Samer Abbas, Head of Projects Department

Samer Abbas

Head of Projects Department

Abdul Latif Jameel

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineer - Structure
Experience
31 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 4 Months

Head of Projects Department at Abdul Latif Jameel
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since July 2014

Reporting to the Managing Director

• Work with Project Managers to plan, organize and oversee projects implementation to make sure to deliver the project as per scope and as per plan.
• Initiate and maintain coordination with business units other contacts relating to projects for any disagreement or dispute in order to resolve problems for benefits of both parties.
• Work in coordination with Commercial Department to make sure that agreed terms and condition of projects are translated to contracts that are acceptable to both ALJ and contractors.
• Monitor and control projects development and approves payment certificate and make sure that payments will not exceed to project budget.
• Monitor and control project and approves justified variation orders.
• Update regularly the projects development report as per required

➢ Major completed projects

• Komatsu Headquarter and 3S Center (Total built-up area 15, 000 sq.m - Completed)
• Toyota 3S Center in Makkah - Umrah (Total built-up area 20, 000 sq.m - Completed)
• Toyota 3S Center in Hail (Total built-up area 10, 000 sq.m - Completed)
• 3 FedEx Hubs in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam (Total built-up area 22, 000 sq.m - Completed)
• Toyota 3S Center in Yanbu - Royal Comission (Total built-up area 15, 000 sq.m - Under Construction)
• ALJ Retail Headquarter (Total built-up area 50, 000 sq.m including parking lots - Completed)
• Various 1S Toyota Centers (Renovation - Completed)

Construction Manager at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since June 2013

Name: Kudai Bus Station

14 stories car park and bus station, including execution of ring road, the total quantity of mass concrete is equal to 650000 cubic meter.

Cost: 5 Billion Saudi Riyal

Duties and Responsibilities: All related concrete works.

Deputy Project Manager and Chief Coordinator at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2009 to May 2013

Name: Strategic Integrated Project- KAP0 (COMPLETED)

King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Project to develop 182 security headquarters of the Ministry of Interior

Cost: 4.2 Billion Saudi Riyals

Duties and Responsibilities:
Handling and controlling the project with:
1.Lands adaptation
2.Shop drawings
3.Assigning the S/C’s
4.Contracts Administration
5.Issuing the contracts
6.Controlling the cost
7.Follow up the progress
8.Supervising all submittals & approvals
9.Supervising Payment certificates
10.Attending all meetings held with the client and consultants to discuss the progress and all pending approvals.

Procurement and Contracts Manager at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2004 to December 2008

Name: Development of King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project - DOKAAE -Improvement of Jamarat Bridge in Mina. (COMPLETED).

Multi stories residential Towers
Execution of 4 stories + Basement new Jamarat Bridge in Mina

Cost: 17 Billion Saudi Riyals

Duties and Responsibilities:
Project controlling which is not limited to:
1.Preparing RFP (Request for Proposal) that includes scope of works & quantities
2.Sending inquiries to the nominated suppliers /Sub contractors
3.Review the received Technical and Commercial offers.
4.Negotiate the submitted offers
5.Preparing contracts & POs

Contracts Senior Engineer at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 1998 to June 2004

Name: Varieties of projects

Palaces and Hotels

Duties and Responsibilities:
Project controlling which is not limited to:
1.Preparing RFP (Request for Proposal) that includes scope of works & quantities
2.Sending inquiries to the nominated suppliers /Sub contractors
3.Review the received Technical and Commercial offers.
4.Negotiate the submitted offers
5.Prepare contracts & POs

Concrete works coordination Engineer at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 1997 to June 1998

Name: Al Bayad Project - Al Kharf

Execution of Housing for Friendly Forces

Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Execution of civil works, preparing monthly billing, RFI.
2.Inspection of civil works with consultants
3.Preparing monthly progress reports

Site Engineer at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1995 to June 1997

Name: General Security Building for Monitoring & Control, Mina - MOI Building.

3 stories building including Monitoring & Control Hall

Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervision of Construction works (structural, finishing and external cladding works).

Site Engineer at Saudi Binladin Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1993 to December 1994

Name: Al Boyoutat

A Residential Complex contains 120 Villas

Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervising Construction works for 20 villas (structural, finishing, external cladding works).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineer - Structure
  • at Jordan University of Science & Technology
  • August 1990

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Word
Procurement
Purchasing
MS Word, Excel

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Engineers Institute
  • Active Member
  • August 1992