Konstantinos Papakostopoulos

Projects Director

Projects Director with 23 years of experience, team executive leader, self-motivated, capable to manage successfully multiple construction projects that generate profit, seeking career opportunities to facilitate personal and professional development within a major construction or consultancy company.

Last Resume Update May 1, 2019
Address Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
E-mail pkbi2008@me.com
Phone Number +971563232828

Experience

TERNA SA
Projects & Operations Director
Dec 2013 - Current

• Multi Projects Management
• Manage multiple project teams successfully while maximizing both profit and client satisfaction
• Owner, Client & Consultant Liaison
• Proactively build and sustain relationships with targeted clients
• Construction Methodology & Target Setting – Tracking milestones affecting the critical path and making adjustments to mitigate potential risks ensuring Safety and implementation of the project’s quality control plan.
• Budget control / Cash flow forecasting / Control of indirect cost
• Contracts management
• Negotiations
• Variations
• Arbitration Issues
• Companies Operational issues related to Staff / Labour / Equipment in close coordination with the Administrator and Logistics managers. Properly allocate the company’s assets within various projects and Initiate suggestions for process improvements
• Monitoring and Coordination with the tendering Department – Identify potential difficulties – Secure the indirect cost – Providing the optimal solution with regards the construction methodology and the logistic plan to be implemented and finalizing the bid quotation along with the GM
• Assuring implementation of the HSE regulations in coordination with the Safety and Environmental managers

BESIX SA
Construction Manager
Jan 2013 - Nov 2013

New Cleveland Clinic Mega Project in Abu Dhabi
Fully responsible for levels 15, 16 and VIP 17 and 18.

TEODOMI SA
Projects Manager
Jan 1996 - Dec 2012

• Delivering Project Management in variable sectors handling Civil Engineering works within Hospitals, complex office buildings, commercial buildings, residential, shopping centres, hotels, factories, banks, multi-storey car parks, logistic buildings and luxury estates
• Delivering high quality products exceeding client expectations
• Attending frequent meetings with the Client, appraising progress and highlighting issues, offering and implementing tangible solutions to issues raised
• Reporting directly to the General Manager, evaluating Contract Change orders, handling negotiations with contractors, evaluating claims and variations, reviewing and approving monthly progress payments
• Representing the company in a professional and appropriate manner at all times whilst adhering to company policy, procedure and legislative guidelines
• Successfully appointing Engineers, delegating responsibilities, preparing time guidelines and ensuring contractors quality of work in the field.
• Efficiently ensuring safety, environment and health issues.
• Handling full management of the lead team of Engineers involved with the project; assigning contractors and identifying and engaging the core team of professionals enabling optimisation of project completion
• Efficiently monitoring construction activities in coordination with the CM, ensuring compliance with corporate identified requirements
• Tracking project milestones and deliverables whilst identifying discrepancies affecting the critical path
• Implementing the terms of the contract in full accordance with client’s needs whilst preserving the company’s rights

Education

CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON UK
MSc Design and Analysis of Structures for Hazards
Sep 1993 - Nov 1994
USIU San Diego USA
BSc Civil Engineering
Sep 1989 - Aug 1993

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