Saïd Merheb Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Managing the Private Public Partnership [PPP] contracts across three facilities.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Design, Delivery & Contract Management of offshore steel segments for motorway bridges & portals with a total weight exceeding 40,000 Tons; for the West Gate Tunnel Project.Managing the delivery, installation and commissioning of Plant, Equipment including the carousel & tunnel segment moulds in Benalla’s precast facility.

Jazan Refinery Project, Saudi Arabia, ~US$1.5 BillionReggane Nord Development Project, Algeria, ~US$1 Billion• Planned, managed and coordinated all deliverables related to SMP works.• Ensured that the engineering work is carried out in accordance with specifications, statutory requirements, laws, rules, regulations and other contractual requirements. • Ensured that the design and schedule meet the requirements and budget.• Negotiated the technical and commercial offers with suppliers and subcontractors and prepared the recommendation for the final approval.• Managed Piping and Structural Steel’s Procurement, Expediting and Delivery activities along with Cost Control and Material Control Management of all these materials.• Provided technical support to the project and construction team and bridged the technical and construction perspectives• Reviewed resources and materials variance periodically to perform any corrections.• Managed Construction and commissioning activities, issued job cards & work packs and maintained continuous work front at Site.• Carried out effective client liaison and managed piping and UG interfaces.• Monitored the Engineering, Procurement and Construction teams to make sure that they perform their jobs safely and within Petrofac’s ethics and code of conduct.• Managed the allocation of appropriate resources and commitment of staff to ensure the achievement of the project objectives and targets.• Coached and motivated team members from diverse cultural backgrounds, influenced them to take positive action and accountability for assigned work.• Set Objectives for the teams and reviewed them weekly and bi-weekly based on criticality.• Evaluated and reviewed performance of project team members.

• Set up proposal execution strategy, proposal budget, schedule, and responsibility matrix.• Prepared execution plans, organization charts, staffing plans, man-hour estimates.• Collaborated with the different engineering teams for scope definition.• Coordinated proposals’ work and acted as a central point of contact for the team, the Client and potential suppliers and subcontractors.• Issued requisitions and negotiated with suppliers and subcontractors for cost & schedule• Facilitated meetings and workshops such as risk review meetings.• Collaborated with all stakeholders to maintain the timeliness of key milestones.• Development, review, compilation and submission of tender documents.• Coordinated with peers on improving our processes and communication channels.

South Yoloten Project, Turkmenistan, ~US$3.4 billion• Managed the engineering, procurement, expediting of several multimillion dollar Rotary packages: Turbo Expanders, Water Treatment Plant, Oxygen & Nitrogen Generation Plants, Fire Water Packages, in addition to up to 50 Pumps of different types and ratings. • Became the single point of contact for all commercial, technical, expediting and logistics issues related to these packages.• Established reporting structure inside the project team.• Managed Stakeholders relationships and Client expectations for these big packages• Developed detailed project plans, schedules, resource plans, and status reports.• Tracked key milestones and adjusted plans and resources to meet the requirements.• Communicated major milestones and identified potential project risks• Conducted regular expediting and manufacturing meetings to review progress and pending activities within the team and with the Suppliers• Managed changing scope (i.e., change management) and project acceptance criteria to minimize risk to the overall project schedule and the budget.• Utilized internal project management processes and methodologies to ensure a timely delivery, within budget and adhere to high-quality standards.• Managed the design and execution of temporary facilities for up to 1000 personnel.• Prepared tendering proposals for all pipeline subcontracts.

Karachaganak Project, Kazakhstan, ~US$0.6 billion• Managed the piping spool fabrication scope from drawings generation to material allocation to spool manufacturing till delivery to Site.• Established a proper line of communication throughout the departments to convey information to the fabrication and construction teams.• Coordinated with Procurement and provided necessary assistance to expediting, logistics and quality departments to ensure the materials are timely delivered with the correct specs• Set up material management system and performed material allocation, shortage analysis, top-up ordering, substitution and reconciliation for piping materials.• Reviewed the Progress and Cost Control reports and weekly schedules to ensure work is completed in proper sequence and within the budget.• Enforced full Compliance with the Company HSE procedures and policies by fabrication and site teams.• Investigated and provided recommended corrective action for quality rejects as required.• Maintained open communication channels with Client throughout the project lifecycle to ensure transparency of changing milestones and effective management of expectations.• Managed all Interfaces and provided engineering support for fabrication contractor at their spooling office and responded to queries from construction site and fabrication yard.

Kashagan Project, Kazakhstan, ~US$1 billion• Developed Piping Material Specifications• Issued Piping Material Requisitions (RFQs) and prepared valves’ datasheets.• Prepared engineering and technical documents for Inter-disciplinary design checks. • Ensured all the appropriate checks of engineering and technical work are completed.• Participated in technical bid clarification, vendor qualification and selection sessions.• Coordinated with process, mechanical, civil and instrumentation departments to expedite activities and communicate effectively with clients and vendors• Checked vendor drawings and provided piping inputs • Processed plant piping Material Take-Off directly from the PDS 3D model through VPRM

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Ge Oil & Gas University Programme, Oil & Gas