Rabih Raad, Ing, MCIArb, MBA

Experience

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  Bureau d Etudes et Travaux Hydrauliques Electriques (Engineer Elie Selwan)

  Jul 1998 - Apr 2003

  Project Manager

  • Execution of the structure and the fit out of the complexe ”Serail Hill Buildings and Nautilus Club at Solidere, Beirut, Lebanon”. A residential project of 160,000 square foot. Project value was 3M$.

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  Raad Consultants

  May 2003 - Jul 2006

  Project Manager

  • Consultancy in Project Management.• Consultancy and support of clients in the preparation and submission of construction claims.

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  Pomerleau

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  Quality Control
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  MAN Enterprise

  Jan 2007 - Feb 2011

  Project Manager

  Project Manager - Estimation• From August 2010 till February 2011 I worked in the Corporate Estimation Department, pricing projects for the MENA region and represented the Company in one of these tenders in Ras Laffan - Qatar Operations Manager May 2008 - Jul 2010• I executed with success the Civil Works of a 30 million gallons Desalination Plant within Fujairah F2 Project, the Main Contractor was a Consortium formed by Alstom-Sidem-OTV. I succeeded in achieving a very minimal LTI during the construction period and implemented adequate procedures which lead the company to win the Safety Award of the project many times.Project Manager Jan 2007 - May 2008• Monitored the progress of the construction of various residential high rise buildings in Dubai among which a two mixed use towers in Business Bay: BUA 1.2 million square foot and project value 100M$.• Established Abu Dhabi branch and acted as Business Developer approaching major potential clients and relevant authorities.• Coordinated and followed-up with OTV France/VEOLIA Dubai in preparing the estimation and the contractual issues related to an EPC turnkey contract in International City in Dubai. Show less

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  TECMAN Industry s.a.l.

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Operations Manager

  • Tecman is a subsidiary of MAN Group. TECMAN Industry is specialized in the execution of façade and interior fit out and decorative works. • During this period, I worked on the following Projects:o Internal finishes and cladding works of the Summerland Hotel and Resort in Lebanon.o The internal finishes of the Town Quay Development- Yacht Club in Lebanon.o The renovation of the Lebanese Parliament.

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  Majid Al Futtaim

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2017

  Senior Project Manager

  • Project “Lebanon Waterfront City Development” $290 Million. This project consisted in the construction of 10 residential buildings, including 25 stores and restaurants, along with the surrounding landscaping works. The BUA was 2-million square feet. I succeeded in managing the continuous major client design changes and variation orders and resolved many technical issues enabling the handing over of the project within the minimal time and cost impacts.

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  Raad Consultants

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2020

  Project Director

  • Consultancy in Construction Project Management.• Consultancy and support of clients in the preparation and submission of construction claims• President of an Arbitral Tribunal in a construction dispute which I concluded in October 2019.

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  GHD

  Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Supervision et Inspection des Travaux d'Imperméabilisation
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  MARATHON Division Gaz

  Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  Directeur Adjoint des Opérations
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  Macogep

  Sept 2021 - now

  Chef d'Équipe de Gestionnaires de Projets