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Joseph Latif

Joseph Latif

Muscat,Sultanate of Oman

Summary

A Dedicated Contracts and Procurement Manager with 14 years of experience. Demonstrated history of meeting company goals and promoting best practices. Thrives under pressure and adapts to challenges with ingenuity and resilience. Strong Negotiation Skills and Public Relations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Head of Contracts and Procurement Department

Concord for Engineering & Contracting -Oman Branch
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2026.02 - Current

Reporting Line: Projects Director and Country Manager.
•Project: Construction of Sewer System and TE Networks for ALAMERAT (A10) - Area (A11 & A6).
• Contracts Duties and Responsibilities:
Managing a team of 2 Contract Engineers to accomplish the following:
A.Pre-Contract Phase: Setting Contracts Conditions and Creating Contract Templates for subcontractors – Issuing Subcontractors Contracts
B.Tendering Phase: Sending Invitation to Tender (RFQs') to Subcontractors – Financial offers Negotiation – Contract Conditions Negotiation – Technical Coordination with Technical Office Team and QS team in order to send clarifications on Subcontractors' Queries.
C.Post-Contract Phase: Main Contract Management (Claims and Correspondence) - Subcontracts Management (Termination and Claims).

  • Procurement Duties and Responsibilities:

Managing a team of 5 Procurement Officers to accomplish the following:

A. Send RFQs' to Suppliers, Collect Quotations, Price, Delivery time and Payment terms Negotiation and Prepare Comparison Sheets.

B. P.O. Conditions Setting Until P.O. Signature.

C. P.O. Log Management and Suppliers' Database Management.

D. Coordination with Planning team and Technical Office Team.

Contracts Section Head

Roya Developments
Cairo, Egypt
2024.12 - 2026.02

Reporting Line: Commercial Director and CEO.
•Projects: Stone Park – Telal East – Telal El Sokhna – Telal Northcoast – Telal Soul – The Big.
•Duties and Responsibilities:
Managing a team of 4 Contract Engineers (2 Seniors and 2 Juniors) to accomplish the following:
A.Pre-Contract Phase: Setting Contracts Conditions and Creating Contract Templates – Issuing LOIs’, LOAs’,Issuing Construction and Consulting Contracts – Issuing Addendum (EOT and Price Adjustment).
B.Tendering Phase: Sending RFP to consultants – Invitation to Tender for contractors – Financial offersNegotiation – Contract Conditions Negotiation – Coordination with Cost and Budgeting Team and QS team.
C.Post-Contract Phase: Issuing Termination letters to Contractors – Issuing Price Adjustment letters toContractors – Issuing letters to contractors concerning technical issues occurring in DLP.
D.Banking Reports: From a commercial side, Revising and Adjusting Price Adjustment Claims of Contractors(Roya sister companies) that are submitted to the banks.
E.Business Strategy: Develop and Align Projects with Organization Strategic Vision -Implementing TopManagement requirements taking into consideration to control all risks.

Associate Contracts and Claims Manager

Archimid Architects
Cairo, Egypt
2023.01 - 2024.11

Post-contract Phase duties and responsibilities:
1-Acting impartially in between of Employer and Contractor.
2-Management of All variation orders and change requests via a change
control log.
3-Claims determination.
4-Penalties and Backcharges Management.
5-Management of all El's (Engineers' instructions).
6-Acting Proactively and in preventive way against potential claims
events.
7-Project Controls weekly meetings with All project p arties to discuss all
critical events and pending issues.

Senior Contracts and Claims Engineer

Redcon Spain Construction
Cairo, Egypt
2021.09 - 2022.02

Duties and responsibilities:
Pre-contract phase
Setting special conditions of contract and making negotiations
leading to the contract award stage, assuring that all ITT and
tendering statements and conditions are conforming and suitable
to the company status and policies and setting risk assessment
report in coordination with tendering team and project
management team.
Post-contract duties and responsibilities:
Correspondence follow-up, management and control in
coordination with site teams, delayed payments and EOT.

Tenders and Contracts Engineer

Sabbour Consulting
Cairo, Egypt
2019.10 - 2021.09

Responsible for: Receiving The RFP's - RFP's study and assessment
Technical and Financial offers preparation - Contract Models study and
review - Tender documents and offers submission in the International
Projects Department - French and English Speaking Countries

Quantity Surveying Engineer

MAX TAKEOFFS
Cairo, Egypt
2019.05 - 2019.10

Quantity Surveying Engineer at Max Takeoffs, LLC (US based company) -
Working remotely in Egypt from a satellite office.
Providing construction estimating and quantity takeoff for all construction
trades and CSI divisions related to: commercial construction, residential construction,
industrial construction, institutional construction and heavy civil
construction. Construction estimation is made for all types of structures
(reinforced concrete structures - steel structures - wooden structures).

Senior Site Engineer

ECG Engineering Consultants GROUP S.A.
Cairo, Egypt
2018.01 - 2019.02

Site Civil Engineer at ECG Engineering Consultants Group S.A. -Working on
several Mega Proiects: (Administrative Control New Headquarters at New
Administrative Capital Engineering Services Warehouse NASPS Factory Ain
Sokhna Kattameya Road -RS New Residential Compound at New Administrative
Capital)

Senior Site Engineer

Cairo Housing and Development
Cairo, Egypt
2014.10 - 2017.12

Senior Site Engineer and Project Coordinator at Cairo Housing and Development,
One of Pioneers Holding Group Companies.
Projects: (Point 90 Mall -5th Settlement In front of AUC).
(Stone Park and Stone Residence - Rooya group current projects at Kattameya)

Quantity Surveying Engineer

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
Cairo, Egypt
2013.12 - 2014.10

Quantity Surveying Engineer at OCI (Orascom Construction Industries), Department:
PGEBU Technical Office (Power Generation Egypt Business Unit).

Duties: Takeoff and Invoices.

Site Engineer

ACE Moharram Bakhoum
Cairo, Egypt
2012.09 - 2013.11

Site Engineer at ACE Moharram Bakhoum In EMAAR UPTOWN CAIRO.
ProJect Management Engineer at ACE ProJect Management Moharram Bakhoum
from September 2012 to February 2013, worked on tendering, contract administration, QS and FF&E management for proiects:
•Conrad Hotel Renovation
•Golden Coast Resort Pro1ect at Sharm El Sheikh

Education

Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering and Project Management

Cairo University
Cairo - Egypt
2006.11 - 2012.06

Thanaweya Amma - Maths

Jésuites - Collège de la Sainte Famille
Cairo - Egypt
1994.09 - 2006.06

Skills

* Leadership skills
* Strong Negotiation skills
* Good Communication skills
* Public Relations

Languages

French
Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Arabic
Native

Affiliations

  • Camping and Tennis

Certification

CLAC 30 and CLAC 40 (Contractual and Legal Aspects in Construction by Dr. Sherif El Haggan)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Head of Contracts and Procurement Department

Concord for Engineering & Contracting -Oman Branch
2026.02 - Current

Contracts Section Head

Roya Developments
2024.12 - 2026.02

Associate Contracts and Claims Manager

Archimid Architects
2023.01 - 2024.11

Senior Contracts and Claims Engineer

Redcon Spain Construction
2021.09 - 2022.02

Tenders and Contracts Engineer

Sabbour Consulting
2019.10 - 2021.09

Quantity Surveying Engineer

MAX TAKEOFFS
2019.05 - 2019.10

Senior Site Engineer

ECG Engineering Consultants GROUP S.A.
2018.01 - 2019.02

Senior Site Engineer

Cairo Housing and Development
2014.10 - 2017.12

Quantity Surveying Engineer

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
2013.12 - 2014.10

Site Engineer

ACE Moharram Bakhoum
2012.09 - 2013.11

Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering and Project Management

Cairo University
2006.11 - 2012.06

Thanaweya Amma - Maths

Jésuites - Collège de la Sainte Famille
1994.09 - 2006.06
Joseph Latif