MESC Engineer (Specification Engineer)
Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
Total years of experience :19 years, 5 months
Accomplishments:
• Owned the accountability for the efficient and cost-effective management of spare parts to support equipment maintenance and ensure uninterrupted utility services.
• Committed to minimizing downtime, controlling costs, and maintaining the reliability of the utility company's infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic Procurement Mastery: manage the spare parts inventory, participated in all aspects related to machinery and component procurement, ensuring seamless integration into plant operations.
• Detailed Specifications: Creating detailed technical specifications for materials, equipment, and processes required for the project. Ensuring that specifications meet quality standards and industry best practices.
• Rigorous Quality Assurance: Executing meticulous physical inspections upon material arrival, enforcing stringent quality standards, and meticulously reviewing material specifications.
• Supplier Communication: Interfacing between the company and suppliers to convey technical requirements and expectations.
• Cost Management: Balancing technical requirements with cost considerations, ensuring that materials/products meet quality standards without exceeding the budget.
• Standardization Expert: Transforming the standard specification landscape through the methodical harmonization of diverse specifications into a cohesive and unified standard, optimizing operational efficiency and ensuring unwavering consistency.
• Specification Formulation: Leading the way in advancing specialized formats for material specifications at the SWCC plant, intricately designing tailored specification forms and rectifying any gaps or inaccuracies in the data of material specifications.
• Inventory Optimization: Strategically identifying identical materials already present within the plant, mitigating excess inventory, eliminating duplication, and curbing overordering practices.
• Quality Control: Ascertaining the spare parts procured to meet the necessary quality standards and specifications. Participating in quality assurance testing and inspection of spare parts.
• Documentation and Record-keeping: Maintaining accurate records of spare parts inventory, usage, and procurement is essential and helps in tracking costs, identifying trends, and planning for future needs.
• Plant Collaboration: Collaborating seamlessly with other SWCC plants, fostering a cross-plant synergy on materials specifications while aligning with international standards and specifications.
Key Projects and Achievements:
Karan Utilities and Cogeneration Project, Saudi Aramco (Jan 2011 - Jan 2012):
• Spearheaded welding inspections for this high-profile project, ensuring the seamless integration of utilities and cogeneration systems.
• Vigilantly monitored and controlled all aspects of shop and field welding activities, meticulously verifying materials, overseeing pre-weld inspections, and ensuring the precise application of approved welding procedures.
Berri Gas Plant, Saudi Aramco (Jan 2010 - Jan 2011):
• Directed and managed welding operations at the Berri Gas Plant, overseeing structural and piping works.
• Delivered remarkable results by meticulously supervising in-process welding surveillance, welding performance evaluations, and the execution of post-weld heat treatment (PWHT).
Khursiniah Gas Plant (Mar 2009 - Dec 2009):
• Played a pivotal role in the successful execution of the Khursiniah Gas Plant project.
• Conducted thorough inspections of incoming materials, ensuring compliance with project requirements and meticulously verified material test certificates (MTCs).
Key Responsibilities:
• Quality Assurance and Control: Vigilantly monitored and controlled shop and field welding activities, conducted meticulous material verification, pre-weld inspections, and pre-heating assessments. Ensured strict adherence to approved welding procedures and enforced proper storage and handling of welding consumables.
• In-Process Oversight: Orchestrated in-process welding surveillance, evaluated welder performance, and diligently managed rejection rates. Oversaw hardness testing, positive material identification (PMI), and non-destructive testing (NDT) processes and aligned them with project specifications.
• Materials Management: Inspected incoming materials for damage, confirming MTC availability and compliance with specified requirements. In terms of size, schedule, flange ratings, and proper flange face configurations.
• Documentation and Reporting: Reviewed contractor's Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) before welding activities commenced.
• Hydrotesting and Pipe Installation: Supervised field piping hydrotests, ensuring flawless execution and conducted comprehensive inspections of piping fabrication, fit-up, welding, and equipment erection, maintaining stringent quality control throughout.
• Final System Validation: Prepared Pre-Punch Lists, executed line checking with test packages, and reviewed line history sheets, and ensuring NDE examinations were conducted before final system hydro testing.
• Dimensional Inspection: Scrutinized fit-up and dimensions as per isometrics and P&ID, meticulously reviewing material received reports, data sheets, and manufacturer test reports. Identified pre-heat and PWHT requirements in line with WPS specifications.
• Certification and Reporting: validated the job completions, certifying and verifying compliance with project, owner, and international standards.
Key Project to Credit:
• Power Plant 9, Riyadh for Saudi Electricity Co.
Accomplishments:
• Engineering Clarification and Team Empowerment: Effectively interpreted approved engineering drawings, elucidating technical intricacies to technician teams, enhancing their understanding of their roles.
• Strategic Planning and Material Management: Orchestrated meticulous planning and control of day-to-day activities, ensuring seamless availability of construction materials at the project site.
• Document Review and Expedited Procurement: Scrutinized GE and Bemco drawings, QA/QC documents, standards, and client requirements, collaborating closely with engineering, procurement, and stores to expedite construction materials.
• Progress Monitoring and Reporting: Monitored subcontractor work progress in alignment with a four-week lookahead schedule, compiling comprehensive reports for weekly construction meetings.
• Gas Turbine and Generator Installation Expertise: Executed flawless installation of the gas turbine and generator, encompassing physical inspections, center guide support placement, shimming, turbine positioning, blue contact checks, drop checks, foundation bolt torquing, and pre-alignment stages in consultation with GE Technical Advisors.
• Technical Query Resolution and Resource Forecasting: Raised and resolved technical queries with Bemco and GE engineering during construction, while efficiently forecasting material, manpower, and equipment requirements for upcoming tasks.
• Quality Control and Closure: Collaborated closely with the quality department to conduct inspections of completed work, facilitating the closure of Request for Inspections (RFIs).
• Resource Utilization and Reporting: Evaluated subcontractor work progress, optimized manpower utilization, and efficiently managed equipment mobilization reports, providing valuable inputs to project management for financial clearance.
Previous Professional Experience:
• Aug 2005- Dec 2006: Site Mechanical Engineer, Arabian Bemco Contracting Co, Saudi Arabia
Key Project and Chronology:
• Aug '05 - Dec '06: Abha Bulk Plant for Saudi Aramco
Responsibilities:
• Managed and supervised overall mechanical operations, conceived plans and identified work scope, accurately determined required materials, systems and equipment to be utilized.
• Assumed complete accountability of all mechanical matters in the site operations pertinent to pipe & plumbing platforms fabrication, welding & valves welding, machine assembly and installation.
• Ironed out technical glitches related to mechanical systems including cathodic protection systems, fire protection systems (deluge, water spray, foam water deluge & FM200 suppression systems).
• Ensured optimal levels of systems integration and tie-ins within components.
• Conducted regular preventive maintenance checks, and pressure testing for the piping system to circumvent unscheduled stoppage and ensured smooth traffic of work processes accordingly.
• Spearheaded the installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of HVAC - heating ventilation and condition system.
• Extended technical expertise in designing, building and maintaining control systems to their highest reliability to monitor instruments and support plant operations.
• Formulated shop drawings, interpreted data and designs for recurring inadequacies and malfunctions.
• Submitted materials and designs, updated the management and client on a regular basis regarding constant changes in the designs to be in tune with accepted specifications.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Umm al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Jun 2004)