eamonn phillips

Presently employed by Giffen International
MD for the group.

Mercury Middle East is an engineering contractor with operations in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Abu Dhabi and a capability to operate across the Middle East. It is a subsidiary of the Mercury Group, a $1billion turnover contractor with a head office in Dublin, Ireland and with operations in Ireland / UK, Arabian Gulf, Central Europe, Russia and North Africa.

•As Regional General Manager for the Middle I am responsible for the operations of the company throughout the Region.

•Based in Doha Qatar (Head Office) with regional offices and operations in Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

•Reporting to the Board of Directors of Mercury Engineering in Dublin, Ireland and responsible for all construction, commercial and business development activities in the region.

•Established Mercury as a preferred specialist MEP company in the Middle East, building the company from a turnover of $25 M per annum in 2007 to $130M this year.

•Responsible for the day to day running of the company, its employees and taking overall responsibility for marketing and promotion of the company profile.

•Hands on oversight in all areas including sales, operations, procurement and interface with clients.

•Recruit, manage and motivate a large team of key personnel for multiple projects throughout the region. Mercury currently has 14 active projects in four countries with a combined value of over 420m Euro.

•Establish regional and country budgets, manage commercial and financial aspects of the company to meet projected turnover targets.

•Manage the company EHS policy, having a strong personal and strategic input into maintaining and developing a culture of safe working and operation within the company.

•Mercury awarded Specialist MEP Contractor of the Year at the 2011 MEP Middle East Awards in Dubai.

•Establish company policy and structure for all areas of operation and achieve and maintain the company ISO accreditation within the region.

Reporting to the general manager of the Middle East, My responsibilities included:
•Establishing the mercury name in Bahrain and all operational aspects of the business.
•Oversaw the project management of the Bahrain World trade Centre and was responsible for design, installation and commissioning of MEP services on the project.

of worldwide Operations.

Sepam is a global Engineering, Procurement, Management & Construction Company, established in 1976 and today operating in the USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Former Soviet Union. We provide services to End Clients, Project Management & Construction companies, Engineering Procurement & Construction companies and Plant System & Equipment Suppliers.

Based at the company’s Headquarters in Ireland, as GM of Worldwide Operations my responsibility to ensure efficient and effective operations throughout the Globe.

Key responsibilities included:

Budget Management
Logistics management
Management of Third party Relationships, both Sub-contractors and suppliers.

for refurbishment of dredging ship in Singapore.


•Reesponsible for the installation and commissioning of the complete electrical and fire systems on the 12 deck Ferry for Brittany Ferries.

for upgrade of Sture Crude Plant in Norway.

•Responsible for all electrical and instrumentation installations on new and existing facilities.

Responsible for complete electrical and instrumentation installation.

for the Peninsula Hotel, Bangkok.

•Responsible for the design, development, installation, commissioning of all MEP and Fire Protection systems.

for Du Pont, Hamm, Germany. Complete installation of electrical and process instrumentation systems.

•Project Director for Arco, Fos Sur Mer, France. Complete installation of electrical and process instrumentation systems.

•Project Director for Du Pont, Luxemburg. Complete installation of electrical and process instrumentation systems.


•Project Manager for Finaneste, Belgium. Complete of electrical and process instrumentation systems on the Ethylene unit.

•Construction Manager for Iraq National Grid. Installation and commissioning of HV switchgear for the Iraqi Government.

•Construction Manager for various projects in Ireland including:

•Ely Lilly

•Aughinish Alumina

•Gaff, Mullingar

•Net, Cork

•Mitchelstown Creamery

•Digital, Galway



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