Project Manager

NABIL D MAKAREM

**** ***** ****** *****, ***** Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Mob: +1-701-***-****

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PROFILE

An astute, versatile and diligent, Mechanical Engineering Management Professional: with an extensive and highly relevant portfolio of successful experience within the Oil and Gas, Chemical and Mining Industries on an extensive International basis. Has a far-reaching and varied knowledge across a broad range of performance areas including excellence in development of projects with final bidding documents, through the stages of requirement analysis, feasibility analysis, FEED, engineering coordination, risk assessment, costing and budgeting. Highly proficient in facilitating and expediting the key deliverables of complex projects at the top of PMO, by engaging and managing internal & external experts, stakeholder and contractors. Brings an in-depth understanding of both pre and post contract project management. Strong background in the legislative impediments and health and safety requirements of these industries and a specific and detailed understanding of developing, nurturing and delivering compliance, with the legal knowledge to bring about safe, business-centred and profitable results in a deadline sensitive environment. He is confident in the application of permit applications and International Regulations plus the subsequent essential maintenance of records. He is people and results-focused, with an excellent background in team recruitment and training, fostering a strong work ethic and morale across any range of personalities and skill levels plus a commitment to diversity. Exceedingly resourceful with a proven track record of business enhancement within major projects and committed to the delivery of optimum managerial and technical project input.

Having successfully honed his expertise, is now ready to assume a fresh challenge and make a valuable senior level contribution with a new contract for a company requiring loyalty, discretion and responsible application to the success of the task.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Occupation-based – Highly focused and industrious, a deadline orientated creative thinker and solutions expert with staff training and mentoring experience. Competencies embrace project management within the Oil and Gas, Chemical and Mining industries and supported by a detailed understanding of relevant legislation. Comfortably plans and maintains the optimal balance both of labour and plant. Experience includes:

oTechnical knowledge and experience of successful project planning and delivery.

oDetailed understanding of appropriate legislative requirements.

oExcellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

oStrong financial management and commercial acumen including detailed knowledge of contract conditions.

oProject costing and budgeting.

oNegotiations and contracting.

oSite and logistics development.

oProject interface management.

oApproval and Handover process management.

IT Skills – Highly numerate and strongly IT literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Outlook, plus Advanced AutoCAD, Autodesk and Primavera. Also has a comfortable confidence in applying new and bespoke software.

Leadership – Fosters team involvement, creates inspiring solutions and sets direction and business focus.

Strategic Thinking – Plays a pivotal role in managing projects from inception to implementation, delivery and review

Results Orientated – Instils a sense of urgency and a desire to deliver key objectives with a proactive approach to stakeholder and client development, all within the complex constraints of civil engineering disciplines.

Change Management – Has a cooperative approach to implementing good leadership standards and core principles, to bring about necessary operational change.

Communication – Influential communicator who adopts style and approach to suit a wide variety of individuals and organisations to gain their commitment.

EXPERIENCE

Oct 2004 – Nov 2016 Project Director Qatar Gas, Doha and Ras Laffan Qatar

Reported to the Chief Operating Officer Engineering: Oversaw sequential contracts as detailed; leading a task force of six departments of Engineers and Contractor staff comprising a total of seven hundred and fifty employees to manage the Engineering and Construction of the largest housing development in Qatar housing eleven thousand five hundred people. Briefed to develop a five year strategic plan for an existing community to develop an additional one thousand four hundred new housing villa units, and the expansion of a four thousand student capacity school, clinic as well as several shopping and entertainment facilities. Plus set-up the infrastructure designs for modular community development to accommodate sixteen thousand people by 2016. Also to interface with local government agencies and media companies to promote QG/RG communities and facilities.

2008 – 2010 Onshore Project Manager - Ship Repair Yard, Dry Dock RLC Port, Ras Laffan City, Nakilat, Qatar

Reported to the Offshore Project Director: Briefed to Lead the Nakilat Project Task Force (PTF) responsible for managing the design, construction and start-up of the Onshore Works of a major new Ship Repair Yard and a Ship Construction Facility, Qatar’s largest Dry-dock, in the expanded Port of Ras Laffan. This $900MM project included Ship repair yard consisting of fourteen buildings with over twenty thousand tons of prefabricated steel to support Nakilat’s ship building program for the State of Qatar - requiring three thousand three hundred and thirty three fifteen meter deep piles to support Fabrications Shops.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

Successfully managed eight Multi-disciplined Contractors with a total work force of over four thousand five hundred people at peak for a total budget of $900MM over an aggressive sixteen month schedule.

Managed interface between Project and Ras Laffan City for all permitting.

Worked as Commissioning Manager Onshore works - worked with other sections of the PTF to define the Execution Strategy of

the Commissioning Works. This included the preparation of Gant charts, Commissioning Packages preparation, GATE review of

the Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Handover process and team formation to manage said work.

Developed a systematic approach for each phase of the Commissioning Works to allow for early access/use of facilities prior to complete Onshore Works completion.

2004 – 2008 Construction Manager/Countrywide Logistics Advisor/Interface Advisor Qatar Gas II

Reported to the Engineering Director: Briefed to manage the construction of Common Condensate Single Point Mooring project comprising two offshore loading Buoys for export of Condensate produced by various ventures at Ras Laffan City, Qatar, including installation of over fifty two kilometres of concrete coated forty two inch steel pipeline connecting to two submerged plems (Blue Water buoy body) capable of delivering condensate at a rate of 8,000m3/hr. Project had a value of over $230MM.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

Successfully developed engineering and project execution for a recreational city (Asia City – Ras Laffan) to handle up to five thousand five hundred employees per day within RLC, as Project Manager this required extensive permitting and contract negotiation with local companies that included the installation of eight (three hundred and fifty seating) cinemas and four separate eating areas. Total area developed was 220,000 m2 including large landscaping using reclaim water from within RLC.

Assisted in the development & implementation of the Interface Management Plan for Train 4 & 5 LNG Project in Doha, Qatar,

Including monitoring & progress solutions for project issues for the Off-plots and Onshore Interface coordination between the

Project and various external entities.

Developed the Country wide logistics program for the various Oil and Gas Ventures at Ras Laffan, Qatar.

Developed several long range studies on behalf of the Ventures in RLC to mitigate the risks associated with the strains of projects on the State of Qatar, including the management of various statistical studies performed internationally to insure the effectiveness of project delivery dates.

Managed many varying onshore and offshore tasks with zero fatalities.

Completed over twenty projects on schedule and budget, and handled 8 contractors simultaneously.

Provided a program for over 180,000 Interface agreements on QG2.

Negotiated agreements for Product transfer between 14 asset holders ventures in Ras Laffan.

Developed four major initiatives to develop environmental programs to support the Oil and Gas communities.

EARLIER CONTRACTS

Nov 1997 – Oct 2004 Country Engineering Manager Aker Kvaerner, Houston Texas, USA

Oct 1994 – Nov 1997 Project Manager Billinton (BHP), Arizona, USA

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL & VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1993 Land Fill Design American Society of Civil Engineers

1992 Drainage Design American Society of Civil Engineers

1991 Statistical Process Control Arizona State University

1991 Haul Road and Mine Site Drainage Arizona State University

1990 Autodesk Computer Aided Design Autodesk Arizona

1987 Mechanical Engineer Higher National Diploma (HND) Brooklands College, England

OTHER INFORMATION

Holds full and clean USA and Qatari driving licenses

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