Alaa Yehia

Experience

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  American University of Beirut

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  Project Manager

  • Manage all grants' tasks and report to the international donors.• Prepare budget planning, cost estimation and monitoring, cost allocation, changemanagement and variance analysis.• Manage more than 40 million dollars projects yearly.• Develop and maintain project schedules, and use project management and financialreporting tools.• Organize and Develop proposals, including budgets, and implement new grants.• Arrange and negotiate terms and financial plans for new grants, and transcribe withprofessors to abide by the grant terms and funder's core values. Show less

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  AY Trading & Contracting

  Nov 2014 - Mar 2023

  • Develop strategic sustainability and resilience management practices in a PBOenvironment, and Lead digital transformation and innovation programs.• Oversee all aspects of project management, including change management strategies,cost control, and quantity surveillance. Lead the development and implementation ofcomprehensive change management plans, which included strategies for managingscope, schedule, and budget changes.• Work closely with cost control specialists to ensure that projects remained within budgetconstraints and that cost variance analysis was performed regularly to identify andaddress potential deviations.• Direct and coordinate the company's financial activities to fund operations, maximizeinvestments and increase efficiency.• Develop and execute corporate long term development strategy including businessdevelopment strategies, opportunity sourcing, due diligence, and strategic and valuationanalyses.• Achieve stratospheric growth with more than 20% annually, except for the pandemicphase. Show less • Prepare comprehensive cost management plans, conduct accurate cost estimations andforecasting, utilize earned value analysis and cost trend analysis.• Employ robust change management strategies, including quantity surveillance, whichinvolves tracking the quantity and quality of materials in use to ensure the projectremains within scope and within budget constraints.• Develop and maintain project schedules to optimize resource allocation and maintainproject timeline.• Employ risk management techniques, manage vendor relationships, develop and managesuccessful proposals, budgets, bids, and contracts that meet project objectives andstakeholder requirements.• Introduce sustainability management practices, and professional tools including stafftraining and capacity building.• Use Data analytics and project management tools, and Coordinate key internal andexternal Stakeholder. Show less

  • Business Development and Strategy Manager

    Nov 2018 - Mar 2023

  • Project Manager / Business Development

    Nov 2014 - Oct 2018
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  Fluor Corporation

  Apr 2023 - now

  Project Control IV

  • Lead cost control and budget forecast on a multi-billion dollars project.• Develop accurate project cost estimates and perform cost control, identify costvariances and implement corrective actions when necessary.• Identify and assess project risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and contingencyplans.• Lead daily change management procedures.• Prepare and present regular project cost reports, staffing forecast, and status reportsfor management and stakeholders.• Ensure that project compliance is within relevant industry standards and regulations.• Create project setup and processes, including change management, WBS structure,contingency, and schedule planning. Show less