Khaled Last updated CV 15-9-2014 Final

KHALED EL-HEFNAWY, PMP®
Arar, Northern border region, Saudi Arabia ■+966.532165852 ■kh_1_1@hotmail.com
Monday, September-15-14 1
CAREER OBJECTIVE
A PMP® Certified civil engineer with 16 + years of exceptional track record in contract administration of multi-construction
contracts for organizations of repute, possessing allied exposure in quantity surveying, site supervision, cost control,
procurement management and quality assurance. Seeking a pivotal position in a dynamic organization to fully utilize
accrued professional credentials and expertise in making tangible contributions towards the strategic growth objectives of
the organization.
KEY SKILLS
 Civil Engineering, Contract Management, Site Supervision, Procurement Management, Revenue Generation
 Quantity Surveying, Standardized Policies & Procedures, Project Management, Contractual Negotiations
 Contract Review, Construction Knowledge, Bid Evaluation, Technical Support, Management Reporting
 Preparing/Reviewing Shop Drawings, Material Inspection, Inventory Management, Contract Specification
 Project Profitability, Documentation, Resolving Issues, Order Management, Quality Assurance/Control
 Leadership, Team Building, Motivation, Communication, Ability to work under pressure
 Analytical Ability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Time Management
 Computer Related Skills: Operating System, Windows, MS Office, AutoCAD, SAP2000
 Microstation, Acrobat, PCM and Internet Applications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contracts Specialist - PMO Regional Team - Hill International Limited May 2012 - Present
Arar, Saudi Arabia
Key Projects to Credit:
•Project Name: Ministry of Interior Projects in Saudi Arabia
Client/Owner: Ministry of Interior KSA
Location: Northern Border and Al Jouf Region
Projects Description: Efficiently managing and monitoring different kinds of construction projects belonging to Ministry of
Interior.
Key Responsibilities:
• Examining, interpreting and negotiating contract disputes/ settlements as well as review interim payment certificates
issued to the contractors while assuring strict adherence to organizational policies, Contract conditions and procedures.
• Proficiently reporting to the Project Control Manager of the regional team and Senior Contracts Specialist of the core
team in compliance with company’s rules and regulations.
• Imparting advice to the Ministry Of Interior "MOI" related to various projects and its own contracts as well as assisting
them wherever required to ensure better workflow.
• Instrumental in representing MOI and lend a helping hand to the Control Manager and Senior Contract Specialist in
directing, managing and monitoring all MOI contracts execution to ensure smooth functioning of the operation in an
efficient and effective manner.
• Responsible for studying the general and particular conditions of the contracts signed by both MOI & the contractor,
thereby rendering accurate suggestions based on the performed studies to make several amendments on the general and
particular conditions in future contracts.
• Spearheading the whole gamut of contract management activities in accordance with Saudi laws, and the executive
regulation of tenders and government procurement in addition to fast track and large scale projects.
• Working in close collaboration with the Lead Consultant to handle settlements & resolution of disputes along with all
outstanding contractual issues as well as contractors back charges.
• Arranging and drafting Projects preliminary handover certificate, simultaneously resolving various problems occurring in
the guarantee period (defects notification and maintenance period) for proper flow of work.
• Streamlining the preparation of projects final handover certificate beyond the defects notification period (and
maintenance period) in line with applicable standards and contractual guidelines.
• Analyzing and inspecting monthly invoices, variation requests and financial/extension of time claims submitted by the
contractors, thus proffering necessary advice and appropriate recommendations to MOI for further corrective measures.
• Actively participating in various meetings held between MOI, Lead Consultant and Contractors for seamless functioning of
activities leading to optimal execution of the project within its own fixed schedule.
• Conducting site visit and investigation (If requested) to resolve various raised issues and to settle down any raised
disputes between the lead consultant and the contractor.
• Drafting periodic reports pertaining to the overall performance and progress of the contracts, thus accountable for
reviewing monthly cost reports in close coordination with the Projects Control Manager for efficient decision making.

Senior Contracts Administrator - Contracts Department
MTMM Engineering Consultancy Company December 2009 - April 2012
Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
•Project Name: Jeddah Municipality Projects
Client/Owner: Jeddah Municipality (AMANA)
Project Location: Province of JEDDAH - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Projects Description: Efficiently managing and monitoring different kinds of construction & maintenance projects belonging
to Jeddah Municipality (AMANA).
• Responsible for comprehensive contract management in accordance with SAUDI laws and the executive regulation of
tenders and government procurement with extensive exposure in fast track and large scale projects.
• Conducted negotiations of terms and conditions with external contractors/ suppliers for contracts/ purchases of various
agreements and final closeout/ releases.
• Managed, monitored and imparted guidance to Project, Engineering & Construction Managers pertaining to the contracts
of Jeddah Municipality.
• Supported the Contract Manager in supervising, monitoring and controlling all Jeddah Municipality projects contracts,
thus ensured that the work is carried out in an efficient and effective manner.
• Assumed responsibility for contractual consultation by proffering documentation and interpretation of contractual rights
and obligations internally and externally, thus ascertained that due diligence is adapted in conformance with the stated
terms and conditions.
• Responded to all outstanding contractual issues in close coordination with Jeddah Municipality (the owner) & the
contractors and accordingly adjudicated any disputes if occurred to ensure smooth execution of work.
• Oversaw the supervision of settlements & resolution of sites problems and contractors back charges pertaining to
imposing fines and penalties in acquiescence with applicable standards and guidelines.
• Accountable for reviewing and verifying interim payment certificates ”Monthly invoices”, Final payment certificates ”Final
invoices”, variation requests and claims submitted by the contractors, thereby recommended Jeddah Municipality in the
aforementioned subjects for proper flow of work.
• Attended various meetings held between the Owner and the Contractors to review the progress of project and conduct
quality checks.
• Drafted periodic (daily, weekly, monthly & yearly) reports on overall performance and progress of the contracts, thus
submitted the same to the Contracts Manager for further corrective measures.
• Proactively contributed in arrangement & preparation of project's preliminary & final handover certificates as well as
resolved any issues occurring in the defects notification period (maintenance period).
Senior Contracts Administrator/Senior Quantities Surveyor - Petrojet August 2006 - December 2009
RasLaffan, Qatar
•Project Name: RAS LAFFAN Olefin Project
Client/Owner: RLOC RasLaffan Olefin Company ”Owner” and Technip France Company ”Main contractor”.
Project Location: RLIC RasLaffan Industrial City - Qatar
Project Value: 30,000,000 USD only (Thirty Millions U.S. Dollars)
Project Description: New Industrial RasLaffan Olefin factory occupy land with Surface area about 600,000 m2 consisting of
piping works about 11 linear Kilometers reach to the port of RasLaffan Industrial city. The work in this project consists of
Civil, Piping, Painting, Coating, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Electrical Works.
• Actively involved in complete contract management, ensuring adherence to specifications and standards pertaining to
building permit procedures in line with FIDIC.
• Maintained inventory of materials, thus verified usage and accordingly placed purchase orders for all requisite materials
for the project to ensure continual operations.
• Instrumental in purchasing and placing contract orders with subcontractors and suppliers subsequent to verifying the
tender allowable terms and all leading aspects of supplier negotiations including contract terms, pricing and performance
management liaison with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Efficiently performed quantity surveying of project civil work activities and accordingly submitted the same to the main
contractor for review and approval.
• Fostered effective channels of communication with the Planning Manager in preparing client’s monthly invoice as well as
Participated in issuing monthly invoices for subcontractors.

• Coordinated and led subcontract's work closeout processes to accomplish greater operational effectiveness/ efficiency.
• Responsible for analyzing Change notices/Variation requests as well as negotiating its prices, ensuring that all the
operational requirements are adhered to.
• Proficiently submitted RFIs (Request for Information) to the main contractor pertaining to any ambiguity or discrepancy in
drawings, specifications and various other issues in the contract or related work.
• Actively participated in both preliminary handover and final handover of the project in accordance with applicable
standards and guidelines.
• Successfully participated in project progress meetings with both owner and Main contractor representatives and visited
the project site if required to improve work performance, simultaneously provided daily progress reports to the upper
management to aid further corrective actions.
Senior Contracts Administrator/Senior Quantities Surveyor (Continued) - Petrojet August 2006 - December 2009
Cairo, Egypt
• Project Name: El Tebbin thermal power plant 2x350 MW GAS/OIL Fired Units site services.
Client/Owner: CAIRO Electricity Company
Consultant: PGESCO
Project Location: El Tebbin, Cairo - Egypt
Project Value: 24,000,000 LE only (Twenty Four Millions LE)
Project Description: The site services for the plant consist of:
- Two Residential Buildings each one consisting of four floors with several Structural, Architectural, Plumping and Electrical
activities.
- Two Management Offices Buildings each one consisting of two floors including several Structural, Architectural, Plumping,
Electrical and HVAC activities.
- Substation Room (Medium Voltage Switchgear Room) an isolated room with scope of work includes a lot of Structural,
Architectural, Electrical and HVAC activities.
- Lay down area cleaning and leveling & temporary roads supply and installation.
- Potable water piping system in both colony and planet areas.
- Sewer piping system and manholes in both colony and planet areas.
- Construction power of the planet includes 45 yard Lighting Poles, Grounding System, Transformers, Distribution Panels,
Low and Medium Voltage Cables.
- Underground Duct Bank.
• Handled the whole gamut of contract management activities in accordance with Cairo Electricity Company forms of
agreement and as per Egyptian laws.
•Maintained inventory of project's supplies, audited usage and accordingly placed contract orders to ensure continual work
of the project, thereby investigated with subcontractors for approving claims and monthly invoices as well as prepared
purchasing orders for the provision of all required materials for the project.
• Communicated and approved Subcontractors prior to execution of project to ensure all project needs are delivered in
time and in alignment with contract strategy.
• Responsible for the issuance of Client/subcontractor’s monthly invoices and proactively participated in the preparation of
its own QS documents in accordance with the method of measurements predetermined in the contract.
• Evaluated as-built drawings prepared by the Technical Office Engineer prior to submission to the consultant
representative, thus actively involved in reviewing shop drawings in close coordination with both construction engineers
and quality control team to enhance better workflow.
• Prospected, discussed and coordinated project issues with the consultant by attending meetings and submitting variation
requests, thus reviewed and negotiated the prices with consultant and client representatives consistent with overall goals
and objectives of the organization.
• Analyzed change notices issued by the consultant as well assessed & negotiated its prices with the owner representatives
based on operational standards of the organization.
• Carried out and controlled contract activities and closeout procedures of subcontracts works in accordance with company
policies, applicable laws and sound business judgment.
• Submitted reports on project progress and other project specific information to the upper management for taking
curative actions in case of variances.
•Handled Submission of request for information’s RFIsto the consultant regarding any ambiguity or discrepancy.
Contract Administrator/Sr. Quantities Surveyor/As-Built Engineer/Quality Control Engineer January 1998 - August 2006
Arab Contractors Company "Osman Ahmed Osman & Co."
Cairo, Egypt

• Project Name: The New Building of Central Bank of Egypt
Client/Owner: Central Bank of Egypt
1st Consultant: SABOUR Engineering Consultant Office
2nd Consultant: ECG (Engineering Consultant Group)
Project Location: El-Gomhoria Street - Cairo - Egypt
Project Value: 140,000,000 LE only (One Hundred, Forty Millions LE)
Project Description: The Building consists of 10 floors + 3 Underground floors. Effectively supervised various activities
inclusive of Reinforced Concrete Skeleton, Masonry Bricks, Plastering, Painting, Wooden And Steel Doors, Wooden And
Aluminum Windows, False Ceiling, Granite And Marble Tiles For Flooring And Walls Cladding Ceramic Tiles For Flooring And
Walls Cladding, Granite Cladding For Building Elevations, Plumping Works & Accessories, Water And Drainage System,
Electrical Works, HVAC, Fire Fighting, Fire Alarm, Roofing System, Waterproofing and Sound System.
• Project Name: The Resident of the General Union for Associations & Special Institutions
Client/Owner: Egyptian Council of Ministers
Consultant: National investment Bank in Egypt
Project Location: Masr El Gadeda District In front of Faculty of Technical Military Main Gate/ Cairo/Egypt
Project Value : 4,000,000 Millions Only (Four millions LE)
Project description : Instrumental in replacing of all old finishing works in four existing floors in existing building by another
new finishing works including Masonry, Plastering, Painting, Sanitary, Plumping Accessories, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting,
Electrical Works, Fales Ceiling, Ceramic Tiles, Porsolan Tiles, Granite, Wooden Doors, Aluminum Windows, Data Network,
PCs, Server and UBS.
• Project Name: The Guard house building of The Public council of Egypt
Client/Owner: The Public Council of Egypt
Consultant: The Engineering Department in the Council
Project Location: El Kasr El Eanee Street inside the Public Council, Cairo - Egypt
Project Value: 1,100,000 Only (One Million and One Hundred Thousand LE)
Project Description: Four floors guard building includes Structural and Architectural works (Plain And Reinforced Concrete,
RC Schtrus Piles, Mosaic Tiles, Granite Casing For Stairs, Plastering, Painting, Steel Hand-Rail, Wooden Doors/Windows,
Waterproofing, Masonry Works, Roof Thermal Insulation, Sanitary (Water/Drainage System) Works and Plumbing
Accessories.
Key Responsibilities: (In additions to key responsibilities stated before in Petrojet Company)
• Oversaw the evaluation of contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts and
compliance with contractual obligations and Egyptian Governmental Laws.
• Maintained contract/ subcontract documents and prepared letters, memorandums, reports and all relevant
correspondence as required, thus ensured that final contract documents are consistent with agreements reached at
negotiations.
• Managed the preparation of Quantity surveying documents for all Civil, Architect and Sanitary activities by means of
method of measurements stipulated in the contract as well as examined variation orders and reviewed the same with the
Consultant/owner for proper flow of work.
• Prepared subcontractor’s monthly invoices accompanied with its progressive quantity surveying documents. Negotiated
terms and conditions with external contractors/ suppliers for contracts/ purchases of various agreements and final closeout/
releases.
• Scrutinized coordination drawings, thus oversaw the preparation of subcontract documents encompassing technical
specifications as well as BOQ form of tender purchasing and drawing forms.
• Instrumental in tendering materials samples for approval and consultant permit, simultaneously attended tenders
opening arranged in the procurement department in the head office for smooth execution of work.
•Evaluated latest/most innovative technologies to help organization achieve established goals in an efficient and effective
manner.
Quality Control Engineer (Continued) January 1998 - August 2006
Arab Contractors Company "Osman Ahmed Osman & Co."
Cairo, Egypt
• Project Name: Dar El Salam General Hospital (Harmel)
Client/Owner: Egyptian Ministry of Health
Consultant: Integral Studies Office
Project Location : El Malek El Saleh, Cairo - Egypt

Project Value: 95,000,000 Millions Only (Ninety Five Millions LE)
Project Description: It’s a four floors + basement floor building with Schtrus reinforced Concrete Piles Foundation. The
scope of work consists various activities pertaining to Schtrus reinforced Concrete Piling Foundation System, Reinforced
Concrete Skeleton, Plain Concrete, Masonry Bricks, Plastering, Painting, False Ceiling, HVAC, Electrical Works and Plumping
Works.
• Designed quality control plan, whilst ensuring strictest adherence to quality standards by implementing rigorous quality
assurance policies.
• Administered the selection and requisition of materials and ensured all materials used and work performed are as per
specifications.
• Prepared, examined and analyzed structural shop drawings, structural calculations, method of statements and other
documents for all activities to be constructed to plan project implementation within time/cost constraints.
• Accountable for periodic inspection on site of all activities being constructed to ensure smooth flow of operations at site
and timely completion of the project.
• Performed routine maintenance and check of incoming indoor and outdoor lab materials to assure compliance with set
quality standards.
• Actively involved in preparing/reviewing shop drawings prior to the commencement of installation process to sustain
quality standards and eliminate problems, thereby suggested improvements and escalated unresolved issues to the Project
Manager for timely solutions.
• Identified non-conformity cases and prepared Non Conformance Report (NCR) thereafter resolved the same by aiding
corrective actions to prevent it from occurring for a second time.
•Kept a record of engineering field instructions for any predictable fault occurring in site as a result of a determined error in
Project drawings and assured that all project specifications/ regulations are adhered to.
• Tracked project progress on a regular basis, confirmed its adherence to client needs and successful handover of the
projects to clients within the agreed deadlines, without compromising on quality.
EDUCATION :
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt January 1997
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION :
 PMP® Certified (Project Management Professional), PMI Project Management Institute, PMP® Number : 1747842
PMP Credential holder since: 11 Sep 2014 valid through: 10 Sep 2017.
TRAININGS AND SEMINARS :
• 23th August 2014 – 8th
September 2014 completed PMP Exam Preparation Course (ELearning) by BRIDGE Consulting Co.
with a total of 18 contact hours/PDUs.
• 3rd
of May 2014 – 23th June 2014 I had completed PMP preparation course (ELearning) by BRIDGE Consulting Co. with a
total of 36 contact hours/PDUs.
• 3rd Nov 2013 - 4th Nov 2013: Training Course on “Contract Management” held in Medina, Saudi Arabia sponsored by
Saudi Council of Engineers
• 1st June 2013 - 3rd June 2013: Training Course on “Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Construction Projects” held
in Jeddah Saudi Arabia sponsored by Saudi Council of Engineers
• Professional Program in AutoCAD & SAP 2000, The American University, Cairo AUC - Egypt
• Preparing Quality control In The Arab Contractors Company Technical Institute, Cairo - Egypt
• Finishing Works, The Arab Contractors Company Technical Institute, Cairo - Egypt
• Sanitary System, The Arab Contractors Company Technical Institute, Cairo - Egypt
• Repairing Concrete Structures, The American University, Cairo AUC - Egypt
• Managing projects in Primavera P6 Professional Rel 8.0/Oracle in MTMM Company Offices Building in Jeddah/KSA
conducted by CMCS
• Primavera Contract Management Rel 13/Oracle in MTMM Company Offices Building in Jeddah/KSA conducted by CMCS.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Birth Date: 5 December 1973 (Age: 40) • Gender: Male

• Nationality: Egypt
• Visa Status: Residency Visa (Transferable)
• Marital Status: Married
• Driving License Issued From: Saudi Arabia; Egypt
• Languages: English and Arabic
• Religion : Muslim.
• Phones: +966532165852 in Saudi Arabia, +20226382301 & +201090701845 in Egypt.
MEMBERSHIPS
 Member of the Engineering syndicate in Egypt since 1997 (Member ID 21/00771).
 Member of the Saudi Council of Engineers in Saudi Arabia since 1st
September 2012 (Member ID 104464).
 Member of Project management institute PMI since 13th
July 2014 (Member ID:3151552)

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