Belgium
• Achiever and team player. Balanced technical and commercial experience with an executive and strategic mindset. • Main skills in Project Management, People Management, Construction Management, Engineering Management, Contract Management, Business Development, Operations. • 20+ experience in Power sector (renewables, thermal, nuclear) • International experience: Europe, South America, Australia, Middle East. • My experience and skills include the ability to: o Identify and implement improvements in the business; o Promote team personal growth and development; o Lead by example and act with influence; o Engage, provide direction and manage multi-disciplinary teams; o Deliver successfully projects of several billions euro budget; o Promote and maintain high standards with respect to safety, environment and quality, whilst respecting challenging deadlines and P&L objectives; o Interact and keep satisfied high-demanding external and internal stakeholders; o Identify and mitigate business risks/issues.
Responsible as Project Director for the construction of the Willogoleche Wind farm in South Australia (119 MW, 200+ MAUD).
Reporting to the Head of Generation for Australia. Accountable at regional level for: engineering and technical compliance, assets performance and reliability, and major projects development and implementation within the assets.
In charge of Australian portfolio of projects, including projects governance and portfolio management. Governance Scope: Establishment of a Project Management Framework to govern all Australian Assets’ projects during their development, approval and implementation phases. Includes comprehensive toolkit, templates and associated processes. Portfolio management Budget: > tens of MEUR per year Scope: Ensure achievement of targets set for the projects being developed and being implemented, by conducting oversight, instilling best practices and by using tools and methods to anticipate deviations. LYB turbines retrofit Budget: > tens of MEUR Scope: Lead developer and project manager for a 70 MW power upgrade on both Loy Yang B power plant units.
Reporting to and representing the COO for activities in Brazil, including new build projects development and construction, and operations oversight activities: Jirau hydro power plant construction Position: Project Implementation Engineer Budget: > bi EUR Scope: Provide direction by influence for project to achieve its objectives; successfully negotiated claims of 200+ million EUR; provided the CAPEX and schedule projections for the whole implementation phase; performed the project risk analysis; oriented Owner’s erection team to improve project performance. Development projects oversight Budget: > bi EUR Scope: Review, challenge and provide recommendation to and on behalf of the COO of LATAM for the development projects in Brazil in view of his participation in the regional approval committees. Operations oversight of Brazilian assets Scope: Oversight of Operative Companies activities in Brazil, and facilitation of Group’s initiatives implementation (Opera, Operational Excellence, …).
In charge of managing projects for new power plants, including design, procurement, licensing, construction and commissioning. Main accountabilities as project manager and team leader: - Team mobilisation and coordination; - Management of client and other key stakeholders (including contract negotiations, progress reporting, new opportunities follow-up...); - Cost & invoicing management; - Schedule management; - Project processes and tools definition; - Contract and claims management; - Quality Management.
Several consultancy projects for plants’ operations (2003-2007) > Scope: improve plant’s operation (performance, instrumentation, process/design optimization) supported by process thermodynamic modeling tools and performance monitoring tools > Sectors: energy (coal, cogeneration, energy utilities network, industrial utilities production site, nuclear, biomass), oil & gas (compression train, liquid recovery unit), chemistry (ammonia) > Countries: Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Switzerland