Ahmed Kotb

About the Candidate

Ahmed Abbbas Kotb
Proposed Position: Sr Civil Engineer
DATE OF BIRTH
04-Dec-1987
NATIONALITY
Egyptian
CIVIL STATUS
Married
EDUCATION
B.Sc. civil engineering, Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt, 2010.
LANGUAGES
Arabic, English, Turkish and Spanish
GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE
Egypt and Spain.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS (LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS)
Year of Completion: Civil Engineers, Egyptian engineers syndicate, Cairo, Egypt.
Year of Completion: PRMG, projects management, AUC, Cairo, Egypt.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & EXPERIENCE
I built on my experience in managerial and engineering at multinational firms and further hone my communication and interpersonal skills to delivery turnkey projects to various governmental sectors in which project are funded by World Bank. That kind of projects required especial engineering and environmental standards. Multicultural environment where different nationalities work to gather as one team in which I gain great experience.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Nov 2024 – Present | Hill International
Monorail Project – EGP – Cairo, Egypt| Sr Civil Engineer
Project description/summary (in one line): Railway.
Company’s role in the Project: PMC.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Responsible for station and line steel erection and installation.
• Supervising steel structure work activities.
• Conducting daily and weekly reports for the work progress.
• Attending meetings with Client, Contractor, Sub- contractors and Third parties to discuss technical submittals, issues and queries, Site and quality issues, Construction methodologies and resolving construction problems.
• Respond to official letters, claims, RFIs and solving discrepancies in construction.
2023- 2024| BuildX
Nuclear power plant, Eldabaa, Egypt | Construction Manager
Project description/summary (in one line):. Dabaa nuclear power plant consist of four water reactors (PWRs) with a total capacity of 4.8GW, which is expected to account for up to 50% of Egypt’s power generation capacity.
Company’s role in the Project:. Subcontractor
Responsibilities/Tasks:
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• Responsible for steel erection and installation.
• Coordinating with other disciplines, ensure construction is effectively coordinated between civil, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation, to effectively execute projects in proper quality, sequence and timing.
• Conducting daily and weekly reports for the work progress.
• Attending meetings with Client, Contractor, Sub- contractors and Third parties to discuss technical submittals, issues and queries, Site and quality issues, Construction methodologies and resolving construction problems.
2022- 2023| HJI
Monorail, Cairo, Egypt | Sr Civil Engineer
Project description/summary (in one line): Railway.
Company’s role in the Project: Subcontractor.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Responsible for station and line steel erection and installation.
• Supervising subcontractors and work activities.
• Coordinating with other disciplines, ensure construction is effectively coordinated between civil, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation, to effectively execute projects in proper quality, sequence and timing.
• Conducting daily and weekly reports for the work progress.
• Attending meetings with Client, Contractor, Sub- contractors and Third parties to discuss technical submittals, issues and queries, Site and quality issues, Construction methodologies and resolving construction problems.
• Respond to official letters, claims, RFIs and solving discrepancies in construction.
2020 – 2022 | BUILDX
Various projects, Sadat City, Cairo, Egypt | Construction Manager
MDF Factory with total budget 700 million total area 25 hectare.
Bo island 6 villas and 7 buildings
Project description in one line: Industrial and residential.
Company’s role in the Project: Contractor.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Manage and oversee the day-to-day construction management of the project.
• Prepares, supervises and approves the development of PEP [from construction point of view, and its implementation plus ensuring Lessons Learned are properly documented throughout the life of the project including Project Close-out
• Manage the construction effort and be the construction representative of our company with Client. To plan, develop and organize the construction effort to formulate the most cost-effective plan to timely completion within budget and to implement the execution of that plan.
• Responsible for implementation of the scope of work as related to construction/ fabrication, pre-commissioning, load-out and offshore installation hook-up and offshore pre-commissioning and commissioning of the facilities in conformance with project specifications, Scope of Work, and in accordance with the approved Project Schedule.
• Monitor and report to Project Manager / Sr Construction Manager of project details, including progress, risks and opportunities in a timely manner.
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• Ensures all changes to specifications, work scope and drawings are documented
• Define clear roles & responsibilities and deliverable requirements in terms of both scope and schedule to all the team members.
• Review man-hours and duration forecasts to completion for onshore construction and man-hours, duration and manning forecasts for offshore hook-up and offshore installation durations and resource requirements.
• Monitor construction productivity and schedule performance and investigate reasons for less than satisfactory performance. Provide recommendations and institute measures for improvement by modification to operating procedures/work instructions.
• Adhere to Company Safety Standards and promote safety culture among the ranks throughout the Company.
2015 – 2020 | Thales
Modernizing the signaling systems of Cairo-Alex railway corridor From Cairo to Alexandria, Egypt | Site Manager
Project description: A project of modernizing the signaling systems of Cairo-Alex railway corridor with a contract amounted €109M funded by the World Bank. The contract includes the design, supply, construction, phasing, commissioning and maintenance services, It also covers the telecommunication system and centralized traffic control. The project is to increase the passengers’ capacity to 32M yearly as well as the train speed to 160 km/h and decrease the train headways to 5 minutes.
Company’s role in the Project: Contractor.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Construction of technical Buildings.
• Level crossing civil and signaling installations.
• Installation of signaling element all over the track and inside technical buildings.
• Installation and implementation of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
• Coordinate with all governmental authorities for design approval and permit issuance.
• Follow-up the daily work progress with project departments including Mechanics, Electrical, Technical Office and Safety.
• Built site team staff including Engineers, Supervisors and Technicians.
• Follow all subcontractors’ daily progress work.
• Ensure that daily work is done according to planned time schedule, budget and quality standards.
• Coordinate between Clients, Consultant, Designers, and Subcontractors.
• Commissioning several stations between Cairo- Alexandria line currently in service of Egyptian National Railway.
2012 – 2015 | Limak
Terminal 2 Cairo Airport , Cairo, Egypt | Senior Civil Engineer
Project description: A project of renovating and rehabilitating of Cairo International Airport Terminal 2 with a contract amounted $387M funded by the World Bank. The contract aimed to increase the passenger’s capacity to 7.5M per year with built-up area of 170,000 m2 for the construction of new buildings, departure hall and major upgrading and extension airside pier and 300,000 m2 landside pavements constructions.
Company’s role in the Project: Contractor.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
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• Organize all human and material resources on site.
• Set-out Project daily work according to the drawings and specifications.
• Ensure all assigned work is completed on time and within the agreed budgets.
• Ensure all design work is produced in sufficient quality to avoid errors or rework.
• Coordinate between Clients, Consultant, Designers, and Subcontractors.
• Civil and steel work inspections.
2010- 2012 | AL MASRIA
Housing and developing a 24 floor Bank Tower Building, City, Country | Site Engineer
Project description in one line: Mixed-use.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Manage the site daily production.
• Executing daily civil and finishing work according to the structure and architecture design drawings.
• Ensure the work is done according to the standards.
• Coordinate with the Site Manager on daily work performed.