Zuhair Alshawaf is a senior project manager with 17 years of experience managing mega projects for SABIC, the world's fourth largest petrochemical company. He currently manages SABIC's $30 billion Oil to Chemical complex project as senior manager. Previously, he created SABIC's project management system and led major projects worth billions of dollars coming in on time and under budget. Zuhair has extensive experience developing and executing complex international projects while leading multinational teams.

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Zuhair Alshawaf
Project Management
Dammam KSA (Flexible in Work Location)
E: zuhair_al-shawaf@hotmail.com M: +966555846890 P: +966138522288
Objective: A challenging senior leadership assignment with a reputed organization in Petrochemicals / Oil & Gas
to utilize acquired skills & knowledge and deliver best-in-class results.
Domains: Projects Management; Projects Feasibility / Development / Execution / Engineering /
Controls & Support / Construction and sound experience in Business Development, Open Biding
Management & Negotiation Skills
EXECUTIVE SYNOPSIS
 I am a resourceful senior Project Manager/Director with 17 years of rich diverse experience with
SABIC the fourth largest petrochemical company in the world including Summer Program in Saudi
Aramco.
 My experience presents direct effective project management of $ 3.9 Billion mega projects and
contributes in making decisions and direction to $ 52 Billion mega projects within SABIC Global
(inside Saudi Arabia and outside Saudi Arabia). This include sound experience in business
development from an idea until start up.
 I have completed creation of Project Management System in SABIC which is applied on more than $
96 Billion Mega Projects in SABIC effective from June 2013.
 Extensive business and project management experience in developing and executing mega &
complex projects coordinating with global PMC, PDP, FEED and EPC companies in executing
projects on time, within budgets, meeting quality & safety standards and achieving company
objectives.
 Extensive experience in mega & complex open bidding & negotiation skills including adept in
managing team in preparing all documents like invitation to bid (ITB) packages, project schedules &
budgets and lead the bid process for appointment of PMC, FEED and EPC contractors.
 Provide sound leadership and guidelines/directives to young Saudi engineers to deliver the
expectations in short period of time.
 Sound understanding of all contractual matters related to various types of contracts like LSTK and
reimbursable contracts and familiar with FIDIC conditions of contract.
 Experienced in Projects Controls matters to maintain the schedule and budget throughout the project
life cycle.
 Experienced in managing all contractual issues & negotiation related to cost and schedule change
order and variation claims protecting company rights & interests.
 Skilled in working with international partners and leading, mentoring and motivating multinational
teams eliciting superior performances.
 Experienced in USA, Europe & Asia Taxation, work permit and visa requirements including the
team (& families) needs overseas.
 Proactive, results driven leadership delivering excellence through effective communication,
coordination, strategising, planning, execution and skilful negotiator with sound fair results.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 1997 to Sep. 1997
Saudi ARAMCO – Project Engineer at CMD, Dhahran, KSA,

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I worked as CMD Project Engineer under summer training program in Core Area in Dhahran to develop
the project and coordinate until implementation by Saudi Aramco Maintenance team or Sub-contractor.
The work includes writing scope of work with planning, budgeting and procurement until construction.
Sep 1998 to date
SAUDI ARABIAN BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (SABIC), KSA
SABIC is the largest and most profitable non-oil company in the Middle East and one of the world’s fourth largest
petrochemicals manufacturers. http://www.sabic.com
Shared Services – Engineering & Project Management (E&PM)
July 2014 to date
Assignment: Oil To Chemical (OTC) Project - PMC Senior Manager for overall project engineering
service program
Responsibility to do the following:
 Cover Steam Crackers Projects Director (General Manager) during his absence.
 Development of the overall OTC complex projects (50 mega projects of TIC about $30 Billion including
refinery, steam crackers, etc.).
 Lead the overall PMC open bidding for the complex projects to preform Pre-FEED/FEED for the entire
program by hiring two General Engineering Services (GES) Class “A” Global Contractors to play the
role of PMC in order to support SABIC in developing and engineering the entire complex
unites/projects. Contracts are ready for award once instructed by management.
 Set overall Complex Projects Execution Strategy
 Manage PMC Contractors to deliver the expectation for Pre-FEED and FEED phases including EPC phase
for the 50 mega projects.
 Focal point for the entire team mobilization/demobilization for the project needs in coordination with
SABIC Global Mobility and USA Authority with PMC Contractors.
 Set up the complete Overall Project Execution Plan for the entire Complex with both PMC Contractors
(Integrator & Support).
 Managing complex projects support, complex projects administration (e.g. staffing, cost estimation,
gating system, etc.), procurement (e.g. SPA, LLE, etc.) and contracting (e.g. ITB development, open
bidding, clarification, etc.).
 Provide guidance to other Project Managers/Directors to ensure their compliance to SABIC project’s
system as I made the project management system for all SABIC mega projects in 2013.
September 2013 to June 2014
Assignment: Complex Projects Overall Integration Project Manager (Deputy General Manager) +
Project Manager for MTBE Improvement Project;
Responsibility to do the following:
 Cover Overall Projects General Manager during his absence.
 To support overall complex projects (9 mega projects of TIC about $6 Billion) development &
supporting SABIC business team in joint venture development agreement.
 Lead 2 major open bidding for the complex projects to preform Pre-FEED/FEED for one of the mega
projects and to hire General Engineering Services (GES) Class A Global Contractor to play the role of
PMC in order to support SABIC in developing and engineering the entire complex unites/projects. Both
Contracts awarded within 6 months.
 Set overall Complex Projects Execution Strategy
 Manage GES Contractor to deliver the expectation for Pre-FEED and FEED phases for the 9 mega
projects.
 Focal point for the entire team mobilization/demobilization for the project needs in coordination with
SABIC Global Mobility and USA Authority with awarded Contractor.
 Set up the complete Overall Project Execution Plan for the entire Complex with awarded Contractor in
coordination with SABIC Joint Venture Partner (SHELL)
 Managing MTBE Improvement Project as Project Manager to increase SADAF MTBE production (under
development).
 Attend and present Steering Committee Meetings with top management.
 Ensure the Overall Complex Projects Integration for the 9 projects and ensure integration with existing
facility and utilities required.
 Managing the overall complex projects controls, complex projects support, complex projects
administration and contracting

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 Provide guidance to other Project Managers to ensure their compliance to SABIC project’s system as I
made the system for SABIC prior to this assignment.
 Review and approve GES documentation and its invoices.
 PROJECT WAS CANCELLED ON JUNE 2014 BY BOTH SABIC & SHELL.
May 2012 to August 2013
Assignment: Project Manager, Mega Projects Development Department;
Responsibility to do the following:
 Created Mega Project System to be applied on more than $ 96 Billion Mega Projects in all SABIC mega
projects
 Representing Mega Projects to Certify SABIC E&PM with ISO as sr. member of TQM Committee
 Assess and provide directives to 300 TPA of Polymers (Nexlene Technology) - Due Diligence for
potential Joint Venture between SABIC and Global Company in Far East.
 Support SABIC Business Team as Business Development Team Leader by assessing and providing
directives to 600 TPA of Methanol - Due Diligence for potential Joint Venture between SABIC and
Global Company in USA.
 Feasibility study leadership with M/S CB&I Lummus in USA for 600 TPA MTBE in SADAF (by using
CATOFIN Unit)
 Assess and provide directives to replace 3 Old Extruders by 2 big Extruders in Polypropylene Plant in
SABIC the Netherlands
 Participate with SABIC business team (as Business Development Team Leader) to form new Company
in Singapore to operate polymer plant in Far East and manager licensor
 Provide Project Management and Investment consultations (as Business Development Leader) and
solution to board of directors in due courses.
Aug 2010 to April 2012
Project: 6000 TPA Tri Ethyl Aluminium plant of Saudi Orgamometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC)
at Jubail
SOCC JV Partners: Saudi Specialty Chemical Co (a SABIC company) & Albemarle Netherlands BV
FEED: Fluor Corporation USA
EPC Contractor: Samsung Engineering Korea
EPC, Construction Phase: SABIC E&PM Project Manager, Jubail, Feb. 2012 – April 2012
 Managed the project and coordinated with the EPC contractor Samsung Engineering and assure
adherence to all contract schedules and specifications meeting SABIC expectations.
 Monitor the supply of equipment and material as scheduled to the project site to meet all deadlines and
milestones.
 Ensure that the contractor complies fully with all contractual obligations safeguarding SABIC’s rights
& interests in all cost & schedule change and variation orders/claims
 Coordinate with Samsung in identifying and implementing opportunities for expediting the
progress of work and hand over to SABIC site team.
 Report to the SOCC President, Project Executive Committee & Board of Directors and SABIC E&PM
Mega Projects General Manager in all project coordination matters.
EPC, Detail Engineering & Procurement Phase: Project Manager, Samsung Engineering, Seoul South
Korea, May 2011 to Jan 2011
 Assembled a project management team (PMT) and kicked-off EPC activities at the Samsung
Engineering facilities in Korea.
 Ensured completion of all phases of the out-of-Kingdom activities of the EPC contract and delivery
of all materials with supporting drawings and documents to the project site on time for the
scheduled groundbreaking ceremony and start of construction in Sep 2011.
 Monitored adherence to costs & schedules protecting SABIC from undue variation/change order
claims.
 Migrated the project management team and the contractor’s task force to the project site to build the
plant.
 Explored and exploited all opportunities for expediting the progress of various jobs.

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Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Phase & LSTK Open Bidding: Project Manager with the FEED
Contractor, Fluor Corporation Sugar Land TX USA, Aug 2010 to Apr 2011
 Formed a project management team (PMT) and coordinated with Fluor in completing the FEED
package, started the procurement process for long lead time items and supervised value engineering
programs which reduced project implementation schedules from 24 months to 18 months.
 Prepared all invitation to bid (ITB) packages for award of lump sum turnkey (LSTK) contracts.
 Led the complete bidding process including technical & commercial bid evaluation, selection of the
winning contractor and issue of letter of intent (LOI) with 40% savings over estimated costs and 4
month saving too.
 Initially supported the SPU at SABIC Riyadh and managed the finalization of JV agreement with
Albemarle Netherlands, overcoming constraints pending from 2006 and developed the roadmap for the
way forward.
Apr 2009 to Jul 2010
Project: Ibn Rushd-II Projects: Deputy Projects General Manager
– Utilities & Off-sites/Aromatics project Duty Spec/FEED: Fluor,
– PTA DBN project PDP/FEED: Samsung,
– PET-II project FEED: UIF (Uhde),
– PP project PDP/FEED: Basell/Technimont,
– PDH project PDP/FEED: CB&I Lummus
PDP/FEED Stages: SABIC E&PM Projects Manager (Deputy Projects General Manager), Fluor
Corporation Sugar Land TX USA, Apr 2009 to Jul 2010
 Reported to the Projects General Manager and supported all Ibn Rushd-II projects under execution.
 Established the PMC program, formed the PMT, prepared ITB, managed the bidding, bid evaluation,
negotiations and finalization of FEED & PMC contracts.
 Coordinated with the Project Director of the PMC and reviewed & approved of the PMC staffing &
program.
 Remote project managed the pre-FEED/Duty Spec activities for the Utilities & Off-sites (U&O)
project at Fluor the Harlem Netherlands and Aromatics project at UOB USA and led the bidding
for the reimbursable contracts for PMC and FEED, signed the PMC & FEED contracts and moved the
FEED to Fluor Sugar Land USA.
 Remote managed the PMT in Seoul South Korea and completed the PDP/FEED for the PTA DBN
project and led the open bidding process for finalizing the LSTK contract.
 Supported the PMT in Switzerland and resolved issues with UIF (Uhde) and completed the FEED &
led the open bidding process for awarding the LSTK project for construction of the PET-II plant.
 Managed project controls – reporting, finance, accounting & HR, procurement, contracting –
including negotiation of mega project contracts, resources recruitment and administration departments
for all SABIC Americas activities.
 Directed project management for PP at Basell to finalize PDP and led bedding for FEED with
Technimont Italy as Project Manager. However, PP project was shelved due to feedstock limitation
in July 2009.
 Supported PDH project remotely at CB&I the Hague Netherlands. However, PDH project was
shelved due to feedstock limitation in July 2009.
Oct 2008 to Mar 2009
Project: Halobutyl rubber Project at KEMYA, a JV between SABIC & Exxon Mobil Cost: USD 1.8 billion.
SABIC E&PM Project Manager assigned to Jacobs Engineering Houston TX USA, Nov 2008 to Mar 2009
 Worked closely with ExxonMobil project manager and Jacobs Engineering (executing their first EPC
contract for SABIC) and established the SABIC Engineering & Project Management (E&PM) system.
 Ensued maintenance of confidentiality of the technology and intellectual property of ExxonMobil for the
PDP/License for Halobutyl rubber.
SABIC E&PM Project Manager, Jubail Industrial City KSA, Oct 2008 to Nov 2008

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 Interpreted FEED including clarifications to ITB and finalized the scope of work between SABIC, Fluor &
Jacobs Engineering for Halobutyl rubber plant and Utility & Off Site projects at KEMYA.
 Contributed in studying and identifying the root causes for delays in Sharq & Saudi Kayan projects
and prepared reports with appropriate recommendations.
Nov. 2004 to Sep. 2008
Project: YANSAB Ethylene Glycol I Project, Project Manager
Capacity: 700,000 TPA,
EPC Contractor: Toyo Engineering Japan, TIC Cost: USD 400 million.
EPC, Construction Phase: SABIC E&PM Project Manager and Yansab Operation Manager, Yanbu
Industrial City, Nov 2006 to Sep 2008
 Managed the project and coordinated and supervised all activities of the EPC contractor Toyo
Engineering with peak deployment of 2000 persons and achieved cold mechanical completion of the
plant, more than 2 months ahead of schedule in Dec 2007.
 Managed the smooth handover of the unit to the Operation Manager with rectification of the punch-
B list, steam blow & flushing.
 Successfully resolved all change orders/claims ($ 23 Million saving) and completed the assignment
within the approved budget.
 Delivered the best safety record in YANSAB with 10 million safe man-hours without lost time injury.
 Executed additional responsibility as the Operation Manager until onboarding of a permanent
Operation Manager (Nov 2006 to Apr 2007)
EPC, Construction Phase: Senior Project Lead Engineer/Deputy Project Manager, Yanbu Industrial
City, Sep 2006 to Oct 2006
 Led the team in installation, testing and commissioning of all electrical & control systems.
 Support Project Manager and Stood in for the Project Manager during his absence.
EPC, Detail Engineering & Procurement Phase: Senior Project Lead Engineer/Deputy Project Manager,
posted at Toyo Engineering, Shin-Narashino, Chiba Japan, Aug 2005 to Aug 2006
 As the Deputy Project Manager, assisted in all management, coordination and financial activities
including monthly progress payments and weekly progress meetings with contractors. Negotiated and
finalized change orders and PO agreements. Stood in for the Project Manager during his absence.
 Concurrently as Electrical/Control System Lead Engineer coordinated between Toyo & YANSAB in
detailed engineering of electrical and control systems.
Projects: YANSAB Olefins, Ethylene Glycol, poly-olefins, packaging, utilities and off-sites
Electrical Staff Engineer posted at Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, Reading UK, Nov 2004 to JUL 2005
 Worked as a member of the Engineering Core Team coordinating the FEED of all YANSAB projects
under execution.
 As the Project Electrical Staff Engineer prepared the electrical engineering outputs for issuing invitation
to bid (ITB) packages and conducted technical bid evaluations for all the projects.
 Working as the Telecommunication & Security System Engineer, prepared ITBs, technical requisitions
a and specifications for all telephone, LAN, WAN, radio, public address, hotline, CCTV and security systems
required for the complex.
May 2004 to Oct 2004
Design Staff Engineer, Jubail Industrial City KSA,
 Contributed to the establishment of the new SABIC Shared Services E&PM under the Design
Management Division.
 Participated in the execution of several shutdowns, small & medium projects and supported major
projects.
 Prepared engineering packages, material take-offs, technical requisitions and bid evaluations and
supported construction activities.

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Sep. 1998 to Apr. 2004
PETROKEMYA, Jubail Industrial City KSA: A wholly owned associate of SABIC producing a wide
range of petrochemicals.
Deputy Team Leader Implementation and Power User, SAP R/3 Project System & Investment
Management Modules, Sep 2003 to Apr 2004
 Participated in SAP implementation in Petrokemya as a part of SABIC’s strategic Fanar Project.
 As Deputy Team Leader and Power User, contributed to the implementation of the Project System
and Investment Management modules.
 Coordinated with project teams of other modules – PM, MM, HR, QM, IT, PP – for seamless
implementation and roll out of SAP in the company.
 Provided technical support to end users for planning projects & allocating budgets in the IM module and
executing projects in the PS module and coordinating with other modules.
Electrical, Control System & Process Control Group Leader (A), Aug 2003
 Led a team of 2 electrical engineers, 3 control system engineers and 2 process control engineers and
coordinated several capital and expense projects in the range of SR 15 million to SR 20 million.
 Completed projects on time, within budgets, adhering to departmental procedures & priorities and
meeting quality & safety requirements.
Project Engineer, Sep 1998 to Jul 2003
 Executed several capital and expense projects in the range of SR 10 million to SR 15 million
completing projects on time, within budgets, meeting quality and safety requirements and adhering to
departmental procedures and priorities.
 Prepared project scope of work, cost estimates, schedules, basic & detailed engineering documents and ITB
packages.
 Looked after procurement of required materials and services for project execution.
 Attended factory acceptance tests (FAT) for electrical equipment – motors, transformers, switchgear,
motor control centres (MCC), power capacitors, cathodic protection systems, battery chargers &
UPSs.
 Managed budgets and schedules, issued packages for construction and supervised preparation of as-built
documentation and project closeout.
 Special Assignments
 Focal point for all cathodic protection projects in Petrokemya complex.
 Focal point for the ETAP power systems analysis solution, key and database holder and only
authorized administrator as end user from Jan 1999 to Jul 2003.
 Chairman of the Electrical Area Classification Committee (EACC) for hazard based zoning of all
areas of the complex.
 Technical representative in all investigations of major accidents/incidents.
 Was the material controller for the Olefins-I and VCM plants shutdown projects.
 Maintenance Electrical Engineer, Jan 2001 to Dec 2001
 Covered a contingent vacancy in maintenance and looked after day to day maintenance and
troubleshooting of electrical systems.
 Revamped the maintenance procedures improving the preventive maintenance of high voltage
equipment.
 Assisted the Maintenance Superintendent in reorganizing the electrical engineering department
and improve the performance of supervisors, leaders & electricians.
 Was the focal point for all project engineering related packages issued by the Plant Engineering
Department.
EDUCATION
 B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KSA, 1998 GPA: 3.70/4
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

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 PMI Member No. 2828152
 NACE USA Certified Cathodic Protection Tester, SABIC Training Centre Jubail Industrial City
KSA, 2003
 Certified SAP R/3 IM & PS Power User, SABIC SAP R/3 Training Team, Jubail Industrial City, 2003
 Certified EDSA End User, COMPUSoft Ltd Dammam KSA, 2002
 Certified Electrical Area Classification Engineer, EuroMa Tech Training Centre Dubai UAE, 2001
 Certified ETAP End User, Future Technology Company, Dammam KSA, 1998
SOFTWARE SKILLS
 SAP R/3 PS & IM, EDSA, ETAP, Primavera, AutoCAD
 Lotus Notes, MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, Outlook Express, PowerPoint
PERSONAL PROFILE
 Date of Birth: 23 February 1975
 Married with 3 kids
 Languages: English & Arabic
 Nationality: Saudi
 Interests: Reading, Computers & Traveling
 Interested in overseas assignments