Manager Engineer

Imran Ahmed

**** ***** ** ****, *********, MN ***68, USA

Cell: 651-***-****

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

Senior Construction Projects Professional – Senior Project Manager

Snapshot: Visionary Project Leader with extensive experience of 25+ years in providing world-class direction & control in the execution of diverse roads & infrastructure projects seeks a top level position to leverage multifaceted expertise & competencies in delivering outstanding results aligned to corporate goals & objectives.

~ Senior Civil Engineer with extensive leadership experience in construction project management in the roads & infrastructure sector in the USA and United Arab Emirates ~

~ Exceptionally brilliant track record of taking charge of accelerating and delivering challenging complex projects meeting business milestones and fulfilling Stakeholders expectations ~

Core Competencies include

Adaptable Project Manager

Fast track Project Execution

Multi Projects Influencer

Project Turnaround

Roads & Infrastructure

Working under Pressure

Technical Innovation

Process Optimization

Profitability Maximizer

Project QA Documentation

Cross Functional Follower

Sustainable Negotiator

Zero Injury Committer

Diverse Staff Management

Stakeholders Trust Builder

Motivated Coach and Conflict Manager

Team Builder & Pro-active Safe Construction Leader

Critical Decision Maker

Change and Cost Controller

Executive Summary

High calibre, impact oriented and results driven strategic professional Civil Engineer with visionary techno-commercial leadership acumen demonstrated by a highly successful career of 25+ years in delivering challenging & complex roads & infrastructure construction projects on time, within budget with highest standards of quality & safety.

Work experience of 19 years in Dubai - United Arab Emirates with Dutco Balfour Beatty contributing to the soliciting bids, negotiating projects and execution of roads & infrastructure scope of several landmark projects.

Proven appetite for accepting extremely challenging projects and developing & implementing out-of-the-box strategies, bid analysis, procurement plans and technical innovations delivering sterling results in terms of project acceleration and improvement in financial performance.

Outstanding technical and commercial expertise facilitating front-end leadership of cross-functional professional teams and effective coordination with clients, consultants and contactors in achieving all project milestones and financial objectives.

Proactive, projects milestones achiever professional with strong work ethic, integrity and excellent communication, coordination, problem solving, decision making, planning and persuasion execution skills.

Professional Experience

RizTEK, Inc. Rosemount, Minnesota, USA Dec. 2015 – Current

Project Manager – Contracts Management

Responsibilities

Lead cross functional / cross segment teams on multiple project deliverables.

Managed risks and resolved issues that affect scope, schedule and quality.

GATE keeper to ensure all Change Management processes / checklists are followed to adhere to Quality standards.

Initiated and coordinated all activities including scheduling, execution of deployment plans and checklists.

Closely worked with Development teams, QA, Operation teams to monitor all major/minor activities.

Continually worked towards making improvements in the critical path, handover process, T&C and defects liability management.

Built a team of 24 members to migrate the unforeseen delays as part of acceleration program initiatives.

Responsible for execution and delivery of all projects from off shore location within scope, time, budget, and quality.

Drove commercial teams to ensure timely verification of sub-contractors payment applications, their performance reviews, logging the back charges and recording the abortive works to avoid any contractual issues at the end of the project.

Formulated Project Management Procedures and enforced Project Governance structure for quality delivery and following up the payment certificates.

Strategically aligned with senior management to build ITP competencies from offshore and organized massive recruitment campaign to hire experienced professionals including Project Managers.

Provided direction to Project Managers in-house and off-shore to exceed customer expectations.

Key player in process improvement, responsible for increasing engagement profit margin.

Created periodic Operation Vendor Management presentation having all details of engagement including delivery, quality, cost and revenue/profit to share with Senior Management.

Accountable to executive sponsors for schedule, budget, and quality of all program elements.

Lead multiple sessions within program for detailed project plan for and schedule development of various components.

Reviewed/Approved project plans for conformance to program strategy and program plan and schedule.

Acted as the communications conduit to executive sponsors and program steering committee and conducts periodic briefings/status updates.

Acted as a mentor to other junior engineers and sub-contractor.

Assisted site management teams whenever necessary.

Proactively seek and identify value engineering opportunities.

Strategized project scope and gather requirements to clearly communicate the project roadmap.

Structured Project Plans and work effort to execute cost saving opportunities.

Successfully partnered with Business units for Benefit Analysis development and required documentation delivering Cost Savings.

Dutco Balfour Beatty LLC Dubai - United Arab Emirates Sep 1996 – Dec 2015

DBB is a major participant in civil & infrastructure projects in the UAE http://www.dutcobalfourbeatty.com/

Senior Projects Manager – Roads & Infrastructure

Reported to: Divisional Manager, Team: 60

Responsibilities & Achievements

Successfully handed over completed capital construction projects providing professional directions & control to multi-disciplinary teams, accomplishing challenging business targets & program goals, delivering on time within budget and fulfilling all technical specification, quality and safety objectives.

Collaborated effectively with all Government departments, Stakeholders and managed the process for obtaining NOCs and permits for execution of various project jobs.

Liaised with clients and consultants on all engineering & technical matters including approval of construction method statements and safety risk assessments.

Coached contracting & commercial teams in matters related to forecast, procurement, logistics, inventory control, supplier & subcontractor management and routine contract administration to ensure fulfilment of all contractual & commercial obligations.

Administrated specialized subcontracts covering planning, resource mobilization, execution and cost tracking leading to early/accelerated completion, keeping a special eye on the Back charges and Abortive works.

Implemented strategies and plans for effective management of activities on the critical path of projects, optimizing staff resources, improving operational efficiency and delivered up to 10% reduction in staff costs and overall 3% improvement in project profitability.

Acted as the first contact for clients, consultants & subcontractors, conducted weekly site walks, participated in weekly progress meetings with clients, consultants, company & subcontractor teams, monthly CCVR meetings at the head office & WAR meetings at site with other contractors, building productive relations for achieving project objectives.

Established the Zero Injury Culture among the teams by motivating them to arrange regular safety site walks, Tool Box Talks, safety committee meetings, always report near misses, minimize NCRs to zero, groomed team leaders to be prepared for safety and quality audits.

Supervised & coordinated development of detailed project plan documents for effective addressing of all key factors impacting project success – well defined sequences of construction tasks, sectional completion milestones, tracking logs, mock-up requirements as per project specifications, schedules for shop drawings & material submittals, schedules of long lead time items, traffic management schemes & temporary utility diversion works.

Implemented an effective reporting framework covering generation of daily, weekly & monthly progress reports, identification of critical issues, risks & opportunities, resource allocation, cost tracking, partial subcontracting and follow up of monthly payment certificates. Provided a valuable documentation base for effective reporting of physical & financial progress of project to the management & other stakeholders.

Achieved final handover & close-out of completed projects to clients including preparation & delivery of all as-built documentation including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranty certificates & final QA/QC reports, final completion NOCs from all agencies, final project account reconciliation for obtaining TOC from client and final close-out and securing of 5% retention amount by obtaining DLC.

Supported the estimation department in pre-tender stage of projects by participating in site visits, assessing site conditions related to existing underground and above ground utilities, risk & opportunity assessments, general estimates and practical inputs on site activities for preparing competitive & sustainable bids.

Managed the small works division of the company for 5 years (2010 – 2015) in addition to handling of road & infrastructure works for major projects.

Executed asphalt, wet mix & aggregate road base laying jobs deploying & supervising 4 gangs on all road projects of the company over a period of 12 years (2003 - 2015).

Significant Highlights

Acceleration of Projects – Worked as a designated project acceleration manager on the specific request of the client Meraas – one of the largest developers in Dubai to take over several critical projects and complete road works ahead of the original schedule – external roads at City Walk on Al Safa Road, roads in Al Quoz residential complex, roads in Jumana Island 2, & roads for BOXPARK. Achieved milestones set by client and received appreciation.

Major Road Rehabilitation Projects: Jebel Ali – Lehbab Road – Took charge of the challenging job of rehabilitation of the roads built six years ago by 2 different contractors and subsequently twice rectified. The roads again developed settlement, bumps & bleeding in asphaltic layers leading to disputes of RTA with contractors referred to arbitration. The job involved rectification/rebuilding of phases 1A, 2A & 5A covering 21 miles in total of 2 slow lanes & 4 highway lanes. Worked next to lanes with heavy live traffic employing RCC barriers to safeguard work force and used virtual project management tools and accomplished the task on schedule successfully completing the defect liability period (DLP) with the road withstanding heavy traffic ensuring smooth traffic flow.

Modification of Multi-storey Car Parking at Dubai Mall – Took charge of, planned & successfully executed the commercially challenging project. Conducted internal commercial review on receipt of LOA and assessed that item rates for civil, concrete floor coating & signage works were too low to achieve positive margins. The project required working in the building with a height restriction of 7 feet and necessity of keeping 7 floors of the parking building operational with maximum 3 floors at a time closed for work. Developed viable solution for the logistics problem involving erection of miles long wooden barricades before start of work. Revised method statements to control noise & dust enabling undisturbed functioning of the retail, medical centre and cinema in the mall. Implemented a 24x7, 2 shift work schedule for 8 months, completing the project with a 2% additional over-swing in the project outcome turning around the project from a potential failure to a commercial success serving as a company benchmark.

Improvements of roads & access surrounding Dubai Metro Stations – DBB participated in a special tender floated by RTA in 2009 for execution of works to catch up with delays on account of the main JV contractors. The company secured projects related to 9 metro stations & 168 bus lay-bys across Dubai from Karama to Jebel Ali. Entrusted the challenging task as the construction leader, drove the team in hard work over 7 months and delivered the project contributing to the inauguration of the Dubai Metro on the historic target of 09-09-09.

New Camel Racing City, Al Lisaili – Took charge of the fast track project for the construction of roads & 4 camel racing tracks to be completed in 6 months. Convinced the consultant Halcrow in deploying innovative techniques like dry compaction of bulk dune sand for filling embankment layers up to 1.5 m below the finished road level delivering 3 times more than the budgeted profitability to the project.

Projects

Role: Senior Projects Manager, 2012 – Dec 2015

External Roads at City Walk on Al Safa Road Client: Meraas Consultant: Parsons Overseas Value: USD 31.6 million Duration: 12 months

Road works in Al Quoz Residential Complex, Client: Meraas Consultant: Arif & Bintoak Value: USD 18.89 million Duration: 12 months

Road works at Jumana Island 2 off Jumeirah Beach Road Client: Meraas Consultant: Parsons Overseas Value: USD 16.64 million Duration: 12 months

Road works for BOXPARK at Al Wasl Road Client: Meraas Consultant: Parsons Overseas Value: USD 3.4 million Duration: 6 months

Several projects for road & civil works jobs utilizing various types of formwork Client: Engineer’s Office (EO) Value: USD 14.08 million Duration: 4 years

Rehabilitation of Jebel Ali – Lehbab Road Phase 2A Client: RTA Consultant: AECOM Value: USD 6.62 million Duration: 10 months

Rehabilitation of Jebel Ali – Lehbab Road Phase 1A Client: RTA Consultant: AECOM Value: USD 1.57 million Duration: 6 months

Widening of Hatta Road Phase 5A Client: RTA Consultant: AECOM Value: USD 3.72 million Duration: 5 months

Pavement works for Al Sufouh Transit System (Dubai Tram) Client: RTA Main Contractor: BESIX Consultant: Systra and Parsons Value: USD 3.72 million Duration: 11 months

Infrastructure works for The Beach, a new development in Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) Client: Meraas Consultant: BSBG/Aqleh Value: USD 1.49 million Duration: 5 months

Construction of road network at Nakhali Palace on Hatta Road Client: Engineer’s Office (EO) Value: USD 1.2 million Duration: 3 months

Road works at Central Park Development on Al Safa Road Client: Meraas Consultant: Parsons Value: USD 2.1 million Duration: 9 months

Parking and road works for extension of yard at Za’abeel Halls Client: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Consultant: Dar Al Handasah Value: USD 4.6 million Duration: 6 months

Roads and Infrastructure works at Senior Staff Accommodation Complex at Ruwais – Abu Dhabi Client: ADNOC Petroleum, Main Contractor: SYSTEM Construct, Value: USD 6.2 million, Duration: 8 months

Civil works for modification of Dubai Mall car parking –Client: Emaar Properties Consultant: Turner/WSP Value: USD 4.61 million Duration: 8 months

Role: Projects Manager, 2007 – 2012

Ground improvement and earthworks for residential and retail development at Al Wasl Road Client: H&H Development/Bright Star Consultant: Arif & Bintoak Value: USD 3.24 million Duration: 6 months

Infrastructure development works for Al Barsha Strip Phase 1 and 2 on Umm Al Suqeuim Road Client: Meraas Consultant: Parsons Value: USD 8.9 million Duration: 12 months

Improvement and widening of road network between roundabouts 4 & 5 inside JAFZA Client: Dubai Ports World (DPW) Consultant: AECOM Value: USD 3.02 million Duration: 7 months

Infrastructure upgrade works in the Dubai Airport Free Zone Client: DAFZA Consultant: JOUZY Value: USD 2.02 million Duration: 6 months

Improvement of roads & access surrounding Metro stations Client: RTA Consultants: Parsons Value: USD 17.2 million Duration: 8 months Details: Improvement of road networks, new parking & upgrade of existing infrastructure to meet requirements of 9 newly built metro stations in various locations in Dubai and construction of 168 bus lay-bys in various communities in Dubai for feeder bus services serving the Dubai Metro

Earthworks for Universal Studios Dubailand Theme Park on Al Ain Road Client: TATWEER Consultant: Parsons Brinckerhoff Value: USD 5.4 million Duration: 12 months

Perimeter roads for Tiger Woods Dubai Client: TATWEER Consultant: Khatib & Alami Value: USD 7.9 months Duration: 6 months

New Camel Racing City – relocation of Belhasa Driving School at Ras Al Khor, roads & parking at Camel Souk Al Lisaili, new road at Al Marmum and camel tracks & roads Client: Engineer’s Office (EO) Consultant: Halcrow Value: USD 48.9 million Duration: 12 months Details: roads & infrastructure works for relocation of the Belhasa Driving School, roads & parking at Camel Souk, new road for diversion of existing live road in front of the equine stable belonging to the Royal Family and roads, racing tracks & infrastructure works at the new Camel Racing City.

Widening of Emirates Road (Muhammad Bin Zayed Road) Client: RTA Consultant: Parsons Value: USD 101 million Duration: 24 months

Role: Senior Site Agent, 2005 – 2007

Ras Al Khor Crossings & Interchanges Client: RTA Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 96.2 million Duration: 20 months

Widening of Sheikh Zayed Road from Trade Centre Interchange to Interchange 3 Client: RTA Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 22.4 million Duration: 14 months

Palm Island Interchange 4.75 Client: RTA Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 51.65 million Duration: 20 months

Roads, parking & pavements at Global Village as per master plan Client: Dubailand Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 4.2 million Duration: 6 months

Role: Site Agent, 2000 – 2005

Improvement of Interchange 3 on Sheikh Zayed Road Client: RTA Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 26.35 million Duration: 16 months

Access roads, infrastructure, parking & pavilion areas of Dubai Global Village Client: Dubai Municipality (DM) Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 13.83 million Duration: 9 months

Improvement of Al Khail Road Client: Dubai Municipality Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 38.34 million Duration: 20 months

Dams in Ras Al Khaimah & Fujairah Client: Private Department of HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Consultant: CONSER Value: USD 30.8 million Duration: 24 months

Roads & levelling works phase 1 Client: Sharjah Cement Factory Value: USD 3.2 million Duration: 6 months

Role: Project Engineer, 1998 – 2000

Dubai International Airport – Access roads & parking phase 1 Client: Dubai Municipality Consultant: De Leuw Cather Value: USD 39.9 million Duration: 24 months

Deira City Centre – enabling works for triangle development Client: Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Consultant: MACE Value: USD 2.3 million Duration: 6 months

Role: Senior Site Engineer, 1996 – 1998

Improvement of Sheikh Zayed Road south of Jebel Ali Client: Dubai Municipality Consultants: Ital Consult Value: USD 55.19 million Duration: 24 months

Career Path at DBB in UAE:

Senior Projects Manager, 2012 – Dec 2015

Project Manager, 2007 – 2012

Senior Site Agent, 2005 – 2007

Site Agent, 2000 – 2005

Project Engineer, 1998 – 2000

Senior Site Engineer, Sep 1996 – 1998

Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Islamabad Pakistan Dec 1992 – Aug 1996

SMEC is a professional services firm recognised around the world for providing high-quality consultancy services on major infrastructure projects. http://www.smec.com/

Senior Site Engineer

Reported to: Construction Manager, Team: 36

Responsibilities

Supervised execution of earthworks, drainage works, structural backfilling, construction of minor structures & pavement works – aggregate sub-base/base course & asphaltic pavement layers.

Worked as an Office Engineer in earthworks & structures sections of the coordination cell provided required technical assistance to the Senior Resident Engineer.

Highlights

Contributed to the successful execution of the 5 km demonstration section participating from start-up to completion.

As acting ARE, managed earthworks & pavement works in a 30 km section of the highway delivering all jobs on time, within budget and meeting project specifications.

Project

Lahore – Islamabad Motorway (M2) Length: 74 km Client: National Highway Authority (NHA) Pakistan Value: USD 50.56 million Duration: 48 months

Mughals Imperial Pvt Ltd Islamabad Pakistan Dec 1991 – Nov 1992

Mughals Imperial, a member of Mughals Pakistan group, is a leading construction company in Pakistan. http://mughalspak.com/

Site Engineer

Reported to: Project Manager, Team: 19

Responsibilities

Supervised all assigned construction works at site ensuring compliance with schedules, specifications, drawings, quality and safety plans

Project

Construction of buildings for the Nigerian Embassy in Pakistan, Islamabad Value: USD 4.6 million Duration: 18 months

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore Pakistan, 1990, First Class Honours, 70%

Professional Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers, Membership #351445

Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, Membership #060187

Engineering Council, Membership # civil/14298

Society of Engineers - UAE, Membership # 43400

Training Certificates

Advanced First Aid

Safety Awareness – Tool Box Talks

Fire Fighting

Construction Safety Skills

IOSH – Working Safely

IOSH – Managing Safely

Project Management professional (PMP)

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