Bertrand Thierry is a 45-year-old French national with over 22 years of experience in construction management for oil and gas projects. He is currently working as the Construction Manager for an onshore expansion project in Gabon, where he is responsible for managing subcontracted construction activities, ensuring quality standards, and interfacing with other project teams. Previously, he held construction management and project management roles in Gabon and France for companies like Total, Addax Petroleum, and Saipem, overseeing projects like pipeline installations, drilling pads, and offshore structures. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and training in areas like health and safety, instrumentation, and project estimation.

1. BERTRAND Thierry 45 years
28 Rue Thomas Edison Divorced, 2 children
13200 ARLES- FRANCE DOB= 04/12/1969
Phone France=0033646623933 Nationality= French
Phone Gabon=0024104350016
Email=bertrandthierry13200@gmail.com
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
22 years’ experience on oil and gas projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current position = Construction Manager (Maurel§Prom Gabon) (onshore site position 5x5)
ONAL Expansion CPF project - Construction of a new separation train including = Piping/structure
works, earthworks, civil works, electrical/instrumentation works, (200 pax)
- Management, supervision and coordination of all field subcontracted construction activities
- Implementation and monitoring of progress measurements method
- Maintains quality of all works in accordance with standards as require in the design documents and
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- Manage contractual obligations of subcontractors, including Hsse, cost, quality, schedule, productivity
- Responsible for the approval, review of method statements, work permits, construction risk analysis
- Management of project department supervision staff (civil, E/I, piping, QA/QC)
- Management of interface with operation department (shutdown, simops…)
- Management of interface with logistic department (equipments, materials, Pob…)
2013/2014 = Construction/Project Coordinator (TOTAL EP Gabon)
Responsible of onshore Brownfield projects (revamping, refurbishment, well hook-up, shutdown…)
- Responsible for the coordination of all work (all disciplines) in the dedicated area
- Ensure the proper completion of the work in compliance with safety rules and environmental protection
- Ensuring the quality of executions of work in accordance with the procedures and group specifications
(GS)
- Ensure adherence to schedules and budgets associated with contractual obligations
- Optimize the management of human, material and logistics in the context of simultaneous operations
- Ensure interfaces with transverse entities (engineering, logistic, drilling, procurement, operation,
commissioning…)
- Monitor performance and periodic reporting highlights and KPI
2012 = Construction Manager (Addax Petroleum Gabon Sinopec Group)-onshore projects Gabon
Construction of new drilling Pads, associated earth works/flow lines/pad lines/pipelines/manifold
(production/gaz lift)/civil infrastructure/wellheads hook-up. (Site position 4x4)
- Management, supervision and coordination of all field subcontracted construction activities
- Implementation and monitoring of progress measurements method
- Maintains quality of all works in accordance with standards as require in the design documents and
sow
- Manage contractual obligations of subcontractors, including Hsse, cost, quality, schedule, productivity
- Responsible for the approval, review of method statements, work permits, construction risk analysis
- Management of project department supervision staff (civil, pipeline, piping, QA/QC)
- Management of interface with operation department (shutdown, simops…)
- Management of interface with logistic department (equipments, materials, Pob…)
2010/2011 = Project Manager (Addax Petroleum Gabon Sinopec Group)-onshore projects Gabon
Construction of new drilling Pads (7 Pads / 70 wells), associated earth works/flow lines
/padlines/pipelines/manifold (production/gas lift)/civil infrastructures/wellheads hook-up. (Resident)
- Prepare scope definition, develop the WBS and detailed schedule
- Input into activity sequencing and linking of dependencies

2. - Develop contracting and procurement strategies
- Ensure ITT’s are prepared and issued for contracting services, review and approve Tender evaluations and
recommendations
- Ensure completion of engineering deliverables including specifications, data sheets and MTO for materials
procurement
- Monitoring and controlling schedule critical path activities. Monitor cost control by tracking all project costs
- Preparation of weekly and monthly status reports demonstrating actual progress vs planned progress and
any variances detected
- Monitor contractor quality assurance and compliance to quality plans
- Develop and maintain the risk register ensuring regular review
- Actively participate in regular safety meeting s both on site and head office ensuring all incidents are
reported and follow up mitigation actions are carried out
- Develop and maintain communications both written and verbal to ensure all project team are aware of their
roles and responsibilities
- Ensure construction contractors comply with reporting procedures, chair weekly progress meeting and
following up action close out
2009 = Mechanical/Piping Project Engineer (SESI Gabon Fourelagadec Group) Brownfield
offshore projects with TOTAL EP Gabon
- Technical and financial management of projects (piping, mechanical, structure)
- Supervision of prefabrication and erection team
- Management of expatriate and local staff (around 50 people)
- Responses to invitations to tenders, pricing
- Supply management, purchasing, logistics, outsourcing
2008 = Mechanical/piping Construction Superintendent (CAMOM Eiffage Group, Saipem sub
contractor) LNG project Fos/mer Cavaou France
- Management of erection teams around 180 people (pipefitter, welder, painter, civil, boilermaker, ndt…) and
a staff around 20 people (team leader, preparer, designer, QA/QC, HSE, planer, cost controller)
- Monitors construction operations ensuring compliance with drawing/technical specification/procedures/
schedule specified and approved by company
- Coordinates with all construction team on technical, constructability, load out operation input and other
construction activities for structural, piping/mechanical, civil
- Review all relevant shop drawings, cutting plans, lifting analysis, construction procedures
- Responsible of onsite resolution of fabrication activities to meet company specification, codes, standards
and requirements
- Responsible for responding all construction site queries related to construction activities
2006/2007 = Estimator/Cost Controller (Naphtachimie TOTAL Group) petrochemical sector
- Develop and review Large Conceptual, Order of Magnitude and Budget estimates
- Update cost estimating software, pricing and develop reports
- Participate in developing bid strategy, evaluate bids and order placement
- Develop proper cost estimate method and documentation
- Perform cost risk analysis as required
- Update Labour & Material Database. Budget / Trend Monitoring and Forecasting
2001/2005 = Mechanical/Piping Project Engineer (GAME SUD EST) petrochemical/refinery sector
(revamping, shutdown)
- Technical and financial management of projects (piping, mechanical, structure)
- Management of prefabrication and erection team (around 50 people)
- Site supervision on construction phase
- Responses to invitations to tenders, pricing
- Supply management, purchasing, logistics, outsourcing
1996/2001 = Mechanical/Piping Maintenance Contract Manager (GAME SUD EST) Maintenance lump
sum contract petrochemical/refinery sector

3. - Technical and financial management of contract
- Emergency management, planning and preparation of interventions
- Implementation of monthly contractual report, direct and permanent relationship with the customer
- Update CMMS, machines folders, interventions historical
- Monitoring contractual indicator QA/QC/HSE and improvement actions
- Development quality and safety ranges for repetitive work
1992/1995 = Mechanical/Piping Shutdown preparer (Ortec, Adf, Cit) petrochemical/refinery sector
- Monitoring material (MTO, balance…) static equipment, piping, valves
- Development of specifications for welding and regulatory issues(QA/QC)
- Monitoring of non-destructive testing and welders certifications
- Monitoring of progress and team performance
1991 = Predictive Maintenance Technician (DPF Fos/mer France) bulk-storage plant
- Establishment of monitoring vibration of rotating machines (software and collector IRD Mechanalysis)
- Implementation of CMMS, functional division (software CARL)
EDUCATION
1990 = Higher Technician Certificate in Industrial Maintenance
1988 = Mechanical Engineering Bachelor
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
HSSE =Accident analysis, receiving scaffolding, fault tree
Technical (IFP School) =Properties storage and transfer of petroleum products, materials and static
equipment, rotating machines, design and dimensioning foundations, design and dimensioning of steel
structures.
Technical (various) = Engineering Instrumentation (IRA), vibrations analysis (IRD Mechanalysis), Estimation
and cost control (Total), metallurgy and welding regulation (internal), improvement management (ASFEM
Management),
Computer = MS Project, Excel, Word, SAP, Power Point
MISCELEANOUS
Language = French / English
Interests activities = Hiking, mountain biking, running