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Bassem Mahmood

First Name: 
Bassem
Last Name: 
Mahmood

Senior Planning/Scheduling Engineer with 12+ years of progressive experience in planning & scheduling, delay analysis and EOT claims within various types of large scale construction projects (Civil & MEP).

Personal Details

Nationality:Syria

Date of Birth: 15th Nov 1977            

Marital Status:Married

Driving License:UAE.

Location :UAE-Abu Dhabi.

Visa Status:Employment Visa.               

Language: Arabic (Native), English (Fluent)

Mobile: 00971508597701 / 00971564552217

Email:Basem_eng77@yahoo.com.

Linkedin: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/basemm

Academic Qualification

 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of Tishreen (Syria, lattakia ) in 2003.

Language skills

IELTS Certificate from the British Council ,overall band score 6 (Speaking 7 of 9)

Computer skills

Expert in planning & scheduling tools such as Primavera 6, Primavera 3, Microsoft Project , Excel and have good knowledge in Autocad and many other software.

Publications

Construction Technology for High Rise Buildings: Handbook  (Amazon.com) , 2014

Mechanical and Electrical Services for High Rise Buildings: Handbook (Amazon.com) , 2014

 

Familiar and well versed with

 

  • FIDIC conditions of contracts.
  • Delay and Disruption protocol.
  • Forensic Delay analysis.
  • Preparation, substantiation and defense of Construction Time Claims.
  • Daily, Monthly and weekly progress reports .
  • Cash flow ,Resource Histograms , S-Curve and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)..
  • Cost , resource and materils allocation.
  • Tender programmes.

 

General Responsibilities

 

Building & Controlling a large scale Planning packages (detailed Programs covering all Phases as Designing-Shop Drawings-Procurement-Mobilization-Construction including MEP works -till Handing Over, loaded with cost and resources, with a detailed-comprehensive weightage system, and all supporting reports as S-curve, cash flow, histograms, Dictionaries, and Planning Philosophy) in line with the project's Contracts.


Manage and evaluate the subcontractor’s programmes.

 

Monitoring and control the progress of work to achieve the project milestone dates.


Manage the CPM program in a way to give the company better situation.

 

Propose recovery and alternatives in case of negative deviation of the progress from the planning. 


Provide guidance to engineering, procurement and construction supervisors in the areas of planning and scheduling by analyzing and evaluating all relevant data.

 

Review overall project status with the Project Management team and recommend corrective action where necessary.


Building and evaluating Extension of Time Claims as per International Standards and advising the project about the best way to achieve the Contract in order to eliminate claims and counter claim against the company.

 

Attending planning meetings with contractors, consultants, project management to discuss and resolve planning  problems for smooth execution of the project.

 

Preparation of Tender Programs.

Professional Since: 
Jan-2003 (21.2 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Jan 2009 (15.2 yrs experience, WARNING: 6.0 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
11

Market Place

Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project books, on-line video training courses and training material available from an internationally recognised publisher. Teach yourself using on-line or book based learning or run your own in-house or public courses.