Haitham Mohammad, Senior Project Manager

Haitham Mohammad

Senior Project Manager

GE Digital

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, MBA - Information Technology
Experience
26 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 0 Months

Senior Project Manager at GE Digital
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since November 2015

Hand-picked and promoted to drive enhanced value creation, applying best-practice operations and innovative technology enablement across a wide portfolio of complex projects up to US$30M. Reporting to the Executive on commercial matters and project status, with 15 staff and a focus on exceeding revenue targets, managing risk and creating a staged program to support ongoing corporate development.

• Created a strategic plan for tactical implementation including substantial change management spanning organizational culture, structure, and the appointment of a team congruent with best practice project control.

- Established a strong budget plan, issuing and finalizing subcontract agreement that more closely aligned agreed budgets directly contributing to a 10%-20% reduction in the cost base across programs of work.

- Reimagined project design and implementation, lowering cost of sales and boosting sales revenues US$1M in 2019.

- Delivered a US$3.5M stretch production sales plan via use of corporate sales targets complementing risk frameworks that emphasized issues to address and the removal/nullification of identified obstacles to success.

• Repositioned the project team BU as a reliable, value-added client-facing solutions provider. Instilled pride, and self-belief into staff, setting the pace for a high-energy culture that broadened quality and customer intimacy, reflected in several 100% customer satisfaction surveys. Proudly received the 2019 Best Customer Satisfaction Award.

• Accessed cutting edge digital and IoT methodologies to optimize asset reliability, reduce operating costs and risks and accelerate performance.

• Appointed talented professionals that were provided professional development and mentoring underpinned with revamped internal processes to achieve the best safety record in the region.

• Implemented a suite of project planning and monitoring practices, applying real-time data to affirm an understanding of potential roadblocks, augmenting cash-flow and ensuring the attainment of forecast outcomes.

Project Manager at ALSTOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2015 to November 2015

Responsible for project profit and loss.

Site Manager - Erection Commissioning Manager - at ALSTOM Grid
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2008 to February 2015

Directed a series of initiatives to bolster site management operations and commercial outcomes. 15 staff with oversight of portfolio revenues, budget planning, risk, and procurement for project values up to US$25M.

• Ensured the delivery of transparent recurring revenues and increased revenue and margin in excess of market conditions via closer client partnerships, enabling a better understanding of customer requirements.

- Achieved targeted production sales plan of US$2.5M and exceeded sales revenues by US$0.7M by optimization in design, applying the latest technologies to signpost the change process.

- Propelled customer satisfaction to a previously unrealized 100%, delivering high-quality, on-time project outcome, resulting in designation as a Preferred Supplier and the 2018 Best Customer Satisfaction Award.

• Re-contracted critical supply chains improving reliability and profitability, boosted cash flows with tight control on the invoice to cash timeframe, and elicited saving from purchase orders via robust competition between suppliers.

• Championed a strategic completion roadmap encompassing all project phases complementing enhanced monitoring and a risk and opportunity register that provided a confirmed methodology to address noted project deviations.

• Underscored work output with a market-leading safety awareness program that reduced LTA’s to practically zero that was subsequently cascaded across the region.

Project Engineer Electrical and Instrumentation at Consolidated Contractor Int'l Co.
  • Qatar
  • November 2006 to December 2007

Have been acting as construction manager for all work related to electrical and instrumentation. The scope of work in this project as follow:
1- Installation of switchgears/transformers up to 33Kv
2- Cable laying ( 500, 000LM)
3- Installation of 6000 instruments. including hook ups and testing of loop check.
4-Control room cabinet installation and assembly.
5-ELV like fire alarm system, FM200, Small power and lighting for S/S and CCR buildings

Responsibilities:
•Project start up preparations, Prepare all mobilization plan for human resources, equipments and material. .
•Planning and budgeting, manpower,
*Drafting, vendor bid reviews, contract & tender documents / responses, technical & financial evaluation reports.
•Planing and scheduling all electrical and instrumentation activities prepare FWBS, Prepare the schedule in accordance to the contract levels. determining the critical paths and led lag activities, and calculating the float.
*Risk assessment of all activities based on schedules and cost point of view.
*preparing the cost control report, and reviewing the chart of account.
*Preparing daily and weekly basis to the upper management.
•Preparing QCP and ITP in accordance to international codes, standards and to match clients contract. Follow up quality control and handing over documents
*Follow up all contractual matters clearing disputes, clearing method of measurements for unit rate contracts. .
•Very well organised and very well experienced in the instrument commissioning activities. have extensive technical knowledge for site problems since i was fresh grduates. I have worked as loop check engineer. in the begining of my careers.
•Engineering back ground in designing most of intrumentation and electrical work.
*Installation Telecom equpments and Fiber optic cable managments for laying and splicing.
*Preparing Amterial approval requests, Request for informations related to construction.

Section Project Engineer( Electrical & Instrumentation ) at CCIC - Consolidated Contractor Int'l Co.
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 1998 to December 2006

Have been a part of a number of prestigious projects and charted an exponential growth curve from Junior Engineer to Site Engineer over the past six years. Currently assigned to a project for installing a 120 Km Sweet Gas Pipeline from Ras Laffan to Mesaeed Sweet Gas Pipe Line Project. With installation of three new stations and extension of five existing stations.

Responsibilities:
•Coordinating and controlling all financial and operational aspects of assigned project, by liaising with other engineering departments as well as clients. Supervising engineers under purview, addressing design anomalies and onsite problems.
•Planning and budgeting, manpower, finance and timelines for E&I activities. Drafting, vendor bid reviews, contract & tender documents/responses, technical & financial evaluation reports.
•Reporting on a daily and weekly basis to the upper management.
•Researching, identifying, designing, installing, purchasing, developing, testing and maintaining electrical measurement and control systems. Devising ways to control mechanisms by applying automation techniques and computer-aided processes.
•Preparing manuals of specifications, maintenance procedures, trouble shooting manuals for construction and refurbishment of new and existing setups.
•Creating equipment/Installation specifications and control philosophies & function descriptions, instrumentation data sheets for, transmitters, switches, Control Valves etc.
•Completing Pre-commissioning. Using DCS System, TDC3000, PLC Modicon and Triconex, to perform loop and functional checks on all motor controls, pumps, compressors and other equipments, for all analogue and digital inputs/outputs. Verifying operational parameters and alarm/shut down set points. Computing key design parameters and personally modifying programs for PLCs.
•Implementing modifications in existing design setups to address any discrepancy and adhering to client specifications * Preparing and implementing shut down schedule

Engineer (Electrical and Instrumentation) at CCC - Consolidated Contractor Int'l Company
  • Qatar
  • May 1998 to October 2006

Other Major Projects to credit

1. QAFCO-4 Expansion - Qatar (Q4)
QAFCO - 4.
Client: KRUPP UHDE/QAFCO S.A.Q.
Contract Value: US$ 77 Million
• The Project is the third phase expansion of an existing fertilizer plant.

2. Project: Polyethylene, 1 - hexane & Off Sites Projects
Q-CHEM (PEP)
• The project involved the construction & pre-commissioning of complete Polyethylene, 1- Hexanes & Off Sites.
• Executed more than 7000 DCS and Triconex PLC Loops as a part of pre-commissioning activity.


3. Project: QVC Vinyl Project at Messaieed - Qatar
Client: Qatar Vinyl Company
Contract Value: US$ 100 Million
• Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a complete process plant based on ethylene as feed-stock. Producing 220, 000 tons of VCM and 180, 000 tons of EDC per year. Also a complete chlorine producing 270, 000 tons per year.
• Executed more than 4000 DCS loops.

4. Project: Onshore Gas Development Project (OGDII)-Phase II, Abu Dhabi- United Arab Emirates.
Client: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC)
Contract Value: US$ 75 Million
• The project involved the full construction of civil works, steel erection, piping works, product pipelines, mechanical works, electrical and instrumentation works, modification and revamping of OGD I, as well as pre-commissioning.

5. Project : AROMAX BENZENE & CYCLOHEXANE Facilities Project-Jubail (SCPP)
Client: Chevron Petrochemical / Chiyoda
Value: US$ 75 Million
• Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of grass-root 480, 000 MT/year of Benzene and 220, 000 MT/year of Cyclohexane facility at Jubail. It also involved construction management of the administration building.

Highlights:
• Rewired the control for a 6.6Kv Switch gear as per the vendor details in order to make the system operational as per the design philosophy.

Education

Master's degree, MBA - Information Technology
  • at Leicester University
  • April 2017

Thesis: Transformation to the Industrial Internet of Things for Major Players. SaaS PaaS IaaS Cloud Digital IIoT IoT Organization change IIoT - Industrial Internet of things IoT

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communication
  • at Applied Science University
  • February 1998

Other Training Programs and Certifications: 1. CCNA training. 2. Cost Control Seminar for one week. 3. Safety Seminar indefinite number. 4. Leader ship seminar one week.

Bayt Tests

IQ Test
IQ Test
Score 97%

Specialties & Skills

Telecom Technologies
SCADA Systems
Substation Automation
Instrument Control
Business Transformation
Project, Financial & Operational Management, Value Engineering, Costing, Budgeting
Leading Teams, Strategic Planning,Quality Control, Inventory Management, Procurement
Installation & Maintenance of Electrical Instrumentation Equipment, Calibration, SCADA, PLC, DCS
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, Analytical thinking and Negotiation skills
MS PowerPoint, Access &Office Applications,Networking, PLC Programming, Embedded Systems Engineering
Schedule Planning, MTO’s & Progress Monitoring, DWG Design Shops, Cable & Drums Schedules
Review HVAC cordinate with others for any design and commissioning describancy.
Project management proffessional, PMP Certificate course
Very good Experience with the foundation Field bus (F.F.) “basics,
One day office training on Yokogawa DCS “CENTUM 3000”.
Telephone, TV, Fire Alarm, Public address, Security, CCTV, Data systems.
standby generator sizing, UPS, single line diagram
Earthling & Lightning protection systems.
Extensive knowledge about Honeywell DCS “TDC3000”, “GUS”.
Very good knowledge about EMERSON DCS “Delta V”.
HVAC Errection, Testing, Commssioning knowledge. Ducting, and managing all work
Very good Practice Experience with the maintenance strategies (Reactive, Preventive, Predictive)
HMI Applications
Power distribution, transformer selection, switchboard design, & cable selection
Cathodic Protection, DWA (Deep Well Anod) for pipe lines
RTU Commissioning
Telecomunication Commissioning - Nokia Siemens SDH/PDH
Civil Construction work follow up
Business Development Management
Telecom SDH PDH DVM DXC e-DXC
industrial Internet of things IIoT
Digital era Internet of things IoT
Products Management
Sales and marketing

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordanian Engineering Association
  • Member
  • April 1998
Australian Engineering Association
  • Member
  • August 2002
Saudi Council of engineering
  • Engineer
  • January 2015

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2024
Valid Until:
May 2027
(Training)
Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Honneywell TDC 3000
Date Attended:
January 2002
Cost control (Training)
Training Institute:
Cost control
Date Attended:
January 2001
Course AREVA (Training)
Training Institute:
RTU SCADA system
Date Attended:
January 2009
Ceminar (Training)
Training Institute:
Leader ship ceminar
Date Attended:
March 2012
Ceminar (Training)
Training Institute:
Finance for non finance
Date Attended:
February 2010

Hobbies

  • Data base building using MS-Access