PMC Site Engineer
Hill International
Total years of experience :38 years, 10 Months
Project Overview:
Hill International is providing project management consultant services to Qatar Railways for the Doha Metro Phase 1 Green Line Underground Works project. Phase 1 of the program consists of construction of four new transit metro lines including the Green Line, Gold Line, Red Line North and Red Line South. The Green Line is a total of 19 kilometers underground and 3.3 kilometers elevated section of track. The underground section commences at the Main Nodal hub of Msheireb Station, moves north through Al Diwan Station and west through stations at Al Rayyan/C-Ring, Al Rayyan/Sports, Al Rayyan/Al Messila, Al Rayyan/Al Qadeem, Education City South East, Qatar National Library and Education City. Six kilometers west of Education City, the underground alignment transits via a trough to the elevated section and Al Rayyan Stadium, this will be used for the 2022 World Cup.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsible for daily reporting on progress, non-compliance, delay in work to the Resident Engineer (RE); gathering data and updating engineer’s daily report and progress accomplishment. His duties include carrying out daily inspections of works in compliance with construction drawings, method statement, relevant contract documents, safety concerns and Qatar Construction Specifications; identifying and highlighting possible risk on project; and raising any safety issues with the safety officer and accurately inventorying the jobsite, helping to ensure that all work is being carried out safely.
Coordinating with quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), construction and safety department’s site personnel on all site implementation issues and concerns encountered prior to reporting to RE as well as raising any non-conformance or poor workmanship and preparing construction surveillance reports (CSR) per week and submitting to RE for review and approval. Also tasked with taking daily site progress photographs and saving to the office electronic file and following up the closing of non-conformance report (NCR) raised in connection with the issued CSR with the contractor’s QA/QC and construction department.
Conduct frequent walk through inspections with Contractor’s lead QA/QC/project engineers staff prior to next stage including epoxy injection sealing on lining wet cracks prior to resume of 1st stage tunnel center drain and concreting interface with track bed requirements.
•Project Overview:
This QAR 20 billion development, Msheireb Properties’ flagship project, will regenerate and preserve the historical downtown of Doha. The 31-hectare (76-acre) site will blend traditional Qatari heritage and aesthetics with modern technology, and focus on sustainability and harmony with the environment.
Phase 1B, included sub-structure and super-structure construction of a 3-storey basement car park and approximate 17 mediums to low rise buildings using top down construction. The basement and structures are typically in-situ cast concrete and will be simultaneously started once the transfer slab has been completed. The phase covered 15 buildings, including the Mandarin Oriental Hotel comprising 158 rooms and 91 service apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units, 12 residential building providing a total of 180 apartments and religious buildings.
B. Phase 1B, SUB and SUPERSTRUCTURE
Construction of three storey basement car park and approx 17 medium to low rise buildings using top down construction.
The phase covers 15 buildings, including the country’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel comprising 158 rooms and 91 service apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units and 12 residential building providing a total of 180 apartments.
Also, buildings include high quality residential, a mandarin hotel, commercial and religious buildings.
Basement and structures are typically in -situ cast concrete, and will be simultaneously started once the transfer slab has been completed.
C. Utility Service Corridor (Infrastructure)
Designed by ARUP. The service corridor comprises of the 3 underground levels for the utilities leading to superblock 11kV distribution connection to substations, ICT (Communication) services, Gas and District Cooling Utility Service Corridor (Infrastructure)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for reviewing design calculation in compliance of design criteria given in Issued for Construction documents.
• Review Contractor’s shop drawings, method statements, material submittals and confirms conformance to project specifications.
• Attend to weekly site meetings.
• Monitoring the quality control on site.
• Conducting civil and Structural works inspections and ensures that the work in progress is in accordance to approved shop drawings and project specifications.
• Confirming in writing the instructions to the contractor. Issuing Non Conformance Reports to the contractor in case if the executed works found not complying with the approved design/specifications.
• Coordinating with all supervision staff (Architectural. Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers).
• Giving support to the Architectural Engineer for controlling the finishing works.
• Following the instructions of the Project Manager related to the work on site.
• Coordinating with design staff at head office for solving the construction problems.
• Perform other duties as required.
Project Overview:
This QAR 20 billion development, Msheireb Properties’ flagship project, will regenerate and preserve the historical downtown of Doha. The 31-hectare (76-acre) site will blend traditional Qatari heritage and aesthetics with modern technology, and focus on sustainability and harmony with the environment.
Phase 1B, included sub-structure and super-structure construction of a 3-storey basement car park and approximate 17 mediums to low rise buildings using top down construction. The basement and structures are typically in-situ cast concrete and will be simultaneously started once the transfer slab has been completed. The phase covered 15 buildings, including the Mandarin Oriental Hotel comprising 158 rooms and 91 service apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units, 12 residential building providing a total of 180 apartments and religious buildings.
Project Description:
A. Phase 1B/1C RAFT PACKAGE
The scheme provides opportunities for new business development, residential expansion, recreation, culture and retail activity, securing new jobs and facilities to meet local and strategic needs for the future. It will also provide new accommodation for government administration and be a fitting neighbor for the Amiri Diwan.
The project will be a phased development of urban city scale, relatively dense, with interconnecting buildings, landscaped street, pedestrian routes, underground parking, and utility corridors; all with sustainable design objectives.
B. Phase 1B, SUB and SUPERSTRUCTURE
Construction of three storey basement car park and approx 17 medium to low rise buildings using top down construction.
The phase covers 15 buildings, including the country’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel comprising 158 rooms and 91 service apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units and 12 residential building providing a total of 180 apartments.
Also, buildings include high quality residential, a mandarin hotel, commercial and religious buildings.
Basement and structures are typically in -situ cast concrete, and will be simultaneously started once the transfer slab has been completed.
C. Utility Service Corridor (Infrastructure)
Designed by ARUP. The service corridor comprises of the 3 underground levels for the utilities leading to superblock 11kV distribution connection to substations, ICT (Communication) services, Gas and District Cooling Utility Service Corridor (Infrastructure)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for reviewing design calculation in compliance of design criteria given in Issued for Construction documents.
• Review Contractor’s shop drawings, method statements, material submittals and confirms conformance to project specifications.
• Attend to weekly site meetings.
• Monitoring the quality control on site.
• Conducting civil and Structural works inspections and ensures that the work in progress is in accordance to approved shop drawings and project specifications.
• Confirming in writing the instructions to the contractor. Issuing Non Conformance Reports to the contractor in case if the executed works found not complying with the approved design/specifications.
• Coordinating with all supervision staff (Architectural. Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers).
• Giving support to the Architectural Engineer for controlling the finishing works.
• Following the instructions of the Project Manager related to the work on site.
• Coordinating with design staff at head office for solving the construction problems.
• Perform other duties as required.
1. As Assistant Resident Engineer
a. Involved on the following projects
Involved in the design and construction of 8, 734 LM of underground utility tunnels; design of tunnel structures including all access shafts, stairways, transformer rooms, ventilation and sections drainage channels; preparing shop drawings for all piped services within the underground utility tunnels, including preparing detailed demolition drawings at interface point of connection between new and existing utility tunnels; and construction of underground utility tunnels including 117 all-access shafts, 122 ventilation shafts, access arrangements, drainage, sump pumps, pipe works, fittings, cable trays, extra low voltage (ELV) networks, five transformer rooms, three connection to existing services, firefighting measures, lighting and fire hydrants.
Construction and supervision management services included monitoring and inspecting various hard landscape finishes containing 18 different materials, testing area for different infrastructure projects, new asphalt access roads, modifications of existing stairs and installing new finish materials on all 5 stairs.
Also included were various enabling works for the construction of five underground micro tunnels and one Kahramma standard 66kV duct bank with inside diameter of 1, 100mm, complete with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) lining along Al Luqta Road with a total length of 472m for telecoms and sewer lines with inside diameter of 1, 200mm; 127m for cable ducts, six holes for 3 x 250mm and 1 x 100mm, each using horizontal directional drilling machine worth QAR 9.95 million.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Reviewing Contractor’s submittals and provide comments on method statements, materials submittals and shop drawings
• Supervising all or portion of the Contractor’s civil works as assigned by the Resident Engineer, and take responsibility for the quality control and inspection
• Observe the safety procedures followed by the contractor. Issue instructions as necessary to correct the safety violations.
• Review the contractor’s progress at all times. Monitor the work performed, the material incorporated in the work, the materials stored at the site and the contractor’s manpower and equipment
• Reviewing inspector’s daily reports and preparation of engineer’s daily diary, general oversight of inspector’s daily activities including work assignments, on site performance, and guidance on the supervision of the contractor’s operations.
• General oversight of Inspector’s daily activities including works assignments, on-site performance and guidance on the supervision of the Contractor’s operations.
• Review of Contractor’s inspection, surveying and testing requests and subsequent completed reports.
• Monitoring the performance of the survey party.
• Review and Approval of the Contractor’s proposed materials and methods as delegated by the Resident Engineer.
• Preparation of Minutes of Meeting as delegated by the Resident Engineer.
• Coordination with Contractor’s supervisory personnel regarding schedule, sequence and method of work.
• Monitoring conformance with the Contractor’s schedule.
• Assisting the QS team in negotiations with the contractor regarding the value of claims or changes in schedule
• Continuous Field Inspections of the work in the progress and consultation with both the Resident Engineer’s and Contractor’s supervisory staff.
• Preparation of written and oral reports to the Resident Engineer on contractual and procedural matters.
• Review the client’s enquiry package to fully address the potential work scope;
• Prepare information of internal and subcontractor pricing requests;
• Preparation and submission of competitive tenders;
• Calculation of establishment costs and plant costs;
• Prepare information for planning/management review;
• Attend job explanation meetings, site visits post-tender clarification and negotiation meetings as appropriate.
• Prepare Contract Agreement for the Subcontractors
• Due to urgency of works, I was assigned as Project Manager for the Renovation of New Main Office Building worth 35 Million with a total floor area of 1, 000m2. The work involves finishes (carpet flooring, & wall paper), low partitions for the staff, mineral fiber ceilings, glass partitions for the managers, complete electrical system, HVAC, plumbing and fire fighting systems.
• Undertakes activities personally and/or manages the estimating team to prepare technically and numerically correct tenders for selected projects in accordance with policies and procedures,
• Secures profitable project opportunities for the company in the tender and negotiated markets,
• Effectively communicates information and ideas to other estimators, project team and others.
• Develop estimating staff to perform competently and productively in the achievement of producing winning tenders. Ensures personal development in accordance with career development plan. Conducts annual performance development reviews.
• Ensures the design briefs adequately convey the estimating required.
• Participates in the project launch as described in company’s quality Procedures, so as to ensure the project team full understanding the projects and al the details and mythologies employed in preparation of the bid. Points out any potential risks involved in the project delivery.
• Oversees the preparation of the initial cost plan and site control documents.
• Review all estimates prior to final management review, to ensure a timely presentation.
• Ensures that standard estimating procedures and systems both computerize and manually are installed for use.
• Encourages consultants with major sub-contractors and suppliers for major estimates.
• Fulfills administrative requirements and submits required correspondence, requests and reports on a timely and accurate basis.
• Demonstrates a desire to keep abreast of personal, technical and market developments.
Lead a specific discipline estimating team in the formulation of the contract price estimates of the different projects. Review Client's inquiry package to fully address potential Scope of Works. Prepare information of internal and subcontractor pricing requests. Preparation of detailed take-off data; calculation of establishment costs and plant costs; prepare information for planning/management review; attend meetings and do site visits.
Project Manager/Resident Engineer for the construction supervision of ADB assisted civil works project of the proposed hospital project packages, DOH-ICHSP
Assign temporarily in Engineering Department as Supervising Civil Estimator;
Develop estimates to apply appropriate labor and material pricing to prepare bill of materials and quantities to produce fully priced analytical estimates to be use for construction cost estimating in order to achieve overall cost;
Conduct site visit from time to time to support the estimates
Manpower supply to SABCO (Saudi Arabian Bechtel Co.);
Responsible for the construction management of all civil & architectural works (Bldgs, etc.) activities in the SHOAIBA Power Plant Project Phase 2 & Desilination Plant Lot 1a
Manpower supply to Black & Veatch Pritchard AlBassam Inc for Saudi Aramco Shedgum Gas Plant Debottlenecking Project;
Responsible for the night shift activities for 9 months; assigned also on day shift, directly supervise/manage the sub contractors staff and personnel on civil works (asphalting of roads, various foundation, etc) and structural steel works activities (installation and modification of new structures, platforms and ladders) on all areas
Project in charge for the construction management of Metro Rail Sysytem (MRT 3) along EDSA (Track at grades, elevated structures and station building);
Responsible for the construction management along Camp Aguinaldo to Shaw Blvd. Crossing;
Managed the sub contractors for the bored piling from 1.0mØ to 2.5mØ with a depth varies from 10.0m to 23.0m;
Supervised the erection of precast I-girders, precast beams & structural steel works;
Managed the construction management of retaining walls with a height ranging from 3m to 7m with a total length of 2.0km
Project Manager/Resident Engineer for Limay Slag Grinding Mill Plant, HPHC Ceramic Ware Plant, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation and Agus Industrial Estate;
Owners representative for the construction supervision of Limay Slag Grinding Bldg, Truck Scale, Clinker/Gympsum Storage, Roads and Drainage, Site Development & Cement Silo;
Also involve in our head office for the design and preparation of working plans for the site development, site grading and site utilities for HPHC Ceramic Ware Plant for FCIE Cavite
Lead Estimating Engineer for Saudi Storage Strategic Project - Underground Oil Storage & Cavern Facilities;
In charge of the Civil Section;
Develop take off quantities for underground heavy civil and architectural work including rock excavation, roads, concrete barrier, concrete plugs, firewalls, structural steel works, shafts, buildings and finishing for the different job sites throught the Kingdom;
Develop estimates by building up rates for the Bill of materials to produce fully priced analytical estimates;
Prepared monthly progress reports;
Conducted site inspection from day to day activities
Resident Engineer for the construction supervision of asphalt cement pavement, gravel roads, PCCP, bridges, box culverts and drainage structures in the province of Bicol, Iloilo, Negron Occidental and North Palawan;
Prepare project reports;
Certify and recommends for approval billings & variation orders of the contractors;
Responsible for the administrative and technical supervision of the project
Involved in the conducting feasibility study to reconstruct existing and construct new bridges in 1, 618 sites on 65 road links in the twelve regions in the country in association of LYON'S and Associates, Inc.
Responsible for the structural design and preparation of working plans, specifications, itemized bill of materials and cost estimating for various power plant projects, transmission lines, housing projects and buildings
Studying for business administration
This is a preparatory studies for masteral degree of business administration
This course involve for the future civil engineers involve in the construction, estimating, design for various civil works activities (infrastructure, petrochemocals, etc)