Muhammad Umair

Senior Project Engineer

Dec 2025 - Mar 2026 • 3 mos

Worked In Gardinia Building Contracting Dubai, UAE Core Duties & Responsibilities: ​Project Strategic Oversight: Directing civil and structural execution for high-priority projects, ensuring alignment with 2026 Dubai building codes and sustainability standards. ​Integrated Cost Engineering (CCP Path): Leading the project’s commercial health by managing Cost Forecasting, budget reconciliation, and complex Quantity Surveying (QS) for major structural and finishing packages. ​Planning & Schedule Integration: Supervising the development and updating of project baselines, ensuring critical path activities are met to avoid liquidated damages. ​Stakeholder Management: Navigating technical approvals and handovers with consultants, and clients to ensure zero-bottleneck project flow. ​Key Successes & Achievements: ​Cost Efficiency: Implemented a new Quantity Take-off (QTO) validation protocol that identified and mitigated a 4% variance in material procurement within the first quarter. ​Digital Transformation: Integrated advanced Excel-based automated tracking for site labor productivity and material consumption, increasing reporting accuracy by 20%. ​Leadership in Quality: Achieving a "First-Time-Right" inspection record for critical structural milestones through rigorous pre-inspection QA/QC protocols. ​Professional Advancement: Actively applying AACE International standards to project cost-control frameworks as part of Certified Cost Professional (CCP) candidacy.

Senior Project Engineer

Mar 2025 - Dec 2025 • 9 mos

Worked at Safa Al Qudra Technical Services LLC Core Duties & Responsibilities: ​Project Leadership: Spearheaded the execution of civil and technical service packages for specialized infrastructure projects, ensuring high-quality delivery within strict timeframes. ​Cost & Commercial Management: Took ownership of Quantity Surveying (QS) tasks, including detailed material take-offs, budget forecasting, and managing subcontractor payments and variations. ​Operational Strategy: Optimized site workflows and resource management, coordinating between multiple work fronts to maintain seamless project momentum. ​Technical Authority: Provided expert-level oversight on QA/QC protocols and structural inspections, ensuring 100% compliance with client specifications and Dubai regulatory standards. ​Key Successes & Achievements: ​Process Modernization: Developed a centralized Cost Control Dashboard in Excel, improving the accuracy of real-time project expenditure tracking by 15%. ​Strategic Planning: Successfully integrated Primavera P6 schedules with site execution plans, resulting in a 10% improvement in milestone delivery speed. ​Commercial Impact : Identified and negotiated critical cost-saving opportunities in material procurement, reducing overall project overheads by 5% without compromising quality. ​Operational Excellence: Led a multidisciplinary team to achieve zero-incident site performance while managing high-complexity technical installations.

Site Civil Engineer

Sep 2020 - Feb 2025 • 4 yrs 5 mos

Worked in Green Oasis General Contracting Company as Site Civil Engineer Core Duties & Responsibilities: ​End-to-End Project Execution: Managed the full construction lifecycle of 132/11kV DEWA Substations and associated infrastructure, ensuring delivery within budget and on schedule. ​Cost Engineering & Estimation: Executed precise Quantity Take-offs (QTO) for civil works, managed material procurement schedules, and prepared comprehensive daily/weekly progress reports for stakeholders. ​Planning & Progress Tracking: Collaborated with the planning team to monitor project milestones using Primavera P6, implementing corrective actions to mitigate delays and optimize resource allocation. ​Authority & Consultant Management: Acted as the primary point of contact for DEWA, Dubai Municipality (DM) ensuring all civil handovers met stringent regulatory standards. ​Key Successes & Achievements: ​Major Achievement (Raft Pour): Successfully led a continuous 1230m³ raft foundation pour for a critical substation project, coordinating logisitics, quality, and manpower with zero safety incidents. ​Budget Optimization (CCP Path): Implemented a material tracking system in Advanced Excel that reduced concrete and steel wastage by 7%, directly improving project profitability. ​Regulatory Record: Achieved a 100% first-time approval rate for final structural inspections across major projects through rigorous pre-inspection protocols. ​Crisis Management: Successfully managed site operations during the COVID-19 recovery period, maintaining project momentum while ensuring full compliance with health and safety mandates.