Nishath Ahsan Syed, Contracts & Commercial Manager

Nishath Ahsan Syed

Contracts & Commercial Manager

Binladin Contracting Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Management
Experience
28 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 9 Months

Contracts & Commercial Manager at Binladin Contracting Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2010

I am currently working as the ‘Contracts & Commercial Manager’ and report to the ‘General Manager - Technical Affairs’. I head the Contracts and Quantity Surveying activities of all the projects currently under execution.

I provide advice to the project managers on contractual issues, draft and approve all contractual correspondence. I manage all the quantity surveyors working in the projects and supervise the preparation and management of claims / variations, EOT entitlements and commercial closeout of the projects.

Sub-contractor management including drafting agreements, ensuring compliance to the conditions of the contract and approving their payment certificates form an integral part of my job profile.

I am also responsible for preparation of MIS reports, CVR, CPI, SPI to identify cost and time variances and recommend corrective action.

Project Contracts & Commercial Manager at Binladin Contracting Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to January 2010

I was responsible for leading the Contracts and Quantity Surveying activities of the project which involved the construction of a multipurpose sports complex for Dubai Municipality.

Leading a team of Quantity Surveyors & Planners, I was responsible for all the contractual correspondence, variations, payment applications; final statement and commercial close out. Preparation of baseline program, cash flow, monitoring and reporting progress, recovery program, schedule delay analysis and EOT claims was undertaken.

Project Contracts & Planning Manager at Binladin Contracting Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2006 to August 2008

I was responsible for leading the Contracts, Planning and Quantity Surveying activities of the project which involved the construction of 3 towers of 33 floors each for M/s. Emaar

Preparation of baseline programme, resource histograms, cash flow, monitoring progress, delay analysis and EOT claims was undertaken.

I was also responsible for all contractual matters of the site including contractual correspondence, variations, payment applications, final statement and commercial close out.

Senior Contracts & Planning Engineer. at Binladin Contracting Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2004 to August 2006

I was responsible for leading the Contracts and Planning activities of the project which involved the construction of a Palace complex for His Highness.

Preparation of Baseline programme, resource histograms, cash flow, monitoring progress, delay analysis and EOT claims was undertaken.

I was also responsible for all contractual matters of the site including contractual correspondence, variations, submission of final statement and commercial close out.

Senior Estimation & Planning Engineer. at Binladin Contracting Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2001 to June 2004

I was responsible for complete bidding process of the allocated tenders including rate analysis, subcontractor costing, estimating preliminaries and submission of the completed proposal.

Lead ERP Consultant (Construction Applications Group). at Sunburst Infotech Limited.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2000 to October 2001

Sunburst Infotech was a dedicated ERP solutions provider for the construction industry.

I was responsible for the implementation of the complete ERP solution covering all aspects of construction from Estimation to Activity Based Costing (ABC analysis) with a leading contracting company in Dubai.

Engineer In charge – Regional Project’s Monitoring and Cost Control Cell. at Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
  • India - Chennai
  • July 1999 to May 2000

I was responsible for budgeting and cost control of all projects in the region and was handling 45 concurrent projects.

Monitoring the progress and the financial reports of the projects on a monthly basis and highlighting projects requiring the attention of the senior management with the proposed corrective actions were the major responsibilities of this position.

Engineer In charge – Project’s Planning and Cost Control Cell. at Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
  • India - Chennai
  • May 1997 to July 1999

I was responsible for planning and monitoring the project which involved the construction of a integrated car manufacturing facility for M/s. Ford.

Preparation of baseline schedule, monitoring and cost control was the major responsibilities of this position.

Engineer – Project’s Planning and Cost Control Cell. at Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
  • India - Chennai
  • May 1996 to July 1997

I was responsible was responsible for planning and monitoring activities related to the civil works of the project which involved the construction of 2500TPD fully automated cement factory.

I was also involved with the preparation of baseline schedule, monitoring and cost control activities related to the project.

Engineer – Tendering Department. at Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
  • India - Chennai
  • August 1995 to May 1996

I was responsible for the preparation of the Pre-qualification documentation for the Projects quoted by the region. I was also responsible for floating enquiries and obtaining quotation from the vendors / subcontractors and preparing the comparative statements for the same.

Education

Master's degree, Management
  • at NICMAR
  • January 1995

Diploma Masters in Construction Management - 1995.
(NICMAR - India)

Bachelor's degree, Engineering
  • at University of Madras
  • January 1993

Bachelors in Civil Engineering - 1993.
University of Madras

Specialties & Skills

Claims Administration
Contract Administration
Planning and scheduling
Construction Disputes
Cost Control
PLANNING & SCHEDULING
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
CHANGE ORDERS
CONTRACTUAL CORRESPONDENCE
COST CONTROL
QUANTITY SURVEYING

Memberships

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Professional Member of RICS (MRICS)
  • June 2013
Project Management Institute
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • November 2008
Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Professional Member of IIQS
  • March 2013