Sheik Kabir, Construction Manager

Sheik Kabir

Construction Manager

SNC Lavalin Bahrain PM Office

Location
Bahrain
Education
Master's degree, Engineering
Experience
36 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 11 Months

Construction Manager at SNC Lavalin Bahrain PM Office
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since November 2017

Since November 2017
anagement Office: SNC Lavalin International, Bahrain.
Civil Manager, Project M
Accountability/Achievements:
▪ Responsible for the project progress and interface management of projects under Diyar Al Muharraq, Diyar Al Marasi, Dilmunia, Govt. sector power projects in Bahrain, for EWA (Water & Electricity Authority) of Bahrain.
▪ Working with the Senior Resident Engineer in leading a team of Civil Engineers. Sub- Consultants and contractor of international repute.
▪ Involved in design and construction progress review, project management, cost control, tendering, evaluation and execution of 7 Nos 66/11kV multistoried substation Projects.

Facilities Manager at Abu Dhabi Ship Building
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • November 2006 to October 2011

(ADSB): A Leading
Shipbuilding Company satisfying customers locally and all over GCC.
Accountability/Achievements:
▪ Responsibilities as Facilities Manager: Recruitment, Performance Evaluation, Budgeting
& monitoring financial activities within the division, development, project & program
management, Health & Safety Manual, Asset management including wellbeing of the
Shipyard including smooth functioning of Electrical, Mechanical, & Civil facilities, staff
housing expansions, and new Head Office Building. Emergency response to the key
equipment like Travel-Lift.
▪ Ongoing completed projects worth US$200 million, which is already supporting building
of 6 modern high-tech 72m corvettes.
▪ ADSB new expansion projects valued at further US$350million completed at the end of
2011 to support next ten years’ orders in the book. Among those significant projects are
153m Quay Wall, Concrete floating Pontoons, 3 Substations, New Twin Warehouse, New
Pipe Fabrication Shop, New 3 level modern Admin Building, Procurement of 100T Travel
Lift, and 2x55T mobile cranes.
▪ Process & support average 250 Facilities Requests every month.
▪ The facility was supporting ship building work worth of about US$800 million at the time I
left ADSB.
▪ Worked with the VP Engineering, and the Director of Engineering in leading a team of
Civil Engineers, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, and Maintenance supervisors. The
total team members were about 85 and total workforce of ADSB was about 1200.
▪ In-depth knowledge in FEED analysis, Specification, Budgeting, Cost control, Preparation
& administration of Tender & Contracts, Tender/Bid Evaluation, and Project
Management.
▪ Monitoring & Report generation was done using i) Vantage for Projects & Development
works; and ii) MP2 for Maintenance Management

Assistant Director at United Arab Emirates University
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2011 to September 2011

UAEU): Federal Govt.
University in the UAE since 1967.
Accountability:
A senior management role initiated with involving Asset & Facilities management, design &
development of new Masters’ campus and construction, overall health & Safety, and campus
operation management, soft and hard services management, innovative & creative strategies for
MBA Program. Performance evaluation and recruitment of staff.
Involves extensive AD Government relationships, & active marketing for masters’ programs;
financial activities, recruitment of Graduate students, managing & coordinating faculty &
administration, class/course selection & scheduling. The job also involves overall
facilities/campus operation, service contract management, events arrangements, HSE campus
Health & Safety, and General management, faculty movement; designing and developing of the
new state of art Abu Dhabi campus for the College of Business & Economics (CBE) of UAEU.
Additional duties included are mentoring, counselling, and conducting seminars, presentations,
and roadshows in all prime governmental organisations.
Achievements:
I began with two profit related tasks: 1) Increase student number; 2) Improve and increase Facility
capability. Accomplished Task-1 with great success that necessitated expansion and increase of
classroom capacity at old campus. Continued achievements necessitated accomplishment of
Task-2; by the development of new campus; which was also completed during my second year
resulting in occupying the State of the Art new campus in Abu Dhabi, which is operational under
my leadership since 2013.
C. V. OF SHEIK KABIR

Senior Resident Engineer at Parsons Brinckerhoff, Abu Dhabi - Engineering Consulting & Project Management Company
  • April 2004 to October 2006

Responsible for the project progress and interface management of projects under
contract G1084

Manager at Approved Building Certifiers Limited (ABC), Henderson
  • New Zealand
  • March 2000 to April 2004

Responsible for technical and commercial management of all activities for the west
Auckland branch of ABC, and provide support to other three branches in Auckland city as
and when necessary.
▪ Representing the crown to ensure developments and the designs comply with the New
Zealand Building Codes, Acts & Resource Planning, with respect to protection to assets,
environment and general Health & Safety of the community.
C. V. OF SHEIK KABIR
CV OF SMK Page 4 of 5 26 January 2018
▪ Achieved wonderful reputation among the City Councils and became expert in application
of NZ Building Codes of Fire Safety and Accessibility.
▪ Experienced in working with three major City Councils within Auckland region.
▪ Received three commendations with promotion as Branch manager including incentives
in the very first year as well as at least once in the other years.

Project Coordinator
  • August 1998 to February 2000

Associated with number of builders, owners and property
developers in Auckland, New Zealand, while completing Masters in Engineering, Diploma in
Computing, and Studying Diploma in Architecture & Quantity Surveying.
Accountability/Achievements:
▪ Check plans and structural designs in line with NZ Building Codes, lodge application &

General Manager at Mainbuild Enterprises Limited
  • Zambia
  • January 1994 to July 1998
Chief Engineer at Merzaf Investments Ltd
  • Zambia
  • January 1992 to December 1993
Contracts Manager at Government’ and
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 1990 to December 1991
Developer at Engineering Construction Company
  • July 1989 to February 1990

Co-founded and successfully established the enterprise.
▪ Responsibilities were business development, budget forecasting, procurement, program
and delivery of the projects within the schedule and budget in leading a team of 35
regular staff and workers.

Property Developer
  • Zambia
  • February 1989 to July 1989

Contract administration, execution, construction supervision.
▪ Prepare and present annual budget in the meeting, prepare project progress report, up
market property evaluation, facilities management.
▪ Primary task was to plan, build and sale or lease prime properties in

representative
  • June 1981 to February 1989
Senior Resident Engineer at SNC Lavalin
  • United Arab Emirates
  • to

in the UAE:
• Currently working with

Project Management Office at SNC Lavalin International
  • Bahrain
  • to

Responsible for the project progress and interface management of projects under Diyar
Al Muharraq, Diyar Al Marasi, Dilmunia, Govt. sector power projects in Bahrain, for EWA

Senior Resident Engineer at Water & Electricity Authority
  • Bahrain
  • to

leading a team of Civil Engineers. Sub-
Consultants and contractor of international repute.
▪ Involved in design and construction progress review, project management, cost control,
tendering, evaluation and execution of 66/11kV multistoried substation buildings.

Principal at FOR Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
  • to

leading a team of 12 Civil Engineers.
▪ Involved in design Innovation, cost estimates, tendering, evaluation and execution of
400kV, 132kV & 33kV multistoried substation buildings.
▪ QA/QC of about 2000T steel fabrication work for Generator Buildings for Taweelah New
‘B’ Power Plant Extension work for ADWEA; a fast-track design-build EPC project.
▪ Frequent user of FIDIC and ADWEA contract conditions.
▪ Experienced in deep excavation, soil improvement, bored piling, pre-cast construction,
Sheet Piling & Quay Walls, and 2.5m dia. GRP pipe laying, steel pre-fab structure &
erection works.

Developer at Engineering Construction Company
  • to

Tendering, Procurement, Cost estimating and construction project management.
▪ Residential Complex of 528 units of 2 bedroom Dwellings,
▪ Head Office Complex of Merzaf, warehouse & Concrete Product Manufacturing Plant
▪ Carrousel Shopping Complex including a Casino with a Dance floor- total 75000m2 built
up area
▪ Procured one of the Largest Housing Construction Projects for the ‘Ministry of Local

Senior Civil Engineer at Larsen Engineering Inc
  • United States
  • to

436 units of Family Planning Stores & offices on stilt foundation capable of providing
shelter during cyclone evacuation, for the Ministry of Health, Govt. of Bangladesh
C. V. OF SHEIK KABIR
CV OF SMK Page 5 of 5 26 January 2018
▪ Site selection, preliminary design, presentation and obtain approval of the Ministry of
Health and the donor USAID.
▪ Detailed structural design, costing, BOQ, specification, tendering, evaluation & selection
of contractor.
▪ Construction supervision, meet & report progress to Ministry and the USAID

Civil & Structural Engineer at Dexterous Consultants Limited
  • Bangladesh
  • to

Structural design & preparation of drawings, cost estimating.
▪ Built career as a confident structural engineer. Became skilled in three topics by active
participation such as, Contracts & Specification, Tenders & Tendering processes, and
Cost Estimating.

Education

Master's degree, Engineering
  • at University of Auckland
  • January 2001

2001; specialised in Project Mgmt, Quality, Risk & HSE Management, & Technology Mgmt.

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at University of Engineering & Technology
  • January 1981

courses: Cambridge & TZ Training; Abu Dhabi PMP course completed – preparing for test

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at University of Engineering & Technology
  • January 1981

courses: Cambridge & TZ Training; Abu Dhabi PMP course completed – preparing for test

High school or equivalent,
  • at Massey University

courses: Currently enrolled pursuing for MBA; Completed one course: Leading Change

Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying
  • at Open Polytechnic

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Specialties & Skills

Multinational
MS Project
Production
Preparation
ACTIVITY BASED COSTING
BUDGETING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
PROCUREMENT
PROGRESS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert