Power Plant Project
Resume:
ESSAM LABABIDI
Contact: +966-********* Email: ac3et5@r.postjobfree.com
Date: 20th November 2017
M/S Corporate Destination
Muscat, Oman
Dear Sir / Madam
I am a competent professional with over 3 decades of GCC experience in Royal Palaces, Power Plants, Airport’s Facilities, High-Rise Towers, Hospitals, Offices & Residential Complexes & Villas, Technical &Supporting Facilities, Rehabilitation of Civil & Industrials Projects, Infrastructural Electro-Mechanical Networks & External Works. As such, I seek personal development within the oil & gas and construction industry to gain valuable knowledge and experience. As apparent from resume I was previously associated with Unicorp International Contracting in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh & Qassim) as Contracts Manager and with Unicorp International Contracting in Saudi Arabia (Khobar & Qurayyah) as Planning & Controls Manager. There I handled a mega scale projects of net-worth SAR 2,316 Million (US$ 618 Million) involving an esteemed set of clienteles including Saudi Arabian National Guard SANG and Saudi Electricity Company. I regulated the development of Construction Claim for “Extension to the Subcontractor’s Time for Completion and reimbursement of Loss and Expense” for PP12 Combined Cycle Power Plant Project against “JV BEMCO-GS” worth SAR 142 Million.
Earlier with Almabani General Contractors in Doha, Qatar as Senior Planner & Scheduler for “New Doha International Project - Utility System CP13”; I led the preparation of EPC Contract Master Schedule. Revised & Recovery schedules Submittals and got Overseas Bechtel International approval, the above-mentioned schedules includes design deliverables, procurement of long lead items, construction phases, testing & commissioning. I generated the periodic schedule updates, maintenance & progress reporting including schedule analysis of critical path. Prior to this I worked with Almabani General Contractors in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Khobar & Jubal) as Planning & Cost Control Manager. I had worked also with Saudi Binladin Group in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah & Makkah) as Senior Projects Control Engineer. Earlier I worked with Al-Mohawish Est. for Contracting in Saudi Arabia (Makkeh) as Site Engineer and with Al-Mobty Est. for Contracting in Saudi Arabia (Shuaiba/Makkah) as Site Engineer. My understanding of taking on key leadership skills has led me to be a proactive, solutions-minded individual with superior judgment and decision-making abilities. My key skills includes program management, project management, contracts management, contracts administration, projects control management, budget & cost control management, planning & scheduling management as well as claims management. I possess an innate ability to work under pressure and have commitment towards achieving the company’s goals. I believe in my commitment to excel and ability to work & lead teams towards achieving great results. My attached CV provides details of my experience. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my qualifications further to describe my aspirations to be an Executive, Top Management positions such as General Manager, Managing Director, Contracts Director, Planning & Cost Control Director and Project Manager. With sincere regards,
ESSAM LABABIDI
Executive Profile
A competent professional offering over 3 decades of GCC experience with Royal Palaces, Power Plants, Airport’s Facilities, High-rise Towers, Hospitals, Offices & Residential Complexes & Villas, Technical & Supporting Facilities, Rehabilitation of Civil & Industrials Projects, Infrastructural Electro-Mechanical Networks & External Works. Rich expertise in time schedule management and control of EPC projects, Includes: establishing baseline schedule; monitoring actual work progress against schedule on weekly basis; preparing daily, weekly & monthly progress reports; recommending corrective action to mitigate the schedule delays.
Rich expertise in Earned Value Management process to control project costs vs. budget includes setting baseline budget, revising budget quarterly to include scope changes, controlling project resources (i.e. material, manpower & equipment), capturing actual costs, preparing cost status (CTC & CAC) & efficiency report, analysing cost variances & root causes to take corrective & mitigating actions. Proficient in directing, managing & controlling of subcontractor’s evaluation & administration functions; Includes: Evaluating the contracts with subcontractors & vendors by assuring those are comprehensive & within project’s scope & budget, Ensuring the scope changes are identified, reviewed & approved by concerned parties, Reviewing the sub-contractors invoices & issuing the payment certificates, Preparing of Back-charge/Debit Notes. Expertise entails construction claims preparation (i.e. time extension & prolongation claims) by identifying of delaying events in schedule & writing their narrative with supporting documents, Conduct Schedule Delay Analysis & Estimating the Cost Impact.
Education & Credentials
1986
B.S. Degree of Civil Engineering from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, KSA in February 1986
Key Impact Areas
Key Skills
Communicator Collaborator
Intuitive Innovator
Analytical
Motivator
Team Builder
Leader
Career Timeline
Essam Lababidi
ac3et5@r.postjobfree.com
Al-Mobty Est. for
Contracting &
Al-Mohawish Est. for
Contracting, Makkah
& Jeddah in Saudi
Arabia as Site Engr.
Apr’87-Feb’90 Mar’90-Mar’00 Oct’00-Feb’06 Feb’06-Sep’07 Oct’07-Sep’12 Consistent track record of driving completion of projects within schedule & budget and improving profitability of assigned projects by establishing effective project delivery processes & by realigning team focus; targeting senior level assignments in Projects Management, Projects Control Management, Contracts Management, Construction Claims & Delay Analysis Management
Saudi Binladin Group,
Jeddah & Makkah in
Saudi Arabia as Senior
Projects Control
Engineer
Almabani General
Contractors, Khobar,
Jubail & Riyadh in
Saudi Arabia as
Planning & Cost
Control Manager
Almabani General
Contractors, Doha
Airport in Qatar as
Senior Planner &
Scheduler
Unicorp International
Contracting, Khobar &
Qurayyah in Saudi
Arabia as Planning &
Controls Manager
- Projects Management
- Contracts Management
- Construction Claims Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control Management
- Planning & Scheduling Management
- Delay Analysis
- Resource Optimisation
Unicorp International
Contracting, Riyadh
& Qassim in Saudi
Arabia as Contracts
Manager
Oct’12-Aug’17
Professional Experience
Oct’12-Aug’17 with Unicorp International Contracting, Riyadh & Qassim in Saudi Arabia
Contracts Manager
Oct’07-Sep’12 with Unicorp International Contracting, Khobar & Qurayyah in Saudi Arabia
Planning & Controls Manager
Key Result Areas:
Led the development of Construction Claim for “Extension to the Subcontractor’s Time for Completion and Reimbursement of Loss and Expense” for PP12 Combined Cycle Project against “JV BEMCO-GS” amounted SAR 142 Million.
Performed the Contracts Management & administration by sourcing the subcontractors & vendors, issuing (RFQs & RFPs) to subcontractors & vendors, evaluating quotations & proposals, issuing the POs & Subcontracts agreements, evaluating the progress payments & issuing the payment certificates, issuing the periodic contracts scope statuses. Managed the scope changes through change orders.
Created of back-charges & debit Notes on subcontractors. Formulated baseline schedule submittal (Level 4) & get client rep approval. Prepared revised & recovery schedule submittals (Level 4) & get client rep approval. Involved in the schedule monitoring, updating and maintenance on weekly basis. Conducted schedule performance analysis (i.e. BCWP, BCWS, SV & SPI), critical path analysis & recommend the corrective action.
Generated and maintained periodic daily, weekly & monthly progress reports, prepared weekly efficiency report of direct manpower.
Established baseline budget with revisions on quarterly basis. Performed cost performance analysis (i.e. BCWP, ACWP, CV & CPI) Developed Cost Status Report (CAC & CTC) & recommend the corrective & mitigation actions. Developed planning requirements for technical proposals of tenders. Significant Accomplishments:
Handled a high net-worth project worth SAR 2,316 Million (US$ 618 Million) involving an esteemed set of clientele including Saudi Electricity Company & Saudi Arabian National Guard SANG Regulating the development of Construction Claim for “Extension to the Subcontractor’s Time for Completion and Reimbursement of Loss and Expense” for PP12 Combined Cycle Project against “JV BEMCO-GS” worth SAR 142 Million.
Successfully completed the Contracts Management & Administration for SANG Housing Project amounted SAR 1,348 million, includes: Evaluating the contracts with subcontractors & ensure scope is comprehensive & within budget, also ensure the scope changes are identified, reviewed & approved by concerned parties, Reviewing the sub- contractors invoices, issuing of payment certificates Back-charge/Debit Notes. Successfully completed the Planning & Cost Control Management for Qurayyah Power Plant Project (Blocks 1 to 6) worth SAR 682 Million / US$ 182 Million.
Projects Handled
Organization : Unicorp International Contracting
Project : PP12 Combined Cycle Project – Riyadh
Client : Saudi Electricity Company
Main Contractor : JV Bemco – GS Engineering
Scope : Power Plant – Civil Works
Project Value : SAR 286 Million
Project : SANG Housing Project – Qassim
Client : SANG
Main Contractor : Saudi Binladin Group
Scope : Construction of 1250 Villas and external works Project Value : SAR 1,348 Million
Project : Construction of Qurayyah Power Plant- Block 6 Client : Saudi Electricity Company
Main Contractor : Arabian Bemco Contracting Co.
Scope : Construction of civil works for the power plant Project Value : SAR 58 Million
Project : Conversion of Qurayyah Power Plant to C. Cycle Client : Saudi Electricity Company
Main Contractor : Consortium of Arabian Bemco and Doosan Scope : Construction of civil works for the power plant Project Value : SAR 174 Million
Project : Qurayyah Combined Cycle Power Plant
Client : Saudi Electricity Company
Scope : Construction of civil works for the power plant Project Value : SAR 450 Million
Feb’06-Sep’07 with Almabani General Contractors, Doha in Qatar Senior Planner & Scheduler
Project : New Doha International Project, Utility System CP13 Client : New Doha International Airport Steering Committee Client Rep. : Overseas Bechtel International (OBI) Scope : EPC Contract
Project Value : QAR 1100 Million
Key Result Areas:
Led the preparation of EPC Contract Master Schedule and Revised & Recovery Schedules Submittals and get Bechtel approval, the above-mentioned schedules includes design deliverables, procurement of long lead items, construction phase, testing & commissioning, and handing over Generated weekly schedule update & maintenance including schedule analysis of critical path, and prepare corrective action recommendations
Issuing daily, weekly & monthly progress reports, including narrative of in progressing & completed activities, actual vs. planned progress curves, installed key quantities status, schedule variance analysis report, contractual milestones status, design deliverables status and procurement status of long lead items Prepared and approved Two Week Look-ahead Schedule and 4-Week Rolling Schedules Submittals, the schedules prepared in coordination with the project management based on critical path analysis and the availability of design, resources & area
Reviewed the sub-contractors daily & weekly resources reports to ensure their compatibility with the schedule requirements & site progress
Tracking of Procurement Schedule for long lead items Issued KPI Reports
Previous Experience
Oct’00-Feb’06 with Almabani General Contractors; Khobar, Jubail & Riyadh in Saudi Arabia Planning & Cost Control Manager
Projects Handled:
Sea Water Cooling & Pump House No. 2 in Jubail (SAR 76 Million) Sea Water Cooling System Expansion in Yanbu (SAR 70 Million) Rehabilitation of selected concrete structures at Jubail Plants (Phases 1 & 2) for Saline Water Conversion Corporation in Jubail (SAR 67 Million)
Jeddah Municipality Headquarters Building (Phase 1 & 2) in Jeddah (SAR 40 Million) Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Package “E1R1, BP-09, BP-10” Riyadh (SAR 33 Million) SABIC Technology Center in Jubail (SAR 34 Million) Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Science & Technology Center in Khobar (SAR 31 Million) Upgrade of Reverse Osmosis Units & Support Facilities in Jubail (SAR 22 Million) Shorouq Al-Hada Hospital in Khobar (SAR 16 Million) King Fahed Hospital, ECC & LTCC Buildings in Riyadh (SAR 10 Million) Rehabilitation of civil and industrial projects in eastern province (SAR 6 Million) Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, “Buildings # B10, B14 & B15” in Riyadh (SAR 5 Million) Mar’90-Mar’00 with Saudi Binladin Group, Jeddah & Makkah, Saudi Arabia Senior Projects Control Engineer (Planning & Cost Engineer) Projects Handled:
As Senior Project Control Engineer
Makkah Hotel Project (SAR 214 Million – Makkah)
Prince Abdullah Palace Project (Phase 6 – Makkah)
Beach Palace (Jeddah)
Prince Abdullah Palace Additions (Phases 3, 4 & 5 – Makkah) Safa Palace Addition Project (Phase 6 & 7 – Makkah) Aziziah Palace Addition Project (Phase 7 – Makkah) Al-Diwan Complex Additions Project (Phase 7 - Makkah) Ministry of Interior Project (Makkah)
Makkah Hotel Project (Makkah)
Prince Sultan Palace Project (Medina)
Prince Sultan Palace Extension (Tabuk)
Namerah Mosque Project (Makkah)
Kiswa Al-Ka’ba Factory Project (Makkah)
Grave Yard Project (Makkah)
As Senior Planning Engineer
Safa Palace Projects (Phases 2 to 5 – Makkah)
Prince Abdullah Palace Project (Makkah)
Al-Diwan Complex Projects (Phases 7 to 9 – Makkah) Prince Sultan Palace Projects (Phases B to E – Makkah) Prince Sultan Palace Projects (Phases B & C – Makkah) A/C Plant Project for Haram Extension (Makkah)
Waqf Al-Aghawat Project (Makkah)
Guest / Offices Building Project (Makkah)
Umm Naif Palace Project (Makkah)
Mena Slaughter House Project (Makkah)
Haram Mass’a Piazza Tiling Projects (Phase 1 & 2 – Makkah) Prince Sultan Palace in Towel (Jeddah)
S.B.D. Makkah Compound Project (Makkah)
May’89-Feb’90 with Al-Mohawish Est. for Contracting, Saudi Arabia as Site Engineer Apr’87-Apr’89 with Al-Mobty Est. for Contracting Shuaiba / Makkah in Saudi Arabia as Site Engineer
Certifications
“Construction Claims” Certificate from Prime Consulting in September 2017
“Construction Delay Analysis Methodologies with Primavera P6 Legal Edition” Certificate from Prime Consulting in September 2017
“Program Management Training Course” Certificate from PMCerty in August 2017
“Construction Claims Legal Edition” Certificate from Prime Consulting in August 2017
“FIDIC Contract Administration Legal Edition” Certificate from Prime Consulting in August 2017
“Managing Successful Programs” Certificate from SimpliLearn in 2015
“Program Management Professional” Certificate from Simplilearn in 2014
“Customized Project Management Professional” Certificate from Tamayyaz in 2014
“Project Management Professional” Certificate from SAC for Training & Consulting in August 2010
“Migrating from Primavera Project Planner P3 to P6” Certificate from CMCS in December 2008
“IS0 9000 : 2000 Series – Foundation Training Course” Certificate from SGS in December 2005
“Timberline Precision Estimating Extended - V6.2” Certificate from Orbit Middle East in October 2002
“Primavera Enterprise V3.0 – Training Program” Certificate from PrimArabia in June 2002
“IS0 9000 : 2000 Series Internal Quality Auditor Training Course” Certificate from SGS in May 2002
“Expedition 5.0 for Windows – Engineering & Construction Contract Control” Certificate from Saudi Projacs in November 1996
IT Skills
Primavera P6 Professional (V 8.4)
Microsoft Project 2016
Timberline Precision Estimating (V6.2)
Expedition for Windows (V9.0)
Microsoft Office 2010
Personal Details
Date of Birth : 14th March 1962
Languages Known : English & Arabic
Present Address : Rawda District, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Permanent Address : Dumr District, Damascus, Syria Iqama : Transferrable Iqama in Saudi Arabia
Nationality : Syrian
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