Bassim Nawaz, PMP

Professional Engagements:
• Chairman of the Saudi Aramco geotechnical committee
• Co-chairman of the structural and civil engineering track at the 17th Middle East Corrosion Conference at Bahrain by NACE.
• Committee chairman on major incident of AL Jawhara stadium.
• Committee member on the Major Investigation in fatal incident.
• Advisory member in the non-metallic building and construction committee
• Team member on the civil technology committee.
• Saudi Building Code technical reviewer
• Team member on the Kingdom sand movement Initiative with Ministry of Transportation (MOT)
• Developing the excavation course within Saudi Aramco.

Selected Accomplishments - Management:
• Head of onshore geotechnical and structural unit (2016 - Date)
• Head of Standard Coordination Unit (2015)
• Empowering and inspiring people to achieve project success; solving problems, delivering strategic, analytical/conceptual thinking for successful completion through coordinated efforts.
• Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the Operational Excellence processes (Plan-Do-Check- Adjust) by creating, maintaining, assessing and managing the processes.
• Directing numerous projects with an uncompromising sense of responsibility and achieved the corporate KPI’s.
• Provided conflict-free and objective support on crucial projects with particularly importance for due diligence and feasibility studies.
• Commanded as SME for enhancing the company design review process.
• Chair the geotechnical standards committee.
• Board member in KSA PMI chapter and KSA-RT Toastmaster

Selected Accomplishments - Geotechnical Operations:
• Offering geotechnical engineering services for resolving various geotechnical challenges associated with development, civil and infrastructure projects, underpinned by a track record in delivering Saudi Aramco projects over the past 14 years
• Successfully navigated all Saudi Aramco geotechnical engineering issues as it relates to site exploration, site selection, slope stability, sand movement, cavities, Sabkha soils, soil improvement, foundation types, geotechnical labs and consultants credential.
• Managing Engineering/Procurement/Construction/Design/Budgets Interfaces, with clear understanding of Saudi soil conditions and sound understanding of civil engineering and geotechnical principles.
• Deputed to lead operations in Germany with Bauer in deep foundation, machinery and resources departments (2013-2014)
• Nominated as project engineer on a $3.7b Khursaniyah Gas Plant project
• Selected for presentation on sand fence technology in Dubai and at the International Inventions Exhibition in Geneva
• Delivered transformative outcomes, resulting in significant savings:
- Streamlining scope of work for a change order claim and achieved $62m cost reduction.
- Analyzing soil mechanics and rejecting third party claims saving over $100 million
• Recognized as a troubleshooter for masterfully resolving all technical issues.
• Performed vital investigations for resolving technical issues across several projects including the Petro Rabigh Claim, the Pile settlement in Jizan, Support Saudi Electrical Company dam failure, the slop collapse at the gun site, the change order of KAUST dike and AL-Hassa sink hole.
• Experienced in investigating, evaluating and navigating the risk and uncertainty of the underground and overcome challenges presented to both routine/complex projects by variable soil, rock, and groundwater conditions; fast-track schedules; and sensitive adjacent buildings and infrastructure.
• Co-authored two international technical papers.

Selected Projects:
• Apr 2018: Co-worked with due-diligence team to review the design basis, project execution and economics for Novatek’s Artic LNG-2 project for the international gas initiative(data room review), Moscow
• Jul 2018: Completed the Technical and Environmental Due Diligence (DD) for Project of 200+ mainly leased gas stations, performed DD, bid evaluation and inspection over a 6 week period.
• 2018: Presented a proposal to convert the non-charged services in CSD such as: E-review & Project Support; Technical Courses; Technology Development & Innovation; Knowledge Transfer & Others to chargeable by creating the proper mechanism to CSD management.
• Compiled and collected lessons (negative and positive) from four knowledge sharing sources and other reliable source; screened/evaluated and shared with end users such as Facility planners, Project Management Team and their contractors
• Introduced the Rapid Impact Compaction (RIC) to Saudi Aramco and saved more than $500 million dollars in site preparations

Design steel piperack, foundation and utilities.