Building and Civil Engineer
Khadamat Facilities Management LLC
Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months
(Joint venture between Mubadala Development Company PJSC and Serco Holdings Ltd PLC, UK)
A team member in the Estates department which is responsible for providing the facilities management services (hard services) for the new UAE University campus in Al Ain. The estates department provides facilities management services to over 44 buildings and in excess of 300, 000m2 of GFA. Major responsibilities were
•Provision of technical support and advice in Architectural, Building and Civil Engineering maintenance techniques as well as life cycle projects.
•Estimate the projects (MEP, specialist systems, civil, architectural, ANPR system (Automatic Number Plate Recognition, Queue management system, Biometric access control systems etc.), develop full turnkey solutions with minimum available information, prepare detailed scope of works and manage the execution and oversee the handing over of the project.
•Reviewing, implementing and auditing SLAs related to the periodic preventive maintenance of various systems requiring maintenance.
•Ensuring that the work orders are dealt with adequately and timely without compromising on quality.
•Preparing annual forecast budget plans for the maintenance activities.
•Supervising the projects and variation works and coordinating with subcontractors to ensure that the deliverables are met according to the specifications and compliance with Khadamat health and safety requirements.
•To check the hand over documents submitted by the contractor up on completing a project to ensure that the O & M manuals, warranty certificates, as built drawings etc are updates as per the project requirements.
•To conduct training on maintenance techniques and toll box talks to the staff.
•To conduct project wise and annual subcontractor performance reviews.
•Carry out regular and planned Building Fabric Inspections and surveys of all the buildings on the University Campus Facilities.
•Technical evaluation of tender documents submitted by the contractors.
•Making sure that the department KPI’s related to Civil engineering are met
•Supervise the space planning requirements with the University.
•Prepare life cycle forecast plans and detailed yearly plans.
•Assist with the management of the FF& E Asset Management.
•To be the focal point for the operation of the Permit to Work System which includes general work permits, working at height permits, confined space entry permits, hot work permits and excavation permits.
•Produce maintenance related Risk Assessments and Method Statements in support to the maintenance department activities.
•Review project documents as required (drawings, material and technical submittals) ensuring they comply with the original design intent.
•Carry out site inspections during construction of the new Male Campus buildings (now completed and in operation) ensuring the quality meets Khadamat expectations in terms of accessibility, maintainability and operability.
•Liaison between the main campus Facilities and the Infrastructure Service Provider.
•Assist with training and mentoring in safe working practices of the staff.
•Participate in the Out of hours emergency call out rotation.
Able Facilities Management; Dubai, UAE
May 2009 - September 2010
Position Held: Facilities Engineer
Held a key position in the Operational functions and the main responsibilities were
• To ensure the smooth running of all the projects.
• To conduct site visits and to estimate the cost, materials and man power to execute a project.
• To prepare tenders and quotations.
• To conduct site inspections to ensure the quality of the work delivered is of the highest standard and as per customer requirements.
• To work with the service providers to meet the company's business objectives.
• To manage the allocation of the staff for different projects.
• To continually review the service calls log sheet and conduct customer satisfaction surveys.
• To prepare weekly and monthly reports of all projects.
• To train the staff in various aspects of work deliverables such as customer satisfaction,
interacting with customers, health and hygiene and safety measures.
• To ensure smooth execution of all home and commercial maintenance packages.
• To interview candidates for various technical positions.
• To prepare work method statements and risk assessments.
• To prepare strategic plans for various maintenance works. (Home & Commercial)
Nakheel Asset Management; The Palm Jumeirah - Nakheel
June 2007 - April 2009
Position Held: Facilities Supervisor / Maintenance Shift Engineer
A team member in the central maintenance shift team (24/7) which looked after the facilities of the whole Palm Jumeirah including the Shoreline apartments, all the fronds (more than 1500 villas), Marina residences and the infrastructure developments in the project. The main responsibilities being,
• To ensure customer satisfaction.
• To ensure that all the service requests are completed in the given time frame.
• To plan out the renovation works in apartments and villas.
• To ensure all OHS (Occupational Health & Safety) procedures are implemented and adhered to.
• To work with the service providers to meet the company's business objectives.
• To support and sustain all Quality Management Procedures.
• To report the incident happened with respect to the OHS regulations.
• To continually review the service calls log sheet and conduct customer satisfaction surveys.
• Identification and implementation of improvement opportunities.
• Input in to monthly suppliers meeting.
• Reviewing the work method statements and ensuring that the same is carried out.
• Providing the contractors with the safe work method statements for carrying out each activity.
• Maintaining and logging of periodic check lists and daily check lists.
• To ensure that all the Periodic Preventive Maintenances (PPM) are carried out.
• To issue all the service work orders and closing the same in the documentation software.
MATHER DEVELOPERS - COCHIN; KERALA June 2005 - APRIL 2006
Position Held: Site Engineer / Quantity Surveyor
Projects Handled:
Mather PROMENADE (17 super luxurious Villas), Mather SPACE (A town ship project in 165 acres of land)
Duties and Responsibilities: • Calculating the quantity of materials required and actually consumed
• Preparing the bills and schedules of quantity of materials required in various projects
• Preparation of the specifications of different works
• Arbitrating in case of dispute in engineering works
• To advise from time to time on cost management or value management
• To procure the materials required from time to time and to calculate the variations
• To check the drawings and solving the discrepancies with the consultant
• To manage he whole site in terms of planning, scheduling and executing the works.
SOBHA DEVELOPERS PVT LTD. - BANGLORE June 2004 - April 2005
Position Held: Quantity Surveyor
Project Handled: Sobha Malachite - III, Sobha Ultima, Bangalore (173 super - luxurious raw houses)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure all works are managed within budget
• Assist with the management of the WIP (Work in Progress) ledger
• Timely project plan and forecast accuracy
• Timely Operations Estimating
• Timely invoicing
• Warranty and dispute claims per job coordinator
• Meeting and exceeding project margins
Diploma in Civil Engineering First (81%) 2001-2004 Carmel Engineering College Technical Educational board
Pre degree course - Science group, Kerala University