representatives to update the progress, raise project and technical issues and resolve, raise variations whenever the Client issue verbal instruction for works beyond the scope of work of the project.
• Preparing Weekly and Monthly progress reports and forecasts.
• Ensuring smooth transition of day-to-day operation of the project.
• Preparing Shop drawings, material approval submittal and Inspection Requests and other basic documents necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations.
• Testing and Commissioning of Irrigation network and the pumping station with Central control system to the entire satisfaction of the Client and handed over the project to the incumbent maintenance contractor Al Darmaky by giving proper training to the personnel of the company.
JUN 2000 - AUG 2002 Worked as Irrigation and Landscaping Engineer in Al Fujair Trading Services Est. Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Job Responsibilities and Achievements:-
• Executed Maintenance works of Irrigation and Landscaping in Adnoc premises in AbuDhabi City and Umm-Al-Nar Adnoc Training Center.
• Executed Irrigation network and soft landscaping works for Onshore Gas Development Project-Phase2 in Habshan for which CCC is the main contractor and Bechtel and Technip is the Consultant. In this project, I was involved right from tendering stage to project completion stage including twelve months liability period for the maintenance of irrigation and soft landscaping works.
• Executed Irrigation network and soft landscaping works for Offshore Ethylene Utilities Project in Ruwais for which Al Jaber is the main contractor, Parsons International is the consultant and Borouge Petrochemicals is the Client. In this project, I was involved right from tendering stage to project completion stage including twelve months liability period for the maintenance of irrigation and soft landscaping works and by evaluating our performance in that project the Client has extended our maintenance contract by another three years.
• Executed Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation and Soft landscaping works in Arzhana Islands and Zirku island in Abu Dhabi for which ZADCO is the Client.
MAR 1998 - MAY 2000 Worked as Irrigation and Landscaping Site Engineer in Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick Co. Dubai, U.A.E.
Job responsibilities and Achievements:-
• Review of as built records including design documents.
• Experience in design, construction and maintenance of pimary and secondary irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of preparing project plans and reports including execution and delivery plans.
• Inspection of irrigation system components, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
• Supervision of Irrigation and Landscaping works executed by Contractor and ensure that the works are being carried out as per project specifications, bill of quantities, Approved shop drawings and Standard Details.
• The project is installation of irrigation networks (315mm dia and 225mm dia UPVC irrigation mainline) throughout Town centre area and the landscaping works under the project Parking and Traffic Improvements Project in AlAin Town Centre and the value of irrigation and landscaping works is 80 Million AED.
• Review and approval of shop drawings and submittals.
• Interface with Client and Contractor's representatives and other Consultants to resolve project and technical issues.
• Review and approval of Contractor's monthly payment Certificates.
• Inspection of Irrigation and Landscaping works for the raised RFI from the contractor.
MAR 1991 - DEC 1997 Worked as Assistant Project Manager in Orchard and Plantation Firms in India.
Job Responsibilities and Achievements: • Established Orchards and Teak plantations in various areas and involved in land purchase, site establishment, manpower recruitment, procurement of materials, establishing irrigation networks and plants for orchards and plantations, arranging well drilling, organizing water resources collectively into a tank and installing master booster pump to feed the plants through drip irrigation systems, maintenance of orchards and plantations by using various crop protection techniques, maintaining good investor relations during their visit to the site.