Senior Contracts Manager - PMP Certified Real Estate/Construction
Resume:
Thomas Edward Lawrence Email: *****@*****.***
Contracts Manager Mobile: 002***********
DATE OF BIRTH
NATIONALITY
British
CIVIL STATUS
EDUCATION
B.Sc. Degree Arch, University of Leicester, UK, 1983
LANGUAGES
English, Arabic, German, French
GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE
UK, Abu Dhabi, Germany, Egypt
KEY QUALIFICATIONS (LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS)
2025 PMP Certified
2025 PMI Member ID No, 1011263
2025 Oxford College Level 7 Diploma in Project Management
2019: APM, Member, UK.
2008: AAPM, Member, USA.
2003: Society of Construction Law, Member, UK.
1994: Passed RICS Entry Exam, London, UK.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & EXPERIENCE
A PMP certified professional with repeated success managing construction sites and office-based direction positions while ensuring efficient delivery of diverse projects within the set budgets, timelines, and quality standards. Extensive experience in estimating, trouble-shooting, and implementing a turnaround strategy for sites falling behind schedules or experiencing financial difficulties. Highly skilled in NEC, JCT, ICE, Partnership, and FIDIC contracts and able to cost on quantity, prime cost, as well as SMM
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Feb 2025 – Present Hill International
Four Seasons Hotel and Resort, Luxor and Four Seasons Hotel, Madinaty Senior Contracts Manager
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Currently Contracts Manager on two Four Seasons Hotels.
Manage all contractual matters and major correspondences, arrange regular meetings with the client, and prepare prompt progress/status reports as well as an outlook for the Contractor.
Ensure all planned deliverables are achieved within the established time, quality, and budgetary targets.
Key Achievements:
Liaised with the client, Project Managers, and key stakeholders to address and resolve any arising issues and challenges.
Collaborated successfully with Contractors despite to resolve large number of claims to the satisfaction of all parties.
Oct 2024 – Feb 2025 Hill International
Jubail Island, Abu Dhabi, Multi $ Billion luxury housing development Senior Contracts Manager
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Manage all contractual matters and major correspondences, arrange regular meetings with the client, and prepare prompt progress/status reports as well as an outlook for the Contractor.
Ensure all planned deliverables are achieved within the established time, quality, and budgetary targets.
Key Achievements:
Liaised with the client, Project Managers, and key stakeholders to address and resolve any arising issues and challenges.
Collaborated successfully with Contractors despite to resolve large number of claims to the satisfaction of all parties.
Oct 2022 – Jan 2025 Chamberlain Consulting Services
Large-scale construction projects internationally, UK Senior Contracts Consultant
Project description: UK based consultants for large-scale construction projects internationally.
Company’s role in the Project: Consultant.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Review all Contractual matters for several clients working on projects worldwide.
Establish and monitor Contract protocol for clients. Support Contracts teams and draft all replies for major issues that arise between the Contractor/Consultant.
Prepare and submit all disputes, claims and extensions that are beyond the abilities of the site-based teams. Attend meetings with Client to resolve major issues.
Key Achievements:
Resolved many outstanding claims in the favor of the Client and secured release of withheld funds.
Successfully resolved major disputes and achieved conclusions that avoid arbitration or adjudication.
Jan 2022 – May 2022 Hill International
Grand Egyptian Museum project, Egypt Senior Contracts Manager/ Final Account Manager
Project description: Museum Project.
Company’s role in the Project: PMC.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Manage all contractual matters (JICA Contract) and major correspondences, arrange regular meetings with the client, and prepare prompt progress/status reports as well as an outlook for the Contractor.
Ensure all planned deliverables are achieved within the established time, quality, and budgetary targets.
Prepare the submission process for the Contractor’s final account.
Key Achievements:
Liaised with the client, Project Managers, and key stakeholders to address and resolve any arising issues and challenges.
Working closely with the Contractor to achieve a satisfactory final account process.
Oct 2021 – Feb 2022 Gree Solar
Large-scale solar energy systems in Factories and leisure facilities, Egypt Projects/Construction Manager
Project description: Energy projects.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Manage all matters concerning the installation of the solar systems including suitability and strength of proposed areas, safety of installation staff, access areas, safe hauling and carnage and general smooth running of the whole operation.
Surveyed all areas proposed for installation, designed and submitted any necessary structures to support additional solar panels need to achieve required Kw output.
Effectively managed all non-operational procedures relating to projects.
Key Achievements:
Achieved high standard of HSE training and supply of PPE equipment with on-going safety practises.
Introduced a first-class QA/QC system to the benefit of both the company and clients.
Feb 2019 – Apr 2021 Dorsch Consultants Gruppe
El Ferdan Railway Swing Bridge Project, Egypt Contracts / Construction Manager
Project description: Railway.
Company’s role in the Project: Consultant.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Manage all contractual matters and major correspondences, arrange regular meetings with the client, and prepare prompt progress/status reports as well as an outlook for the Contractor.
Ensure all planned deliverables are achieved within the established time, quality, and budgetary targets.
Key Achievements:
Liaised with the client, Project Managers, and key stakeholders to address and resolve any arising issues and challenges.
Collaborated successfully with a Chinese Contractor despite language barriers and corrected many discrepancies in contractual payment amounts to the satisfaction of all parties. Acted as construction manager on site.
Oct 2014 – Jan 2018 BESIX/Orascom Construction JV
Grand Egyptian Museum project, Egypt Project Quantity Survey Manager
Project description: Museum Project.
Company’s role in the Project: Construction.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Coordinated a team of 24 Quantity Surveyors selected to deliver monthly IPA and IPC and liaised with the Procurement, Planning, and Technical departments to compile, submit, and negotiate order variations.
Cultivated strong collaborative relationships to promote cohesion to a fractured department and resolved 35 claims that had been outstanding for three years.
Took on role as Contracts Manager in addition to other works due to experience. (JICA Contract)
Spearheaded various prospective and business development initiatives and achieved record levels of income for the company.
Worked with the interior design team for the finishes and showcases for the exhibition areas.
Oversaw the timely preparation of monthly PFA and progress reports in addition to officiating daily meetings with PMC and the client.
Worked with the Dispute Resolution Board to resolve complex contractual disputes.
2008 - 2014 Talaat Mostafa Group
San Stefano project, Alexandria, Egypt Project/Commercial Manager
Project description: Mall project.
Oversaw the completion of the $500M+ San Stefano project for Talaat Mostafa Group 12 months ahead of schedule, with the scope including the construction of a four seasons’ hotel, residential, and retail structures in Alexandria, Egypt.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Supervised the Contracts, QS and Procurement teams. Oversaw preparation of both internal and external reports, submitted certificates and initiated liaison with Contractors and the client.
Safeguarded compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements, built the Contractors’ capacity, and planned budgets and all workflows associated with the position.
Assessed all costs and validated Contractors’ interim payment certificate as a Commercial Manager and later became the overall Project Manager responsible for all site’s project work.
Managed 44 contractors, delivered $22M costs savings for the client and led negotiations which avoided arbitration with twelve Contractors.
Oversaw the finishing works on the Four Seasons hotel and 944 real estate apartments. Dealt with tenant alterations and additional requirements.
Feb 2003 – Oct 2005 Arab Construction
Planned and prepared estimates for diverse design and build projects for clients including Akhenaten City Ltd in Cairo and Aswan ($102M), Royal Yamama Centre in Cairo ($24M), St. Peters Group in Cairo ($25M), and Alexandria water authority ($238M), Egypt Senior Construction Advisor
Company’s role in the Project: Construction.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Selected and procured Contractors and oversaw the smooth and efficient execution of all project work in full alignment with the instituted standard procedures and guidelines for the construction and finishing.
2001 - 2003 Pepsi Cola/Sens Engineering
Pepsi Cola bottling plant, Cairo, Egypt Project Manager / Resident Engineer
Project description: Acted as the subject matter expert on a $136M bottling plant with the responsibility for managing all operations, Engineering staff, Contractors, and Sub-Contractors.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Planned and prioritized daily workflows and additionally prepared comprehensive project schedules and budgets. Dealt with all contractual and design matters. This was a design and build project with major problems being resolved on site to expedite progress. Project was completed early and under budget. Finishing was to the highest specification and was under my scope.
1999 -2001 Ed Zublin AG
Tunnel project, Cairo, Egypt Commercial Manager
Project description: Led a $259M Tunnel project with full accountability for preparing suppliers’ contracts, interviewing Sub-Contractors, and managing site activities.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Acted in all contractual matters for the execution of the project from build-up to completion. Compiled and submitted monthly accounts, cost plans, budgets, and facilitated close relationships with relevant regulatory Government bodies.
Oct 1998 – May 1999 Thebes 2000 Plc,
Tourist Project, Luxor Egypt Senior Estimator
Provided senior-level Estimator’s advisory services on a $192M Tourist Project in Egypt including the construction of a five-star hotel and a holiday village of 300 villas and apartments.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Computed all costs for construction from architectural drawings to Consultant Engineers’ specifications in addition to producing all pricing documents, contracts (FIDIC), and schedules.
Aug 1995 – Sep 1998 Rawlings Bros Lostock
High-profile projects, UK Finishing Manager
Project description: Managed over 30 high-profile projects that included evaluation of construction costs, material, and labour supply.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Managed contract matters and BoQ’s for projects comprising of Extension to British Aerospace Plant (£15M), B&Q Warrington (£8M), B&Q Stockport (£7M), and Beechwood Estates (£17M). Responsible for finishing on real estate and high level store projects. Interfacing with customers for complaints
Jul 1994 – Aug 1995 M&W Pearce,
Philips Semi-Conductor Plant at Stockport, Manchester Qs & Contracts Manager
Project description: Oversaw the completion and delivery of a £16M Cleanroom Extension project for Philips Semi-Conductor Plant at Stockport.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Acted as the key point of contact for the client in all matters related to costs while preparing BoQ’s, sub-contract documents, and programme schedules.
Jun 1993 - Jul 1994 London Stone Ltd, Manchester
Various projects, Manchester Externals Construction Manager
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Prepared monthly estimates and costs for a prime cost contract on the £10M refurbishment project.
Aug 1988 - Jun 1993 S T L Ltd
Railway projects, Manchester and North West Contracts Manager & Estimator
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Planned sites’ visits to measure completed work for effective preparation of monthly accounts and estimated costs of further works from drawings supplied by the client on railway projects.
Aug 1983 - Jul 1988 Various Companies
UK Construction & Contracts Manager
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Worked mainly on large-scale civil projects including the 147M Trident hall in Cumbria.
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