Walid Neamatallah, Projects Manager Real Estate Mena Region

Walid Neamatallah

Projects Manager Real Estate Mena Region

Halliburton

Location
Egypt
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
21 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months

Projects Manager Real Estate Mena Region at Halliburton
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2013

Halliburton Energy Services Int. (May 13 to Present, Dubai-UAE)
Designation: Projects Manager Real Estate (Design and Construction) MENA Region
Project: Several projects in Middle East (Kuwait Halliburton Consolidation Project and cement plant/ Qatar consolidation project/Algeria Halliburton Base several projects accommodations/workshops/cement plan/Egypt Base upgrade)
Job Responsibilities:

• Undertaking the full project responsibility from feasibility study to handing over the project to my company as client representative.
• Involved into company strategic development related to real estate in each MENA region country by assessing and identifying the operations requirement.
• Start following up the project from inception through feasibility and design stages, construction and on to completion.
• Identify stakeholder’s requirement and need and develop it into scope of work and estimate time/cost for.
• Involved in concept design/schematic design development between all concerned parties.
• Participate of RFP preparation and reviewing/evaluating tenders to award contracts to consultants Engineer, project management and main contractors.
• Making sure projects are completed within planned budget and duration with minimum variations.
• Closely monitor the project with all involved parties and preparing progress and updates reports for stakeholders and implement mitigation plans and corrective actions in case project is delayed to recover and hand over in time.
• Manage all contractual and project management for the projects as client representative side.
• Manage several Projects in MENA Region (Algeria, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya and Egypt….etc.) from project concept to delivery for our Company Operation department as a Client representative.
• Appointing and managing several PMs(Hill International/Mott MacDonald…etc), Consultants and contractors to each project and managing them till projects completion and handing over.
• Managing Project funding in align with Company annual budget.
• Succession: completed several project and handed over to my company stakeholders as follow (Warehouses/Workshops/several plants/Accommodations/ huge storage areas/several industrial buildings)

Real Estate Services Area Manager (Egypt&Libya) at HALLIBURTON
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since May 2016

Managing company Real Estate Services in Egypt & Libya. (portfolio Management/Facility Management...ect), managing all Company properties.

Deputy Project Manager at Al Naboodah Construction Group (ANCG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2011 to April 2013

Al Naboodah national Contracting Group. (May 11 to P, Abu Dhabi-UAE)
Designation: Deputy Project Manager
Project: Sowwah Island Infrastructure located in Abu Dhabi
(Client: Mubadala, Project management: Parsons, Consultant: WS Atkins, Keo int.)
(Value: 3 billion AED)
Project: AL Ras Al Akhdar and Baynoonah St. Upgrading and construction of 2 tunnels.
(Client: Department Of Transportation, Consultant: Parsons)
(Value: 800 Million AED)
Job Responsibilities:

• Manage Project work progress by managing and coordinating with different parties and departments (Construction/Engineering/Procurement….etc)
• Controlling and managing the road work (asphalt activity…etc) for the project.
• Manage subcontractors Civil/MEP in order to achieve work program.
• Coordinate with client/client representative/project management regarding project work progress and completion/key dates.
• Manage all correspondences related to client/Consultant/sub contractors.
• Attend progress meeting with client/Consultant/Sub contractors.
• Monitor the contract program and milestone schedule in weekly bases.
• Follow up contractual issues (RFC, ROM, ITP, VO, SA….etc) with concerned department.
• Assure that the environment, health & safety procedures are implemented strictly.

Project Operation Engineer at MAN ENTERPRISE AD
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2009 to April 2011

Designation: Project Operation / Assistant Project Manager
Project: Centro Capital Hotel by Rotana located in Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center (4B+G+19 F+2R)
(Consultant: GA Architects & Engineer, MEP Contractor: Drake and Scull, FIT OUT Subcontractor: Depa) (Value: 360 Million AED)
Job Responsibilities:

• Follow up the operation at site making sure that all activities are ongoing as per planned schedule
• Assisting the PM in preparing the monthly/weekly reports and the Project Quality plan (ITPs).
• Participating in site meetings with different subcontractors in order to follow their progress at site and follow up all related works (Submittals and schedule….etc)
• Monitoring the subcontractors to assure they are following the schedule and doing work as per the required quality.
• Involved in the process of subcontractors negotiation and identifying their scope of work before submitting their prequalification.
• Assuring that health and safety are followed at site.
• Assuring that all site activities are completed as per consultant specifications with approved drawings and materials.
• Monitoring the flow of shop drawings from submission to consultant till getting approval for construction
• Preparing all material submittals from suppliers for consultant submission.
• Preparing and following up site documents (Technical submittals, daily report, NCRs, Sis, MIRs…..etc)
• Following up all NCRs and Site Instructions raised from consultant in order to take the corrective action and close it.
• Following all Technical tests and results related to Quality Control.
• Coordinating with different suppliers regarding materials delivery to site on time.
• Partly Secure site materials by ordering (LPOs) in advance
• Following up all issues related to AD Municipality including (Permits, drawing approvals, site inspections…..etc.)
• Attending the final inspections with consultant and ADM Engineer to get final approval

Resident Engineer at SNC LAVALIN
  • Other
  • February 2008 to October 2009

Designation: Resident Engineer
Project: Ras El Khaimah Expansion of Tabreed District Cooling Plant
(Construction of Cooling tower and pump house and 2 huge water tanks, starting from piling and rafts till the final finishes)
Job responsibilities:

• Ensure that the objectives of quality, schedule, manpower requirements and costs as well as Project procedures are communicated to the site technical team, followed and met
• Manage and control the site activities in accordance with the Project Schedules and terms and obligations of the Construction Contracts
• Establish and maintain proper communications and relations with the site technical personnel.
• Monitor the contractor’s site inventories for materials subject to progress payment
• Manage all site activities related to work progress
• Monitoring the contractor and subs to assure they are following the base line plan schedule
• Preparing Minutes of meeting for weekly Site meetings
• Reviewing weekly and monthly reports from contractors and assure reports quality and updates.
• Inspecting deliverables completed by Contractors.
• Preparing correspondences with subcontractor and consultant.
• Coordinating with our engineering department and contactor and Consultant regarding submittals for approval.
• Final handing over to Client and make sure to achieve their satisfaction
• Risk analysis for the different stages of the project
• Assuring that the environment, health & safety procedures and rules are respected.

Project Engineer at ccl gulf prestressed concrete llc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2002 to January 2008

• Managing the operation in four sites (Maze Tower, Latifa Tower, Marina Mall & 3F tower)
• Managing a team of four engineers & their teams
• Leading weekly progress meeting for each site
• Participating in final hand over inspection
• Single point of contact with the client, main contractor & main consultant for design change & sorting their concerns
• Organizing meetings with the design consultant to discuss the changes & reschedule it to meet the dead line.
• Accountable for design drawings progress review
• Conducted machinery requirements plan in the kick off phase
• Established material requirements & replenishment system
• Reporting Projects progress to the head office & attend monthly performance review meeting
• Handling correspondences with the main contractors

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Arab Academy For Science and Technologie
  • July 2002

Specialties & Skills

Civil Works
Civil Engineering
Quality Engineering
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
MS project 2010

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

Financial Leadersship (Training)
Training Institute:
Texas
Date Attended:
August 2014
PMP Corse (Training)
Training Institute:
Cambridge
Date Attended:
June 2007