Plant Manager

Curriculum Vitae Construction Superintendent

Anthony Gavin Heckler DOB 15/11/1958

Address: ** ***** *****, **********, ******, South Africa 4051 Phone: +27-726******

Email: *******.*****@*******.***

Skills & Abilities

Construction management

Engineering standards and procedure

Safety regulation compliance

Managing employees and subcontractors

Job site management

Quality assurance and control

Troubleshooting

Experience

Job Title: Construction Superintendent

Company: Saudi Aramco – Saudi Arabia

Assignment 1.

Khursaniyah Cogen and Utilities Expansion: September 2011 to August 2014 Main job functions

• Responsible for managing the appointed contractor thereby executing the installation, erection, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities of the Co-generation plant expansion.

• Daily liaison between Project Management team and supplier site representatives with regards the daily activities pertaining to construction, pre commissioning and commissioning.

• Interface with Project Inspection Department from the inception of construction to final acceptance by Client.

• Liaison with Contractor and Client in the closing of exception items raised during the acceptance walk through.

• Monitoring of expenditure vs budget.

• Member of the project safety team.

Plant and equipment

• MHI CCGT turbine generator and the HRSG steam generation plant.

• Macchi boiler, de-aerator, and condensate systems.

• Condensate tanks, De-aerator feed pumps, piping, and structures.

• De-aerator and associated equipment, boiler feed pumps, piping, and structures. Assignment 2.

Onshore Maintain Potential Projects Department: August 2014 to December 2016

Karan 52/60 & ARBI 20/23 offshore gas platforms

Main job functions

• Responsible for managing the appointed contractor thereby executing the site preparation, fabrication, installation, and erection of plant associated with Gas wells, remote headers and gas gathering main.

• Disciplines managed: Civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation.

• Carry out regular visits to offsite contractor fabrication facilities

• Responsible for the evaluation of Technical Queries raised by Contractor and the resolution thereof within the department and other Aramco entities.

• Involvement with design review sessions.

• Responsible for construction activities associated with platforms/jackets at contractor’s construction facilities at Dammam port.

• Attending material receiving and acceptance inspections with contractor and PID.

• Processing of Contractor QC documentation in the QMIS system.

• Carry out regular visits to offsite contractor fabrication facilities.

• A member of the PMT team involved in weekly progress meetings and safety walkthroughs. Plant and equipment

• 5 Gas Jacket installation

General assistance with evaluation of addition cost claim by Contractor.

• Karan 45 platform

Responsible for the onshore activities at the Karan CCR associated with integrating the Karan 45 offshore platform.

Assignment 3.

Karan Gas Installation: January 2017 to May 2019

Main job functions

• Responsible for managing the appointed contractor thereby executing the installation (Civil, Mechanical and Instrumentation), erection, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities of the Karan gas wells, Remote headers and Gas Gathering Mains.

• Daily liaison between Project Management team and supplier site representatives with regards the daily activities pertaining to construction, pre commissioning and commissioning.

• Interface with Project Inspection Department from the inception of construction to final acceptance by Client.

• Liaison with Contractor and Client in the closing of exception items raised during the acceptance walk through.

• Monitoring of expenditure vs budget.

• Member of the project safety team.

Job Title: Engineering Manager 1997-2011

Company: Bonmac Stainless Steel Services Durban, South Africa Specialist pickling, passivation, and polishing contractor Main job functions

• Day to day management of workshop operation including site operations.

• Construction management of major projects.

• Visit existing and potentially new clients, offering the services of the company, at the same time highlighting the importance of the services offered.

• Preparation and presentation of proposals for work to be executed to client’s specifications.

• Regular evaluation of income, expenditure, and turnover in comparison to the budget. Major clients/projects

• Sasol – South Africa

Chemical treatment of tanks, vessels, columns, and piping on 5 major expansions. Project durations ranged from 3 to 15 months.

• Mondi and Sappi Paper Mills – South Africa

Chemical treatment of digesters, tanks, vessels, and piping. Project durations: from 9 to 18 months.

• Hindustan Organic Chemicals – Cochin India

Pickling and passivation of a 25 000 ton/annum Hydrogen Peroxide distillation plant. Contract included the supply of all equipment and chemicals necessary. Duration 3 months. Job Title: Engineering Manager 1990-1997

Company: Alliance Peroxide (Degussa/Evonik) Durban, South Africa Chemical Manufacturer (Hydrogen Peroxide)

Main job functions

• Being an integral member of the technology transfer team.

• Co-ordination with the design office in the detailing of the equipment and layouts.

• Specification of equipment, generation of contract tender documents and the assistance of the adjudication thereof.

• Negotiation with potential suppliers and service providers.

• Drawing up of engineering standards.

• A member of the hazop study and the hazardous areas classification teams.

• Drawing up of the technical and commissioning manuals.

• A member of the construction team.

• Responsible for carrying out preliminary and final reservation checks.

• Specifying specific plant spares and the setting up of a stores system.

• Setting up of the maintenance workshop facilities and equipment necessary for the effective day to day maintenance of the plant.

• Recruitment of maintenance personnel.

• Negotiation with service providers, for onsite supply of backup services with regards the maintenance of the production facility.

• Specification, design, and construction of customer bulk storage facilities.

• Accountable in terms of the OSH Act and the regulations.

• Provision of an effective plant maintenance service, implementation of an effective stores system and stock holding (Mechanical, Instrumentation, and Electrical).

• Design, costing, proposal and installation of new plant and equipment as well as the modification of existing plant and equipment.

• Preparation and control of the maintenance and capital budgets.

• Design and construction of the company owned customer bulk storage facilities.

• Inspection and maintenance of the customer bulk storage facilities.

• Enforcement of and the adherence to the OSH Act and the Regulations.

• Implementation and compliance ISO 9002 Elements relevant to the engineering department.

• Group quality and environmental procedures and policies.

• The setting and control of Maintenance and Capital expenditure. Job Title: Technician

Company: AECI Chlor-Alkali and Plastics Durban, South Africa Chemical Manufacturer (Chemicals, Solvents and Plastics) Main job functions

• Responsible for the specific maintenance, capital projects. Investigations, costing, expenditure requests, procurement, and installation.

• Liquid Chlorine filling operations.

Education

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) Mechanical 1996 Durban University of Technology Higher National Diploma 1982 Apprenticeship Turning (including machining) 1981

Matric-Kingsway High School 1975

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