Saber Al Muallem has over 17 years of experience as an electrical and instrumentation engineer working on various oil and gas projects in Saudi Arabia. He holds a BS in Applied Electrical Engineering and has worked on projects for Saudi Aramco, SNC Lavalin Arabia, Jacobs Delta Catalytic Arabia, and other companies. His experience includes project engineering, site supervision, instrumentation, and control systems implementation.
I possess over 24 years of rich experience in Project Management, Detail Engineering, Planning, Construction, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Operations and Maintenance of HVAC System, Oil & Gas /Power Plant / Refinery / Gas Power Plant / GIS / Transmission and Distribution Line from 11 KV to 400 KV /Process Plants, Upgrading of Electrical HV/MV/LV & HVAC Systems. I have successfully completed B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) and Diploma in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering.
Responsibilities: E&I QA/QC
Responsibilities for Field Inspection as per Inspection Testing Plan (ITP’s) Related (E&I)
Jobs.QA/QC with the help of specification, drawings.
Inspection for Material Receiving related Electrical, Instrument as per Indent, Delivery
Note.
Inspection for Cable Laying (E & I) in Cable Trays, Trenches as per cross-sectional
drawings.
Inspection for Cable Trays (E&I) Installation (Perforated, Ladder, Mesh) as per drawing.
Responsible for all Red Marks/As Built drawing as per site modification.
Inspection for Lighting Installation as per circuit diagram, Panel Installation,Transformer
installation.
Inspection for Heating Tracing cables and Testing.
Having Good Knowledge of (NEC) National Electrical Code.
American Petroleum Institute (API ) Standards
IEC- international ELECTROTECHNICAL Commission Standards.
Inspection for the Installation of MCT’s.
Inspection for Lightning Protection (Lightning Arresters).
Inspection for EARTHING Cable Laying, CAD Weld - Exothermic Weld joints,
Earth Bus Bar, EARTHING Test.
Inspection for Motor Installation, Resistance/IR test & Motor torque test.
Inspection for Cable Continuity/IR, Cable termination, EARTHING test.
Prepare the NCR, CAR, TQ, ITP, and Method Statements & RFI’S.
Complete QA/QC Documentation as per Project specification.
Inspection for calibration of PI, PDIT, PT, TT, TE, FT, LT.
Functional Test of Ultrasonic Transmitters, LSL, LSH, LSHH, AT.
Inspection for Field Instrument Installation (PT,FT, LT, Control Valves as per Hook up drawing)
Inspection for Impulse Line Leak test.
Inspection for JB’S Installation, Panels, Cabinets Installation.
Preparing the complete Loop Folders like(DI,DO,AI,AO,RTD for Loop Checking Pre-
Commissioning with the attachments of Instrument loop package index, Functional loop test CR,
Material Receiving Calibration CR, Instrument Installation CR Instrument index, instrument Loop
Diagram & P& ID’S.
Responsible for clear the Punch Points.
Prepare the Final Dossier as per client HOS and Hand over to Mechanical Completion
Department (MC)
Final Walk Down of Hand over System (HOS) with Client.
I possess over 24 years of rich experience in Project Management, Detail Engineering, Planning, Construction, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Operations and Maintenance of HVAC System, Oil & Gas /Power Plant / Refinery / Gas Power Plant / GIS / Transmission and Distribution Line from 11 KV to 400 KV /Process Plants, Upgrading of Electrical HV/MV/LV & HVAC Systems. I have successfully completed B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) and Diploma in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering.
Responsibilities: E&I QA/QC
Responsibilities for Field Inspection as per Inspection Testing Plan (ITP’s) Related (E&I)
Jobs.QA/QC with the help of specification, drawings.
Inspection for Material Receiving related Electrical, Instrument as per Indent, Delivery
Note.
Inspection for Cable Laying (E & I) in Cable Trays, Trenches as per cross-sectional
drawings.
Inspection for Cable Trays (E&I) Installation (Perforated, Ladder, Mesh) as per drawing.
Responsible for all Red Marks/As Built drawing as per site modification.
Inspection for Lighting Installation as per circuit diagram, Panel Installation,Transformer
installation.
Inspection for Heating Tracing cables and Testing.
Having Good Knowledge of (NEC) National Electrical Code.
American Petroleum Institute (API ) Standards
IEC- international ELECTROTECHNICAL Commission Standards.
Inspection for the Installation of MCT’s.
Inspection for Lightning Protection (Lightning Arresters).
Inspection for EARTHING Cable Laying, CAD Weld - Exothermic Weld joints,
Earth Bus Bar, EARTHING Test.
Inspection for Motor Installation, Resistance/IR test & Motor torque test.
Inspection for Cable Continuity/IR, Cable termination, EARTHING test.
Prepare the NCR, CAR, TQ, ITP, and Method Statements & RFI’S.
Complete QA/QC Documentation as per Project specification.
Inspection for calibration of PI, PDIT, PT, TT, TE, FT, LT.
Functional Test of Ultrasonic Transmitters, LSL, LSH, LSHH, AT.
Inspection for Field Instrument Installation (PT,FT, LT, Control Valves as per Hook up drawing)
Inspection for Impulse Line Leak test.
Inspection for JB’S Installation, Panels, Cabinets Installation.
Preparing the complete Loop Folders like(DI,DO,AI,AO,RTD for Loop Checking Pre-
Commissioning with the attachments of Instrument loop package index, Functional loop test CR,
Material Receiving Calibration CR, Instrument Installation CR Instrument index, instrument Loop
Diagram & P& ID’S.
Responsible for clear the Punch Points.
Prepare the Final Dossier as per client HOS and Hand over to Mechanical Completion
Department (MC)
Final Walk Down of Hand over System (HOS) with Client.
1. Resume of
SABER AL MUALLEM
Construction Project Engineer/
Electrical & Instrument Engineer
P.O Box 599 Safwa 31921 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mobile: +966 54 332 3755 / Home: +966 13 664 0825 or +966 13 664 7271
E-mail saber.muallem@gmail.com
Education & Training
• BS of Applied Electrical Engineering – Year 1992 to 1997
King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran Saudi Arabia
Power & control course were my favorite elective courses.
• Complete three courses in I/A series system – June-July 2000
Foxboro Training Institute, Jubail Saudi Arabia
They are Introduction to Configuration, Integrated Process Control and Foxbatch Application.
• Completed two courses on the technical training in Quality & Process of epoxy resin November-
December 1998
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Performance Polymers, USA
They are Introduction to Configuration, Integrated Process Control and Foxbatch Application.
• Aramco, E-learning – Year 2002 to present
Saudi Aramco Corporate E-Learning, Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Enrolled on different online courses as a self-development
Experience Starting from January 1998 up to December 2015
Aramco Projects June 2002 to December 2015
Starting from June 2002 up to now, I have been working in different projects at Saudi Aramco. My main
duty/assignments is Instruments & Control construction up to commissioning. Also I was one of the MCC &
PAC Champion. In addition to that at the beginning of each project and in the early work usually I was assigned
to manage the construction of different buildings especially those accommodates the process control system,
electrical early work and follow up structure steel material as well as erection.
Below are the projects that I have been working on starting from the latest: (Note for any personal reference
refer to the end of this CV for each BI)
1. BI 10-00302 Wasit program, NGL package.
2. BI 10-00302 914 Wasit Program, Permanent communication project
3. BI 10-00041 Hawiyah Gas Plant Expansion
4. BI 10-00038 Hawiyah Gas Plant PCS Replacement Project
5. BI 10-00096 Upgrade RO plant at Barri Gas Plant
6. BI 10-03218 Cogeneration Interconnection Facility JGP & RTR
7. BI 10-03182 Cogeneration at Barri Gas Plant
8. BI 10-03150 Barri NGL
9. BI 10-03022 Qatif Facility- Pipe line
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2. 10. BI 10-0 Haradh Manifold Facility
Project Engineer
SNC LAVALIN Arabia, Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia - February 2011 to December 2015
• Working on WASIT project for NGL & Permanent communication projects
• Participate on the detail design of the permanent communication, especially the design of the DC
System.
• Supervise the construction of process & substation building up to the equipment installation & testing.
• Manage the activity on filed like the transformer installation, cable tray installation, and cable pulling
and instrumentation activity.
• Structure Steel erection supervision was one of the activities added to my knowledge as PE.
Project Engineer
JACOBS Delta Catalytic Arabia LTD, Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia – August 2007 to February 2011
• Lead the replacement contract project to replace HGP PCS through construction, commissioning and
closing the MCC
• Mange the construction activity of the instrument and the PCS of the HGP expansion project
• Champion of the all of the PCS MCC’s of the expansion project.
• Supervise and lead the MCC of process interface building construction.
• Close out the project and get the PAC certificate signed by proponent.
Site Superintendent
Al Hugayet Contracting Est., Dammam Saudi Arabia – March 2004 to July 2007
Worked as Engineer Ш at Saudi Aramco project management team CTS (Contracting Technical Support) in the
BGP, JGP, RTR, UGP & SGP Cogeneration Projects. Reverse Osmosis project at BGP. Through the life of
the projects my responsibility includes:
• Reviewing the detailed design package.
• Expedite & insure the material delivery within time.
• Supervise the site construction activities to confirm it is compliance with Aramco standard &
international standards as well.
• Manage the electrical, instrument & control activities
• Arrange the vendors visit to the site from the construction up to commissioning period.
Instrument Engineer
SAUDI ARABIA COPRA, Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia – March – October 2003
Assigned at Saudi Aramco Berri Gas Plant under Project Management Team (PMT) as a Project Management
Consultant (PMC) senior instrument which includes the following tasks:
• Supervise the Pre- commissioning of the instrumentation, which is done by S.A.Kent ‘contract of
electrical & instrumentation
• Clear the items of the Master Punch Items.
• Get through the fallowing control systems:
1. Tristation 1131, which is an integrated tool for developing, testing & documenting & critical
process control application for Tricon programmable logic controllers ( PLC ) used in the
Emergency shutdown system ESD.
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3. 2. Honeywell DCS, TDC 3000 Data acquisition & control device for industrial process applications.
3. Compressor control system (CCS) using series 4 controller, manufactured by the Compressor
controls corporation (CCC).
4. Bently Nevada 3500 Monitoring & protection of the rotating machines.
Electrical/ Instrument Engineer
Suderohbau Saudi Ltd. (SRB), Dammam Saudi Arabia – June 2002 to March 2003
• SRB is a contract company working for almost twenty years in KSA in the electrical & oil projects.
• Supervise the engineering design and the construction of the Qatif Downstream project for The Saudi
Oil Co. ARAMCO.
• Supervise the construction in the site of Harad project for ARAMCO.
• Well known about ARAMCO standards as well as other like SECECO.
Electrical/ Instrument & DCS Engineer
Arabian Chemical Industrials Co. (JANA), Dammam Saudi Arabia – September 1998 to June 2002
• JANA producing the epoxy resin Liquid, Solution & Solid grades.
• Take care of all electrical equipment in the plant including switchgear, motors, transformers etc.
• Do the instrument jobs for the almost kind of smart technology instrument in the plant such as the level,
pressure, and temperature transmitters as well as the control valves.
• Develop & modify the programs in the DCS (operation control system by FOXBORO). Create new
batch process for new grade of product. Was in call duty for any trouble in the DCS.
• Trained by FOBBORO on I/A Series System.
• Supervise the commissioning of the plant and during the construction stage.
• Trainee the new operators during the commissioning of the plant.
• Get the experience of the chemical & mechanical engineering sense through the meeting & negotiating
with the engineers within or out of the company.
Electrical/ Instrument & DCS Engineer
Al-Hujailan Consultants Office, Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia – January to August 1998
• The office designs projects from the first level up to the end for government and privets projects.
• Do lot of jobs -according to the standard- to Saudi Oil Company ARAMCO.
• Learn the basic of the design and implement the Microstation software in the design.
Trainee, Electrical Engineer
Saudi Iron & Steel Co. (HADEED), Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia February to August 1998
• Cooperative Training Program for Applied Electrical Engineer, for seven month.
• Have trained in the Central Maintenance Department CSD & on the Maine Electrical Control Room.
• Do the maintenance of the circuit breakers, induction & DC motors.
• In the control said get to know the PLC with the ladder program, relays, limit switch. .etc application in
the control system.
• Weekly reporting to the Coop advisor for any cared activity & at the end of the program I have being
evaluated by the company supervisors and wrote the coop report at the end of the program.
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4. Background
1. Grew up in Safwa
2. Honest and hard worker
3. Good in communication skills (English)
4. Group leader
5. Enjoy fishing, diving, car mechanics, and outdoor camping.
Personal references
1. BI 10-0914 & 302 Wasit Gas Program (Permanent Communication)
• Abdulaziz A Ghamdi Sr. Project Manager abdulaziz.ghamdi.9@aramco.com
• Said A. Garwan, Sr. Project Manager (said.garwan@aramco.com)
• Turky J. Yami, Sr. Project Engineer (turki.yami@aramco.com)
• Fahad Abdulhafeez, Project Manager (fahad.abdulhafeez@aramco.com)
2. BI 10-00041 Hawiyah Gas Plant Expansion
• Said A. Garwan, Sr. Project Manager (said.garwan@aramco.com)
• Nezar Khalifah, Sr. Project Engineer, (nezar.khalifah@aramco.com)
• Ahmed A. Awaji, Sr. Project Engineer, (ahmed.awaji@aramco.com)
• Abdallah Utaibi, Lead Project Engineer, (abdallah.utaibi.1@aramco.com)
3. BI 10-00038 Hawiyah Gas Plant PCS Replacement Project
• Said A. Garwan, Sr. Project Manager (said.garwan@aramco.com)
• Abdallah Utaibi, Lead Project Engineer, (abdallah.utaibi.1@aramco.com)
4. BI 10-00096 Upgrade RO plant at Barri Gas Plant
• Faisal Hajjar, Project Manager, (faisal.hajjar@aramco.com)
• Abd Ghani Rumaih, Lead Engineer (RTR), (abdghani.rumaih@aramco.com)
5. BI 10-03218 Cogeneration Interconnection Facility JGP & RTR
• Abdulrauf Rassol, Lead Project Engineer.(abdulrauf.abdrabrasool@aramco.com)
• Mohammed Ajaji, Lead Project Engineer, (mohmmed.ajaji@aramco.com)
6. BI 10-03182 Cogeneration at Barri Gas Plant
• Majed Harthi, Project Manager, (majed.harthi@aramco.com)
7. BI 10-03150 Barri NGL
• Ali Sadeg, Sr. Project Manager, (ali.sadeg@aramcoservices.com)
• Hassan Mansour, Project Manager, (hassan.mansour.1@aramco.com)
• Hassan Mubarak, Project Manager, (hasan.mubarak@aramco.com)
• Ahmed Ghamdi, Lead Engineer (BGP), (ahmed.ghamdi.77@aramco.com)
8. BI 10-03022 Qatif Facility- Pipe line
• Hayef Khaldi, (hayef.khaldi@aramcoservices.com)
9. BI 10-0 Haradh Manifold Facility
• Ali Sadge, Sr. Project Manager, (ali.sadeg@aramcoservices.com)
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