Project Engineer

OWAIS AHMED

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP),

Senior Project Engineer,

DESCON Engineering AbuDhabi, UAE

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EDUCATION

Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in Jan ‘04 from NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pakistan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Over 6 years of Project Management experience in Oil & Gas, Fertilizer & Power industries. Key responsibilities include:

Project initiation, planning & monitoring, budgeting & cost control, change order preparation and evaluation, subcontract management, estimating, Invoicing, progress monitoring, procurement, material management & control

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER, DESCON ENGG’ ABUDHABI (JAN’ 10 TO DATE)

PROJECT DETAILS:

Air Separation Plant for Nitrogen Separation with Linde Engineering for Gasco, ADNOC.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, Plan and control the project engineering Baseline, including the engineering man-hours budget, cost estimate, project execution plan, schedule and engineering risks assessment.

• Design coordination, review of all isometrics, preparation of BOQ, monitoring the shop fabrication, material management and progress monitoring.

• Review and endorse progress and final payment requests from consultants and contractors, ensuring that work has been completed in accordance with contractual terms and conditions.

• Responsible for the proper communication and coordination among Engineering disciplines, other home-office project functions, the construction organization and external contractors and Client representatives

• Responsible for ensuring that engineering complies with all appropriate Client, governmental and industry standards, practices and technical procedures as required by the prime contract.

• Evaluation of equipment / plant and manpower requirement, keep track of their productivity and update the higher management on issues.

• Prepare Job Hazard and Safety Analysis necessary for executing critical activities as well as method statements as per project / client’s specifications.

• Supervision of subcontractor, keep track of his progress and conduct meetings with him on his activities including design issues / procurement / field execution.

• Estimation and forecast of all project activities by spreading the cost as well as quantities over the project period and its tracking.

• Monitoring and control of quantities and comparison with the Budget.

• Preparation of Variation orders / change requests upon deviation of scope from budget.

• Generation of high level reports for progress and budget, quantities / scope variations, materials and manpower requirements etc.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER, DESCON ENGG’ ABUDHABI (JUN’09 TO SEP ‘09)

PROJECT DETAILS:

Installation 2 FT8 Pratt & Whitney Gas Turbines and Balance of Plant piping for 50MW Power plant for Sharjah Electricity Water Authority (SEWA)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Studied Project specifications, design and implementation criteria, and designing systems to meet project specifications. Interpreted equipment and piping based documentation including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), plot plans, piping isometrics, piping specifications, etc and kept track of all construction activities.

• Developed and maintained Project execution plan(PEP), conducted technical and commercial meetings and resolved issues with client’s consent.

• Estimation of manpower and equipment at different phases.

• Preparation of ITPs and System Handover Packages. Lined up all commissioning activities for plant startup keeping safety quality and scope intact.

• Monitored, tracked all construction activities, evaluated sub contractor performance and generating progress reports.

• Overall coordination among Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Client, Sub contractors and Top management.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER, DESCON ENGG’ ABUDHABI (JULY’07 TO JUNE‘09)

PROJECT DETAILS:

An EPC, ASAB Gas Development Phase-2 Project (AGD-ll) is designed to recover 6,400 TPD of NGL from the sour condensate rich gas from the existing Asab Gas Plant (AGP).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisted Project manager in managing Scope, Time, Cost, Quality for the erection of over 15000 Tons of mechanical equipment and installation / welding / hydrotesting of 185Km process piping efficiently.

• Analyzed Project specifications, design and implementation criteria, estimated manpower and resource, streamlined subcontractor and designing systems to meet project specifications. Interpreted equipment and piping based documentation including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), plot plans, piping isometrics, piping specifications, etc and kept track of all construction activities.

• Assisted groups understanding project scope by showing to them objectives, requirements, limitations, acceptance criteria and involved risks.

• Effective Coordination and liaison with Construction, Commissioning, Project Controls, PMO and Material Management

• Produced Progress Reports and top level documents based on the Actual achievements and identifying risks and constraints involved and suggested appropriate solutions.

• Forecasted and Controlled project schedule and deviations through progress reporting, performance measurement by comparing with baseline, comparison bar charts/S-curves and variance analysis. Manpower and resource estimation based on requirements.

• Assisted the groups making QA/QC plans, conducting audits, process analysis, control through tools like Pareto charts and cause and effect diagram.

• Front end engineering design(FEED), detailed engineering in compliance with international standards (ASME/API etc)

• Reviewed specifications, purchase orders, subcontracts, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals and technical data to assist and advise on site.

• Prepared Job Hazard and Safety Analysis necessary for executing critical activities.

• Identified design / contractual / scope modification and got approval through change requests for corrective actions.

• Attended and minute all project meetings. Handled all project communication with the client. Took care of project’s communication management, internally and externally.

PROJECT ENGINEER, ENGRO CHEMICAL (FORMERLY EXXON CHEMICAL) PAKISTAN LTD. (Jul’04-Jun’07)

• Independent handling and execution of Projects.

• Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Detail Engineering utilizing ASME/API/TEMA codes, Exxon’s BPs and DPs and Fluor’s specifications for designing, Procurement, Construction Supervision and Commissioning

• Formal reviews, Procurement, Sub Contracting, Shop / Field Execution.

• Pre-startup safety reviews, Commissioning and Project Close-Out.

• Development of tender documents, ITBs, contracting strategies and participating in negotiations with bidders

• Prequalification of subcontractors and maintaining KPIs for future contracts.

• Project implementation schedules, QA / QC and safety plans development.

• Ordered equipment / material and maintaining procurement status.

• Construction planning and conducting constructability workshops with Contractors.

• Few of the major projects include Furnace Reliability Enhancement Project aimed at improving reliability and combustion efficiency of the Primary Reformer Furnace. Total value USD 3 Million. 54ft dia ammonia spherical tank insulation replacement. Refractory replacement and other mechanical repairs of Ammonia reformer. Reciprocating compressor-piping modifications.

STRENGTHS

• Demonstrated work under extreme pressure situations to meet deadlines

• Target oriented

• Proven Team Player

• Effective Communication and Presentation skills

DEVELOPMENT COURSES / TRAININGS / MEMBERSHIPS

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Certified on Process Safety & Risk Management and Personnel Safety Management.

• Time management

• Personal excellence

• Problem solving and decision making skills

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Successfully initiated and implemented Safety Management system for my group of 35 personnel at one of the biggest fertilizer complex in Pakistan.

• Appropriate and effective inventory management for fabrication and machine shop, cutting the annual budget by 30%.

• Was able to curtail several job duration and completed with safety and quality by sound manpower, resource and time management.

• Revamped the previous material control system of the company and replaced with efficient, traceable and robust system with minimum customer complaint

• Independent handling of all fabrication activities and material management for the annual shutdown of the client, it was one of the hallmarks in achieving the overall dead line.

• Identified several shortfalls in construction progress monitoring system, advised and implemented new strategies. The result was fast, easily traceable and trustable progress with minimum of deviation with the actual execution.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

• Primavera Scheduling,

• BPS (Bechtel Procurement System)

• Team Works (Bechtel Project Controls System)

• DPMS (Descon Project Management system)

• MAXIMO

• AutoCAD/Mechanical desktop/ Solidedge, (2d and 3D modeling software)

• Windows / MS-Office

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