Ayman Alabhar
Cairo,Egypt
Summary
Experienced project manager with focus on delivering complex projects within scope, time, and budget. Proven capability to lead cross-functional teams, streamline processes, and drive project success through strong communication and problem-solving skills. Adept at managing stakeholder expectations and mitigating risks to ensure project alignment with business objectives.
Committed manager with exceptional leadership, organizational skills and communication abilities leads high-performing cross-functional teams. Leads projects, company operations and business growth.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
Projects Manager
HOI MEA - Tawal , Zain & Nokia Accounts
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2024.08 - Current
- Fostered a positive work environment, enhanced team productivity substantially.
- Identified risks, implemented mitigation strategies for secure project outcomes.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time.
- Led motivated staff to achieve tower design, fabrication & supply, telecom infrastructure services targets for over 100 towers
- Implemented quality control measures, ensured adherence to standards.
- Expedited issue resolution to minimize delays in project timelines.
- Delivered products and services in line with agreed arrangements and contracts.
- Steered teams through complex project phases to successful completion.
- Managed budgets diligently, controlled unnecessary expenditure on projects.
Rollout Manager
IHS Towers
Egypt
2022.04 - 2024.07
- ACUD pilot BTS sites / Projects preparation stage
- Cooperating with procurement , commercial team in targeted projects negotiations
- Supporting negotiation, selection & evaluation for contractors, consultants and tower suppliers.
- Monitoring the design & inspection visits for manufactured prototype towers
- BOQ & target price initiation according to company specifications & market conditions
- Working with design team to optimize the site build cost.
- Implementation management for 5 Pilot BTS sites with ACUD at New capital up to sign-off stage
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
Delivery Project Manager
Tahakom
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2021.01 - 2022.02
- Transportation Management - Turnkey project with MOI/KSA for 2028 violation monitoring systems all over the kingdom
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects carrying out customization of available features for special business targets and auditing system performance and proactive plan for capacity enhancements.
- Monitor & control implementation plan , design flow , configuration , POP/SIT/SAT , Handover & capitalization using E-gate tool
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Identifying & developing vendors for all infrastructure requirements and coordinating with contractors, Sub-contractors, Customers, Vendors, Inspection authorities.
- Handling Techno-commercial Support, resource planning, management and optimization as well as risk assessment and mitigation.
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure resource availability and allocation Ensuring maintenance of complete telecom network, inclusive of performance monitoring, day to day
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
CW Manager / Roll-Out Manager / Regional Manager / “Southern Region”
Zain KSA
Abha, Saudi Arabia
2012.09 - 2021.01
- Expansion, USF & Fiber turnkey projects
- Implementation Management
- Participating in capacity planning, budget planning and preparation; network element engineering and dimensioning, bill of material validation and procurement requisition rising.
- Carrying out customization of available features for special business targets and auditing system performance and proactive plan for capacity enhancements.
- Project Planning & Management
- Planning and scheduling site activities to ensure completion of the project within the time and budgetary parameters and for optimizing resource utilization.
- Identifying & developing vendors for all infrastructure requirements and coordinating with contractors, Sub-contractors, Customers, Vendors, Inspection authorities.
- Handling Techno-commercial Support, resource planning, management and optimization as well as risk assessment and mitigation.
- Supporting via Overseeing adherence to statutory compliance, preparing financial proposals and technical evaluations for telecom projects.
- Design & Engineering
- Designing network layouts & managing installation, configuration and commissioning of telecom equipment, as well as planning for switching & transmission.
- Selecting best BTS/ cell site from the multiple candidate sites available after site survey & site engineering, tracking changes in the network and conducting related surveys etc.
- Completing acceptance testing, handling Soft Launch of sites and planning of OFC and microwave based dedicated communication network.
- Technical Services
- Ensuring maintenance of complete telecom network, inclusive of performance monitoring, day to day network operations, preventive & corrective maintenance.
- Undertaking Fault database management and trend analysis, conducting drive test & organizing testing of various call scenarios, feature codes & announcements.
- Setting up and managing 24X7-support for entire operations & services.
- Providing Technical advice for customized solutions for corporate customers and ensuring quality resolution of network related complaints with in benchmarking the parameters for the optimal utilization of the network.
Design, Acceptance & QC Manager
ZTE - STC account
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
2012.02 - 2012.09
- USF6 project
- Enables Site Design according to Customer’s, ZTE’s standards & guidelines and local regulations.. Ensures Site Design activities meet project and local requirements. Responsible for all technical aspects regarding Permit Drawings, Construction Drawings, Static Calculations, Foundation Calculations / Studies, Soil Reports, Land Surveys, all drawing approval procedures. Furthermore for all related acceptances, safety & quality assurance as per the project specifications cooperating with all departments issues. Localizes global design guidelines according to country specific rules and regulations.
- Review, modify & approve project specifications (towers, shelters & supporting systems) through our client & Ensures that the customer approves model sites including product specifications and agreed details. Participates in customer meetings as required. Interfaces with customer site design manager to review and discuss the design process and to resolve open issues.
- Provides guidance and support to service suppliers in site design related issues. Communicates customer approved site solutions to service suppliers. Reviews and approves the civil work designs done by service suppliers.
- Cooperates with network planning, site acquisition, construction works and TI for all design related issues, also to create cost efficient site solutions. Supports SPS with Site Design service supplier selection.
- Supports the PM providing the quality reports & contractors evaluation. Participates in “daily” progress meeting with project team.
- Managing & monitoring civil work contractors through complete reporting & evaluation system.
Project manager
Energya - Telecom Egypt account
Cairo
2011.06 - 2012.02
- Delta & Alex backbone project
- BOQ Revision & studying for OFC actual route
- Change order claims
- Budget preparing
- Project plan (lead time, cash flow, resources management...)
- P&L calculations
- Material ordering & testing in the warehouse
- Overseas material ordering & shipping follow up
- Civil work execution
- Pulling in , pulling out , Manholes , hand holes , calibration , jointing , enclosure & ODF installation &termination
- Partially invoices preparing & follow up
- This process applied for 16 rings around delta & OTO Alex to OTO Cairo backbone
- Team leading , enabling & monitoring for internal staff & contractors
- Client interfacing in regular bases to jump over any sudden issues
- Partial project closing & attending the final acceptance visit & test for each ring
CW manager
Nokia - Zain Saudi account
Jeddah & Abha regions
2009.08 - 2011.06
- Expansion & Hajj turnkey projects
- Enables Site Design according to Customer’s, NSN’s standards & guidelines and local regulations.. Ensures Site Design activities meet project and local requirements. Responsible for all technical aspects regarding Permit Drawings, Construction Drawings, Static Calculations, Foundation Calculations / Studies, Soil Reports, Land Surveys, all drawing approval procedures. Furthermore for all related acceptances, safety & quality assurance as per the project specifications cooperating with all departments issues. Localizes global design guidelines according to country specific rules and regulations.
- Ensures that model sites including product specifications and the customer approves agreed details. Participates in customer meetings as required. Interfaces with customer site design manager to review and discuss the design process and to resolve open issues.
- Provides guidance and support to service suppliers in site design related issues. Communicates customer approved site solutions to service suppliers. Reviews and approves the civil work designs done by service suppliers.
- Cooperates with network planning, site acquisition, construction works and TI for all design related issues, also to create cost efficient site solutions. Supports SPS with Site Design service supplier selection.
- Supports the RM providing the quality reports. Participates in “daily” progress meeting with project team.
- Managing & monitoring 11 civil work contractors through complete reporting & evaluation system.
Construction Manager
Nokia - Vodafone Egypt account
Cairo, Egypt
2006.04 - 2009.08
- Expansion & enhancement turnkey projects
- Guide and track the construction activities for acquired sites.
- Monitoring & adapting the sub-contractors performance and quality.
- Site design revising & safety matching ensuring
- Coordinating, organizing, enabling & evaluating the construction team.
- Assist in construction sub-contractors selection (technical wise).
- Ensure that the internal & costumer safety policy was followed in each step.
- Manage field processes and field Inspectors.
- Achieving the construction internal revenue target and the customer milestones.
- Ensure compliance with the generated approved design.
- Controlling the acceptance roll matching with the customer requirements.
- Support the pricing analysis process reaching the market cost level (retroactive) & have a good experience in P&L calculations.
- Cost & progress controlling.
- Monthly reporting (technical & financial milestones must be cascaded to my direct manager)
- All the a m tasks applied on the network enhancement & upgrade projects
Project Manager
Alkan Networks - Sudatel Sudan account
Khortoum, Sudan
2005.09 - 2006.04
- Achieve the Client target regarding the sites to be assigned by SudalTel.
- Guide and tracks the construction of selected sites.
- Monitor Subcontractors activity and progress.
- Monitor receipt of vender and contractor material.
- Manage field processes and field Inspectors.
- Manage project budget and schedules.
- Ensure compliance with design and contract documents.
- Monitoring & adapting the sub-contractors performance and quality.
- Coordinating, organizing, enabling & evaluating the project team.
- Assist in construction sub-contractors selection (technical & financial capacity).
- Ensure that the internal & costumer safety policy was followed in each step.
- Manage field processes and field Inspectors.
- Controlling the acceptance roll matching with the customer requirements.
- Support the pricing analysis process reaching the market cost level (retroactive).
- Cost controlling macro monitoring (towards the contractors even internally
- Shipping procedures & logistics follow up were fully applied.
Acceptance Head
Alkan Networks - Vodafone EGYPT account
Cairo, Egypt
2005.08 - 2005.09
- Achieve the company target delivering the sites to be accepted by Vodafone during each month.
- Work for the achievement of the perfection of the work and its quality according to the approved specs. To meet the customer satisfaction.
- Quotations breakdown study & submitting were included in my objectives.
- Coordinate with the construction team so that the quality of the work as well as the customer satisfaction is achieved.
- Connect the internal departments through a homogenous series
- Review standard drawings and specifications for all site requirements (i.e., towers, foundations, enclosures, common equipment, electrical, etc.)
- Provide assistance to Construction Manager indicating the pass of future improvement.
Construction Manager
Alkan Networks - Celtel Sierra Leone account
Freetown, Sierra Leone
2005.02 - 2005.08
- Achieve the Client target regarding the sites to be assigned by customer
- Guide and tracks the construction of selected sites.
- Monitor Subcontractors activity and progress.
- Monitor receipt of vender and contractor material.
- Manage field processes and field Inspectors.
- Manage project budget and schedules.
- Ensure compliance with design and contract documents.
- Monitoring & adapting the sub-contractors performance and quality.
- Coordinating, organizing, enabling & evaluating the project team.
- Assist in construction sub-contractors selection (technical & financial capacity).
- Ensure that the internal & costumer safety policy was followed in each step.
- Manage field processes and field Inspectors.
- Controlling the acceptance roll matching with the customer requirements.
- Support the pricing analysis process reaching the market cost level (retroactive) & have a good experience in P&L calculations.
- Cost controlling macro monitoring (towards the contractors even internally
- Shipping procedures & logistics follow up were fully applied.
- Building the project organization & hiring the internal resources were attached with my objectives.
Construction Coordinator
Alkan Networks - Vodafone Egypt account
Cairo, Egypt
2004.08 - 2005.02
- Manage all the sites construction procedures starting from the mobilization till the activation mode going through the internal links (acquisition, public relations, financial control) & qualified to solve the field problems cooperating with Vodafone stuff.
- Achieve the company target regarding the sites to be accepted by Vodafone during each month.
- Work for the achievement of the perfection of the work and its quality according to the approved specs. To reach the satisfaction of the customer.
- Coordinate with the construction team so that the quality of the work as well as the customer satisfaction is achieved.
- Connect the internal departments through a homogenous series
- Review standard drawings and specifications for all site requirements (i.e., towers, foundations, enclosures, common equipment, electrical, etc.)
- Provide assistance to Construction Manager & the PM as well.
Project Engineer
Civitech - OTA
Oran, Algeria
2003.01 - 2004.08
- Steel construction Supervision for Mobinil sites all-around Egypt.
- Full scope Supervision of Orascom Telecom Algeria’s (OTA) sites (civil work, tower erection, shelter assembly plus the internal fitting, rigging, ea system, ......etc)
- Achieve the company target regarding the sites to be accepted by OTA during each month.
- Coordinate with the construction team so that the quality of the work as well as the customer satisfaction is achieved.
Education
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering (Structural Division)
Ain Shams University
2001.01 - 2002.01
Skills
- Microsoft Office up to date
- MS Project
- Risk analysis techniques
- Vendor relationship maintenance
- Decision making capacity
- Project cost estimation
- Professional integrity
- Safety consciousness
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Negotiation tactics
- Power BI
- AutoCAD up to date
- Primavera 6 Master certificate
- Successful completion of 511 Occ Safety & Health Standards for General Industry
- Successful completion of Fall Protection & Competent person Training
- FTK projects management professional certificate - NSN academy
- Professional training for Master Core design & installation
REFRENCES
- Yahia, Youssef, Access delivery Director, yahia.alibhai@sa.zain.com, +966592441564, ZAIN SA
- Tamer, Khairy, Network Core Manager, tamer.khairy@sa.zain.com, +966592442762, ZAIN SA
- Ahmed, Gebriel, Access delivery Manager, Ahmed.Gebriel@sa.zain.com, +966592437442, ZAIN SA
- Mohammed, Sayed Nasr, Regional Manager, Mohamed.Sayed@sa.zain.com, +966592430579, ZAIN SA
- Nail, Al-Barghouti, Account Head, nail.al-barghouti@nokia.com, NOKIA SA
- Ahmed, Bebars, Technical Director, Bebars@ihstowers.com, IHS Egypt
- Uthman, Khudair, Project Consultant, Uthman.Khudair@ntww.com, Norconsult
INTERESTS
Sports & Travelling
LANGUAGES
Excellent command of English (reading, writing & conversation)
Beginner
English
Advanced
Arabic
Native
Accomplishments
- USF14 project completion with CITC sign off within 9 months for 350 FTK & 300 expansion sites covering over 1000 localities from Sep.2017 to June.2018 Zain SA
- USF 6 Project completion with CITC sign off within 9 months for 270 FTY sites
Affiliations
- Travel - Sports - Reading
Timeline
Projects Manager
HOI MEA - Tawal , Zain & Nokia Accounts
2024.08 - Current
Rollout Manager
IHS Towers
2022.04 - 2024.07
Delivery Project Manager
Tahakom
2021.01 - 2022.02
CW Manager / Roll-Out Manager / Regional Manager / “Southern Region”
Zain KSA
2012.09 - 2021.01
Design, Acceptance & QC Manager
ZTE - STC account
2012.02 - 2012.09
Project manager
Energya - Telecom Egypt account
2011.06 - 2012.02
CW manager
Nokia - Zain Saudi account
2009.08 - 2011.06
Construction Manager
Nokia - Vodafone Egypt account
2006.04 - 2009.08
Project Manager
Alkan Networks - Sudatel Sudan account
2005.09 - 2006.04
Acceptance Head
Alkan Networks - Vodafone EGYPT account
2005.08 - 2005.09
Construction Manager
Alkan Networks - Celtel Sierra Leone account
2005.02 - 2005.08
Construction Coordinator
Alkan Networks - Vodafone Egypt account
2004.08 - 2005.02
Project Engineer
Civitech - OTA
2003.01 - 2004.08
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering (Structural Division)
Ain Shams University
2001.01 - 2002.01