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Overview
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Education
Skills
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Certification
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Obaid Wani

Obaid Wani

MEP Project Manager
Doha,DA

Summary

Results-driven Project Manager with 10 years of experience in construction, specializing in successfully leading diverse projects from inception to completion. Proven track record in overseeing technical teams while ensuring strict adherence to schedules, budgets, and specifications. Expertise includes management of 11KV and LV networks, street lighting, traffic signals, substations, landscape lighting, water networks, irrigation systems, and HVAC systems. Strong knowledge of PLC-SCADA systems enhances project efficiency and innovation.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

Polaris Trading and contracting W.l.l.
Doha
12.2017 - Current
  • Collaborated closely with the project team and engineers to ensure on-time project delivery while adhering to budget constraints.
  • Facilitated coordination and liaison among contractors, consultants, authorities, and clients, ensuring seamless project progress.
  • Proactively managed and resolved RFIs to avoid delays in design and site execution, maintaining project timelines.
  • Developed and integrated a procurement schedule, expediting material and equipment acquisition, and efficient coordination with other trades.
  • Maintained strict adherence to the approved baseline program, consistently meeting design deadlines.
  • Demonstrated exemplary business acumen in budgeting, cost control, and contract administration.
  • Utilized BIM (Revit and Navisworks models) and AutoCAD for interdisciplinary coordination, streamlining project efficiency.
  • Prepared and reviewed change orders, including time extensions, collaborating with relevant personnel for smooth execution.
  • Ensured compliance of engineering documents with industry standards, requirements, and procedures, resulting in cost-effective, high-quality, safe, and environmentally responsible design, construction, and commissioning.
  • Expertly prepared and negotiated contracts, revisions, and changes with consultants, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors, fostering successful project collaborations.
  • Conducted thorough reviews of design drawings, guaranteeing alignment with project specifications, and quality standards.
  • Produced precise technical and shop drawings, meticulously adhering to project specifications to ensure seamless installations and operations.
  • Proactively facilitated approvals for shop drawings, expediting project progress, and maintaining timeline adherence.
  • Directed and coordinated manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, and testing activities, ensuring compliance with all requirements and codes.
  • Skillfully prepared procurement logs, optimizing material and equipment purchasing processes.
  • Conducted detailed calculations to establish precise manufacturing, construction, or installation standards and specifications.
  • Effectively managed project production efforts, ensuring projects were completed within specified timelines and budget constraints.
  • Strategically planned and implemented research methodologies for engineering projects, applying electrical and mechanical theory for optimal outcomes.
  • Compiled comprehensive data and authored detailed reports on electrical engineering studies and projects, showcasing technical expertise.
  • Successfully obtained approvals from relevant authorities, such as Kahramaa, Ashghal, or Civil Defense, ensuring project compliance and progress.
  • Diligently maintained daily logs, and supplemented inspection records with photographs, providing a comprehensive record of project progress.
  • Collaborated with clients, vendors, and other departments, resolving issues, and formulating accurate estimates for vendor or subcontractor selection.
  • Provided on-site direction and issued precise site instructions, ensuring effective project coordination and progress.
  • Demonstrated a keen eye for detail by raising site observations and nonconformance reports, promptly addressing faulty or non-compliant work according to contract specifications.
  • Conducted rigorous material quality reviews at the site, guaranteeing compliance with project specifications, and collaborated with procurement departments for sourcing high-quality materials.
  • Led and supervised the implementation of test and inspection schedules, ensuring strict adherence to procedures, and coordinated quality audits with various teams to optimize processes.
  • Reviewed and accepted Red-Line Drawings and data, supporting the Employer's Completion Process and Handover Management plan.
  • Prepared and reviewed as-built drawings, meticulously documenting work completed on-site.
  • Effectively liaised with contractors to ensure handover readiness, including documentation, training, O&M Manual, certification, and asset information.
  • Facilitated the identification and timely close-out of Non-Conformance Reports, maintaining project quality standards.
  • Proactively managed the submission and follow-up for final asset take-over and final retention claims, ensuring smooth project closure.
  • Identified project needs by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
  • Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
  • Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership.
  • Submitted project deliverables to clients, consistently adhering to quality standards.
  • Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.

Site Engineer

IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
New Delhi
06.2014 - 11.2017
  • Company Overview: Engaged as a Site Engineer at the main contractor's project office.
  • Effectively monitored design changes, ensuring strict adherence to standards and project requirements, and maintaining design integrity throughout the project.
  • Communicated weekly program targets to the workforce, and collaborated closely with subcontractors, ensuring seamless project execution in alignment with the schedule.
  • Thoroughly reviewed design proposals, work programs, material submittals, method statements, shop drawings, variation orders, and claims, ensuring compliance with project specifications and quality standards.
  • Actively participated in providing technical solutions to resolve construction-stage problems and clashes, contributing to the successful progress of the project.
  • Assured that both the design and construction phases strictly complied with technical and client requirements, ensuring client satisfaction and project success.
  • Meticulously maintained engineering data, documents, and information within the company's data management systems, following established processes for efficient project management.
  • Prioritized safety compliance in all engineering works, ensuring full adherence to safety legislation and best practices.
  • Ensured subcontractors adhered to applicable legislation and statutory requirements, maintaining a compliant and responsible working environment.
  • Skillfully managed the preparation of structural calculations and shop drawings for temporary works, ensuring the safety and stability of project elements during construction.
  • (Engaged as a Site Engineer at the main contractor's project office.)

Education

B. Tech - Electronics and communication Engineering

Skills

  • Good time management skills
  • Budgeting
  • Be able to take responsibility, and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
  • Strong critical evaluation skills, problem-solving, interpersonal, and team-working skills
  • Understanding of design, interface, project coordination, and smooth handover for executed projects
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Cost Management and Profit & Loss
  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Schedule optimization
  • Microsoft office suite expert
  • Project management
  • Client relations
  • Staff management
  • Budget development and adherence

Personaldevelopment

  • Familiar with British Standards and Eurocodes.
  • Familiar with design and analysis software.
  • Good understanding of Qatar construction standard, Qatar Design Manual and Safety regulations.
  • Experience in implementation of project engineering.
  • Professional in using AutoCAD and various engineering software.
  • Good knowledge of BIM implementation and ability to use Revit & Navisworks.
  • Qualified to handle all site activities.
  • Experienced in Reviewing design drawings and Preparing Procurement log.
  • Good Understanding of maintaining KPIs with cost performance and customer satisfaction.

Personal Information

  • Total Experience: 10 years
  • Date of Birth: 06/25/90
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Driving License: Available (Qatar)

Certification

Engineering Registration Certificate, State of Qatar, License No. 29877

Timeline

Project Manager - Polaris Trading and contracting W.l.l.
12.2017 - Current
Site Engineer - IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
06.2014 - 11.2017

Engineering Registration Certificate, State of Qatar, License No. 29877

- B. Tech, Electronics and communication Engineering
Obaid WaniMEP Project Manager