The role was predominantly associated with planning and monitoring operational projects, with some minor assistance given to the tender/estimating department.
Initially, I was responsible for all contracts within the Eastern Province region, covering approximately one third of the Kingdom and including the ARAMCO and other petro-chemical industries in the Gulf region. My responsibility then expanded to cover the whole Kingdom as contracts were sought further away from the Eastern Province.
My department at Head Office consisted of 4 cost engineer and schedulers. I was also responsible for 5 cost engineers/schedulers based on site, which were visited by me regularly.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS INCLUDED : -
1) New “Walls” Ice Cream Factory in Dammam, Saudi Arabia - Value £6M
2) Polyester Plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Value £8M
3) Military Defence Camp, Bahrain - Value £8M
4) 128 Houses, Jubail, Saudi Arabia - Value £24M
5) Warehouse for Arab American Oil Company, Rastanura, Saudi Arabia - Value £4M
6) New Boys School for Arab American Oil Company Dammam, Saudi Arabia - Value £4M
7) Royal Villa, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia - Value £6M
8) Military Defence Camp, Yemen - Value £10M
All the above contracts were constructed concurrently, from August 1993 to 1995 and beyond.