Yolando Buella

Seconded to Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Project Involvement:

Contributing to the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase for a prestigious, large-scale luxury development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This flagship project, spanning 1.5 million square meters, is set to redefine luxury living with a sophisticated architectural vision that offers an exclusive lifestyle amidst carefully curated facilities and amenities. At the heart of the development are opulent palaces featuring private suites, a library, recreation centers, an educational complex, and guest villas. This extraordinary site also includes serene lagoons, a premier golf course, subterranean tunnels, and vast landscaped grounds with multiple sports facilities and swimming pools. Every aspect of the project is meticulously designed to deliver an unparalleled blend of luxury, privacy, and tranquility.





Responsibilities:

Commercial Support & Cost Management:

Assisted the Commercial Department in preparing and soliciting detailed time and cost proposals for client approval before project execution.

Conducted outreach to top consultants and contractors across the Middle East, inviting participation in the ECI process by submitting quotations and proposals aligned with the project's vision and requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement & Presentation:

Facilitated project presentations for potential contractor partners, providing an in-depth overview of the project’s concept, scale, and expectations, to ensure alignment with the project's luxury standards and architectural intricacies.

Quotation Review & BOQ Integration:

Compiled and reviewed all submitted quotations, integrating them into the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for comprehensive assessment by the commercial team.

Organized comparison data for all received proposals, providing a detailed analysis to aid in the selection of contractors and consultants aligned with the project’s strategic goals and financial targets.

This role required strategic coordination, precise data management, and a deep understanding of luxury development standards, all while maintaining strong communication with key industry players to secure premium partnerships essential for the project's success.

Gulf Starch is the first and only Omani manufacturer of Drilling Starch in Oman. The Plant has a production capacity of 24MT/day and has over 8, 000 MT per year.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Keep tracking all incoming materials related to productions with close coordination with the vendors to ensure the delivery schedule shall be met.
- Search for the suppliers of the materials needed in Plant operation. Solicit quotations and provide comparative statement for technical review and approval.
- Responsible to review contract agreement of all the suppliers to be part of company approved vendors.
- Provide Purchase Requisition details and submit to procurement department for the issuance of Purchase Orders.
- Monitors all Shipping documents from the international vendors and submitted to logistics department for custom clearance.
- Prepares documents of dispatched products for delivery
- Administered documents of vendors invoices for payment (local & international), employees’ expenses for reimbursement.
- Updates material inventory lists on a weekly basis for submission to management.
- Custodian of plant storage of materials (Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation materials, Raw and Packaging materials).
- Assist our Human Resources department in developing knowledge & skills of local national, by providing them educational program, such as English language learnings.
- Prepares, monthly payment requests and submitted to General Manager for approval and signature to process payments of local vendors suppliers.
- Assist employees with vacation plan (i.e. ticket reservation) and other administrative issues related to employment agreement.

Successfully completed contract assignment as Personnel & Administration Manager to one of the CB&I Mega Projects in ME with a total number of 450 different nationalities employees. Main duties and responsibilities:

• Monitoring Project HR staffing activities in recruitment, mobilization and demobilization process.
• Updates management status of Project facilities on monthly basis. Facilities include offices, furniture’s, transportation, accommodation and employee’s recreational area.
• Developed project HR & Administrative Policy & Procedures for implementation.
• Conducting Project employee’s orientation.
• Attend employee’s questions/clarification concerning project policies and procedures, employment contract and other administrative issues.
• Handles employee’s yearly performance review and provide summary/ recommendations for Project Directors approval.
• Looks after employee’s business expenses reports for review and approval for reimbursement.
• Inter-act with Project In-Country Value (ICV) group and make sure areas of responsibility and activity of the department meet the project requirements.

Successfully completed my contract assignment as Personnel & Administration Manager with a total number of 731 different nationalities employees. Main duties and responsibilities:

• Monitor Project HR staffing activities in recruitment, mobilization and demobilization process.
• Develop project Policy & Procedures for implementation.
• Conduct new employee’s orientation.
• Attend employees questions/clarification to the project policy and procedure, employment contract and other administrative issues.
• Handle employee’s performance evaluation and provide recommendations for Project Directors approval.
• Directly involved in reviewing employee’s business expenses for reimbursement.
• Inter-act with Project In-Country Value (ICV) group and make sure activities meet the project requirements.

• Attend the regular by weekly HR Group international calls meetings and report Saudi Arabia office HR activity.
• Involved in the manpower recruitment activity.
• Oversee all documentations related to employee’s mobilization and demobilization process (working visa, airline tickets NOC, employees certificate).
• Coordinate with company Government Relation officers in processing employees working permits, visas, driver’s license and other government documentation.
• Oversee employee’s accommodation, transportation, hotel bookings for visitors and other logistics issues.

• Directly reporting to General Manager and reports daily operational activities concerning employee’s employment issues.
• Prepares GM’s daily calendar of activities, Sales Progress report, Weekly management meetings and monthly reports to be submitted to company Chairman.
• Prepares weekly project progress report.
• Coordinates meetings with SAUDI ARAMCO, SABIC clients.
• Responsible to track all incoming and outgoing correspondences for distribution.
• Prepares Purchase Orders for office supplies and furniture’s requirements.
• Assist Business Development Directors of his day-to-day activities, receiving calls, make correspondence and arrange report for GM’s review.
• Involved in gathering information and documents for project proposal bids.