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Sandy Muhammad Zahra

Senior Contracts Engineer at Concord for Engineering and Contracting

Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior Contracts EngineerFull Time

    Concord for Engineering and Contracting

    Jun 2017 - Present -8 yrs

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Job Role: Prepare, examine, analyze, negotiate, and manage the contracts, to ensure that the projects are executed in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions, and to mitigate the contractual risks with the following responsibilities: • Negotiate the contract terms and conditions during contract awarding phase, and ensure they are accurately executed and satisfied. • Prepare contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements and risks. • Review time schedules to ensure that contract terms and potential claims are considered. • Resolve any existing contract conflicts. • Review and draft day-to-day contractual letters. • Participate in preparing contract notices of Claims, and Variations. • Participate in preparing claims, and keep its records. • Drafting Sub-contractor Contracts. • Participate in evaluation of Sub-contractors claims and variation orders. • Participate in dispute settlements. • Coordinate actions with site, planning, cost, procurement and legal teams. • Report status of current contract processes.
  • Foreign Procurement EngineerFull Time

    VENICE MINERALS & STONES – VMS

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2015 -3 yrs, 8 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details: • Follow up with Operation Department their requirements of foreign supplies. • Dealing with suppliers / sub-contractors to get several offers then negotiate the prices and the conditions with them. • Coordinate with technical persons to get the approval of one of the received quotations. • Issuing purchase orders of the imported materials/items. • Follow up payment with the accounting department and send copy of the bank transfer to the supplier. • Follow up with the supplier the delivery terms and shipping documents. • Coordinate with the supplier till receiving shipping documents and deliver it to the forwarder for custom clearance. • Follow up with the forwarder till the arrival and delivery of the goods. • Handle a copy of P/L and PO to warehouse before arrival of the goods. • Ensure the arrival of goods in a condition identical to ordered items. • Coordinate with the supplier if any damages or missed items. • Maintain database for all purchase orders. • Evaluate supplier for each PO. • Giving approval to accounting department on suppliers / sub-contractor invoices based on agreed terms of the PO.
  • Projects & Contracts HeadFull Time

    Project Services Company

    May 2011 - May 2017 -6 yrs

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:• Oversee the preparation and revisions of the draft contract till contract Signature. • Prepare projects’ briefs summarizing contractual requirements. • Give the project internal job number and issuing project charter. • Assign project coordinator/Engineer for the project. • Distribute the contract, charter, budget and project relevant documents on concerned departments. • Follow up and coordinate all project aspects between all departments and client. • Ensure the job is constructed according to the project plans. • Track authorizations and correspondences. • Distribute contract change notices. • Following up contracts conditions Execution (Insurance policies, Bank bonds, Invoicing, Time schedule, Progress, Payments ,claims, Extra works , back charges , LD , …). • Review in detail and comment Interim and Final Progress Payment Certificate(s) (PPC) by checking quantities, correct application of unit prices and correctness of all calculations. • Monitor bank bonds validity based on contracts requirements and actual project status then coordinate with finance staff. • Develop regular reports on the status of the projects /contracts. • Perform closing activities as needed. • Maintain an audit file for each project including copy of the contract, all correspondences, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payments schedules with computer data base. • Participate in pre-qualification process of big upcoming projects.
  •  Contracts Administrator/Procurement Engineer Full Time

    Project Services Company

    Dec 2009 - Apr 2011 -1 yr, 4 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Contracts Administrator: • Reviewing draft contract received from client based on final agreed quotation and after coordinating with concerned departments (Estimation – Accounting - purchasing……etc.). • Negotiate terms and conditions till contract Signature. • Maintain detailed and organized file with computer data base for the contracts Management system. • Prepare projects’ briefs summarizing contractual requirements. • Give the project internal job number and issuing order sheet which includes departments’ responsibilities for internal distribution. • Following up contract conditions Execution and payments till the end of the project. Purchasing Engineer: • Follow up with projects Department their requirements of foreign supplies/Services. • Dealing with suppliers / sub-contractors to get several offers then negotiate the prices and the conditions with them. • Coordinate with technical persons to get the approval of one of the received quotations. • Issuing purchase orders of subcontractors activities and imported materials. • Follow up payment with the accounting department and send copy of the bank transfer to the supplier. • Follow up with the supplier the delivery terms and shipping documents for imported supplies. • Coordinate logistics for external purchase orders till receiving shipping documents and deliver it to the forwarder for custom clearance. • Follow up with the forwarder till the arrival and delivery of the goods. • Handle a copy of P/L and PO to warehouse before arrival of the goods. • Ensure the arrival of goods in a condition identical to ordered items. • Coordinate with the supplier if any damages or missed items. • Maintain database for all purchase orders. • Evaluate supplier for each PO. • Giving approval to accounting department on suppliers / sub-contractors invoices based agreed terms of the PO.
  • Education

    • College Diploma in CLAC 025– Comparative International Contracts (FIDIC Forms)

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2018 - 0 Month

    • College Diploma in CLAC 020 – Specific Contracts/Law of Evidence

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2018 - 0 Month

    • College Diploma in CLAC 045 – Comparative Arbitration

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2017 - 0 Month

    • B.S. in Mechanical Production Engineering in Production Engineering

      Alexandria University (ALEXU)

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2006 - 5 yr

    Skills

    • Projects Management.
    • Contracts administration.
    • Foreign Purchasing
    • Estimation and proposals Knowledge.

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • Primaver 6 / 8.3

      Arab Academy for science and technology·2016
    • English conversational course

      British Council·2015
    • English Conversation course

      British Council Alexandria·2015
    • International Contracts Management

      Al Mohandes Center·2012
    • PMP preparation Course

      AMCHAM·2010
    • Microsoft Project 2007 – level 1 & 2.

      New Horizons·2009
    • Awareness and internal Auditors training course (ISO 14001).

      SGS·2009
    • Awareness and Internal Auditors training course (OHSAS 18001:2007).

      SGS·2009
    • General English Course

      AMIDEAST·2008
    • ICDL.

      Egyptian Electricity Ministry ·2007
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