2023 - TO DATE
Head, Engineering Technical Services
Overall responsibility for the project engineering activities and ensuring completion within the scheduled timeframes, allocated manpower, and budgeted cost.
- Ensure the technical integrity of the design and compliance to contractual requirements, Local Regulations, International Codes & Standard, and Good Engineering Practices.
- Monitor the progress of a project and ensure timely issuance of the engineering deliverables, meeting the schedule and any other specified Project KPIs.
- Interface between the Client team, Contractor team, Project Management team, and Engineering subcontractors facilitating the Project decision-making process.
- Coordinate between the Project team lead engineers and assist in their interactions with the contractor counterparts as required during the project execution.
PROJECTS HANDLED
Head, Engineering Technical Services
NGL-5 Project,
QatarEnergy, Qatar
A greenfield NGL Plant to process 300 MMSCFD associated gas. The plant consists of gas treatment units, NGL extraction unit, fractionation unit, a sulphur recovery system, and all required utilities. The plant will produce lean gas, ethane, propane, butane, wild cut naphtha, paraffinic naphtha, and liquid sulphur.
2021 - 2023
PMC Engineering Manager
Overall responsibility for the project engineering activities and ensuring completion within the scheduled timeframes, allocated manpower, and budgeted cost.
- Ensure the technical integrity of the design and compliance to contractual requirements, Local Regulations, International Codes & Standard, and Good Engineering Practices.
- Monitor the progress of a project and ensure timely issuance of the engineering deliverables, meeting the schedule and any other specified Project KPIs.
- Interface between the Client team, Contractor team, Project Management team, and Engineering subcontractors facilitating the Project decision-making process.
- Coordinate between the Project team lead engineers and assist in their interactions with the contractor counterparts as required during the project execution.
- Facilitate multi-discipline reviews to tackle Project issues and determine optimal technical solutions considering constructability, cost, and schedule.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks on Projects. Consult with discipline HODs and arrange for peer reviews and/or third-party verification/studies as required.
- Promote value engineering and provide cost-effective solutions maintaining quality while meeting Project specifications and not compromising design integrity.
- Evaluate manpower requirements; develop manpower plans and schedules. Recommend, assign, and allocate manpower for the execution of engineering activities within the budgeted man-hours.
- Develop & implement the Project Execution plans with the Project Manager, Procurement Manager, and Construction Manager. Interface with Project Controls for the finalization of the schedule.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Plan and Company’s Quality standards and procedures.
PROJECTS HANDLED
PMC Engineering Manager
ASAB Field Development Phase II Stage-2 Project,
US$ 180 Million,
ADNOC, U.A.E.
PMC support for the ASAB Field Development Phase II Stage-2 Project consisting of addition of Lift Gas Compression, Gas Dehydration Unit, Vapor Recovery Unit, and Produced Water Treatment facilities to handle increased Lift Gas and Produced Water requirements.
PMC Engineering Manager
Belbazem Block Development Project,
US$ 744 Million,
ADNOC, U.A.E.
PMC support for the Belbazem Block Development Project including three offshore Well Head Towers (WHTs), interconnecting sub-sea pipelines, and cables to Zirku Island, development of greenfield facilities for water injection, produced water treatment, gas compression, and associated utilities as well as brownfield works for tie-in to existing facilities at Zirku Island.
2004 - 2021
Engineering Manager | 2019 – 2021
Overall responsibility for the project engineering activities and ensuring completion within the scheduled timeframes, allocated manpower, and budgeted cost.
- Ensure the technical integrity of the design and compliance to contractual requirements, Local Regulations, International Codes & Standard, and Good Engineering Practices.
- Monitor the progress of a project and ensure timely issuance of the engineering deliverables, meeting the schedule and any other specified Project KPIs.
- Interface between the Client, Engineering team, Project Management team, and Engineering subcontractors facilitating the Project decision-making process.
- Coordinate between the Project team lead engineers and assist in their interactions with the client counterparts as required during the project execution.
- Facilitate multi-discipline reviews to tackle Project issues and determine optimal technical solutions considering constructability, cost, and schedule.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks on Projects. Consult with discipline HODs and arrange for peer reviews and/or third-party verification/studies as required.
- Promote value engineering and provide cost-effective solutions maintaining quality while meeting Project specifications and not compromising design integrity.
- Evaluate manpower requirements; develop manpower plans and schedules. Recommend, assign, and allocate manpower for the execution of engineering activities within the budgeted man-hours.
- Develop & implement the Project Execution plans with the Project Manager, Procurement Manager, and Construction Manager. Interface with Project Controls for finalization of the schedule.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Plan and Company’s Quality standards and procedures.
PROJECTS HANDLED
Engineering Manager
Dalma Gas Development Project,
US$ 1.65 Billion,
ADNOC, U.A.E.
Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transportation, Offshore Installation and Commissioning for Gas Processing Facilities at Arzanah Island including inlet facilities, gas processing and compression units, power generation units, utilities and other associated infrastructure and three new well-head platforms, removal and replacement of an existing topside, new pipelines, subsea umbilicals, composite and fibre optic cables.
Deputy Engineering Manager
OPF Compression Project,
US$ 750 Million,
Sakhalin Energy, Russia
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) works for a 2000 MMSCFD Gas Plant consisting of two new Inlet Receivers and three Gas Compression Strings (suction scrubber, compressor, and after-cooler) and relevant utilities based on Shell DEP.
Deputy Manager - Process | 2011 – 2019
Overall responsibility for delivery of process engineering on the Project and ensuring quality and timely release of deliverables.
- Interface and build rapport with the client. Attend Project meetings.
- Guide the process team in conducting contract review, preparation of the TDR and the Procurement Register. Review design for compliance with corporate specifications, contract requirements, and international codes and standards.
- Provide technical support, review, and monitor process engineering deliverables.
- Participate in key design reviews (PFD, P&ID, layout, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, model review).
- Conducted design Integrity reviews (Peer Review, Gate Review, TA1, and 3rd Party Reviews)
- Manage Engineering Work Centre & evaluate scope split to maximize the work distribution.
- Coordinate engineering activities with other engineering departments.
- Manage changes and ensure the changes are communicated to other disciplines.
- Provide support and start-up assistance to the construction and commissioning team.
- Manage the discipline proposal team in performing all activities such as process simulation, review of key process documents, issue of TQs, FEED Verification, review of process performance guarantee parameters, and preparation of technical write-ups.
- Evaluate current manpower skill levels and determine training and development requirements. Mentor and motivate assigned staff. Establish targets and conduct performance appraisals.
- Recommend recruitment requirements in support of department engineering activities; participate in screening of applicants, interviewing, selection, and hiring of candidates.
Analyse technology trends: recommend upgrade of systems and procedures when required. Assess, identify, and develop technical tools, conduct presentations to update and improve the quality of engineering deliverables.
PROJECTS HANDLED
Lead Process Engineer
Reggane Nord Project ,
US$ 1.2 Billion,
GRN, Algeria
Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) works for a Gas Plant consisting of well head stations, gathering stations, inlet facilities, AGRU unit, dehydration unit, dew-pointing unit, gas export facilities, condensate desalter, condensate stabilizer, condensate storage facilities, produced water treatment, export pipeline and utilities.
Area Lead Process Engineer
Upper Zakum, UZ750 Project,
US$ 3.7 Billion,
ZADCO, UAE
Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) works for installation of the islands surface facilities for the Production Build-Up (PBU) Phase that will achieve target oil production of 750,000 BOPD. The Project includes implementation of modularization strategy to maximize the scope of work performed in fabrication yards and minimize the work on the islands. The work is spread over on the four artificial islands which are approximately 80 kms in the sea from Abu Dhabi.
Lead Process Engineer
Second Central Processing,,
US$ 400 Million,
CNPC International, Turkmenistan
FG & GAS Oil Pipelines and Pumping stations from MAA to Azour and Shuaiba. The Project comprises of 2 Portions. Portion 1 – 40 “Dia (approx 60 kms) and Portion 2 – 52 “Dia (approx 60 Kms) / 24 “dia (approx 63 kms) / 16″dia (approx 4 Kms) and 10″dia (approx 5 kms) and associated facilities.
Lead Process Engineer
Pipeline from MAA,
US$ 405 Million,
KOC, Kuwait
Project consisted of a sales gas pipeline, an export gas station that included filter separators and a fiscal metering skid, a condensate pipeline and a condensate tank farm.
Process Engineer | 2004 – 2011
- Prepare and check P&ID’s, PFD’s, UFD’s, HMBs, Process Safety Diagrams, MSD’s, Equipment Data Sheets, and other required diagrams and documents.
- Prepare and check design and equipment calculations for vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, columns, safety valves, control valves, shutdown valves, line sizing, adequacy checks, Relief & Blowdown, etc.
- Perform simulations using Process Simulation software such as HYSYS and PIPESIM.
- Perform studies and prepare reports including calculation of equipment design conditions, equipment sizing case selection, equipment type selection.
- Participate in the HAZOP review with the client and representatives of the other engineering disciplines.
- Provide input to the various downstream engineering disciplines for preparation RFQs.
- Review documents from downstream disciplines. Ensure equipment compatibility and conformance with client specifications. Recommend cost effective improvements in design layouts and/or equipment specifications.
- Review vendor documents and meet with vendor representatives when required.
- Participate in the review of the ITB (Invitation to Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, provide process input to other disciplines, review techno-commercial vendor offers.
- Prepare the Technical Document Register (TDR) for process activities.
- Prepare Start-up and Operations Manuals, and Operational Test Procedures when required.
- Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction and commissioning engineers. Provide start-up assistance as required.
PROJECTS HANDLED
Area Lead Process Engineer
ASAB Full Field Development,
US$ 2.4 Billion,
ADCO, UAE
Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services to upgrade the production capacity of the ASAB field to achieve 720 Mbopd. Scope also includes upgrading facility’s capacity to accept increased production and to upgrade associated utilities and water handling facilities based on Shell DEP.
Process Engineer
Upgrade of Existing Gathering Facilities,
US$ 825 Million,
KOC, Kuwait
New oil production facilities designed for a capacity enhancement of 300,000 barrels per day. Replacing the existing gas compressors with more efficient compression and condensate recovery units. This Project covered seven oil gathering centres, GC 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 21, and 23) and two gas booster stations, BS 140, and 150.
Process Engineer
AGT Pipelines Project,
US$ 1.1 Billion,
BP Exploration, Georgia and Azerbaijan
A 42″ Gas and a 46″ Oil 248 km pipeline including 16 Block Valve Stations, 10 Check valve stations, 4 pumping stations and 3 Pigging station with complete infrastructure and facilities