Hi, I’m
Sherif ElAttar
Cairo
Summary
Director with 25 years of experience, managing Mega-Projects from start to end, by effectively applying methodologies, procedures and protocols to achieve the projects objectives and minimizing exposure and risks. Geographic experience in Egypt, Dubai, Morocco and Senegal. Fluent in English, French and Arabic is my native tongue. Certified PMP and from Dubai Municipality. Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Determined [Job Title] adept at assigning tasks to team members based on individual strengths. Communicated with key project stakeholders to ascertain project requirements. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Hill International (Egypt)
Project Director
04.2024
Job overview
- Manage the Project’s packages including the procurement/tendering process
- Develop the Project’s Directory and Execution Plan in conjunction with retained General Contractor and Employer
- Directed/supervised all construction activities and managing the amendment where required
- Manage the Project scope, time, cost, contract, HSE and Quality for the Project different packages
- Implementing and applying procedures for change management, KPIs monitoring, progress, reporting
- Manage multiple phases and packages with numerous contractors, stakeholders and free issue items.
BARWA NEW CAIRO PROJECT
Senior Project Engineer, Acting Project Manager
08.2024 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Acting as the Engineer Representative (Project Manager), responsible for the initiation of the mega project enabling and infrastructure works stage
- Directed/supervised all construction activities, providing specifications for the works and managed the agreements and addendum at this early stage of the project
- Carry out regular inspection and coordinated the works with Employer to implement their requirements, in parallel with the ongoing design of the project
- Review of the Structural Design, technical submissions
- Chaired and prepared the minutes of weekly and daily progress Meetings, preparing Site progress report.
Waterfront (Profile ZERO FIVE ZERO) 2B+G+20 Story Tower
Senior Structural Engineer
07.2024 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Carry out the Structural design, analysis of Structures using Etabs and Midas software, and the Codes UBC, BS, PCA, PCI, ASC-07 & ASTM
- Prepare and review the projects specifications
- Carry out the submission, discussion and obtaining the approval from the Local Authorities, such as Dubai Municipality, RTA and JAFZA.
Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) (Egypt)
Technical Office Engineer
10.2024
Job overview
- Responsible for the review of design calculations, shop drawings, submittals and RFIs
- Carry out the inspection and test of special systems such as tents, post-tension and cable stayed structures.
Pyramids Smart Village: The Conventional Center
Senior Structural Engineer
03.2024 - 09.2024
Job overview
- Carry out the design and prepare the specifications of concrete and steel structures.
Bank of Crédit Agricole Head Office Complex (Platinum LEED Certified)
Construction Manager
12.2024 - 07.2024
Job overview
- Responsible for the management and operations of all technical, contractual issues, progress, quality and HSE, in addition to directing the team, integrating and coordination all the correspondences from the start to the close out of the Project
- Manage the implementation of the LEED requirements, until obtaining the Platinum Certificate
- Carried out joint site walks to monitor quality, HSE and progress of works
- Technical and contractual advises to the Contractor claims and variation
- Assist in managing the Change Management Procedures
- Review of technical submission.
BREWER SMITH & BREWER GULF (BSBG) (Dubai)
Resident Engineer
12.2024 - 07.2024
Job overview
- Manage, supervise and monitor the day-to-day construction activities and technical discussion
- Review and approve all the technical submissions, including shop drawings, RFI, submittals and reports before issuance and to ensure the proper coordination between the different disciplines and the compliance with the Contract
- Provide technical support for the Company Quality Department by reviewing and improving the Specifications using the Master Specifications and International Standards and technically assisted the other projects teams when required
- Preparing and chairing weekly progress meetings
- Carry out site inspection for Steel structure and Piles works.
e.Construct (Free Zone) (Dubai)
Senior Structural Engineer and Project Coordinator
10.2024 - 06.2024
Job overview
- Responsible for the preparation of structural design drawings and specifications
- Coordinate between the different disciplines and Stakeholders
- Supervise the execution of the precast Concrete Works
- Carry out the technical analysis in an arbitration case for a project in Jordan and received thankfulness letter from the Client.
Mace Group (Egypt)
Associate Director/PD
04.2023 - 03.2024
Job overview
- Manage multiple phases and packages with numerous contractors, stakeholders and free issue items
- Directed/supervised all construction activities and managing the amendment where required
- Manage commercial, contractual matters, progress, HSE, Quality
- Implement and monitor procedures and protocols, to manage all projects aspects.
Jones Lang LaSalle (Sénégal/Dubai/Egypt)
Associate Director
07.2019 - 02.2024
Job overview
- Manage the preparation of the Tender Packages, RFP, queries and contract’s award
- Managing project’s stakeholders to ensure the fulfillment of their obligations and submission of deliverables
- Coordinate and maintain the client requirements during the preparation of the Feasibility Study.
Jones Lang LaSalle (Sénégal/Dubai/Egypt)
Associate Director/PM
07.2019 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Manage the Project’s packages including the procurement/tendering process
- Manage the procedures and close-out of (core & shell package), concurrently with the commencement of the (finishing & MEP package), using 2 different contractors
- Manage the Project scope, time, cost, contract, HSE and Quality for the Project different packages
- Implementing and applying procedures for change management, KPIs monitoring, progress, reporting
- Manage the procedures between the close-out of a package, along with the initiation of another package, in the same project.
International Finance Corporation Head office in West-Africa (World Bank Group)
Director
01.2019 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Represent the Employer and provide Construction Management, providing solutions during Demolition, Construction and Post-Occupancy Phases
- Manage the responsibility matrix between 16 Consultants (Local and International) through Aconex
- Manage the Project’s stakeholders using English and French languages
- Assist the local contractor to develop schedule baseline
- Develop the Project’s Directory and Execution Plan in conjunction with retained General Contractor and Employer
- Monitor site activities, progress and mitigating the risks
- Establish Responsibility matrix, and Communication process with the Employer and Consultants
- Ensure Environmental Health and Safety measures and local ordinances are put in place and adhered to by general Contractor
- Establish Corrective action, Risk and Instruction trackers as necessary
- Establish and maintain Change Control and approval process and procedures.
Hill International (International Assignment – Morocco)
Construction Manager
07.2017 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Monitoring of site activities, progress and mitigating the risks of critical activities delay
- Technical and contractual reviewing of submission and ensuring the compliance with the Contract Documents
- Preparing the scope of the variation’s instructions
- Reviewing and evaluating the changes submitted by the Contractor
- Solving technical problems
- Implementing Employer requirements and changes through Change Management Procedures.
Cairo International Airport (TB2) Rehabilitation and Expansion Project (World Bank funded)
Project Manager
07.2014 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Responsible for the initiation of the mega project enabling and infrastructure works stage
- Directed/supervised all construction activities and managed the amendment
- Carry out regular inspection and coordinated the works with Employer to implement their requirements, in parallel with the ongoing design of the project
- Chairing and preparing the minutes of weekly and daily progress Meetings, preparing Site progress report
- Carried out regular meeting to follow up
- Provided the technical and contractual opinion to the Contractor claims and variation
- Manage the Change Management Procedures
- Review of RFIs to make sure that there are no time or cost impact
- Responsible for improving the level of the HSE and Quality in the project
- Carried out regular joint site walk, regular meeting and tracking the NCRs log and performance and ensure compliance with the Project Specifications
- Responsible for the Project close-out procedures, coordination with the airport trials, and the final taking-over by the client
- Implementing procedures for the reporting and rectification of defects during the DNP.
Education
Cairo University
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
01.1999
Lycée La Liberté (French School)
01.1994
Skills
- Microsoft Office Applications: MS Word / MS Excel / PowerPoint
- AutoCAD / Sap2000 / ETABS / Midas / Primavera / PROKON / ACONEX
- Fluent in spoken and written French
- Fluent in spoken and written English
Personal Information
- Age: 46
- Dependents: 2
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Driving License: UAE, Egyptian
- Marital Status: Married
Certificationaffiliation
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- G+12, Certified Structural Engineer from Dubai Municipality (Since 2009)
- Professional Program in Project Management (PRMG) from American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt), which include: Resources Management, Feasibility Study, Bids & Contracts, Financial & Budgeting and Planning & Controls
- OSHA
- Member of the Society of Engineers (Dubai, UAE)
- Member of the Syndicate of Engineers (Cairo, Egypt)
Training
- Professional Program in Project Management “PRMG” (6 courses): 1- Management of Project Resources, 2- Feasibility Study, 3- PMBOK, 4- Bids & Contracts, 5- Financial & Budgeting and 6- Project Planning & Controls, AUC (Sept. 2010 till June 2011)
- FIDIC (RED BOOK): Society of Engineers, Dubai (25-29 July, 2008)
- OSHAcademy (Occupational Safety & Health Course of Study presented by Authorized Training Provider) – USA 30-hour General Industry Safety and Health Training Course 8-11th march 2015
- OSHAcademy (Occupational Safety & Health Course of Study presented by Authorized Training Provider) – USA 30-hour Construction Industry Safety and Health Training Course 12-15th march 2015
- How to Model and Design High Rise Buildings using Etabs programme (Level 1): Society of Engineers, Dubai (5-9 April, 2008)
- How to Model and Design High Rise Buildings using Etabs programme (Level 2): Society of Engineers, Dubai (21-25 June, 2008)
- Project Management Using Computer Applications (Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling): Sharjah University (UAE) (March, 2006)
Timeline
Construction Manager
Bank of Crédit Agricole Head Office Complex (Platinum LEED Certified)
12.2024 - 07.2024
Resident Engineer
BREWER SMITH & BREWER GULF (BSBG) (Dubai)
12.2024 - 07.2024
Senior Structural Engineer and Project Coordinator
e.Construct (Free Zone) (Dubai)
10.2024 - 06.2024
Senior Project Engineer, Acting Project Manager
BARWA NEW CAIRO PROJECT
08.2024 - 12.2024
Senior Structural Engineer
Waterfront (Profile ZERO FIVE ZERO) 2B+G+20 Story Tower
07.2024 - 12.2024
Project Director
Hill International (Egypt)
04.2024
Senior Structural Engineer
Pyramids Smart Village: The Conventional Center
03.2024 - 09.2024
Associate Director/PD
Mace Group (Egypt)
04.2023 - 03.2024
Associate Director
Jones Lang LaSalle (Sénégal/Dubai/Egypt)
07.2019 - 02.2024
Associate Director/PM
Jones Lang LaSalle (Sénégal/Dubai/Egypt)
07.2019 - 04.2023
Director
International Finance Corporation Head office in West-Africa (World Bank Group)
01.2019 - 07.2019
Construction Manager
Hill International (International Assignment – Morocco)
07.2017 - 12.2018
Project Manager
Cairo International Airport (TB2) Rehabilitation and Expansion Project (World Bank funded)
07.2014 - 07.2017
Technical Office Engineer
Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) (Egypt)
10.2024
Cairo University
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Lycée La Liberté (French School)
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