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Senior Planning Manager, Habtoor Leighton Group, Various

START Date: 
November, 2008

Senior Planning Manager for Leighton Contracting Abu Dhabi. Roles include working on bids for major projects in UAE, also working on specific projects such as Zayed University project; Mafraq Hospital; Cleveland Clinic tender; Al Bustan Mixed use Development etc.

Previously employed in UK until October 2008 with Bovis Lend Lease, working on various bids in London and South East England. Prior to Bovis working with Mace in southern England and before that was employed by Costain, working on the Diamond Synchrotron project at Didcot, near Oxford.

Also involved in a number of PFI bids with Skanska in the UK after returning from overseas in January 2003.

Previously employed in UAE from 1995 until 2002 with Costain Dubai and then with Skanska. Projects included Pyramid Health Club at Wafi, and Burj Al Arab in Dubai. 

Prior to working in UAE employed by Costain Construction Ltd as Site Engineer from September 1985, through to 1995 latterly as tender planning engineer.

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