Syed Waqas Baqir, MEP Project Manager

Syed Waqas Baqir

MEP Project Manager

Ghazal General Contracting LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
17 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months

MEP Project Manager at Ghazal General Contracting LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2017

Handling Multiple Projects from design stage till completion, including quantity take off, estimation, tendering, costing, designing, value engineering, technical review of shop drawings, execution of project, site management, team management, monitoring and controlling, cost management, time management.
Meeting with clients and consultants and stake holders.

MEP Projects Manager at ALIM building Contracting LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2012 to May 2017

✔ Prepare the MEP construction method statements and risk assessments, and develop work methods and temporary works necessary for your area.
✔ Takeoff Qty and estimation for final Procurements
✔ Technically modify the design of Electrical System to reduce the load and cost
✔ Planning and control and monitoring Project with Primavera
✔ Well Familiar and experience in Primavera software
✔ Responsible of Preparing Monthly Invoices, Claims Variations due to scope change or
due to MEP Coordination’s
✔ Responsible for Top Level Management meetings, with Commercial and Construction
Management of Arabtec.
✔ Prepared and submit the MEP baseline Program on Primavera.
✔ Prepare temporary MEP works drawings and site related MEP design drawings.
✔ Develop the job safety analysis.
✔ Follow up on the permanent MEP work design and coordinate this with the site.
✔ Coordinate on a daily basis with the subcontractors, and assist in the preparation of
the work requisition for the subcontracted works.
✔ Prepare technical and commercial comparison sheets of offer received from the
subcontractors, and follow up of the subcontracted MEP works, including the
payment applications.
✔ Prepare work requisition for all required permanent materials, and prepare material.
✔ Submittals and follow-up of the approval process.
✔ Follow-up on the deliveries and invoicing of these permanent materials
✔ Anticipate standard solutions and take initiative and make suggestions, challenge
prevailing assumptions.
✔ Demonstrate great ability to work effectively and efficiently in constantly changing
business environment, know how to deal with failures and look critically at own work.
✔ Plan, organize and prioritize own MEP work, seek confirmation of priorities when
confronted with unusual situations, and report on the state of affairs.
✔ Understand role in the team and in the broader departmental organization,
document best practices and coach one or more specialists.
✔ Demonstrate responsibility and ownership and report spontaneously to Project
Director.
✔ Dealing with similar or regularly reoccurring situations, risk management analysis.

MEP Projects Manager at ALIM building Contracting LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2012 to May 2017

✔ Prepare the MEP construction method statements and risk assessments, and develop work methods and temporary works necessary for your area.
✔ Takeoff Qty and estimation for final Procurements
✔ Technically modify the design of Electrical System to reduce the load and cost
✔ Planning and control and monitoring Project with Primavera
✔ Well Familiar and experience in Primavera software
✔ Responsible of Preparing Monthly Invoices, Claims Variations due to scope change or
due to MEP Coordination’s
✔ Responsible for Top Level Management meetings, with Commercial and Construction
Management of Arabtec.
✔ Prepared and submit the MEP baseline Program on Primavera.
✔ Prepare temporary MEP works drawings and site related MEP design drawings.
✔ Develop the job safety analysis.
✔ Follow up on the permanent MEP work design and coordinate this with the site.
✔ Coordinate on a daily basis with the subcontractors, and assist in the preparation of
the work requisition for the subcontracted works.
✔ Prepare technical and commercial comparison sheets of offer received from the
subcontractors, and follow up of the subcontracted MEP works, including the
payment applications.
✔ Prepare work requisition for all required permanent materials, and prepare material.
✔ Follow-up on the deliveries and invoicing of these permanent materials
✔ Anticipate standard solutions and take initiative and make suggestions, challenge
prevailing assumptions.
✔ Demonstrate great ability to work effectively and efficiently in constantly changing
business environment, know how to deal with failures and look critically at own work.
✔ Plan, organize and prioritize own MEP work, seek confirmation of priorities when
confronted with unusual situations, and report on the state of affairs.
✔ Understand role in the team and in the broader departmental organization,
document best practices and coach one or more specialists.
✔ Demonstrate responsibility and ownership and report spontaneously to Project
Director.
✔ Dealing with similar or regularly reoccurring situations, risk management analysis.

Electrical Project Engineer at Advanced Integrated Systems (Currently Etimad Holdings)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2009 to July 2012

Handling Large Volume of Project worth of AED 5, 000 million for UAE defense Security Project.
Worked As Client Representative for Large Project where various multinational companies were working for the different phases of the project.
Was responsible for Grid Power to Final DC cabinet system for the Security Sensor Towers.
Involved in selection, design sizing of RMU, Transformers, Feed pillars, Grid locations, Cable Sizing, approval of design and Engineering from local authorities.

Electrical Inspector at National Engineering Bureau
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2008 to September 2009

❖ Check site conditions for suitability prior to construction.
❖ Observe, check and record works execution is in accordance with approved methods
❖ Checkinstructionsarebeingcarriedout
❖ Checkserviceslocationsandensuretheirprotection
❖ Attend tests as directed by the RE/Electrical Engineer
❖ Coordinate with DEWA as instructed by the RE / Electrical Engineer
❖ Recordinspections, tests, workexecutedetc.
❖ Review and supervise the execution of fire alarm works
❖ Checkmaterialdeliveredareasapprovedandproperlystored
❖ Observesitesafetyprocedures
❖ Measureworkdonewhenrequired
❖ Assist in the review of shop drawings
❖ Assist in the review and preparation of ‘As-Built’ drawings
❖ Haveminimumknowledgeandskillsinusingrelevantcomputersoftware
❖ Act positively, and participate in all health and safety issues at site, as required by the
Resident Engineer, and project Safety Representative
❖ Comply with safety, health and risk management requirements

Electrical Engineer at Eagle Electromechanical LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2007 to July 2008

❖ Responsible for all day to day electrical engineering aspects of the project
❖ Responsible for the electrical engineering resourcing and day to day task allocation
for the structural engineers and inspectors working on the project
❖ Managetheworkloadofelectricalengineersandinspectors(includingverificationof
quality) Responsible for reporting of progress to Project Director, to include the any escalations and key engineering issues.
Communicate directly with the Client as required
❖ Setupandmanageelectricalengineeringprojectadministrativesystems-submittals and RFI listings - including planning and monitoring job resourcing/expenditure (adjusting these as necessary).
❖ Liaise and coordinate with the other engineering teams on site - Structural, electrical etc.
❖ Ensure senior staff is kept informed of important and relevant service and site decisions and the objectives of the client are achieved.
❖ Ensuringallrelevantstaffisinformedofsiteandclientmatters.
❖ Continually ensuring that practices, policies, strategy and services represent the
client’s best interests
❖ Respond to Requests for Information raised by the contractor in relation to the
information issued for construction and ensure that information from the design
engineers is incorporated.
❖ Review Contractor’s Electrical shop drawings, method statements and material
submittals against the contract drawings for compliance where issues associated with
the design intent are being questioned.
❖ Undertake general project site observation / inspection of the Electrical works for
Contractor’s adherence to the design intent in drawings and specification, good working practices, the construction schedule and health & safety.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at American University of Technology
  • September 2008
Higher diploma, Associate of Electrical Engineering
  • at Swedish Pakistani Institute of Technology
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Electrical Engineer
Innovative Problem Solver
Listening Skills
Planning and Execution
Electrical Engineering
Qty take off using Planswift
Switchgear and Busbar
MEP Projects Execution
Primavera
Estimation

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Urdu
Native Speaker
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

IEEE
  • Engineering
  • March 2007

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2012
Primavera (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Institute
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
48 hours