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Zaher OMRAN, Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Zaher OMRAN

Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor·Many Top Tier Companies KSA and UAE

Lebanon

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 11 months

Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor

August 2000 - Present

Many Top Tier Companies KSA and UAE

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2000 - Present

Different companies
Interview of and Managing, leading and coordinating a team of engineers
Management of Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Take Off Technicians
Performing Value Engineering Studies and various procurement evaluations
Preparation or Audit & Finalize payments to multiple package Contractors
Provide support on all financial and contractual matters
Preparation of Interim Payments of company & maintain expenditure records
Preparation of cost plans and generating data to make Data driven decisions
PMO General Operation Management for complex projects
Preparing and presenting cash flow & cost management advice
Interpreting and offering advice on contract
Ensuring contractual notices and company entitlements are properly administered
Measuring & valuing variations, check and record measurements of completed work
Agreement on and prepare of final account with all supporting documentation
Providing ad-hoc high-level strategic proposals as and when required
Analyzing project data efficiently
Tender evaluation & assessment
Monitor contracts final cost estimates
Preparation of recommendations for award of contractor packages
Setting up and managing workshops to achieve the required cost savings
Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects

• Calculate road cut and fill quantities using traditional method and AutoCAD civil 3D
• Use Planswift and Candy Cost Estimation Software pricing tools
• Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English with key resource representatives
• Study supplier’s prices and contractor bids that fit project budget and project technical requirements
• Negotiate to hire services of the best subcontractors and material providers
• Prepare cash flow and other custom weekly and monthly reports
• Identify risks pertaining to mal-adherence to contract limits
• Review and develop and perform all necessary communications with all stakeholders
• Study best 3 contractor supplier bids that fit project budget and project technical requirements
• Work closely with contract, planning and technical managers/departments to ensure that contract executions are providing perfect services to the client
• Assist in contracts preparation for procurement of materials and sub-contractors
• Update BOQ based on newly approved shop drawings plus re-measuring quantities accordingly by managing a team of quantity surveyors
• Arrange/Manage site & lay-down areas visit with s/c & client representatives periodically to support and speed up monthly Interim Payment Requests

Worked For:
ACE Construction Contractors Lebanon, Beirut
Archen Engineering Consultants, KSA
Hill International, KSA, Riyadh
Saudi Ben-Laden Group (SBG) KSA, Riyadh
Khalidia Intersystems, Abu Dhabi
Alsalam Industries (Electro) Jeddah-KSA
Optimal Electric-Beirut Lebanon

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Education

Beirut Arab University

May 2000

May 2000

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Lebanon

Civil Engineer with 5 years of study program Planning and quantity surveying and computer structural design emphasis

Skills

Evaluation of Variation

Expert

Cost Estimation

Expert

Contract Administration

Expert

Commercial Management

Expert

Microsoft Office

Expert

Engineering Software

Expert

Payments

Expert

3D

Intermediate

ADVERTISING

Beginner

AUTOCAD

Expert

BUDGETING

Expert

CASH FLOW

Expert

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Expert

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Expert

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Intermediate

DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

Expert

Commercial Management

Expert

Project Bidding

Expert

FIDIC

Expert

Microsoft Office

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

Spanish

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Data Analytics

Training
Google Agile Project Management
Coursera
Google Project management
Coursera