Lead Engineer & HOD Mechanical
Chiyoda Almana Engineering LLC
Total years of experience :31 years, 3 Months
Head of Mechanical Department
• Prepare project documentation such as proposals, estimates, budgets and schedules
• Keep up-to-date with the latest developments and technical innovations in the discipline
• Ensure that all technical and engineering requirements are met including the correct and timely performance of discipline engineering tasks within the project group. Also for technical interfaces with contractors and suppliers subsequent to issue of technical specification.
• Checking of engineering and design documents, ensuring that the quality of work performed, complies with technical and quality requirements. Technical responsibility for interfacing with other project disciplines also associated contractors and vendors.
• Substantial experience of working in the petrochemical, process & oil and gas industries. Capable of producing enquiry requisitions, bid summaries and purchase requisitions and reviewing vender data for a wide range of process equipment.
• Provide leadership and management of a mechanical engineering team to include resource allocation, technical oversight, and engineering tool (design, analysis, reporting, etc.) management
• Provide technical guidance to the department
• Interface with internal and external customers and suppliers in technical areas in support of program needs
• Mentor and encourage right candidate for his effective growth within the department.
• Arrange internal and external training to improve capacity and capability of the team.
• Direct, review, and approve product design and changes
• Review man power requirement, prepare recruitment plan and implement it in order to ensure availability sufficient manpower to suit organizational objectives, and recruit employees.
• Support project engineering team for providing adequate manpower.
• Assign, direct, and evaluate team’s work
• Oversee the development and maintenance of team’s competence
• Improve and maintain departmental procedures and practices.
• Participate in internal audits (Whenever Required) and participate certificatation and recertification audits.
• Prepare and / or upgrade job descriptions, define key performance indices, review regularly and advice corrective measures to be taken by individual for improvement.
• Make annual performance assessment for annual increaments and promotions.
• Resolve conflicts.
• Prepare cohesive team for the benefit of the organization through regular interaction with the team members. Ensure office discipline.
• Prepare annual departmental objective in line with company objectives and strive to achieve same.
• Analyze departmental performance on regular basis, prepare report for higher management take necessary advice and implement organizational policies.
• Ensure continual improvement in the performance of the department.
• Supervise work for variance order / change order.
• To lead a team of engineers to oversee the activities of the engineering subcontractor.
• To monitor progress based on deliverable list and schedule
• To ensure all deliverables comply with necessary project specifications, international cods and standards
• Interact with client for
Change Management
Approval of new suggestions
Regular reporting of progress
• Appraise management regularly on the engineering progress
• Guide a team of 40 personnel for Design, Estimation and Detailed Engineering of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers with activities consisting of
• Review of Tender Document
• Prepare Design Calculations
• Prepare Estimation Sheet
• Prepare Cost Estimation
• Prepare Techno Commercial Offers
• Reply to various TQ and CQ from client
• Make Detailed Design and Fabrication Drawings and get same approved from Client.
• Prepare Material Requisition with Technical Delivery Condition
• Interact with client for Deviation
• Ensure timely completion of engineering activities within time and man hours.
• Provide leadership to the team through direct participation in activities
• Organize internal and external training for team members
• Do yearly appraisals of the team members
• Suggest management effective cost cutting measures for timely and within budget Delivery of the equipment
• Appoint new engineers through well documented selection procedure
• Maintain and improve the ISO procedures within discipline
• Prepare data bank of cost and quotations for future use.
• Provide leadership and management of a mechanical engineering team to include resource allocation, technical oversight, and engineering tool (design, analysis, reporting, etc.) management
• Provide technical guidance to the department
• Interface with internal and external customers and suppliers in technical areas in support of program needs
• Mentor and encourage right candidate for his effective growth within the department.
• Arrange internal and external training to improve capacity and capability of the team.
• Direct, review, and approve product design and changes
• Review man power requirement, prepare recruitment plan and implement it in order to ensure availability sufficient manpower to suit organizational objectives, and recruit employees.
• Support project engineering team for providing adequate manpower.
• Assign, direct, and evaluate team’s work
• Oversee the development and maintenance of team’s competence
• Improve and maintain departmental procedures and practices.
• Participate in internal audits (Whenever required) and participate certification audits.
• Prepare and / or upgrade job descriptions, define key performance indices, review regularly and advice corrective measures to be taken by individual for improvement.
• Make annual performance assessment for annual increments and promotions.
• Resolve conflicts.
• Prepare cohesive team for the benefit of the organization through regular interaction with the team members. Ensure office discipline.
• Prepare annual departmental objective in line with company objectives and strive to achieve same.
• Analyze departmental performance on regular basis, prepare report for higher management take necessary advice and implement organizational policies.
• Ensure continual improvement in the performance of the department.
• Supervise work for variance order / change order.
Guide a team of 60 personnel for Design, and Detailed Engineering of EPC Projects covering following activities.
FEED ENGINEERING :
• Review of tender document
• Take technical notes
• Interact with client
• Prepare technical specifications
• Prepare mechanical data sheets
• Prepare REQUISITION / Bid Evaluation for long term items
• Cost estimation based on offers as well as in house data
DETAILED ENGINEERING :
• Review of tender document
• Take technical notes
• Interact with client
• Make project execution schedule
• Distribute the work among engineers
• Prepare mechanical data sheets, Material requisition, Bid Evaluation and Purchase Order
• Review vendor documents and approve
• Monitor the progress, take corrective steps.
As Project Engineering Manager :
• Manage Engineering phase of the project and providing technical services to Projects and Operation Departments within the Company.
• Prepare engineering deliverable schedule
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the team, with effective interface with Engineering Discipline lead engineers for resolution of any technical issues where required.
• Monitor design productivity and performance, investigating discrepancies, and implementing measures to maintain or improve the schedule and budget.
• Consult Quality Assurance with any quality issues and ensuring design Integrity processes and procedures are implemented
• Provide Technical Leadership in supporting of project activities and may approve critical deliverables.
• Report to Project and Engineering Management with regards to engineering design progress and performance, to highlight concerns, and to make recommendations and seek guidance for resolution.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress report, identify shortfall if any, suggest recovery plan, and augment the team with the advice and support of management.
• Prepare variance request with appropriate back up and support project execution team to take up the issue with client for acceptance.
• Help project team for optimum use of resources.
• Ensure availability of all necessary input for performing the engineering activities.
• Interact with suppliers and subcontractors for timely delivery of the vendor documents as well as ensure timely return of the vendor documents.
• Interact with client / client’s representative for timely approval of the documents submitted for approval.
• Build cohesive team with regular interdisciplinary interaction in order to ensure seamless engineering at all stages of the project.
• Ensure all engineering activities are carried out within budgeted man hours and estimated MTO.
• To assist performance of regular internal technical audits to ensure all necessary quality process and procedures are followed.
• To assist during the external audit as well as client’s audit.
• To organize and monitor annual leave plan of the team members in order to have minimum distortion to project schedule and activities