mechanical project engineer
Schlumberger - United Arab Emirates
Total years of experience :17 years, 9 Months
• Responsible for handling projects from pre bid to delivery
• Co-ordination with various departments/subcontractors in ensuring all engineering delivered on time
• Ensure that proper information is available, identify issues which may arise during project and resolve in a timely manner
• Find causes of delays, offer possible solutions to limit impact of late orders on Project schedule
• Monitoring, reviewing project status reports, schedule etc. and issue weekly reports to Project Team
• Participate in Overall vendor performance evaluation
• Conduct meeting with different stake holders of project to evaluate project progress, discuss about possible delays if any, finding solutions etc
• Review complete documentation related to project such as material requisition, enquiries, quotations, engineering documents, purchase orders etc
• Monitor site activities and resolve any issues, provide necessary support etc
• Ensure compliance to EPF contractor’s HSE policies, standards, quality etc
• Attend FAT test as required
• Forecasting the required resources and tracking the availability of the resources on a real time basis to ensure the smooth progress of the project.
• Monitoring cost and commitment through requisition and invoice review
• Ensuring adherence to recommended best practices such as the critical path method based on PERT and the like
• devising strategies to overcome roadblocks or delays through various methods such as using industry related technical knowledge, innovating short cuts or alternative ways, improvising with available resources, scheduling overtime to meet the deadline, and the like
• Developing and monitoring project cost forecasts
• Participated in the technical resources deployment plan (reviews of candidates qualifications and conducted interviews) to perform the engineering work.
• Follow up the project progress and review weekly and monthly reports and correct deviation, if any.
• •Develop project procurement plan / strategy / procedures / approved supplier and sub-contractor list along with project engineer in line with the overall project requirement.
• Conduct objective evaluation of local and international suppliers International for Sourcing of Materials required for the projects, Services (including sub-contracts), Capital Equipment’s, Site Facilities required for completion of Projects.
• •Finalization of terms and conditions of purchasing contracts.
• • Must interact regularly with Engineering, Projects & Finance departments to understand the technical and financial aspects of the project and to ensure identification of appropriate sources of material and services supply
• End to end monitoring and control of complete project supply chain, including expediting and close outs of all project purchase orders and sub-contracts
• Ensure timely delivery of material/ services of required quality to the project within specified budgets.
• Risk management pertaining to project procurement and ensure compliance to various procedures/ policy guidelines/ code of business conduct etc.
• All Project Management related activities right from the release of works order till completion of a Project and submission of MDB.
• Actively involved in the entire package including Instrumentation, Electrical and HVAC and procurement.
• Participated in the technical resources deployment plan (reviews of candidates qualifications and conducted interviews) to perform the engineering work.
• Follow up the project progress and review weekly and monthly reports and correct deviation, if any.
• Participated directly in the design development of the projects.
• Resolve and negotiate commercial disputes with the FEED contractor.
• Develop the FEED close out report.
• Consult with superiors and negotiate with contractors to prepare job specifications, explain proposals and present engineering reports and findings.
• Participated in the development of the Company engineering standards and procedures.
• Participated in the development and implementation of policies, standards and procedures for the department and technical work performed in the department.
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects.
• Accountable for the successful completion of each stage of the project
• Extensive regular contacts with the project main stakeholders.
• Participating in stakeholders/contractor meetings and resolving engineering and management issues.
• Direct and supervise the activities and performance of assigned personnel to the projects.
• Ensure that all technical matters are dealt with in accordance with Company procedures.
• Participate in Company Safety Programs ensuring compliance with approved Safety regulations/programs.
• Executed projects for numerous types of project for clients like WEATHERFORD, HALLIBURTON, MISWACO, BAKER HUGHES, NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, SGS and SIEMENS, FUGRO, SCHLUMBERGER etc.
Jan2010 - Sep 2010: Norcrane, Dubai
Position: Project Engineer
Reports to: Project Manager
Responsibilities include;
• To provide project management expertise and management of engineering resources within the clients active projects and to be overall responsible for the execution and delivery of project.
• To manage and deliver the project within agreed time frames and budgets and reporting system status and delays to project manager.
• Day to day management and organization of issues in the yard.
• Ensure compliance with technical, OHS and project procedures are being carried out
Managing work packages and deliverables.
• Assist with the monitoring and control of budgets and schedules to met project targets.
• Liaison with third party contracts and Client representatives as required.
• Define technical responsibilities within the project including interfaces and work packages
• Issue of materials to the yard.
May2009 - Jan2010: TopStars Marine Engineering, Sharjah
Position: Field Engineer cum planner
Reports to: Yard Manager
Responsibilities include:
• To manage refurbishment of offshore king post cranes.
• Plan whole work schedule of the crew and monitor and ensure the progress
• To assist and give guidance to the technicians on the repairing work of the cranes
• To ensure that all drawings are approved and submitted to the fabricator on time
• Responsible for the execution of the project
• responsible for managing safety and operation in the yard
• Provide all the spare parts and material to meet work schedule
• Prepare and submit reports such as material inventory, weld inspection report, material log sheet, tool box talk, risk assessment, job cards, CTR etc
• Review the extent of subcontract work and will enter into negotiations with the subcontractors
Dec2006 -Feb 2009: Lamprell Energy LTD, Jebel Ali
Position: Junior Project Engineer
Reports to: Project Manager
Function: Ensure that all activities in yard are carried out in accordance with
Company safety policies and procedures
Lamprell has played an important role in the development of offshore industry in the Arabian Gulf for over 30 years, providing increasingly specialized services to the onshore and offshore oil industry.
The principal markets in which Lamprell operates are:
• Upgrade and refurbishment of offshore jack up rigs.
• New build construction for the offshore oil and gas sector
• Upgrade and refurbishment of Land rigs
Projects handled:
1. TAPTI MODULES, BRITISH GAS
2. KASHAGAN BARGES, SBM
3. FPSO GIMBOA, SAIPEM
4. Olowi FPSO, KANFA
5. SEAJACKS
Responsibilities include:
• Monitor & ensure progress as per schedule.
• Directing and monitoring project personnel& subcontractors.
• Corresponding with client enquiries.
• Dealing with quotations, contracts.
• Liaising with Engineering department as well as Production.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) responsibilities.
• Update schedules & monitor completion progress of project.
• Ensure all work performed during construction activity follows strict safety codes.
• Liaising with Fire & Safety officers and reporting any breach of procedure.
• Attend Load out Review meetings as required.
• Alert project QC to commercial matters and assist in the preparation of invoices.
• Resolve any technical queries arising during the operation.
• Assisting with preparation of task risk assessments.
• Ensure the subcontractor is on the company approved vendor list or successfully passes the supplier selection and evaluation process
• Review and approve subcontractor quality procedures and qualifications in accordance with the project specification
• Ensure that the subcontractor's schedule fits with and is incorporated into the project schedule
• Prepare material issue note, arrange for material transfer and physical delivery of free issued or client supplied material to subcontractor
• Ensure that the subcontractor's work is subjected to QA/QC inspections as per the project Inspections Test Plan (ITP)
• Ensure the work progress is in accordance with the agreed subcontractor schedule
• When work are executed on a measure basis ensure that the quality of work executed is agreed with subcontractor and client if appropriate
• Ensure that subcontractor provides all quality documentation required under the contract.
• Ensure the subcontractor is copied on all relevant project correspondence and revised project documentation including drawings and specifications.
• Ensure that the subcontractor notices regarding schedule and all commercial matters are relayed to client
• In the case of secondary and tertiary steel fabrication ensure the issue of finished product to construction yard is made from stores through a material issue note.
• Ensure that all subcontract work related drawings, qualifications, procedures, MR's, LPO's are properly documented
• Train professionals joining ITA on various software applications such as Primavera, Pro/E, and AutoCAD.
• Plan activity of each members of the team and make report of it on a weekly basis to higher manager for future scheduling.
• Monitoring the team members activities and ensure accomplishment of planned activity.
• Resource assignment to team members.
• Ensure the completion of job is as per schedule.
• Resolve any technical queries arise.
• Coordination with other departments as well as clients.
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) ,ANNA University