Jeddah: King Abdul Aziz University

PROJECT MANAGER (JULY 2004-JUNE 2006) for FLUOR ARABIA (JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA)

 RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:

-       Oversee the full engineering and construction teams of approximately seventy people, running overall operations for multiple simultaneous projects

-       Ensure for the client successful delivery of design, engineering, constructability, schedule, budget, specs, quality, and safety for all projects

-       Work with the client on overall budgeting and scheduling of the program, including coordination with existing campus

-       Authorize payments to contractors

PROJECTS INCLUDED:

-       Various college buildings

-       Central library

-       Sports facilities

-       Infrastructure projects

-       Utility buildings

-       Women’s campus development

SENIOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, SCE (APRIL 2000-JUNE 2004) FOR FLUOR ARABIA

I worked as SCE on the King Abdul Aziz University project for four years, until I was promoted to the position of the Project Manager.

SCE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:

-       Member of the team that evaluated bids and selected successful bidder

-       Oversee adherence to project specs, quality, schedule, budget, and safety for assigned projects

-       Review and approve billing, including change orders

-       Member of team conducting handover to University

PROJECTS INCLUDED:

-       Women’s college of science

-       Infrastructure project, including installation of chilled water piping network in preparation for the building of a new central chilled water station

-       Comprehensive infrastructure development, including all basic underground utilities, cables, parking lots, miles of streets and sidewalks, sports facilities, and other amenities over a 600,000 sq. meter area

-       Central utility building

-       Two storm-water pumping stations with piping

Ziyad Shihadah