As Founder and Director, responsible for the day-to-day operations of property refurbishment business.• Oversee design, construction and installation activities, ensuring compliance with industry HSE standards, national legislation and approved design.• Lead the delivery of multiple concurrent work streams, creating detailed programme/project plans to realistic timeframes, defining scope, managing risk and aligning best practice frameworks and business needs.• Evaluate business opportunities, providing strategic advice to maintain and improve core estate portfolios, develop new business through acquisition to enhance efficiency, improve financial performance and support the strategic direction of the organisation.• Act as the key point of contact for external broker and landlord relationships, building and fostering profitable partnerships.• Utilise thought leadership and extensive knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements pertaining to real estate expansion activities; devising and delivering innovative, structured and analytical approaches to addressing challenges and roadblocks.• Responsible for managing sites, ensuring compliance with regulations including Health & Safety, Planning Permission and Building Regulations.• Manage the contract negotiations for suppliers, building contractors, tradesmen, architects and structural surveyor to facilitate significant Cap-Ex savings for the company.

Engaged to lead analysis and review of the organisations multiple projects including UK property investment portfolio and Middle Eastern construction projects.• Lead contract negotiations with global network partners across to secure mutually advantageous terms.• Actively monitor business trends and product availability to ensure improved pricing for company goods without sacrificing quality or delivery times.• Support contractual and techno-commercial issues across contract clauses including terms and conditions, variation orders, acceleration plans and subcontract conditions.• Engage and negotiate with UK and European suppliers on long-lead procurement items to expedite delivery.• Lead regular checkpoint meetings with delivery stream owners, identifying key deliverables and ensuring their timely delivery.• Own and maintain a risk log for the portfolio, assigning risk owners and ensuring sufficient visibility of imminent risks to the projects.• Optimise site team and communications, promoting sharing of best practice across internal teams and third-party contractors to drive streamlined project delivery.• Create and implement robust programme timetable, identifying interdependencies within other business units and implementing workaround solutions to mitigate delays on programme delivery. • Fastidiously control all phases of projects, applying first-class leadership to deliver on time/budget.• Implement processes to develop multiple sequential workstreams to deliver multiple projects within tight timeframes.• Deploy stakeholder and senior management engagement communications strategy, reporting project milestones, KPIs and collating enhanced MI for internal Boards to ensure smooth project delivery.• Ensure compliance across appropriate frameworks including Health and Safety, Environment, Risk and Quality, overseeing regular audits and following up on defined individual responsibilities as necessary.

• Identified opportunities to expand the business, undertaking feasibility analysis and study, including market conditions and trends, financial implications and service/business development. • Developed accurate and consistent bids with the help of relevant departments, managing contract negotiations and production planning.• Executed robust budgetary/P&L management, analysing cost-take-out and profitability reviews to identify inefficient use of resources and devise strategies to mitigate.• Led the management of contractual safety and environmental issues, ensuring personnel safety.• Directed and provided functional oversight and leadership of cost, planning, risk, finance, procurement, cost verification and contract administration activities; undertaking reviews and analysis of the schedule, cost and risk position.• Monitored contractors for compliance with NEC 3 ECC contract requirements for submissions of programme and cost data.• Ensured reported forecast for the out-turn cost of the project remains accurate, contemporary and credible; developing, interpreting and executing policy, objectives and standards applicable to cost, schedule and risk activities• Reviewed and recommended staffing needs for cost, risk and contract administration activities.• Managed contract notice changes, variation claims settlements and dispute resolution, utilising superior interpersonal and negotiation skills to harmonise disparate agendas.

• Managed contracts and project cost from project inception to completion, ensuring systems were in place for good commercial practice to be maintained and drive continued improvements leveraging technology.• Assessed, optimised and controlled project costs across all works, facilitating robust, accurate and standardised reporting back into the business to aid and monitor commercial risks.• Drove and oversaw the implementation and support of systems and tools to support analysis and reporting.• Oversaw preparation of interim valuations / final accounts together with the submission and agreement of claims and varied works including associated cost analysis on contract works in line with best practice.• Led commercial management activities including reviewing contractual and legal obligations from suppliers/contractors, procurement, negotiation, valuation, and settlement of final accounts.• Delivered of timely and accurate monthly cost & value reports, quarterly reports and cash flow information.• Provided commercial support to project teams with the timely preparation of contractual notices and correspondence to aid contract closure and minimize the risk of liquidated damages exposure and submission of extension of time claims/additional works.• Resolved technical & commercial challenges as they arose to protect the company, reputation and job profitability.

• Preparation of feasibility studies, preliminary Investigation (Conceptual) Design &/or Report. • Preparation of specifications with all related technical and contractual works for substations, switchgears, cable system, distribution and transmission expansion projects.• Preparation of basic and detailed design, Design Report and Final Tender Documents (including Drawings, BOQ, Specifications, and Technical Data etc.). • Preparation of material list for procurement. Tendering, Tender Evaluation (evaluation of bids) with clarifications, assist the clients in contract negotiations. Preparation of Contract Document for the Contractor. • Design Approval, site supervision during construction period, testing & commissioning. Supervision for the erection covering lighting, earthing, cabling, hazardous area classifications, protection schemes, and other requirements according to electrical system specification with the codes and standards. • Site Supervision Services during Warranty Period. Review and Approval of Project Quality& HSE Plans.

• 09/1998-09/2001: Greenland Contracting Co. Ltd, Iraq: MEP Manager/Partner• 11/1995-08/1998: Higher Institute of Industrial Technology, Libya: Teacher• 06/1993-10/1995: Al-Faisal Tech Co. Ltd, Iraq: Maintenance Engineer• 10/1991-05/1993: Al-Sayiadah Tech. Flour Co. Ltd, Iraq: Power Systems Engineer