Robbie McBratney, Operations Director

Robbie McBratney

Operations Director

Dar SSH International Engineeering Consultants wll

Location
Bahrain - Manama
Education
Bachelor's degree, Process Engineering
Experience
22 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months

Operations Director at Dar SSH International Engineeering Consultants wll
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since June 2018

Responsible for the daily operations of the Infrastructure Division and its team across all territories within the GCC region including management of the design and project delivery of infrastructure led projects, resourcing and project profitability. Providing support to the Infrastructure Director with the growth of the Infrastructure business.

• Management of approx. 50 design staff
• Project P&L responsibility feeding into Divisional P&L performance
• Identifying and leveraging key client relationships
• Engineering Deliverables
• Operational responsibility for the division (HR, IT, QA/QC etc.)

Associate Director at Dar SSH International Engineering Consultants wll
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2013 to June 2018

Responsible for the daily operations of the Infrastructure Division and its team across all territories within the GCC region including management of the project delivery of infrastructure led projects, resourcing and project profitability. Providing support to the Infrastructure Director with the growth of the Infrastructure business.

•Project P&L responsibility feeding into Divisional P&L performance
•Identifying and leveraging key client relationships
•Engineering deliverables with a design staff of approximately 50
•Operational responsibility for the division (HR, IT, QA/QC etc.)

Typical project types include -
•Primary and Secondary Infrastructure on Residential and Mixed-Use Developments
•Primary Infrastructure on Industrial Developments
•Major Highway Upgrades

Project Manager at Jennings O’Donovan & Partners Consulting Engineers
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • May 2012 to November 2013

Project : Diyar Al Muharraq - Design and Supervision of Primary Infrastructure

The second largest Reclaimed Land, Mixed-Use Development in the Middle East (www.diyar.bh)
Jennings O’Donovan are the appointed designer for the Primary Infrastructure (Transportation, Water, Sewage, TSE etc.) for the development and Supervision of the Phase 1 Build-out. Estimated Construction value of US$200m.

Responsibilities -
• Management of Project Staff
• Management of Sub-Consultants & Specialist Contractors
• Infrastructure Engineering Deliverables (Preliminary/Detailed Design, Traffic Studies, Environmental Studies etc.)
• Financial Control (Cashflow, Invoicing, Payments, Delay & Redirection of Services Claims etc.)
• Government Authority Consultation and Approvals
• Engineering Support and liaison with Master Planners
• Liaison with Project Management Consultant and Client’s Technical Interface Office

Project Manager at Hastie International Qatar llc / Target Rotary
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2010 to May 2012

Project : Al Wukair RPS & Associated Pipelines and Al Wakra PS (GTC299)
Client : KAHRAMAA

GTC299 Al Wukair RPS and Al Wakra RPS Upgrade
The construction of a large Water Pumping Station and 4No. Pre-Stressed Reservoirs, and the upgrade of another existing Water Pumping Station (MEP Value QAR45m).

Al Wukair RPS has a storage capacity of 36MIG (164k m3) and a pumping capacity of 425 l/s. It also provides 18 Tanker Filling Points for outlying areas.

Primary responsibilities include -
• All Project Management duties including engineering, staff supervision, procurement and ensuring on-time delivery of Shop Drawings, Technical Submittals etc.
• Financial & Commercial controls
• Engineering Control
• Approx. 9 site office staff

Senior Project Engineer at Mott MacDonald Ireland
  • Ireland
  • October 2005 to November 2009

Mott MacDonald Ireland is a multi-national Engineering Consultancy providing Design and Project Management services to various Municipal/Government clients.

Primary responsibilities included -
• Project Manager on small to medium scale projects including new-builds and retro-fits (approx. €1-5m)
• Senior Project Engineer on large scale contracts (approx. €45m)
• Design of Pumping Stations, Water Schemes, Lamallae Plate Systems
• Project Management of various sized M&E Contracts
• Project Management of minor Civil Works Contracts
• Commissioning and Handover of Treatment Plants and Pumping Stations
• Financial Control of Projects
• Assistance in 2No. Conciliation's and 1No. Arbitration
• Engineering Control

Project Engineer at RPS Consulting Engineers Ireland
  • Ireland
  • August 2005 to September 2005

Short-Term Contract Employment to oversee the delivery of MEP Specification and Schedules of Prices for Ballymore Eustace WTP Stage 3 Development Contract No.2. Overall projected budget is €48m with a 3yr construction timeframe.

Project Engineer at Response Group
  • Ireland
  • September 2003 to April 2005

Response Engineering Ltd. are a specialised Mechanical & Electrical Contractor working primarily in the Water/Wastewater Industry in Ireland and Scotland.

Primary responsibilities included -
• Project Management of individual contracts including Planning, Procurement, Installation, Site Supervision & Commissioning
• Projects ranged from small-scale Rural Water Schemes to large-scale Water & Wastewater Pumping Stations
• Tendering prospective contracts

Graduate Engineer at RPS Consulting Engineers Ireland
  • Ireland
  • October 2000 to September 2003

Graduate Engineer

Education

Bachelor's degree, Process Engineering
  • at Cork Institute of Technology
  • January 1999

Third Level Education

Specialties & Skills

Project Finance
Team Management
Pump Stations
Infrastructure Projects
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
FINANCIAL
GOVERNMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INVOICING
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR
MICROSOFT OFFICE
UPGRADES

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Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Engineers Ireland
  • Member
  • October 2003

Training and Certifications

Cranfield General Management Programme (Training)
Training Institute:
Cranfield University
Date Attended:
November 2017
Duration:
50 hours