Suzanne Jdid, Engineering Manager

Suzanne Jdid

Engineering Manager

BL Harbert International

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Civil Engineering - Structures
Experience
17 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 10 Months

Engineering Manager at BL Harbert International
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2017

Civil / Architectural Manager July 2022 - Present
Project: Construction of New American Embassy Compound in Beirut Lebanon, Contract Value of 650 Mn USD.
Job Description:
In Charge of 9 Civil / Architectural Office Engineers, responsible for the Engineering, Coordination, Quotation Solicitation and Procurement of Civil and Architectural Engineering Systems for Buildings across the compound: high-end office building (Main Building), standard office building, High-end residential buildings, standard residential buildings, temporary residential apartments, support annex building, utility building, gym and recreation area and a storage building. In addition to compound civil items: manholes accessories, underground shelters, helipad, irrigation, landscaping, plantation, soil mix, compound pavers, miscellaneous site steel finishes.
My role as a Team Leader consisted of planning, monitoring and controlling the process of engineering, addressing technical inquiries to the design team (client and consultant), resolving constructability issues between design team and manufacturers, confirming feasibility, releasing tenders and issuance of POs. In addition to that, the coordination with Scheduling Team for the forecast of materials, coordination between field engineers reporting the materials consumption and the office team to maintain a convenient stock of materials between consecutive overseas orders.

Resident Engineer at Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2014 to June 2017

Leading a Team of Inspectors on site and Coordinate with Design Office in Beirut to achieve:
Monitoring the progress, Leading the weekly meetings, supervising the inspection, review of the Value Engineering Proposals by the Contractors, Resolving Technical Inquiries, Review and Approvals of Technical Documents (RFI, TQ, Submittals) and of Contractual Documents (Schedule Update, Invoice, Claims)
List of Projects:
• Sheikh Suhaim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Palace, Al-Rayyan Qatar
• Al Qumra Office Building, Umm Ghuwailina - Qatar
• Reverse Osmosis Plant at Aspire Park - Qatar

Technical Office Engineer at Bemco & Al Mabani Engineering and Contracting (UNICORP)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2009 to March 2014

Technical Office Engineer October 2010 - March 2014
Project: South Site Central Plant at Education City, CP7 - Doha, Qatar. Project Value of 150 Mn USD.
Job Description: Procurement, Sourcing, Negotiation for Civil and Architectural materials and subcontractors. Evaluate and perform vendor qualification and price review to ensure quality/price evaluation among local and regional suppliers. Coordination and Management of Subcontractors for Architectural Scopes: Dewatering, Roofing, Aluminum Façade, Interior Partition, Interior Fit-outs.

Technical Office Engineer January 2009 - September 2010
Project: New Doha International Airport Utility Systems, CP13 - Doha, Qatar. Project Value of 1 Bn USD.
Job Description: Coordination and Issuance of Shop Drawings for the Civil and Architectural Items in the Office Building and Central Utility Plant and Pump Shelters.

Structural Engineer at ACE (Associated Consulting Engineers)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2007 to December 2008

Structural Engineer
• Qatar Entertainment City - Qatar: Structural design of Pedestrian Bridges
• Restoration of Ship Repair Facilities in King Faisal Naval Base - Jeddah, KSA: Check capacity of existing piers and wharfs resting on piles and design of the new system
• Damascus-Qarah Highway, Syria: Design of interchanges and underpasses.
• Public School Of Charoun, Lebanon: Design and Supervision on Site of precast prestressed building.
• Abbadiyyeh Hills, Lebanon: Design and Supervision on Site of Retaining Walls.
• Repair of Hazmieh-Airport Damaged Bridge, Lebanon: Design of Temporary structure.
• L.A.U. - Infrastructures and plants, Lebanon: Design and Partial Supervision on Site of Utility Tunnel, Maintenance quarters, chiller and heating water plant building.
• JAHRA Wastewater Treatment plant, Kuwait: Participation in Design of UV-Disinfection, RAS-SAS building and workshop.

Civil Engineer at MEGA Prefab
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2006 to January 2007

Project Engineer
• Incubator Factory - Saida, Lebanon: Design, drawings and supervision of Precast prestressed building
• Taanayel - Marj Bridge - Bekaa, Lebanon: Design of Precast prestressed bridge
• Notre Dame De Louayzeh - Baabda, Lebanon: Design of precast prestressed floor.
• Flayfel - 3799 Residential Building - Hamra, Lebanon: Structural Design
• Dar Al Fatwa Dormitory - Al Bekaa, Lebanon: Structural Design

Site Engineer at Kettaneh Construction
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • April 2006 to August 2006

Site Engineer
Upgrading Kiln Line 4, Cimenterie Nationale, Chekka - Lebanon
• Civil Coordinator: Procurement, Quantity survey, Daily report and As-built drawings.
• Construction drawings for Reinforced Concrete Structure for AUB- Olayan School of Business, Beirut.

Education

Master's degree, Civil Engineering - Structures
  • at Lebanese University
  • July 2006

Masters of Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Coordination
Procurement
Engineering
Management
Construction & Property
Problem-solving
Ability to Work under Pressure
Team Work
Innovation and Creativity
Communication
Multi Tasking

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects
  • Member
  • January 2007
Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • August 2022

Training and Certifications

Lean Six Sigma White Belt (Certificate)
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2022
LEED Green Associate (Training)
Training Institute:
MADRAS
Date Attended:
July 2012
Duration:
48 hours
ISO-9001 – Quality Management System (Training)
Training Institute:
Madras
Date Attended:
November 2009
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • Running
    11 km in one hour non-stop run
  • Skydiving
    Tandem Jumping over Dubai Skydive Desert Campus
  • Weightlifting
    40 Kg deadlift