Iftikhar Ahmad Abbasi
Project Engineering Manager/Portfolio/Program/Interface Manager/Functional Lead
Summary
Skilled engineering manager builds and motivates high-performing engineering team.
Over 30+ years of experience in diversified sectors, working on small to large engineering projects.
Over 16+ years of experience in engineering management roles.
Committed to rapidly and efficiently completing projects by leveraging team-based frameworks to best leverage available engineering talent.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager /Project Engineering Manager
KENT - SNC LAVALIN
12.2020 - Current
- Plans, develops, coordinates and reviews engineering work
- Conducts annual performance reviews in accordance with approved procedures and holds career development discussions, recommends personnel actions such as staff additions, terminations, and salary changes
- Oversees the preparation of discipline estimates and work plan in accordance with project scope, schedule, and budget, and manages implementation and performance accordingly
- Forecasts staffing needs and schedules and assigns work to meet schedule dates
- Promotes the creation of a work environment, supported by leadership, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction
- Projects progress monitoring, identification of potential delays & risks and engage in recovery plan preparation
- Coordination of internal and external engineering activities, interdisciplinary interfaces
- Liaison with client, subcontractors and vendors.
Department Manager – Instrumentation, Control Systems & Telecommunication
KBR-AMCDE
01.2017 - 10.2020
- Responsible for recruiting & integrating new members in the group, identifying new leaders, training, developing I&C team to support various Business units
- Develop training programs, mentor & monitor training progress
- Developed a culture that facilitated the team building, encouraged cooperation, strengthen teamwork, eradicated conflict & gave encouragement to each other.
Department Manager – Instrumentation & Control Systems
JACOBS ZATE
01.2011 - 12.2016
- Responsible for recruiting & integrating new members in the group, identifying new leaders, training, developing I&C team to support various Business units
- Develop training programs, mentor & monitor training progress
- Developed a culture that facilitated team building, encouraged cooperation, strengthen teamwork, eradicated conflict & gave encouragement to each other.
Department Manager - Control Systems
FLUOR ARABIA
03.2007 - 11.2010
- Facilitated in preparation of discipline estimates and work plan in accordance with project scope, schedule, and budget, and managed implementation and performance accordingly
- Forecast staffing needs and schedules and assigns work to meet schedule dates
- Promoted culture of team building, encouraged cooperation, strengthened teamwork, eradicated conflict & gave encouragement to each other.
Instrumentation Engineer
AL-HEJAILAN CONSULTANTS
12.1996 - 1 2007
- Involved in engineering & designing of miscellaneous small to medium size projects related to clients such as SAUDI ARAMCO, SABIC, MARAFIQ, SWCC etc. under General engineering framework services contracts.
Inspection Engineer
DOLPHIN OFFSHORE ENTERPRISES
08.1995 - 12.1996
- Worked on various offshore platforms of ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, India)
- The job responsibilities included: Inspection and site verification of various instruments installed on the platforms, Field verification and design modification of Instrument loop diagrams (ILDs), Piping & instrument diagrams (P&IDs), Emergency shutdown diagram (ESDs) etc.
Service Engineer
SUBHASH TRADERS
08.1993 - 08.1995
- Supervised erection and commissioning of L.T
- H.T
- Overhead lines
- Also responsible for repair and maintenance of transformers and various electrical equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) -
Gulbarga University
India01.1989
Skills
Project Engineering Management
Interface & Work share Management
Discipline & Functional Management
Resource Planning and Management
Portfolio Management & Program Management
Bids/Proposals Management
Strategic Planning
Coaching and Mentoring
Stakeholder Communication
Recruiting & Team building
Adaptability and Flexibility
Quality Assurance
Accomplishments
- As an Engineering Manager, leading a team of 150 professionals.
- Added Offshore skills set in KENT engineering team by recruiting competent resources and managed to increase client base.
- Added Control systems expertise in KBR-AMCDE by developing control systems team and managed to win two very large, challenging, and complicated control systems upgrades projects in Safaniya and Rastanura Terminals.
- Joined Jacobs when Jacobs Engineering acquired ZATE and started pursuing GES+ operation for Saudi Aramco and contributed to the enormous growth of JZ. Recruited more than 60 new engineers & designers. During peak time, managed a team of 70+ professionals.
- Billability and resource utilization is above 95%.
- The employee retention ratio has been excellent that indicates that team spirit & the working atmosphere is excellent despite of having multi-culture & multi-ethnic work force. Team members are well satisfied with the career development opportunities they are getting within the department and pro-actively support to meet some of the very challenging schedules within the allocated budget by meeting/exceeding client's satisfaction.
Affiliations
- Chartered Engineer (The Institution of Engineers, India)
- Registered Professional Engineer with Saudi Council of Engineers
- Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) - WES Ref No – 5169902IMM
Phone
+966-562149908, 5523538662, +91-9335618188,9319100372
Sectorsofexpertise
- Oil & Gas
- Petrochemicals
- Power
- Waste Water Treatment
- Desalination
Training
- ISO 9001:2008 Certified Internal Quality Auditor
- ASPEN K-base software for estimation
Timeline
Engineering Manager /Project Engineering Manager
KENT - SNC LAVALIN
12.2020 - Current
Department Manager – Instrumentation, Control Systems & Telecommunication
KBR-AMCDE
01.2017 - 10.2020
Department Manager – Instrumentation & Control Systems
JACOBS ZATE
01.2011 - 12.2016
Department Manager - Control Systems
FLUOR ARABIA
03.2007 - 11.2010
Instrumentation Engineer
AL-HEJAILAN CONSULTANTS
12.1996 - 1 2007
Inspection Engineer
DOLPHIN OFFSHORE ENTERPRISES
08.1995 - 12.1996
Service Engineer
SUBHASH TRADERS
08.1993 - 08.1995
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) -
Gulbarga University
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