Tarek Ghantous, MEP Project Manager

Tarek Ghantous

MEP Project Manager

QDVC

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

MEP Project Manager at QDVC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since November 2011

Projects:
*Developlment of Doha Airbase (Confidential)
*Doha Metro Red Line South (1.9 billion USD Design-Build Project).
-Comprises of 5 underground stations, 4 emergency exists, two switchboxes, and 32 KM of tunnels.
-Managed an MEP budget of 230 million USD.

*Sheraton Park Project (400 million USD Design-Build Project).
-Comprises of 4 levels of underground parking accommodating 2, 700 cars. Covered with a 70, 000 square-meter public garden that includes water features, plantations, walkways, and paving. Includes a 66 KV / 11 KV primary sub-station and two 11 KV / 415 V substations.
-Managed an MEP budget of 120 million USD.

•Responsibilities:
o Managed project teams, designers, sub-contractors, and liaised with the client, consultant, government authorities, and external stakeholders.
o Ensured the timely and quality completion of the works, within budget, and in accordance with the contract requirements.
o Allocated resources and established setups and logistics.
o Prepared schedules, forecasts, progress reports, KPI’s, and advised recovery plans.
o Managed the main contract and sub-contracts and supported the contract and commercial teams in variations, cost control, and payments.
o Ensured highest standards of Health and Safety are met throughout all stages of the project.
o Led the Testing & Commissioning process.
o Led the production of Operation & Maintenance and training manuals.

Senior Engineer (Client Representative) at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2009 to November 2011

Project:
533-bed Medical Center (100, 000 m2) and Research Center Building (35, 000 m2) part of Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women (PNU)
(11 Billion USD 2-year rush project)

• Responsibilities:
o Managed contractors, consultants, designers, and liaised with government authorities and external stakeholders on behalf of the client.
o Ensured the timely quality completion of works and in accordance with the contract requirements.
o Established processes and procedures for progress reporting, coordination, and planning.
o Initiated and led value management and value engineering as required.
o Managed the main contract and sub-contracts and supported the contract and commercial teams in variations, cost control, and payments.
o Supported the Testing & Commissioning process.
o Reviewed and approved Operation & Maintenance and training manuals.

Design Engineer at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2007 to October 2009

Projects:
-533-bed Medical Center (part of Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women (PNU) - Riyadh/Saudi Arabia).
-Integrated District Cooling Plant Extension (Pearl/Qatar).
-Shaqlawa and Salahadin Water Supply Project (Erbil/Iraq)
-Movenpick Ambassador Hotel (Accra/Ghana).

•Responsibilities:
o Prepared project initiation reports and assigned project resources.
o Led teams in preparing in-house detailed designs.
o Ensured interdisciplinary coordination.
o Submitted final detailed design drawings and documents for tender.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at IE Business School
  • July 2018

Consistently ranked in the top 10 list of the best business schools in the world.

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at American University of Beirut
  • August 2009

Emphasis on project management

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2007

Ranked 1st in class. Graduated with excellence.

Specialties & Skills

Electrical Design
Commercial Management
Contract Management
Construction Management
Project Management
design management
project management
construction management
contract management
commercial management
budgeting
project planning
financial decision making
project financing
procurement
planning
program management
operation
negotiation
project execution
engineering management
project estimation
materials

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Beginner

Memberships

Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects
  • Electrical and Computer Engineer
  • July 2007

Training and Certifications

Safety Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Vinci Construction Grand Projet
Date Attended:
July 2014
Quality Management System Auditor / Lead Auditor (Training)
Training Institute:
Quality Austria
Date Attended:
July 2013

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