Progress reporting

Establish a new Cost and Planning Department initially to control the newly undertaken large engineering projects, commencing with the Ninian Central Rig Removal Project, and subsequently all projects undertaken by the company 

Provide planning services covering CAPEX and OPEX modification work.  Plans are based on cost centre budgets and include all phases of work from Engineering Design through to As-building and Job Close-out.  This work covered all Kerr McGee assets in the UK sector. 

Develop and maintain top level schedules and project plans as well as development of lower level plans. Manage and Implement planning processes consistent with standard Planning and Scheduling practices. Create Look-ahead for various timeframes. Liaise with other planners and schedulers to ensure synergy and consistency. Liaison with other functional groups. Manage and arrange scheduled meetings across projects. Monitor project/contract KPIs against schedules and plans and communicate progress, improvement and slippages.

Head the Planning & Methodes Department for Groupment Berkine in Hasi Berkine to take the Central Processing Facilities from construction phase into operations phase.  Contract not renewed due to Alegerianisation of the position which operated on a back-to-back basis with another UK national 

Principle Planning Engineer on Bonny Terminal Integration Project.  The all encompassing project has four distinct elements all being conducted under four separate EPC contracts to an overall value of $1.2billion over a period of 4 years.  The main element being carried out by Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea is for the main refurbishment of the Bonny Crude Oil Terminal plus the installation of a new offshore pipeline and two offshore SBM’s for Offshore loading.

Planning and Cost Engineer for Amerada Hess on El Gassi, Zotti and El Agreb Fields in Algeria.  Interface with the contractor (Bechtel) on the GCR Project at Zotti. The GCR Project is for the EPC of a green-field plant to facilitate Automated Central Well Wash to all wells in all three fields and the enhanced Gas Lift and Gas Injection on the El Gassi Field.  GEA is a mature field operation with the output having depleted to 20,000bbl.

Planning the onshore hook-up, float out, installation and offshore hook-up for the Experimental Project (Island a & D) Kashagan Project in the North Caspian. The modules (barge mounted) were fabricated in various yards in Norway, U.K., Dubai, Malta and Italy. Once fabricated they were required to be dis-assembled in order to be facilitated transportation throught the northern Baltic to Caspian and the southern Black Sea to Caspian canals.

Planning the onshore hook-up, float out, installation and offshore hook-up for the Experimental Project (Island a & D) Kashagan Project in the North Caspian. The modules (barge mounted) were fabricated in various yards in Norway, U.K., Dubai, Malta and Italy. Once fabricated they were required to be dis-assembled in order to be facilitated transportation throught the northern Baltic to Caspian and the southern Black Sea to Caspian canals.

Planning the onshore hook-up, float out, installation and offshore hook-up for the Experimental Project (Island a & D) Kashagan Project in the North Caspian. The modules (barge mounted) were fabricated in various yards in Norway, U.K., Dubai, Malta and Italy. Once fabricated they were required to be dis-assembled in order to be facilitated transportation throught the northern Baltic to Caspian and the southern Black Sea to Caspian canals.

Establish the Phese 2 schedule and maintain progress. Establish the schedule for full project execution at Level 2 and the detailed Phase 2 / Phase 3 ‘Gate’ schedule, to allow funding to be established for Phase 3 of the Project. Was promoted to Project Controls Supervisor and was respsponsible for recruiting my back-to-back replacement, 2 Cost Control Supervisors and for establishing an integrated Cost / Scheduling and Estimating Work/Cost Breakdown structure to take the Project through full execution.