Muhammad Bakar

Working in a Principal Mechanical Engineer role, I am directly responsible for executing and managing assigned projects safely, on schedule, within budget and to the highest standards of integrity and compliance.

While leading a team of environmentally conscious experts, I am also responsible for overseeing:
• Design development of project proposal, including definition of scope and schedule requirements.
• Provision of design advice and guidance in project planning, project execution, and project control.
• Design assistance in resolving project management problems including project planning deficiencies, project quality defects, schedule slippages, and potential cost over runs.
• Management of contractors preparation of detailed design drawings, material specifications and procurement, and construction bid packages.
• Carrying out the due diligence to ensure that the correct design is adopted for the successful delivery of low carbon projects.
• Carrying out value engineering without sacrificing any performance or integrity requirements.
• Evaluation of project problems where precedents are lacking, requiring a high degree of specialised knowledge to resolve the problematic issues.

While leading a team of MEP and CAD Engineers, I was responsible for overseeing:
• Development of detailed estimate leading to funding appropriation and approval.
• Design input to develop and prepare contracting plan and strategy for solicitation, evaluation, and award of contract for detail engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Management of contractors preparation of detailed design drawings, material specifications and procurement, and construction bid packages.
• Working closely with project engineers and other project professionals to provide work direction and guidance.
• Design liaison with external specialists to successfully complete the CDP elements of the works.
• Evaluation of project problems where precedents are lacking, requiring a high degree of specialised knowledge to resolve the problematic issues.
• Coordination to resolve issues among project stakeholders to allow construction activities to progress according to the programme.
• Internal or external problem-solving teams to resolve inherent design issues.

Working in a Lead Mechanical Engineer role, I was mainly responsible for ensuring that engineering design, procurement, construction, and project completion was in compliance with the project contract requirements.

While leading the design function within the Steam Asset Engineering team, I was also responsible for:

• Providing guidance, advice, monitoring, and assistance to ensure compliance to the applicable safety, health, and environmental requirements.
• Developing project proposals, including the definition of work scope and schedule requirements.
• Formulating and implementing strategies to improve project planning, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Participating in the review and evaluation of the capabilities of EPC contractors, suppliers, and project management related service providers.
• Reviewing and approving project work using internal standards, industry practices, and personal experience to ensure a safe design.
• Leading multiple concurrent projects, each potentially with one or more support engineers.
• Reviewing the project schedule, coordinating and monitoring the assigned projects progress, and challenging below par performance of the contractors.
• Managing a diverse range of technical projects from inception to successful completion.
• Executing capital projects according to the work scope, schedule, and budget.
• Assisting the development of piping design including P&IDs, piping plans, data sheets, HAZID, HAZOP, simulations, material selection, stress analyses, piping isometrics and start-up plans.
• Developing maintenance strategies and scheme of examinations to meet statutory requirements.
• Integrity assessment and troubleshooting of pressure systems to support continued operation.
• Supporting several GT upgrade projects at Uniper owned CCGTs through water steam cycle impact assessments to ensure safe continued operation of the boiler.
• Providing independent expert advice challenging GT OEMs impact assessment for the balance of plant to maximise the full value of the investment by future-proofing design of replacement parts.
• Designing mechanical design modifications to oil and gas processing plants, oil and gas handling and utilities facilities.
• Acting as a Competent Person to target resources to areas that return the best value in terms of reduced process safety risk and increased availability.
• Managing internal and external teams through difficult periods requiring strong leadership skills.
• Participating in the development of standards, guidelines, instructions, policies and procedures.
• Conducting training courses to help the wider teams appreciation of the mechanical design of pipework systems.
• Evaluate existing tools and methodologies and make recommendations on their successful implementation across the wider business.
• Training and mentoring support engineers and other project management professionals.

E.ON New Build & Technology, UK
Worked within the Engineering Division of one of the worlds largest energy company, my role involved:
• Providing routine piping design and construction support to both new build and existing facilities
• Managing design contractors activities during the development of FEED studies, definition of
project scope, schedule requirements, and development of detailed estimates leading to funding
• Reviewing project schedules, monitoring the assigned project progress and challenging any below
par performance from the contractors
• Designing a large number of replacement pressure parts and pipework systems
• Designing plant modifications to reduce damage and extend component life
• Specification development and tender assessment of the next generation of power plants
• Providing design support to facilitate pressure system failure investigations
• Site surveys and structural inspections of power plants during routine maintenance outages
• Conducting studies of major retrofits and/or upgrades to existing pipelines
• Reviewing original design to agree the required piping modifications to the existing facilities
• Writing specification for the refurbishment work associated with the boiler plant area, including
leading delivery of design works from inception and tendering to successful installation
• Executing capital projects according to scope, schedule and budget
• Performing complex scantlings to assist in detail design and coordination of static equipment
• Consistent delivery of technically complex and time restricted work to time, cost and quality

While I worked within the engineering division of one of the worlds largest energy companies, my role involved:

• Managing design contractors activities during the development of FEED studies, definition of projects scope, schedule requirements, and development of detailed estimates leading to funding.
• Reviewing project schedules, monitoring the assigned project progress, and challenging any subpar performance from the contractors.
• Developing and implementing strategies to improve project planning, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Providing routine piping design and installation support to both new build and existing facilities.
• Reviewing detailed drawings and material specification for any piping modifications.
• Developing and applying piping material classes based on product and project requirements.
• Participating in HAZOP Studies, FEED review and Detailed Engineering.
• Specifying insulation, paint, and protective coatings on Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID).
• Selecting manual valves and piping specialty items.
• Creating and maintaining internal specifications, work instructions, and job aids.
• Writing specifications for the refurbishment work associated with the boiler plant area, including leading the delivery of design works from inception and tendering to successful installation.
• Designing a large number of replacement pressure parts and pipework systems.
• Designing plant modifications to reduce damage and extend component life.
• Supporting the £800 million environmental upgrade project at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station.
• Completing design review work associated with the installation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station for reducing NOx emissions.
• Consistent delivery of technically complex and time restricted work to time, cost, and quality.
• Carrying out integrity assessments involving pressure containment checks using established methodologies, and making recommendations to the Client

After joining the E.ON UK engineering graduate training scheme, my role involved:

• Reviewing contract documents (the employers requirements, performance specifications, functional design, and drawings), project execution plan, interface management, change management, and construction sequencing.
• Developing appreciation of key interfaces among operating plants, engineering, and project management teams.
• Supporting the project manager in the timely completion of the assigned project.
• Understanding the application of design codes used in pressure parts and piping design.
• Developing understanding of piping material classes based on project requirements.
• Participating in HAZOP Studies, FEED reviews and detailed engineering of new build power plants.
• Undertaking steady state and transient thermal modelling to assess the adequacy of structural members and weld sizes.
• Undertaking steady state thermodynamic plant modelling to support plant modifications.
• Assisting in HRSG structural inspections during statutory outages.
• Carrying out visual inspection of pressure systems support structures.