Waleed Makkawi, P. Eng.

Calgary, AB, Canada +403-***-**** adppx1@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Project Engineer / Field Technical Lead

Professional Engineer with a wide range of experience (18+ years) in project engineering and management in the areas of manufacturing, petroleum (both upstream and downstream refining), conceptual design through detailed engineering, commissioning and start-up for mega EPC projects. This includes one and a half year of site construction technical lead position.

Areas of Expertise & Technical Skills

Fabrication and Installation coordination

HAZOP/P&ID/Constructability & model reviews

CSA/ASME/API conversant

ABSA registration package

Field/ Site engineering

EPC Project Interface

Contract Administration

Budgeting & Forecasting

Commissioning/ Start up and hand over to opeartions

Risk Assessment & Mitigation

Engineering Work Packages

Six Sigma and engineering inspection

Mechanical Design & manufacturing process

Professional Experience

NILES MUGREN, Khartoum, Sudan Jan. 2015 – May. 2021

Project Manager

Led family business of engineering services, negotiated contracts with vendors, and managed project execution within time and budgetary constraints. Built professional liaisons with manufacturer for ongoing business growth.

Key Contributions:

Won two engineering contracts for supply and installation of water pumps for Khartoum municipality.

Recognised for best performance and promoted as an agent for two British equipment manufacturers.

WORLEY PARSONS, Calgary, Canada Jan. 2011 – Nov. 2014

Senior Project Engineer/Site Technical Lead

Job responsibility included discipline coordination and detailed design of process plants and utility systems, Work included EDS and P&ID development, equipment specification, conducting HAZOP & Model reviews, Constructability reviews, writing construction work packages, and providing construction and commissioning assistance.

Key Contributions:

Led and mentored construction and operation teams to maximize modularization approach.

Expedited schedule for fabrication and delivery of equipment modules and pipe rack modules by providing new solutions to clients.

Created pipe tie-ins matrix, assessed and mitigated hot-tap risks.

Implemented de-bottlenecking and modifications to existing plant

Disposition of Field request for information and modifications (RFI/FCN/FCR/NCR - an average of 8 per day), and Lessons Learnt write up.

Closed out punch list items, supervised as built drawings and systems turn-over to operations team

Key Projects:

MEG Energy, Christina Lake Project (phase 2B). Detailed engineering for process plants expansion to add (35,000 bpcd) capacity, raising overall capacity to (90,000 bpcd).

Area lead for oil inlet separation, water treatment, mechanical vapour compressor unit and sulphur removal plant.

Assigned at site as the Deputy Technical Lead for the Well Pads (42 well pairs), Oil Separation, Water Treatment, Cogeneration (An 85 MW (nominal) gas turbine installed (simultaneously producing steam and electricity)), Utilities and Tank Farm area construction support, start up and commissioning

BANTREL COMPANY, (subsidiary of Bechtel), Calgary, Alberta, Canada May 2005 – Oct. 2010

Project Coordinator/Project Engineer

Key Contributions:

Supervised the development of P&ID’s, LDT’s, ISO’s, and major engineering deliverables.

Collaborated with project engineers for successful completion of engineering details phase estimate, reviews on process units HAZOP, constructability, and 3D model reviews.

Compiled engineering deliverables for issuing engineering work packages for construction.

Reviewed pressure test packages at work site, assisted in formulating assessment reports.

Conducted reviews on net pressure suction head for centrifugal pumps

Key Projects:

Suncor Energy, Utilities and Of site Plant for Voyageur Oil Sands Upgrader Project. Greenfield Upgrader project to produce 250,000 bpcd of synthetic Crude Oil (Utilities scope valued at $2.2 billion).

Supervised blast assessment study and hydraulic transient analysis service contracts to determine excessive transient pressure in underground piping for plant safety.

Managed piping Heat Tracing and mechanical equipment Cathodic Protection design packages

Managed designed and constructed raw water pond system/fire water pump house in line with client requirements.

Composed project close out plans and prepared reports on process units’ safe mode, that included procurement/material status for project shut down team.

Submitted Alberta Boiler Safety Association application package for plant registration.

Suncor Energy, Millennium Coker Unit Project - $3.6-billion joint venture project with Bantrel and other engineering firms including Bechtel, increased Suncor’s synthetic crude production by approx. 100,000 bpcd

Assisting Area Managers in the detailed design phase and close out of the: Flare, FG/NG, Steam Condensate and Nitrogen plants

Additional experience as Field Engineer at Ensign Drilling, Project Engineer at Linamar Industries, Maintenance Engineer at Dubai Municipality, & Mechanical Design Engineer (Saudi Aramco projects) at SCEC.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Reading, Reading, UK

Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Management, Brunel University, London, UK

Process Piping course ASME B31.3 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, Bechtel Corporation Fundamentals of Control, Emerson Process Management Educational Services Project Planning & Control, Construction Project Management, and Fuel Science Technology courses, University of Calgary H2S Alive, WHMIS, Fall Protection, 1st Aid, Confined Space Entry, & CSTS trainings, ENFORM Drilling & Well Services Safety, Petroleum Industry Training Services FMEA and Process Control Planning, Linamar Industries Corporate AutoCAD Training, Kitchener Campus Training Center ISO 9001 & Internal Quality Auditing Certification, Vincotte International Limited

Professional Associations

Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)

Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

PMP on going – anticipated date 30th Dec. 2021

Professional Development

Lead Training Program, Worley Parsons

Fundamentals of Listening for Understanding, Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education

Effective Speed Reading, University of Calgary

Interest

ESL, cognitive skills, and learning development for children

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