usama wahdan, Project Manager

usama wahdan

Project Manager

EHAF engineering consultants

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bsc. Civil Engineering
Experience
20 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months

Project Manager at EHAF engineering consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2013

Design management for United Square development
The project consists of 2 basements, 3 levels podium, and 3 residential towers of maximum 18 floors.
Currently 50 % DD achieved and working with different authorities for NOC`s

Senior Project Manager at EHAF consulting engineers
  • Oman - Muscat
  • May 2013 to August 2013

EHAF consulting engineers (secondment to Hill International) in Muscat international Airport development
Leading a team of engineers for the review of contractors design and shop drawing.

Project Manager at EHAF consulting engineers
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2011 to May 2013

Project, construction management and supervision for Marasy development Albateen-AbuDhabi

Reporting to the regional manager and responsible for all aspects of the development from design, tendering, contracts, construction and project management point of view.
Running a team of 20 from different engineering, commercial and construction disciplines.
The development management is stand alone and is handled completely by the project management team with design interface with the main designer abroad.
The total value of the project is 405 m AED.
Development components and amenities are:
• 313 Residential units (Plot 99)
• 56 Residential units (Plot 101)
• All units equipped with wardrobes and kitchen cabinets
• 2050 m2 ground floor retail areas
• Health club
• 52 Berths Marina
• Two Water Features
• Soft/Hard Landscaped Areas
• Access controlled 486 car parking underground and 13 above grade
• Promenade Walk
 Cooled/Heated swimming pool
One of the challenges faced in this project and in Abu Dhabi in general is the utilities and authorities approvals, which is mainly ADCD and ADDC (Power). Based on this experience I had I consider myself Well acquainted and have good knowledge with Abu Dahbi authorities process and approvals required to obtain the NOC`s (ADCD, ADDC, ADSSC)

Project Manager at John Buck International
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2010 to August 2011

Project Manager
JOHN BUCK International ( A Mubadala Company)
Development management for various project related to Media in Abu Dhabi

Senior Construction Project Manager at Fibrex Construction Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2009 to July 2010

Abu Dhabi International Shooting Club
Residential leisure commercial Compound
The project is designed as a mixed use development including Villa and Apartment type residential unites, leisure and commercial areas involving high complexity facade finishes and upper grade finishes . the project has been awarded as Design and Build Contract
Villas consist of 385 No. Town Houses, semi detached villas and single villas spread over 136, 000 square meters plot area.
Apartments: 8 Blocks containing 412 apartments 118, 000 square meters including 1 level of basement as well as service and retail areas

Project Manager at Kerzner International Development
  • Morocco - El Jadida
  • February 2009 to October 2009

Project Manager
Kerzner International Development
• Mazagan Resort EL Jadeeda Morocco

The Mazagan Resort will feature a five-star hotel with the capacity of 500 rooms and suites, as well as a casino. Included in the project are numerous restaurants, including Portuguese, Moroccan and Mediterranean restaurants. Visitors will have access to a number of swimming pools set in superbly landscaped gardens, as well as a sea water lagoon area with white sandy beaches. To ensure that the Mazagan Resort is family-friendly, children and teenagers will have entertainment and clubs specifically suited to various age-groups
The resort consits of:
• 500 rooms and suits 5 stars hotel
• Entertainment center (restaurants, Conference center, Night club, Casino and Kids and teen club)
• 18 hole golf club
• 150 luxurious villas

Project Manager at Kerzner International Development
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to January 2009

Atlantis Resort

Package Manager at Laing orourke
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to August 2008

Works Package Manager
Alnaboodah LAING-OROURKE
Atlantis Resort-ACMT
The Atlantis is a destination resort comprising of a Hotel, Conference Center, Aquarium, Dolphin Experience, Retail Village, Water Theme and Rides Park (designated as East and West for construction purposes). The Atlantis resort has a total area of approximately 48 hectares, extending for approximately 1.7 kilometers along the Crescent of the Palm Jumeirah in the Emirate of Dubai.
• The Atlantis resort will include;
 The 1539 bedroom Royal Towers Hotel.
 Conference Center
 Retail Village with retail outlets, restaurants and entertainment
 Landscaping and gardens onto beachfront.
 Swimming Pools
 Food, beverage and services outlets throughout the resort.
 Monorail station
 Water Theme Park -East & West
 Dolphin Encounter and educational facilities.
 The ‘DIG’ - ‘Atlantis-themed’ archaeological experience with
live marine habitats.

The client has appointed ACMT, (Atlantis Construction Management Team.) as the Construction Manager.

• Managing the concrete frame for the Water Park buildings
• Managing the Rides & Slides package
• Managing theHotel Back Of House finishes

construction engineer at john laing international egypt branch
  • Egypt
  • June 2000 to July 2005

jli are the engineer for a big project in alexandria who plays the construction manger role as well .my job was to coordinate between trade contractors since this project is working to construction management system where trade contractors is executing the works and under management of jli its a 30 stories building with foot print 28 000 m2 with a four seasons hotel included and 1000 residential apartments, 10 cinemas, big shopping mall, 3 parking levels

site engineer at john laing international
  • Egypt
  • June 2000 to May 2002

vodafone head quarter in cairo jli were the engineer for this project . hundai construction was the contractor .i was responsible for the arch.inspections on site and quality control onsite of the material and the works

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bsc. Civil Engineering
  • at ain shams university,faculty of engineering,structural department
  • June 1996

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Construction Management
Residential
Theme Parks
office ,auto cad

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

egyptian syndicate of engineers
  • member
  • June 1996
- Member in project management institute (PMI).
  • member
  • July 2007