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Nicolas Ruiz, Project Director

Nicolas Ruiz

Project Director·Systra

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Bachlelor of Science Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 6 months

Project Director

April 2023 - Present

Systra

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2023 - Present

Project Director for the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Sports City with includes a 45, 000-person capacity FIFA 2034 World Cup Quarter Finals Stadium with associated infrastructure works which include Energy Center, internal roadways and parking improvements, storm water retention facilities, electrical substations, sanitary sewer lift stations, etc. Client: Ministry of Culture & Sports (MOS)

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Construction and Building

Senior Construction Manager

September 2015 - September 2016

WSP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

September 2015 - September 2016

Senior Construction Manager, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia September 2015-September 2016. Client: MODON Saudi Arabia Industrial Cities Group, Project Budget: $100M USD. Senior Construction Manager for the construction and rehabilitation of existing and proposed infrastructure works for Riyadh’s Second Industrial City Riyadh-2.
o Selection and interview of required 20 Construction Management staff.
o Assisting Client with review of Tender documents and advise on what scope can be excluded to reduce bid price to satisfy project budget of $100M USD.
o Oversight of CMCS multi-disciplinary design review staff of 12 including, engineering, surveying, QAQC, QS, HSSE, and document control and technical staff.
o Stakeholder Management to include Primary Stakeholder (Owner), Contractor, and Utility Permitting Agencies and Authority approvals.
o Development of all required Project Deliverable to include Project Management Plan (PMP), Quality Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Stakeholder Register and Project Communications Plan.
o Evaluation of all finishing materials in relation to project’s Preferred Vendor List (PVL) and architectural finishes control boards.
o Monitoring and Controlling of Contractor’s P6 schedules through effective coordination of staff and Contractor project controls groups including monitoring of project Milestone delivery dates.
o Organization and chairing of weekly progress and technical meetings with Client, and Contractor.
o Development and periodic reviews of the Project’s Risk Management, Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response Plans, and associated Issue Logs.
o Procurement Management to include analysis of procurements as per the approved project baseline schedule.
o Development of weekly and monthly reports to include project dashboards for Client and PMO review.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Construction and Building

Senior Construction Manager

January 2012 - September 2015

WSP

Doha, Qatar

January 2012 - September 2015

Senior Construction Manager for CMCS services associated in the construction of the Qatar National Library Project ($250M USD) located with Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City.
+Manager responsible direct oversight of Construction Management / Construction Supervisor (CM/CS) to main Contractor and associated subcontractors. Reported to Construction Manager
+Oversight of CMCS multi-disciplinary staff of 42 including, engineering, surveying, QAQC, QS, Architects, and document control staff.
+Complete Stakeholder Management which includes interface with Client Qatar Foundation, program’s Project Manager ASTAD(Qatar Petroleum), and Project Architect Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rem Koolhaas).
+Development of Stakeholder Register and Project Communications Plan.
+Chairing of Change Control Board meeting which include evaluation of Contractor Design Change Notices (DCN) and recommendations and development of Change Requests.
+Evaluation of all finishing materials in relation to project’s Preferred Vendor List and architectural finishes control boards.
+Management and oversight of HSE staff insuring compliance to international safety standards as well as monitoring of on-site equipment maintenance. Development of weekly Sight Observation Reports (SOR) and Safety Violation Reports when applicable.
+Monitoring and Controlling of Contractor’s P6 schedules through effective coordination of staff and Contractor project controls groups.
+Close monitoring of project Milestone delivery dates.
+Organization and chairing of weekly progress and technical meetings with QF, ASTAD, and Contractor and associated subcontractors.
+Periodic reviews of the Project’s Risk Management, Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis, and development of Risk Response Plans and associated Issue Logs.
+Procurement Management to include analysis of procurements as per the approved project baseline schedule.
+Development of weekly and monthly reports to include project dashboards to client and PMO review.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Regional Program Manager

December 2008 - February 2011

AECOM

Tripoli, Libya

December 2008 - February 2011

Regional Program Manager for East Region Housing responsible for project entailing construction of an EPC project for 20, 000 housing units including full infrastructure (Project Value $5B USD) to be constructed over an area of 1, 659 ha in Ghanfuda, Benghazi.
+Responsible for staff of five (5) Project Managers and technical support staff for East Region.
+Direct oversight of project’s Construction Managers/Construction Supervisors (Hanmi Parsons, Ltd), and Primary Contractor (China State Construction Engineering Corporation), for Client (Libyan Housing and Infrastructure Board -HIB).
+Oversight of design and construction process, assuring adherence to corporate and client HSE policies and procedures.
+Close monitoring of project Milestone delivery and project’s critical path to identify potential risks, items which could have time and cost impact, and stakeholder relations.
+Development of weekly and monthly reporting for Client review to include development of monthly presentation to be given to Client regarding project progress.
+Periodic reviews of Program Management Plan (PMP), Program Risk Management and Risk Assessment development for client.
+Periodic Master Plan review for function to include value engineering per client scope and/or updated financial analysis.
+Review and approval of Contractor and CMCS payment applications, Variation Requests, and Client Change Control Forms.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager II

April 2008 - November 2008

AECOM

United States

April 2008 - November 2008

Project Manager for commercial land development unit.
+Direct supervisor to a total staff of nine (9), engineering, ACAD, and document control staff. Reporting directly to Commercial Land Development Director.
+Recruitment and organization of management staff, senior and junior engineers.
+Responsible for salary planning and personnel performance goal setting and evaluation
+Primary duties entail project development from the initial stages of client contact. Complete contract development from identification of required services to assignment of cost for said civil and surveying services.
+Development of complete civil construction documents (IFC), utility design and relocation, roadway design to include required alignment, excavation, asphalt / concrete design cross-sections, and any required drainage improvements. Complete site preparation to include cut / fill calculations. Dry utility coordination to include mechanical and electrical system. All associated permitting through municipal and state regulatory agencies.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

March 2007 - March 2007

MW Cude Engineers

United States

March 2007 - March 2007

Project Manager for commercial land development unit.
+Direct supervisor to a total staff of seven (7), engineering, ACAD, and document control staff. Reporting directly to Commercial Land Development Director.
+Recruitment and organization of management staff, senior and junior engineers.
+Responsible for salary planning and personnel performance goal setting and evaluation
+Primary duties entail project development from the initial stages of client contact. Complete contract development from identification of required services to assignment of cost for said civil and surveying services.
+Development of complete civil construction documents (IFC), utility design and relocation, roadway design to include required alignment, excavation, asphalt / concrete design cross-sections, and any required drainage improvements. Complete site preparation to include cut / fill calculations. Dry utility coordination to include mechanical and electrical system. All associated permitting through municipal and state regulatory agencies.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Assistant Project Manager

October 2004 - March 2007

Pape-Dawson Engineers

United States

October 2004 - March 2007

Participated in commercial, multi-family, and municipal engineering projects. As a staff engineer, responsible for designing, permitting, and constructing various site development projects.
+Direct supervisor to a total staff of four (4), engineering, ACAD, and document control staff. Reporting directly to Commercial Land Development Vice President.
+Responsible for design / development of full complete site development packages (IFC).
+Responsible for development of Water Pollution Abatement Plan (WPAP) packages for projects located over the Edwards Aquifer.
+Experience includes preliminary design; hydrologic and hydraulic analysis; final design; local, State, and Federal permitting; contract document procurement, including use of various standard specification formats; cost estimating; and construction administration and observation.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Project Engineer

August 1998 - September 2004

Bury+Partners Inc

Texas, United States

August 1998 - September 2004

Participated in commercial, multi-family, and municipal engineering projects. As a staff engineer, responsible for designing, permitting, and constructing various site development projects.
+Responsible for design / development of full complete site development packages (IFC).
+Responsible for development of Water Pollution Abatement Plan (WPAP) packages for projects located over the Edwards Aquifer.
+Experience includes preliminary design; hydrologic and hydraulic analysis; final design; local, State, and Federal permitting; contract document procurement, including use of various standard specification formats; cost estimating; and construction administration and observation.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Texas Tech University

May 1997

May 1997

Bachelor's degree, Bachlelor of Science Civil Engineering

United States

GPA (point): 3.0 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.0 out of 4

Skills

Stakeholder Management
Expert
Stakeholder Management
Expert
Construction Supervision
Expert
Construction Supervision
Expert
Construction Management
Expert
Construction Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Manager
Expert
Project Manager
Expert
Construction Management
Expert
Construction Management
Expert
Stakeholder Management
Expert
Stakeholder Management
Expert
Construction Supervision
Expert
Construction Supervision
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
French
Beginner
Spanish
Expert

Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers

Asscociate

January 1998

Project Management Institute

Associate

November 2011

Texas Society of Professional Engineers

Associate

May 2000

Training and Certifications

Certifications
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Madras Project Management Institute
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012