Mohamed Yehia Zien El-Abdien

Villa **, Al-Narges 4 / 5th Settlement - New Cairo. Cairo; Egypt.

Cell: +201********* (Egypt)

Email: adhh0z@r.postjobfree.com

General Manager, Project Director – Engineering /Construction Industries

Proven credentials in executing different construction works like Sewage Treatment Facilities, Water Treatment Reservoir, Traffic Tunnelling for Metro & Cars, Telecommunication GSM Network expansion and Oil &Gas Network

Excels in Engineering, Management & Supervision of prestigious projects (worth US$ 2+ billion) with 2500+ personnel in all Construction intervals from the start up till the completion stage including all Civil works phase from earthworks till finishing and even for operation and maintenance including planning and monitoring for P& L.

CANDIDATE: Seeking Senior Managerial positions (Director / General Manager / Project Manager, Construction Manager) in a progressive and vibrant organization by utilizing management skills to achieve project objectives and enhance company profitability.

Dynamic and accomplished Civil Engineering & Management professional offering over 28 years of experience in Engineering industries.

Possessing 15 years of international work exposure in Tripoli (Libya); Burkina Faso / Niger (West Africa); Abu Dhabi / Dubai (UAE) and Qatar.

Expertise in conducting marketing survey, client analysis & classification, managing taxation, shipment & logistics and negotiation for closing Joint Venture agreements and securing new contracts.

Proficient in verifying tenders & bidding documents to ensure financial assurance and registering company in vendor list of main contractors & developers.

Accomplished at steering P&L management, initiating cost cutting measures, Operational optimization & revenue growth initiatives and managing EBITDA performance including overall profitability.

Complete know-how of all legal and governmental procedures required to register & legalize the company at start-up phase.

Adroit in handling surface and subterranean, mechanical & civil works and ensuring selection, procurement, pricing & inspection of materials (steel, cement, gravel and sand) or any other materials supplied to the project.

Experienced in liaising with Project Managers, Engineers, Consultant, Subcontractors and interfacing with Govt. Authorities (District, Water, Sewage, Traffic, etc.) to obtain project authorization.

Skilled in developing company policy as per regional labour law, maintaining compliance with legal & governmental procedures and monitoring tendering & pricing stage.

Efficient team leader & player, skilled in coordinating with multi-cultural teams, complying with different work procedures, meeting project cost, schedule & quality norms and attaining organizational objectives.

Experienced in performing under high pressure situations; possessing excellent communication, interpersonal, relationship management & problem-solving skills including analytical and leadership capabilities.

Professional Experience

Cipa S.P.A. Italy

Egypt Country Manager (March 2019 onwards)

Reporting Line: CEO; Direct reporting: 2; Company resource: 150+

Company Representative and Country Manager to follow up all projects awarded to Cipa in Egypt.

Follow up the technical discussion related to the awarded projects in Egypt.

Maintain and optimize the best collection for Cipa

Study the market and seek the available projects can be awarded to Cipa in terms of Tunnels, Freezing and CP's.

Mutually meet and share new Tenders with the available main contractors in order to get it studied by Cipa Team in Italy

Liaison main contractors in Egypt with Cipa Technical Team in Italy to study the proposed tenders

Receiving & studying jointly the projects specification for the proposed tenders.

Study local market and identify the area of interest with the expected market share

Study local labour laws, taxation, social insurance and fund resources to initiate the branch with the first project awarded to Cipa.

Concord for Engineering & Contracting; Egypt

Traffic Tunnels Director (May 2015 Feb 2019)

Reporting Line: CEO & Bored Members Direct reporting: 14; Company resource: 2000+

Company Representative and Project Manager for the Works awarded to Concord in Ismaila Road Tunnels within the Consortium of Petrojet – Concord to Execute 2 road tunnels with slurry TBM Dia. 13.01 M.

Study tenders & bidding documents to get the maximum optimization for the Project cost.

Managing all Subcontractors, lead all contract negotiation for newly awarded contracts to all the activities shall be award to any Subcontractor.

Managing team works to improve and modify project schedule, quality and monitor to ensure it within budget.

Supervise Teams to ensure the quality of works including all TBM activities such as injection, Slurry Treatment and Power supply.

Managing Sector Heads including Finance, Administration and Technical to ensure regular cash flow, verify Company P & L, Compliance of labour law and Projects schedules & quality.

Creating company policy that matches both HQ Policy & applied labour law in the region to be applied within the project.

Leading all Technical Discussion for Soil Freezing to Execute 4 Cross Passage, Diameter 5 m in Between the 2 main Tunnels Under more than 5.5 bars as Pressure.

Maintaining relationship with client & Consultant in all stages starting from tendering & pricing stage, execution period and till Delivery stage.

Achievements:

Identified points of extra cost & losses.

Leading the first Egyptian Team to execute Tunnelling works ranked 3 times as No. 1 within Ismailia Tunnels

Optimized resources (manpower and equipment’s) to ensure seamless work execution & delivery.

Effectively revised all contract & subcontractor agreements.

Modified tender procedure & its initial cost calculation.

TAQA Arabia (Citadel Group Co.), Egypt

Business & Investment Manager, GCC Countries, (Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Qatar) (Feb 2010 to Feb 2015)

Reporting Line: CEO; Direct reporting: 11; Company resource: 1500+

Delegating as Company Representative & Regional General Manager in UAE & Qatar managing awarded contracts and Identifying new areas of business opportunities in Gulf region and other markets globally.

Verifying tenders & bidding documents to register the company in vendor list of main Contractors & Developers.

Handling bidding and contract negotiation for newly awarded contracts.

Managing team works to ensure project delivery within projects schedule, quality and budget.

Supervise Teams to ensure the quality of finishing works including Marbles, Wireless networks & Facilities.

Managing Sector Heads including Finance, Administration and Technical to ensure regular cash flow, verify Company P & L, Compliance of labour law and Projects schedules & quality.

Creating company policy that matches both HQ Policy & applied labour law in the region.

Communicating and maintaining relationship with client in tendering & pricing stage and execution period.

Achievements:

Identified points of extra cost & losses.

Optimized resources (manpower and equipments) to ensure seamless work execution & delivery.

Effectively revised all contract & subcontractor agreements.

Modified tender procedure & its initial cost calculation.

Alkan Group, Egypt

Senior Projects Manager / General Manager Burkina / Niger (Feb 2005 – Feb 2010)

Reporting Line: CEO; Direct reporting: 18; Company resource: 2000+

General Manager

ALKAN CIT, Burkina & Niger (Feb 2009 – Feb 2010)

Managing Current Contracts awarded to the company acquiring best market share of business opportunities in West Africa and other global locations.

Registering the company in vendor list of main Contractors & Developers.

Maintained relationship with the client and verified tenders & bids.

Handled procurement, pricing & contract negotiation for newly awarded contracts.

General Manager – Company’s Representative and Senior Project Managers

ALKAN Networks "West Africa Region" (May 2008 – Feb 2009)

Supervised and followed up on Project Managers along "West Africa Region" to ensure seamless execution of contract.

Conducted cost analysis and monitored project progress.

Attended meetings with the client’s senior management and Alkan CIT Board.

Handled tender study, bidding and contract negotiation for newly awarded contracts.

Followed up on the procurement process for all projects getting use of all of the available materials and manpower within the region.

Studied and applied work law in related countries during execution of company projects.

Developed company policy for the region to ensure compliance with HQ main policy and labour work law within the applied country.

General Manager – Company’s Representative & Project Manager

Alkan Burkina SA, Burkina Faso, West Africa (Feb 2005 – May 2008)

GM and Official Representative for Alkan Burkina SA and reporting to the client & Alkan Group HQ.

Managed teams for executing projects in GSM field “Guyed & Self Support Towers”.

Identified new areas of business opportunities for Alkan Group in West Africa zone.

Established local company in adherence to Govt. procedure in West Africa.

Prepared budgets and followed up on financial cash flow.

Developed training programs for local subcontractor to match the Group quality plan & safety procedures

Monitored local & expatriate teams to execute current contracts.

Followed up on logistic & materials procurement process.

Followed up on administrative process for hiring and taxation in West Africa.

Achievements:

Identified items to be executed by team members including other items to be subcontracted.

Replaced expiate teams by local teams after conducting effective training to meet the international skills.

Maintained relationship with the client and increased annual target by 13 times within 3 years.

Vinci Construction Grands Projets, France

Assistant Area Manager / Procurement Director Egypt / Libya (Dec 2001 - Feb 2005)

Reporting Line: Area Manager / Regional Manager; Direct reporting: 23; Company resource: 1500+

Assistance Area Manager, VCGP Egypt

Procurement Director, ME & Africa (Jul 2003 – Feb 2005)

Investigated new opportunities for VCGP and inspected new materials for VCGP projects in Africa and Middle East.

Managed arrangement works and coordinated with Subcontractors for the French University in Egypt.

Coordinate with Project Managers, Technical Dept. and Egyptian Producers to export Egyptian materials.

Followed up on shipments situations and logistic activities.

Prepared project budget and identified different transportation options.

Developed & submitted technical files to the client and acquired approval for selected materials.

Prepared company profile and prequalification documents.

Conducted market survey and coordinated with local companies to form Joint Venture agreement.

Updated & verified to senior management on all available & applied tenders within the market.

Followed up subcontract agreement and monitored Subcontractors’ work progress & payments.

Procurement & Coordinator Representative

Great Man Made River Project, AGAPS, Phase III – Pump Station, Libya (Aug 2002 – Jul 2003)

Registered the company official branch at Govt. Authorities and inspected new materials for the project.

Coordinated with the client, Technical and Quality Control dept. to execute work as per specification.

Checked required quantity for each material, technical files and acquired approvals.

Collected related quotation and check prices for the requested materials and equipment’s.

Assistance Area Manager

Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Cairo, Egypt (De 2001 - Aug. 2002)

Identified new opportunities for VCGP and prepared company profile for submission within pre-qualification stage.

Surveyed market & coordinated with potential local companies for closing Joint Venture agreement.

Updated senior management on all available & applied tenders within the market.

Achievements:

Successfully optimized manpower resources to ensure seamless project delivery.

Identified items to be managed in house including other items to be subcontracted.

Optimize subcontractor's numbers and field of activities to meet project plan and budget.

Pivotal role in identifying new sources for fabrication.

Effectively utilized alternative logistic to ensure effective cost reduction.

Campenon Bernard SGE, France (Jun 1994 – Dec 2001)

Assistance Works Manager Egypt, (Jun 1998 – Dec 2001)

Shift Manager Egypt, (Jun 1994 - Jun 1998)

Reporting Line: Project Manager; Direct reporting: 18; Company resource: 2500+

Assistance Works Manager

El Azhar Road Tunnel Project, Cairo, Egypt (Jun 1998 - Dec 2001)

Monitored onsite activities of 11 Subcontractors working simultaneously.

Identified new Subcontractors to apply for the subcontracting tenders within the project.

Analyzed pre-qualification documents supplied by the potential and new Subcontractor.

Prepared tender documents compared offers & analyzed quotation submitted by the Subcontractor.

Coordinated requisite supply of materials and equipments for the site works.

Managed & solved daily operations problems related to the project either internally within the company or at the Client level.

Followed up on site works given to the Subcontractors and monitored Subcontractor invoices.

Acted as JV Representative to Govt. Authorities (District, Water Authority, Sewage Authority, Traffic, etc.) to obtain and apply the requisite project authorization.

Delivered presentation on sketches & drawings to the Govt. Authorities on diversion of public utilities and re-instatement project works.

Submitted report on budget and project progress to the Project Manager.

Ensured project implementation in adherence to the assigned quality control and assurance program.

Tunnel Shift Engineer

Greater Cairo Metro Project Line (Phase (1&2), TBM Dept., Cairo, Egypt (Jun 1994 - Jun 1998)

Handled all technical & execution work for surface and subterranean including mechanical & civil works in TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) like alignment, excavation, rings erection, injection and repair.

Allocated shift duty to the Engineers & Technicians on tracks, pipes extension & rings for construction.

Prepared break-in & break-out of TBM and managed back-filling concrete including embedded pipes for electric cables, earthling system and erection of thrust frame.

Coordinated requisite supply of materials and machinery with Suppliers and head office.

Submitted report on budget and project progress to the Project Manager.

Ensured project implementation in adherence to the assigned quality control and assurance program.

Al-Nasr for Building and Construction Co. (EGYCO), Egypt

Site Engineer Egypt (Nov 1992 - Jun 1994)

Reporting Line: Resident Engineer / Project Manager; Direct reporting: 5; Company resource: 1200

Site Engineer

Greater Cairo Waste Water Treatment Plant (Contract 16) with assistance of AID & AMBRIC

Handled Dewatering, Alignment, Excavation, P. Concrete, R. Concrete and Slip Form Shuttering activities.

Liaised with Project Managers, Engineers, Design Office Consultant & Site Supervision Consultant & Subcontractors to ensure seamless project execution & delivery.

Coordinated with the Head Office to ensure timely supply of materials.

Developed sketches for inspection and work-shop drawings.

Conducted Lab tests of all delivered materials including steel, cement, gravel and sand.

Achievements:

Modified steel fabrication to secure optimum usage of all available lengths.

Created new procedures in bulk excavation to reduce overall project duration.

Maintained additional additives to manage or increase the concrete hardness to improve the quality and ensure full compliance with the project schedule.

Projects Handled

Ismailia Road Tunnels of length 4.830 KM using Slurry TBM, Diameter 13.01m with 4 Cross Passage each of 5.0 M Diameter and length of 13.5m in addition to all MEP, Culvert. Emergency Exists, Pump Rooms & Escape Corridor.

Gas Networks in new islands around Abu Dhabi (Yas & Al-Reem Islands), UAE

Zain GSM Networks extension in West Africa (Burkina & Niger)

Tender and Quotation studies for different projects like Cairo Airport Terminal 3; LNG Tanks, Egypt Southern Damp & Barrage as Assistant Area Manager for VCGP, Egypt

Great Man Made River Project, Phase III including 2 main Pump Stations to connect Phase I & II in Libya

El-Azhar Road Tunnel Project, Underground Road Tunnel with 2 directions each of 2 lanes (total length of 4km), Egypt

Greater Cairo Metro, Line 2 - Phase A, B & C: Underground Metro (total length of 20km) passing by Cairo downtown and connecting 2 of the biggest cities (Cairo & Giza) in Egypt

Greater Cairo Waste Water Collector (total capacity 1,000,000m3/ day), Egypt

Educational / Professional Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Management, American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt (1998)

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (1992)

Graduation Project: Reinforcement Concrete Works

Member in Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers (since 1992)

Personal Particulars

Date of Birth: 2nd January 1967

Languages Known: English, Arabic and French

IT Skills: Primavera P.3, MS Project and MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Permanent Address: Villa 51, Al-Narges 4, 5th Settlement, New Cairo, Egypt

Res: +20 26411 394 (Egypt)

References will be furnished on request.

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