Amro Zakzouk

§ Manage interface division to solve any conflict with different entities.

§ Manage marine package from concept to construction phase and supervise backfilling and deriding activities.

§ Work closely with design team to verify the design and to avoid / minimize utility clashes with proposed routes and ensure constructability of design.

§ Collection and consolidation of all required data for CMP and DMP

§ Coordinate with GIS and CAD team to have full clear information about the existing utilities conflict with design routes.

§ Ensure that all stakeholder's technical requirements are considered in design and tender documents in order to get stakeholder's NOC.

§ Perform periodic meetings with project stakeholders to get their feedback and to resolve any issue which may delay or impact project progress.

§ Perform value engineer analysis for design proposed.

• Applied expertise in team leadership to address productivity and performance issues, motivating staff to achieve KPIs.
• Addressed customer issues with compassion and professionalism, ensuring swift, successful resolution.

• Fostered positive and performance-oriented environment by implementing successful reward systems.
• Developed proposals for clients, outlining project scope and timeline.
• Coordinated engineering team for infrastructure projects in development.
• Collected project information and disseminated to appropriate stakeholders.

§ Work closely with design team to verify the design and to avoid / minimize utility clashes with proposed routes

§ Coordinate with utility providers to either protect or re-locate their existing utilities

§ Coordinate with GIS and CAD team to have full clear information about the existing utilities conflict with design routes.

§ Issue weekly and monthly utility reports including tracking report of the status of each conflict and the coordination with utility provider.

§ Support design team to validate the constructability of each design before bidding stage by conducting frequent site visits to verify the actual site conditions and existing conflicts by visual inspection and determine locations which may need trial pits for more clarifications.

§ Perform value engineer analysis for design proposed.

§ Project stakeholder management and coordination.

· Study potential variation to the contractor's /scope of work that may generate cost or time impact and present risk assessment

· Acting as owner representative with the responsibility to manage projects and track time, cost, quality, safety and variation orders.

· Assessing variation, claims and report, to NWC management the technical position of the proposed variation

· Advise NWC of any project progress obstacles and propose corrective actions.

· Participating in the risk assessment workshops.

· Structrual design review for water, waste water projects(thrust boring projects and transmission lines projects).

· Participating in building an information system/ SharePoint for JCBU.

· Prepare the projects closing-out procedure.

· Reviewing the project shop drawings and as-built for the projects

· . Ensure contractor’s compliance with its contractual obligations concerning Design changes, Tender Notices, specifications, stakeholder’s requirements and PMM approved forms

· Establish the Quality Control and Quality Assurance process and procedures

• Prepared accurate project cost estimates, schedules and specifications.
• Compiled information to obtain permits for civil engineering work.
• Worked on commercial and public works projects of different sizes using sound engineering principles and industry best practices for design.
• Motivated site teams to achieve quality results against construction deadlines.

§ As a resident engineer my role was leading multi-disciplined team to supervise and manage all the daily site activities and ensure it matches the project specifications.

§ Monitoring and controlling the project time schedule and work closely with the contractor to prepare recovery plans in case of any delay.

§ Supervise the project daily activities and ensure its compliance to the project specifications and PQP.

§ Coordinate with project stakeholders as the work was going in an airport under operation (Live airport).

§ Ensure that all project team are committed to the security and safety hazard required to enter the runways.

§ Ensure supervision staff involvement and implementation of field Quality Control Procedures, Safety and Progress aspects.

• Supported departmental budget governance for expenditures, materials and labour.
• Devised and implemented improvements to service procedures, improving customer satisfaction scores.
• Prepared rotas and assigned workloads to achieve service targets.
• Built firm but respectful relationships with staff, leading by example and providing continued encouragement for high levels of motivation and satisfaction.

· Led the multidiscipline Field Engineering support division with the responsibility of effective coordination with the designers during design phase to consider the actual site conditions so as to avoid any demolition of existing utilities and also to liaise with the utility owners to relocate or to protect the utilities.

· Oversaw the preparation of plans and specifications, engineering studies, cost estimates, RFP ,SOW and material procurement

· Review contractor’s proposals, bar pending schedules, shop drawings, As-Built drawings and red-line drawings.

· Provide the peer review for the structure design works.

· Provide structure design for hydraulic structures such as: manholes, Box Culverts, dams, open channels and Bridges over open channels.

· Provide the Engineering perspective regarding contractor’s change orders

· Reviewed and provided all comments to the designer once the first draft of the design is issued.

· Provided engineering and technical services to support the construction and installation of utility systems.

· Extended technical support to field staff during construction phase to facilitate the construction progress as per schedule.

· Reviewed and approved all shop drawings, project material and regularly inspected work sites to ensure progress and compliance with standards of quality and contract terms and conditions.

· Worked closely with Engineering Manager to provide alternative solutions in order to recover any delay of the project.

· Coordinated with commercial team during change orders and claims negotiation meetings.

· Maintained cooperative relations and coordinated department activities with peer agencies and other departments.

· Compiled information, prepared various reports, attended review meetings and made presentations.

• Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
• Led and motivated talented project teams, achieving targets within stipulated deadlines.
• Trained and mentored junior team members, leveraging previous experiences in boosting project progress.
• Delivered on revenue targets and service KPIs.

· Led a team of employees with the responsibility of executing and delivering the projects and ensured that the project operations are in compliance with design specifications and meets client requirements.

· Understood client priorities and responded appropriately, through proactive communication with client representative on day to day progress and issues so as to establish exceellent relations.

· Estimated the material, duration and human resource needed to achieve project goals and deliverables and timely provisioned all the resources.

· Held full accountability for project site budgets, quality reviews and reported to Senior Management regarding the project matters on a regular basis to appraise on the progress of the project activities and updated project trackers.

· Identified and managed project dependencies and critical path and chalked out the action plan accordingly.

· Oversaw all aspects of day to day management of the construction project, monitored and coordinated work performed by engineering and construction teams.

· Conducted site visits, site meetings and periodical review meetings to understand and ensure work progress as per schedule and resolved issues which could hamper the progress of the project.

· Tracked and reported material delivery to be on site as per approved schedule, so as to avoid any hold ups.

· Ensured strict compliance of company’s QA and environment policy & safety regulations.

· Coordinated with commercial department to float tender enquiries, assisted in short listing of tenders after techno-commercial meetings and final selection of sub-contractors.

· Monitored and reviewed sub-contractors’ activities and identified potential issues and proactively identified solutions to redress them.

· Closely monitored the cost and time schedules with an eye on cost optimization and savings on budgeted cost and expedited the project ahead of schedule.

· Confidently handled conflicts relating to construction issues, quality and documentation with vendors’& subcontractors and resolved them.

• Acted as single point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Built and nurtured professional relationships with wide range of stakeholders.
• Supervised 20 direct reports with daily support, regular goal-setting and appraisals.
• Documented appropriate project plans and controls in line with change lifecycle.

· Accountable for leading a team of employees with the responsibility of managing the execution of the construction projects of Skelton, Steel structure, Finishing, MEP and landscape and reported to Engineering Manager.

· Worked with the project team to prepare, manage and control various plans such as Project Management Plans, Scope Management plans, Time and cost Management plans, Quality and Safety Plans.

· Review all design calculation for projects and work closely with designer to rectify any comments related to design.

· Liaised with external stakeholders throughout the project cycle and ensured project activities are well coordinated.

· Supervised all the project activities and provided technical inputs for methodologies of construction & coordinated with site management team.

· Maintained on-site liaison between Client, Company Personnel and Contractor in resolution of project issues.

· Collected data to brief Client on project issues and provided possible resolutions and understood client priorities and responded appropriately, through proactive communication with client representative on day to day progress and issues.

· Analyzed complex construction/design problems requiring the development of new or improved techniques or procedures and consulted with design engineering personnel whenever needed.

· Responsible for monitoring assigned staff to determine that the contractor's activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements.

· Monitored the project frequently to review the progress and implemented corrective actions, when ever required.

· Represented projects at the review meetings and conferences and presented the project related issues.

· Ensured compliance to QA/QC plans and HSE plans in the execution of the project.

· Monitored progress of the works, maintained comprehensive records and prepared thorough progress reports to appraise the top management.

• Prepared and reviewed engineering specifications, scopes of work, schedules of payments and associated documents.
• Responded to technical concerns quickly and effectively, devising strategic solutions to minimise project disruption.
• Motivated teams to deadline through regular site visits and inspections, problem-solving accordingly and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Reviewed construction plans and financial projections, verifying project scope accuracy and feasibility.

Site Engineer:

· Prepared detailed shop drawings to show all the structural information according IFC to facilitate smooth execution of the work.

· Inspected all the items before consultant’s inspection, so as to make sure that the items match with the project specifications.

· Ensured that the project quality and safety plans are applied to all project items.

· Review structural calculation for projects and make sure that the design is safe and run random design for critical section to check the safety of design as a part of company contractual responsibility.

· Prepared daily and weekly progress reports and discussed it with the project manager and introduced all the agreed corrective actions.

· Prepared quarterly requirements of material, manpower and logistic, so as to initiate the procurement in time, in order to avoid any delay of the project

Construction Manager:

· Accountable for leading a team of employees with the responsibility of executing on-site civil construction activities of project to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output and reporting to Projects Manager.

· Supervised all construction activities and provided technical inputs for methodologies of construction & coordinated with site management teams.

· Regularly monitored construction operations to confirm, they are being carried out in accordance with Operations strategy, standards, policies, procedures and best practices.

· Provided effective leadership for project performance, monitored schedule, costs, equipment, manpower, materials, safety, & quality control.

· Established and maintained strong relationship with owners, design consultants, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, and public.

· Worked in conjunction with the Site Manager to ensure construction is consistently carried out to the highest quality.

· Provided advice, guidance and support to the Project Team, both during the pre-construction and construction phases.

· Ensured labour, materials, relevant information and drawings are available, with regular monitoring and control and conducted meetings to review.

· Scrutinized claim documents put up by the contractors and issued provisional acceptance certificate (PAC) or final acceptance certificate (FAC), depending on the merit.

Performed contract closure activities after ensuring the project has addressed all the terms/ conditions and fully met the exit criteria