CV, Project Manager, Construction And Renewables, Targeting KSA

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Skills keywords: civil engineer, contract management, cost management, cpeng, masters, ownership, project manager, renewables, risk management, senior project engineer, site manager, stakeholder management

Short Bio:

•An efficient and reliable project manager with experience working on EPC projects, across three industries (construction, renewable energy and oil and gas), in different countries (UK, Belgium, Angola, Spain and Portugal)
•Masters, CPEng, PMP-IPMA Level D, MAPM-IPMA Level C
•Proficient in leading large multi-disciplinary teams in multi-cultural environments.
•Contract management experience: EPC, fixed price and cost reimbursable.

Current location:  Scotland, United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: Portuguese

Preferred Sector of Employment:  , Oil, Gas and Energy

Spoken languages: english, french, portuguese, spanish

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Profile

• An efficient and reliable project manager with 11 years of experience working on EPC projects, across three industries (civil construction, renewable energy and oil and gas), in different countries (UK, Belgium, Angola, Spain and Portugal).

• Chartered professional civil engineer (CPEng) and certified project manager (APMP & MAPM).

• Experience of working in highly regulated industries and fast-track projects.

• Capable of independently manage large project budgets (experience with budgets of up to £60M), with overall responsibility on project results including budget, financial management of risk, opportunities and claims.

• Experience of working in matrix organisations.

Key Skills

• Proficient in leading large multi-disciplinary teams in multi-cultural environments.

• Strong project scheduling, cost management and risk management skills.

• Organised, self-starter and autonomous.

• Experience in project recovery.

• Contract management experience: EPC, fixed price and reimbursable contracts.

• Business and commercial awareness.

• Qualifications (Masters, PMP-IPMA Level D, MAPM-IPMA Level C).

Career Summary

Jun 2013 – Present
Petrofac – Senior Project Engineer – O&G offshore projects – Aberdeen, UK

Main roles and responsibilities:

• Demonstrate safety leadership at all times.

• Responsible to agree the scope of work with the client, project schedule and key performance indicators in line with contractual obligations.

• Leading senior consultant engineering and construction teams (piping, instruments, process, structural, technical safety, stress, mechanical, electrical, procurement and offshore construction).

• Responsible for managing projects throughout its life cycle.

• Produce, update and maintain Project Management Plan for each assigned project.

• Project reporting.

• Responsible to create and maintain project records.

• Single point of contact for every project related subject and client focal point.

• Budget holder.

• Stakeholder management.

• Supervision and coordination of estimating activities for assigned projects.

• Manage and Implement project changes.

• Hold kick-off meetings, hazard identification meetings, design reviews and progress meetings.

• Facilitate lessons learned meetings.

• Management of nonconformance reports and project improvement notices.

• Approve project expenditure for third parties.

• Review cost reports.

• Provide inputs to the project KPI report.

Achievements:

• Successful delivery of several large scale, brownfield modification projects across the offshore Forties Field, some during a platform planned shutdown, where safety and compliance with regulations played the biggest role. Total value of projects managed: £27M.

Apr 2008 – May 2013
Martifer Solar – Project mMnager – renewable energy – Belgium, Portugal, Spain, UK

Main roles and responsibilities:

• Participation in project development and planning application.

• Support bid activities and assist legal department preparing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts.

• Re-budget after contract award.

• Manage all phases of the project, from contract award to commissioning and close-out.

• Project planning and resources management.

• Ensure HSE and quality at all times.

• Manage EPC contract and client focal point.

• Budget holder.

• Lead and supervise discipline engineers, site managers and procurement.

• Chair and attend meetings with team members, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.

• Liaise with financial controllers for project cash-flows, invoicing and payments.

• Financial reporting and cost control.

Achievements:

• I managed different types of challenging projects in several countries (solar power plants, ground mounted and utility scale rooftop installations up to 10MW). An example, I co-ordinated the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of 8 simultaneous solar farms, ground mounted, across the south of UK, totalizing 42MW (circa £60M). Construction peaked with 800 men on site. Renewables is a very challenging and demanding environment because the deadlines are determined by public legislation, therefore, not negotiable. Total value of projects managed: €200M.

Apr 2007 – Apr 2008
CAMS – Site Manager – construction – Luanda, Angola

Main roles and responsibilities:

• Subcontractors audition and selection.

• Ensure safety, health, environmental and quality on site.

• Attend meetings with the client representative.

• Lead and supervise the construction process.

• Update the project manager regarding progress, expenditure, resources, quality and issues.

Achievements:

• Successful completion and delivery of a compound (to build 330 new houses) worth circa $20M. Construction peaked with 500 men on site.

Dec 2004 – Mar 2007
Deleme – Civil Engineer and Site Manager – Lisbon, Portugal

Main roles and responsibilities:

• Design and calculation (under supervision) of metallic structures and aluminium curtain walls, cost estimate, works planning and preparation.

• Subcontractors audition and vendors enquiry.

• Site surveys.

• Ensure safety, health, environmental and quality on site.

• Management and supervision of works: metallic structure’s and aluminium curtain walls installation, aluminium and PVC windows installation and wood finishing materials for refurbishemt works of hotels and palaces.

• Supervision of all day to day aspects of the construction process, on site.

• Attend meetings with client representative.

• Progress report,

• Attend acceptance certification process.

Achievements:

• Successful completion and delivery of several building metallic structures, building glazing facades and refurbishments (5 star hotels in Lisbon and palaces in Sintra).

Qualifications & Training

• October 2014 – Basic Offshore Safety Induction Training by Petrofac Training Services, Aberdeen, UK.

• October 2014 – Petrofac Management Development Programme.

• September 2014 – Practitioner Qualification, by Association for Project Management, UK.

• October 2013 – Project Management Professional, by Association for Project Management, UK.

• February 2007 – Safety management in construction, by World Project Management, Portugal.

• September 2004 – Masters degree in Civil Engineering, by University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Languages

• Native of Portuguese.

• Fluent in English.

• Good understanding of Spanish and French.

• Basic understanding of Dutch.