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Heitham Al-Yahya, Senior Project Controls & Operational Excellence Consultant

Heitham Al-Yahya

Senior Project Controls & Operational Excellence Consultant·SAUDI ARAMCO

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Const. Eng. & Proj. Mgmt.

Work experience

Total years of experience: 29 years, 11 months

Senior Project Controls & Operational Excellence Consultant

January 2014 - October 2020

SAUDI ARAMCO

Saudi Arabia

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January 2014 - October 2020

• Successfully established the Operational Excellence (OE) program with all its milestone functions (OE customization, gap analysis, action plans, and OE assessment) in 17+ Project Management admin area departments.
• Reviewed and assessed with technical advice the monthly cost reports, budget item summary reports, projects cost management plans, cash flow systems, forecast expenditures plans, and cost & scheduling performance measures KPIs results for over 17 PM Departments inclusive of mega projects departments.
• Supervised with guidance and technical advice the development of over 14 project management specific processes that compile corporate PM and project controls cost and scheduling best practices, KPIs, and lessons learned from Aramco active capital projects.
• Developed and periodically monitored several progress tracking systems to track the OE implementation and gaps progress % and closures for over 17 PM Departments.
• Supervised to the admin area level the facilitation of the Saudi Aramco enterprise risk management (eRM) program for over 20 PM AA departments. Work involved reviewing and analyzing proposed risk registers and events by departments risk administrators and champions, tracking status of risk treatment plans for PM departments, and assignment and training of departments’ assigned risk administrators.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Consulting

Chief Cost Engineer

July 2007 - December 2013

WORLEY

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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July 2007 - December 2013

1. HEAD OFFICE - PROPOSALS DEPT July 2012 - Dec 2013
Chief Cost Engineer (Proposals)
• Responsible for preparing staffing plans and cost models for assessing the unit rates per positions and the overall costs for both LSTK, and Cost Reimbursable proposals related to Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure & Environment, Chemical, and Mines & Minerals Sectors.
• Prepared commercial cost sell rates, and estimated costs for over 30 PMC and PM bid proposals with values ranging from USD $2.0M to USD $70.0M in all of the aforementioned sectors.

2. MA’ADEN PHOSPHATE PROJECT (Green Field Proj) July 2007 - June 2013
Chief Cost Engineer
• Successfully managed and supervised a cost engineering team disbursed in 7 different areas to develop, and monitor the overall project’s $5.0B Budget for over 5 years with a minimal deviation that did not exceed 6%.
• Responsible for preparing/monitoring the monthly Cost Control of the entire project utilizing a Prediction Plus cost control database software; including assessment of the expenditures against the total budget, and the monthly earned value.
• Supervised the development and update of the overall cash flow plan/forecast of the main LSTK Chemical plant contracts.
• Managed the project Trend program; including preparing trends, arranging negotiation meetings with the client, follow ups, and incorporating approved trends to the forecast costs.
• Developed and managed successfully the safety man-hours reporting program on periodical basis for all EPC phases.
• Prepared final Close-out reports for both the Cost Control, lessons Learned, and the project’s Safety Mhrs.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Principal Cost Engineer

January 2005 - June 2007

SAUDI ARABIAN PARSONS LIMITED (SAPL)

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

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January 2005 - June 2007

A. Principal Cost Engineer:
• Supervisor of the Construction Support Group - Project Controls Section. Monitor/approve all project controls section submittals and supervise/direct the project controls staff.
• Review/Monitor the cash flow (CF) plans, and annual budgets for all RC Active construction contracts.

B. Contract Administrator:
• Responsible for setting up kick-off post award meetings, process performance security for contractors, preparing change order documents, follow up claims, prepare termination for default documents, prepare certificates of initial, and final acceptances, and follow up with close-out procedures with contractors.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Senior Project Controls Engineer

November 2002 - December 2004

SAUDI ARABIAN BECHTEL COMPANY (SABCO)

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

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November 2002 - December 2004

A. Cost:
• Prepared, monitored, and maintained several annual budgets, detailed staffing plans, and manpower distributions by funds.
• Developed a cash flow tracking system for annual budget plans, actual and forecast man-hours and costs.
• Improved the performance of the available cost estimating model by adding further cash flow tasks, and advanced excel spreadsheet formulas.
B. Planning/Scheduling:
• Developed the Master Schedule Update for Jubail Industrial City’s active and forecast projects.
• Supervised and evaluated the contract master detail schedule for a Berth Construction at Jubail Port, and assured compliance with the schedule requirements stipulated in the signed contracts. Evaluated schedule logic, resource loading, cash flow distribution, critical path activities, manpower histograms, and evaluated the contractor’s progress tracking program used for assessing weekly/monthly progress.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Scheduling Analyst

December 1999 - November 2002

AL-HOTY ESTABLISHMENT

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

December 1999 - November 2002

Ethane Recovery at Berri Gas Plant Project (Brown Field Project)

A- Scheduling Analyst in Saudi Aramco’s Project Management Team (PMT):
• Reviewed, evaluated, and monitored contractors/subcontractors engineering, procurement & construction schedules, and progress tracking systems utilizing Primavera for Windows 3.0.
• Participated in evaluating contractor claims, and change orders.
B. PMT Site Superintendent:
• Supervised site civil works including foundations installations, backfilling works, and structural steel works.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Senior Planner

January 1997 - August 1999

SAUDI ARABIAN BECHTEL COMPANY (SABCO)

Saudi Arabia

January 1997 - August 1999

• Developed/maintained EPCM, and EPC schedules utilizing Primavera for Windows 2.0 for civil projects including 570 m3/hr desalination unit, seawater cooling pipeline systems, seawater pump house upgrade, and 380 kV electric substation.
• Developed EPC integrated progress tracking system to be used by the supervised contractors.
• Supervised and monitored the development of the Contractors’ master schedules, and progress tracking systems for a 570 m3/hr desalination unit, seawater cooling pipeline systems, and seawater pump house upgrade EPC projects.
• Prepared schedule manual procedures for the project.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Project Controls Engineer

November 1995 - January 1997

FLUOR DANIEL, INC

South Houston, United States

November 1995 - January 1997

Saudi Chevron Petrochemical Project (Green Field Project)
• Developed and monitored EPC schedules using Primavera for Windows 1.1 network.
• Established a progress tracking system for assessing periodical engineering progress for all the project engineering disciplines, and procurement.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Controls Engineer

August 1990 - September 1995

BECHTEL CORPORATION

South Houston, United States

August 1990 - September 1995

• Successfully enhanced the progress tracking and periodical reporting systems on several petrochemical and nuclear projects by developing and monitoring EPC resource loaded detailed schedules and earn value systems utilizing Primavera software.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Texas A&m University

August 1990

August 1990

Master's degree, Const. Eng. & Proj. Mgmt.

United States

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.75 out of 4

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King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals

May 1987

May 1987

Bachelor's degree, Architectural Engineering

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 3.1 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.1 out of 4

Skills

Project Control
Expert
Project Control
Expert
Management Planning
Expert
Management Planning
Expert
Schedule Planning
Expert
Schedule Planning
Expert
Cost Management
Expert
Cost Management
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
CASH FLOW
Expert
CASH FLOW
Expert
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROGRESS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
COST CONTROL
Expert
COST CONTROL
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
MEETING FACILITATION
Expert
MEETING FACILITATION
Expert
Project Control
Expert
Project Control
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Beginner

Memberships

PMI

Saudi Aramco

February 2020

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Operational Excellence Assessor
Apr 2015
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Jul 2006 - Jul 2022
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Training
Primavera P6
Saudi Aramco Leadership Center
Jul 2019
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Enterprise Risk Management
Saudi Aramco Leadership Center
Sep 2020
Situational Leadership Training
Saudi Aramco Leadership Center
Apr 2017
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