Arooba Aziz, Remote Insurance Underwriter | Project Coordinator| Junior Planner | Virtual Assistant

About

I am an Engineer by Profession and Manager by passion. I have over 5 years of experience in project coordination and administration management

Experience

SFR Brokerage New York, USA

Jul 2023 – Present

Remote

Insurance Underwriter

1. Research and Information Gathering: Gather background information on potential customers by reviewing and extracting data from proposal forms submitted for insurance purposes. Extract essential details such as personal information, property details, and risk factors. 2. Risk Assessment: Utilize company records and databases to assess the number of existing policies with similar risk levels. Analyze the collected data using appropriate software and tools to evaluate the acceptability of the risk involved. 3. Insurance Quoting and Premium Calculation: Prepare insurance quotes based on the risk assessment and other relevant factors. Determine appropriate premium amounts considering the level of risk, coverage requested, and other pertinent factors. 4. Policy Development: Prepare accurate and comprehensive terms and conditions for insurance policies based on the coverage requested and relevant legal requirements. Ensure policy documents are clear, concise, and legally compliant. 5. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with insurance brokers to provide necessary information and support their interactions with customers. Communicate directly with customers to address inquiries, provide quotes, explain policy terms, and assist with policy issuance and renewals.

Bank AL Habib Limited Pakistan

Dec 2019 – Nov 2021

Pakistan

Engineering Coordinator

A. Planning, scheduling & coordination of upcoming branches, projects and back-offices. · Developing action plan for the Bank’s annual expansion strategy. · Preparation and follow up of project Gantt Charts. · Preparation of premises acquisition checklist of upcoming projects, checking land suitability as per the regulatory requirements. · Coordinating with internal stake holders & users of the Bank for preparation of User Brief and other requirement described by the internal client. · 2-D and 3-D layouts review and analysis as per bank requirement. · Floating tenders to the contractors, performing quote evaluation and comparison of the projects. · Preparation of official memos and necessary documentations required for internal approvals · Drafting of job specific work orders for contractors · Negotiating with vendors to get the best possible price · Attend and coordinate project kick-off and progress meetings; making regular trips to the site. B. Liaise with Consultants, Architects & Collaborate with Contractors: · Extensive involvement in preparation and management of project budgeting, engineer’s estimate and BOQ with the consultants and architects. · Coordination with architects for material selection, BOQ and working drawings preparation. · Coordination with MEP unit for preparation of working, ceiling, plumbing, firefighting and other drawings. · Preparing and reviewing tender package which includes technical specifications and financial proposal package C. Reporting & Project Tracking · Presenting project progress to senior management on weekly basis via presentations · Identification and mitigation of construction issues and keeping line managers well informed about the deviations · Ensuring owner supplied items are ordered and delivered at site for timely completion of the project · Responding to work delays

Private Company

Apr 2017 – Nov 2021

Pakistan

Project Coordinator

· Developing project objectives of the assigned commercial, residential and industrial projects. · Taking out project’s civil and architectural works quantities and preparation of BOQ · Conducting rate analysis and taking quotes from different material supplier for preparation of Engineer’s Estimate · Preparation of Project specific ‘Request for Proposal’ Documents: Financial and Technical proposals to be circulated among contractors · Conducting regular meetings with clients for clarity of scope and to meet their specific requirements. · Presenting architectural layouts to clients and senior managements. · Delegation of tasks to the team members such as CAD draftsmen and structural engineer to ensure efficient completion of the project. · Checking and review of drawings, making sure all drawings (MEP, Architectural, Structural, HVAC etc.) are made on the selected design · Supervising CAD draftsmen and operators · Involvement in basic structural designing of projects · Conducting day to day coordination with all stake holders

HBL Pakistan

Oct 2018 – Dec 2019

Pakistan

Assistant Manager Green Operations Unit

· Planning and developing energy conservation strategies for the bank. · Tracking and controlling progress of the projects, updating the same on bank provided software for management’s review. · Forming action plan and running pilots before launching projects on high-scale. · Collaboration with internal and external project team for mitigation of problems that arise. · Preparation of ‘Return on Investment’, project cost estimates reports and memos before the launch of projects. · Supervision of activities of on-boarded vendors and team members. · Exploring worldwide energy conservation devices, methodologies and technologies that are used by other multi-national companies, engaging with vendors and their clients on · Meeting with different vendors, conducting due-diligence as per the bank policy to induct them in the bank. · Drafting of Request for Proposal documents for energy conservation projects such as solar energy and fuel level monitoring devices etc. · Performing ‘Value Analysis’ i.e. rate and specifications analysis and taking quotes from different vendors to get the best possible solution for the bank. · Presenting project progress to senior management on monthly basis via presentations, dashboards and reports. · Preparation of job specific work orders Performing any other tasks assigned by the boss

Education

Institute of Business Management Karachi

Sep 2017 – Sep 2019

Masters of Business Administration, Environment & Energy Management

NED University of Engineering & Technology

Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

Bachelors in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering

Arooba Aziz

Remote Insurance Underwriter | Project Coordinator| Junior Planner | Virtual Assistant

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