Ferdinand Chizoba Okechukwu, Mmba Email & Phone Number

Lagos, LA, NG

Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria

 Develops project plans including engineering design/procurement, fabrication, vendor mobilization, onshore construction and commissioning.  Reviews work schedules/plans, identifies opportunities to improve performance, reduce costs, maximized use of resources, etc. Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans and conferring with.

Lagos, Nigeria

• Coordinated and provided technical direction /leadership for a team of Process, Piping/pipeline, Structural and Facilities engineers in the field development concept and feasibility/FEED
• Coordinated all construction /fabrication activities including onshore installation and hook up and commissioning Participated in Project technical reviews with management  Provided project management support to.
• Identify needs and assemble own PMT to successfully manage and execute assigned Projects on a matrix basis making appropriate use of support groups available within Facilities. Where shortfalls exist, these are to be.
• Carry out schedule and cost risk assessments on assigned projects and regularly review and update same. Establish a risk register and develop mitigation plans for all major identified risks.
• Liaise closely with Process department on all aspects of the onshore execution including Permits to Work, shutdowns, and work coordination to ensure that the Projects are completed and formally handed over on schedule.
• Work in all phases of onshore pipeline projects, from conceptual studies through detail design to final construction, management commissioning of pipelines and associated facilities.

Lagos, Nigeria

• Prepare Project Execution Plans (PEPs), determine, and carry out contract strategies required for engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation and hook up and commissioning.
• Identify needs and assemble own PMT to successfully manage and execute assigned Projects on a matrix basis making appropriate use of support groups available within Facilities. Where shortfalls exist, these are to be.
• Establish individual project specific schedules and cost control procedures and monitor the same.
• Carry out schedule and cost risk assessments on assigned projects and regularly review and update same. Establish a risk register and develop mitigation plans for all major identified risks.
• Ensure engineering design of projects adequately accommodates for Production requirements in terms of operability and obtain Production acceptance of same.
• Coordinate all construction activities including onshore installation and hook up and commissioning.

• Providing Project and Operations support assistance to discipline engineers to prioritize actions according to design delivery criticality by analysis and identification of expected project deliverables for Piping.
• Assisting project manager to develop project execution strategy and plan in updating project progress, schedule and plan.
• Arranging Weekly project meetings with client and documentation of deliberations (Minutes of meeting) and ensuring necessary actions affecting project is effected.
• Compiling project weekly report from discipline leads.
• Interact with engineering subcontractors and major design activities, integrating operations philosophy into projects and assisting in resolving design issues with feedback from client and site verifications.
• Assisting the Project manager to coordinate the detailed design activities, Site surveys for design/dimensional/Plant or facility layout verification.

• Conducted marketing, process design and process development studies under the supervision of lead engineer.
• Developed process chemistry, process design parameters and prepared process block diagrams and pipe and instrumentation diagrams.
• Prepared technical programs for bench scale and pilot scale testing of industrial unit operations and integrated process flow sheets.
• Prepared cost estimates for procurement of equipment’s
• Assessed technical data and prepared graphical representation of test data.
• Prepared technical reports and presentation of test program results.

Lagos, Nigeria

• Involved in several training and projects such as safety and plant hazards programs
• Project scoping and analysis, feasibility studies, environmental management studies and procurement services.
• Business development for gas utilization projects among industrial and domestic. Customers in Agbara/Otta Ogun state, Ikeja, Ogba, Apapa/Oshodi Lagos, PH/Aba/Ossosioma.
• Feasibility and conceptual studies for gas utilization and distribution
• Awareness creation on economic and environmental benefits of natural gas utilization.
• Oil and Gas Pipeline design, routing, construction project supervisor and management.

Education record

Mini-MBA, Business, Management Marketing and Related Support Services

Chemical And Process Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institution of chemical engineers (IChemE) Society Of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Petroleum And Gas Processing Engineering