Senior Architect (Technical & Engineering Site Support)
KHATIB & ALAMI-Saudi Consolidated Engineering Company
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
TBC School Project - Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative - Composed of 60 Public Schools in Jeddah & Makkah procured by the Ministry of Education and TBC under the Build, Maintain, Transfer (BMT) Track of the Executive Program.
• Review submitted shop drawings (SDR), and Approval Requests for Materials (MAR), Furniture, and Equipment against contract drawings and specifications, international and local building codes and standards, and statutory regulations
• Collaboration and effective coordination between architectural work and all other disciplines
• Conduct inspections to Mock-up Approval Requests, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, the approved Method Statement, and specified material installation procedures
• Provide technical consultations for analytical studies of construction processes
• Evaluate Requests for Information (RFI), assess the applicability of proposals and their conformity to regulatory requirements, or provide resolutions on design discrepancies
• Managed to conduct the review of thousands of submittals promptly based on criticality and the project schedule
• Projects overseen include:
1.) SABB New Head Office Tower, Riyadh; under El Seif Engineering Contracting Co. 2.) Movenpick Hotel, Riyadh 3.) Riyad Bank Office, Olaya Tower, Riyadh 4.) Audemars Piguet, Jeddah 5.) Piaget & Boucheron, Al Faisaliah Mall, Riyadh
• Manage design development for clients
• Technical drawings for interior fit-outs, wall cladding, ceilings, and flooring treatments
• Planning, project scheduling, resources, tasks, and costing in MS Project
• Coordinate with suppliers for pricing, material compliance, data sheets, test reports, and material samples
• 3D presentations of interior designs using Revit Architecture and V-Ray for rendering
• General contractor architect for 12 villas with 6, 200 square meters combined floor area, Jasmine Gardens Villas located in Azizia, Al Khobar
• Project Coordination with owner side engineers
• QA/QC works
• Materials estimates for purchasing and distribution
• Quantity surveying
• Construction management
• Provide shop drawings for owner approval and site implementations
• Project management consulting
• Design Development as per client requirements
• Develop drawing standards and AutoLISP programs for company use
• Design Coordination of architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings of residential and commercial buildings
• Provide a complete set of contract documents, from schematics to construction drawings
• Quantity Survey of Architectural items
• Project Management of company-owned and client residential buildings
• QA/QC works
• In charge of the Design Development and selection of Subcontractors and Suppliers for the Architectural and Interior Design finishes of company-owned buildings
• Collaborate with Managers and Consultants for design coordination and plan revisions, shop drawings, and actual site verification for civil, architectural, and MEP works
• Overall site management of a 35-Flat Residential Building in Al Najma, city of Doha and designs for the Chairmen Hotel, Royal Tower, Carpentry Shop, Gypsum Board Factory Office, and Villas
• Projects overseen include:
1. Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas & Marriott Hotels - USA 2. Intercontinental Hotel - Nigeria 3. Sharq Village & Spa Ritz Carlton Hotel - Qatar 4. Wyndham Lounge & Millennium Hotel - Saudi Arabia
• Manage teams of CAD Specialists for the production of contract documents from Schematics using Photoshop to Design Development and Contract Drawings based on International Hospitality Design Standards
• Coordinate with Project Managers and Design Management Group from branch offices in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai
• Granted a company-sponsored US L1-B Working Visa for Specialized Personnel
• CAD software tool customization developer and assists in creating AutoLISP routines and programs for use as company CAD Standard for drawings
• Trained in the US Head Office for Interior Design Development and Revit Architecture
• Prepare all major structural drawings based on Japanese and local drawing standards for the Design and Build of Bacolod-Silay International Airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3
• Collaborate with the Chief Building Engineer and Operations Engineers, including subcontractor supervisors, for shop drawings
• Supervise all structural subcontractors CAD Operators in ensuring accuracy in drawings for structural computations and design component schedules
• Supervised CAD Operators for all ongoing and finished projects for production of shop drawings and as-built plans at Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, Metro Manila
• Coordinate with Project Management, Consultants, and other trade contractors for combined drawings in settling design conflicts and issues
• Prepare critical Architectural and Infrastructure working drawings and major design concerns
• Coordinate with Operations Engineers for design issues and methodologies and Claims Engineers for bid documents and change orders
• Design Production Group Head for Provincial Cities Water Supply Project 5 of Local Water Utilities Administration under the Project Management Consultant BCEOM-French Engineering Consulting
• Technical consultant for CAD work, operations, procedures, and techniques
• Reorganized design process to expedite execution of CAD drawings and maximize production
• Trained and supervised CAD operators on LWUA design standards, French Construction Drawing Standard, drawing accuracy, and time-efficient methods of operation