Mohamed Ibrahim

Lead Planning and Project Control Engineer at Kuwait Gulf Oil Company

                                                                                                             Current Address: Kuwait – Alrequi

                                                                                                             Permanent Address: AlAboor – Cairo / Egypt

                                                                                                             Mobile    :  +965 – 66446705 / 24894883

                                                                                                              E – Mail  : medo_mataria@Yahoo.com

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Objective: Seeking a challenging position in the field of Planning/ Project Control and Cost Control Engineering in a multinational company where my academic and professional background can be applied and can further contribute to the growth of the company.

 

Personal Information:

Name                 : Mohamed Ashraf Fouad Nabil

Date of Birth     : 18th Aug, 1979

Nationality        : Egyptian

Military Status   : Exempted

Marital Status    : Married

Experience:                                                             

Kuwait Gulf Oil Company – KGOC- KDC

Location: Kuwait

Duration:  August 2020 - Present

Position: Lead Planning & Cost Control Engineer

Job Objective:

  • Plan, Control and Supervises the activities of planning and Costing section related to project control, scheduling and Costing (Including Study, FEED an Implementation Phases). Monitor and controls Projects progress/ Budget to achieve project completion within the scheduled time frame/ Approved Budget. Ensure timely issuance of various projects status/ management reports, highlight critical activities / area having impact on Projects schedules/ Budget and suggest/ take remedial actions.
  • Job Description:
  • Prepare Project Master Plan including Projects Gate approvals from Initiation, Feasibility, FEED and Implementation Phases.
  • Prepare Project Budget (Annual budget and Business Plan), Cost Tracking and Forecast.
  • Managing Project Budget, Prepare and Issue Financial Reports, 5 Year Plan, CAPEX / OPEX update.
  • Review and approve Contractors and Subcontractors Progress Invoices, cash calls and forecast.
  • Control all Projects Bank Guarantees and Insurance Policies.
  • Apply Earned Value Management and issue EVM reports.
  • Control Cost Oracle data base and Maximo program for invoicing and actual expenditure.
  • Assist to establish and maintain Project Cost Control procedures, Quarter Project status report for Capital and National Projects.
  • Provide support to Project Engineers to establish and maintain up to date Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) documents.
  • Establish and maintain financial cash flows for the Project, in line with the agreed WBS.
  • Monitor actual versus planned expenditures and produce cost forecasts to provide timely notification of potential over/under runs.
  • Review & audit contractors’ cost management procedures & reports.
  • Assist in preparing Performance Card
  • Establish Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and integrate with WBS.
  • Develop preliminary turnaround or project cost from job estimates.
    • Prepare, update Department/ Group Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Develop average job cost rates for estimating, if required.
  • Verify other committed cost information against Contract Value.
  • Enter all project committed cost data into cost tracking system.
  • Supervision, Control , Coordinate, follow Up and Expedite Project Progress and deliverables.
  • Collect and enter all committed costs – labor, equipment, and materials
  • Analyze cost data and forecast final cost per project by work done by Contractor
  • Report turnaround and project actual vs. baseline cost status as required
  • Follow up and update Phases Schedule with monitoring progress, update manhour reports and milestone list.
  • Create and update Progress and milestone report for Project development / approvals during Gate stage phases.
  • Participate in stablishing the Projects priorities and direct subordinates in planning and scheduling of such projects with respect to priorities, risks, procurement procedures and shutdown schedules.
  • Preparation of bar charts, CPM networks and update plans to monitor and control the Progress of Projects, Company performance analysis reports, business plan, Quarter/ Mid-Year and Annual Plan/ reporting.
  • Establish, review and amend the Projects plans and control procedures and follow up actions for their approvals.
  • Prepare and finalize of capital, capital carry over and expense budget for the Project/ department.
  • Perform variance analysis and provide solutions for problems.
  • Reviews the overall Projects schedules and detailed Projects control schedules prepared and submitted by other agencies involved in the Project.
  • Timely issuance of various projects status/ management reports highlights critical activities / area having impact on Projects schedules and suggest/ take remedial actions.
  • Participate in Claim Committee, for resolving claims submitted by Contractors.
  • Coordinate activities with other divisions of the department related to assigned Projects.
  • Keeps abreast of industry practices, codes, technological advancements and developments, new method of Project Control.
    • Maintain close partnerships with business and develop operational counterparts in the KPC organizations within related tasks.
    • Represent the Company in cross-functional, cross-organizational teams involved in Planning& Costing related tasks.
    • Analyze periodical financial results under KPC portfolio.
  • Actively applies the risk management process in the daily duties, seeks to improve knowledge and understanding of effective risk management principles and practices through continuing personal development & Commit and work to deliver good risk management performance.
  • Assumes full responsibility for the role as envisaged by Health, Safety & Environmental Management System.
  • Achievements:
    • Completed Mega Pipeline Onshore and Offshore Project successfully within latest agreed schedule and Budget:
      • KGOC Gas & Condensate Export System Contract No. (Khafji- Kuwait Project)
      • Offshore / Marine Projects
    • Offshore / Onshore Projects under Execution:
      • Dorra Filed Development Project.
      • Onshore Process Facilities for Dorra Filed Development Project.

Company: Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Location: Kuwait

Duration:  February 2014-August 2020

Position: Senior Planning and Cost Control Engineer for KNPC Projects

Job Objective:

  • The development of schedules, which represent the plan for execution of the PROJECT (Including Study, FEED an Implementation Phases), consistent with COMPANY requirements and reflecting the total scope. Monitoring system, which continually compares actual performance with, planned performance and allows early review and corrective actions on deviations. Adaptation of special controls into the overall control plan including making all PARTIES aware of the SCHEDULE requirements
  • Job Description:
  • Develop Project Master Plan including Idea, Feasibility, FEED and Implementation phases.
    • Create and update Progress and milestone report for Project development / approvals during Gate stage phases.
  • Participate in finalizing project execution strategies
  • Assist in developing all planning, scheduling tools, measurement parameter, risk management (using Primavera Risk Analysis software) to be used in control, monitor, and reporting of project status.
  • Reading project Contract/Condition, and become familiar with all project specification, procedures and Codes.
  • Identify clear project scope, responsibilities, project milestones, Payment Conditions.
  • Provide support in preparation of overall summary schedule for Study, Design & Implement Stages.
  • Reviews the overall projects schedules, look ahead schedule and detailed projects control schedules with risk analysis data prepared and submitted by other agencies involved in a project, for senior planning engineer approval, together with revisions / updating of the same.
  • Submit financial analyses of business performance reporting.
  • Prepare Monthly Progress Report and other specialized reports. Highlights the project performance-norms-rates-trend/ critical activities-path/areas having impact on projects schedules under senior planning supervision.
  • Coordinate and reply various internal/ external queries.
  • Conduct Coordination Meetings of planning engineers and projects progress review meetings.
  • Develop Financial Modelling for Chemicals and/or Refining industries.
  • Perform Project Delay Analysis and provide recommendations based on this analysis.
  • Analyze projects concerns and suggest mitigation action.
  • Implementation of Carry Over Budget (COB), COB schedule and budget expenses, as required.
  • Prepare, update Department/ Group Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Establishment and amendment of various procedure, which helps in standardization/ unification of planning functions.
  • Monitor, control and eliminate schedule deviation and projects change and variation orders.
  • Review all project planning procedures submitted by Contractor/ Consultant.
  • Report Lesson Learnt & best practice to promote knowledge sharing.
  • Perform tasks as entrusted by management time to time.
  • Participate in HS&E, QMS and other such initiatives.
  • Assist on project closing phase and preparation of Fixed Assets Records.
  • Coordinate with PC-costing engineer for all discipline reports.
  • Achievements:
    • Primavera Risk Analysis package (Monte Carlo Analysis) apply, go life and best practices for Kuwait Oil key companies.
    • Offshore Pile test UD Engineers Training Courses implementation at KNPC.
    • Apply Project stage gate system for no. 13 project through KNPC project life cycle.
    • Participate in Engineering Standard Community establishment.
    • KNPC appreciations for 2017 and 2019 for project execution within approved schedule and budget.
    • Completed Mega Project successfully within latest agreed schedule and Budget such as :
      • Refinery Gas Train 5
      • Refinery Sulphur Handling Facility Project.
      • Refinery Local Marketing Depots.
      • Refinery Clean Fuel Project.
    • UK business Travels to evaluate/ review and discuss FEED Packages , Cost analysis and Schedule/ WBS modules

Company: HOT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Location: Kuwait

Duration:  March 2012-January 2014

Position: Senior Planning and Cost Control Engineer for KOC/ KNPC Pipe Line and piping Projects

Job Objective:

  • Defining the Cost Estimation standardization, Planning Process, Schedule developing, Cost Analyze, Invoicing method of statement and Progress Monitoring of Various Engineering and Construction Activities of Oil and Gas Construction Projects.

 

  • Job Description:
  • Define the Project Profile including the scope of work, method of statement, performance factors, Project Norms, Project Responsibilities, work break down structure, manpower Histogram, cash in and cash out graph, break even study, payment condition, ….)
  • Reading the contract and preparing the project profile (mile stones, scope, rates, responsibilities, payment terms)
  • Create the project base line schedule of work
  • Build the project Measurement system (PMS) with activities weightage and update weekly bases.
  • Build the project Budget including all the resources (direct/non direct), overhead and profits.
  • Upload all the activities resources on the P6 Schedule and extracting Project Plan S- Curve.
  • Control and Plan for the project resources with histogram.
  • Issue bi-weekly look ahead schedule for the balance activities matching with the project productivity rates.
  • Update the Schedule with the actual resources and progress.
  • Prepare resources and progress Daily Reports, analyze and define, discuss with client.
  • Prepare Monthly Invoices with the entire buck up and support documents.
  • Prepare invoice summary and log.
  • Prepare for monthly cost report and coordinate with cost engineers.
  • Plan for the projects revenue and comparing with actual cost monthly wises to analysis the project trends and gross Profits.
  • Analyze the reports and give feedback to project manager.
  • Subcontract agreement control. (Scope, invoices, progress, logs).
  • Plan for the balance activities and the required resources.
  • Prepare the budget for the balance project phases.
  • Collect and discuss with all the parties for the project areas of concerns, activities behind schedule and over budget areas.
  • Coordinating with the client for the progress and invoices.
  • Discussion and meeting attendances.
  • Visiting all construction areas to monitor the week and beak phases.
  • Prepare MPM (Monthly Presentation Management) Report showing the project history and trends.
  • Executed Projects:
  • Kuwait National Petroleum Company Piping (for Re-Routing) and Painting work of North LPG Tank Farm Project with GS Engineering and Construction.
  • Kuwait Oil Company Gas Compression Services for GS 16 and Gas Re-injection at Minagish in West Kuwait.
    • Kuwait Oil Company WARA PRESSURE MAINTENACE PIPING AND PIPE LINE PROJECT (Steel Structure and Building Work, Equipment Installation Work, Piping Work, Pipeline and Flow Line Work-Burgan Field).

 

 

Company: ABJ ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING CO. (k.s.c)

A subsidiary Company of KHARAFINATIONAL

Location: Kuwait

Duration: October 2006– March 2012

Position: Planning and Cost Control Mechanical Engineer (Acting unit Head) for Fabrication & Construction Services.

 

Job Objective:

  • Defining the Estimation Roles, Planning Process, Schedule developing and Progress Monitoring of Various Engineering, Procurement and fabrication projects for industrial equipments, pressure vessels, storage tanks, process skids, prefabricated pressure piping, Stadiums, Evaporators and infrastructure steel Jobs during the pre-award and post-award stage.

 

Job Description:

  • Coordinating with Estimation Section for Preparing Level 1 Schedule and Evaluation projects budget at the pre-award stage.
  • Reading project Contract/Condition, and become familiar with all project specification, procedures and Codes.
  • Identify clear project scope, responsibilities, project mile stones, Payment Conditions and complete project Profile.
  • Create Project Work Break Down Structure. (Breakdown of the project into manageable sub set, each of these sub set can be referred as a major task of the project).
  • Develop Master base line schedule showing all project activities with respective relations, float, coding, hierarchy and schedule Critical path.
  • Obtain client approval for Project base line schedule and freeze it as a target schedule.
  • Preparing manpower/ Equipment resource plan, resource leveling and obtain the consent of Operation Manager.
  • Coordinate with other disciplines, i.e. Engineering, Materials Procurement and Fabrication/ Construction to obtain the work progress report.
  • Monitoring all the Schedule activities, Follow up and Update the actual progress information on the project schedule of work.
  • Prepare Look ahead Schedule and forecast reports.
  • Feed the project management with any schedule deviation base on the actual progress, feed the entire department for any activities impact and rearrange for resource distribution in order to meet the contractual delivery.
  • Perform and act with OH& S procedure.
  • Apply with HSE and Quality System.
  • Monitor the deviation on the actual progress and necessary action shall be applied.
  • Revised and update the current schedule of the work as the project progress through its success stage.
  • Insure that Safety standards are achieving throw project phases.
  • Claiming for Impact time and cost from client due to any deviation on the contract mile stone from the client side.
  • Build Project Measurement System, Externals and internals reporting system and project S- Curve.
  • Update and maintain S- Curve based on the actual progress to show the current progress as well as projected trend for remaining period.
  • Prepare with attendance for all project meeting (kick of meeting, Pre inspection meeting, Steering Commitment meeting, HSE/ Quality system meeting and project closing meeting).
  • Insure that the resources consumed rate within the project budgeted rates.
  • Using all schedule tools as of performance measurement parameters (schedule variance, Variance at completion, Earned Value).
  • Prepare close out report at the end of the project declaring that all the project activities has been completed with client satisfaction, resources loading allow and shall serve as a historical record/ information and the data shall be utilized for upcoming project.

 

Executed Projects:

Programming:

  • ERP (Oracle)& Microsoft Projects Organization system for Module work in progress, bill of materials and materials resource planning.
  • Primavera Version 3 and Version 6.

Static Pressure Equipments and Tanks:

  • AXIA Howmer, Natco, Petrofac, Fooster wheeler, Sicon (CCC), Tecnimont, TR, KBR, Siemens and Parsons Pressure Vessels and Columns.
  • Technimont and Foster whealer U/G PY Gas Vessels.
  • KOC (Kuwait Oil Company) Cladded pressure vessels for Saipem/Eni).
  • Petreco/ Cameron Cladding Vessels (ASME Div.2) –Separators and Slug Catchers.
  • Petrofac ASAB Full field development project for ADCO (Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation Dearators and Desalters.
  • Petrofac HIC, Desalters and Low Pressure Vessels
  • Petrofac CE marking- Div.2 Laggan Tomore Pressure Vessels
  • Siemens and TR-Spain Tanks.

Stadiums Projects:

  • Birdair NELSON MANDELLA –South Africa
  • Birdiar CAP TOWN-GREEN POINT –South Africa Stadium
  • Birdair AL Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed International – kuwait Stadium Ardiea.

Desalination Plants:

  • FISIA ITLY Shuiaba Desalination Plants Evaporators and Dearators.

Process Skids:

  • Glycol De-Hydration Packing Unit Bapco (The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C (Closed).
  • Petreco/ Cameron Dehydration BS-160 Skids for KOC.
  • Saipem Steam Flood for Joint Operation projects.

Piping and Pipe Support Projects:

  • Technimont Aromatic Site.
  • Gathering system/Booster station for Cameron/Petreco Piping.
  • Petrofac Amalgamation Site.
  • GC-BS 160-140-130 for Saipem/KOC Company.
  • Saipem BS-160 Pipe Spools and Pipe Supports Fabrication
  • Petrofac Elmerk-Algeria Pipe Spools Fabrication Project.
  • Hyundai Piping Spools Fabrication and Deliver for Sabiya Power Plant
  • Saipem BS-171 Piping spools and Pressure Vessels Fabrication.

MEGA Project:

  • TOTAL E& P UK -PETROFAC Laggan Tormore Developments-Shetland Gas Plant Skids, Modules, Pipe Racks and Stick Built.

Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generator.

  • Nooter / Eriksen—Daelim Industrial Heat Recovery Steam Generators Units for LPG Train 4 at MAA Refienary-Kuwait National Petroleum Company.

Shut Down and Maintenance Projects:

  • Sabya/ Sulaybia Shut Down Plant
  • Sulaybia Sewage plant.
  • Basins Shut Down Projects.

 

 

Previous Experience:

Company: PETROJET- Kattamia Central Workshop

Location: Egypt

Duration: April 2003– October 2006

Position: Planning and Cost Control Engineer

 

Job Objective;

To perform schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities as directed and lead planning and scheduling activities when delegated.

 

Job Description:

  • To develop all planning and scheduling tools to be used in control, monitoring and reporting of project status.
  • To identify scope of schedule activities.
  • To determine milestones to support project schedule, including identification of contractual milestones.
  • To establish activity durations and sequence for specific work disciplines.
  • To identify inter-discipline restraints or interfaces which define activity sequences and work with the performing organizations and units to coordinate work sequences within total project plan.
  • To develop quantity release or installation curves for a specific work discipline and review quantity logs to ensure total quantities are represented for each discipline.
  • To assist in the development of manpower requirements for specific work disciplines and assist in resource leveling analysis to perform quantity and manpower resource loading for assigned schedules.
  • To determine critical path activities for work areas and / or work disciplines and monitor schedule deviations and proposes corrective action/work around solutions.
  • To identify and reports activities which have a critical or potential impact on schedule.
  • To prepare schedule, manpower, and quantity progress, Look Ahead Schedule and performance reports.
  • Studying and review all offers and project contracts.
  • Project Budget (Labor, materials, overhead, transporting…) studying, priced and Cost study performed, Monitoring and time control sheet preparing.
  • Resources Loading and Study on Primavera System.
  • Kick of meeting and Pre inspection Meeting arrangement.
  • Follow Up, solving technical problems, Progress Reporting, Correction actions and advice with recovery plan.

 

Executed Projects:

  • Elevated Flare Package For Burullus and UGD Companies Project Manager.
  • Suspended Ordinary& Storage Tank for Mitsubishi and LNG Companies Project Manager.
  • Shell& Tube Heat Exchangers For Burullus and Enppi Companies Project Manager
  • Pipe Line Skids& and Pressure Vessels For Enppi and Petrobel Planning Engineer.
  • Piles& and Slope Tank for Aramco Company Planning Engineer.
  • Three Phase Separator, Blow Down and Instrumental Gas Skids for Qarun, Zeitco,    Petrobel and Enppi Companies Planning Engineer.
  • Low Temp. Separator& Gas/Gas Heat Exch. Skids For Gupco Company Planning Engineer.
  • Heat Exchanger Repair for UDHE/MCE Company Planning Engineer.
  • BP/ KBR SAQQARA Project ( Vessels, Traps, H. Exch.--) Planning Engineer.

 

Company: DELTA/Egypt for CARTON

Location: Egypt

Duration: August 2002– April 2003

Position: Production Engineer

 

Job Description:

  • Follow up the Production Phases and process cycle.
  • Insuring Equipments working with Best Efficiency.
  • Working for High Quality carton Product.
  • Managing the workers in order to perform maximum progress/ Efficiency.
  • Maintaining good quality of the product.
  • Solving on spot all production problems.
  • Shut down and maintenance activities.
  • Reporting for Laboratory and Production to the top management.

 

 

Education:

  • 1996–May 2002  SC. In Mechanical Power Engineering form Faculty of            Engineering –  Helwan University, Egypt.
  • Final Year Grade: Good
  • Total Grade   : Good
  • Graduation Project Grade: Very Good

 

Courses:

  • ILI (International Language Institute) Certificate Level P-4 on 1996
  • Primavera Level -3 Certificate From Cairo University on Jul.,2003.
  • Cost Control Certificate From American University on June., 2004.
  • Mechanical Engineering Master Degree on Sep, 2004.
  • AutoCAD 14 2-d Certificate From Cairo University on Feb.,2005.
  • Managerial and Leadership Development Certificate from American

University on March., 2005.

  • Management Science Certificate from American

University on April, 2005.

  • ASME Inspector Level-II in radiographic test (alpha& X-ray) on Oct./ 05.
  • ASME Inspector Level-II in MPI test (magnetic) on Dec./ 05.
  • ASME Inspector Level-II in PI test (penetration) on Feb./ 06.
  • ASME Inspector Level-II in UT (ultrasonic) on .Jun.,/ 06.
  • P102 P Course-Project Management in Primavera P6 release no. 7.

 

Languages:

 

  • Arabic mother tongue
  • Fluent in English (Read, Write and Spoken)

 

Computer Skills:

 

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Points, Access).
  • AutoCAD 2-d
  • Visual basic Version 1
  • Primavera version 3 and Version 6
  • Microsoft Project
  • ERP Organization for work on Progress, bill of materials and Materials Resource Planning.

 

Training Experiences:

  • Arabian Organization Industrialization - SAKER factory: June 1999 – September 1999.
  • PETROJET Company in Sectors:
    1. Central Workshop: June 2000 – September 2000.
    2. Maintenance Workshop: June 2001 – September 2001.
Last Resume Update May 18, 2023
Address Kuwait, Kuwait
E-mail medo_mataria@yahoo.com
Phone Number +96566446705

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