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Youssef Ekladious
5 Lavery Place, Sunnynook, Auckland, NZ 0632
Cell: 0211180017
Email Address: youssefreda@nz11.com
Executive Summary
I’macivilengineerwithover13yearsofextensive hands-on project management experience in a wide range of
projectsincludingindustrialplants, world class shopping malls, high rise buildings, airports, water/waste water
treatmentplantsand prestressed concrete bridges. I have a solid technical background managing construction
projects aswellasextensiveexposuretomulti-disciplinaryconstruction. I have managed projects from conceptual
phase through final handover to the client.
Career Objective
Seekingaprojectmanagement position with a fast growing organization that prides itself in safely completing
complexprojects ofthehighestqualitywhilemaintainingtheconstraints of time and cost. This is where I can best
apply my knowledge and experience adding value to the company and its clients.
Technical Skills:
 Thorough knowledge of HSE practices and procedures (zero harm objective)
 Procurementmanagementexperience managing subcontractors, services/supplies providers including
engineering design/consultants’ contracts and purchasing of equipment
 ManagingEPCprojectsincludingestablishingtheprojectteam, identifying resources required, monitoring
projectbaselines(scheduleandcost),reporting, HSE, Quality Assurance and scope change management
 Fieldengineering,solvingsitetechnicalproblems withtheabilitytocoordinatemulti-disciplinarysiteactivities
 In-depthknowledgeofconcreteconstructionincludingquality control measures for projects having up to
120,000 m3
of concrete
 Competent knowledge and experience with Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures including
verifications, inspections, testing and documentation
 Computer skills: working knowledge of MS office and Primavera P6 Rel.7 Ed.1
Core Competencies:
 CommunicationSkills:excellentbothverbalandwriting,abilitytocommunicate in clear and simple terms
andconsiderationofthedifferentbackground/cultures. Highreporting skills including preparing progress
reports, technical reports and special reports for upper management attention
 LeadershipSkills:directlyleadingateamofmorethan25professionalsincludingengineers, administration
staff,documentcontrollersand draughtsmen successfullycompleting the project on time. Motivating the
teamastheywillinglyperformedmulti-tasksextendingbeyond their normal scope to achieve the targets
 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills: ability to negotiate and reach compromises. Managed to
negotiate and agree on variation orders and amicably settle contractual disputes and claims
 WorkingUnderPressureandMulti-Tasking:Achievedprojecttargets within constraints of time and cost,
decidedontechnical mattersincludingelectrical,mechanical, instrumentation and piping works of Sorfert
Fertilizers Plant Project
Personal Attributes:
 Integrity and managing by example.
 Attention to details and punctuality.
 Flexible, adaptable with a can do attitude and ready to engage.
 A quick learner and able to build on acquired knowledge.

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Professional Experience
Contracts Manager July 2016-Prent
Nauhria Precast Limited
Project: Managingthe preparationof shopdrawings,manufacturingandsupplyof precastconcrete panels,
beams,columns,stairs,pre-tensionedribsandflatslabsforresidential,commercial andindustrial projects.
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Ensuredimplementationof companyHSEmeasuresincludinghazardsidentification,mitigation/elimination
procedures,SOPs reviewandpromotionof zeroharmtarget
 Managing the company’soverall holisticplanningincluding progressmonitoring, updating/reprogrammingto
ensure meetingthe clients’deliveryschedulesandwiththe requiredquality
 Managing the draftingteam/projectmanagersandliaisingwiththe productionteamtoensure compliance
withthe requirementsof signedcontracts
 Liaisedwiththe clientsandsolvedtechnical anddeliveryschedule problems
 Checked/reviewedthe companymonthlyclaimsandthe correspondingpaymentschedulesincludingvariation
claimsand followeduponpaymentsstatus
 Participatedinthe companystrategicplanningincluding review of existingprocedures,developmentof new
ones,identifyingareasforimprovementandincreasingthe companycompetitiveedge
Site Manager September2014-July 2016
Holcim NewZealand
Project: HolcimCementMarketSupplyProject(CMSP), buildingof twocementdistribution terminals(at
Timaruand Auckland) toreceive importedcementand redistribute cementoverlandandsea.Each terminal
includes cementstorage concrete dome,shipunloader(andshiploaderforTimaruterminal),truckloadout
building, utilitiesbuilding,administration building,pipingworksandutilities.
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Oversaw/inspectedthe construction worksonsite andhelpedthe contractortoestablishthe quality
control/inspectionprotocols andrecords
 Controlledandmanagedthe constructionschedule/budget,proposedandfollowedupfieldmeasuresto
recoverthe contractor delaysinperformingthe plannedactivities
 Analyzedandprovided recommendationtothe ProjectManagerfor contractor’svariationorders
 Activelymanagedcontractorstoensure sufficientresourcesforcivil,mechanical andelectrical work
 Preparedregularreportsandcompiledadhocqueriesandreportsas required.
 Verifiedandapprovedcontractormonthlyprogresspayment claims
 Reviewedandapprovedmethodstatement,managedandresolvedsite technical/constructionissues
 Managed contractswithcontractors/consultantmaintainingbothwithinbudget
 Applied ZeroHarmPolicyensuringthatsafetyplansare strictlyfollowed (250,000 MHRs withoutLTI)
Orascom ConstructionIndustries(OCI) February1997– June 2014
OCIisaleadinginternationalEPCcontractorand fertilizersproducer (rankedworldNo95 in ENR list) and is one
of the Middle East largest corporations with projects and investments across Europe, the Middle East, North
America, North Africa and Asia.
Corporate Quality Manager May 2012 – June 2014
Projects:Several megaprojectsonCorporate Level (e.g.GrandEgyptianMuseum (GEM),Mall Of Egypt,Baiji
PowerPlantinIraq, prestressed bridges,residentialcomplex&airportsupgrade)

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Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Managed the company Quality functionsincluding projectquality staffing,preparingQA/QCdocuments(e.g.,
PQP,ITP,QP, etc.) and supervisedimplementationof the Company QualityManagementSystem(QMS)
 ReviewedQA/QCprocedures andintroduced improvements
 EstablishedandmanagedKeyPerformance Indicators (KPI) forevaluatingthe projectsqualitybasedon
quantitative measures
 Resolvingof technical fieldproblems andprovidingremediesforqualitydeviations
 Representedthe company innegotiatingnew contractsinEgypt,USA,AlgeriaandGermany
Project Manager August 2007– May 2012
Projects:SorfertAmmonia/UreaFertilizersComplex/Offshore Package
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Participatedinpreparingprocurementdocumentationfor engineeringdesign &subcontractors/suppliers
 Coachedthe kickoff of the project, establishedprojectprocedures,organizationchart, managedmeetings,
multi-discipline coordination andensuredimplementationof companypolicies
 Managed the design, cost/schedule,contractadministration,projectprogressreporting, variationorders,
resolutionof disputes,investigatedcostoverrunsandtookactionto maintainprojectbudget
 Coordinatedcommissioningproceduresin collaboration withthe equipmentsuppliers andthe client’s
operationstaff
 Participatedinproject handingovertoclientandclose outdocumentation
 Ensuredstrictadherence toHSE procedures andperformedregularreview of safetystatisticstoidentify
pointsof concernand the requiredcorrective actions
 Managed to negate andsettle claimsamicablywiththe off shore contractorbymaintaining andanalyzing
thoroughrecordsof all delays,modificationsafterapproval of documents/drawingsandthe proper
interpretationof the contractterms
 Collaboratedwith the designertoachieve acost savingforthe seawatercoolingpipingbyalteringto glass
reinforcedvinylesterpipesinstead of glassreinforcedepoxypipes
 Promotedtoworkon the corporate level inthe qualitydepartment
Deputy ProjectManager December2000 – August 2007
Projects: - EBIC AmmoniaFertilizerPlantwithKBRUSA
- EFC-IIAmmonia/UreafertilizersPlantwithKruppUhde Germany
- Nile CityTowersDevelopmentProject (Electromechanical Works) withBESIX Belgium
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Managed andmonitored the projectconstructionactivitiesincluding staffing,neededequipment,work
progress, schedule, budget,Quality/HSEandmaterialsprocurement
 Monitoredthe engineeringdeliverables,providedtechnical support,reviewedsurveys,fieldinvestigations,
solvedfieldexecution problems,proposedremediesfordeviationsandgotthe client’sapproval onthose
remedies
 Monitoredthe contractual obligations, negotiatedvariationorders andresolvedcontractual disputeswith
the client
 Managed the subcontractorsincludingcoordination betweendifferentdisciplines
 Participatedinbusinessdevelopmentand buildingrelationship withpotential/existingclientsresultingin
winningasecondFertilizerproductionline project
 Managed to winanacceleration claimdue toexpeditingmeasuresimplementedtorecoverthe material
deliverydelaysanderrorsindesign
 Managed to leadthe QC teamand recoverthe delayintesting/preparingthe QCdocumentation/records
neededfortesting/commissioning of over210 pipesloops/testpackagesandachieve the Mechanical
Completionmilestoneontime
 Promotedtoworkas a projectmanager

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Technical Office Manager December1998 – November2000
Projects:EFC-I Ammonia/UreafertilizersPlantwithKruppUhde Germany
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Overall coordinationof all technical mattersrelatedtoprojectmaterialscontrol,drawingsflow,materials
submittals,scheduling/planningandshopdrawingspreparation
 Followedupandrespondedtosite correspondence,performedcontractadministrationduties,issued
progressreportsforprojectmanagerreview,followedupandrecordedthe costsof variation/change orders
for reimbursementfromthe client
 Solvedtechnical fieldproblems,coordinatedthe sequencingof differentdisciplines,quantitysurveying,
reviewedandapprovedsubcontractors’invoices andpreparedthe company monthly invoices.
 Identifieddiscrepancies/conflictsinthe drawings,proposedcosteffective solutionstotackle them,gotthe
client’sapproval onthe solutionsandonissuingchange orderstocoverthe cost of rectifyingthese
discrepancies
 Promotedtoworkas a deputyprojectmanager
SeniorSite Engineer/ConstructionManager February 1997 – November1998
Project: Suez Cement Plant Extension “Line 2” Krupp Polysius France
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Site mobilizationincludingbatchplantarrangements,carpentryandrebarsfabricationworkshop,materials
storage areas andsite grading
 Fieldengineeringandexecutionof projectdrawings,evaluatedlaborforce &equipmentnecessarytoexecute
the job
 Followedupthe constructionactivitiestoensure adherence toscheduleand projectbudget
 Supervised,coordinated,quantitysurveyed,performed materialscontrol andmanagedthe sub-contractors
performingrefractory liningof the cementkilnandheatinsulation works(hot,coldandsound)
 Preparedthe methodstatementforthe refractoryliningof the cementkilnwith(A)approval firsttime.
VisitingUSA(Leisure,travel and study purposes) December1995 – October 1996
SeniorQuality Control Engineer April 1989 – December1995
Dillingham/ ABB SUSA Inc July 1993 – December1995
Project: SakkaraMilitaryAirBase Peace vectorIV
Hamza Associates,Consultants& Engineers April 1993 – June 1993
Project: EL-Gable El AssfarWaste WaterTreatmentPlant
George A. FullerCompany/ AmericanInternational Contractors, Inc. J. V March 1992 – February 1993
Project: EmergencyRestorationof Ali AL-SalemMilitaryAirBase
Technical EngineeringOffice forConsultationsand QualityControl November1991– February 1992
Project: ArabContractors Central Concrete BatchPlant
Los AnglesWater Treatment Corporation April 1989 – June 1991
Project: Provincial CitiesDevelopmentProject, WaterTreatmentPlant
Responsibilities/Achievements
 Performedinspectionson linesandgrades,soil condition/compaction, formwork,reinforcement,
embedment,concrete placements, masonryworks,lathingandplastering,painting,flooring, hardware
installationof doors&windows,steel structureserection,claddingworks,boltedtankserection andthe

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rehabilitationof damagedstructuresthatwere partiallydestroyedinamilitaryairbase duringthe first
PersianGulf War
 Conductedon-site/off-site inspectionsonmaterials/supplies/installationforcompliance withrequirements
 Monitored laboratorytechnicians inperformingsoil andconcrete testinginthe laboratoryandonsite
 Designedthe proportioningof concrete mixtures,studiedusingof additivesforconcrete mixtures for
improvedcharacteristics andperformed concrete non-destructive tests
 Preparedinspectionreports,daily/weekly/monthlyreports andpunchlistsforClient’s final acceptance
Civil Engineer January 1988 – April 1989
Ministryof Water Resourcesand PublicWorks
Structural Civil Engineer July 1987 – January 1988
Prof. Dr. Sabri Samaan ConsultingOffice
 Designandconstructionsupervision of mediumsize projects includingagricultural drainage
Education
BachelorDegree inCivil Engineering,Facultyof Engineering,CairoUniversity,July1987 witha rate of
appreciation“VeryGood”.
Certificates, Courses & Training: -
 NewKiwisCareerSuccessProgram,Auckland ChamberOf Commerce
 Trainedto workat height(NZunits17600/15757)
 TrainedonFirst AidLevel 1(St. JohnNZ)
 CertifiedProjectManagerbythe International ProjectManagementAssociation(IPMA)
 ConstructionSafetyHazardsandassociatedsafety proceduresandprecautionsbyMECsafe.co.UK
 CertifiedConstructionProjectManagerby AmericanSocietyof Civil Engineers(ASCE)
 Successfullycompleted the “Total QualityManagement&Leadership"course.TangoBusinessSimulation
Sessions“Managingthe Ultimate Intangible Assets;Knowledge”
 ProjectManagementinPrimaveraP6Rel.7Ed.1 Certificate administeredunderOracle Universitysupervision
References: Availableuponrequest.