Sam Jacob, Project Manager

Sam Jacob

Project Manager

WS Atkins Partners & Overseas

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, PGDBA
Experience
26 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 6 Months

Project Manager at WS Atkins Partners & Overseas
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since April 2007

Project Manager for the following local projects:
• Supreme Education Council HQ (SEC)
• QE Hangar at Doha International Airport
• Dahlak Island Resort project in Dahlak Island, Eritrea developed by Qatari Diar.
• Central Control Building project in QAPCO
• Mumtalakat Headquarters in Energy City, Qatar
• Media City, Qatar project
• Public Works Authority Call Off Framework Contract; Project Management and Cost Control for 3 year contract to provide design services and staff secondments to PWA. Managing the tender submissions for the Call Off Services
Project Controls Support for other office projects
• Project resources planning and scheduling.
• Preparation of Bid proposals; assisting project management teams in planning and cost control of projects
• Coordination between design and project management teams; creating work programmes and project management tools utilizing spreadsheets and scheduling softwares
• Preparing monthly analyses and reports on expenditures, progress, commitments, budget performance and schedule performance
• Developing and maintaining database and record management system for all costs based on past performance, cost data and indices of material costs for use in the preparation of cost estimates and budgets and performance analysis
• Comparing actual and budgeted percentage completion to date
• Assisting in new project contracting activities, scoping and administration
• Maintaining documents and records to support invoice processing, cash flow forecasting and quality control analyses
• Performing contract administration functions including addendums, evaluations, change management mechanisms, financial reports, and closeout reports
• Planning of design projects using scheduling softwares (MS Project, P3 & P6)
• Design Resources management for the Northern Gulf region - Qatar & Bahrain offices and reporting for the MEI region

Site Manager / Project Coordinator at Doha Asian Games organizing Committee
  • Qatar
  • March 2005 to March 2007

• Responsible for recognizing best construction implementation method including solutions and materials
• Handle supervision, inspection and review of the implemented works to ensure compliance with the project specification and general requirements.
• Project planning and site management of various facilities during the event
• Responsible for supervising a range of installation activities on new projects and on existing faults and maintenance projects
• Supervise subcontractors in site activities such as civil and MEP works, controlling their programmes, payments and claims
• Carry out site audit checks for quality of work completed and issue reports as necessary
• Schedule repair/maintenance of building services - electromechanical
• Responsible for general follow-up and coordination with various groups to ensure timely completion of facility construction
• Coordinate and manage the tender process and conducting technical and commercial evaluations.
• Responsible to monitor and review construction programme and prepare necessary reports
• Liaise and attend technical and commercial meetings with Clients and Contractors
• Create work programmes utilising spreadsheets and scheduling Softwares

Production Engineer at Ideal Design & Display
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2002 to June 2003

• Responsible for the correct and efficient operations of the production line
• Formulate strategies, resolve key issues, establish procedures to enhance efficiency in all aspects of manufacturing and manpower management
• Meet set production targets with the highest quality and highest practicable efficiencies and utilisation
• Schedule repair/maintenance of machines, tools and equipment to ensure efficient operations
• Maintain an adequate inventory of back up equipment, tools and parts
• Planning and scheduling of the production process
• Responsible for designing of products to meet customer requirement

Assistant Manager at Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2001 to April 2002

• Achieve or exceed the agreed sales targets as set out by the company
• Research, investigate and identify any potential new business opportunity in relation to existing and new product opportunity
• Liaise on a regular basis any information about Competitor activity through the management structure
• Promote the company’s products to both new and existing customers
• Deal with a range of organisations, including industry dealers, government, educational establishments and corporate end users to promote product
• Creating a weekly/ monthly report of customer sales metrics
• Help to maintain close relationship with clients and handle final negotiations of orders.
• Responsible for coordination with different departments, suppliers and clients
• Assist to enhance business development in new areas

Application Engineer at Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • March 1997 to March 2001

• Prepare proposal to meet customer’s requirement like selection of machine, operation cycle time estimation and costing
• Project management of orders from manufacturing to commissioning of the machines
• Identifying, trouble-shooting and resolving problems/ issues
• Responsible for machine prove out, commissioning and after sales service

Trainee - Machine Design at Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • February 1996 to March 1997

• AutoCAD Designing of CNC Machines
• Coordinate with manufacturing department for product designing

Education

Master's degree, PGDBA
  • at London Metropolitan University
  • January 2005

Grade M; 60% Aggregate Elective Subject: Project Management

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Bangalore Institute of Technology
  • June 1994

Grade: First Class, 65% Aggregate

High school or equivalent, Science Group
  • at St. Josephs' Boys Hr. Sec. School
  • April 1989

Grade: First Class, 68% Aggregate Major Subjects: Biology, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Cost Control
Planning
Scheduling
Primavera
Photoshop
AutoCad
MS Office
MS Project
Illustrator

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

AACEI
  • CCE - Certification Process
  • January 2009
PMI
  • PMP - Certification Process
  • June 2008