Project Management Officer
Saudi Arabian Mining Company - Ma’aden
Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months
• Review projects periodically to ensure projects are on time and within cost projections.
• Prepare and keep current master project plans as well as subproject plans for monitoring and tracking the requirements and stay abreast of changes to the requirements.
• Prepare an executive summary of all exceptions on projects, inclusive of tasks that are behind schedule, tasks with conflicting priorities and exemplary performance etc. for the executive review.
• Creating a common set of principles, practices, and templates for managing various programs or projects with better continuity and maintenance of standards.
• Responsible for gathering of relevant project data and produce information to be presented for review by the management.
• Provide a central repository for all projects and project information to facilitate project reviews and critical issues.
Project Management/Execution Duties:
• Accountable for Engineering, Designing, Consulting, Coordinating and Supervising of all HVAC, Plumbing and Firefighting Systems.
• Review of tender documents including the scope of work, specifications, value engineering, and bill of quantities.
• Lead and follow technical discussions on all Mechanical works prior to implantation from concept of installation.
• Review & approve Shop Drawings, MEP Coordination Drawing (Fire Fighting, Plumbing and HVAC) for the contractor to proceed with the work on site.
• Reviewing of Material Submittals for approval related to the Project Specifications.
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations, ensure conformance to design, equipment specifications, operational and safety standards.
• General supervision and inspection of installation, modification and commissioning of mechanical systems at construction sites.
• Resolve on-site Mechanical Engineering issues by applying accepted principles, codes and standards.
• Attend coordination meeting with the consultant, contractor, subcontractor and supplier to discuss technical issues related to the project.
• Participating in project review meetings for tracking project progress & de-bottlenecking & implementation of QA / QC procedures as per norms and standards.
Design Engineer Duties:
HVAC Design:
• Calculation of Heat loss/Cooling Load for Commercial/Residential Buildings using heat load software and Manual E-20 chart.
• Air Distribution System and Duct Designing.
• Equipment Selection and Static Pressure Calculation of AHU, FCU, Packaged Units, Exhaust Fan, Fresh Air Fan etc. for the selection of blowers.
• Pipe and Duct Sizing.
• Pump Head and System Volume Calculation.
• Chilled Water System Piping Design.
Plumbing and Firefighting Design:
• Cold and Hot water pipe sizing using Fixture Units Method.
• Electrical Water Heater selection based on Demand Calculations.
• Pump sizing calculations and selection.
• Garden water sprinkler system design.
• Drainage and Vent pipe sizing based on Drainage Fixture Units Method.
• Storm water drainage system design and calculations.
• Automatic sprinkler system design using Pipe Schedule and Hydraulic Calculations Method according to NFPA 13.
• Stand pipe (Fire Hose Cabinet, Internal and External) system design according to NFPA 14.
• Firefighting pump set calculations and selection.
• Stair Case Pressurization design calculations.
• Volume calculations for FM 200 and NOVEC 1230 systems.
• Development of novel Solar Steam Methane Reforming Reactor for Low Temperature applications as part of KFUPM-MIT collaboration on “Clean Energy” project.
• Conduct research on solar assisted Hydrogen generation by developing mathematical models using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, evaluation and feasibility studies.
• Solar PV systems design, components sizing and calculations using software and mathematical modeling.
• Data collection and recording of Solar PV Panels using HT 300N instrument to study effects of dust accumulation on PV Panel performance further leading towards development of hydrophobic glass surfaces.
• Mathematical modeling of Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) collector to study the benefits of combined Air-Water mixture on panel efficiency.
• Pressure Drop calculation model developed for Oil-Water mixture flow in a pipe, specific for oil and gas applications.
• Preparation of Biodiesel by modifying the chemical structure of waste cooking oil, Jojoba oil and Canola oil for early analysis in commercial diesel engines.
• Writing research papers, reports, reviews and summaries for publications in International Journals and contributing towards literature.
Publications:
• Syed A.M. Said, David S.A. Simakov, Esmail M.A. Mokheimer, Mohamed A. Habib, Shakeel Ahmed, Mohammed Waseeuddin, Yuriy Roman-Leshkov. “Computational Fluid dynamics study of hydrogen generation by low temperature methane reforming in a membrane reactor” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2015.v-40(8): p. 3158-3169.
• Syed A.M. Said, David S.A. Simakov, Mohammed Waseeuddin, Yuriy Roman-Leshkov. “Solar molten salt heated membrane reformer for natural gas upgrading and hydrogen generation: A CFD model” Solar Energy, 2016.v-124: p. 163-176.
• Syed A.M. Said, Mohammed Waseeuddin, David S.A. Simakov. “A review on solar reforming systems” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016.v-59: p. 149-159.
Patents:
• US Patent #US9145299 B2
• US Patent #US9708186 B2
• US Patent #US9701536 B2
• US Patent #US9776861 B1
• Calculation of Heat loss/Cooling Load for Commercial/Residential Buildings using heat load software and Manual E-20 chart.
• Air Distribution System and Duct Designing.
• Equipment Selection and Static Pressure Calculation of AHU, FCU, Packaged Units, Exhaust Fan, Fresh Air Fan etc. for the selection of blowers.
• Pipe and Duct Sizing.
• Pump Head and System Volume Calculation.
• Chilled Water System Piping Design.
• Review IFC drawings and expedite resolution of missing information to facilitate the technical team.
• Co-ordinate all aspects of HVAC and related services shop drawings for site execution.
• Ensure vendor/sub-contractor compliance to program of works.
• Producing shop drawings for projects in a stipulated time frame of drawing submissions.
• Ensure conformation to any technical detail/presentation required for the specific project.
• Guiding and overseeing the drafting team, final checking of the shop drawings before dispatching for approval.
Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia