MOHAMMAD ABDALLAH, Senior Contracts Manager

MOHAMMAD ABDALLAH

Senior Contracts Manager

DP World

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Quantity Surveying
Experience
20 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 8 Months

Senior Contracts Manager at DP World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2022

Responsible for a portfolio of building and marine & infrastructure projects. Role involves the procurement of consultants and contractors in addition to the post-contract management of these packages through to final account close out.

AVP Commercial & Contracts at Dubai Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2015 to July 2022

Role involves all aspects of commercial and contract management including budget creation and control, procurement and tendering, contract drafting and award, change management, provisional sum expenditure, variations and claims resolution, payment processing through to final accounting and contract close out.

Senior Commercial Manager at Currie & Brown
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2012 to September 2014

Lead the pre contract services team in the preparation of cost plans, pre tender estimates, tender documentation as well as tender analysis reports. This is in addition to providing commercial and contract support to other post contract teams.

Senior Cost Manager at Currie & Brown
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2005 to February 2012

Pre and post contract cost management services including tendering, compilation of contract documents, provisional sum procurement, tender analysis, value engineering, change management, budget control, cost reporting, payment processing, claims review as well as negotiation of final accounts.

Project Engineer at Maram Construction Management
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2002 to August 2004

Worked as part of the main contractor’s team with responsibility for procurement and administration of supplier and sub-contractor accounts, preparation of interim applications for payment, supervision and progress monitoring on a daily basis as well as handing over work elements to the consultant of record.

Education

Master's degree, Quantity Surveying
  • at London Southbank University
  • September 2005
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Al-balqa` Applied University
  • January 2002

Specialties & Skills

Tendering
Cost Control
Contract Administration
Commercial Management
Procurement and tendering
Extensive knowledge of various forms of contracts
Project financial control and reporting
Contract administration
Design economics, cost planning and value engineering
Experience working with various standard methods of measurement
Proficient user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Turkish
Beginner

Memberships

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
  • Professional Member (MRICS)
  • May 2010
JORDAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
  • Member
  • January 2002