Ahmed Dawwaba

Deputy Projects Director | VEOLIA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

Skilled engineering professional offering thirteen years of experience for both projects management and high technical knowledge about water treatment, wastewater treatment and water reuse for the municipality and industrial projects. Experience and responsibilities include Contact potential client and understanding their needs, Design optimization, value engineering, tendering, cost estimation, contract reviewing, projects scheduling, risk analysis, cost control, saving declaration, communication with supplies, resources control, Team leading and coaching, communication with a potential client, arranging meeting, revenue forecasting, reporting and communication control, Cash flow management, increasing revenue, presenting goals and achievement and improving client and stakeholder satisfaction. Meanwhile, my responsibility includes building strong and effective communication with the client. Searching and creating business opportunities, meeting with a potential client and pursuing strategic opportunities for a particular business or organization to growing the business. In addition to the above, I have seven years of experience of leadership, coaching and motivation of the projects team. Proven record of the successfully completed project on the schedule and within budget. I am eager to learn and to achieve results.

Experience

  • Veolia Water Technologies (Full-time · 13 yrs 8 mos)
    • D. Projects Director
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Projects Manager
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2025 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      - Projects Management - Team leading,motivation, coaching and support - Technical support - Building and developing a business relationship with the customer -Creating of effective and strong communication Chanels with team and stockholders. - Seeking a fruitful business opportunity - Revenue forecasting - Cash flow management (Billing/collection/procurement forecast and execution) - Projects Planning and scheduling - Resources Control - Communication with supplier and deal-making - Work standardization and improvement. - Work quality evaluation - Contracts management - Projects Progresses control and reporting - Risk and opportunities analysis - Preparing final reports and show up the results - Reports and Communication control - Scope verification - Cost estimation and verifying - Elimination of margin erosion - Creating of opportunities and understanding of client needs. - Identifying KPIs and Department Objectives - Stockholders satisfaction - Projects Closing - Ensuing of best collaboration between team members and others department.

    • Project Manager
      Aug 2014 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Process review and Design optimization. - Comply with project specifications and related standers. - Actual Coasting , Budget Control and margin control - Risk Analysis - Project Planning and scheduling - Project cost control - Material control - Coordination between different departments - Communication and meeting with client - Site inspection and assessment. - Billing and collection Management - Document listing and scheduling for approval - Preparing of Technical submittals, Piping and Instruments Diagram , Engineering Calculation , Engineering Drawings , Piping layout and civil guide line drawings. - Project Progresses control and reporting - Responsibilities control for Project team members - Reports and Communication control - Purchasing and Fabrication management. - Delivery management. - Installation work and site management included human resources and activities control. - Quality and Quality assurance control. - Testing and commissioning - Hand over and project closing

  • Sr Project Engineer at WASHNAH WATER EQUIPMENT
    Sep 2009 - Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    -Projects Execution management -Reporting for projects completion -Cash flow management for Projects -Human resources control -Cost , time and quality management -Fabrication Management -Warranty and after sales Management -Electrical Design . -Cables Calculation and routing -PLC program design -Grounding calculation and erection. -Lightening system Calculation and erection -Lighting and power distribution Panels Calculation and erection -Super vision and management of Electrical erection. -Project commissioning -Project Closing

  • WASHNAH WATER EQUIPMENT (Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia)
    • Sr Electrical Engineer
      Sep 2007 - Sep 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      -Electrical Team leader -Resources control -Communication with Client and consultant -Electrical Load Calculation -Electrical Design, Included SLD , Wiring Diagram, Power Feeder, Transformer, MV and LV. -Complying with national Stander and project specification. -Quoting of electrical and automatic Items(panels – MCC- PLC-SCADA-cables (MV-LV)-generators -transformers) . -Furnishing of Complete Electrical submittal included the Power feeder , MDB , MCC and Automation System and Approve it from consultant or end user -Cooperation with mechanical team to finalize the required mechanical submittal and drawings for mechanical equipment’s and approve it. -Cables Calculation and routing ( LV & MV) -Fabrication of MCC inside the company or by out sources -PLC program design -HMI program design -Instruments selection, approving, calibration and commissioning. -Electrical shop drawings -Electrical Installation -Grounding calculation and Installation. -Lightening system Calculation and erection -Lighting and power distribution Panels Calculation and fabrication -Supervision and management of Electrical Installation work at site included cable tray installation, cables pulling, cables termination, instruments installation, grounding Installation, loop test and dry test. -Project commissioning -Project Closing - Management of panel workshop. - Scheduling and forcasting fabrication activities. - Maintence and aftersales service manager. - Eletrical installtion management .

    • Electrical Engineer
      May 2006 - Sep 2009 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      -Electrical Load Calculation -Electrical Design , Included SLD ,Wiring Diagram , Power Feeder , Transformer , MV and LV. -Complying with national Stander and project specification. -Quoting of electrical and automatic Items(panels – MCC- PLC-SCADA-cables (MV-LV)-generators -transformers) . -Furnishing of Complete Electrical submittal included the Power feeder, MDB , MCC and Automation System and Approve it from consultant or end-user -Cooperation with the mechanical team to finalize the required mechanical submittal and drawings for mechanical equipment’s and approve it. -Cables Calculation and routing ( LV & MV) -Fabrication of MCC inside the company or by outsources -PLC program design -HMI program design -Instruments selection, approving, calibration and commissioning. -Electrical shop drawings -Electrical Installation -Grounding calculation and Installation. -Lightening system Calculation and erection -Lighting and power distribution Panels Calculation and fabrication -Supervision and management of Electrical Installation work at the site included cable tray installation, cables pulling, cables termination, instruments installation, grounding Installation, loop test and dry test. -Project commissioning -Project Closing

  • Electrical Engineer at Wadi Elmelouk for Food industries
    Jan 2005 - Mar 2006 · 1 yr 3 mos

    # Electrical Maintenance . # Trouble Shooting super visor engineer # PLC trouble shooting . # Preventive Maintenance planner .