Maged Raouf Fayek

Contracts, Claims and Insurance Head of DepartmentFull Time

• Job Details:• Lead, mentor, and direct 18+ contracts and claims professionals accountable for 15+ major and complex projects, from commencement to completion, with value totalling circa EGP 50B • Engage with cross-functional management teams, to include Project Managers, Department Directors, Project Directors, and General Manager, to formulate sound decisions on all contractual and commercial aspects of projects • Manage preparation of 60+ EOT claims, including prolongations, suspensions, accelerations, and disruptions • Negotiate determinations and optimal settlements for all dispatched claims, while serving as the subject matter expert in the resolution of disputes and arbitration cases • Develop and review the preparation of contract risk assessment for contractors, from pre-award to post-award phase • Direct the Planning and Cost Control Teams on all claims related matters, providing advice and verifying the delay analysis and methods of cost assessment of the incurred costs, losses, damages, and consequential costs • Define, develop, implement, and continuously fine-tune departmental systems, policies, and procedures • Train, coach, and mentor the team to increase their commercial and contractual awareness, while driving own development through active participation in site meetings and visits, conferences, and pursuing ongoing education

Contracts and Claims ManagerFull Time

• Job Details:• Managed a team of five Engineers in charge of project development, substantiations and settlement of claims, delay analysis, costs monitoring, and resolution of claims and all commercial issues • Maintained regular communication with the Executive Leadership team across client companies to offer consultation, monitoring, and resolution of all contractual and commercial issues • Administered bespoke/FIDIC suite of construction contracts for all clients, with a total contract amount in excess of AED 1.5B spanning 20 projects across 10+ locations • Drafted a range of commercial documents to include contracts, subcontracts, addenda, amicable settlements, memorandum of understandings (MOUs), request for proposals (RFPs), request for quotations (RFQs), letter of intent (LOI), and letter of acceptance (LOA) • Formulated, implemented, and continuously enhanced policies related to claims operations • Proposed, negotiated, and secured the awards of lump-sum price construction contracts to all clients Key Achievements: • Provided subject matter expertise on conflict and alternate dispute resolution, leading to lower litigation expenses and mitigation/minimisation of arbitration proceedings • Sustained high levels of client satisfaction by monitoring and immediately communicating all significant issues and deviations to clients' management team, offering solutions and recommendations as necessary • Contributed to project profitability through effective management and tracking of invoicing and payment process

Contracts ManagerFull Time

• Job Details:• Initiate and prepare any potential claims events for submission to Dar Al Handasah (DAH), in order to ensure and preserve companys rights for additional costs, time extension, (etc..). • Conduct and prepare all supporting documents to ensure proper Claims submission. • Lead and guide the Planning & Cost control teams in any delay analysis or cost substantiations required for any claim event. • Assumed responsibility for all project contractual activities from notice to proceed, through Provsisional and Final Taking Over, until all relevant contractual obligations are complete and all relevant contractual issues are resolved / settled. • Track and closely monitor request for informations, material submittals, drawings, engineer’s instructions, formal letters and change log, to trigger changes, variations, additional costs etc.., and issue contractual notices afterwards following detailed particulars within the stated notice period, as per FIDIC 1987/1992 provisions. • Administer assigned contracts of sub-contractors to ensure compliance with all contractual clauses, terms and conditions of the contract and issue notices along with detailed particulars and/or terminating contracts in case of non-compliance. • Prepare all letters to DAH on daily basis to ensure contractual compliance and continious communication of the projects day to day activities, including the gathering / analysing of all technical information required from Site, quality, technical office, planning, cost and safety teams, to ensure proper coordination of tasks and preserving the companys rights in all events • Perform post-award activities including the coordination of all contracts submittals and correspondences, preparation and process variation orders and claims, ensure documentation to negotiate change orders are properly produced and maintained. • Support project risk, opportunity identification & analysis, in addition to support the management of risks & opportunities by development / implementation of appropriate contractual reviews. • Negotiate closely with DAH and project team, the management & settlement of time extensions and variation claims. • Liaise with the project manager on daily basis, to ensure appropriate schedules for contracts are produced and maintained, to ensure the execution of the contract is properly enforced. • Follow critical issues that demands management attention to ensure contractual compliance. • Initiate, track and monitor contractual events on a follow up report, while establish and update records of all correspondences related to contract activity. • Management of project insurances, and submission, monitoring and settlement of insurance claims in accordance with the Policies. • Undertaking of any other contractual / commercial tasks as instructed by the PM. • Support the project execution start-up, prior to Notice to Proceed, including Contract Analysis