Dr Sultan Tarawneh
PhD in Civil Engineering from Leeds University. Currently working as Project Coordinator and Engineering Manager at Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, UAE.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Skills: | Engineering |
| Location: | Abu Dhabi |
| Groups: | Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) |
| Interested in: | Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
| Tags: | i am an associate prof. in civil engineering specialized in construction engineering management since 1999. i worked for mu’tah university from 17/10/1999 to 1/3/2008 and from 1/3/2008 to date for a construction company in united arab emirates called al-h |
| Schools: | University of Leeds, University of Sheffield |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, UAE |
| Position: | Project Co-ordination and Engineering Manager |
| Time period: | March 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Project Description: The Project Name is Abu Dhabi JW Marriott Hotel, Resort & Spa and it is consist of 10 buildings, 88 luxury chalets 5 of them VIP chalets located in the water, Venetian Village which includes 33 apartments, SPA buildings, the lagoon passing through the project is connected directly to the main canal in additional house refueling station for the boats running through the project as per the following factsheet:
Client: Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) Main Contractor: Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises Consultant: Otak International Project Manager: MACE International Project Value: Estimated to go up to AED 1.7 Billion Built up Area: 177791 Square Meters Man-Hours without Loss: 2200000 Location: Opposite the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE Designation: Project Co-ordination and Engineering Manager |
| Employer: | Mu’tah University |
| Position: | Associate Professor. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Time period: | October 2004 - Present |
| Description: | Teaching and research responsibilities. |
| Employer: | Tafila Technical University |
| Position: | 2. Director of the Engineering Office (1) and Head of Department of Civil Engineering (2) |
| Time period: | September 2007 - March 2008 |
| Description: | (1) Director of the Engineering Office with full responsibility of all the university projects’ design and supervision such as: Head of the design team for the building of Faculty of Science with total built up area of 18 000 square meters with total value of JD 9.5 millions, Head of supervision team for the building of student affairs and others with total built up area of 12 000 square meters with total value of 6 millions.
(2) Head of Department of Civil Engineering with full responsibility of the department activities such as: Preparing the time table of the department courses, Chair all the meeting of the department board, Represent the department in the faculty board etc in addition of teaching and research responsibilities. |
| Employer: | Mu’tah University |
| Position: | Director of the Utilities Unit |
| Time period: | February 2006 - May 2007 |
| Description: | 1. Department of Agricultural Services
2. Department of Campus Security and Public Safety 3. Department of Supply and Nutrition 4. Department of Transportation and Mechanic |
| Employer: | Master Programme in Engineering Management |
| Position: | Coordinator |
| Time period: | February 2005 - August 2007 |
| Employer: | Mu’tah University |
| Position: | Head, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering |
| Time period: | September 2002 - August 2003 |
| Description: | Preparing the time table of the department courses, Chair all the meeting of the department board, Represent the department in the faculty board in addition to teaching and research responsibilities. |
| Employer: | Mu’tah University |
| Position: | Assistance Professor. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Time period: | October 1999 - October 2004 |
| Description: | Teaching and research responsibilities. |
| Employer: | Jordanian Ministry of Municipalities/ Moa’b and Mu’tah Municipalities |
| Position: | Civil Engineer / Project Manager and Head of the Technical Team |
| Time period: | January 1989 - July 1994 |
| Description: | Full responsibility of the technical and planning activities of both Municipalities. In addition to that I have the responsibility of supervising:
1. Moa’b Road & Streets: The project consist of cut and fill, putting base and sub base of 50 000 square meters with total value of JD 75 000. 2. Moa’b Road: The project consist of flexible pavement (Asphalt) of 50 000 square meters with total value of JD 90 000. 3. Mu’tah Roads & Streets: The project consist of cut and fill, putting base and sub base of 45 000 square meters with total value JD 70 000. 4. Mu’tah Roads & Streets: The project consist of flexible pavement (Asphalt) of 45 000 square meters with total value of JD 80 000. 5. The offices and Shopping Center of Municipality of Mu’tah: The project consist of the employee offices of Mu’tah Municipality and Mu’tah Shopping Center with two floor building with a total built up area of 750 square meters with total value of JD 350 000. |
| Employer: | Jordanian Civil Defense |
| Position: | Project Supervisor at several projects |
| Time period: | January 1987 - December 1988 |
| Description: | Full responsibility of supervising three projects for the Jordanian Civil Defense in Maa’n, Moa’b and Al Mazr with a total built up area of 1050 square meters and a total value of JD 450 000. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Leeds |
| Time period: | 1999 |
| Degree: | Civil Engineering , PhD |
| University: | University of Sheffield |
| Time period: | 1995 |
| Degree: | Engineering Civil Engineering , MSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Publication in Journals and Magazines
1- Tarawneh S.A. (2004). Evaluation of pre-qualification criteria: client perspective; Jordan case study. Journal of Applied Sciences, 4 (3), July – September 2004. pp 354-363. 2- الطراونة ، سلطان عبد الرحمن (2004 ) ، "مقارنة أثر تطبيق الأيزو على الشركات الإنشائية الأردنية" . مجلة هندسة المنصورة ، مجلد رقم 29 العدد ، رقم 1 . 3- Tarawneh S.A, Preece CN, and Alrawdan A. (2002). Service Quality for Client Satisfaction - Re-Orienting the Construction Team. Abhath Al -Yarmouk Basic Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2A, 2002. 4- Tarawneh S.A, Al-Rodan A., and Maaitah, O. (2003). Contractor’s perspectives on pre-qualification: Meeting client expectations; Jordan case study. Mu’tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat, Vol. 18. No. 2, 2003. pp 49-64. 5- Maaitah O. and Tarawneh S.A. (2003). Effect of treated wastewater on the behavior of unsaturated soil. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences, 3(5), 2003. pp 360 – 369. 6- Al-Rodan A. and Tarawneh S.A. (2003). FE Analysis of the flexural behavior of rectangular tubular sections filled with high-strength concrete. Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2003. pp 71 – 77. 7- Mahadin S.A, Maaitah O.N, and Tarawneh S.A. (2002) The Impacts of Customer Changes on Traffic Accidents in Jordan. Mansoura Engineering Journal (MEJ), Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University. Vol. 27, No. 4, December 2002. Publication in Conferences 1- Tarawneh SA, Preece CN, and Maaitah O (2002). Research into Marketing Service Quality Decision Making in Jordanian Construction Organizations. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, 6th – 8th November 2002 SOAS – London. 2- Preece CN and Tarawneh SA and Moodley K (1997). Modeling Design and Build Service Quality. International Conference on Leadership & Total Quality Management In Construction & Building. Institution of Engineers, Singapore. 6-8 October 1997 Singapore. 3- Preece CN and Tarawneh SA (1997). Service Quality for Client Satisfaction on Design and Build Projects: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) 13th Annual Conference Proceedings, Kings College, Cambridge, 15-17 September 1997. 4- Preece CN and Tarawneh SA (1997). Developing High Quality Design and Build Services: Closing the Four Managerial Gaps. The 2nd National Construction Marketing Conference, Oxford Brooks University, 3rd, July 1997. 5- Preece CN and Tarawneh SA (1996). Re-Orienting the Construction Team to Achieve Service Quality for Clients Satisfaction. The 1st National Construction Marketing Conference, Oxford Brooks University, Thursday 4 July 1996. |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | 1- Jordan Trade-Union of Engineering from 21 /10 / 1986
2- Institute of Civil Engineering (U.K) / Student Membership from 1 /1 / 1996 Committees: I held membership in a number of committees among them: 1- Faculty of Engineering Council / Tafila University from 9/ 9/ 2007 to 1 /3/ 2008 2- Tender Department Committee / Tafila University 9/ 9/ 2007 to 1 /3/ 2008 3- University Council / Mu'tah University from 31/8/2005 to 31/8/2006 4- Faculty of Engineering Council / Mu'tah University from 30/ 9/ 2000 to 30 /9/ 2004 and from 30/9/2005 to 30/9/2006 5- Student Disciplinary Council / Mu'tah University from 30/ 9/ 2000 to 30 / 9/ 2001 6- ABET Accreditation Committee for Civil and Environmental Engineering Depart. 7- Foundation Committee and Programme Co-coordinator for the Engineering Management Master Program at the Faculty of Engineering. 8- Foundation Committee of Mu’tah Centre for Water and Environmental Studies 9- Postgraduate Committee for the Engineering Management Master Program. 10- Postgraduate Committee for the Water and Environment Master Program. 11- Permanent Committee for the University Construction Projects; evaluation and monitoring. 12- Several Other Committees Concerning Employee’s Department Members, Bid Evaluation, Dispute Resolution, and Conferences (More than 60 committees). |
