Ghassan Shawqi A. Nazzal
Senior Project Manager – High Rise Buildings & Infrastructure
Doha - Qatar
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Profile:
? Professional Project Manager, Civil Engineer with excellent Architecture and MEP awareness, and Coordination proficiency in Buildings, Towers & Infrastructure projects, in construction industry.
? Expert in managing Cost and Procurement and shorten the time maintaining the best expected quality.
? Successful professional career with Owners, Developers, Consultants and Contractors parties, in diverse managerial roles.
? Experienced in diverse international markets; in Qatar for 17 years, UAE 11 years, Jordan 3 years and Kuwait 6 years.
? Executed projects have included residential and commercial Buildings & Towers, Shopping Mall, Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre, Mosques, Schools, Hotel & Resort, Luxurious Villas, Fit out Works, Substations, Industrial Sheds, Cable Car/Telpherage, new City Primary Infrastructure (Roads, Bridges, ‘’Foul Sewer, Surface Water, Potable water and Irrigation’’ Hydraulics and Electrical Cabling Networks), STP and Data Center.
Objective: Seeking a challenging assignment as Project Manager or Senior Executive Management Role with a reputed organization to integrate domain expertise and administrative, leadership & management skills to achieve organizational objectives.
Core Competencies/ Skills: Project Management ~ Design Review ~ Value Engineering ~ Cost Reduction ~ Technical Proficiency ~ Architecture & Building Materials ~ Procurement ~ Contract Management ~ Site Coordination ~ MEP/ Electromechanical Installations ~ Planning ~ Estimation ~ Budgeting ~ Quantity Survey ~ HSE Management ~ QA/QC ~ Resource Management ~ Team Management ~ Fast Tracking ~ Claims ~ EOT Defense ~ High Rise Buildings ~ Roads ~ Bridges ~ Infrastructure Utilities ~ Interior Fit outs ~ Joinery works
IT Skills: MS Windows ~ MS Office ~ AutoCAD ~ Primavera ~ Internet Applications
Soft Skills: Hard working and focused ~ Honest and reliable ~ Good interpersonal skills to work in a multi-cultural environment ~ Good team management skills
Professional Affiliations:
? ICIOB Member of “The Chartered Institute of Building” - CIOB
? UPDA/Qatar certification, Grade: Expert in Civil Engineering, Reg. No.: 22385.
? Member of Societies of Engineers in Jordan, United Arab Emirates & Kuwait
? Member of Project Management Institute (PMI), (eligible and processing for PMP Exam).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, from Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania, 1984. (Formerly known as The Institute of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, founded 1867)
Trainings
? Project Management Professional (PMP) training course, (SAC, EOS & Green Gulf Intl)
? Preparation for Specification, Tendering and Bidding, Kuwait Eng. Society
? Preparation for Risk Management Professional Certificate, Jordan Engineers Association
? Proficiency in Value Engineering & Function Analysis, SAC for Training & Consulting.
? Proficiency in Establishing the Project Management Office (PMO), SAC
? Training Workshop Lecture – Asphalt Perf, HDPE & Acoustic Testing, JEA-Qatar
? AutoCAD, IEEE - Kuwait
? STAAD III, University of Kuwait
? Human Resource Management from A to Z, SAC
? Project Management course (Primavera, part 1), UAE Engineers society
? Project Planning & Scheduling, SAC
? M. S. Windows, Excel & Word - Sharjah, U. A. E
Career Summary
WS Atkins & Partners Overseas (January 2021 – November 2022)
Senior Resident Engineer: Managed and directed an integrated supervision team, with full supervision role, for two packages part of Qetaifan Island North Project at Lusail-Qatar, successfully completed and almost handed over.
1. (P06 Retail Plazas - Buildings, Landscaping yards & Infrastructure Utilities)
Built-up Area: 78,520 m2. Package value is near to 400 million QAR.
2. P07 Jumma Mosque
With total internal capacity 600 prayers
Built-up Area: 4420 m2. Package value is 60 million QAR
Energy City Project Management (March 2015 – September 2020)
Project Manager: Employer’s Representative and leading in-house Project Management for the ‘Energy City Qatar Holding Company’ for a three commercial (3B+G+4&6) buildings Project situated on 25000m2 Plot, worth 500 Million QR, with following duties and responsibilities:
? Handling, monitoring, reviewing and controlling all submissions and correspondence from Main Contractor to Consultant and vice versa replies, approving or commenting as necessary, ensuring proper application for the “Communication and Approval Responsibility Matrix”, all as per “Design, Specs, Standards, Regulations, Conditions & all Contract particulars”, to deliver Project’s milestones with best expected quality within baseline schedule of time and budget, in compliance with Owner’s/Employer’s directions, preferences, interests and objectives.
? Overseeing and controlling Consultant’s and Contractors’ staff and workforces, and overall Project’s site work & construction performance for all Civil, Architecture & MEP Works.
? Site visits and follow ups for site progress, Consultant’s inspections, and Contractor’s daily activities.
? Monitoring Consultant reviews for Contractor’s regular daily, weekly & monthly reports related to Construction & HSE.
? Attending, assessing and assisting the Consultant for leading the weekly progress and technical meetings, and reviewing, endorsing and publishing minutes of meetings to the concerned parties.
? Following and monitoring Authorities’ requirements and approvals.
? Ensure that Consultant & Contractor are complying with Quality Assurance, Quality Control and HSE as per Contract and approved plans, standards, method statements, procedures, approved mock-ups, and appropriate Construction methodologies.
? Following up, reviewing, assessing, approving, and endorsing the Site Instructions, Variations, Claims & EOT Defence, and Interim Payments, and initiating when necessary.
? Following up and monitoring contractual correspondences, and necessary Owner’s responses.
? Following up, monitoring, and endorsing Testing & Commissioning, Closeout and Handing over with Consultant and Contractor teams.
? Procured and studied proposals and assisted the top management for assigning the FM Company.
EGEC-Qatar (Design & Supervision Consultancy) (Sept 2013 – Feb 2015)
Project Manager: Commercial (Shopping) Market Buildings “Fast Track Government Project”, total 44 sites with different sizes in different/scattered locations in Doha City, divided to three packages (3 Contracts/Main contractors), worth 350 million Qatari Riyals, for M/s Qatar Development Bank as the Employer. The project was successfully completed on time and within budget.
Duties and Responsibilities: Leading, managing, controlling, and monitoring the Projects with three Resident Engineers having senior Supervision technical team for each package, with chartered Quantity surveyor and chartered Planning Manager; from site mobilization until Completion and Handing over processes.
Associated Consulting Engineers, ACE – Qatar (Jan 2011 – March 2013)
Senior Resident Engineer:
Projects:
1. Primary Infrastructure Works for Entertainment City at Lusail-Qatar; Package consists of 5km Roads, 5 Bridges, Landscaping, (Foul Sewer, Surface Water, Potable Water & Irrigation Hydraulics), 6 Lifting Stations and Elect Cabling Networks.
2. (B+G+3) 5 stars Hotel & 28 Villas with Landscaping, internal Roads & Infrastructure Works (during execution period from 30% to 55%).
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Professional contractual and technical leader, with my supervision team, for all supervisory activities such as but not limited to: Approvals processes for subcontractors, shop drawings, materials, and payments,
? QA/QC, Mock-ups, NCRs, HSE and planning/progress follow-ups and managing, handling and approving.
? Handling RFIs, site instructions & variations and all Contractual issues and conflicts, with appropriate correspondence.
? All as per Contract Documents, in collaboration with Owner, Project management and Contractors.
Dar Investment & Development Real estate, Doha – Qatar (Jan 2005 – Sept 2010)
Engineering Advisor, in Charge for Engineering Manager & Senior Project Manager
Projects
Project 1: West Bay Lagoon Plaza: Twin Zigzag Residential Towers (B+G+34), with (B+G+1) 130,000m2 shopping mall, and all external landscaping & Infrastructure works.
Project 2: Twin Palm Towers/Offices (2B+G+57) and Car Park (2B+G+11)
Total built Up Area: 570,000 m2 & Total Cost: about 0.5 billion US $ (for both projects)
Design & Supervision by ‘MZ&P’, Project Management by ‘Hill International’ and Main Contractor ‘Al Seal’
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Started as the Engineering Advisor then in-charged for Engineering Manager Duties, as well appointed by the Employer, after one year, for the Construction phase to lead both projects as Senior Project Manager.
? Representing and managing Employer’s/Developer’s team, procuring, and managing the contracts for Design, Supervision and Project Management.
? Controlling Consultant’s & project management teams, for all stages from pre-contract phase, inception, design concept and planning through to construction, completion, closing out and handing over; simultaneously for the 2 Landmark Major Multi-faceted Projects, in one main Contract Agreement.
? Reviewing and approving designs, specifications, drawings and materials to ensure compliance with Project requirements, and initiate, participate, review and approve the Value Engineering and cost reduction whenever and wherever applicable.
? Following up and controlling Contractual and financial issues during construction with all parties/stakeholders as well Units’ buyers/end-users.
? Initiate, develop and update weekly and monthly reports internally for the top management and the Owner, as well regularly feedback for marketing department and buyers.
? Initiate, check or approve Site Instructions, Payments and Variation Orders.
? Ensure that contracts, established budgets, and schedules are properly implemented.
? Attending all progress and technical meetings with effective authority.
Al-Hashemi (Architects, Engineers, Planners), Dubai – UAE (Dec 2002 – Dec 2004)
Resident Engineer
Projects:
1. 10 months fast track project (completed successfully from A to Z on time and within budget) for M/s EMAAR: 4 Res. Buildings comprising of B+G+6 (post-tensioned slabs structure) with Infrastructure networks & landscaping, pools and health club, worth 66.4 million Dhs
2. International Desalination and Power Station project worth 3.0 billion Dhs: In charge as the Local Consultant for Civil Buildings & Infrastructure foundation works, for DEWA Employer. Main Consultant Lahmeyer, execution Led by (Mitsubishi Corporation along with Toshiba Corporation, Fisia Italimpianti SpA, Areva (Alsthom) and ETA Group), ‘’during footings and pedestals only’’.
3. Rehabilitation Centre “Hospital, Dormitory and Educational Centre” for handicaps in Hatta City, “during finishing, decoration and fit outs stages until Completion”.
4. Diaphragm Walls Shoring package worth 7 million Dhs for M/s DAFZA new building project.
5. Simultaneously, Piling foundation package for ‘Dubai Hospital Extension project’.
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Supervising Contractors and managing the projects, reporting directly to the Owner Representatives
? Managing and coordinating all activities related to Civil Structural, Architectural and Electromechanical aspects.
? Chairing and handling site meetings, inspections, instructions, correspondences, reporting, and quality assuring.
? Subcontracting tendering, materials procurement, revisions and variations, quantity surveys and payments.
Engineer Adnan Saffarini Office (Consultant) - Dubai / UAE (Jan 1995 – Dec 2002)
Area Engineer, Resident Engineer to Project Manager
Projects: Collective construction projects (more than 40), included luxurious Villas, Industrial Sheds, Mosques, various Residential Buildings, (3B+G+16+2) offices tower (for Khalid Al Attar/Al-Maktoom road, completed on time with 40% saving from lowest tender price), and (recreational fast track project Telefrique Cable Car in Dubai Creek Park with all required coordination & diversions for existing Infrastructure main utility lines).
All Projects were completed on time or earlier, with noticeable cost saving.
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Management and Supervision responsibilities as Consultant, also;
? Responsible with full power for the Cost Management and Contract price (based on P.S. & PC rates for all trades, as per particular specs & conditions of Contract), through “Tendering, price finalizing & nominating the Subcontractors” and “Procurement and Purchasing for equipment & materials”; including Shoring, Piling Foundations, Infrastructure Networks, MEP subcontractors, Aluminum, Claddings, Interior Fit outs, Joinery works & all other finishing materials, where:
? All are reviewed, coordinated, tendered & procured with continuous value engineering, cost reduction and saving processes; approved & assigned/nominated on time to the main contractor, with full authority/consent from the Owners.
? Reporting directly to the General Manager.
Al-Saa Contracting Company, Abu Dhabi – UAE (Oct 1993 – Jan 1995)
Project Engineer/ Site Manager
Project: (G+M+5) Commercial and Residential Building, worth 7 million Dhs
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Subcontracting tendering, materials procurement, revisions and variations, quantity surveys and payments.
? Managing and coordinating all activities related to Electromechanical and Architectural aspects, and team management.
? Cost Control, assuring the cost/expenses not exceeding Company feasibility and maintaining time, quality and Owner’s satisfaction.
? Chairing and handling site meetings, inspections, instructions, and correspondences, preparing program and reporting daily and monthly, and quality assuring.
Metal Export Contracting Company Ltd – Jordan (Jan 1993 – Sep 1993)
Project Engineer
Project: Construction of Irbid Steel Foundry, Jordan
Cost: JD18 Millions (26M$)
Duties and Responsibilities: Team leader & Inspector from the Main Contractor for the Works performed by Civil Subcontractor like foundations, pedestals and RCC skeleton.
Taufiq Engineering Office (and Self-Employed contractor) – Jordan (Dec 1990 – Jan 1993)
Managing Partner / Construction Manager
Projects: Various private villas and buildings.
Duties and Responsibilities:
? Design, Supervision & managing the construction until completion.
? The control over a diversity of workforce including the selection of potential subcontractors, suppliers, and materials.
National Housing Authority / Government – Kuwait (Sep 1984 – Aug 1990)
“Infrastructure Site Engineer” to “Asst. Resident Engineer”
Projects:
1. Main Infrastructure Roads, Drainage, Storm Water, Water supply and irrigation networks with landscaping finishing works for 296 Villas Housing Project.
2. Public Buildings Project Worth 7 million KD: Major Mosque, two local mosques, and two villas.
3. Three kindergartens (precast concrete structure): 2 million KD.
4. Intermediate School project worth 900`000 KD.
Duties and Responsibilities: Infrastructure Site Engineer to A. Resident Engineer, responsible for supervision independently/in-house for Government as the Owner, supervising the Main Contractor directly (with no third party) during the construction, completion and handing over of the projects. (All projects were designed, managed and supervised by NHA the Owner)
Profile Snapshots
? Stable record of accomplishment of managing major projects from inception to completion.
? Prompt decision maker with the capability to wade through crises with great objectivity.
? In-depth knowledge and hands on experience of managing construction of major projects, designing & implementing quality control systems & procedures, technical, coordination and all engineering issues to achieve highest quality standards.
? Comprehensive experience of contract negotiations, with extensive Knowledge of FIDIC and contracting principles and practices, and close out procedures.
? Excellent adhering to the highest specifications, standards and best practices.
? Documented record of accomplishment of success in leading complex projects and executing them from concept to the hand-over stage, despite hurdles.
? Good communication skills facilitating effective liaison with Contractors, designers, vendors and clients to complete a project within stipulated timeframe.
? Expertise in handling diverse activities such as project planning, scheduling, cost-control, resource planning and management, engineering and technical with success.
Personal Details
? Languages: English, Arabic, Romanian
? Nationality: Jordan
References
• Available upon request.