Director
Palma Consulting
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 9 أشهر
Working as a Director, responsible for providing engineering and design services on large scale, multi-site development projects, and advising clients on:
Project management
Supply chain and logistics
Formulation and implementation of business strategy
Performing market studies
Providing project feasibility studies
• Worked as client-side project engineer during the construction and commissioning of Burj Libya Complex, which includes a 21 floor hotel and a shopping mall in Khartoum with a total value of 130 million Euros.
• Was responsible for contract administration and dispute resolution.
• Collected requirements from stakeholders, developed the design brief for, and participated in selecting an international consultancy for several projects, including design of phase 2 of Burj Libya Complex, a 27 floor multipurpose development and other buildings.
• Supervised designs and ensured that they was in accordance to requirements.
• Coordinated design and managed modification and improvement projects in the complex, including civil works, MEP, and IT projects.
• Selected contractors and consultants when required, and managed them until completion of modification and improvement projects, while ensuring that hotel operation disruption was mimised.
• Collected data and developed financial analyses for the company's proposed developments, including a new restaurant in Corinthia Hotel and for a residential building for the hotel staff.
• Collected requirements and managed the design and construction of a new restaurant in Corinthia Hotel.
• Conducted facilities inspections in Burj Libya, and supported, followed up and assisted the engineering department in achieving their targets.
• Evaluated all tenders/proposals and benchmark against requirements, coordinates with consultants to ensure conformity to established criteria and standards.
• Drafted, negotiated and managed all the contracts with our consultants, contractors, vendors and service suppliers in accordance with company policies and international standards.
• Conducted cost analyses and market surveys for materials and services and managed to create a database to be used in negotiation with the company's construction and installation subcontractors.
• Conducted pre-qualification of subcontractors and participated in the bid evaluation process.
• Managed to reduce the company's costs significantly by identifying new subcontractors and creating and updating pricing benchmarks, which gave the company a better negotiating position.
• Exceeded the annual target for identifying and pre-qualifying competent subcontractors before completing a year, which entitled me to a 20% raise less than 9 months after being recruited.
• Conducted market research regarding new potential markets for the company.
• Evaluated claims and variations and negotiated with sub-contractors and clients.
Project Management Assistant working in:
• Monitoring and reporting the project progress.
• Modifying AutoCAD design drawings for the main control center building.
• Coordination with the Consultant.
• Assisting the logistics department in following up and receiving shipments and tracking materials dispatched to sites.
• Various other tasks as needed.
Consultant Site Engineer
Main Contractor Site Engineer
2 year Master's degree in Business Administration.
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (Honours)