System Construction Manager
Alstom - Cairo Monorail Project
Total years of experience :18 years, 10 Months
• Led systems installation site activities for a $600M EPC project to build a 42 km west of Nile Monorail Line.
• Ensure implementation of EHS corporate strategy and Project safety plan at site work fronts.
• Follow up the site installation in the interfaced areas of CWJV in accordance with design (CSD, layout and potential clashes).
• Implement construction/installation progress measurement process (indicators, intermediate measurements, review meetings) with all stakeholders.
• Coordinate site interfaces between Civil Works Contractors and System Wide Contractors activities.
• Define, implement, and coordinate hand over process of installation work areas from CW partner to Systems.
• Ensure completion of installation on time to allow start of T&C activities and temporary operations
• Manage development of Coordinated Installation Program (CIP) and Track Related Installation Program (TRIP), showing detailed logical staging of construction activities of different subsystems in accordance with project master planning.
• Agree and close with CW partner and / or sub-systems any gap within scope of work and communicate agreements to Engineering for traceability.
• Liaise with external stakeholders and get agreement on site interface issues (sub-contractors, suppliers, local authorities).
• Manage and coordinate with CWJV and different suppliers and installers, the site mobilization and site facilities’ installation as per the logistic plan.
• Implement Permit to Work (PTW) process up to transfer to T&C and temporary site operation team.
• Designing and evaluating engineering solutions for achieving business objectives.
• Managing projects to optimize performance of existing production lines and to add new production lines.
• Minimizing downtime by analyzing the root cause of production lines failure.
• Identifying risks and issuing in business processes and systems.
• Analyzing operating data and statistics to identify opportunities, develop action plans, and implement process improvements.
• Measuring and reporting plant performance and KPIs.
Leading a $12M projects to add new production lines and Improvement of existing ones.
• Increased productivity by 20% and decreased down time by 15%.
• Reviewing design and preparing tender for new lines.
• Leading cross functional coordination and collaboration to complete project efficiently with safety, profitability and quality (Financial Budget, technical competencies, quality and HSE objectives)
• Supervising project site and all aspects of design and installation.
• Coordinating with electric utility and other permitting agencies as necessary to ensure permits will be obtained as needed.
• Ensuring progress payments timely and accurate and all contractual requirements are met.
• Coordinating with subcontractors including roofers, builders, ground work, concrete etc.
• Maintains function and reliability of production systems and associated equipment by implementing a preventive maintenance program; operating and testing systems and equipment; restoring, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts.
• Meets maintenance financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.
• Accomplishes maintenance human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary.
• Manage relationships with contractors and service providers
• Keep maintenance logs and report on daily activities
Supervising Automation installation, startup and commissioning activities for a $200 million new cement Plant at Saudi Arabia.
Reviewing contract and insuring all installations are done according to approved documents.
Managing the site acceptance tests (SAT).
Responsible of modifying and optimizing the automation system ABB 800xA and local SIEMENS S7 PLC systems.
NASS is Siemens certified training center for Automation and Mechatronic Systems.
• Conducting SITRAIN - the Siemens training for Automation and Industrial Solutions - courses.
• Developing detailed training concept (DTC) and handout materials that support the learning objectives and planned activities.
• Designing training plans and courses as per client requirements.
• Using and developing a variety of engaging teaching strategies.
• Reviewing trainee performance and developing outcome improvement plan.
• Initiated project to save SAR 2M per year by modifying generators to reduce lubricating oil consumption by 50%.
• Saved SAR 430K per year by developing SOP to optimize power generation according to production requirements.
• Managing and administering the O&M contract for power plant. Monitoring performance of services by the contractor with key HSE, operations, maintenance, financial, cost and budget management components.
• Member of Energy Isolation Safety committee and Risk Assessment Standard Implementation Safety committee.
• Conducted instrumentation construction, commissioning and startup activities of a $500 M new cement Plant.
• Reviewing contract and insuring all installations are done according to approved documents.
• Designing and developing new control systems.
Saved EGP 2M by developing SOP for maintaining and calibration of Continues Emission Monitoring and Particle Emission Monitoring Systems.
• Commissioning and start up activities for new cement production line in addition to upgrading activities for two cement production lines which included supervising and managing instrumentation and automation scope of work from construction phase to startup and normal operation phase.
• Designing and developing new control systems and migrating old ones.
• Applying inspection and preventive maintenance plan using CMMS (Oracle E-Business Suite).
• Solid experience in programming, maintenance and troubleshooting of Distributed Control Systems (ABB Advant & Industrial IT) and SIEMENS (S5 and S7) PLC systems.
• Experience in the operation, maintenance and calibration of various types of online analyzers (DANIEL Gas Chromatograph, ABB ACF-NT Continues Emission Monitoring System, SICK and DURAG Particle Emission in Gaseous Monitoring System, THERMOTEKNIX Kiln Shell Scanner).
• Commissioning of advanced process control system.
• Leading a team of four technicians to carry out shift activities, which include maintenance of refinery plant instrumentation and automation systems.
• Maintaining and calibration of online analysers and gas chromatography (SIEMENS APPLIED AUTOMATION MAXUM I, GUIDED WAVE NIR octane analyzer, PANAMETRICS moisture analyzers, UOP Hydrogen analyzers, ROSMOUNT PH, conductivity and H2/Hydrocarbon analyzers
MBA
Electrical Engineering
