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PROFILE
26+ years EPC: Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Power Plant, LNG, Mining, High-Rise. And Gulf experience with Fluor, NMDC, Mitsubishi. Led 100-300 manpower with zero-LTI. Expert in structural steel, mass concrete, PEB, tank farms, pipe racks per Aramco/SABIC/MHI standards. CORE SKILLS: Aramco SAES SABIC Standards MHI Procedures Structural Steel Mass Concrete PEB Tank Farms Pipe Racks Power Plant Civil ITP / ITR PTW SIMOPS Zero-LTI ACI AISC AWS D1.1
WORK EXPERIENCES
Civil / Structural Construction Superintendent
National Marine & Dredging Company (NMDC) Apr 2025 - Nov 2025 MERAM Project - UAE I Onshore facilities
Managed all onshore civil and structural scope for process building, warehouses, workshops, substations and admin facilities.
Supervised 100+ manpower for reinforced concrete works: equipment foundations, grade slabs, bund walls, pipe sleepers, and cable trenches.
Controlled structural steel erection for pre-engineered building (PEB), pipe racks, equipment shelters, and maintenance sheds.
Lead anchor bolt setting, survey verification, and grouting for major static and rotating equipment foundations per IFC drawings.
Coordinate underground utilities installation: OWS, storm drainage, firewater loop, and duct banks with zero classes to E&I.
Implemented NMDC HSE plan and PTW system for excavation, lifting, hot works, and work at height. Achieved ZeroLTI.
Reviewed work packs and ITPs with QA / QC. Signed off ITR-A for concrete, structural steel, and architectural packages.
Handled 3-weeks lookahead planning, manpower loading, and interface with mechanical / piping / E&I for site-wide coordination.
Conducted daily toolbox talks and weekly progress report with client and PMC. Closed all punch items for civil turnover.
Civil / Structural Construction Superintendent
Fluor Corporation Jul 2007 - Sep 2019
Saudi Kayan - KSA I Oyo Tolgoi - Mongolia I KNPC - Kuwait I KIPIC - Kuawait
Led civil / structural for mega petrochemical & refinery projects under SABIC / Aramco / KNPC
Supervised 120+ manpower for pipe racks, equipment foundations, compressor shelters, tank farms
Implemented Fluor Zero Incident & PTW. Closed 100% ITR-A with zero punch list. Civil / Structural Construction Superintendent
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Sep 1997 - Oct 2007 Ratchaburi Power Plant - Thailand I Phu My Power - Vietnam I BLCP Power - Thailand I Petro Rabigh - KSA I
Supervised civil/structural for coal-fired & combined cycle power plants: turbine pedestal, HRSG, boiler, ACC, chimney
Managed structural steel erection and mass concrete for power island and BOP per MHI quality procedures.
Petro Rabigh: Handled civil works for petrochemical units under Aramco/Sumitomo JV. Live plant interface with PTW
Maintained zero-LTI across all MHI projects. Coordinated with Japanese & multinational teams.
Construction Engineer - Structural
Various EPC I Philippines Jan 1993 - Sep1997
Oil Refinery, Mining, High Rise: Rebar, formworks, structural steel, slipform, piling KEY CLIENTS / PMC: SABIC I Saudi Aramco I KNPC I KIPIC I Mitsubishi MHI I Fluor I NMDC I