Construction Project Coordinator

ZAID KHALID

Mississauga ON 437-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaid-khalid-al-ithawi-2a918374 *************@*****.***

Senior Civil Engineer with 13+ Years of International experience. Proficient in developing understanding of the project’s contract documents, contract requirements, and overall construction project schedule, experienced in maintaining up-to-date records on site, Empowered with ability to transform blueprints in to a real structures on time and within budget, succeeded in delivering mega structures and iconic buildings to their end users with fully customer satisfaction and maximum revenues to the companies I have worked for HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant knowledge of blueprint reading, finding out discrepancies between structural and architectural drawings, proactive in submitting RFIs, placing orders of materials needed to get the work done

• Expertise in outlining scope, compressing schedules of a versatile projects, high rise commercial and residential buildings, Townhouses and infrastructures

• In depth knowledge of entire project life cycle management from conception to completion

• Achievement of successfully reducing project costs by up to 7% valued at approximately ten million and mitigated one-year delay through implementation of Value Engineering to structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical works

• Instrumental role in managing multiple projects with buildup area up to112,000 sq. m and budgets valued up to 140 Million

• Strong skills in strategic negotiations and ensuring effective tasks coordination with over 30 subcontractors from various trades/ subspecialties

• Exceptional ability in managing risk and controlling budget, executing projects, Proficient in Primavera, MS project, MS Office applications and BIM SketchUp &CAD

• Self-motivated, Goal achiever, hands-on leader who build his team efficiently

• Ability to accept and learn from criticism, pay attention to details

• Time Management and ability to achieve targets under pressure

• Prioritized project Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) plan, facilitated health and safety legislation requirements, implemented industry standards and safe working practices EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Project Manager 2013 – 2018

DAMAC Investment & Properties, UAE

(Leader luxury Real estate one of the top ten developers in Dubai) Project: High rise building 24 stories with build up area 80,000 m2 cost till completion 114 million

• Reviewed subcontractors/vendors profiles and contributed procurement team in analyzing & negotiating bids until awarding contracts

• Developed Project Management plan to establish control procedures and periodically track project performance

• Maintained proper communication model between site team and Project Management Office

• Liaised with stakeholders for scope finalization and subsequent verification upon execution

• Reviewed thoroughly interim monthly payment, verify it with the work done at site, Controlled cost in line with baseline budget and update project forecasts, determined variance between actual and planned cost

Project Engineer 2011 - 2013

King Diesel Co., Iraq

(small size Grade D construction company with paid up capital one million specializing in infrastructure projects)

• Performed daily on-site quality assurance inspections and ensured that delivered materials and the work-in-place complies with the plans, specifications, shop drawings and submittals

• Notified management of any identified progress or quality issues, prepared and verified implementation of recovery plans (corrective & preventive actions)

• Developed and mentored project team to effectively execute the project and meet deliverables within stipulated time frame / budgets

• Conceptualized design calculations for various types of structural elements such as slabs, beams, openings and expansion joints

QA/QC Engineer - Civil 2008 – 2011

GTCC Drake & Scull PJSC, UAE

(Large size Grade A construction contracting company with 20,000 employees specializing in general contracting, water and power, oil & gas)

Project: 144 Units of Townhouses in Dubai, 4 blocks, cost till completion 53 million

• Prepared methods of statement for activities such as bulk excavations, compaction, waterproofing, reinforcement, concreting, formwork systems prior to commencing works

• Conducted construction materials testing by coordinated with accredited labs, witnessed and recorded testing type, date, time, number of samples & test results, performed tests including Reinforcement bending test 90o & 180o (lab test), Reinforcement tension test to failure (lab test), Concrete cubes compressive strength UCS (lab test), Soil test, Fresh concrete slump test

(site test), X-ray test for water tank walls (site test)& piles tests

• Liaised with concrete batch plant in relation with concrete design mixes to achieve required compressive strengths of structural elements recommended by project specs

• Maintained records of structural / civil tests and conducted inspection requests of various site works

• Responsible for closing of Non-Conformance Reports in regards to quality violations followed by recovery plans

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering 2004

Al-Jami'at Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Safety Loss Causation Model & Risk Management Training Course on 2006, Dubai

• ISO 9001:2000 Foundation Training Course on 2007, Dubai

• Photovoltaic system and renewable energy training course on 2017, Jordan

• Working at heights, WHMIS, Safety Awareness 2019 Canada MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Eligible P.Eng, PMP in process 2019

Engineering connection bridging program Humber college/Acces employment 2019 Valid G license with clean abstract

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