Ad Dammām, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Project Management Engineering Professional with a proven track record of delivering complex, capital-intensive engineering projects across the Oil & Gas and Power Generation sectors. Expert in driving strategic business goals by optimizing asset efficiency, engineering out bottlenecks, and salvaging distressed timelines. Recognized for alignment with stringent Zero-Harm Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) mandates while protecting project budgets and Quality KPIs. Core Expertise: Project Engineering & Execution: Delivering multi-disciplinary infrastructure and plant modifications from concept through commissioning. Resource & Cross-Functional Leadership: Orchestrating contractors, vendors, and multi-disciplinary teams within tight constraints. Operational Efficiency: Utilizing root-cause analysis and creative mechanical engineering solutions to maximize asset uptime and reduce OPEX. Risk & Compliance Management: Strict adherence to ECSA standards, ASME/API codes, and complex SHE frameworks. Safety & Quality Management: Ensuring alignment with stringent Zero- Harm Safety, Health and Environmental(SHE) mandates while protecting budgets and Quality KPI's
Lead multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering scopes for large-scale capital infrastructure projects, serving as the primary technical interface between the Aramco Project Management Team (PMT) and Tier-1 EPC contractors. Key Impact & Achievements: Project Execution: Directed on-site construction and installation of critical underground wet utilities, industrial HVAC networks, and Fire Protection Systems from procurement to commissioning. Contractor & Delay Mitigation: Orchestrated daily operations with EPC contractors, accelerating issue resolution and successfully mitigating critical-path site delays. Safety Excellence: Enforced strict compliance with Aramco safety protocols, consistently maintaining a Project Safety Index (PSI) above the 90% target. Quality & Compliance: Championed QC procedures across all mechanical scopes, keeping the Project Quality Index (PQI) above 95% and swiftly resolving NCRs. Commercial & Budget Control: Managed scope variations, evaluated change order requests, and audited complex contractor progress invoices to ensure strict financial control. Supply Chain Management: Streamlined interface management for long-lead mechanical equipment procurement, ensuring technical compliance and on-time site delivery.
Provided senior technical and commercial leadership in capital allocation and long-term network strategy. Engineered optimized portfolio investment frameworks that successfully balanced NERSA regulatory compliance, grid reliability, and strategic financial objectives. Key Impact & Achievements: 10-Year Infrastructure Planning: Developed and optimized a comprehensive 10-year refurbishment investment plan, engineering network solutions aligned with customer mandates and NERSA requirements. Capital Justification & Governance: Formulated and defended complex technical-economic business cases to secure executive division board approvals for multi-million dollar asset investments. Portfolio Optimization: Spearheaded strategic investment planning using risk-based asset management principles to maximize network impact under resource constraints. Grid Reliability & Assurance: Delivered rigorous technical assurance to ensure capital deployments directly improved organizational performance, infrastructure reliability, and grid sustainability.
Managed the engineering coordination, design review, and commissioning for the critical Package 08 (Outside Buildings) industrial HVAC infrastructure for the Medupi Power Station mega-project. Acted as the core technical integrator between Tier-1 EPC contractors, Group Capital, and Generation teams.
Served as a designated Subject Matter Expert (SME) within Eskom Group Technology. Directed complex mechanical designs, Engineering Change Management (ECM) frameworks, and fleet-wide plant refurbishment projects across the national power station network. Held concurrent appointments as Engineering Design Work Lead (EDWL). Key Impact & Achievements: Design Governance & International Codes: Authored and approved complex mechanical designs, enforcing strict compliance with Eskom standards as well as SANS, ASHRAE, BS, and API international codes. Multi-Disciplinary Leadership: Managed cross-functional engineering teams (Process, Electrical, C&I, Civil), tracking project man-hours, resource allocation, and budgets to ensure on-time delivery. Corporate Standards Development: Formulated corporate design guidelines, training curricula, and national engineering standards in collaboration with the Eskom Steering Committee of Technology (SCOT). Strategic Procurement & Tenders: Developed comprehensive Tender Evaluation Strategies and compiled high-value Technical Specifications and Works Information packages for utility-scale projects.