Project management professional having more than twelve years of experience working directly on the projects mainly with the Contractors in Qatar and India. Expert in quality and project handover matters. Proven seven years of continuous experience from the initiate stage to close-out stage at Qatar’s one of the expressways project worth more than two billion QAR. Proficient in using MS-Office, Auto-CAD, and Microsoft Project with passed LinkedIn skill assessment badges. In-depth knowledge about the Qatar Construction Standard and requirements of Qatar’s various stakeholders like Ashghal, Kahramaa, Qatar Petroleum, Ooredoo, Qatar Armed Force and Municipalities. Possesses essential leadership and management skills that are most important to manage and lead the team to achieve the project’s objective.
Professional Background
March 2021 to June 2022 with InfraRoad Trading & Contracting Company, Qatar
Position: Quality Manager
Project: Roads & Infrastructure Works in South of Al Meshaf (QS049-P03)
The project includes road works with a length of about 12 km that has 380 nos. of residential plots, 6.3 km parking bay, 35 km drainage work, around 10,000 m2 soft landscaping, and 15.8 km footpath that makes the project cost around QAR 360 million.
Client: Public Works Authority, Qatar (Ashghal)
General Engineering Consultant: Dorsch, Qatar
Contractor: UCC – InfraRoad Joint Venture
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Lead and manage the QA/QC team and expertise to the overall Quality Management System, policies, and standards to support proper and smooth execution of all Quality related activities in meeting the Qatar’s Construction Standard and project specification’s requirements.
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Perform surveillance on site to ensure that the required standard of materials and workmanship is achieved while the work is in progress.
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Strategic planning by using critical thinking to achieve the desired result for the quality.
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Playing the role of quality ambassador to influence the site team to prioritise quality, thereby strengthening the culture of quality in the organization. The results of this have shown up as decreased numbers of NCRs and increased KPI value.
February 2014 to March 2021 with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited, Qatar
Positions: QA/QC Manager | Project Handover Manager from Oct 2017 to March 2021
Deputy QA/QC Manager from Feb 2014 to Sep 2017
Project: Construction of East Corridor Project P011, Doha Expressway Programme
It’s a 10.75km package of Doha Expressway Programme namely G-Ring Road. The key assets of the project are roads, 4 nos. of major interchange bridges, 01 nos. of Metro Bridge, MSE Walls, Cycle track, 17 Nos. Bike path Underpasses, 4 Nos. of Vehicular Underpasses, Landscaping, Treated Sewage Effluent Network, Storm Water Drainage Network, Telecom Network (Ooredoo), Traffic Signals, Safety Furnitures, Street Lighting, Qatar Armed Force Network, Qatar Petroleum Culverts, Intelligent Transportation System Network, Potable Water Lines, and Electricity Networks for Light Voltage (LV), Medium Voltage (MV), High Voltage (HV) and Extra-High Voltage (EHV).
Client: Public Works Authority, Qatar (ASHGHAL)
Programme Management Consultant: KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root)
Supervision Consultant: Jacobs (formerly Halcrow, Ch2mHill, Ch2m)
Contractor: China Harbour Engineering Company Limited
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Managed project quality to ensure compliance with codes, standards, regulations, specifications, and QMS requirements.
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Monitored the progress and effectiveness of the project quality management system and recommended improvements whenever required.
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Reported QA/QC related progress and tracking statuses to supervision consultant and the senior management.
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Attended weekly QA/QC meetings with supervision consultant and the client.
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Provided training to QA/QC staff about the QA/QC issues to reinforce their awareness and to prevent non-compliance in the project.
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Performed evaluations of sub-contractor’s facilities to determine their capabilities in meeting the quality requirements.
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Managed a field document control system for construction drawings, specifications, test and inspection reports, vendor data and as-built drawings.
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Coordinated with key Stakeholders/ End users to collect project specific handover requirements.
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Reviewed construction contractors commissioning and handover plan, schedule, and project handover deliverables.
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Attended meetings with key stakeholders to track and update progress related to project handover activities.
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Coordinated with client and end-users (Ashghal – HPD, ROMD, and DNOM | Non-Ashghal – QP, QAF, QNBN, Ooredoo, MME-PPD, and Kahramaa) for final inspections to obtained NOCs/ taking-over certificates.
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Advised and guided the construction and QA/QC team on the handover requirements. Ensured that the handover submissions like as-built drawings, spares, O&M manuals, maintenance tools, construction records, and quality records are timely approved; and, submitted to end-users to avoid any delay in handover the project.
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Final dossier documents uploaded in Ashghal ESD-DCU system.
November 2012 to January 2014 with Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited, India
Position: Project Engineer
Project: Warora – Chandrapur – Ballarpur Toll Project
Four laning 64 km of Warora to Chandrapur to Ballarpur to Bamni in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, under a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (“DBFOT”) model. The project includes construction of 3 nos. of major bridges, 9 nos. of minor bridges, 67 nos. of pipe culverts, 2 nos. of slab drain, 2 nos. of under pass, 2 nos. of ROB and 2 nos. of toll plaza.
Client: Public Works Department, Maharashtra.
Concessionaire: Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited.
Supervision Consultant: UPHAM International Corporation Limited.
Contractor: HG Infra Engineering (P) Limited.
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Ensured that construction work complies with the client requirements.
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Prepared project status reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends, recommending actions.
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Maintained safe and clean working environment at site by enforcing rules, and regulations.
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Reviewed/ checked shop drawings based on IFC/ design drawings.
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Attended inspections as per RFIs submitted by the Contractor and witnessed the works as per drawings and specifications.
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Reviewed method statements and provided comments related to construction process.
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Witnessed tests for construction materials on site and in the laboratory.
June 2009 to October 2012 with S P Singla Constructions (P) Limited, India
Position: Site Engineer
Project: Construction of Package B2 in Yamuna Expressway (Noida – Agra).
Yamuna Expressway or Taj Expressway is a 6-lane (extendable to 8 lanes), 165 km long, access-controlled expressway, connecting Greater Noida with Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of India's longest six-lane controlled-access expressway stretches. The total project cost was US$1.8 billion.
Client: Jaiprakash (Jaypee) Associates Limited
Supervision Consultant: Intercontinental Constructions and Technocrats (P) Limited
Contractor: S. P. Singla Constructions (P) Limited.
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Worked on-site to plan, monitor, and supervise the construction of pile foundations, pile caps, PSC girders for an interchange bridge located in Mathura. Completed installation of more than 1300 nos. of pile foundations (1.2m dia. & 20-30m depth) at this project.
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Reported daily site progress to the Project Manager.
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Prepared RFIs for daily inspections on site.
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Coordinated with Supervision Consultants for the site inspections.
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Managed the site resources to achieve the required productivity.
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Coordinated with store for the procurement of materials for the construction work.
Academic Background
June 2021 to till date, MSc in Project Management from University of Essex Online, UK
Pursuing post-graduation degree in project management that is targeted to be completed by June 2023.
August 2019 to February 2021, Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) from University of Essex Online, UK
Studied and reflected the business & management skills, marketing skills, financial techniques, resource management and leadership skills by contributing to discussion forums, critical analysing via written reports and most importantly application of learning to personal/ professional life.
April 2006 to May 2009, Diploma in Civil Engineering from Vaish Technical Institute, India
Learned about the fundamentals of Civil Engineering, mainly about the engineering drawings, buildings, materials, surveying, design, construction management, tendering & valuation.
Professional Certifications
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Project Management Professional, PMP®
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Certified Member of Project Management Institute
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Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
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Six Sigma Black Belt