Somar Samih

Senior Civil Engineer with 16+ years of professional experience across road and highway design, civil infrastructure construction, earthworks, engineering surveying, quantity surveying, project management and construction supervision. Currently working as a Resident Engineer in the UAE. Strong hands-on construction surveying capability using GNSS/GPS and Robotic Total Station for set-out, road alignments, structural axes, coordinates, levels, earthworks surveys and quantity calculations.

Advanced Autodesk

Civil 3D capability across surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, pipe networks and earthworks. Experienced across consultant and contractor environments. 15 years of experience using surveying instruments. Additional practical capability includes 3D laser scanning, handheld SLAM LiDAR, point-cloud processing, Trimble automated machine control and Trimble S9 robotic surveying.

Resident Engineer – Consultant - Tebodin Middle East - Al Ain, UAE

(2026-01)

• Supervise and coordinate civil construction activities in compliance with approved drawings, specifications and contract requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants and stakeholders to resolve technical and construction issues.
• Monitor construction progress, workmanship, materials and soil/materials testing.
• Review progress payment applications, variation orders and extension-of-time requests.
• Monitor construction quality and site safety requirements.
• Perform hands-on engineering surveying using GNSS/GPS and Robotic Total Station for construction set-out, road alignments, structural axes, coordinates and levels.
• Conduct earthworks surveys, verify slopes and levels, and calculate excavation/fill quantities using survey data and Civil 3D.
• Support road construction teams with survey control, setting-out, level verification and quantity checks.
• Use 3D laser scanning in current engineering work, including where traffic hazards limit safe conventional total station/GPS surveying.
• Process and classify large raw point-cloud datasets using CHC CoProcess and Autodesk ReCap; generate digital elevation models (DEM), contours and quantities, including outputs for municipal assessment of rainwater accumulation and traffic safety.
• Personally own and use a handheld SLAM LiDAR scanner to document erosion, asphalt deformation and potholes; calculate quantities and use processed point clouds to develop remedial design proposals.

Quantity Surveyor – Consultant - AECOM UAE - Al Ain, UAE

(2025-01 - 2026-01)

Project: Design and Construction to Upgrade Paving Layers for the New Truck Route.

• Monitored daily construction activities and compliance with drawings, specifications and standards.
• Measured and priced completed works using contract drawings, specifications and Bills of Quantities.
• Prepared financial statements and progress reporting.
• Handled interim and final payments, variations, contractual correspondence, cash flow and claims support.

Assistant Resident Engineer – Consultant - TESSCO Technical Engineering - Al Ain, UAE

(2024-01 - 2025-01)

Project: Upgrading of Fences Along Main Roads in Al Ain City.

• Monitored daily construction activities, progress and compliance with approved drawings and specifications.
• Prepared daily/weekly reports and supported audits and closeout.
• Handled post-contract QS functions including interim payments, variations, correspondence, cash flow and claims support.

Project Manager – Contractor - ALRASHID GROUP - Abu Dhabi / Al Ain, UAE

(2023-01 - 2024-01)

Project: Fence Replacement & Construction of Road Around Al Ramla Fossil Dune – Liwa.

• Managed scope, programme, budget, resources, quality and client/consultant interfaces.
• Coordinated technical submissions and monitored contract compliance, payments and productivity.
• Led project teams and daily construction activities.

Project Manager – Contractor - ALRASHID GROUP - UAE

(2019-01 - 2023-01)

Project: Sand & Gatch Supply for Housing Plots in Al Ain City.

• Led project planning, design/plan production and construction delivery.
• Measured and priced works using drawings, specifications and Bills of Quantities.
• Managed interim/final payment documentation and post-contract QS activities.
• Directed earthworks and road operations, including excavation, filling and grading.
• Worked with Trimble GPS-based automated machine-control systems for dozers and graders on earthworks, integrating positioning with automatic hydraulic blade control for excavation and grading.

Technical Office Manager – Consultant - TRIARENA - Baghdad, Iraq

(2016-01 - 2019-01)

Al-Rasafa Stadium Project.

• Supervised civil works including roads, grading, pipelines and sewerage networks.
• Prepared construction plans, drawings and technical specifications.
• Verified slopes, pipe diameters and network coordinates and coordinated field material testing.
• Controlled site surveying activities and quantified excavation, filling, roads and paving layers using Civil 3D.
• Worked with the project team using a Trimble S9 Robotic Total Station during stadium structural steel erection, achieving accurate positioning of steelwork.

Project Engineer - HMISHO & HIS BROTHERS - Syria

(2009-01 - 2012-01)

• Supervised civil and structural works and prepared scopes, design analyses, drawings, specifications and cost estimates.
• Performed structural checks, technical reports and foundation verification for equipment, tanks and supports.

Roadway Design Engineer - ABDUL MOHSEN ALKHARAFI - Latakia, Syria

(2007-01 - 2009-01)

• Performed geometric design of service roads and highways: horizontal/vertical alignments, typical sections and superelevation.
• Developed preliminary highway design concepts, 3D roadway models and construction sequencing concepts using Civil 3D.
• Coordinated with construction observers, consultant engineers, utility coordinators and right-of-way coordinators.
• Applied AASHTO-based roadway design principles.

Master's Degree - Civil Engineering - Tishreen University (2010-01 - 2014-01)

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Tishreen University (2001-01 - 2006-01)