IBRAHIM  BAMGBOPA, Head of Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Risk Management Specialist

IBRAHIM BAMGBOPA

Head of Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Risk Management Specialist

MUC Oil & Gas Engineering Consultancy

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, Certificate Course in Strategic Leadership and Management
Experience
14 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 1 Months

Head of Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Risk Management Specialist at MUC Oil & Gas Engineering Consultancy
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since June 2011

* Received a Certificate of Appreciation in October 2013 for completing the SAFT Phase II project one month ahead of schedule *
* Established the Project Management Office from scratch. Implemented governance processes and performance appraisal frameworks *

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide direction and leadership to PMO activities including monitoring and utilization of resources, and mentor the staff.
• Develop policies, project management plans and risk management plans for the PMO.
• Ensure integration of risk management with project control functions including change control, progress reporting, schedule management and baseline control, cost and contract management, document management and reviewing project lessons learnt.
• Build and sustain a high level of awareness on Project Risk Management in the organization and coach all Risk Owners, Risk Coordinators and Action Owners in processes, tools and techniques of Project Risk Management.
• Supervise maintenance of project risk register, monitor action plans for risk mitigation, track implementation status and highlight to management/client overdue actions along with risk ratings based on implemented actions.
• Organize and coordinate risk workshops for identification, definition and agreeing on key risks through qualitative and quantitative risk analysis using Palisade @RISK and Primavera Risk Analysis.
• Direct all activities related to cost estimations of projects, capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) cash flows and contingency drawdown plans, project technical proposals and reviews of contractor’s interim payment applications.
• Coordinate the review and approval of Contractor’s Project Execution Plan (PEP), Construction Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (CEMMP), Contractor’s Interface Management Plan and the Contractor’s Subcontracting and Mobilization Plan.
• Review Project Document Control Schedule and participate in project constructability reviews and safety studies including HAZOP, HAZID and SIL and incident investigations including Root Cause Analysis for corrective and preventive action plans.
• Deal with administration from tendering stage up to contract award stage. This includes preparation of Invitation to Bid documents, pre-tender meetings, facilitating bidders’ conferences, tender evaluation and recommendation of award of contracts.
• Serve as a member of contract finalizing committees for preparation of contracts; coordinate signing of contracts and advice the client on contract risks and issues.
• Liaise with stakeholders on issues related to contract administration, negotiation and resolution of claims and disputes, contract interpretation, review and approval of interim payments, contingency drawdown and project closeout, and project defect liability.
• Support the engineering department in preparation of project specifications, datasheets, technical requisitions, technical bid evaluations and tender commercial clarifications, vendor and interdisciplinary coordination and HAZOP studies

Lead Planning Engineer – Green Line at Obayashi Corporation
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2008 to September 2009

* Played a vital role in the construction planning, scheduling, monitoring and execution of the Dubai Metro Green Line *

Key Responsibilities:
• Monitored and controlled the construction of the Dubai Metro Green Line section including the Station Context section.
• Produced an integrated plan by reviewing and analysing Level 3 schedules submitted by subcontractors.
• Developed and maintained the Project Master Construction Schedule ensuring accurate and on time updates.
• Prepared Level 4 (L4) schedules, progress S-curves, manpower histograms and quantity histograms using Primavera.
• Prepared, integrated and circulated project and plant change schedules from high level up to detailed schedules enabling setting of realistic targets for on time completion of project and plant changes.
• Tracked and measured actual performance against schedules, evaluated variances and prepared recovery plans to achieve predefined milestones.
• Coordinated and communicated with other departments during the planning and implementation stages to plan and integrate schedules ensuring alignment of all project activities and to avoid interface conflicts.
• Analyzed project outputs using scheduling tools and techniques and assured achievement of milestones.
• Prepared and updated 90-day and 3-week look-ahead schedules for planning and monitoring construction activities.
• Monitored project progress, measured cost and time performance through the schedule management and cost control system.
• Collaborated with supervisors and managers to incorporate critical information likely to impact the project schedule.
• Prepared and submitted project progress and status reports with comprehensive schedule and cost information.
• Maintained the Project Risks Register. Communicated with the team for on-time identification, assessment and mitigation of risks.

PREVIOUS WORK ASSIGNMENTS:
• Project LEED Design Consultant, Green Building Research Institute, USA - Participated LEED planning meetings and brainstorming sessions for generating ideas and strategies for sites, water efficiency (WE), waste management and energy efficiency during the LEED design consulting phase and assessed credits related to WE. Project: Xtreme Collision and Automotive, San Antonio, TX USA - LEED CS V3 (1000015628) and LEED BD+C V3 (2012)
• Deputy Manager - Academics, Technical Higher Institute for Engineering and Petroleum, Dammam KSA - As Civil Engineering Faculty taught Engineering Drawings, Statics and Dynamics, Construction Administration, Concrete Design and Structural Modelling, Thermodynamics and Engineering Mathematics. Served as Lead Internal Verifier for implementation of Edexcel-BTEC framework. Coordinator for THIEP Staff Development and Student Guidance and Counselling Program. Participated in engineering curriculum development and Staff performance appraisals (Oct 2008 to May 2011)
• Research Engineer, Environmental Analysis Group (EAG), IIU Malaysia - Participated in multidisciplinary research on passive and active energy conservation strategies for commercial and residential buildings. Designed rainwater harvesting systems for public hospitals in Malaysia. Delivered lecture on rainwater harvesting system to final year students of Architecture at International Islamic University (IIU) Malaysia (May 2007 to Apr 2008)
• Projects/Structural Civil Engineer, ISB Nigeria Ltd, Lagos Nigeria - Design and construction management and supervision of residential and industrial buildings in Lagos including the Parle-G biscuit factory in Sango Ogun (Feb 2005 to Sept 2006)

Education

Diploma, Certificate Course in Strategic Leadership and Management
  • at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • May 2017

KEY PROJECTS (2011 - 2017): • Tanjung Piai Oil Terminal by Benalec Berhad Malaysia- Project Feasibility & Conceptual Study, Budgetary Estimate. Oil Terminal of Approx. 1.15 Million Cubic Meter Storage, with around USD 250M CAPEX. (April 2017- July 2017). • Port of Fujairah – Stripping System and MM1 OTI1 upgrade, Handled FEED and Tender Administration. Projected CAPEX is USD 1.5 Million (Dec 2015 to Apr 2016) • IL&FS Prime Terminal, Fujairah – Conversion of 6 fuel oil tanks (4 units of 39,766 m3 capacity, 1 unit of 9505 m3 and 1 unit of 25,450 m3 capacity) for storage of white oil – Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering and Design (Jan 2016 to Apr 2016) • Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals Oman – Terminal Optimization and Debottlenecking Project and Risk Management – project qualitative and quantitative risk assessment using @RISK and CAPEX formulation. Project completed (Dec 2015 to Feb 2016) • Port of Fujairah– Berth 3A and 3B including Topsides facilities – Tender Administration and PMC. Projected CAPEX: USD 43 Million including marine works (Nov 2015 to Nov 2016) • SOCAR AURORA Fujairah Terminal (SAFT) Berth 8B and POF Matrix Manifold Interconnectivity Project – FEED, Tender Administration and PMC. Projected CAPEX: USD 1.63 Million (Dec 2015 to May 2016) • NIMEX Terminal, Fujairah UAE – Tank farm with approximately 450,000 m3 storage capacity for gasoil and fuel oil products with jetty lines – FEED. CAPEX: USS 120 Million (May 2015) • BPGIC Fujairah Terminal, Fujairah UAE – Tank farm with 820,000 m3 storage capacity for gasoil and fuel oil products – FEED and Project Management – FEED completed EPC ongoing. Approximate CAPEX: USD 200 Million (Feb 2014 to Mar 2017) • Gulf Petroleum Terminal, Hamriyah Sharjah UAE – Project Management Head providing project management consultancy service. CAPEX: USD 120 Million (2013 to ongoing) • OOTO Bulk Liquid Terminal, Oman – FEED, Project Risk Management and CAPEX formulation - completed (Mar 2015) • Middle East Fuel Distribution, Fujairah UAE – Tank farm with 420,000 m3 storage capacity for gasoil and fuel oil products with jetty lines – FEED, Tender Administration, Evaluation – FEED completed. CAPEX: USD 100 Million (Aug 2014) MEMBERSHIPS: • Institute for Sustainability (IfS), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), USA, 2015 to date • Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), USA, 2014 to date • International Institute of Sustainability Professionals (IISP), USA, 2014 to date • AACE International, USA, 2012 to date • Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, 2011 to date • United States Green Building Council (USGBC), USA, 2011 to date • American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), USA, 2010 to date • Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigeria, 2000 to date

Master's degree, Building Services Engineering
  • at International Islamic University
  • August 2008

KEY PROJECTS ( 2011 - 2017): • EPC of Sharafco Terminal, Sharjah UAE – Project Management Team Lead for PMC (Jun 2013 – ongoing) • Zahara Grease and Lubricants FZC – Lubricants manufacturing unit at Hamriyah Free Zone Phase II, Sharjah UAE – Project technical and financial feasibility report, FEED, Tender Administration, PMC. CAPEX: AED 80 Million (Apr 2014 to Aug 2015) • Zahara Corporation FZC – Oil Storage Terminal facility at Hamriyah Free Zone Phase I Sharjah UAE - Project technical and financial feasibility report, FEED, Tender Administration, PMC. CAPEX: AED 90 Million (Apr 2014 to Aug 2015) • Acquisition of BPS Terminal by SOCAR – Lead Expert for technical & financial due diligence (Dec 2013 – May 2014) • Port of Fujairah, UAE – Oil Terminal Phase 2 (OT2), Matrix Manifold (MM2), Berths 8 and 9 and MM1-MM2 Interconnectivity – FEED, Tender Administration and PMC. CAPEX: AED 170 Million (Feb 2014 to Feb 2015) • Fujairah Oil Terminal – storage terminal in Fujairah with approximately 1,250,000 m3 storage capacity for white and black oil products with jetty lines – Project Management Consultancy. CAPEX: USD 280 Million (Dec 2014 (Completed)) • IPTF Storage Terminal in Fujairah with approximately 330,000 m3 storage capacity for white and black oil products with jetty lines – FEED, Tender Administration and Evaluation and PMC – EPC awarded in November 2012 and completed in April 2015 CAPEX: USD 100 Million (Aug 2011 to Apr 2015) • KISMAT Petroleum Terminal Phase 1, Sharjah UAE – Tank farm with approximately 87,000 m3 storage capacity for white and black petroleum products – FEED, Tender Administration and PMC – FEED completed in July 2013, EPC awarded in June 2015. CAPEX: AED 120 Million (Jul 2013 to ongoing) • ECOMAR Energy Solutions – Petroleum Regeneration and Processing Facility, Fujairah UAE – FEED and PMC. CAPEX: USD 60 Million (Aug 2013 to Aug 2016) • Middle East Tanking Solutions (METS) – Petrochemical storage facility with approximate capacity of 177,000 m3 with jetty lines in the UAE – FEED and Tender Administration and Evaluation. FEED completed Approximate CAPEX: AED 150 Million • SOCAR AURORA Fujairah Terminal Phases I & II – Storage facility with 300,000 m3 capacity with jetty lines – FEED, Tender Administration, Evaluation and PMC. Completed September 2013, 1 month ahead of schedule. CAPEX: AED 300 Million • SOCAR AURORA Fujairah Terminal (SAFT) Phase III – Storage facility with approximate capacity of 300,000 m3. – FEED, Tender Administration, Evaluation. Completed in Oct 2013 • SAFT Truck Unloading Facility, Fujairah – FEED, Tender Administration. Completed February 2014. CAPEX: AED 10 Million • Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA), Layyah Power Station, Sharjah UAE – Refurbishment of 28,000 m3 capacity storage tank. Completed in Jul 2012

Bachelor's degree, Science - Civil Engineering
  • at Obafemi Awolowo University
  • August 2004

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PUBLICATIONS: • Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Salami, A. F., Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A. and Lawal, Wahab Adetunji (2011) -Development of a new method of crack modeling and prediction algorithm. In: Mechatronics book series: Selected papers from ICOM'01, ICOM'05 and ICOM'08. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 520-527. ISBN 9789670225685 • Ali, Maisarah and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Mohd Shariffuddin and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A.(2011) Mould growth prevention in public hospitals: fundamentals, challenges and issues. In: Issues in facilities management and maintenance: a Malaysian perspective. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1-39. ISBN 9789674180355 • Ali, Maisarah and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim Atanda (2010) “Assessment of Mould growth in selected hospital: Air conditioning system aspect”. In: 30th International Seminar For Public Health Group of the Union of International Architects, 29th November - 1st December 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. • Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Ali, Maisarah and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A. (2009) Assessment of Mould growth on building materials using spatial and frequency domain analysis techniques. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), 9 (7). pp. 154-167. ISSN 1738-7906. • Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A. and Ali, Maisarah and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen (2009) A new tool for assessment of Mould growth on building materials. In: 3rd International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO 2009), 20-22 January 2009, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.. • Salami, Abdulazeez F. and Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A. and Lawal, Wahab Adetunji (2009) Building crack characterization using an hybrid approach. In: Third International conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization ICMSAO, 20-22 January 2009, Sharjah, U.A.E. • Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Salami, Abdulazeez F. and Bamgbopa, I. A. and Lawal, Wahab Adetunji (2008) Development of a new method of crack modeling and prediction algorithm. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’08), 18–20 December 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Diploma, Ordinary National Diploma (OND)
  • at Yaba College of Technology
  • August 1998

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PUBLICATIONS: • Salami, Abdulazeez F. and Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Bamgbopa, Ibrahim A. and Lawal, Wahab Adetunji (2009) Building crack characterization using an hybrid approach. In: Third International conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization ICMSAO, 20-22 January 2009, Sharjah, U.A.E. • Aibinu, Abiodun Musa and Shafie, Amir Akramin and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka and Salami, Abdulazeez F. and Bamgbopa, I. A. and Lawal, Wahab Adetunji (2008) Development of a new method of crack modeling and prediction algorithm. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM’08), 18–20 December 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. • Bamgbopa, I.A.; Aibinu, A.M.; Salami, M.J.E.; Shafie, A.; Ali, M.; Jahn Kassim, P.S.; "Damage index: Assessment of Mould growth on building materials using digital image processing technique," Computer and Communication Engineering, 2008. ICCCE 2008. International Conference on, vol., no., pp.584-588, 13-15 May 2008. • Bamgbopa I.A (2008) “Assessment of Mould growth in selected hospital: Air conditioning system aspect” Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, IIU, Malaysia. • Bamgbopa Ibrahim A (2004) “Determination of properties of Lateritic soils found along Ife- Ilesha By pass" Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria Unpublished B.Sc. Dissertation PREVIOUS WORK ASSIGNMENTS: • Graduate Lecturer – NYSC (Civil Engineering), Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara, Zamfara state Nigeria – Taught classes on Land Surveying and Construction Methods. Received Certificate for Meritorious Service (Aug 2004 to Aug 2005) • Projects/Structural Civil Engineer, Platonica Architects, Lagos, Nigeria – Design and construction supervision of several residential projects in Lagos state (Sep 2002 to Jan 2004) • Projects/Structural Civil Engineer (Internship), Designhaus Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria – Design and construction supervision of several residential projects in Lagos and Anambra states (Mar 2001 to Aug 2002) • Structural Civil Engineer, Metti Consultant, Lagos Nigeria – Design and structural detailing of several residential projects in Lagos. Reviewed and recommended changes to drawings submitted by contractors, clients and engineers (6 months in 2001) • Site Civil Engineer (Internship), ARON Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria – Site supervision for construction of the building for Department of Business Administration, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. Monitored and ensured execution of all works adhering to approved construction drawings, contract documents, project specifications and applicable local, national and international standards. Evaluated possible construction methodologies and recommend best options to Project Engineers for approval before execution at site. Monitored and reported actual progress of work at site (6 months in 1998)

Specialties & Skills

Risk Management
Project Execution
Project Work
Project Management
Project Risk Management and Due Diligence, Tender Administration
Project and Portfolio Management, Investment Appraisals and Capital Budgeting
Engineering Design Management, Value Engineering
Project Economics and Viability Assessment, Delay and Claims Management
Sustainability Management, Knowledge of Industry Benchmarks & Best Practices
Project Management Office (PMO), Effective Communication and Presentation
End-to-end Project Life Cycle Management, Project Management and Analysis Software

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
Malay
Expert

Training and Certifications

Hands-on Visualization Development in the AEC Industry (Training)
Training Institute:
Teesside University UK and IIU Malaysia, Apr 2007
IES – Virtual Environment Software Training (Training)
Training Institute:
KAED, IIU Malaysia, Apr 2007
ECOTECT – Building Simulation Training (Training)
Training Institute:
KAED, IIU Malaysia, May 2007
Training on Geographic Information Systems – Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
GIS Lab IIU Malaysia and University of Western Ontario Canada, Aug 2007
Hands-on training on STRUDS – Structural Engineering Software (Training)
Training Institute:
IIU Malaysia , Oct 2007
Management in Construction (Training)
Training Institute:
International Islamic University (IIU) Malaysia, Jun 2008
Hands-on training on FLOVNET – computational fluid dynamics – in buildings (Training)
Training Institute:
KAED, IIU Malaysia, Mar 2008
Basic Introduction to ACONEX Documentation (Training)
Training Institute:
Obayashi Corporation, Dubai UAE, Sep 2008
Project Management Overview – 2 PDU (Training)
Training Institute:
SkillSoft USA, May 2009
Dynamics of Leadership – 3 PDU (Training)
Training Institute:
SkillSoft, USA, May 2009
Managing Projects within Organizations – 2 PDU (Training)
Training Institute:
SkillSoft, USA, May 2009
Edexcel-BTEC Implementation – Engineering Diploma for Internal Verifiers (Training)
Training Institute:
Edexcel MENA Office, Bahrain, Oct 2010
Implementation of BTEC Quality Assurance & Assessment Processes (Training)
Training Institute:
Edexcel International MENA Office, Bahrain, Nov 2010
Cost Engineering (CCE001) – Cost estimation, Cost/schedule control (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management and Economic Analysis – 40 hours, 3FOLD Education Centre, UAE, Oct – Dec 2011
Occupational Safety & Health Professional – OSHAcademy Online Safety Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Geigle Safety Group, USA, 2011 to 2013
Sound Contract Administration Course (FIDIC 1999) – 15 PDU, 10 modules (Training)
Training Institute:
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga, Dubai, Sep 2011
Advanced Contract Administration Course (FIDIC 1999) – 15 CPD, 6 modules (Training)
Training Institute:
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga, Dubai, Feb 2012
Managing Project Change – 10 PDU (Training)
Training Institute:
Prodevia Learning, Marietta Georgia USA, May 2012
Effective PMO Design and Implementation – 15 PDU (Training)
Training Institute:
Prodevia Learning, Marietta Georgia USA, May 2012
Green Buildings and Energy Efficient Design (Training)
Training Institute:
Green Building Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA, Aug 2012 and Oct 2012
Principles of LEED for BD+C and ID+C and LEED Implementation – 6 modules (Training)
Training Institute:
US Green Building Council, May 2013
Fire Warden’s Course (Training)
Training Institute:
TWI Middle East, Jun 2013
Construction Claims & Responses: Effective Writing & Presentation (Training)
Training Institute:
AACE International, UAE Chapter, Dubai, Sep 2013
Course ELA903 – SAChE® Certificate Program - Risk Assessment (Training)
Training Institute:
AIChE, Feb 2015
ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor Training (Training)
Training Institute:
SGS, Dubai UAE, 2015
Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, 2009 (Certificate)
Certified Cost Professional (CCP) – AACE International, USA, 2012 (Certificate)
Project Risk Management Professional (RMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, 2013 (Certificate)
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV-SP), Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure, USA,Mar 2014 (Certificate)
LEED Accredited Professional, Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C) (Training)
Training Institute:
US Green Building Council, USA, 2014
Certified ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager – Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), 2015 (Certificate)
Certified Risk Management Trainer, Professional Evaluation and Certification Board, Canada, 2015 (Certificate)
Management of Risk Foundation (2010) – APMG-International, UK, Sept 2015 (Certificate)
P3O Foundation Certificate in Portfolio, Program and Project Office, APMG-International, UK,Oct 2016 (Certificate)
Saudi Aramco Authorized Project Risk Management Consultant, Saudi Aramco KSA, Sep 2015 - Present. (Certificate)