Mohamed Youness, Project Management

Mohamed Youness

Project Management

Amec/Foster Wheeler/wood Al Zour New Refinery – AL Kuwait State

Location
Kuwait - Al Zour Mina Saud
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
32 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 10 Months

Project Management at Amec/Foster Wheeler/wood Al Zour New Refinery – AL Kuwait State
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since June 2016
Site Manager at Repair of
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2015 to May 2015

at Mesaieed

QA at QAPCO (Qatar Petrochemical Co
  • March 2010 to February 2010
QA at Eng. - Laffan Refinery
  • Qatar
  • November 2008 to October 2009

Responsible for performing quality inspections activities as per Inspection Test Plan.
• Audit and assessment of Contractor's (GS-Daewoo) civil works monthly performance.
• Supervise all inspections activities for equipment foundations, underground piping (C.S, GRP, and UPVC pipes), cable trenches, pipe-rack foundations and steel structures.
• Supervise construction works for paving, road works, backfilling, and steel structure/equipment grouting, refractory works, Fireproofing and insulation works.
• Responsible for supervision of the precast concrete yard.
• Monitor, assess and report construction processes.
• Review, study and approve engineering documents.
• Provide expertise to PMT / Contractor team to avoid/ resolve quality problems.
• Test Witnessing, inspections, and close out of all NCR’s.
• Keep Quality field team updated with discipline quality issues.
• Review and prepare reports and witness field corrective actions (CAR’s) during pre-commission phase.
• Coordination with the main contractor for Pre Commissioning Punch list up to the Final Punch lists.
• Coordination and responsible for preparation of QC documents for project handover.
• Maintain a close working relationship with HSE managers and Directors within other organizations.
• Undertake QHSE training on site.

Construction Site Manager at BP British Petroleum
  • Jordan
  • September 2007 to August 2008
Construction Manager at NOSPCO (North Sinai Petroleum
  • Egypt
  • September 2006 to August 2007

On-shore CPF (Central Processing Facility) &Import/Export pipelines

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading an integrated PMT team.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that the construction, planning, safety and quality requirements were successfully met.
• Regularly reviewing and updating the Company’s internal budget.
• Liaison between the Company’s construction and engineering contractors with the Company’s other discipline superintendents to ensure critical milestones were achieved.
• Establish the NOSPCO quality standards for the various Contracts and ensure compliance throughout the period of the Project.
• Progressive QA / QC submissions were reviewed along with the final documents, Materials Identification and correct use of approved procedures.
• In-process surveillance and supervision of inspectors.
• Application of codes and standards.
• Attend Kick-off meetings with contractors.
• Periodic audit visits to Contractors and Vendors and prepare audit reports.
• Provide technical guidance and support to site Inspectors and conduct periodic QA / QC audits.
• Review the entire project specifications and drawings.
• Control and measurement of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance.

Site Civil Engineer at DEL (Dolphin Energy Limited) - G.LL (Germanischer Lloyd)
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2004 to August 2006

Overall supervision of coating FBE coating, Polyethylene/ polypropylene and concrete coating and Internal lining coating line protection
• Offshore export pipeline supports (Precast concrete Elements) seabed (SPS Subsea protection system Co.).
• Responsible during construction stage to perform quality inspections activities as per Inspection Test Plan, audits and assessments of Contractor's works.
• Monitor and check monthly performance.
• Responsible for all inspections for loading and unloading activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the subcontractors including all HSE site requirements.
• Perform QC inspections to construct cofferdam, approach offshore channel (Used dredging by subcontractor and onshore pipeline trenches (4 to 7 ms depth) with crossing existing channels.
• Monitor pulling pipeline process to onshore tie-in point by using 2 nos. pulling winches with 300&350 tons pulling capacity supported by special anchors.
• Ensure project completion within the approved time and cost limits.

Site contractor civil at LNG/Oil Plant (WAFA Project). Western Libya Deser
  • June 2003 to August 2004

Overall responsibility for all civil construction and pipelines activities for Gathering Area (5 No. Oil & Gas Satellite wells, 32 no. Oil/Gas Well sites and 7 No. Water wells), Burn pits and Refractory works, C.S(Coated/wrapped) Pipelines (Total Length 211 Km), Pre cast and cast in situ concrete foundations and pits, Airstrip 2200 ml, total width 75ms.
• Witness the required tests Atterberg limits, MDD / OMC, FDT, CBR, levelness / smoothness, sub-base course/ base course.
• Witnessed on the following tests: Sieve Analysis, Atterberg Limits, MDD / OMC, FDT, CBR, levelness, smoothness, soundness, LAA, flat and elongated particles test, sand equivalent test, thickness, binder
•Witness the wearing courses: bituminous material, Marshall test ASTM D 6927, 1559 (stability, flow, air voids), penetration grade, percent of asphalt cement, mixing temperature, temperature and viscosity, gradation, mineral aggregate voids, percentage of crushed sand/ elongated particles, TSR, anti-strip agent, PWL, bituminous prime/ tack coats material specifications, density, site survey, concrete sub-base course, concrete paving, joint sealing filler.
• Interconnecting Road, Desert Access Road (200 Km Length); check the subgrade preparation and levelness as per the survey report in accordance to IFC drawing.
• Check the laying of granular sub base and witness FDT.
• Verification of all test result conducted for the backfill materials.
• Check the spraying of prime coat / tack coat and verify the application rate.
• Check the laying of asphalt base course, intermediate & wearing course and monitor the temperature prior to laying.
• Witness the thickness and compaction test of asphalt with approved third party laboratories.
• Reviewing and responding to contractor’s field change sheets.
• Participate in the on-site weekly planning, QC/QA, construction and HSE meetings.
• Liaison with the Company’s other discipline superintendents to ensure critical milestones were achieved.
• Prepare final hand over documents.
• Collation, control and maintenance of quality records.
• Coordinate regular internal quality management meetings to ensure a common understanding of quality issues and prioritize the required corrective action.
• Attend regular external quality management meetings to ensure a common understanding of the project issues, priorities and schedule requirements between multiple stakeholders.
• Provision of weekly and monthly project reporting at various levels.
• Ensuring design approval, design change and the required certification processes are properly implemented.

Deputy Construction Manager at Rashid Petroleum Company (British Gas, Edison, Shell) Rosetta Terminal Gas
  • September 1999 to June 2003
Senior Civil Engineer at Qarun Gas Plant - Western Desert - EGYPT
  • June 1997 to June 1999

scope of responsibilities upon your request

Owner representative at Ziet Bay and Ras-Budran Oil/Gas Fields
  • October 1994 to April 1997

scope of responsibilities upon your request

Civil Engineer at Civil Works Co. (CWC) (Saudi Arabian Construction and Maintenance Co
  • June 1992 to September 1994
Site Civil Engineer at Bapetco Gas / Oil Company (Shell)
  • January 1989 to April 1992

Bed-3 Integrated Development Infrastructure, Western Desert, Egypt
(Job scope of responsibilities upon your request

contractor at Alexandria National Iron & Steel Factory Projec
  • Egypt
  • October 1984 to December 1988
Development Project
  • Egypt
  • January 2001 to

Responsible for supervising the site construction activities for the new LNG Train-1 project.
• Leading a team of 20 engineers and supervisors to complete the construction activities and achieve the target completion date in a safe environment.
• Overall responsibility to ensure that the construction, planning and scheduling requirements were successfully met.
• Supervise and manage all civil works, static equipment foundations, machinery foundations.
• Managing all the activities required for construction the Local Equipment Room including all steel structure works, mechanical, electrical and firefighting works.
• Supervising all mechanical and piping works (C.S and FRP Water supply pipelines) for the whole plant. SLUG CATCHER,
• Supervising all infrastructure works including roads, closed/open drains, HDPE pipes, Butt-welding joints by Fusion welding machines and check Alignment-Shaving-Cold matching of pipes-Surfaces cleaning-Heating (Soaking time/pressure). Fusion (Pressure) of surfaces, cooling of weld joints as per Manufacture recommendations, firefighting networks, road crossings.
• Participate in project team review meetings, Coordinate between different disciplines such as CIVIL, MECH. PIPING, E&I, supervising all commissioning and start up stage activities and Shut down activities, Coordinate with Operations regarding PTW, Coordinating, planning, with vendor reps and ensure all activities to be completed as per Project specifications, planned target date and within budget.

  • to

30+ years of experience in the supervision, inspection & management of projects ranged in value up to US $ 1.2 billion as a Project Site Manager.

•Provide assistance and recommendation, if consulted, to Contractors regarding earthworks, Paving, dewatering system, piling works, concreting works, formworks, rebar works, steel structure erection.


•Planning requirements with clients, and set objectives.

•Analyzing and testing feasibility of projects using a range of different surveying tools.


•Creating blueprints (Sketches - Planner - Scheme) and performing cost analysis.

•Managing the whole project (Time - Budget/Cost - Quality QA/QC) through to completion and startup phases.


•Experience in construction, supervision, managing, maintenance of civil, mechanical, and Electrical & Instrumentation works in several projects in oil & gas sector including Refineries, Petrochemicals and Bulk Plants.

•Experience in Airport works; highways, airstrips, logistic area, internal roads, heavy industrial areas and both water supply & waste water sectors including pipelines, manholes, pumping stations, rising mains, precast concrete and storm water networks.

•Experience in high standard construction of infrastructure and high standard finishing works for site offices, luxury villas and swimming pools. Along with all the required utilities like pump stations, elevated & ground water tanks, sewage networks, rain networks, irrigation systems, electrical substations and lighting and earthling networks, roads, sidewalks, fencing and landscape works.

•Experience in offshore pipelines; coating, precast concrete supports, counter acts, plugs, ballast weights and onshore pipelines.

•Experience in Wells facilities including gathering area, Oil /Gas satellite wells & well sites and water wells along with all required facilities, piping, precast/cast in situ supports, concrete foundations, electrical & instrumentations and fencing, burning bits (including refractory works) and boundary walls.

•High quality experience in steel structure/Precast concrete works including workshop drawings, fabrication, assembling, coating and painting, installation and inspection.

•Maintenance works for machinery and static concrete foundations, industrial buildings and steel works, water intake stations, water treatment stations, sewer and water networks, Roads and marine works including jetty maintenance works.

•Refractory works (Lining Application with mortar and bricks and installing ceramic/rockwall blanks) for Coke Heater, Furnaces (Mixed Feed Crackers), burner bits, Fireproofing and Insulation works.

site representative at DNVGL (Germanscher Lloyd)
  • Qatar
  • to

LDPE-3 Project (Low density polyethylene Phase

Client Representative at AJIP BV (ITALIAN) Libyan
  • to
Superintendent at Qarun Petroleum Company (ABACHI International
  • United States
  • to

Heading a team of field Engineers (Owner representatives) in different disciplines in addition to 15 subcontractors field Engineers.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that the Company’s requirements and targets for planning, construction and commissioning were achieved and the projects’ completion milestones were successfully met.
• Regularly reviewing and updating the Company’s internal budget.
• Liaison between the Company’s construction and engineering contractors and the projects completion requirements.
• Reviewing and responding to contractors site queries.
• Ensuring that both the Company’s and the Contractors provided material was available for the work in a timely manner and as per the specifications requirements.
• Attending the weekly on site planning and budget meetings.
• Liaison with the Company’s other discipline engineers to ensure critical milestones were achieved.
• Ensuring that Company QHSE policy was implemented during civil construction works and followed by Contractors.
• Preparing the scope of work for 24” gas export pipeline (27.50 km) and 6” condensate pipeline (21.5 km) canals crossings protections,
• 18''dia. water supply line 27.65Km; HDPE pipes Butt-welding joints by Fusion welding machines.
• Check Alignment-Shaving-Cold matching of pipes-Surfaces cleaning and checking each joint Magnetic card supplied by Pipes Manufacture and covered his recommendations.
• Ensuring that all activities were completed within budget.
• Developing work scopes and providing cost estimates for new activities.
• Liaising between projects and operations departments for construction related issues.
• Managing local Contractors and ensuring the efficient organization of onsite labor.
• Responsible for availing the required equipment and procurement of civil materials locally.
• Overall responsibility for the management of quality, with the assistance of the quality team.
• Managing the development, implementation, and maintenance of the quality systems used in the execution of the project.
• Responsible for precast concrete yard QA/QC: Area preparation, Areas Classification, Storage, QHSE audit on concrete batch plant, Loading/Unloading areas.
• Supervising pre-concrete placement such as Forms (IFC Drawings) & Forms bracing, Reinforcing Steel, Embedded items, Anchor bolts/holes, Sleeves, Cutout and opening positions, Loading/unloading points, Conduits, chamfers. Concrete placement (Project Spec. BS, ACI, ASTM) in hot and cold weather, Concrete Curing log sheet, Fresh/Hard Concrete tests.
• Identification and implementation of improvements to quality systems, procedures and processes.
• Management of non-conforming supplies and implementation of appropriate corrective action.
• Internal audit of design, procurement, installation and commissioning activities and supplier audits of subcontractors.

Civil Engineer at Suez Oil Company (Suco) Demenix International
  • to
contractor at Al-Khobar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to

scope of responsibilities upon your request

Civil Engineer at Kajima Corporation
  • Algeria
  • to

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Alexandria University
  • January 1984

Specialties & Skills

Consultancy
BUDGETING
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT WORKS
QUALITY
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Italian
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