MAMonther Al-Ashqar

Both sides of the table.

Most senior professionals come from one side. Consultant, or contractor. I have worked both, deeply.

Owner's side, as consultant

Dar Al-Handasah, Doha

Jul 2001 – Nov 2024, 23 years 5 months

  • Contract administration under FIDIC, with claims and variations assessed to protect the owner's position.
  • Delayed programmes recovered through CPM re-sequencing and resource re-allocation, avoiding major delay penalties.
  • Earned value, executive KPI dashboards and risk registers for the client.
  • Design coordination from concept to commissioning, authority approvals and the handover of national assets.

Site Engineer → Deputy Resident Engineer → Project Manager → Acting Senior Project Manager

Contractor's side

MACC, Riyadh

Technical and Design Manager, Dec 2024 – Dec 2025

−22%Rework
6Weeks earlier design freeze
+25%Milestone delivery
100%Projects on track at final handover
  • Design governance for royal palaces, ultra-luxury hotels, towers and healthcare facilities.
  • Three live sites, 13 concurrent tenders and a team of 50+ engineers and consultants.
  • BIM coordination with automated clash detection, QA/QC frameworks and constructability reviews.

A fixed-term mandate, closed out on plan.

I know how design decisions are made, how they are reviewed and approved, and exactly how they land on site.

That knowledge protects programmes, prevents conflicts, and saves money before the first conflict notice is ever issued.

Role by role.

Seven roles over thirty years, with the responsibilities and projects of each.

  1. Dec 2024 – Dec 20251 yr 1 mo

    Contractor, MACC

    Technical & Design Manager

    MACC (Modern Architecture Contracting Company), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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    Fixed-term contract, completed

    Technical and design governance across royal palaces, ultra-luxury hospitality, high-rise towers and healthcare facilities, over three active sites and 13 concurrent tenders.

    • Design governance: deliverables, interfaces and review cycles, resolving conflicts before execution.
    • BIM coordination: clash detection and validation checkpoints that brought design freeze forward by 6 weeks.
    • Quality: QA/QC frameworks and constructability reviews that cut rework by 22%.
    • Tendering: technical bids, value engineering and risk-adjusted proposals for 13 tenders.
    • Delivery: milestone delivery up 25%, with every project on track at final handover.
    Royal Palaces programme
  2. Feb 2010 – Nov 202414 yrs 10 mos

    Consultant, Dar

    Acting Senior Project Manager / Project Manager

    Dar Al-Handasah, Doha, Qatar

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    Full-lifecycle delivery of a QR 5.807B portfolio of 10 developments across hospitality, marine, infrastructure, healthcare, education and residential, as the primary client-facing authority.

    • FIDIC contract administration: claims evaluation, variations and determinations protecting the Employer.
    • Programme recovery through CPM analysis and resource re-allocation, avoiding substantial delay damages.
    • Project controls: EVM, executive KPI dashboards and risk registers.
    • Design reviews and constructability analysis from concept to handover.
    • Integrated testing, municipal approvals and handover of landmark national assets.
    Salwa Beach ResortSalwa Dahab Mountains Water & Adventure ParkOld Doha Port RedevelopmentGewan Island Marine WorksViva Bahriyah tower and townhouses, The PearlDoha Expo 2023Two Primary Health Care Centres, Al Nuaim and Al MuntazahSWRO seawater intake and outfall, The PearlQatar Foundation Academy, Al WakraInterContinental Doha, car park and main gate
  3. Jan 2007 – Jan 20103 yrs 1 mo

    Consultant, Dar

    Deputy Resident Engineer / Senior Structural Engineer

    Dar Al-Handasah, Doha, Qatar

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    Site supervision, structural compliance and technical governance on high-density mixed-use developments, from structural execution to phased handover.

    • Structural QA/QC: inspections, audits and material testing against IFC drawings and codes.
    • Coordination meetings to resolve constructability issues and close RFIs.
    • Reviews of submittals, shop drawings, material approvals and method statements.
    • Progress tracking against baseline schedules, with engineering reports.
    Porto Arabia retail nodes and townhouses, The Pearl
  4. Jul 2001 – Dec 20065 yrs 6 mos

    Consultant, Dar

    Site Engineer / Assistant Deputy Engineer

    Dar Al-Handasah, Doha, Qatar

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    Civil and structural supervision across marine, infrastructure and commercial developments worth over QR 1 billion.

    • Daily inspections across marine works, heavy piling and building packages.
    • Reviews of shop drawings, material submittals, method statements and ITPs.
    • Coordination of site logistics, trade handovers and execution sequencing.
    • QA/QC tracking, NCRs, and concrete and material testing records.
    The Pearl-Qatar Marine WorksAbu Samra Customs Centre, 44 buildings on 400,000 m²Doha International Airport and Qatar Airways technical buildingQatar National Library, piling package
  5. Dec 1996 – Jun 20014 yrs 7 mos

    Early career

    Civil Engineer

    Qatar Building Engineering Company, Doha, Qatar

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    Site execution, trade coordination and quality control across institutional, commercial and residential developments.

    • Supervision of civil, structural, MEP and finishing packages.
    • Coordination of subcontractors and specialist trades.
    • Inspections and compliance with municipal regulations.
    • Quantity take-offs, payment checks and material control.
    QBEC: palaces, 72 villas, public housing, the Awqaf building, a school and an ABB substation
  6. Aug 1996 – Nov 19964 mos

    Early career

    Civil Engineer

    Qatari Group of Petroleum Services, Doha, Qatar

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    Civil works and high-end finishes for a private palace compound with custom pools.

    • Reinforced concrete, waterproofing and premium finishes.
    • Coordination of civil, MEP and pool trades.
    QGPS: private palace compound with residential buildings
  7. Apr 1996 – Aug 19965 mos

    Early career

    Quantity Surveyor

    Gulf Falcon Engineering Company, Doha, Qatar

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    Quantity surveying and valuations for institutional, commercial, religious and residential buildings.

    • Take-offs and Bills of Quantities.
    • Monthly payment valuations and tender pricing.
    Gulf Falcon: villas, mosques, fuel stations and palaces

From quantity surveyor to acting senior project manager.

Thirty years drawn to scale, the way a programme should be.

Consultant side Contractor side Early career, site and QS
Role and company
1996200120062011201620212026
Quantity SurveyorGulf Falcon EngineeringApr 1996 – Aug 1996
5 mos
Civil EngineerQatari Group of Petroleum ServicesAug 1996 – Nov 1996
4 mos
Civil EngineerQatar Building Engineering Co.Dec 1996 – Jun 2001
4 yrs 7 mos
Site EngineerDar Al-HandasahJul 2001 – Dec 2006
5 yrs 6 mos
Deputy Resident EngineerDar Al-HandasahJan 2007 – Jan 2010
3 yrs 1 mo
Project Manager, then Acting Sr. PMDar Al-HandasahFeb 2010 – Nov 2024
14 yrs 10 mos
Technical & Design ManagerMACC, RiyadhDec 2024 – Dec 2025
1 yr 1 mo