Senior Structural Engineer / Associate Technical Manager
Al Shafar General Contracting ASGC
Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months
• Project: Saadiyat Island Development - The Grove Plot -Abu Dhabi
Design & Build - Retail Project with 7 Residential and Entertainment Buildings
• Consultants: WSA ATKINS / EHAF Consulting Engineers
• Project management: HILL International; Owner: ALDAR PJSC
• Job Description:
• Structural Design and solutions for Construction Sequence/site requirements, logistics & methodologies.
• Resolving /preparation of structural calculations for any technical requirements/resolutions from consultants.
• Review/approve design calculations by subcontractors (Post Tension, Tower Cranes, Steel Works, Façade Works, Repair Works, etc..).
• Monitor and handle the development, coordination and approval of shop drawings /method of statements/ calculations/ material compliance and all necessary requirements for site execution /temporary works, considering the project's specifications and cost effect/ value engineering.
• Coordination between structural and architectural/façade finishes.
• Review of shop drawings/BBS for site call offs.
• Review/prepare method of statements for site requirements.
• Attending technical meetings and workshops for coordination between Consultants and subcontractors.
• Approvals from consultants for design changes due to site logistics/requirements.
• Established Structural Design Library for daily site works requirements.
• Performed Structural Design Verifications on Consultants approved Designs, proposed design changes for contractor to catch-up with base line program.
• Performed Structural Steel works design and submitted for approval.
• Performed structural steel works verification and demonstrated design issues and corrective measures to be taken prior site execution.
• Method of statements for concrete sequencing/ concrete repairs.
• Raising RFIs, replying subcontractors RFIs, resolving site technical problems.
• Site Supervision for special repair works, inspecting and monitoring steel works execution.
• Studying for structural value engineering and proposing to PMC/consultant for approvals.
• Updating the management about status of ongoing activities.
• Coordination and final peer review between Structural/MEP/Architectural BIM models, and review of BIM models for shop drawings extraction. Reviewing and resolving clash reports using NavisWorks.
Project: EMAAR Opera District A Plots Projects-Dubai (The Address Residences
A2A3 / IL Primo Residential Tower A4)
* Consultants: Khatib & Alami ( K&A) - WSP
* Project management: mace; Owner: EMAAR Properties PJSC
* Job Description:
* Structural Design and solutions for Construction Sequence/site requirements,
logistics & methodologies.
* Resolving /preparation of structural calculations for any technical
requirements/resolutions from consultants.
* Review/approve design calculations by subcontractors (Post Tension, Tower
Cranes, Steel Works, Façade Works, Repair Works, etc..).
* Monitor and handle the development, coordination and approval of shop
drawings /method of statements/ calculations/ material compliance and all
necessary requirements for site execution /temporary works, considering the
project's specifications and cost effect/ value engineering.
* Coordination between structural and architectural/façade finishes.
* Review of shop drawings/BBS for site call offs.
* Review/prepare method of statements for site requirements.
* Attending technical meetings and workshops for coordination between
Consultants and subcontractors.
* Approvals from consultants for design changes due to site
logistics/requirements.
* Established Structural Design Library for daily site works requirements.
* Performed Structrual Design Verifications on Consultants approved Designs,
proposed design changes for contractor to catch-up with base line program.
* Performed Structural Steel works design and submitted for approval.
* Performed structural steel works verification and demonstrated design issues and
corrective measures to be taken prior site execution.
* Method of statements for concrete sequencing/ concrete repairs.
* Raising RFIs, replying subcontractors RFIs, resolving site technical problems.
* Site Supervision for special repair works, inspecting and monitoring steel works
execution.
* Studying for structural value engineering and proposing to PMC/consultant for
approvals.
* Updating the management about status of ongoing activities.
* Liaising with PMC considering concerns technically/contractually/commercially.
* Assisting contractual/ commercial departments in variation orders with technical
results/requirements against contract documents/ design intent.
* Coordination and and final peer review between Structural/MEP/Architectural
BIM models, and review of BIM models for shop drawings extraction (LOD 500).
* Reviewing and resolving clash reports using NavisWorks.
• Studying statical system of buildings, designing all structural elements in Buildings (columns, slabs, beams, foundations- shallow and deep - designing tanks water sections- retaining walls, cores and shear walls) seismic analysis of buildings - static and dynamic - high rise buildings design, building structural model analysis using different analysis software (ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE), preparing calculation sheets.
• Structural detailing and shop drawings, revision of drawings.
• Designing using various design Codes (ACI 318 & ASCE 7-10, BS 8110, IBC, UBC, ECP 203).
• Revit Structural Modelling and coordination with all disciplines.
• Studying the statical system of buildings, designing all the structural elements in buildings (columns, slabs, beams, foundations- shallow and deep - designing tanks water sections- retaining walls, cores and shear walls) seismic analysis of buildings - static and dynamic - high rise buildings design, building structural model analysis using different analysis software (ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE), preparing calculation sheets.
• Structural detailing and shop drawings, revision of drawings.
• Designing using various design Codes (ACI 318 & ASCE 7-10, BS 8110, IBC, UBC, ECP 203).
• Revit (BIM) modelling, Structural BIM Coordinator with all disciplines (Architecture - MEP- Facade- Fit-out)
• Leading the BIM implementation process.
• Assisted in conversion of CAD system to BIM system in Structural Department.
• Established with Structural team BIM Standards and Library.
• Develop BIM execution plan, solving clashes between structural and various disciplines,
• Editing families' parameters, preparing various schedules using REVIT.
• Creating Parametric and Non-Parametric families for Project needs (modelling Irregular 3D shapes).
• Preparing Analytical Models. Assigning assembly code to Model Elements.
• Setting up BIM Models from scratch by using REVIT templates.
• Preparing Structural Typical Details for Structural Department, Implementing modifications.
• Updates to the Structural REVIT template, views template. Updating Structural REVIT Families
• Checking clashes using Navisworks Manage, internal training to structural Team REVIT Structural Modelling.
• Studying and designing the structural system of buildings, reviewing safety for repairing existing buildings, value engineering and redesigning of buildings, design for all structural elements (columns, slabs, beams, foundations, retaining walls, tanks, etc...) CAD drawings, building structural analysis model using different analysis software (SAP, ETABS...), preparing and revising the BOQ (Bill of Quantities) and calculation sheets
• Checking Delivery of architectural modifications on buildings, delivery of finishes according to specifications and requirements, checking safety before demolition works of walls, slabs and columns (Repair Works), observing workers in site, checking reinforcement of columns, slabs and beams and approving execution works from consultant.
Overall Grade: Very Good with Honor's Rank (80.3 %) Graduation Project: Reinforced Concrete ; Grade: Distinction * Graduated Rank 19th
