Tarek Tawfik, Planning and Claims Manager

Tarek Tawfik

Planning and Claims Manager

TCQ Consulting

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Experience
19 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 0 Months

Planning and Claims Manager at TCQ Consulting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

• Management of commercial and heavy construction projects, including program and project management, and the management of major domestic and international engineering and construction contractors as the owner’s representative.
• Identification and systematic evaluation of major engineering and construction problems and their cause/effect relationship on cost and schedule overruns.
• Management of project performance measurements and assessments.
• CPM schedule prepartion and analyses of the impacts of delays, disruption, acceleration and loss of labor productivity using Primavera .
• Contract/entitlement analysis for construction claims, project cost and schedule control, change order management, and project management.
• Direct and indirect damages assessment.
• Construction claims preparation, analysis, defense, and negotiation of settlements.
• Development of project and risk management plans and procedures for complex, mega projects.

Planning & Claims Manager at General Contracting Company, Dubai.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2009 to December 2012

• Ensure construction activities take place on schedule, within budget and in accordance with design standards and construction codes
• Supervise & manage of all professional sites staff & subcontract labor
• Monitor progress of work against programme and advise on acceleration measures to retrieve lost time in cooperation with management staff
• Chair weekly meetings with the client & subcontractors
• Construction claims preparation, analysis, defense, and negotiation of settlements.
• Develop of project management plans and procedures.
• Manage of planning, design, estimating, scheduling, bidding, procurement, construction, and startup.
• Manage of engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, schedulers, and construction field personnel.
• Identify and systematic evaluation of major design and construction problems and their cause/effect relationship on cost and schedule overruns.
• Manage performance assessments and recommendation of solutions, improvements, and changes.
• Projects cost and schedule control, including resource allocation, trends analysis, optimization, leveling, and corrective action development and implementation.
• Preparation, analysis, estimating, scheduling, evaluation, and negotiation of change orders.
• CPM schedule analyses of planning, changes, updating, management, impacts of late drawings, late and incorrect procurement and delivery, construction delays, disruption, interference, acceleration, and loss of labor productivity.
• Contract/entitlement analysis.
• CPM schedule analyses of the impacts of delays, disruption, acceleration, and loss of labor productivity.
• Oversight and preparation of construction project cash flow, return on investment, and interest calculations.
• Ensure that proper relationships are maintained with Clients, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.

Planning and Claims Manager at Dubai Maritime City, Nakheel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2008 to November 2009

The project includes Sea reclamation and infrastructure works from all types "Roads, Waste water, Electrical stations ..etc", High rise buildings, Residential & Commercial Complexes, Port & Marine constructions, Education Buildings and Industrial area

Responsibilities & Duties include:
• Report directly to the Planning & Claims Director.
• Construction and infrastructure Planning & claims management, claims review and preparation, contract analysis, cost analysis, documentation review, defense, dispute strategic, and technical support to legal team for all dispute resolution forums.
• Time/cost and disruption entitlement analysis.
• Risk management assessment and analysis.
• Identification and analysis of both design and construction problems, defects, discrepancies and their cause/effect on time and/or cost impacts.
• Direct and indirect damages assessments.
• Change Order management and contract administration procedures and best practices.
• Management of CPM schedule analysis for delay and disruption impacts for whole the project.
• Strategy and management review, analysis and support to mediation, arbitration and litigation proceedings.
• Management of construction project control procedures, acquisition for projects, and the organization, analysis, and reporting of project cost, schedule, procurement, and resource utilization information.
I have dealt with differnet consultanting firms such as " Hill International, Turner, Parsons, Halcrow, etc" as well as many contractors " Van Oord, Archirodon, Arabtec, Wade Adams, etc" and the stakeholders for successful completion of the Project

Planning and Claims Manager at Darwish Engineering Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2005 to July 2008

Responsibilities & Duties:
• Report to Projects Manager and General Manager.
• Develop, establish, and maintain the planning/ schedule programmes (including task activities, cash flow, manpower histogram, project control documents)
• Generate planning & schedule deliverables and tracking of actual work against schedules and performance variance analysis studies.
• Supervise the planning team and follow up the updating Weekly / Monthly reports.
• Plan staffing needs for assigned projects and conduct personnel performance reviews and career counseling. Make recommendations for employment decisions.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specializes assistance for the resolution of difficulties and complex project problems interfaces with Clients / Consultants.
• Attend regular meetings and provide statistical reports.
• Mange and participate in assertive and prime contracts activities
• Identify areas of risk and opportunity of risk due to ambiguities, omissions, and conflicts in contents of documents relative to contract
• Identify contractual problems and act appropriately to ensure a satisfactory resolution. Follow up on problems demanding top management attention to ensure a timely response to the other departments.
• Establish Project cost and schedule control, including resource allocation, trends analysis, optimization, leveling, and corrective action development and implementation.
• Prepare the analysis, estimating, scheduling, evaluation, and negotiation of change orders.
• CPM schedule analyses of planning, changes, updating, management, impacts of late drawings, late and incorrect procurement and delivery, construction delays, disruption, interference, acceleration, and loss of labor productivity.
• CPM schedule analyses of the impacts of delays, disruption, acceleration, and loss of labor productivity.
• Manage of construction project control procedures, acquisition for projects, and the organization, analysis, and report of project cost, schedule, procurement, and resource utilization information.
• Prepare of construction project cash flow, and return on investment,
Example of Projects:
1- Alhazan Area Roads, Sharjah "more 50 KM roads inside the city with all under ground facilties Draiange, Elctricty, ..etc
Consultant : HALCROW INTERNATIONAL
2- Pumping Station No. 1A, Sharjah
Consultant : HALCROW INTERNATIONA
3- Sharjah Aquarium & Sharjah Maritime Museum (80M Dhs), Sharjah
And all works of infrastructure and landscaping beside the project
Consultant : CANSULT MAUNSELL | AECOM
4- AL Mamzar Tower (4B+G+55f) (440m Dhs), Sharjah
Client : ITQAN REAL ESTATE, Consultant : Alrostmani Asc.
5- Al- Majaz Tower, (4B+G+M+40F+H. C.), Sharjah
Consultant : Ghazi Awad Arch.
6- Danat Alkhan Tower (G+6P+HC+43TF+Roof), Sharjah
Consultant : ALBAHR Engineering
7- Marsa Dubai Tower (2B+G+34F) -Dubai Marina, Consultant : GAMBRT
8- Dubai Tower, , Dubai (G+M+43) Sh.. Zayed Road, Dubai, Consultant : GAMBRT

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
  • at Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering
  • June 1994

Specialties & Skills

Planning
Team Management
Primavera P3, P6
MS office
Contracts FIDIC

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Egyptian Engineering Syndicate
  • Member
  • June 1994

Training and Certifications

Advanced Primavera (Training)
Training Institute:
Primavera P6
Date Attended:
August 2008
Auto desk Revit, BIM, 4D Simulation Navisworks (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai
Date Attended:
February 2012