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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Appointed as Procurement and Commercial Director on the Diriyah Gate Development for SAPL the KSA Division of the Parsons Corporation.Based on the Public Realm & Special Works project responsible for the commercial and procurement team for the Program. Projects include all Public Realm works, Command & Control Centers across the development, with the associated Smart City services such as ICT, MSI, Sitewide Security systems including Offsite Vehicle Screening.Also responsible for the… Show more Appointed as Procurement and Commercial Director on the Diriyah Gate Development for SAPL the KSA Division of the Parsons Corporation.Based on the Public Realm & Special Works project responsible for the commercial and procurement team for the Program. Projects include all Public Realm works, Command & Control Centers across the development, with the associated Smart City services such as ICT, MSI, Sitewide Security systems including Offsite Vehicle Screening.Also responsible for the Bulk Procurement of materials for the sitewide development related to all public realm supply activities such as CCTV, Limestone Finishes, Softscape and Hardscape. Show less

United Kingdom

Career Gap in UK for Personal Reasons

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Appointed as Senior Commercial Manager for Hill International on the Sheikh Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Appointed to the Al Maryah Central Project as Vice President Commercial, reporting to the Senior VP Commercial. Responsible for cost and commercial aspects of the project. Managing the appointed cost consultants and commercial team.

Abu Dhabi

Appointed as Contract's Manager to Al Noor Hospital Expansion, Airport Road. The project is a new build 129 Bed Women and Children's hospital within the existing hospital campus.

Abu Dhabi

Employed on the Nation Towers Project (AED 1.6 Billion) as the Client's lead Cost Consultant. Responsible for all commercial management duties on the project including providing monthly out turn cost reports, tendering bid packages and agreeing variations.The role also included tenant co-ordination for the office and retail sections of the development.The project was a mixed use development consisting of one residential 64 storey tower, one 50 storey tower with 27 floors of office space… Show more Employed on the Nation Towers Project (AED 1.6 Billion) as the Client's lead Cost Consultant. Responsible for all commercial management duties on the project including providing monthly out turn cost reports, tendering bid packages and agreeing variations.The role also included tenant co-ordination for the office and retail sections of the development.The project was a mixed use development consisting of one residential 64 storey tower, one 50 storey tower with 27 floors of office space and 17 floors of a five star hotel, a podium level of retail and hotel restaurants etc, and 2 storeys of underground parking. Show less

Employed in the Project Management Services department. Responsible for the Commercial Management of the Al Muneera Precinct (AED 3.2 Billion) on the Al Raha Beach Project. Representing the Client and working opposite the appointed 1st Tier Contractor, Al Futtaim Carillion LLC. Duties included assisting on negotiating the NEC Target Contract.

United Kingdom

Starting with Barr Construction as a Senior Quantity Surveyor a position I held until April 1997 where I moved to become General Manager of Barr Homes a small development division of Barr Ltd. I subsequently moved to Barr Environmental as Commercial Manager for the companies waste management division, returning to Barr Construction in October 2001 as Commercial Manager for the Retail Unit until I left in June 2008. Responsible for all commercial aspects of the contracts from negotiating the… Show more Starting with Barr Construction as a Senior Quantity Surveyor a position I held until April 1997 where I moved to become General Manager of Barr Homes a small development division of Barr Ltd. I subsequently moved to Barr Environmental as Commercial Manager for the companies waste management division, returning to Barr Construction in October 2001 as Commercial Manager for the Retail Unit until I left in June 2008. Responsible for all commercial aspects of the contracts from negotiating the tender through to closing out final accounts through managing my team of surveyors. Projects included Retail and Mixed Use projects throughout the UK. Show less