Paris, Île-de-France, France
Senior Development Project Manager with global expertise in program management, quality, HSE, and engineering. Possess over 14 years of experience working in the energy sector across the Far East, Europe and Africa. Well-versed in managing energy and infrastructure project development and delivery in complex environments. A strategic mindset, operations management and engineering technical capabilities, and a passion for leading multi-cultural and cross-functional teams.
Construction Project Manager (Courseulles-sur-mer wind farm project)
• ● Charged with the creation of a new business venture in partnership with Algerian utilities to design and create the first photovoltaic plant (10 MWp) in the Sahara desert ● Lead a team of 35+ management staff in the design and execution of program of brownfield and greenfield projects with annual budget in excess of $100M ● Designed the project plan for the construction of an intelligent laboratory to test solar technologies in harsh environments providing useful research for the promotion of renewable projects ● Manage a labor force of over 400 in the construction of a 200 km gas pipeline ($250M) which represents one of the key worldwide projects in 2019 ● Played a key role in the merger of two energy companies, redefining the organizational structure, operational standards and IT system integrations
• ● Led a staff of 50+ people within the Project Management Office, managing a yearly budget of around €180M related to drilling and production projects ● Managed a plant shutdown project reducing plant downtime by 20%, resulting in €12M in additional revenue ● Drove stakeholder management and obtained permits and consents in a highly regulated and HSE sensitive environment; closed contracts with hundreds of land-owners in order to construct an oil pipeline ● Negotiated sustainable construction projects with institutions and local communities to develop roads maintenance and the building of a theater
● Acted as technical manager for non-operated assets valued at $3B in share; technical committee oversaw the development of four gas fields in Siberia, reducing a six-year program to just under three years ● Interfaced with Russian oil and gas operators to change operational procedures; reduced drilling related accidents by 15% ● Participated to a task force which carried out economic evaluation and negotiations, resulting in the sale of assets with huge company gain
● Coordinated a multidisciplinary engineering team throughout design and tendering phases of the first offshore gas storage project in the United Kingdom ● Pitched alternative technical solutions and investment advice to peer technical and operating committees
• Acting on behalf of the company in the EPC contractor’s premises, both in the HQ offices and at the construction yard, controlling timeliness, integrity and quality of engineering and construction activities for a major offshore project (FPSO)