Osama Abunafeeseh PMP  RMP, Engineering, Facilities & General Services Manager

Osama Abunafeeseh PMP RMP

Engineering, Facilities & General Services Manager

Automak Automotive Co. K.S.C.C

Location
Kuwait - As Salimiyah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
9 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 6 Months

Engineering, Facilities & General Services Manager at Automak Automotive Co. K.S.C.C
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since August 2023

Reporting directly to AutoMAK CEO, I oversee 100+ employees and
manage the Engineering, Facilities, and General Services across AutoMAK's
operations in Kuwait, KSA and Egypt.
Responsibilities:
Projects: Spearheading strategic initiatives and ensuring seamless execution
within the Projects division, optimizing efficiency and quality.
Procurement: Managing end-to-end procurement processes, fostering vendor
relationships, and ensuring cost-effective sourcing of goods and services.
Maintenance: Supervising maintenance operations to ensure the continued
reliability and functionality of AutoMAK's facilities and equipment.
Security: Implementing robust security measures to safeguard AutoMAK's
assets and personnel, maintaining a secure operational environment.
Accommodations: Overseeing accommodation facilities, ensuring they meet
high standards for comfort and functionality across all locations.
Housekeeping: Managing housekeeping services to uphold cleanliness
and hygiene standards, contributing to a positive and professional working
environment.

Construction Specialist at Ikea - Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2020 to May 2023

Responsible for all aspects of the construction of IKEA projects. Providing technical and cost input to IKEA internal partners during the projects’ development / conceptual design phase. Other responsibilities include the permitting co-ordination, physical and cost aspects of the detailed design and construction phases of all projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to construction projects and follow up the execution from initiation to completion. This includes design, tendering, supervision, hand-over and project closure.

• Manage site inspections with the consultant to supervise the construction activities, ensure that the all construction activities to meet contractual conditions of performance and the approved design

• Review the work progress on a regular basis and prepare internal and external reports pertaining to job status.

• Oversee all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor compliance with building and health and safety regulations.

• Secure quality assurance and control processes. Ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques.

• Manage shop-drawing, method statement and material submissions of the contractors, follow and finalize the process with the consultant.

• Maintain relations with internal and external parties involved in construction projects.

• Secure an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality.

Projects Manager at Midas International
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • August 2017 to July 2020

Projects Manager for the Midas projects department managing more than 60+ Staff ranging from Project managers to supervisors.

Responsible to plans and overseeing the building process of various construction projects from start to finish. include building and staying within the budget, retrieving the necessary permits to construct in certain communities, and communicating the client’s goals for certain projects to the subcontractors and construction workers.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with engineers, architects, and other workers in the same project.

Choose subcontractors and delegate their responsibilities.

Responsible for any delays, emergencies and problems that can arise.

Comply with safety and building codes as well as legal requirements.

Report project progress and budget to client.

Explain contract and technical matters to others in a clear manner.

Prepare budget and cost estimates, along with work timetables.

Facility Management Engineer at American University Of The Middle East
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • July 2016 to August 2017

Facility management engineer for the AUM and ACM campus with a gross area of 260, 000 sqm, and managing 100+ staff ranging from supervisors to engineers.

Responsible for maintaining and overseeing a company’s grounds, buildings, and equipment to ensure that a workspace is safe and functional. Including negotiating contracts with service providers, inspecting facilities to meet safety regulations, and coordinating renovations and updates.

Delegating maintenance tasks to team members.

Monitoring the safety of the interior and exterior areas, such as offices, conference rooms, parking lots, and outdoor recreation spaces.

Performing routine maintenance on facilities and making repairs as needed.

Scheduling routine inspections and emergency repairs with outside vendors.

Ensuring proper security measures for the workplace, including collaborating with security system vendors or a team of security professionals.

Maintaining day-to-day operations of facilities, such as delegating or completing maintenance orders.
Creating reports on maintenance, repairs, safety, and other occurrences for supervisors and other relevant staff.

Preparing facilities for changing weather conditions.

Collaborating with building owners and upper management on budgeting for facilities needs.

Project Engineer at Alarabia Educational Enterprises Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • October 2014 to August 2016

Responsible for scheduling, planning, forecasting, resourcing, and managing technical activities to ensure project accuracy and quality. Handlining engineering and technical disciplines of ongoing projects and establishing inspection criteria for the proper implementation of all the elements of a project.

Responsibilities:

Preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring ossigned engineering projects.
Formulating project parameters and assigning responsibilities to the most capable employees and monitoring the project team.

Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements, and representing them in the field.
Performing quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and personnel performance and reporting on the project's status.

Cooperating and communicating with the project manager and other project participants and collaborating with senior engineers to create more efficient project methods and maintain the project's profitability.

Reviewing the engineering tasks and initiating the necessary corrective actions.
Developing specifications for the project's needed equipment.

Creating frameworks to measure the project's metrics and data collection.
Establishing field test methods and methods for monitoring the quality of those tests.
Ensuring the project's compliance with the applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Zarqa University
  • January 2014
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at AlShaheen Private School
  • August 2010

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
General Construction
Safety Management
Contracting
Contract Administration
First Aid
Contracts Provision
AutoCad
Contract FIDIC Preparation
Claim Managment
project execution
planning
quality assurance
project supervision
procurement
ms project
materials
on site
project work
Marketing
Agile Project Management
Project Planning
Negotiation

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Kuwait Socity Of Engineering
  • Member of KSE
  • October 2014
PMI Project Management Institute
  • Member of PMI, Credential ID #8587288
  • January 2023
Member of International Board of Certificated Trainer
  • Member
  • September 2023

Training and Certifications

Certificated Trainer - International Society for Trainers & Developers (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2023
Agile Project Manager (Training)
Training Institute:
IKEA
Date Attended:
January 2021
PMP® (Project Management Professional) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2023
Prokon for structural analysis and design (Certificate)
License in First Aid (Certificate)
Resist Earthquakes buildings analysis and design (Certificate)