Haitham Altaq, PMP

Project Director | Construction

Celina, Texas, United States

About

Innovative Project Director with 20 years of experience in the concrete and construction building industry completing multinational projects in five countries, with project values up-to $1.6B. Strong history of success managing costs, budgets, architects, engineering, and contractors while overseeing project goals between high-level clients, various project teams, and executive stakeholders. Project Management | Client Relationship | Proposals | Scheduling | Time Management | Engineering | Contract Negotiations | Risk Assessment | Quality Assurance | CAD | BIM | RFIs | Quality Control | Operations | Risk Mitigation | Finance/Budgeting | Drawing/Design Layouts | Subcontractor Supervision | Multinational | Team Management | Documentation | Arabic & English | MS Office | MS Project | Bluebeam | Procore | AutoCAD | Acrobat Professional | Primavera P6 [email protected]

Experience

  • Project Executive Consultant at Nexus Development
    May 2026 - May 2026 · 1 mo

  • JPI Companies (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Project Director
      Jan 2023 - May 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Sr. Manager Of Statigic Sourcing
      Aug 2022 - Jan 2023 · 6 mos

    • Sr. Project Manager
      Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Project Manager at Nexus Development
    Apr 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    ▪ Vivante North, 118 total assisted/independent living units; project value $40M ▪ Manage financial reporting and budgets, analyzing reports and ensuring adherence to budgets up-to $250M ▪ Prepared and negotiated 3+ contract changes weekly including any revisions, request for information (RFIs), value engineering and owner changes ▪ Manage building information modeling (BIM) process for 111+ units, coordinating all subcontractors, pre-construction/OAC meetings, engineering and submittal processes, RFIs, change events, and change orders ▪ Manage project staff, including project/field engineers, site foremen, and trade superintendents as needed ▪ Acting subject matter expert regarding constructional management tool (Procore), implementing company-wide software database updates for all users and creating efficiencies for project drawings and specifications ▪ Partnered with architect to implement corrections for exterior re-design, leading to $600k in cost-saving measures

  • Construction Project Manager at Arabtec Construction LLC
    Apr 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    ▪ Abu Dhabi Plaza, largest tower block in Central Asia; project value $1.6B ▪ Manager on Abu Dhabi Plaza project, a major mixed-use development, as the largest tower block in Central Asia; including residential apartments and international office space, with total project value of $1.6B ▪ Responsible for value engineering, which included underground parking garage designed for up to 4k vehicles, and led the design team and buyout process ▪ Managed budget, financial reporting, procurement, and billing; included coordinating utilities with the city network ▪ Led risk assessments to manage the risk of project estimates and schedule, budgeting, and execution plans Implement quality assurance/quality control program (QA/QC), including creating material inspection forms, procedures, and conduct pre-construction meetings, ensuring project specifications and standards are met

  • Sr. Project Engineer at Nesma & Partners
    Jun 2012 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    ▪ Hyatt Regency Hotel, Hyatt and Hilton hotel towers 20 stories tall; project value $650M ▪ Senior project engineer of $650M two hotel towers built 20 stories tall (Hyatt and Hilton), including monitoring engineering progress, evaluating technical drawings/proposals, and controlling budgets and forecasted schedules ▪ Managed subcontractors, found alternative long lead items, and led testing/commissioning while completing project 8 weeks ahead of schedule; received $6M incentive bonus ▪ Awarded major tenant improvements activities including estimating, project, and contract management for two restaurants and a supermarket above the Hyatt Regency hotel mall