Ziad El Helwe

Phone: +966********* • E-mail: ac3ixs@r.postjobfree.com

Ziad El Helwe _ Civil Engineer Page 1

Personal Information

Marital Status: Single

Date of Birth: 14/02/1992

Sex: Male

Nationality: Lebanese

EDUCATION

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Sep. 2013 – Sep. 2014 Masters of Science in Civil Engineering with Structural Relevant Coursework: Civil Engineering Science, Environmental Management for Civil Engineering, Strategic and General Management, Structural Engineering Design University of Balamand, El Koura, Lebanon Sep. 2009 – Feb. 2013 Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering

Relevant Coursework: Concrete 1&2, Structures Analysis, HVAC, Sanitary, Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Soil Analysis

Rawdat Al-Fayhaa Secondary School, Tripoli, Lebanon Sep. 1995 – Jun. 2009 Lebanese Baccalaureate in Life Science

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Temperature Effect in Bridge Design Jun. 2014 – Sep. 2014

Identified the previous work on the topic and how it was integrated in the Design Codes

Listed the different approaches to temperature effect in AASHTO, Eurocode, and British Standards

Collected data on two bridges monitored in California and Utah, USA. The bridges were monitored for approximately two years and were subjected to high temperature variations

Analysed the data of the uniform bridge temperature and the stresses formed by the variations

Compared the results with the specifications in AASHTO and found that the limits were exceeded University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Sep. 2013 – Sep. 2014 Anglesea Road Bridge Design in Portsmouth, United Kingdom: It was part of the Structural Engineering Design coursework, in which we were divided into groups of 4. My part included:

Drawing the bridge using ETABS

Designing an arched slab

Identifying the Health and Safety Measures

University of Balamand, El Koura, Lebanon Sep. 2012 – Feb. 2013 Design of Hariri’s Roadway, Deddeh, North Lebanon using Autodesk land desktop 2009

Geometric design

Restriction sign design

Retaining wall design

Ziad El Helwe

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WORK EXPERIENCE

General information about Khurais Interchange Project: Khurais Interchange Project is one of KSA biggest interchanges, with a contract value exceeding 500,000,000 SAR. The client is KSA’s Ministry of Transportation with Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners) working as a consultant for the project. Saudi Bin Laden Group, ABCD, Concrete Division, Riyadh, KSA. Apr. 2015 – Apr. 2016 Position held: Site Engineer at Khurais Interchange Project Duties:

Managing and supervising civil works in a designated area of the site

Execution of cut and fill earthwork, subgrade layers, aggregate base course layers, and bituminous base course (asphalt) layers

Installing sidewalks (kerbstone, tiles) and New Jersey Barriers

Installing electrical and storm manholes, curb inlets, and trenches

Coordinate civil works with the mechanical and electrical works in the area and ensuring that deadlines are always met

Saudi Bin Laden Group, ABCD, Concrete Division, Riyadh, KSA. Apr. 2016 – Present Position held: Payments, Contracts & Procurement Manager for Khurais Interchange Project Duties:

Managing a team of three quantity surveyors and 2 data entries and ensuring a good work place and productivity

Making bills of quantities for the executed work, checking quantities with subcontractors invoices, and issuing weekly and monthly payments

Drafting, evaluation, negotiation and execution of contracts and purchase orders for subcontractors, follow up for post-contract agreements if needed

Handling tendering processes and price quotations from factories and companies

Finding, acquiring, and buying services or goods from external companies

Solving disputes with subcontractors and preventing complications to ensure full productivity at site

Prepare variations, claims and disputes

Prepare monthly payment certificates to client (Ministry of Transportation), coordinate with the consultant and follow up with the payments

COMPUTER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Computer and structures:

Extended 3D Analysis of Building Systems (ETABS)

Slab Analysis by the Finite Element Method (SAFE)

Sap 2000

AutoCAD

Enginuity learning software

GIS

Programming:

C++

Office:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Native Fluency in English, Arabic

Good in French (written and verbal)

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