HIGHLIGHTS

**+ years in engineering, procurement and construction of buildings, complex mega-structures, high-rises and other civil infrastructure.

Demonstrated expertise in project management, building envelope, engineering & design coordination, alternative construction delivery methods and risk management.

Field experience of managing massive reinforced concrete (RCC), structural steel and composite frame construction.

Successfully completed all projects under budget and on time with zero lost time accidents.

Proficient in AutoCAD, Partner-Pak Studio, Primavera Expedition, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

APEGA Provisional Licensee # 162103.

Project Management Professional, PMP # 1785616.

SCRUM Master Certified (SMC).

EXPERIENCE

Project Manager - All-West Glass www.all-west.ca (Sept. 2014 - Date)

Projects:

J22 Development, Downtown Edmonton: 6000 m with 12 Floors, residential units developed by Clark Builders, 500 Fiber Glass windows, Aluminum glazed curtain wall (Kawneer 1600 system) complete with tempered, float, spandrel glazing and Stanley auto-operated sliding doors.

Various medium to large scale projects ranging from CAD$ 01 to 10 Million, involving Kawneer curtain wall & storefront systems, including all types of doors with hardware & automatics.

Responsibilities:

Managed projects through bidding, initiating, planning, executing, controlling & closing phases.

Achieved tight deadlines under budget, utilizing effective coordination and issue resolution skills with proactive approach.

Managed procurements from selection of vendors, POs issuance till ensuring timely delivery.

Estimated quantities take-off and prepared quotes in response to Tender requests / RFQs.

Designed Aluminum glazed curtain wall systems using Partner-Pak Studio following relevant codes (CSA, ABC)

Specified and recommended efficient and cost effective Aluminum glazed systems.

Construction Coordinator - Custom Creations Inc. www.ccimanagement.ca (June 2014 - Aug. 2014)

Managed the coordination between designers and trade contractors on small scale residential projects.

Developed and implemented the construction schedule, tracked project progress at regular intervals and updated the schedule accordingly.

Finalized specifications, procured construction materials following up with vendors and ensuring timely delivery.

Implemented QA/QC procedures. (Short Term Contract position)

Renovation Coordinator - Walmart Canada, www.walmart.ca (Oct. 2013 - May 2014)

Project:

Walmart Supercenter, Calgary East-hills: 20,000 m shopping mart with backroom storage facility, freezers, coolers for perishable items, garden center, staff offices and cafeteria.

Responsibilities:

Implemented project schedule for store setup activities.

Effectively coordinated assembly details with the designer ensuring adjustments as per site, estimated materials take-off, finalized purchase orders and ensured timely delivery.

Managed a team of unskilled employees to assemble drywall partitions, shelving frames, racking and wall brackets for merchandize stocking, customer check-outs and signage.

Mitigated cost overruns by conducting regular work-in-progress reviews implementing corrective actions.

Administered the prime contractor for project close-out activities, deficiency completions and final billing.

Project Engineer - Louis Berger Group Inc. www.louisberger.com (Feb. 2012 - Aug. 2013)

Project:

BBIAP Airport construction project: 3200 acres mega-structure with two 3.65 km runways, Terminal building area 180,000 m ; bore pile foundation, reinforced concrete pile caps, slab on grade, high strength concrete, welded and embedded steel-concrete columns, arrival and departure level flat beamless slabs with multilayered structural steel roof; interior masonry and drywall partitions, aluminum glazed curtain wall; connected with departure level and boarding bridges; 40 meter high Control Tower.

Responsibilities:

Monitored and reported project progress. Proposed and implemented recovery for schedule delays.

Managed effective and timely flow and response of shop drawings, material submittals, RFIs, deficiency completion and project record documents related to all contract packages.

Resolved site disputes between prime contractors, coordinated design discrepancies with consultants and followed up for pending approvals from client, established solid mechanism for smooth integration.

Specially tasked to supervise the Terminal building and Control tower in the capacity of Clients’ agent, to bring both the prime contractors back on schedule and implement strict quality control.

Achieved the targeted milestones for the completion of remaining substructure and reinforced concrete part of the Terminals’ superstructure and finishing activities of the Control Tower.

Managed assembly, welding and erection of 5000 Tons of structural steel, strictly implemented quality control and testing procedures in accordance with American welding codes (ANSI / AWS).

Achieved zero lost time accidents by strictly following project and regulatory HSE standards.

Project Manager - United Nations (UN-WFP) www.wfp.org (May 2010 - Jan. 2012)

Projects:

UN-WFP Country Office Building: 8000 m four-storey reinforced concrete frame structure, masonry and dry wall partitions, fair-faced concrete exterior cladding, HVAC installations, firefighting system, booster pumps, Public address system, CCTV security system, blast proof glass windows, fire rated armor doors, bomb proof screening room, automated entry gates.

Five UN-WFP food storage facility warehouses with reinforced concrete substructure and steel superstructure.

Responsibilities:

Prepared preliminary project budget and supported the estimating team in the preparation of final cost plan.

Developed and achieved the project schedule.

Conducted and managed the value engineering process to successfully reduce the project costs.

Planned and managed start-up and progress meetings.

Participated in tendering and negotiations, and prepared subcontract agreements for sub-trade contracts.

Managed procurement of long lead items, material & supplier selections till final delivery and installation.

Prepared progress reports at regular intervals for higher officials and arranged for timely budget approvals.

Conducted regular project risk assessments, subsequently developed and implemented preventive action plan.

Project Manager - Bahria Town www.bahriatown.com (April 2009 - April 2010)

Projects:

25 two-storey townhouse duplexes; two and three bedroom units; reinforced concrete slab-on-grade floors, beam-column concrete frame structure with masonry walls; high class imported Spanish tiles, doors, sanitary fixtures, shower cabins all from European sources.

05 four-storey commercial units with walk-up apartments; reinforced concrete structure with underground parking, fine finished marble and granite floors.

Responsibilities:

Planned project activities utilizing MS Project and managed to successfully achieve tight completion milestones.

Worked through with the site infrastructure developer, utility providers and governments authorities to arrange for the necessary approvals and achieved the timely conclusion of pre-construction activities.

Issued purchasing requests for bulk imports and followed up for timely delivery.

Directly managed the trade contractors, their invoices, change order claims in an ‘at risk’ construction management delivery setup.

Monitored the rate of progress, tracked critical activities and potential time delay constraints and devised contingency plans to cope up with the schedule.

Successfully handed over the project within budget and well ahead of planned completion.

Project Engineer - TURNER Construction LLC www.turnerconstruction.com (April 2008 - March 2009)

Project:

Canyon Views Development project: 1200 two-storey detached villas, slab-on-grade, reinforced concrete walls monolithic with slab, use of sophisticated ‘Tunnel’ formwork system, wood frame pitched roof with terracotta tiles, classy imported finishes.

Responsibilities:

Developed and implemented project document control database using Primavera Expedition.

Managed the flow of construction and shop drawings, material submittals, RFIs, technical correspondences between the developer, consultants and prime contractors as a focal person.

Devised the project quality plan (PQP) and ensured strict adherence to the quality control procedures.

Implemented and maintained a change management control system, ensured all activities were in line with ISO 9001 quality accreditation.

Tracked project progress, prepared comprehensive status reports for client.

Conducted regular progress review meetings, highlighted project bottlenecks and followed up for resolution.

Assisted Project Manager in concluding prime contractors’ claims, change orders and change directives.

Project Engineer, Structures - IJM Gulf www.ijm.com (May 2007 - April 2008)

Project:

Platinum Square World Trade Center project: Five 150 meter high-rise commercial towers; bored piles, combined mat foundation, high strength concrete columns, most sophisticated PLAS-formwork system utilized both in table and jump-form construction.

Responsibilities:

Managed the production of structural shop drawings and reinforcement bar bending schedules in accordance with the construction drawings and specifications, followed up for designer’s approval.

Coordinated and finalized design details with the formwork manufacturer ensuring timely delivery.

Devised cost effective and time saving construction methodology statements.

Prepared and coordinated RFIs, material submittals, technical proposals and inspection requests.

Procured massive quantity of reinforcement steel bars; supervised cutting, bending, placing.

Managed ready-mix concrete orders from the batching plant, verified supplier claims.

Supervised mass concreting and developed measures in accordance with the relevant ASTM standards to cope up with the temperature differential and curing issues.

Prepared material reconciliation reports and balance sheets.

Junior Engineer, Structures - Halcrow, CH2M HILL www.halcrow.com (June 2003 - April 2007)

Projects:

Dubai International Airport Phase-2 Expansion: Deep bored piles, pile caps, slab-on-grade, massive complex superstructure with varying floor levels, bulky columns, beams and slabs; one of the world’s most heaviest concrete structure ever built.

Dubai Festival City: Residential complex with complicated architecture and challenging structural components.

Royal Atlantis Hotel Dubai: Seven star resort hotel, mid-rise concrete frame structure with high class finishes.

Responsibilities:

Prepared design details and structural shop drawings using AutoCAD, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes (ACI, BS) and coordination with other disciplines. Achieved on time delivery.

Generated reinforcement bar bending schedules and estimated steel take-off using Multi-Rebar.

Worked out design discrepancies, raised RFIs for clarifications, coordinated with the prime contractors.

Prepared drawing revisions, following updated construction drawings and Designer’s review comments.

Followed the data management and checklist control system for acquiring ISO accreditation.

SKILLS

Computer skills: AutoCAD, Partner-Pak Studio, Microsoft Project, Primavera Expedition, Multi-Rebar, Microsoft Office Suite including Excel & PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes.

Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Arabic.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS / AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) in Jan. 2015.

SCRUM Master Certified (SMC) in November 2014.

Provisional Licensee (Eng.) with APEGA, Alberta since August 2013.

Professional Engineer, PE designation with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) since 2003.

EDUCATION

B.E in Civil Engineering with honors, Cum G.P.A - 3.61 / 4.0 (1999 - 2003)

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) www.nust.edu.pk

Recognized by Engineers Canada and APEGA, Alberta

Occupational Health & Safety (OHSAS) Training (2007)

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