From structural studies to on-site delivery — a practical journey through civil engineering and project management, built on 6+ years of field progression from Site Supervisor to Civil Engineer.
I'm Mohamed Ali Triki, a Civil Engineer (ESSAT Gabès, 2026) with 6+ years of progressive field experience — from Site Supervisor to Construction Manager, Project Manager, and now Civil Engineer, all within Société Oasis de Travaux Généraux. My work combines structural rigour, BIM tooling, and hands-on project delivery.
Deliver structural quality and predictable schedules on international projects, applying Eurocode rigor, BIM coordination, and on-site discipline from day one.
A clear reading of the full project chain drives the right decisions at every phase — protecting quality, budget, and schedule from studies to handover.
Reading the full delivery chain — from design assumptions to as-built records — is what allows correct decisions at every stage and keeps quality, cost, and schedule aligned.
Validation of Eurocode calculation notes, QA/QC audits and HSE control across active sites. Cut schedules by 15% and held budgets inside ±5% via MS Project tracking.
Ran 5+ concurrent civil-works projects (budgets up to 500,000 DT) with 10–15-person crews. Weekly reporting system reduced schedule-drift risk by 25%.
Daily supervision of reinforced concrete, masonry and earthworks with 6–10-person teams. Held schedule compliance above 90% while completing a dual academic track.
Here is how I run a deep-foundation chantier, phase by phase: I supervise the bored piles, check the reinforcement cages, read the instrumented drilling records and accept or refuse each concrete delivery myself.
I supervised the boring of deep foundation piles with a rotary auger rig in a dense urban setting — I checked verticality on every pile, controlled spoil removal and validated the drilling depth against the design before the cage went in.
What I watch for: the pile must reach the competent bearing stratum — that is what carries the building when the surface soil cannot.
I directed the crane lift of the full-height reinforcement cage: before every lift I verified the bar diameters, the lap lengths, the tying and the spacers, then followed the cage down into the fresh bore.
What I watch for: uniform cover. Get the geometry wrong and the pile loses both bending capacity and durability.
I read the drilling and concreting parameters live on the Jean Lutz screen — depth 8.03 m, concrete pressure, flow rate and 18.3% over-consumption on pile P72 (⌀800 mm) — and I signed off each pile record before moving to the next.
What I watch for: the log is my traceable proof that the pile was concreted continuously and to the theoretical volume.
I organised the sampling station myself: cylindrical steel moulds cleaned, oiled and numbered in series so a sample could be taken from every concrete truck arriving on site.
What I watch for: without sampling discipline I have no defensible strength record at 7 and 28 days.
At each delivery I ran the Abrams cone test with the team — filled and rodded in layers to measure workability — and took the cylinders for laboratory testing before accepting the load.
What I watch for: I refuse a non-conforming batch at the gate rather than discover it inside the structure.
Design, analysis, and project-control software I use across studies, execution drawings, and site management.
2D execution and detail drawings, setting-out plans, and as-built documentation.
Modelling and dimensioning of concrete and steel structures under Eurocode load combinations.
BIM modelling, coordination between trades, and quantity extraction from the model.
Reinforced-concrete element design and automatic reinforcement drawings and calculation notes.
Planning, Gantt scheduling, and progress tracking of site works and deadlines.
Quantity take-offs, cost tracking, calculation sheets, and technical reporting.
Final-year engineering project (ESSAT Gabès, 2026): complete structural study and dimensioning of an industrial hangar in steel framing, from architectural concept to regulatory sizing of every load-bearing element.
Permanent, live, wind, and snow loads evaluated per Eurocodes EC1 and EC3.
Columns, trusses, purlins, and bracing sized in Robot Structural Analysis.
Hand-checks against EC3 to validate each critical section and assembly.
AutoCAD execution plans and full justified calculation note produced.
Studies conforming to Eurocodes with margins verified — proceed to construction.
Sections slightly over-designed or coordination clashes — revise before tender.
Structural instability or non-compliant assemblies — full redesign required.
AutoCAD — execution, detail and setting-out drawings
Robot Structural Analysis & Graitec Arche — Eurocode design
Revit — BIM modelling and multi-trade coordination
MS Project, Excel & Word — planning, costing and reporting
I supervised the construction of an elevated water tower built to strengthen the pressure of the drinking-water distribution network — I followed it from the circular raft through to hydraulic commissioning and handover.
I checked the radial and circumferential reinforcement mats over the circular raft before closing: bar spacing, laps, cover and the bracing of the timber formwork all around, and I made sure the starter bars for the shaft walls were correctly positioned.
Why I insist on this: the raft spreads the full tower load and anchors the shaft against wind overturning — nothing gets poured before I sign off on it.
I supervised the foundation pour with the concrete pump: I controlled the placing sequence, the layer thickness and the vibration of every lift, and kept the pour continuous without cold joints.
Why I insist on this: correct vibration removes the air voids that later become leaks — watertightness is decided during the pour, not after.
I followed the raising of the vertical wall reinforcement and its closing with timber formwork — verticality, ties and formwork bracing — and I enforced the scaffolding and PPE rules on the working platforms.
Why I insist on this: this shell is the structural body of the storage vessel — a formwork defect here is visible for the life of the tower.
I supervised the tower up to its final height: casting of the shaft columns and the upper bowl, the full-height metal and timber scaffolding, then the cement rendering and the white and blue protective coats.
Why I insist on this: rendering and protective paint shield the reinforced concrete from moisture and weathering and reinforce the watertightness of the vessel.
I followed the ductile-iron adduction, distribution and drain/overflow lines assembled with flanges, bolts and sealing joints, and I checked the valve chamber — gate valves, dismantling joints, flow meters and check valves against water hammer — all in anticorrosion paint, then I had the site cleaned and landscaped for handover.
Why I insist on this: I do not hand a project over until hydraulics, safe access (crinoline ladder, guardrails, fencing) and finishes are all verified together.
The completed tower on commissioning day, presented to the client and the local authorities: I walked the delegation through the structure, the access ladder and the valve chamber, and answered the technical questions on capacity, watertightness and safety before the works were formally received.
Why I insist on this: a project is only finished when it is filled, pressurised and accepted in front of the people who will operate it.
As a qualified professional based in Tunisia, I am open to international career opportunities across Europe and can pursue applicable work and residence pathways, including the French Talent Passport (Carte Talent) and the EU Blue Card, subject to the relevant employment and eligibility requirements. I am available for international collaborations, employment opportunities, and relocation opportunities with European companies.
I hold a Civil Engineering degree at Bac+5 / Master level (ESSAT Gabès).
Open to full-time civil engineering roles, project management assignments, and international mobility — locally in Tunisia or on expat contracts in Europe and the GCC.