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Sr. Projects Management & Control Engg., EQUATE Petrochemical Co., Engineering Deptt. (HO)

START Date: 
December, 2009

Experience in Detail

 

·Name of the company : Equate Petrochemical Co. Kuwait (E&C Department)

  • Company’s specialization in : EQUATE was established in 1995 and began production in November 1997. Shareholders: Dow Chemical Company (42.5%), PIC (42.5%), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (9%) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (6%). i.e. (http://www.equate.com)
  • Post: Sr. Projects Management & Control Engg. (Engineering Deptt.-E&C)
  • Duration: Dec 2009 till to date
  • Experience:

Special Assignments:         

  • EQUATE Head Quarter Project(LEED Design, Build and Handover)  >>5 Floors

      Value: K.D. 70 Millions

  • Swimming Pools Complex>> Donation Project
  • Administration Buildings(Design and Constructions)
  • New Buildings Constructions/ Modifications/Renovations and Maintenance
  • TA/Shutdown Planning
  • 2011 (PP Units 10 projects, 21 days)
  • 2010 (EG Units 8 projects, 5days)
  • Sea-water line project
  • CO2 Emission Projects – 2020 vision

 

The duties based in HO included, but not limited to,

  • Portfolio Management, Ranking, Weight Evaluation
  • Create strategies, monitor, and control and update project flow.
  • Create and monitor project milestones, schedules (by Using Primavera 6.02)
  • Continuous resource load monitoring and normalization.
  • Budgeting cycle coordination, monitoring and Control.
  • Integrating reporting system along with business objects
  • Yearly Revalidate the man-hour cost and recalculate it.
  • Project based Master Schedule of project and coordination
  • Assign and Follow up design activities and Site execution works with related groups.
  • Schedule approvals, Site Control of activities and reporting
  • Develop and enhance Projects’ reporting & publishing:
  • Bi-weekly report (for project status meetings)
  • Monthly report (for projects committee)
  • Quarterly report (for Shuaiba managers meeting)
  • Yearly report (End of the year overview report to EMT)
  • Setting-up of project control procedures, methodology and monitoring of progress, EPC projects,

The details of projects’ steps (small, medium and large scale):

  • RTS PhaseRequest for technical / cost estimation projects.
  • Planning and Design, Procurement
  • Construction (pre shutdown, shutdown, EPC and normal construction etc)
  • Close out
  • Company’s specialization in : Founded in 1967, one of the leading firms of architects, engineers and project management in the Middle East forComplex Industrial, Residential, Commercial and Govt. Buildings, Five Star Hotels, University Complexes, Townships, Shopping Centers, Airports, Seaports, etc. in Kuwait, GCC and Eastern Europe.Operating principally in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf, it offers a full range of multi-discipline design and construction supervision services.
  • Post: Senior Projects Control Engineer & Project Engineer
  • Duration: 1st Aug., 2005       till         Dec. 2009
  • Experience: Reporting to CEO/Managing Director;
<>·         §  §  §  §  §  §  Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Hospital >>14 Floors1,120 Beds

           Value: K.D. 145 Millions (AED 1,890,000,000)

    1. AL BABTAIN PROJECT  >>43 Floors

           Value: K.D. 21 Millions(AED 285 Millions)

    1. Messilah Beach Hotel Kuwait >>8 Floors(5 Star plus Hotel & Beach Resort)

           Value: K.D. 38 Millions (AED 1,494,000,000)

    1. Al Safat American Hospital  >>16 FloorsFast track project

           Value: K.D. 14.5 Millions (AED 188,500,000)

    1. Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait  >>18 Floors

           Value: K.D. 09.5 Millions (AED 9,500,000)

    • Marine Sciences Center for Kuwait University

           Value: K.D. 20 Millions (AED 260 Millions)

    • Jet Aviation Building (Private Airport Construction)

           Value: K.D. 7 Millions (AED 92 Millions)

    1. MTC (ZAIN) Headquarter Extension >>12 Floors

           Value: K.D. 08 Millions (AED 105 Millions)

    • Salmiya Park, Leisure and Recreation Center

           Value: K.D. 18 Millions (AED 234 Millions)

     

    ·Name of the company : M.A. Kharafi & Sons w.l.l. Kuwait (http://www.makharafi.net/profile1.html)

    • Company’s specialization in : Kuwaiti based group with diverse interests and activities worldwide. Established as a contracting & trading company more than 100 years ago it has since developed into a large multi-national company i.e. http://www.makharafi.net
    • Post: Sr. Planning Engineer/Project Engineer
    • Duration: 16th Jun 2002 to 31st July, 2005
    • Experience:
    • Project Support, technical and financial proposals, negotiations and initial start-up arrangements. Maintaining general follow-up time and cost.
    • Setting-up of project control procedures and monitoring of progress,
    • Worked as Project Engineer for tendering works of the various projects such as Multistoried Commercial Complexes, Shopping Malls etc. The overall planning comprises of scheduling of resources and scheduling of work activities and generation of Progress and Variance reports. The Primavera Project Planner software is used for all the above project works and Construction Computer Software (CCS) was used for Estimation purposes.

     

    The details of some projects:

    • Renovation of Kuwait Sanitary SewerValue : K.D. 30 Millions (AED 390 Millions)
    • Sofia Airport Reconstruction, Bulgaria USD$53,000,000  (Main office KWI Follow-up)
    • Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria, South AfricaUSD$ 14,500,000 (Main office KWI Follow-up)

     

     

    • Name of the company :Al Ghanim Intl. Co. &L.G (Korea) J/V Kuwait

    (http://www.fmtas-group.com/en/construction-aigtcc.html)

    • Company’s specialization in :Alghanim International is a leading Civil & Electromechanical Engineering and Contracting Company in Kuwait. The Company is classified as Category 1 contractor by the Government of Kuwait (the highest rating in the State of Kuwait). Alghanim International brings the accumulated experience and tradition of more than four decades to its operations.
    • Post :  Construction Engineer/Planning Engineer
    • Duration :16th May 2001 to 15th Jun 2002
    • Experience  :
    • The duties included, but not limited to, the contractual daily site activities planning, follow up and updating, look-ahead programs, manpower allocation and monitoring, develop progress curves & histograms, payment schedules & monthly reports etc.

    The details of some projects:

    <>·       Name of the company :Mashael Contracting & Trading Co., Kuwait
       
      • Company’s specialization in :Constructing Industrial Buildings, Commercial Centers and Corporate Organizations Construction works.
      • Post :  Project Manager
      • Duration :16th Sep 2000 to 15th May 2001
      • Experience :
      • Full management of pre and post-agreements, activities of projects. planning and control of daily site activities, supervising daily activities submittals, record keeping, cost controlling and scheduling with updating. 
      • Procurement and quality assurance, arranging progress meeting with clients & follow up their requirement by coordination with other subcontractors.

      The details of some projects:

      Value:varies (K.D. 127,400) to (K.D. 128,571) Each
      <>·    ·    ·    ·    Name of the company :I.N.H.  Contracting & Trad. Co. Kuwait
         
        • Company’s specialization in :Construction of Government buildings, commercial centers, high-rise buildings, malls etc.
        • Post                :Site Engineer and Estimator
        • Duration : From  15th Dec 1999 to 15th Sep 2000
        • Experience :

        The duties included, but not limited to, Site activities control, monitoring cost & resources. Project consisted of 16 storey commercial complex with landscaping, mechanical & electrical floors.

         

        • Name of the company :Descon Engineering Limited (DESCON), Pakistan
        • Company’s specialization in :Descon Engineering Limited is a well recognized multi-dimensional engineering and construction company operating in Pakistan and the Middle East. With over 350 million man-hours of construction work executed in industrial and infrastructure projects. The services portfolio covers project management, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and manufacturing of process equipment for the sectors of Oil & Gas, Chemical/Petrochemical, Power, Fertilizer, Cement, and Infrastructure.
        • Post            :Jr. Planner and Site Coordination Engineer
        • Duration :1st Mar 1996 to 30th Nov 1999
        • Experience : 
        • Involvement in planning and coordination.  Also prepared presentations, reports and was responsible for monitoring and control of all master planning work and the preparation of initial technical reports prior to finalize.
        • In Project Management department, as a junior planner got opportunity to be an active member of team of senior planners and produces the assigned works with professional enthusiasm and skill. Works included back office support for various major and minor projects of national and international level.