م. كوثر هرملاني

More than twenty years of experience in managing and delivering projects of every kind, covering the preparation of technical specification documents and the process of bidding for tenders, and the writing of contracts, as well as skills in analysis, planning and site supervision, in estimating and controlling time and cost, and in managing the relationship between a project's stakeholders. More than fifteen years in general management, covering planning, execution, direction and monitoring, as well as recruitment.

Accreditations and memberships

• Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and a trainer accredited by several bodies in PMP training and in setting up a project management office (PMO)

• Trainer in the entrepreneurship sector: job market skills, contract systems, simplifying procedures, preparing an engineer to train

• Specialist in electronic teaching and training, the Arab Board, 2022

• Licence to practise as a trainer and training consultant with the Palestinian Trainers Syndicate, 2021

• Member of the executive bureau and training adviser at the Union of Arab Trainers' Syndicates, 2019

• Member of the International General Union of Arab Academics, 2019

• Accredited trainer and member of the Human Resources Management Association, 2018, Syria

• Accredited trainer with Qualitas, 2013

Professional skills

• Experience in setting up a project management office (PMO)

• Experience in professional project management following the PMPOK guide

• Excellent experience in supervising and delivering projects of every kind

• Excellent experience in all general management skills, covering planning, execution, monitoring, direction and recruitment

• A deep understanding of a project's scope of work

• Deep knowledge of how to prepare the schedule and plan cost and human resources, and of monitoring cost and time performance during delivery using MS Project and Primavera

• Deep knowledge of contract systems, reading a contract, writing technical specification documents and bidding for tenders

• Reading engineering drawings

• Skill in preparing and presenting technical reports

Personal skills

• Strong communication skills, including working in mixed working environments

• Strong negotiation skills, especially in managing disputes between stakeholders

• Creativity and critical thinking

• Strong leadership and team management skills

• Working under pressure

• Working within teams

Qualifications

• MBA, 2016

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, 1997

Professional experience

• Administrative development manager at the Regional Planning Authority [January 2021 - August 2022]

• Founded and headed the citizen service centre at the Ministry of Higher Education, central administration [December 2020 - December 2021]

• Head of the technical and services department at the National Institute of Public Administration (INA) [November 2019 - November 2020]

• Founded and ran the Mahmoud Al-Ajan Institute in Lattakia [2013 - 2017]

• Headed the technical office at the Directorate of Culture in Homs [2007 - 2011]

• Head of the tender committee at the Directorate of Culture in Homs [2007 - 2011]

• Project manager and general coordinator of the cultural complex in Homs [2009 - 2011]

• Rapporteur member of the Homs Dream committee for the culture sector [2009 - 2011]

• Secretary of the Institute of Popular Culture [2003 - 2004]

• Site engineer at the Ministry of Culture since 1998, assigned to work within dozens of supervision and handover committees for various engineering projects covering execution, construction, cladding and rehabilitation

Teaching

• Tishreen University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, geotechnical department [2013 - 2017]

Training

• Trainer specialising in professional project management (PMP): job market skills, entrepreneurship, contract systems, simplifying procedures, and preparing an engineer to train [2007 to date]