Creative, self-motivated and a result oriented professional with more than 27 years of rich cross-cultural experience in complex engineering Projects with proven track record of meeting targets in specified budget, time & scope with excellent quality & safety results. Have vast experience of Projects Management of 500/380/220/132 & 13.8KV Substation, Transmission line Construction, Power Plants, upgradation of existing substation systems including integration of control dispatch centers with existing network, Energy & power Infrastructure Managed several Complex multimillion mega projects over complete life cycle of the project i.e. from initiation up to FAC in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Managed Engineering & design (Base and Detail design), Equipment’s /Material Procurement, Manufacturing, FAT inspection & shipment, site works execution, civil, MEP & electrical, installation, erection, testing and commissioning, Site inspections, punch points closing and overall construction of substations including financial closing of the project with reasonable gross margin. Worked with well-known organizations like Saudi Electricity Company, Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan, ABB contracting company Switzerland, office in Riyadh. & Alarrab Contracting in KSA.
Held challenging positions: Project Director, Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Deputy Director Projects & Assistant Director Projects, Senior Project Engineer, Member of Fault Finding committee, Member of risk assessment committee and member of SEC departmental coordination committee. Used all Project Management tools & techniques to complete the Project as per PTS, SOW & client standards to ensure additional business opportunities are pursued and to deliver high levels of Customer satisfaction and maximum margin/value. All the completed projects have significant impact on the Business Unit. Especial focus on Risk management & no compromise on safety & quality over the complete cycle of
Working as Director Projects, complete Supervision of several projects /Project
Managers with following Involvement & responsibilities.
Heads and coaches a team of project managers and leads a portfolio of projects to monitor & ensure the responsibilities and accountabilities.
Reaching and improving project objectives: sales and sales forecast, on timely delivery, gross margin, cash collection, customer satisfaction,
Contributing in preparing project charters.
Follow on the communication plans (internal and with client) and process for each project.
Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
Set the project execution plan based on scope, requirements, activities definition, and activities sequence of execution, resources and durations. As output develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Monitor and control direct project works. Direct and manage project development phases from beginning to end
Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
Effectively communicate project progress to senior management, team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear approach
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Assign appropriate Project Managers to projects, develop and improve project managers competencies
Enforcing Project & Contract management processes and practices.
Controls PM workload, coordinates Project Managers to optimize the use of resources, arbitrates,
Drives PMs to detects new business opp
Handing over project from Sales to Project team.
Study & Understanding the pre & post bid clarifications.
Comparison of sales cost calculation with project execution forecasted cost.
Establishing the project team with all the resources.
Reaching and improving project objectives, sales and sales forecast, on timely delivery, gross margin, cash collection, customer satisfaction,
Assign appropriate Project Managers to projects, develop and improve project managers competencies, develop the project team
Enforcing Contract management processes and practices.
Controls PM workload, coordinates Project Managers to optimize the use of resources, arbitrates,
Drives PMs to detects new business opportunities, project extensions, visits customers, to contribute to profitable recurrent and new orders
Secures Contract Reviews before signature to identify/reduce risk from an operational point of view, makes suggestions for negotiations, provisions for risks, scenario for realization.
Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors the final deliverables for adherence to these criteria
Represents the interests of the client during construction execution.
Negotiates changes to the scope of work
Works closely with the Technical manager to ensure OTD of the projects.
Responsible for staff performance and development including regular performance feedback and evaluations, and creating and monitoring internal coaching/training plans. Hires or replaces staff to meet business commitments
Responsible to insure the proper progress reporting to client and higher management by arranging monthly project reviews, Daily, weekly & monthly progress reports in coordination with all the Project Managers & arranging regular weekly progress review meetings with all the supporting departments, suppliers & subcontractors in order to maintain the project target dates with quality as per schedule.
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Working as Senior Engineer /Project Manager for all matters related to newly constructed 380 kV & 132/13.8 kV sub stations, Transmission lines, Power Plants & reinforcement/up gradation of existing substations & power Plants with in scope, budget & time as per Contract.
Responsible to insure the in time submission & approval of Designs/Drawings, Procurement of the equipment & material, FAT inspection & shipment of equipment’s to site, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of all equipment and systems with quality control in coordination with all the contractors & respective SEC Divisions.
Responsible to insure the safety & quality standards during complete life cycle of the project by daily, weekly & monthly safety & quality reports & periodic audits by SEC teams.
Responsible to arrange and conducting regular weekly & monthly project progress meetings with contractors, to insure & monitor the project progress as per schedule in order to achieve the targeted dates.
Arranging third party Inspection of equipment’s & material in coordination with contractor as per specification, approved drawings and standards.
Insure the Intime shipment of equipment’s & Material at site as per site requirement to avoid any delay in project schedule.
Supervise & Manage all the Installation, Pre-commissioning and commissioning testing of equipment like 380/132GIS &13.8KV MV Switchgear, power Transformers, Substation Auxiliary Transformers, Reactors, 13.8KV Capacitor banks, RMU’s, AC/DC Panels, Indoor outdoor Lighting System, Substation grounding & shielding system. HVAC & Firefighting & Fire Alarm system, Control & Protection Panels, AMR, TFR, Station Batteries & battery chargers, Fiber Optic system, SAS, Scada & Telecommunication, LAN/WAN & PDS system with the coordination of respective divisions.
Review contractors' claims/invoices related to construction works. Assist in negotiations with contractors regarding the value of claims or changes
Management:
Overall responsible for all the management issues (Assigning the duties & monitor the performance, Annual Performance reports, Transfer, posting, promotion, salaries, medical & leave issues, interface between staff & higher management), which relates to NCC, RCC, Sub Station/Transmission Line Operation & Maintenance.
Work involved to looking after all the administrative, financial and Technical matters of all ongoing Projects in all Subdivisions of South Region Mutant.
Responsible for team building, right man for right job, on job & strengthen their confidence by giving ownership confidence by obliging them moral & financial appreciations, training programs to enhance the skills of the team to bring them a value able asset of organization.
Technical
Supervising & Monitoring all subdivisions new & running projects from Planning & design stage up to completion of the projects.
Responsible to manage routine & preventive Operation & Maintenance schedule activities in coordination with all the subdivisions to insure the stability of telecom.
Performing regular site visits as per schedule for all ongoing projects in each site to insure the in-time completion of the project with in assigned budget, time & scope.
Study the existing SCADA & Telecom network, prepare upgradation plane & demonstrate to higher management for approval.
Close coordination with all the SCADA & Telecom system vendors local team for day to day system problems & ensure smooth running of the system.