Rami Abu Laban, Project Manager

Rami Abu Laban

Project Manager

Meinhardt Group

Location
Qatar
Education
Master's degree, LLM CONSTRUCTION LAW AND ARBITRATION (Student)
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Project Manager at Meinhardt Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since February 2020

• Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.

• Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them.

• Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

• Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

• Communicating with Client, executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals

• Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

• Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change

Senior Project Control Engineer at Infraroad Trading & Contracting LLC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2018 to February 2020

• Understand all relevant project documents relating to the cost Management of allocated project(s) and provide feedback during the budget approval process. Issue suitable direction to subordinate staff to ensure they have a clear idea on what is required.

• Develop cost structures for all activities, ensuring the agreement with the allocated budgets, plans and accurately assigning costs to designated items to provide better means for controlling day-to-day activities.

• Direct the compilation of the CCS accounts for every project audit to ensure correct information is passed to site.

• Manage the format and upload the CCS Approved budget in the ERP within 10-14 days of receiving the data from Estimating.

• Manage and assist in the Production of the Monthly Company Cost Report based on EV Method for BCWP Actual Cost, Committed Cost, CTC, CAC, CV .. Etc, and achieve it within 15 days from the end of the month.

• Ensure that any alteration to the Budget is recorded, IBC’s are issued, obtain Approval from PD on the budget revision and revise the budget accordingly.

• Review Monthly Company Cost Report with PD and support with site visits where required. These site visits are to provide feedback to the top management and ensure work process is in place.

Senior Cost Control Engineer at Jefferson International Trading Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2016 to August 2018

• Collect all Data and create cost reports for Actual Cost, Committed Cost, CTC, PMMR … Etc.

• Performing value management and Cost Control through budget.

• Work on BOQ’s items variation orders, value engineering and claims raised against alteration to the scope of works related to contract clauses.

• Assisting in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking Feasibility Studies.

• Revise PO’s for Budget allocation on work packages with given Cost Codes and issue approvals through ERP system.

• Valuing completed work and arranging Interim Payment Application.

• Valuing sub-contractors works as per submitted invoices and issue Interim Payments Certificates.
• Create Logs such as Payments Certificates Log, sub-contractor’s payments log, PO’s log … Etc.

• implementing the Company’s Procedures and processes.

• Direct in-charge for Site QS, Purchasing and Contract Agreement which are the associated Stakeholders in the implementation of Procedure.

• Coordinate with Project Managers and Department Managers and the persons for top line findings and required improvements.

• Provide main assistance in communicating with Site QS, Storekeepers and other implementers regarding deficiencies in system.

• Receive all Contract documents related to costs, specifications, and State Law regulations for construction.

• Ensure that no any payment is found to be late more than:
- Not to hold any payments to Suppliers for more than 48 hours.
- Not to hold any payments for Subcontractors for more than 5 days.

• IF any payment found late than above stated days, communicate through memo, letter, or any written form with responsible person.

• Ensure correct information / data are provided and available to validate that payments are not made for incomplete or insufficient reasons.

•Receive evaluation report of Subcontractors and Suppliers from Purchasing to review their performance and efficiency.

Cost Control Engineer at Drake And Scull Construction
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2012 to March 2016

• valuing completed work and arranging Interim payment Application

• Performing value management and cost control through budget.

• Assisting in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies.

• Revise PO’s for budget allocation on work packages with given

• Collect all Data and create cost reports for actual cost, committed cost, CTC, PMMR … Etc.

• Work on BOQ’s items variation orders, value engineering and claims raised against alteration to the scope of works related to contract clauses.

• cost codes and issue approvals through ERP system.

• Valuing sub-contractors works as per submitted invoices and issue payments certificates.

• Create Logs such as payments certificates log, sub-contractors payments log, PO’s log … Etc.

Civil Engineer at Cercon General Contracting Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2011 to October 2012

•Run the Activities as per Planned schedules to meet required early finish time
•Drawings review for structural works and prepare BBS's to execute work in site
•Follow up with Engineers and Foremen to achieve work accomplish as per drawings (formworks,
steel works, supporting systems DOKA sysytem, SGB, RMD, and surveying ....Etc.
• verify work according ITP to submit the WIR's to QC Department For inspection
• Run the inspection along with QC and Consultant as Approved Engineer
• Send MR's to procurement department for materials (Steel, Doka materials, Scuffoldings ...Etc.
• Follow safety in site inspect all materials and systems as an approved scaffolds inspector by TUV

Trainer at Arabian Construction Company
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2010 to February 2011

• Shopdrawings as a part of Technical department training.
• Quantity Surveying as a part of QS department training.
• Organize documents as a part of DC department training.
• Purchasing And B.O as a part of purchasing department training.
• Primavera planning as a part of Management department training.
• Safety engineering in site.
• QC/AC, Site Engineer as a part of Site training.

Education

Master's degree, LLM CONSTRUCTION LAW AND ARBITRATION (Student)
  • at The Robert Gordon University
  • September 2021

Studying

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering - Highway & Bridges Engineering.
  • at Al-Balqa’a Applied University
  • October 2011

Specialties & Skills

Cost Control
Quantity Surveying
Site Planning
Safety Engineering
Microsoft Office
MS Office Programs (word, power point and Excel).
computer and internet skills
AutoCAD shop drawing
Specification and quantity surveying
Primavera P6 construction management software
SAFE structural design software
ETABS structural design software
Prokon structural design software

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate

Memberships

Jordanian Engineers Association
  • Civil Engineering/construction
  • March 2012

Training and Certifications

Excellent grade (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
March 2012