Sr. Projects Manager / Operation Manager
AYTB
Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months
Aramco Safaniyah Upgrade Projects
Sr. Project Manager for Riyadh Metro Project. Handling several deep underground & elevated stations.
Approved Aramco Project Manager
Accountable for managing the delivery of critical shutdown projects in live gas plant at Aramco projects, and for providing managerial support for all the projects conducted by the company. Also, responsible for providing monthly financial and technical updates of any known issues/risks to Senior Manager.
•Liaising with the clients and adapting to their requirements
• Finding and implementing solutions to client concerns
• Managing and training staff in every area of a project life cycle
• Leading the projected process of delivery
• Analyzing, updating and working to budgets and time frames
• Monitoring budgets and addressing financial issues
• Supervising contractors
• Providing support for all project issues
• Managing projects through all defined phases.
• Communicating directly with staff at all levels of an organization from executive manager to junior employees.
• Driving efficiencies whilst maintaining output and improving delivery quality.
• Attending meetings with other project leads.
• Aligning projects with business strategic objectives.
• Liaising with project stakeholders on a routine basis.
• Carrying out post-project evaluations to assess results.
• Ensuring project financial management, including forecasting, is diligently and accurately executed.
• Providing aftercare services to the customer.
• Meeting contractual output targets.
• Writing up progress reports.
• Manage project budget of $65M+ and ensure company obtains the best possible pricing; determine and minimize risk in buyout processes, reducing costs, focusing for more change orders from client.
• Ensure that the project team understands all aspects of the prime contract relating to their respective responsibilities, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the prime contract checklist and organizational structure
• Negotiate, analyze, and prepare purchase order agreements, subcontracts, and cost control budget
• Responsible for costing, estimating and planning projects.
• Responsible for ensuring best value is obtained for the project including supplier base, use of internal and external resources.
• Maintaining and completing Project Key Performance Indicators.
• Writing detailed and summarized project progress reports.
• Identifying, costing and processing any contract variations.
• Tracking activities against the detailed project plans.
• Updating project plans to include agreed changes.
• Monitoring actual expenditure figures against project budgets.
• Organizing and facilitating Project Steering / Operating Committees meetings.
Responsible for client progress meetings on and off site, cost control, invoicing, variation claims, invoice payment resolution and conditions of contract. Also, worked closely with other departmental managers to promote overall company effectiveness.
•Managed the project team including any subcontractors.
•Ensuring Projects and Programmed are executed using agreed standards & processes.
•Reviewed and approved all project documentation.
•Resolved any problems and issues that arose.
•Preparing status reports for use in communication to stakeholders.
•Escalating issues and areas of concern to senior managers.
•Ensured staff and sub-contractors time sheets were accurately completed.
•Generating Work Packages and Work Instructions.
•Provided project support for all off-site activities.
Responsible for all electrical & instrumentation related and related works, cost control, invoicing, variation claims, invoice payment resolution and conditions of contract. Also, worked closely with other departmental managers to promote overall company effectiveness.
• A “Turn-key” project on phase 2 of the Emal Aluminium smelting complex at the Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi.
• Ensuring Projects and Programmed are executed using agreed standards & processes.
• I hold a dual role that consists of E&I Deputy Electrical Package Manager. As the Senior E&I engineer I am responsible for reviewing & documenting all revisions of method statements, risk assessments & material submissions from sub-contractors & if acceptable submitting these to the client for approval & comment.
• As a Manager, I oversee several areas on the project overseeing a workforce of 300 plus direct & indirect. I lease with the sub-contractor’s other department managers to oversee progress; co-ordinate works so as not to affect other trades & supply information & solutions with regards to drawings versus site conditions due to the project being “Turn-key”.
• Reviewed and approved all project documentation.
• Resolved any problems and issues that arose.
• Preparing status reports for use in communication to stakeholders.
• Escalating issues and areas of concern to senior managers.
• Generating Work Packages and Work Instructions.
• Provided project support for all off-site activities.
Accountable for managing the delivery of critical shutdown and green projects in oil & gas filed projects with ADNOC, ADCO, TAKREER, BOROUGE & GASCO companies, and for providing managerial support along with project manager.
• Deputy Project Manager responsible for the control of the activities within their relevant work area. The major responsibility includes day to day project work execution, interaction with site construction managers reporting on daily progress to the Project Manager.
• Ensure all work activities are in conformance with contract requirements, drawings, specifications, method statements, Inspect test plan, and HSE requirements. Ensure specifications and drawings are reviewed and clarifications on unclear issues are obtained.
• Ensure material and equipment’s are requisitioned on time in correct quantities.
• In charge of execution of the project in accordance with contract requirements, implementation of the Company Quality and HSE systems on site within allocated time, budget (cost), and quality and safety objectives.
• Day to day Project administration, reporting and successful execution of Project.
• Communicating CLIENT / CONTRACTOR, requirements to the Division Manager, relevant suppliers and secondary SUB-CONTRACTOR’s requirements.
• Attending post award Contract Review Meetings, participate in the preparation of Project Quality / HSE Plan.
• Ensure sufficient and adequate resources such as manpower and equipment are secured from Project Manager.
• Focal point for project correspondence between CLIENT / CONTRACTOR and Company.
• Ensure project budgets are available and updated on a regular basis.
• Ensuring submittals and interaction with CLIENT / CONTRACTOR for approval on drawings / materials / suppliers / secondary SUB-CONTRACTOR and / Method Statements and Quality / HSE Documentation as applicable.
• Ensuring all variation items are immediately acknowledged and confirm intentions to claim.
• Co-ordination between site and Head Office for purchase, construction equipment and entry permits.
• Ensuring timely submission of Progress Reports to CLIENT / CONTRACTOR.
• Ensuring Non-Conformance’s if any are closed and taking timely preventive and corrective actions.
• Ensuring all legal matters/public relations/government authority dealings are done correctly through the PRO.
• Responsible for completing of all Punch Items and Project Close Out, Handover Documentation and finalization of all outstanding issues at Handover.
• Attend successfully shutdowns in the plants, and execute the mission in short time.
• Establishment and Responsible for Project Communications with Clients and Subcontractors.
• Understands all the material storage requirements and ensures that materials are stored as recommended.
• Compliance with Corporate Quality Management Systems.
• Follow up, arrange and co-ordinate deliveries of required materials to site in time.
• Supervision of installation of the materials and Ensure all Operations are undertaken in a safe manner.
• Supervision of the Commissioning of the Instruments, and Handing over to Client.
• Ensure all work activities are in conformance with contract requirements, drawings, specifications and method statements.
o Project Engineer responsible for the control of the activities within their relevant work area. The major responsibility includes day to day project work execution, interaction with Supervisor, reporting on daily progress to the Project Manager. Reports directly to the Project Manager and responsible for all the Supervisor and workmen under their control.
o Ensure all work activities are in conformance with contract requirements, drawings, specifications, method statements, Inspect test plan, and HSE requirements. Ensure specifications and drawings are reviewed and clarifications on unclear issues are obtained.
o Ensure material and equipments are requisitioned on time in correct quantities. Responsible for keeping AS Built records and ensuring this is reflected on the drawings as work progresses.
- In charge of execution of the project in accordance with contract requirements, implementation of the Company Quality and HSE systems on site within allocated time, budget (cost), quality and safety objectives
- Day to day Project administration, reporting and successful execution of Project
- Communicating CLIENT / CONTRACTOR, requirements to the Division Manager, relevant suppliers and secondary SUB-CONTRACTOR’s requirements
- Attending post award Contract Review Meetings, participate in the preparation of Project Quality / HSE Plan
- Ensure sufficient and adequate resources such as manpower and equipment are secured from Project Manager
- Focal point for project correspondence between CLIENT / CONTRACTOR and Company.
