Sarah Mamdouh Akle

• Defining Development vision and translating it into strategic initiatives and actionable recommendations for timely implementation.
• Responsible for delivering approved IRR for assigned Development / Project / Portfolio.
• Manage early phases of Development which include leading feasibility study (especially in early stage), product definition, market research, master planning e.g., traffic analysis etc. This also includes initiating and obtaining necessary approvals both internally and externally for defined projects.
• Manage all design phases and selection of architect, designers, consultants, and contractors.
• Review, challenge, and improve master plans prepared by consultants and ensure successful development of assigned portfolio.
• Support project team through design and construction phase to ensure successful delivery of end product.
• Liaise with Marketing Team to determine marketing strategy / opening plan to be followed for new projects and developments.
• Establish and implement project strategies including all phases of design, development and construction for successful execution of development project(s) in assigned portfolio.
• Establish and regularly update policies in line with latest best practices and against competitors and industry standards.
• Maintain competitive intelligence through sustained interaction with Strategy and Research function and leveraging market knowledge on developmental aspect.
• Foster knowledge sharing between teams and operating units based on lessons learnt, market knowledge, competition as well as industry best practices.
• Ensure that all Audit findings / improvement areas are timely resolved and implemented in assigned development portfolio.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and oversight of business’s corporate strategies in order to support growth objectives while strengthening the business core to develop and maintain competitive advantage.
• Strategy formulation, collaborates with both internal and external stakeholders, and leads cross-functional teams in the development of business-wide operational strategies
• Works with management teams to identify, develop and implement strategic plans to achieve goals, including staffing, operational and financial analysis, reporting and planning
• Represents ARDIC from a real estate development business aspect on all of its projects whether carried out solely and/or in partnership and/or joint venture with others
• Leads, manages, and co-ordinates both groups of functions (delivery and support) throughout the process of ARDIC’s property development
• Responsible for achieving overall performance of RE development projects pre-approved in projects’ business plans
• Follow up contribution of the Delivery Functions each in its field of specialty to assure the projects’ performance
• Follow up contribution of support functions to support development Management Department and delivery functions’ team each in its field of specialty to assure projects’ performance
• Oversee management of company and Key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Responsible for business metrics, strategic analysis of project resources, developing processes and standards to streamline overall business operations
• Develop departmental systems and procedures to better align workflow processes
• Plan, evaluate, and improve the effectiveness of business processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output
• Conduct audits and monitor expenditures to identify potential misuse of funds
• Assist company in growing by outstanding project delivery, client service, process improvements
• Partnered with business teams to align project goals with business strategy and define project milestones
• Assist looking for new business opportunities, preparing feasibility studies and estimated budget
• Study, Monitor and follow up marketing and sales department strategies, programs, plans, brochures … etc. to achieve company’s target
• Manage, direct & oversee the updating of 3, 6, 9 months & annual reports for the Board of Directors
• Drove departmental performance and achievement of service levels through focused team operational reviews, structured coaching and managing to enterprise targets
• Monitored resource allocation, budget development and personnel recruitment
• Worked with internal and external businesses and lead cross-functional teams to develop intricate business plans

Projects

• Zizinia Flowers Compound (project budget: 500 million EGP)
• Zizinia El-Mostakbal Compound (project budget: 2.5 billion EGP)
• El-Menya Mega Development (Project Budget: 25 billion EGP)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Enforce alignment of projects strategies with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient projects completion.
• Manage/Oversee all company's projects starting from feasibility studies approval to project taking over/completion.
• Analyze project feasibility and costs to evaluate feasibility of goals, budget and design demands in consideration of other project parameters.
• Orchestrate projects within strict timeframe and budget constraints by employing critical thinking to solve complex problems.
• Develop and initiate projects, including managing costs, schedules and performance to ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with team members to develop, identify and accomplish assigned goals and objectives.
• Make appropriate changes and modifications to projects plans to meet organizational needs.
• Maintain strict budgetary control on projects working with project teams to track costs and control expenditures without sacrificing quality.
• Monitor contracts to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
• Increase efficiency and team performance by implementing actionable process improvements.
• Outline work plans, determined resources, wrote timeline and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination for projects.
• Improve resource allocation to promote efficiency and deadline management.
• Oversee projects by planning, designing and scheduling.
• Improve cost control through effective allocation of Consultant, Contractors, subcontractors and site resources.
• Produce project Progress & Status reports regularly, updating CEO on projects progress.

Projects:

• Private Residence 115 Eaton Square London SW1 UK (Project Budget: 7 Million Sterling Pounds)
• Private Residential Premises Tanash Project (Project Budget: 85 Million EGP)
• Mantrac GH Takoradi New CRC Facility Project (Project Budget: 28 Million USD)
• Mantrac GH Tarkwa Facility layout project (Project Budget: 7 Million USD)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Design Management

• Managed, revised & monitored the design process from the concept design stage, authorities’ approvals & permit, prepared tender document and issued construction documents including the design drawings, technical specifications & bill of quantities
• Followed up & monitored the tender process, studied contractors financial and technical proposals, evaluated proposals, revised and finalized contract conditions and assigned the contractor/s
• Managed and administered construction contracts to ensure that all consultants and contractors are performing their duties and services in accordance to signed contracts.

Construction Management

• Ensured project documents are complete with standard, as well as contract agreement (term and conditions, general & special conditions of contract)
• Managed and monitored construction and execution of project from kick off meeting, follow up of progress of site activities, attend important meetings
• Gave advice regarding contractors claims and disputes till the close out and hand over of the project
• Revised/Monitored & updated project master construction program closely with the consultants & contractors planning engineers & project control staff
• Monitored daily site activities, and supervised consultant/s & contractor/s performance and advised/assisted client on any poor performance remedial action, revised all claims, variation orders and program issues for corrective action/s and issue related and made recommendations to higher management
• Monitored all Submittal, Variation Requests and site instructions, and made suitable amendments to ensure budgets are maintained
• Completed project take over after ensuring that building is technically completed and finished, according to contract requirements, time, quality and cost
• Monitored snag lists prepared by consultants at take over, and advises acceptance / rejection to final completion

Project Control

• Monitored the performance of project management staff, consultant/s & contractor/s and issue directives to ensure satisfactory performance
• Delivered projects to pre-determined budget, maintained time parameters and quality standards
• Reduced costs by driving competitive contractor bids and effective contract execution
• Monitored project costs, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment

Projects:

• Mantrac SRL Facility (Project Budget: 9 Million USD)
• Bumbuna Field Service Facility (Project Budget: 12 Million USD)
• Mantrac Vostok -Surgut Facility Project (Project Budget: 75 Million USD)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Made Sure that project is completed on time and within budget
• Developed monthly analysis of budget and scheduled performance on active projects.
• Maintained historical cost records from completed contracts as well as cost indices of material costs for use in preparation of cost estimates and budgets.
• Developed work breakdown structure and prepared diagrams, graphs and charts to analyze problems.
• Supported Project Manager and ensured satisfaction of project milestones and customer requirements.
• Oversaw and reported performance and progress through analytical techniques to validate cost and performance.
• Integrated scheduling (time, resource and cost) in Primavera & MS Project
• Project budget & cost control
• Time extension claim scheduling & analysis.
• Prepared project control plans and detailed staffing utilization plans for discipline or specialty activities.
• Participated in weekly project cost reviews/schedule meetings.
• Identified trends and deviations and recommended corrective courses of action.
• Prepared and analyzed project cashflows.
• Analyzed variances in cost and schedule performance against plan and communicated reasons for issuance of variance.
• Monitored and reported contractors schedule and plans until completion of scope within assigned duration.

Projects:

• Porto Cairo Compound (900 Million EGP)
• National Egyptian Bank 100 Branch (Project Budget: 180 Million EGP)
• MENA mixed use project (Project Budget: 200 Million USD)
• Marvel Compound City (Project Budget: 500 Million EGP)
• Vodafone Egypt (Project Budget: 80 Million EGP)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Revised & monitored the design process from the concept design stage, authorities’ approvals & permit, prepared tender document and issued construction documents including the design drawings, technical specifications & bill of quantities
• Implemented project planning, budgeting and identification of sources required to complete design in proper way as per approved time schedule
• Ensured design work activities move according to pre-determined schedule, estimated budget and client satisfaction and approval
• Maintained strict adherence to budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards
• Issued consultant invoice, revised and approved payments and recommended all contractor/s invoices
• Ensured that project documents are completed (Drawings, bill of quantities, technical specifications, term and conditions of contract, general & special conditions of contract)
• Revised all Submittal, Variation Requests and site instructions
• Followed up progress of site activities , attended important meetings, close out and hand over of project
• Monitored performance of contractor/s and issue directives to ensure satisfactory performance
  

Projects:

• Hilton Hotel Renovation, Khartoum, Sudan (Project Budget: 20 Million USD)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintained project schedules by managing timeline and making proactive adjustments.
• Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals.
• Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals.
• Issued accurate and punctual reports, briefs and records, as per reporting plan, needed to control the project and present the situation to the team and client.
• Followed up and coordinated with all the project team divisions and members (Design, PMO and Site) to ensure that all documents and deliverables are conforming to the documentation system and the project requirements.