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Mohammed Shahabuddin, Staff Engineer, Value Assurance Review (VAR/ Global Project Assurance)

Mohammed Shahabuddin

Staff Engineer, Value Assurance Review (VAR/ Global Project Assurance)·SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

Saudi Arabia

Higher diploma, Cost Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 32 years, 1 months

Staff Engineer, Value Assurance Review (VAR/ Global Project Assurance)

November 2020 - Present

SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

November 2020 - Present

• Enterprise-wide portfolio performance reporting and data-driven insights to support executive decision
making, strengthen compliance, and optimise value across complex capital programmes.
• Achieved VAR targeted objectives & KPIs by planning and controlling the execution of the Annual
Management Plan for a global portfolio of Mega Projects.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Project Controls Lead

November 2017 - October 2020

– SABIC & Aramco JV

Houston, United States

November 2017 - October 2020

• Directed project controls for a multi-billion-dollar Greenfield Giga Program processing crude oil into
polymers.
• Contributed to the MoU between SABIC and Aramco, developing the Cost Sharing and Reimbursable
Agreement (CSRA).
• Developed the Joint Internal Administration Procedure (JIAP) for Work Element Release (WER).
• Developed a web-based Overall Integrated Complex Program Schedule for real-time updates by two
PMC Contractors from multiple global office locations with varied time zones.
• Served as Financial Controller (FCR) to ensure financial compliance for Work Element Release (WER).
• Managed PMT staffing plans, corresponding budgets, and PMT cost forecasts; produced monthly cost
reports, project cost forecasts, trend analysis, and management reports.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Manager, Project Controls

November 2014 - November 2017

Oil To Chemicals (OTC)

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

November 2014 - November 2017

• Responsible for Pre-FEED and FEED development activities, including cash flow and PMT staffing plan
reviews.
• Developed and secured Board approval for multi-hundred million USD project funding up until FID, and
allocated in SAP IM & PS Modules.
• Defined project cost and schedule control requirements for Program Management and FEED contracts.
• Authored the SABIC Project Controls Manual to consolidate all Mega project controls requirements.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Senior Engineer, Cost Control

November 2013 - November 2014

SADAF Complex Projects (SABIC & Shell JV)

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

November 2013 - November 2014

• Aligned Shell & SABIC for a multi-billion-dollar Brownfield Mega Program regarding Project Authority
Schedules, Project Change Control/Change Order management, and approval procedures, ensuring
compliance with both stakeholders internal procedures.
• Set up a project-specific Project Controls Plan, approved by both partners, while duly safeguarding
SABICs interests.
• Established the basis for project progress measurement, monitoring, and reporting process in a JV
environment, accounting for both SABIC and Shell corporate requirements.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Project Controls Manager

April 2011 - October 2013

Ibn Rushd II PET II Project

Shanghai, China

April 2011 - October 2013

• Managed an integrated master schedule for a multiple plant expansion project involving detailed
engineering and construction.
• Obtained consistent deliverables from four distinct EPC Contractor teams by standardizing formats,
templates, and progress measurement criteria; this facilitated seamless synchronization and data
integration at the overall summary level.
• The project required a major complex-wide turnaround to complete the project Tie-ins. Developed a
system-based pre-commissioning schedule prior to the plant turnaround.
• Implemented a mitigation plan to address contractor resource shortfalls by executing service
agreements with resource contractors, successfully recovering the progress schedule using local
resources.
• Successfully facilitated an external project audit with zero findings.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Project Controls Manager

May 2010 - March 2011

Phenolic Project

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

May 2010 - March 2011

• Streamlined a delayed project by auditing and re-adjusting inflated progress reports to reflect factual
site status; developed a re-baseline plan for an agreed extension after correcting the progress data.
• Resolved a major financial dispute of $14 million by identifying omited subcontractor retention
amounts which were novated to the EPC, following the Contract conversion from reimbursable to LSTK.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering

Project Controls Manager

September 2004 - April 2010

SHARQ 3rdExpansion (SABIC & SPDC JV)

London, United Kingdom

September 2004 - April 2010

• (Foster Offices): Directed Project Controls during the FEED and Detailed
Engineering phases for a multi-billion-dollar program.
• Achieved FEED for the U&O Project within 135k hours, delivering a 15k man-hour saving against budget.
• Participated in the bidding process for EPC contracts across five process units and a Utilities & Offsite
package, from ITB preparation and bid evaluations to presenting award recommendations and FID
packages to the Board.
• Managed a team of 27 project controls personnel (5 PMT Teams) at contractor offices across various
geographical locations, reporting to me, overseeing baseline planning, progress monitoring, integrated
overall schedules, cost control, change orders, and interface management.
• Supervised the development of the Open Book Cost Estimate (OBCE) for the conversion of a Cost
Reimbursable contract to LSTK for the U&O Project; validated the OBCE for the Ethylene Cracker Project
in coordination with experts from Foster Wheeler (now Wood) and Faithful+Gould Ltd as consultants.
• Secured project FID budget from the Board and implemented the SAP Project System Module for cost
control.
• Construction Site Office: Led on-site project control activities for the construction, commissioning
startup, and turnover phases of a Cost Reimbursable U&O project under EPCm Contract.
• Contributed to US $ 3.73 million in savings within a unit-rate quantity re-measured subcontract by
eliminating double-accounting errors in measured quantities during invoice processing.
• Processed and authorized 2, 500 + multi-stage invoicesfor a Cost-Reimbursable contract and successfully
closed dozens of subcontracts and hundreds of vendor POs upon startup.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Chief Project Planning & Controls Engineer

July 2002 - August 2004

SABIC E&PM

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

July 2002 - August 2004

• Supported planning requirements for various Mega Projects during the development phase, including
the 50 KTA Butene-1 Project (Petrokemya - EPC: Samsung), Air Separation Unit Project (GAS Phase II -
EPC: Linde), and MTBE III De-botlenecking (Ibn Zahr - EPC: Snamprogeti).
• As Section Lead, responsible for assigning Planning Engineers to project teams, performing assurance
activities, and developing internal project controls procedures.
• Participated in development-phase planning for various Mega Projects, oversaw schedule
reviews/analysis, defined project control requirements in Invitations to Bid (ITB), and finalized Technical
Bid Tabulations.
• Conducted various studies to optimize project schedules and evaluate alternate execution strategies.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture

Scheduling & Cost Control Engineer

September 1989 - October 1997

SAUDI ARAMCO

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

September 1989 - October 1997

Prepared bar charts (pre-digital systems), resource
estimation, and schedule development for a 600, 000 sq. ft. sterile injectable facility. Managed on-site construction and QA/QC
requirements for large-scale storage tanks, truck-filling logistics facilities, and distribution piping
networks.
• Execution of site works as per approved IFC drawings and approved
schedule, performed quantity take-offs, and managed payment certification.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Civil Project Engineer

September 1989 - October 1997

gland pharma

Hyderabad, India

September 1989 - October 1997

Planning Engineer | Gland Pharma (India): Prepared bar charts (pre-digital systems), resource
estimation, and schedule development for a 600, 000 sq. ft. sterile injectable facility.
▪ Project Engineer | Indo Burma Petroleum Pol Depot (India): Managed on-site construction and QA/QC
requirements for large-scale storage tanks, truck-filling logistics facilities, and distribution piping
networks.
▪ Construction Engineer (India): Execution of site works as per approved IFC drawings and approved
schedule, performed quantity take-offs, and managed payment certification.

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Education

AACEI

February 2002

February 2002

Higher diploma, Cost Engineering

United States

UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD

June 1997

June 1997

Higher diploma, Planning and Project Management

India

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

July 1989

July 1989

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

India

Skills

CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
COST ENGINEERING
Intermediate
COST ENGINEERING
Intermediate
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Intermediate
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
OIL AND GAS
Intermediate
OIL AND GAS
Intermediate
PETROCHEMICAL
Intermediate
PETROCHEMICAL
Intermediate
PLANNING
Intermediate
PLANNING
Intermediate
PROJECT CONTROLS
Intermediate
PROJECT CONTROLS
Intermediate
PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Safety Officer Certification
SAP Project Systems (PS) Module.
Primavera P6 Certification.
Certified Value Methodology Associate (VMA)
Certified Cost Engineer (CCE)
P6.
Certified Cost Engineer (CCE-2002), Certified Value Methodology Associate (VMA)

Hobbies

  • Sports
    Presented Technical Papers in SABIC Technical Meeting 6 and 9