MEP Project Manager / Owners Representative
URB1
Total des années d'expérience :21 years, 2 Mois
MEP Project Manager / Owners Representative at URB1
June 2015 - To Present:
URB1
Position: MEP Project Manager/Client Representative at URB1 Project, a mixed-use residential/commercial building situated in Mar Takla (Hazmyeh) & consisting of 21 apartments + 29 retails + 31 offices with an overall project area of 23, 000 m2.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
● Handpicked to lead Project & Operations in the capacity as Owner Representative on URB1 project and ensure project completion within triple constraints of time, budget and schedule.
● Establishing a presence as a resourceful project leader, supervising site activities of the electro-mechanical (MEP) contractor, obtaining timely approvals and ensuring smooth site activities.
● Coordinating with project stakeholders on all aspects of the project progress/milestones, preparing periodic reports for management (owners) including the status of budgets, variance/change claims, schedules, disputes, upcoming activities & safety records.
● Validating all MEP contractor’s technical documents (materials submittals, shop drawings, engineering calculations, method statements, requests for information, etc.), before forwarding them to the project MEP Designer/Consultant.
● Compiling and finalizing variation and gaining required approvals from Consultant and Client; processing all monthly payments and preparing monthly reports to ensure execution of projects as per the defined technical & functional specifications.
● Jul 2013 - Jun 2015: MEP Coordinator & Recruitment Engineer (teleworking from Beirut, Lebanon)
● Jul 2011 - Jun 2013: MEP Coordinator @ the following projects in Qatar Foundation: Qatar Foundation Headquarters and Strategic Studies Centre Project / University College London Project / Arab Museum of Modern Art (AMMA) Project
● Oct 2009 - Jun 2011: Senior Project Electrical Engineer @ the Qatar National Convention Center Extension Project in Qatar Foundation, a Joint Venture Project with Six Construct
● Oct 2007 - Sept 2009: Senior Project Electrical Engineer @ the Cultural Village (Katara) Project
● Jun 2006 - Sept 2007: Project Electrical Engineer @ the Texas A & M College of Engineering Project in Qatar Foundation
● Jun 2004 - Mar 2006: Electrical Engineer @ the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Hospital Project in Khalifa Sports City
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
● Accountable for the project delivery for several MEP Projects from 2004 -2015 including construction planning through the full life until the final handover in the most cost-efficient manner while ensuring conformance to the quality, construction plan, drawings, functional specifications and project time frame.
● Handled procurement Engineering, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Electrical Systems & Mechanical systems and coordinated with MEP Project engineers and subcontractors for the same.
● Led procurement of following systems:
- Electrical Systems: 11 KV switchgears, MV Panels, Motor Control Centers, Transformers, Generators, Power Bus duct, Power Cabling, DB’s and SMDB’s, Lighting Systems, Central Emergency Battery system, Lighting Control Systems, UPS, BMS & SCADA, Fire Alarm & PAVA, VESDA, CCTV, Access Control, Audio Visual Systems, Structured Data Cabling Systems, lifts, etc.
- Mechanical systems: HVAC systems (AHU’s, PHX, VAV’s, FCU’s, DX units, CCU’s, etc.), Fire Fighting systems (FF Pumps, Gas Suppression system, pre-action system, etc.), fuel distribution system, drainage, plumbing & water services.
● Lead the planning and implementation of MEP project submittals and obtaining approvals (such as Samples, Shop Drawings, Design Details, Work Procedure, Method Statements, Schedules, Programs, etc.).
● Fostered effective coordination between different subcontractors, Client Representatives and Client Project Management team and QA/QC team on various quality-related issues whilst ensuring seamless project completion.
● Commanded end-to-end operations with complete accountability for labor, productivity, quality control and safety.
● Monitored actual project progress against agreed schedules, safety and quality parameters and generated an array of technical and management reports; maintained accurate records and documents for projects handled and identified variation, and suggested modifications.
● Participated in the recruitment of a highly diversified and dynamic workforce as part of Midmac’s recruitment campaigns.
● Traveled every 3 to 4 months to Philippines, India, Ghana, and Jordan to recruit Electrical and Mechanical Engineers/Foremen/CAD Operators for the company.
Research Assistant in the Sustainable Development & Productivity
Division (SDPD) and Information & Communication Technology Division (ICTD)
Master Thesis: Integer Programming Based Model to Assess the Potential Benefits from Establishing Integrated Generation & Transmission Capacity Planning in the Northern Part of the Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria & Turkey). The research study included a formulation of a mathematical model that minimizes the operations, generation/transmission expansion (gas, steam turbines…) costs, subject to operational, load and technical constraints, while determining optimal capacity expansions in generation & transmission infrastructure.
