Nicolas Metral

Director, Major Project

Al ‘Ulá, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia

About

Specialist in delivering process driven "Engineering, Procurement and Construction" projects in oil & gas (LNG), power plants and environmental services (water treatment & desalination, organic waste treatment) and large land based aquaculture projects. Experience in: • Defining projects delivery strategies, work-packaging, procurement and contracting, setting up project teams and overall project execution plans. • Implementing BIM as a central data platform across project lifecycle to enhance collaboration and quality of design deliverables. • Focusing on "Front End Loading", with knowledge of engineering process, sequences and interfaces between all disciplines. • Setting-up and managing project controls systems: Planning (WBS, project programs, progress monitoring and earned value reporting; Cost engineering, budgeting and forecasting; Document control and workflow management; Material control. • Identifying and managing risks, whether technical, contractual, or related to all project areas including stakeholders. • Commissioning and handover to operation, including conducting performance tests. • Liaising with financial institutions and consultants to perform technical due diligence for project financing Leadership, team building, communications, problem solving, stakeholders engagement.

Experience

  • Project Director at Bouygues Construction
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Director, Major Construction Project

  • Global Head of Construction at Pure Salmon
    Mar 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Design and Construction of Pure-Salmon large scale atlantic salmon farming and processing facilities. Clean, healthy, sustainable and high quality protein for local consumers financed by private equity.

  • SUEZ (7 yrs 7 mos)
    • Project Director
      Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Design, Build and Operate contracts for Ville de Montreal for municipal organic waste treatment by anaerobic digestion, composting and biogas production.

    • Senior Project Manager
      Sep 2014 - Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Design Build of 228 tons per day anaerobic digestion facility for sourced separated organic waste for Hong Kong government.

    • Director, Project Controls
      Sep 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs

      Supervision of planning & scheduling, contract Management, cost engineering and document control functions with a target to increase profitability and certainty of Design & Build projects outcomes. - Development of corporate guidelines and procedures - Management of project controls international community - Support to project in start-up phase or in departure from target baseline

  • Project Control Director at Thiess Degrémont (Victorian Desalination Project)
    Sep 2009 - Aug 2012 · 3 yrs

    As a member of the project leadership team reporting to the Project Director, my responsibilities were to develop and manage the project controls function inclusive of: • Planning (Primavera P6) and Progress and Earned value monitoring; • Cost engineering: preparation and maintenance of budget, change control, preparation of monthly cost reporting package including trends analysis, R&O, deviation reports. • Document control, set-up and management of automatic workflow • Claims and change orders preparation, substantiation and pricing. • Management of the project controls team • Participation to the project steering committee (as a key technical member).

  • Saipem (8 yrs)
    • Project Control Manager
      Sep 2004 - Aug 2009 · 5 yrs

      FOS LNG Receiving Terminal (full containment storage tanks and regasification process - EPC lump-sum contract) • Project planning and progress monitoring (Primavera P3 - 5000 activities), • Cost engineering, forecasting, reporting, • Estimation and administration of change orders, • Animation of risk & opportunities, • Material management (with Marian site). • Participation in the Project Steering Committee (as a key technical member). Project management of LNG unloading facilities upgrading project.

    • Project Manager
      Feb 2004 - Aug 2004 · 7 mos

      SAKHALIN II onshore pipeline (2 x 800 km of oil, gas & multi-phase pipeline) Coordination of a cross functional task force in charge of offshore procurement and associated engineering.

    • Proposal Manager
      Sep 2001 - Feb 2004 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Development of technical and commercial proposals for LNG receiving terminals and power plants projects (fixed price EPC from € 50 millions to 1 billion). Coordination of technical department involved (engineering, procurement, sub-contracting, construction, project control, legal and finance). Preparation and driving of bid close out review meetings with company board of Directors. Participation to clarifications and negotiations.