SUMMARY

• PMI certified project manager and civil engineering professional in multiple industries, experienced in leading all aspects of project management for civil construction and technical projects.
• A results - driven project manager with more than 26 years of successful experience in engineering, operations, civil engineering, project & programme management delivery processes, procurement, and construction within large project working environments.
• Adept at developing the technical documentation and quality standards associated with the installation and verification of construction processes consistent with a PMO function.
• Possesses strong expertise in Geotechnical surveys, earthworks, civil, structural, piping, building, and plant maintenance and operations management systems.
• Skilled in client and contractor facing roles, negotiations, contract execution and completion, established liaison experience between construction companies and clients.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• HSE Management/NEBOSH NCC cert.
• Procurement Process Management
• Project Quality Planning/Implementation
• Construction Schedule Development
• Constr. Project & Change Management
• Silent Piling Contracting
• Valid CSCS - AQP Card
• Valid SMSTS certificate & First Aid

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Independent Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Independent Consultant providing project management services to domestic clients in and around London, including building/refurbishment planning info, onsite construction management and training
• Establish detailed Client's brief and responsibilities of consultants and specialists and maintain communication with the client and the design team
• Conduct feasibility studies, including coordinating site surveys, site investigation, site evaluation, etc.
• Co-ordinate and obtain planning consents and all necessary statutory approvals & completion certificates
• Manage finances from inception to completion, including cash flow forecasts, milestone payments, monitoring project expenditure, and recommendations of payments by client
• Interview and select contractors for tendering or negotiation, evaluate tenders received and appoint contractor. Chair progress, co-ordination and project meetings throughout the contract period
• Prepared specifications, method statements and execution plans for the projects, and made regular reports to clients on all aspects of the project including progress, programme, costs, risks and quality
• Provide single point of contact taking responsibility for all aspects of the project and liaise with the client
• Can set up and manage project sites, and experienced in both client facing as well as contractor facing roles on projects respectively

Confidential

Senior Construction Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Supervised construction, civil, building works and site access in the multi-billion dollar Jazan Refinery & Terminal construction project. Managed erection of structural steel pipe racks, bulk scaffolding and piping works (AG & BG). Also reviewed quality plans, method statements, and site attendance.
• As part of the PMT for the crude division packages on the project, supervised all site improvement works, comprising piling, pile testing, stone columns installation and dynamic compaction activities, including concrete footings, pipe rack pedestals, pipe sleepers, backfilling, road pavement construction, above and below ground piping fit-up, installation and testing activities.
• Managed, coordinated & controlled Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation phase construction & installation activities.
• Supervised, coordinated deliverables including appraisal as defined by approved scope & interfacing with specialist Engineering / design, procurement, vendors/suppliers contractors & sub-contractors team.
• Provided inputs to project controls compliance & administration procedures including those related to cost control & forecasting, planning & scheduling (level 1 to 5), contract administration & materials control.
• Responsible for activating controls system that ensures project activities start-up, value improvements practices, project risk, best practice implementation, HAZOP & environmental assessment.
• Implemented project materials control & productivity systems & ensuring that requisition of materials & specialist contractors is co-ordinated to suit programme.
• Reviewed & commented on contractor(s) project documentation & ensured distribution of these documentation to all concerned parties for comments.
• Monitored contractors project schedules level 1, 2 & 3 schedules against baseline forecast level 4 &5, Quality & HSSE management plans. Reviewed & accepted progress reports from contractors.
• Managed change requests & risks, resolving project issues & securing approvals. Participating in project remedial proposal to proponents /client & stakeholders progress meeting.

Confidential

Project Manager /Principal Civil Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Was key contact Manager coordinating the provision of professional project management office and QS consultancy services to Nigerdock Plc free zone facility in Lagos.
• Managed client’s requirements, identifying competent resources to deliver client expectations and ensured final reports and recommendations were issued on time and to the right quality.
• Implemented a work procedure that delivered cost review services on circa $5million projects to the satisfaction of the client
• Proactively engaged with client representatives to review current work programmes and agreed annual workloads in line with signed SLA.
• Was Lead Manager for the Coca-Cola (NBC) Nigeria accounts with full responsibility to manage local company staff activities on the several NBC plant maintenance projects and the delivery of company’s client care targets.
• Coordinated Client’s requests for plant electrical audits, plant upgrade designs and construction / installation supervision, safety reviews and operational staff training needs, including the coordination of 10nos company engineering personnel to provide engineering services that met the plants’ maintenance requirements for company client.
• Developed key project management plans and procedures for other client’s (ExxonMobil) high-rise/ multi-storey new build real estate office and residential projects in Lagos & Akwa Ibom states of Nigeria
• Implemented the procurement and contracting strategy for placing design consultants for the circa multimillion dollar project for this oil & gas client
• Carried out planned site visits to client’s construction project facilities to investigate project issues and recommend appropriate remedial actions
• Managed client’s changing brief to align with the hitherto agreed overall project objectives
• Led and managed company ISO 9001 quality certification & renewal processes
• Managed company’s bidding processes for winning new works
• Provided engineering and technical guidance to company staff on several client projects

Confidential

Associate Project Director /Freelance Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led the Rivers State monorail project implementation phase process review to eliminate inefficiencies
• Managed the interface between the several construction contractors on the project through planned coordination meetings, programme integration and performance monitoring.
• Managed changes in project scope and tracked all client’s instructions, RFIs and CVIs while identifying potential execution phase project risks and uncertainties that may impact the project plan
• Implemented the project health and safety plan in the local consultant’s offices and prepared monthly performance reports for client’s review

Confidential

Senior Project Manager /Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed the key procedures for managing change control, communications, contracting & procurement, fees computation & invoicing and Client instructions & brief on the projects
• Led the seamless delivery of the change management process, project cost & financial reporting including project governance processes, to meet clients’, CDM and HSSE requirements
• Successfully led the procurement and delivery of front-end geotechnical & topographical survey contracts essential to the Exonmobil project design and planning application process. Also, negotiated significant discounts on these contracts as savings to the Client.
• Managed a team of 9no. direct staff in delivering the site survey subcontracts and retained the single point of responsibility for resolving client queries, contractual disputes, payment issues, variations, team performance assessments, delivery to specification and the final output to the design team.
• Analysed contract issues, developed and delivered solutions
• Created Contracting strategies, developed into a viable execution plan and drove the implementation effort to ensure that the objectives and requirements of the project are met.
• Interpreted Technical Requirements in a Commercial context, ensuring that the best value solution is reached
• Led the tendering and contracting activities, ensuring that procedural compliance and the commercial and legal integrity of the project and company were maintained.
• Managed the Procurement Status Report (PSR) for the Project, ensuring that key dates are met and that issues of concern are communicated to Project Management
• Promoted HSSE in contracts and ensured compliance with company's Code of Conduct