Junior Site Engineer
Al-Safar General Contracting
Total years of experience :1 years, 5 Months
Key achievements:
❖ Assisted in surveying the site area and conducted site visits periodically to meet with construction staff,
architects, senior engineers, supervisors, and site managers to evaluate progress and ensure the scope is completed in line with specifications and construction codes.
❖ Read shop drawings and marked locations and infrastructure components both in paper and in AutoCAD.
❖ Adhered to health and safety regulations at all times while working onsite.
❖ Assisted in the development of cost estimates for materials and projects.
❖ Assisted in recording daily events and activities in the site diary to evaluate processes and ensure smooth project delivery.
❖ Assisted with the supervision of quality control and health and safety matters for construction teams.
Skills gained: ❖ Proficiency in AutoCAD- designed 2D and 3D layouts and Single Line Diagrams (SLDs). ❖ Acquired knowledge in structural design and analysis skills, design of construction materials such as concrete and steel, construction project management, site management and surveying, geotechnical engineering, and ground improvements. ❖ Acquired skills in highway / road design, including structural and eco-friendly designs of roads and buildings. ❖ Acquired a meticulous, hands-on approach to managing workloads and innovating solutions through analytical and conceptual thinking. ❖ Handled, analysed, and interpreted complex numerical, mathematical, and statistical data. ❖ Articulate report writing and verbal presentation skills, technical research, leadership, teamwork, project management, adaptability to unexpected situations, communication, and accountability skills. ❖ Honours Thesis: A study into different methods and solutions for the improvement of construction labour productivity in the United Arab Emirates o Undertook a meta-analysis study to ascertain the various types of measurement used to estimate labour productivity in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, USA, Canada, Sweden, and Norway, by critically analysing relevant literature. o Investigated different methods that can be used to improve productivity in the construction sector. o Acquired skills of both employee and project management in the construction sector. ❖ Third-year Interdisciplinary project: Designed a futuristic model of the University campus. o Critically analysed relevant literature for suitable structural building materials for the campus, public transport, and parking zones. o Built models of the building in AutoCAD via coordination and collaboration with mechanical and electrical engineering peers in the campus. Drafted single-line diagrams, and 2D and 3D drawings of the entire campus. o Undertook load calculations of the building and analysed the health and safety aspects of the design to eco-friendly standards. o Evaluated the new campus's economic costs of modification and likely operational costs. o Effectively communicated the final design and results through a technical presentation.