PMO; Program Management; Project/Construction Director, Sr. Projects Manager, Head of Department, Business Development

8/2019 – 8/2020

GCS is a leader in providing ”Design & Build” rehabilitation and maintenance solutions to the Oil/Gas, Building and Infrastructure Industries and is the leader in providing innovative and turnkey contracting solution for all types of screed and flooring across the GCC.
Director of Building & Infrastructure
Mandate
Set-up the new division, head, plan, direct and coordinate the Building & Infrastructure Division (B/D and Sales, QHSE, contracts, contracting, planning & controls, SCM) with full P&L.
Assume overall responsibility, ensure and improve the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of the division through the provision of effective leadership and management.
Achieve ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certification.
Special Achievements
Drafted, implemented and rolled out a company wide IMS.
Achieved pre-qualification with major companies in the oil/gas and energy industries.

Ablauf- / Terminmanagement, Angebotskalkulation, Business Development, Personalplanung, Projekt - Berichtswesen, Projektkalkulation, Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Projektmanagement - Vertragsmanagement, Qualitätsmanagement (allg.)

9/2017 – 7/2019

SPME develops and provides innovative turnkey rehabilitation and repair solutions to the most challenging infrastructure problems and is a leader in a wide range contracting throughout the GCC.
Operations / Projects Director (17 direct reports; >600 direct work force)
Mandate
Head, plan, direct and coordinate the company operations (QHSE, contracts, contracting, planning & controls, SCM) with full P&L.
Ensure and improve the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of departmental and organizational operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.
Coordinate, manage and monitor the collaboration and operations of all departments.
Assume overall responsibility for the development, implementation & execution of all projects in the GCC.
Establish and implement strategic plans to improve production and quality in support of company goals.
Transform operations to become a high performing organization.
Special Achievements
Transformed a struggling company operation into a responsive, indispensable organisation that generates substantial gains in productivity and growth.
Increased operations efficiency/productivity by 30% as well as projects profit between 15% and 35%.
Won additional works in excess of 10 million AED.
Designed and implemented an IMS, achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certification.
Drafted and implemented standard working documents and specifications.
Assured positive projects cash-flow by reducing collections duration's from 250 days down to below 90 days.

Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Projektmanagement - Vertragsmanagement

5/2015 – 5/2017

JAG Group operates as holding company for a wide range of businesses e.g. sugar refining, building materials; development and management real estate and luxury hospitality investments, NG/LPG distribution.
Projects located in Brazil, UAE, Egypt and Seychelles.
Head of Projects (10 direct reports)
Mandate
Set-up and develop the Group Projects Department from concept through to operational maturity.
Work with the CEO and the BU MD’s, develop and direct business opportunities and prospects.
Plan and manage the organisations activities technically and commercially.
Define and implement the projects department business strategic plans.
Assume overall responsibility for the development and execution of the Groups major projects globally.
Special Achievements
Established and paved the path for prospective business collaborations between JAG and partners from Serbia, Germany, Sudan and Ethiopia.
Established and rolled out the IMS covering processes and procedures and job descriptions.
Formulated and deployed projects development and execution directives as well from of contracts.
Performed Class II cost estimate CAPEX and OPEX for the overall canal sugar factory complex.
Formulated full Invitation to Bid “ITB” Packages for a Bulk Storage Port, 3,600tpd sugar factory & Luxury ECO Resort.
Directed FEED and bankable feasibility studies for a 30 MW W t E Plant and a Luxury ECO Resort.

Strategische Unternehmensplanung

9/2012 – 12/2014

The Linde Group is the world-leading gases and engineering company. The Engineering Division is focused on TEPC of air separation, hydrogen, oxygen, olefin, ethylene, propylene, LNG, synthetic and natural gases processing plants. Project values ranging up to 3,000 million €.
Starting as Site/Construction Manager and accelerating to Sr. Projects Construction Manager – Major Proejcts and Head of Global Construction MENA.
09/2012 – 12/2014 Linde Engineering Division, MENA Region
Head of Global Construction MENA Region (50 direct reports; work force on sites: up to 4,000+)
Mandate
Establish the MENA Global Construction Organization from concept through to operational maturity.
Company representative in all aspects of projects execution.
Responsibility for QHSE & ERP of the Region.
Plan, manage the staffing, administration and direct the execution of the EPC projects in the MENA Region.
Develop new / enhance existing Client & Partner relationships
Actively engage in the Global BD / Sales initiatives.
Hire, train and manage projects staff (managers, superintendents and supervisors).
Direct and mentor the preparation of proposals for medium size EPC projects.
Special Achievements
Built the MENA Regions execution hub with 50 FTE (managers and engineers).
Successfully completed 5 medium/large projects including turn over and close-out.
Made GC MENA the address for proposals and projects execution support.
Achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 Certification of the local organisation.
Established a successful proposals team for medium size EPC projects.
Formed strategic alliances with JV/Consortia partners for targeting prospective projects.

Ablauf- / Terminmanagement, Business Development, Kundenberatung, Personalbetreuung, Personalführung, Personalorganisation, Projekt - Berichtswesen, Projektplanung / -vorbereitung, Vertragsmanagement, Vorbereitung auf QM-Zertifizierung (ISO)

3/2011 – 4/2015

Senior Projects Construction Manager – Major Projects (18 direct reports; 20 external partners)
Company representative in all aspects of projects development and acquisition “construction planning and execution”.
Directed 12 EPC/EPCM Projects development with a construction budget of more than 2,400 million US$, from inception throughout FEED and Engineering, proposal, contracts formulations and negotiations, permitting and hand-over to execution.
Clients: Shell, ExxonMobil, Sasol, Qatar Petroleum, Total, ADNOC, SABIC, Saudi Aramco, BASF, Carbon Holding, Summit Inc., OMV, Wacker Chemie
Projects: mega Ethylene, PE/PP, Benzene, Butene and Butadiene Plants, HyCo, Ammonia, Acrylic Acid, Coal Gasification, CO2 Liquefication, Hydrogen and ASU Plants including all Utilities & Offsites Infrastructures e.g. Administration, Control & Process Buildings, 220kV/33kV Substations, Pipe Bridges and Raceways, Railways, Loading Stations, Roads, Culverts and Bridges, Tank Farms, WW Treatment Plants, SW Intake/Outfalls, Warfs and Jetties, etc.
Project Locations: Germany, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Iraq and Oman.
Mandate
Manage the day-to-day project activities and monitor progress.
Full responsibility for the drafting, negotiations and execution of the construction main-contracts and subcontracts.
Define the projects resource requirements, establish teams, develop and assign responsibilities and goals for each.
Define the SoW, deliverables, timelines, and assure timely completion, lead the teams, liaise with all stakeholders.
Implement and lead the Basic and Detail Engineering, constructability and define execution methods and sequences.
Lead the EPC WBS and Level IV Time Schedule development leading to RFSU.
Conduct and direct risk & opportunity sessions and manage the resulting technical and commercial aspects.
Prepare agendas and reports and present these to the Board and Clients.
Special Achievements
Formulated and negotiated “Head of Contracts”, payment terms and prices.
Took major share in winning 3 Projects with Total Installed Cost (TIC) value of ~ 4,000 million US$.
Implemented Value Engineering that helped reducing Capital Costs Expenditure by 15%.
Streamlined engineering inputs, resulting in time reduction of about 2-month construction time.
Introduced a coherent and conclusive Level III - EPC schedule linking all items of a plant.

Bauleitung / Baustellenleitung, Baustelleneinrichtung, Kundenberatung, Montageleitung, Planung Fertigungsprogramm, Projekt - Berichtswesen, Projektmanagement - Vertragsmanagement, Projektsteuerung (Projektcontrolling), Transportlogistik

7/2006 – 3/2011

Sr. Site/Construction Manager (up to 65 reports, 18 Contractors/Vendors with work force up to 2,800)
Directed the construction of multi-hundred million US$ Air Separation Projects in KSA, UK and United Arab Emirates. Responsible for the execution of the EPC scopes covering civil, structural, piping & pipelines, equipment & machinery, cooling towers, storage tank farms, E & I/C, administration, control buildings and substations incl. HVAC and MEP, MC and commissioning with due consideration to QHSE and security, schedule, commercial and cost targets.
Clients: SABIC, ADNOC and BOC.
Projects: Air Separation Plants generating liquid and gaseous Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and Crypton/Xenon.
Key figures: Furnaces & Fired Heaters, Compressors, Turbines, Reactors, RC concrete: 60,000m3, CS steel: 18,000ton, Process piping: 1,50 million dia-inch, Cable trays: 50km, Pipelines: 54km; 220kV / 33kV – Substations: 5; Admin./Lab. Buildings: 4, Control Centre:1, Roads: 30km, Cooling Towers, Seawater Intakes & Outfalls, Jetties, etc.
Project Locations: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Mandate
Lead and direct the day-to-day site activities and ensure flawless operations.
Establish, implement and lead the site organization until Ready-for-Start Up (RFSU).
Single point of contact to all stakeholders and clients, as well as responsible for QHSSE on sites.
Lead all functions of site management and construction until close out of contracts.
Implement and manage the technical, contractual and commercial aspects through to close-out.
Lead the monthly cost report reviews, monitor against budget and take appropriate actions.
Special Achievements
Designed and introduced new form of Contract, BoQ’s and EPC schedule guiding right thru to RFSU.
Implemented new construction methods, reduced piping installation time up to 30%.
Implemented the projects including NOC’s and established the sites including site infrastructures.
Turned over the Plants up to 3 months ahead of schedule, achieved more than ~ 6 mio. mhr without LTI each project.
Defended several Contractor Claims worth more than 18 million US$.

Bauleitung / Baustellenleitung, Baustelleneinrichtung, Inbetriebnahme (allg.), Montageleitung, Planung Fertigungsprogramm, Projekt - Berichtswesen, Projektmanagement - Kommunikation, Projektmanagement - Vertragsmanagement, Projektplanung / -vorbereitung, Projektsteuerung (Projektcontrolling)

10/2001 – 6/2006

Lurgi AG is a leading global technology and EPC company operating in the fields of process engineering and plant contracting within the Oil & Gas and Petrochemicals industries.
Sr. Lead Engineer & Construction Manager (18 direct reports / 5 Contractors with work force up to 1,500)
Responsible for the internal and external engineering/design teams during the design phases as well as the field staff during construction execution throughout to handover. Project values ranging up to 800 million €.
Clients: BP, Methanex, TPAO, NAVARO, INOC, SABIC, Praxair and BASF.
Scopes: Tank Farms with tank dia. up to 60m, Cryogenic Tanks for LIN and LOX, Firewater systems, Cooling Towers incl. pipeline systems, Substations, Laboratories, Process Buildings incl. MEP & HVAC, Process Structures, Strom & WW Systems, Railway & Loading Platforms, Roads, Bridges & Culverts, SW Intakes & Outfalls, Jetties, etc.
Projects: Australia, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago and Saudi Arabia.
Mandate
Manage the day-to-day activities and maintain efficient interdisciplinary, client & partner, and authority communication.
Direct feasibility studies, basic and detail engineering/design of Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA) Works.
Define WBS, time schedules, establish budget and cost plans/programs with P/L responsibility.
Develop design criteria and of scope of work, job descriptions, specifications, progress and variation reports.
Identify, formulate, and negotiate subcontracts, variations/changes, claims and obtain settlement.
Review and approve basic and detailed engineering and designs
Review and approve monthly QS and progress invoices.
Prepare weekly/monthly and quarterly reports.
Special Achievements
Successfully completed a 18 months “Executive Trainee Program” at the MG Academy.
Wrote a “Engineering Execution Manual” and a “Site/Construction Execution Manual” for EPC projects.
Saved more than 2 million US$ on execution costs by applying new construction techniques.
Negotiated competitive unit-rates that helped keeping costs up to 14% below budgets.
Placed and won 3 compensation claims worth 4.5 million US$.
Achieved over 3 million man-hours without LTI.

Anlagenbau, Arbeitsplanung / Arbeitssteuerung, Bauleitung / Baustellenleitung, Kalkulation, Montageleitung, Planung / Kontrolle Auslandsaktivitäten, Projektmanagement - Vertragsmanagement, Projektsteuerung (Projektcontrolling), Steuerung Konstruktionsbüro

9/1996 – 9/2001

Various clients form real estate, heavy civil engineering and construction sectors in Germany, Turkey and USA.
Projects included residential buildings, railways and railway tunnels/highway bridges, plant infrastructures.

Anlagenbau, Bauleitung / Baustellenleitung, Brückenbau, Projektkalkulation, Projektmanagement - Angebotsmanagement

7/1990 – 8/1994

Involved in the day-to-day business. Responsible for agreed budgets and timely completion of assigned works.

Metallbau