Aleksandar Nikolic, MC Distribution Technical Services Director

Aleksandar Nikolic

MC Distribution Technical Services Director

Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, Business Plan Course
Experience
39 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :39 years, 0 Months

MC Distribution Technical Services Director at Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)
  • Sierra Leone
  • My current job since October 2016

• Overall management of Distribution Network Planning and Development Department
• Overall management of Distribution Network Management Department
• Overall management of Distribution Network Operation & Maintenance Department
• Overall management of Distribution Network Project Implementation and Management Department
• Distribution Technical Services program and budget planning
• Distribution Technical Services activities managing and coordination
• Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
• Distribution Technical Services Contracts Management
• Distribution Technical Services Projects Management
• Distribution Technical Services Human resource management
• Distribution Technical Services Financial management
• Distribution Technical Services Quality control
• Distribution Technical Services Cost control

Senior Principal Resident Engineer / Senior Project Manager at SNC LAVALIN
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2011 to October 2016

Consultancy services for engineering, procurement and construction of 132/33kV, 3x100 MVA substation and 132/11kV, 2x40 MVA mobile substation in Abu Dhabi (US $128M).
• Project coordination and administration
• Design review
• Construction quality control
• Construction supervision
• Progress and quality reporting
• Coordination with site and local authorities and approvals
• Testing and commissioning of plants

Principal Resident Engineer / Project Manager at PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2010 to December 2011

Consultancy services for engineering, procurement and construction of two 132/22kV, 4x80 MVA and two 132/11kV, 4x40 MVA substations in Abu Dhabi (US $214M)
• Project coordination and administration
• Design review
• Construction quality control
• Construction supervision
• Progress and quality reporting
• Coordination with site and local authorities and approvals
• Testing and commissioning of plants

Project Manager at PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2009 to March 2010

Consultancy services for engineering, procurement and construction of two 132/11kV, 3x50 MVA substations in Downtown Jebel Ali area (US $52M).
• Project coordination and administration
• Design review
• Construction quality control
• Construction supervision
• Progress and quality reporting
• Coordination with site and local authorities and approvals
• Testing and commissioning of plants

Principal Resident Engineer / Project Manager at PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • June 2006 to July 2009

Consultancy services for installation of Autoreclosers and Voltage regulators for 11kV overhead line network in Al Ain (US $20M).
Study, design and Tender document preparation for pole mounted Capacitor banks for 11kV overhead line network in Al Ain (US $18M).
•Project manager for 11kV overhead line Autoreclosers installation and commissioning
•Project manager for 11kV overhead line Voltage regulators installation and commissioning
•Project manager for study, design and Tender document preparation for pole mounted 11kV overhead line Capacitor banks
•11kV overhead line network load flow calculation
•Optimal Capacitor bank placement calculation
•Conceptual design preparation for 11kV overhead line Capacitor banks
•Tender document preparation

Consulting resident (site) engineer at EERGOPROJEKT ENTEL LLC
  • Oman
  • October 2004 to June 2006

Construction of 220 kV electrical power substations (3) and 220 kV overhead transmission lines (220 km) in Sohar (US $113M)
•Construction quality control
•Construction coordination and administration
•Progress and quality reporting
•Coordination with other contractors in common areas and corridors
•Coordination with site and local authorities and approvals
•Testing and commissioning of plants

Chief Engineer at BNE Netcom
  • Yugoslavia
  • June 2001 to October 2004

Broadband network construction (17, 000 subscribers, 4 head ends) in Belgrade (€ 1.9M)
•Project planning, coordination and administration
•Subscriber negotiation
•Local authorities negotiation, submission, approval
•Construction activities supervision and coordination
•Progress and budget reporting
•Problem solving
•Subcontractor coordination and quality control
•Quantity surveying

General Manager at ATELJE STARI GRAD AD
  • Yugoslavia
  • January 2000 to June 2001

Design, engineering and consulting company (27 employees)
•Company program and budget planning
•Company activities managing and coordination
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Contract document compilation
•Human resource management
•Financial management
•IT development
•Working environment development
•Quality control
•Cost control

Chief electrical design and supervision engineer at SARTID AD
  • Yugoslavia
  • August 1998 to January 2000

Projects:
•Skid electrical power supply
•Electrical driven motor transporter
•Crane raceway power supply
•TS 10/0.4 kV, 2x1000 kVA
•Factory lightening system
•Electrical installations for laboratory for aluminothermy welding powder
•Electrical installations for F.C. “Sartid” stadium
Duties:
•Feasibility studies and proposals
•Electrical installation design
•Project budgeting
•Supervision of electrical installation construction
•Construction progress and quality control
•Project progress, quality and cost reporting
•Design and construction coordination with other disciplines

General Manager at IKAINZENJERING DOO
  • Yugoslavia
  • February 1997 to August 1998

Engineering, contracting and consulting company (30 employees)
•Company program and budget planning
•Company activities managing and coordination
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Contract document compilation
•Human resource management
•Financial management
•Quality control
•Cost control

Executive manager at ISKRA DOO
  • Yugoslavia
  • August 1995 to February 1997

Construction, Project management and electrical fittings production company (137 employees)
•Construction department program and budget planning
•Construction department activities managing and coordination
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Contract document compilation
•Construction department human resource management
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Multi project planning, control and reporting

Executive manager at STIL DOO
  • Yugoslavia
  • August 1994 to August 1995

Electrical installations construction and project management company (39 employees)
•Construction department program and budget planning
•Construction department activities managing and coordination
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Contract document compilation
•Construction department human resource management
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Multi project planning, control and reporting

Site manager – electrical installation construction at STIL DOO
  • Russian Federation
  • July 1993 to August 1994

Electrical installations construction and project management company (39 employees)
•Electrical installations construction activities planning and control
•Human resource management
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Resources allocation and control
•Progress and cost reporting
•Quantity surveying
•Electrical installations testing, commissioning and handing over

Supervisor and consultant – electrical installations and contract conditions at IKAINZENJERING DOO
  • Yugoslavia
  • July 1991 to July 1993

Non commercial building (villas and apartments) construction (21, 000 m2) including infrastructure, Bezanijska kosa suburb, Belgrade
•Electrical installations construction activities supervising and control
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Quantity surveying
•Progress and cost reporting
•Electrical installations testing, commissioning and handing over

Site manager – electrical installation construction at ENERGOPROJEKT OPREMA
  • Yugoslavia
  • June 1990 to July 1991

Waste water treatment plant (US $11M), Jagodina
•Electrical installations construction activities planning and control
•Human resource management
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Resources allocation and control
•Progress and cost reporting
•Quantity surveying
•Electrical installations testing, commissioning and handing over

Project coordinator at ENERGOPROJEKT OPREMA
  • Yugoslavia
  • August 1989 to June 1990

Projects:
•110 kV overhead transmission line construction (US $1.8M), Thailand
• 33 kV overhead transmission lines and substations (US $25M), Sri Lanka
Duties:
•Equipment manufacturing coordination and control
•Vendor coordination
•Employee preparation
•Progress and cost reporting
•Design, submissions and approval coordination and control
•Project and site manager logistic support

Project manager at ENERGOPROJEKT OPREMA
  • Yugoslavia
  • May 1988 to August 1989

(3) High voltage 110/10 kV 2x250MVA transformer stations construction (US $37M)
•Project scope planning and control
•Project planning, coordination and administration
•Budgeting
•Project resource planning and control
•Procurement planning and control
•Human resource management
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality planning control
•Cost control
•Progress and cost reporting

Site manager – substations construction at ENERGOPROJEKT OPREMA
  • Panama
  • January 1987 to May 1988

33 kV Electrical power transmission and distribution system construction (US $24M)
•Human resource management
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Resources allocation and control
•Progress and cost reporting
•Quantity surveying
•Electrical installations testing, commissioning and handing over

Site manager – electrical installation construction at ENERGOPROJEKT MEHANIZACIJA
  • Yugoslavia
  • January 1986 to January 1987

“PUPIN - JTE II” telecommunication equipment factory construction (7, 500 m2)
•Electrical installations construction activities planning and control
•Human resource management
•Client and local authority liaison, negotiation, submissions and approvals
•Construction activities coordination
•Quality control
•Cost control
•Resources allocation and control
•Progress and cost reporting
•Quantity surveying
•Electrical installations testing, commissioning and handing over

Electrical maintenance manager at ENERGOPROJEKT MEHANIZACIJA
  • Yugoslavia
  • June 1985 to January 1986

“Zavoj” Hydro Electrical Power Plant construction
•Electrical installations maintenance planning and control
•Human resource management
•Maintenance quality control
•Maintenance cost control
•Resources allocation and control
•Electrical installations testing

Education

Diploma, Business Plan Course
  • at Management institute, Faculty of organizational sciences
  • April 2002
Diploma, Professional Engineering License
  • at Union of Electrical Engineers
  • June 1989
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and power Engineering
  • at Belgrade University
  • September 1983

Specialties & Skills

Electrical Engineering
Risk Management
SuccessFactors
Lifestyle Coaching
Project Management
AutoCAD
MS Project
Communication
Primavera
Project Management
Site Management
Executive Management
Microsoft Office
CYMDIST

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Expert
Russian
Intermediate
Serbian
Expert

Memberships

Yugoslav National Association of Engineers
  • Member
  • March 2004
USA, Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • June 2007

Training and Certifications

PMP - Project Managment Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2007
Valid Until:
June 2017
PMI-RMP - Project Risk Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2010
Valid Until:
July 2019

Hobbies

  • Archery
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