UMAR ALSHANGITI

My mission is to strive and work hard to add value as a team member in Mega projects and strategic companies that will contribute to Saudi Arabia's economy growth, create more jobs, bring the know how to the kingdom.

It happens that I have been given the chance to participate in building new companies and Mega projects, given that chance to start from initiating stage of these projects, design them, wither in FEED or detail design and be at site to the tail end of construction and commissioning stages, moving to operation and straggling with teething issues and ramping up operation to the design nameplates.

I am glade to work in Saudi oil, petrochemicals, government as well as Mining fields.

Glade to work as interface manger during Waad Al shamal project which was the first project in kingdom to be approved by council of minsters as a national project, from its early stages, and working with our partners and stakeholders toward same goals and benefits of this strategic program for the kingdom, learning from each other’s as organizations and individuals in a very positive atmosphere .

Luckily, I am still holding the hat of stakeholder management along with my task as operation manager and lately as deputy director for Sulphuric Acid Plant, Power Plant, Utility Plant along with Material handling plant (Deputy director for Downstream Plants ). That’s gave me the chance to be a team leader for couple of strategic contracts like Rail transportation agreement, Power Supply as well as Sulphur, Diesel, Crude Oil, Sale Gas Supply agreements.

Forming multinational teams and leading those teams all from legal, procurement, business planning, as well corporate strategic units to achieve strategic tasks and goals.

I am Experienced Operations Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the mining & metals industry, Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, and Power Plants. Strong operations professional with an EMBA focused in employee empowerment from PMU.

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Key Responsibilities as Project Engineering Section Head:
Project Management
• Responsible for project management and simultaneously handling of multiple projects with due priorities accorded by the management.
• Prepared complete project plan for each project separately with schedule of all activities, resources, costs and inter dependence of activities and identification of critical activities.
• Monitored all activities on daily basis, coordinated the resources for synchronization of their work, identification of reasons of delays and resolved all problems and issues for timely completion of work.
• Controlled expenditure so that the project is completed within approved budget, by regular review, intervention and cost control.
Design & Drawing
• Studied design data to verify whether the same would meet the requirements of the project and international standards.
• Scrutinized the drawings to authenticate whether the design data has been correctly transferred into drawings and recommended changes, if required.
• Reviewed project specifications, design and drawings and ensured that they meet the standard specification as well as the project requirements.
• Coordinated with consultants and provided feedback on the design data and drawings for incorporation of required changes.
• Scrutinised design and specifications of AREVA make 230 KV GIS Switchgear, sought necessary clarifications and installation guidelines.
Construction
• Supervised construction work at site by regular rounds, ensured that the work is carried out as per approved drawings and quality specifications.
• Coordinated the activities of various contractors, departments and consultants and resolved problems on the spot with technical guidance and resource reallocation.
• Coordinated with Saudi Aramco for new gas metering station installation and commissioning of the supply pipeline.
• Supervised construction work, ensured that the work is executed as per approved drawings and specifications and quality parameters are maintained.
• Responsible for total project management activities of complete electrical system, including commissioning and start up.
Commercial
• Entered into interim sales gas and propane supply agreement with ARAMCO to provide shale gas that is required for pre-commissioning and commissioning Al-Waha plant.
• Finalised shale gas and propane supply agreement with ARAMCO, including metering station and other sensor devices in order to provide operational data to OSPAS department in Dhahran.
Pre-commissioning & Commissioning
• Planned and executed pre- commissioning and commissioning activities along with the consultant, contractors, internal team for sea water supply and return tie-in with Aminat Company.
• Organized start up operations after pre-commissioning and commissioning by planning in advance and involving operations and maintenance team, vendors, consultants and contractors, and after successful start-up of the project, handed over the plant along with all the records and documents.

Sahara Petrochemicals invests in industrial projects particularly in chemical and petrochemical industries to produce propylene, polypropylene, ethylene, polyethylene, other hydrocarbon and petrochemical products.

Designation Chronology:
• September 2012-Present: Project Manager (Power Plant & SAP Project) - Waad Alshamal Project.
• September 2007-Present: Project Engineering Section Head in Sahara Petrochemicals.
• September 2007-Present: Project Manager for CA & EDC project

Key Projects to Credit:
• Waad Alshamal Project - 800 MM $ project, part of the program of King Abdullah in the North of Kingdom - Since September 2012.
• Construction of Al-Waha Poly-Propylene & Propane dehydrogenation plant in Jubail using Basell technology from Italy.
• Pipeline from Al-Waha to APPC for Poly-Propylene & Ethylene and all associated integration with TASNEE, SABIC, RC & APPC.
• Electrical Section - Construction 230/34.5 KV Main GIS Sub Station; Installation of 230 KV/34.5 KV 100 MVA Power Transformer, 34.5 KV Electrical Switchgear with protection systems, MCC, HVAC System, Interlocks for switchgears, critical process equipments, power management systems, power cut off systems, SCADA, critical motor reacceleration system.
• CA & EDC Project - in Sahara & Maaden Petrochemicals Company (SAMAPCO) - Pipeline from SAMAPCO main plant to King Fahad Industrial Port (KFIP) including Tank farm at KFIP, pipeline from KFIP tank farm to Berth No. 37, Loading Facilities in Berth No. 37, including hose tower and associated facilities, with all integration with KFIP, SABTANK & RC.

Highlights:
• Successfully achieved 70% completion of the Waad Alshamal project safely within the scheduled time and cost.
• Concurrently handled multiple projects as Project Engineering Section Head in Sahara Petrochemicals since the year 2007.
• Held additional responsibility of Project Manager for construction of 230/34.5 KV main GIS Substation along with all electrical, over and above the responsibilities of Project Engineering Section Head as well as the responsibilities of leader of electrical commissioning and start up in Sahara Petrochemicals.


Key Responsibilities as Project Manager ( Power Plant & SAP Project):
Prefeasibility and FEED preparation
• Carry out pre feasibility study of the project covering various aspects like plant and equipment required, production technology, investment required, government policies and international market scenario, sectoral information to form the basis of investment decision.
• Work in conjunction with the consultants for preparation of front end engineering design (FEED) report with inputs on project specific requirements to form the basic document for bidding.
• Involve all the stakeholders during preparation of pre feasibility and front end engineering reports to consider and integrate inputs from them in the reports.
Materials Handling & Logistics:
• Provide details of the material handling requirements to the consultant for designing suitable system with complete specifications and layout diagrams.
• Invite offers from approved material handling equipment and system vendors for technical and commercial evaluation.
• Negotiate prices, commercial terms and conditions, delivery periods with vendors meeting technically valid offers and finalize purchase orders and contracts for installation.
• Develop detailed project plan covering all the activities including procurement, delivery, installation and commissioning.
• Monitor progress of deliveries and all other activities to ensure timely completion of the project within approved budget.
Safety
• Ensure that all contractors’ workmen and employees are well trained on safe work procedures and aware of consequences of unsafe acts.
• Enforce implementation of safety measures during regular rounds to the project site and initiate necessary disciplinary action for any negligence.

The University was first established with 7 colleges. In course of time, it has evolved into 28 colleges and 1 institute, 16 of which are in Al-Madinah and Al-Munawarah and the rest are in 6 branches - Yanbu, Ula, Hinakiyah, Khyber, Almahd, Badr.

Key Projects to Credit:
• New Buildings for colleges - Assigned the role of Project Manager by the university.

Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for multiple projects required by the university, like overall design of the university, new buildings to be constructed for colleges.
• Based on additional power requirements and / or new connections for new buildings as well as modifications, finalised agreement with Saudi Electricity Company with best possible terms and conditions, after the approval of university management.
• Scrutinized the design and drawings prepared by Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants, validated the engineering calculated and proposed necessary changes.
• Reviewed the quality control program developed by the construction contractors and recommended appropriate changes to ensure that quality standards are maintained.
• Underwent training by Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants to learn and understand the methodology of calculations in development of designs.
• Prepared project plan for new buildings in consultation with consulting firm, contractors and university authorities for monitoring progress and budgetary control.
• Monitored regular progress of work involving the contractors and consultant and ensured that technical and organizational issues are resolved for timely completion of project.
• Prepared and submitted progress reports to the university management, discussed progress, expenditure and working capital requirements for suitable advice and approvals.

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. Saudi Aramco’s oil and gas production infrastructure leads the industry in scale of production, operational reliability and technical advances. It is the largest crude oil exporter.

Key Responsibilities:
• Carried out inspection and testing of materials received by the company to ensure that they meet engineering specifications and/ or Saudi Aramco’s standards.
• Supervised inspection and testing activities conducted by the employees to ensure that they are being performed as per the approved procedures.
• Ensured that the work performed by the contractors meet the specified engineering standards and/or Saudi Aramco’s standards by inspection of work done by them on daily basis.
• Monitored implementation of company’s quality control programs with proper education, training and feedback to employees and contractors.
• Reviewed the revisions in Saudi Aramco and industry quality standards and recommended appropriate changes for improvement and practical implementation for consideration.
• Studied the revisions of quality control programs recommended by the construction contractors and proposed suitable amendments to ensure that there is no dilution of quality standards.


Previous Assignments:
• 1 year : Electrical Engineer, Company Name