Obada Saqqa, Project Engineer

Obada Saqqa

Project Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners)

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, Construction Engineering and Management
Experience
14 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months

Project Engineer at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners)
  • Jordan
  • My current job since August 2015
Co-op Assistant Superintendant at Turner Construction
  • United States
  • May 2014 to October 2014

The James, Ohio State University Medical Center New Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
A $1.1B and 1.1M ft2 21-story cancer and critical care tower designed to accommodate 348 inpatient beds, 252 acute care
beds, 24 bone marrow transplant beds, and 72 critical care beds, 14 operating rooms, 6 interventional radiology suites, and
7 linear accelerators for radiation therapy with BIM for above ceiling MEP
• Assisted the superintendent of the tower (Level 14 ~ 21) 40’000 sq. ft. each
• Inspected above ceiling for confirmation with structural and electrical regulations and standards
• Tracked the progress of the trades and created a summary tracker
• Analyzed the schedule of a one story critical path to identify and categorize delays using Primavera P6
• Participated in the schedule update and follow-up using Primavera P6
• Attended the scheduling meetings with the project managers
• Prepared the internal punch lists and walked with the architects preparing the final punch lists
• Followed-up with the subcontractors on completing the punch lists

Project Manager at Al-Ufuq Engineering Office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2011 to July 2013

• Supervised and managed low-rise private residential buildings with total of 3750 m2
• Followed-up on approval process with authorities to ensure plans were ready for construction
• Prepared the contract documents between the owner and the contractors, trades and suppliers
• Inspected, took-off quantities and approved all contractors work; excavation, reinforced concrete, masonry, finishing, etc.
• Managed the procurement of the materials to sites
• Balanced the books of the projects
• Assisted the owners in decision making

Resident Engineer at Faris and Faris Architects
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2010 to December 2010

• Supervision team member on a 4800 m2 private villa project
• Inspected scaffolding, reinforcement, water-proofing, stone and plastering
• Supervised concrete casting, compaction and excavation operations
• Prepared the minutes of site meetings

Project Manager at Al-Ufuq Engineering Office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2010 to July 2010

• Supervised a 500 m2 private villa in Amman, Jordan
• Inspected, took-off quantities, and approved the finishing
• Acquired the occupancy permit from the authorities for the project

Water and Wastewater Systems Designer at Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE), Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2009 to January 2010

• Designed the water supply and the wastewater system of Al-Ramtha Border New Center, Irbid, Jordan using SewerCAD
• Prepared a preliminary design for the water pressurized line from the Dead Sea to Amman in the prefeasibility study of the Red
Sea - Dead Sea Canal Project of The World Bank
• Improved the AutoCAD drafting LISP of sewer lines profile

Site Engineer at Wyre Borough Council
  • United Kingdom
  • July 2009 to August 2009

Cleveleyes Sea Defense by Birse Coastal - Phase IV, Lancaster, UK
• Oversaw the contractor’s work
• Inspected the precast concrete revetment units
• Reviewed and evaluated contractor’s construction method, crane choices and locations
• Took regular measurement of soil settlement at preset stations
Other Projects, Lancaster, UK
• Surveyed an existing parking garage to be redesigned
• Surveyed seashore profile at specific stations and collected sand samples for a study of UK sea shore soil erosion

Site Foreman at Al-Ufuq Engineering Office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2008 to June 2009

• Provided inspection and quantity take-off for a private villa, Amman, Jordan

Education

Master's degree, Construction Engineering and Management
  • at The Ohio State University
  • May 2015

Construction Engineering and Management Track Courses: Estimating | Safety and Forensics | Contracts and Claims | Scheduling | Computer Intelligent System and Simulation Thesis Topic: Risk of Project Delay with CPM Schedule Using Fuzzy Logic and Fault-Tree Analysis

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at University of Jordan
  • January 2010

Specialties & Skills

AutoCAD
Project Management
Scheduling
Construction Management
Primavera
SewerCAD
LINUX OS
MS Office
AutoLISP
Level &Total Station
AutoCAD
Primavera P6

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordan Engineers Association
  • Member
  • February 2010
American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Member
  • January 2014