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Project Manager Construction

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Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted:
August 15, 2014

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IHSAN HASSAN

**** ***** ******** ****. 905-***-****

Mississauga, ON/ L5M 7W3

647-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Professional Senior Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in

the construction business of Industrial, Commercial, Institutional,

Residential/ High-Rise Buildings, Infrastructures, Roads, Highways and

Heavy Civil Engineering Projects with Budgets valued up to US$ 700

Million.

. Expert in Multi Organization Trades: Supervision, Consultant,

Construction Project Management, Contractor, Developer accomplished

successfully a lot of diverse multiple-use/disciplines projects.

Adept in setting up project process / concept, extent, schedules, design,

tender, development, budgets, pre-construction, pre-qualification, value

engineering, execution, pursuant, construction management, biddings,

modifications, billings, claims, change orders, ADR and excellent in

mediation.

Strong skills in liaison with stakeholders, presided successfully various

project's meetings, directed project team with corporate policies, managed

subcontracts packages (sourcing, negotiating, hiring), led DRB, organized/

spanned multi-disciplines, oversaw progress, compressed schedules,

completion/ handing over/ fit out works of various projects from conception

to completion.

Competently managed the strategies of progress improvement and resource

optimization, prioritizing the essential elements (Time, Quality, Risk,

Budget and Flexibility) to maintain Client's expectations.

In depth knowledge of HSE practices, enforced safety procedures, optimized

efficient work environments that statutory complied and maintaining

consolidated risk assessments.

Experienced with the most efficient/ latest Construction Project Management

Techniques for the Heavy/ High Scaffold, Formwork Systems, BBS/ Rebar

Techniques, Concrete Technology, Pre-Cast/ Pre-Stress/ Pre-Tension/ Post-

Tension Concrete, Shoring, Deep Excavation, Piling, Anchoring, Shot- Crete,

Dewatering/ Water-Proofing Systems, Architectural Works/ Aluminum, Granite

Cladding/ Glazing, Landscape, Roads, Pavement, Infrastructures Works,

Project's Logistics and Procurement.

Effectively utilize MS (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), AutoCAD,

Primavera and 4Projects.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Project Manager/ Carillion Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract / 2012 - 2013

Project/ Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex- MCSCS, Toronto, Budget of

CD$ 300 Million.

. Led, provided engineering support to construct seven floors building

(Total built-up area 13,700 M2- height 120 feet) of Forensics Laboratory,

Medicolegal Autopsy and Coroner's Court Complex. Labs contain chemistry,

biological services, instrumentation, microscopy, physical properties

analysis, plus two basements including CL3 Lab, Firing Range and Parking

for 350 spaces, Lot Area 22,260 M2.

. Managed successfully multi packages in line with PSOS, Contractual

Commitments and Financial Targets (Revenue/ Cash-flow) and oversaw

various Trades, Disciplines and Subcontractors.

. Proactively with the head management identified risks to the schedule and

conducted weekly constructability review for the whole operable

construction process and ensured efficient resolutions which enabled to

attend timely the Project's Milestones (Occupancy, Substantial, Final)

Completion.

Project Manager/ Rafat General Contractor Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada

2011 - 2012

Project/ Dundas Development (Retail Area- Phase 1) - FCML - Project Budget

of CD$ 10 Million.

Led, provided engineering support to construct Storm, Sanitary Sewer, Water

Distribution/ Fire Fighting, LPG, Power and Telecommunication Networks

Systems, Storm Water Management Systems (Storm Pond, Underground

Infiltration Trenches (2/ 300+2/ 600) m3 up to 15 M. Depth, Earth/ Cut,

Grading, Engineering Fill, Concrete Curbs/ Sidewalks, 5 Km. length of

Roads, Parking Lots for 2000 Cars and Asphalt Pavement Works as well.

Verified effectively the land construction developments including desired

levels, cut/ fill, subgrade/ grades, recycling materials used, soil

replacement by the engineering fill construction management.

Maintained the Environmental Protection for the adjacent surrounded (River,

Green area, Buildings).

Accomplished Phase I- one month ahead of the schedule to the Client's full

expectation.

Sr. Project Manager/ Al Habtoor-Leighton Group (Contractor), Abu Dhabi -

(U.A.E) 2008 - 2011

Project / Al Bustan Complex Mixed Use Development - Project Budget of US$

650 Million.

. Spearheaded construction of Five Buildings including Offices, Hotel/

Retail Mall and Three Residential Apartments Buildings consisting of

18 Floors, Podium, 5 Basements Combined Parking 800 Cars/ Level

(Total built-up area 275,200 m2), Landscape and Infrastructures.

Works comprised 22 m. span/ 3.8 m. height pre-stressed/ post tension

concrete podium girder.

. Managed a team of 15 Engineers, 45 Professionals, up to 1200 Workers

and 14 Subcontractors.

. Effectively led the reconstruction of the 50 Lm. collapsed secant

piles 20 m. shoring depth out of 900 Lm., scheduling, redesign,

groundwater monitoring, engineering techniques such as re-anchoring,

pressure grouting, re-shoring with precast wall units and reinforced

shot- crete.

. Successfully accomplished 10 months recovery program in 5 months and

resolved the delay by maintaining always the project expediting list

for the biggest building - West Residential Tower.

. Utilized latest Systems of Heavy/ High Scaffold, Formworks from Raft,

Transfer Slab to Roof.

. Optimized Formworks accessibility/ delivery, carried- out exceptional

logistics construction management and used Climbing System for the

lift cores and precast units for the stair cases flights that reduced

30% from the concrete structure lifecycle.

. Monitored/ analyzed through the construction management weekly

meetings the financial performance audits, project costs/ forecast,

budgets, cash-flow and assisted in determining corrective actions

that tracking actuals against budgets in a timely efficient manner.

Resident Engineer / Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair& Partners), ( U.A.E

) 2006 - 2008 Oceana

Development Project, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai - Project Budget of US$ 700

Million.

. Supervised the construction of Tourist complex of 240,000 m total

built-up area on an island of 40,000 m, 7 Shoreline Condominiums

Buildings, 16 stories (640 units), 3 Basements Parking 500 Cars/

Level, Landscaping, Lazy River, Health Club and Out Door Pool over the

Podium and Twin Towers 5-Stars Hotel 300/ key, 130 Furnished

Apartments, Indoor Pool and Restaurant in the 14thand 15th Floors.

. Directed, developed a team of 40 Engineers, 15 Professionals and being

held accountable to recommend revisions, redesign review, change

orders, undertook the value engineering to confine the cost within the

budget and implementing deficiency inspections, correction programs

and archiving documentation.

. Managed / maintained a close working relationship with 15 Individual

Contractors and created efficient project deliverables including

quality, timelines and budget to the stakeholders most expectations.

. Led the design team to reduce the indoor swimming pool depth from 1.7

to 1.4m. by lifting the steel structure deck ( 22m. span) by 0.30m.

short steel columns distributed on the purlins and main girders.

Project Manager / Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair& Partners), ( U.A.E )

2003 - 2005

Police Administration Complex Project, Abu Dhabi - Project Budget of US$ 60

Million.

. Spearheaded the supervision / design review team for the construction

of Four Buildings (modified at construction stage), Administration,

Officers Residence, Soldier Barracks, Club, Mosque, Stores, Workshops,

Shaded Parking (45,000 m total built up area), Sports Facilities/

Landscaping (65,000 m ),

5Km. length of Roads, Parking Lots for 1500 Cars and Asphalt Pavement

as well.

. Managed successfully a team of 12 Engineers and 10 Professionals

(Multi-Disciplines) with a strategy of continued diligent to achieve

objectives with boundaries of Client requirements.

. Led the supervision of infrastructures works (storm, sanitary sewers

pipelines, storm underground storage, cabling, district- cooling

system, irrigation system, specialized training facilities and

recreational infrastructures), landscape, road works and buildings

cladding with stoned finish pre-cast concrete units.

. Led the redesign, modifications and developments of the Underground

Concrete Water Tank capacity from 200 thousands to 1.2 million gallons

and the expansion of all the buildings successfully by the seniors

construction management team and saved the redesign cost of US$

550,000 for the Client's benefit.

Resident Engineer / Schuster Pechtold & Partners Consultants, Dubai - UAE

2001- 2003

Dubai Media City Project - Phase II,Dubai - UAE - Project value US$ 35

million

. Managed the construction of Five Buildings (Offices, Residential and

Retail Areas) with total built-up area of (36,000 m2) including 2

Basements Parking, Ground + 8 Floors and 3Km. length of Roads.

Works also included external aluminum / glazing cladding, site

landscaping and infrastructures.

. Led a team of 8 Engineers and 7 Professionals to supervise/

renegotiate packages with sub-contractors/ suppliers, scheduled all

tasks, performed cost analysis and valued engineering within budget,

without foregoing quality resulting project substantially completion

two months ahead the deadline.

Project Manager / Dhabi Contracting Est. (Contractor), Abu Dhabi - UAE

1997 - 2001

Spearheaded / accomplished the construction of the following projects:-

-Project - 3 / Clock Towers (Two Adjacent Towers), Project Value US$ 47

Million 1999 - 2001

. Two Towers consisting of 30 Levels, Three Basements Parking (total of

- 157 Luxury Apartments, Offices, Retail Area, 2 Indoor Pools, Health

Club and Gymnasium).

-Project - 2 / Al Heel Tower, Project Value US$ 32 Million

1998 - 1999

. Tower consisting of 26 Levels, Three Basements Parking (80 Luxury

Apartments, Offices, Retail Area).

-Project - 1 / Three Sails Tower, Project Budget US$ 38 Million

1997 - 1998

. Tower consisting of 26 Levels, Three Basements Parking (Total of

50+One Full Floor Luxury- Apartments, 50 Offices, Retail Area, 2

Restaurants, Health Club/ Gym and Mechanical Floor).

For the above said Three Projects jointly achieved the following:-

. Led the major role/ achieved exceptionally budget saving around US$

750,000 for the company benefit by reselling the used purchased

scaffold, formwork systems to the same supplier after sharp

renegotiation.

. Managed, developed, hired effectively (350 to 500) Professionals and

(30 to 40) Subcontractors.

. Accomplished the projects successfully/ recovered the delay due to the

Client's modifications by recovery monitored programs which enhanced

the team capability, productivity, accountability besides the earlier

identifying to the interfaces and the immediate active resolutions.

. Carried out directly most of the finishing works (saved around

US$1,750,000) and that stood as a landmark in my career through the

efficient managing of the domestic resources, maintaining the

training/ coaching with incentive man-hour plans and cost saving which

all addressed in a timely manner.

. Works also comprised external aluminum/ glazing cladding/ curtain

walls, central air-conditioning, central gas supply, waste management

system, infrastructures works and Window Cleaning Systems (BMU).

. Obtained / assembled project close-out documentation (As-Built

Drawings, Manuals, Warranties, Vendors List, Certificate of

Substantial Completion, Municipal Departments Sign-offs and Building

Permit).

Al Rasheed Construction Contracts Co. / Ministry of Housing&

Construction, Baghdad- Iraq.

Head of Technical Department 1994 - 1996

Sr. Project Manager 1990 - 1993

. Led/ assisted the head construction management in the preparation of

tender's submissions, project budgets/ updated forecasts, schedules,

approvals, client's reports, contracts negotiations and promoted in

the company marketing effort, growth and construction business

strategies.

. Established/ developed a quality control program for the projects and

define roles, scope, responsibilities and procedures for meeting

quality requirements and ensured that all contractual obligations,

improvement programmes were understood and met by all parties.

. Identified potential risks, opportunities, design/ construction

conflicts, cost tracking, alternative solutions using best

construction practices, value engineering and logistic strategies

ensuring full compliance to the HSE requirements, scope, time and

budget to the client's full satisfaction.

. Managed/ multitasked in a fast paced construction environment and

accomplished successfully:-

. 25 Km. of Asphalt Pavement Highway with Granular Shoulders and

Concrete Culverts.

. 20 Industrial Buildings of precast pre-stressed concrete elements

(Hollow -core Slab and Wall, Double- T Beam/ Slab, Columns and

Footings), span 20m.x 48m. and budget of US$ 30 Million.

. Vegetable Oil Refinery, fast track job consisted form the construction

of 12 Cylinder Steel Tanks (20 m. Dia. x 10m. Height). Works comprised

concrete piles, concrete platforms for the steel tanks, steel sheet

piles shoring, piping networks, equipment/ storage buildings,

infrastructures, roads and MEP works. Project Budget: US$ 20 Million.

. Installation of Prefabricated Steel Structures for Ten Warehouses

(60m. span x 120m. length) and civil works, sandwich aluminum walls/

ceilings panels. Project Budget: US$ 35 Million.

. Earned profitably the bidding of various projects of total budgets

over US$ 350 Million.

General Authority for Buildings / Ministry of Housing& Construction,

Baghdad- Iraq.

Head of Planning/ Pursuant Department 1988 - 1990

Sr. /Construction Project Manager 1984 - 1988

Resident Engineer 1979 -

1983

. Managed multi- construction disciplines and ensured that governance

construction laws/ standards, codes and projects methodology were met/

complied throughout the project life cycle.

. Accomplished successfully the following projects with multi-rules as a

( Client Representative, Consultant, Supervision/ Pursuant and

Construction Project Management Firm) :-

. 17 Stories Governmental Complex Building ( built-up area of 17,000m2)

+ 7000m2 Conference area (500 persons) with concrete dome 30m.

diameter and 17m. height with luxury finishing, stone, marble,

granite, joinery, aluminum and glazing cladding., Project Budget: US$

35 Million.

. Residential Camp, comprising 60 double floors buildings, each with a

built-up area of 1000m2.

Camp includes commercial centre, clinic, health club, playgrounds,

outdoor swimming pool, outdoor theatre and cinema, gas station,

mosque, parking, roads network, two schools, water/ waste treatment

plants, landscape and infrastructures networks. Project Budget: US$

350 Million.

. 35 Fortified Concrete Civil Shelters, Ground + Two Basements (built-up

area of each 6,000m2).

Project Budget: US$ 120 Million. Multi-use ground floor (Schools,

Libraries, Clinics, Nurseries, Sport/ Health Clubs, Social Celebration

Centres) and 2 Basements Shelter for 1000 persons.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

University of Baghdad, Iraq / Accredited by: University of Toronto, ON. /

Canada

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Professional Project Management Program/ Cambridge Education Centre/

U.A.E

- Standard First Aid with CPR A + AED

St. John Ambulance- Mississauga / Issued by Ontario Council (Expiry Date -

Aug 17, 2014)

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

. Eligible for PEO / P. Eng. Registration in process/ File Number

(100204841).

(Satisfied PEO's Academic Requirements for Licensure)

. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers - Initial Assessment of

Qualification for Engineers CCPE Initial Assessment Log # 00084879.



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