Muhammad Umar Zia, Lead Engineer

Muhammad Umar Zia

Lead Engineer

SNC LAVALIN FAYEZ ENGINEERING

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Automation and Control
Experience
21 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 1 Months

Lead Engineer at SNC LAVALIN FAYEZ ENGINEERING
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since May 2013

Upgrade Air System at Berri Gas Plant - Berri - KSA
Scope: DBSP & FEED for two new Instrument Air Centrifugal Compressors, Dryers and chillers units. Control System: DCS (Honeywell), ESD (Invensys), VMS (GE)
Position: Lead Engineer Client: Saudi Aramco

Upgrade Desalinated Water Treatment Plant - Safaniyah - KSA
Scope: FEED for new Reverse Osmosis Plant for GOSP with treatment & Storage Capability. Control System: DCS (Honeywell), ESD (Invensys), VMS (GE), PLC
Position: Lead Engineer Client: Saudi Aramco
Achievement: Optimize the process control system design with reduced foot prints due space limitation in the existing control building.

Upgrade of Qatif Ethane Facilities, Qatif - KSA
Scope: FEED for Ethane Wellheads, 3500 PSIG Ethane Pipeline,
Degassing and Dewatering. Includes new WHCP, Scada, Leak Detection and Corrosion Monitoring System
Position: Deputy Lead; Client: Saudi Aramco; Employer: SLFE

Khafji to Tanajib Gas Compression Project, Tanajib - KSA
Scope: FEED for the 2x1 Multi Stage Gas Compressors (360 to 1200 PSIG),
Position: Deputy Lead Client: Saudi Aramco Employer: SLFE

Expand Asphalt Facilities, Rastanura Refinery, Rastanura - KSA
Scope: FEED for the Asphalt production plant of 20 MBD,
Position: Lead Client: Saudi Aramco Employer: SLFE

Dharan Residential Camp Water Pipeline, Dharan - KSA
Scope: Detail Design for 24” Water Pipeline
Position: Lead Engineer Client: Saudi Aramco Employer: SLFE

Rehabilitation of Pipelines, Eastern Region - KSA
Scope: Detail Design for 5 Pipeline for Gas and Crude Oil
Position: Deputy Lead Client: Saudi Aramco Employer: SLFE

FEED for FGRS at Haradh and Hawaiyah Plants - KSA
Scope: FEED for flare gas recovery compressors
Position: Deputy Lead Client: Saudi Aramco Employer: SLFE

Senior Technical Professional at KBR-AMCDE
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • September 2011 to May 2013

Replace Control System Safaniyah Onshore Plants, Safaniyah - KSA
Scope: Evaluation of Exiting Control System and Basic Design for New Control System for Gas Oil Separating Facility of Safaniyah.
Responsibilities: Area Lead Engineer
Client: Saudi Aramco
Employer: KBR-AMCDE


New High Pressure System for GOSP 6, Abqaiq, KSA
Scope: Detail Design and Procurement and Const. Support
Responsibilities: Lead Engineer
Client: Saudi Aramco
Employer: KBR-AMCDE
Year 2012


Jazan Refinery and Marine Terminal Project Jazan KSA
Scope: FEED (IK part: Marine Terminal, Utilities and Tank Farm)
Responsibilities: Area Lead Engineer (SPI)
Client: Saudi Aramco
Employer: KBR-AMCDE
Year 2011-12

Sr. Engineer Instrumentation and Control at DESCON Integrated Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • November 2007 to September 2011

Gassi Touil Project Algeria
Scope: Detail Design and Procurement and Const. Support for Central Processing Facility
Responsibilities: Lead Engineer
Client: JGC CORPORATION JAPAN AND SONATRACH ALGERIA
Employer: Descon Integrated Projects Private Limited
Year 2010-11

225MW Combined Cycle Bhikki Power Plant Sheikhupura Pakistan
Scope: Detail Design and Procurement and Const. Support
Responsibilities: Lead Engineer
Client: JGC CORPORATION JAPAN AND SONATRACH ALGERIA
Employer: Descon Integrated Projects Private Limited
Year 2009-10

BOP for 50MW Power Plant Sharjah UAE
Scope: Detail Design and Procurement and Const. Support
Responsibilities: Lead Engineer
Client: Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, Sharjah - UAE
Employer: Descon Integrated Projects Private Limited
Year 2008

BOP for 50MW Power Plant Sadiqabad Pakistan
Scope: Detail Design
Responsibilities: Area Lead Engineer
Client: Fatima Fertilizer, Sadiqabad - Pakistan
Employer: Descon Integrated Projects Private Limited
Year 2008

Hydrogen Per Oxide Plant Sheikhupura Pakistan
Scope: Detail Design and Procurement and Const. Support
Responsibilities: Design Engineer
Client: DESCON Engineering Pvt. Limited
Employer: JGC-Descon Engineering Pvt. Limited
Year 2007

Design Engineer at ILF Pakistan Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2006 to November 2007

Sawan Compression Project Sawan Gas Field Pakistan
Scope: FEED
Responsibilities: Design Engineer
Client: OMV Pakistan Limited
Employer: ILF Pakistan Private Limited
Year 2006-07

Qadirpur Compression Project
Scope: FEED
Responsibilities: Design Engineer
Client: Oil and Gas Development Corporation Pakistan
Employer: ILF Pakistan Private Limited
Year 2006

Research Assistant at Automotive Engineering and Design Division
  • Germany
  • October 2004 to January 2006

Research Assistant
Automotive Engineering and Design Division
Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Oct. 2004 to Jan. 2006

Instrument Engineer at Ibrahim Fibers Limited
  • Pakistan
  • May 2002 to August 2003

Instrument Engineer
Ibrahim Fibers Limited, Faisalabad, Pakistan May 2002 to Aug 2003

ABC at ABC
  • Pakistan
  • January 2002 to January 2002

KEY COMPETENCIES
• Leading teams for projects.
• Development of Engineering packages, project proposals and Basis of design (BOD)
• Preparation of ITB documents, planning & scheduling (level 1 ~ 3) for the activities relating to the EPCC proposals & projects.
• Vetting of Technical documents and bids.
• Preparation of project schedules, manning plans, progress reports and invoices to client.
• Preparation of proposals and man-hour estimations for various projects.
• Preparation of Execution Strategies, Flow Diagrams and Project Quality Plans.
• Preparation of Basic and Detailed Engineering Documents like General Specifications, Datasheets, Instrument Index/ IO list, Architecture, logic and Block diagrams, Instrument loop diagrams, Construction layouts etc. Coordination/Correspondence with Client & Vendors for Technical Clarifications.
• Preparation of BQ / MTO's, requisitions, performing Technical Bid Evaluation for instruments and control system.
• Vendor document review for Control Systems and Field Instruments.
• Development of specifications & system specification for Control system (DCS / PLC/ ESD / F&G) . Familiar with Yokogawa (Centum 3000), Emerson (Ovation, Delta V) DCS, (Triconex) ESD, Bently Nevada systems.
• Construction and commissioning supervision, SAT, FAT.
• Conducting the Internal Audits of the projects and departments.
• Performed duties as Quality coordinator and Quality Lead.
• System modeling, control strategies development, mathematical system modeling and control design using tools like MATLAB, Simulink, Saber and control implementation on real systems. New and prevailing product / model testing, evaluation and bench marking.

Education

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Automation and Control
  • at University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt
  • January 2005

M.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2005 Specialization: Automation and Control University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • at Islamic University of Technology
  • October 2001

B.Sc. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2001 Islamic University of Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Specialties & Skills

Instrument Control
Instrument Design
Leading Projects
Project Engineering
Control System Design
Primavera.
MS-Project
FS (TUV)

Languages

Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
German
Beginner
Japanese
Beginner

Memberships

Saudi Engineering Council
  • Member
  • May 2012
Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Member
  • September 2005

Training and Certifications

Functional Safety Engineer TUV (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV
Date Attended:
October 2016
Duration:
40 hours
Introduction to Safety Integrated Systems (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2012
Valid Until:
August 2012
Leadership Grid Seminar (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Valid Until:
March 2010
Internal Auditor Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Valid Until:
January 2010
Design Integrity (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
September 2012