Ramy El Taher

Head at El Sewedy Electric Power System Projects (PSP)

• Egypt
• My current job since November 2016

Julius Nyerere Hydropower Dam, Tanzania. A ($2.9bn) project. The hydropower project shall
install capacity of 2, 115 megawatts through 27 turbines, the project consists of 186-meter height
for the main dam, four saddle dams, power house, switch yard & 60 km of temporary & permanent
roads.
 Layyah Combine Cycle Power Plant, UAE. A ($650M) project. The combined cycle heat and power
plant with nominal capacity of about 1000 MW of electrical output without extraction steam and
about 900 MW of electrical output with extraction steam of 690t/h.
 Dubai-Aweer Power Station ‘H’ Phase IV, UAE. A ($300M) project, is a simple cycle generation
power plant consist of three (3) Gas Turbines F Class (Siemens SGT5-PAC 4000F) with total capacity
of 770 MW (1) gross power.
 Beni Suef- 4800 Megawatt Turnkey Combined Cycle Power Plant, Egypt (Engineering,
procurement & construction project) JV El Sewedy PSP & Siemens AG.
 IRAQ 4 x 400 KV GIS SUBSTATIONS the scope of works is to provide works and equipment,
including design, manufacturing, supply, delivery and remedying of defects in relation to the
installation at four (4) sites in Iraq of 400kV GIS Substations on a full turnkey basis.
Working in an Engineering, Procurement & Construction Company (EPC). As a Head of Infrastructure
Leading the Engineering & Site Field Team for the Underground Utilities and Roads, my role is to manage
the design progress of infrastructure and roads works in accordance with the Project Management and
Construction Management Scope of Services, and to ensure a high-quality service is delivered throughout
the Project. Main responsibilities include:
 Provides support to management during the pre-tender process starting from evaluating/
assessing tenders, assessing risk factors to arrive at bid decisions, and estimating all the required
material, equipment, and manpower needs to be able to arrive at reliable cost estimates for
bidding projects.
 Work with Construction Manager, Package Managers, and Delivery Director to develop
construction budgets, schedules and plans for the various elements of a project.
 Oversees the engineering process, provide support and assistance to the technical aspects of the
construction process and the interface between design and construction.
 Ensure that design progress meets the overall project schedule requirements, including overseeing
design deliverable tasks and working closely with project manager and subcontractors to ensure
RFIs, submittals, and concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
 Overseeing and promotion of the engineering and technical activities undertaken on the projects
as well as during the bidding stage.
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 Monitors and reports to management on the progress of the project activity within the program,
including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule.

Infrastructure Engineer at KEO International Consultants

• Oman
• January 2014 to June 2016

(Reported to the Project Director)
Key Projects:
Responsibilities:
Accomplishments:
 Oman National Railway project
As Utilities Design Lead, manage design lead functions for the infrastructure team, with complete
responsibility to prepare & deliver preliminary design packages and tender documents for the Oman National
Railway project as per the defined Key Performance Indices-:
- Handle project deliverables, production of the Utilities/Infrastructure design documents, guidelines,
tender documents, and specifications
- Produce utility plans to show all existing or planned utility lines & facilities & identify utilities if any
that conflict with construction of railway systems.
- Communicate with the client with regard to utilities aspects & prepare relocation/ protection
scheme after discussion with the concerned authorities.
- Liaise with various stakeholders & utilities providers to adopt their specific requirements &
guidelines to produce design documents.
- Coordinate & offer technical solutions to resolve problems that arise during the project phase.
 Played a pivotal role to interface with 13 different utilities providers to successfully overcome many work
challenges to commence project work to construction the first railway project in the Sultanate of Oman.
 Made significant contribution to define project deliverables & effectively reduce costs by eliminating
unnecessary work.

Deputy Project Manager at WS Atkins

• Qatar
• September 2012 to December 2013

(Reported to the Design Manager/ Project Manager)
Key Projects:
Responsibilities:
Accomplishments:
 Contract 2-Doha West
Worked in Contract 2 (Doha West) The Public Works Authority (PWA) appointed WS Atkins as the General
Engineering Consultant responsible for upgrading the local road and drainage networks and associated
infrastructure for Doha West area
As Deputy Project Manager/ Senior Infrastructure Engineer, worked as team member in the wastewater
department, offered design management & technical support to design infrastructure networks (wet
utilities), produce foul sewer & treated sewerage effluent design packages as per the Key Performance
Indices-:
- Leading the design team to produce full design package for foul sewer & treated sewerage effluent
works, including hydraulic modelling, design reports, specifications & bill of quantities.
- Coordinated multi-discipline design work, including preparing design drawings, design reviews,
building hydraulic models, bill of quantities, & reports.
- Engaged in technical discussions with Public Works Authority- PWA & other stakeholders to manage
work packages & successfully deliver within the project area.
- Extensively consulted & interfaced with all stakeholders and design teams across the project life
cycle.
- Prepared progress report on weekly/monthly basis.
 Recognized for outstanding job performance & promoted as Deputy Project Manager for leading design
team to develop solution that satisfied all parties in the most complex (DW-067 Hamad hospital flow
diversion scheme) project.
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 Initiated steps to successfully develop & deliver innovative technical solutions by making impactful clear
presentations, engaging in stakeholder engagement programmes & building good relationship with key
people.
 Deftly upgraded local road & drainage network & associated infrastructure for contract 2, Doha West
Area

Team Leader at Engineering Consultants Group

• Egypt
• July 2009 to August 2012

Accomplishments:
 Rehabilitation of Bukhara & Samarkand cities sewerage networks, Uzbekistan
 Extension of Waste Water Treatment Plant in Alexandria East, Egypt
 King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Saudi Aribia
As

Infrastructure Engineer at WS Atkins

• United Arab Emirates
• July 2007 to May 2009

(Reported to the Design Manager)
Key projects:  New Doha International Airport (Airside/Landside Roadways and Parking CP 14)
 Dubai metro Project ( red & green lines)
 Qatar Education City
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Responsibilities:
Accomplishments:
As Senior

Design Engineer at Engineering Consultants Group

• Egypt
• September 2006 to July 2007

(Reported to the Line Manager)
Key projects:
Responsibilities:
 Master Plan for Water Supply Networks for Greater Cairo
 Fujairah Waste Water Network
As Senior

Design Engineer at GHD Global

• Egypt
• January 2004 to January 2006