Mohammad Ramtin, Engineering Project Director

Mohammad Ramtin

Engineering Project Director

GHD

Location
Australia
Education
Master's degree, Design and Mechanical Engineering
Experience
20 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 6 Months

Engineering Project Director at GHD
  • Australia
  • My current job since July 2017

• Brought 18% growth to GHD business with proposals, presentable business cases and delivering large scale projects on time and budget with effective coordination between the engineering disciplines
• Provided assistance in definition of project scope, objectives, technical peer review and project control roadmap using strong analytical skills and sound business judgment
• Implemented continuous productivity initiatives ended in 24% cost reduction for engineering team
• Gained vendors/clients trust by developing strategic relationships & meeting contract commitments
• Successfully delivered large D&C projects for both brown and greenfield using extensive end to end experience in construction projects, and tender evaluation procedures
• Led, mobilized and managed project multi-disciplinary engineering & field team and resourced up the projects for by interviewing, hiring & assigning responsibilities
• Reached high management skill level that could manage 8 diverse divisions, 40 people & $100m budget.
• Implemented innovative programs, that could increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover by 15%
• Orchestrated wide range of projects, improvement strategies, changes implementation, new revenue stream establishment, technical expertise, creative marketing and advertising
• Effectively supervised construction site, review and approve planned outputs, ensure of labor & material efficiency, safety, engineering effectiveness and staff utilization
• Achieved client & stakeholders trust by provision of technical expertise, comprehensive reports showing project requirements fulfillment, performance against operating plans and standards, as well as the projects lessons learnt for future
• Oversaw up to 5 projects simultaneously without sacrificing standards, quality and safety

Senior Project Manager at Acciona
  • Australia
  • October 2010 to July 2017

• Developed my senior management experience in D&C projects of Oil & Gas, water & wastewater treatment plants, infrastructures, trenching, boring & drilling, pipeline installation, drainage, sewer, and pump stations
• Managed day-to-day operational aspects of projects and project scope by effectively applying methodologies that enforce project standards and by minimizing exposure and risks on projects.
• Created and executed feasible project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements, including the identification of needed resources and assignment to appropriate personnel.
• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
• Worked closely with Project Managers and Delivery engineers regarding constructability, timing, project management and tracking, prioritisation, forecasting, cost estimation, POs, invoicing and quality;
• Direct management of large scale water projects using a high level of automation systems and team management to achieve critical milestones within budget and timeframe.
• Demonstrated sound time & design management and set realistic deadlines communicated consistently to the teams to meet the deadlines.
• Coordinated the schedule development and resource requirements needed for D&C projects
• Assisted directors with delivering efficient and effective engineering consultancy services related to the planning and design of water and civil infrastructures.
• Reviewed subcontract / supplier tenderer lists prepared by the appropriate project team members, from preferred supplier register and registrations of interest
• Analysed constructability, maintainability, operations efficiency, maintenance, environment and safety in design (SID), HAZOP & CHAIR and determined sequencing of construction activities.
• Ensured all types of the Mechanical/civil engineering design activities, and deliverables (i.e. calculations package, hydraulic analysis, detailed drawings, specifications, technical reviews of the works, etc.) are prepared on time, cost effectively and fit for purpose for the project and business requirements per ISO 9001 by leading the team and directly undertaking design activities.

Project Manager at Acciona
  • Australia
  • October 2008 to September 2010

• Worked for the one of Australia's industry leaders of oil and gas, petrochemicals, water & wastewater treatment plant, pipeline & pump stations who provides engineering and construction services
• Monitor cost and schedule trends using Earned Value Management System (EVMS), NPV, variance analyses, and risk assessments to develop plans or to recommend necessary changes.
• Preparation and management of scope of works, design parameters, bill of material estimation, preliminary design description, customer cost of system ownership and layouts for water and wastewater projects from concept through to design completion, construction and handover.
• Proofed sound and deep comprehension of risk assessment and its management
• Estimated the project budget with the aid of project management tools and other disciplines assistance and kept the project within the budget by monitoring the actual spend as compared to the planned budget.
• Could oversee all the contracts for subcontractors & suppliers including design and construction.
• Negotiate project changes and incorporate changes to maintain Statements of Work (SOW) and cost/schedule baselines.
• Coordinated the design and delivery team, engineers and design drafters to ensure that information flowing from engineering into drafting and other disciplines serves to maximize output and provided solutions to engineering problems.
• Witnessed inspections and tests for commissioning and installation of the sewer pipeline and pump stations and attended on meetings for various special cases with clients to do problem solving.

Project engineer at Shell
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2003 to June 2008

• 5 years’ experience of project engineering & management in regarding to Oil & Gas services.
• Coordinated internal resources, subcontractors and vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Set-up design consultant and subcontractor design review meetings as required to coordinate design team activities and to monitor and record progress, detailed the scope of work of the consultants in accordance with the contract scope of work.
• Reviewed and developed concept and detailed design for oil & gas, petrochemicals and refineries.
• Produced project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Presented sound engineering decision making in equipment and pipeline plan and section layout, selection of the equipment, best pipeline rout and alignment in design process or requested modifications.
• Liaised with fabricators, welders, hydraulic technicians in workshop or on meetings for problem solving.
• Successfully led the development of projects from conceptual to prototype to product release.

Education

Master's degree, Design and Mechanical Engineering
  • at UNSW
  • July 2015
Bachelor's degree, Design and Mechanical Engineering
  • at Gulf University
  • December 2003

Specialties & Skills

Water Management
Oil and Gas
Team Leadership
Construction Management
Project Management
MS Project
Project management
Primavera
Procurement
Technical lead
Workshop Facilitation
Client management
Engineering design drawings
Bid Management
Quality control
construction management
Site supervision
Team leadership
Contract negotiations
Risk Assessment
CAM/CAD softwares
Budgeting & forecasting
Planning & Coordination
Strategic planning
Subcontractor management
Oil & Gas, Water & wastewater treatment
HSE, Safety inspections
HAZOP & CHAIR facilitation

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Languages

Persian
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Engineering Australia
  • Professional Engineer
  • October 2012
American Society of Mechanical engineering
  • Fellow member
  • August 2010

Training and Certifications

Academic IELTS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2009
Valid Until:
December 2009
Prince 2 (Training)
Training Institute:
GHD
Date Attended:
October 2017
Duration:
16 hours
Associate project management (Training)
Training Institute:
GHD
Date Attended:
October 2017
Duration:
16 hours
Confined Space & Safety (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2018

Hobbies

  • Swimming, travel, cooking