Abdul Rahim Sabouni
Consultant, Director, and Project Manager in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abdul Rahim Sabouni, is the CEO of Span Management Consulting (SMC), and the Acting President & CEO of the Emirates College of Technology (ECT). A professional engineer, with diverse management background and proven achievements encompassing all facets of engineering project management, design, construction, contracts, claims, and quality assurance.
Exceptional communication, negotiation and strategic partnering skills in all cultures and cooperative levels. Earned industry-wide recognition for his expertise in corporate management in various market sectors of construction and engineering.
During his professional career which spans more than 30 years, in the US, Canada, and the Middle East, he had been actively involved in the civil engineering construction industry, and contributed to numerous projects in several countries with some major projects in the UAE of total value of several billion dollars, including the prestigious projects of Sheikh Zayed mosque, and the emirates palace hotel in Abu Dhabi.
Assumed several senior engineering posts in the UAE, including the "Building's Design Expert" of the public works department, Abu Dhabi, and the "Advisor of Technical Affairs and Construction Projects" of Abu Dhabi municipality.
On the academic side, Dr. Sabouni is a Professor of Structural Engineering, Ex-Vice Chancellor & CEO of Alhosn University in Abu Dhabi, Ex-President of the UMS University in Dubai, and Adjunct Research Professor in Western University, Canada.
Dr. Sabouni is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada; chartered construction manager from the UK, founding president of the ACI-UAE Chapter, President of the ASCE-UAE section, and the UAE director of the international federation of high rise structures IFHS-UAE.
Dr. Sabouni is the first recipient of the George Winter Award from Cornell University, USA.