Experience

Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited

• Nigeria
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Responsible for leading on the procurement and commercial management of purchasing activities including sourcing and negotiating with suppliers in line with an agreed procurement strategy.• Optimising the purchasing process to prioritise cost efficiency and quality accordingly including driving commercial performance and reducing costs.• Conducting risk assessments across different contracts and suppliers as part of procurement activities as well as informing the commercial management framework.• Embedding procurement best practice across the organisation with a focus on quality, cost, and commercial management while also utilising comprehensive internal IT systems.• Preparing reports and information as part of managing the procurement process including tracking the tender process, evaluating suppliers, managing risks and identifying opportunities to drive savings.• Supporting the Head of the department covering the end-to-end management of all procurement activities including supporting, coaching and training the wider team and managing key supplier relationships. Show less

• • Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Leading the planning process across different departments and integrating each plan to establish an organizational strategy in line with business priorities.• Facilitating the creation of different strategies including managing key projects across the development process for NDPHC Power Projects and technical challenges.• Developing the planning process to accelerate the strategy creation process including embedding clear operational targets and goals in line with the overall organizational mission, vision and objectives.• Liaising with third-party consultancies and specialists as part of the planning process and working alongside senior management teams at each stage accordingly. Show less



Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited

• Nigeria
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Jan 2015 - May 2020

  Key Achievements:• Successfully evaluated project specifications and tendering for design and project consultants across the NIPP phase 2 projects in line with agreed standards and requirements.Responsibilities:• Overseeing the management of all commercial, quality, safety and technical activities for the company covering different electricity transmission projects.• Establishing the project management framework and ensuring effective Change and Risk management processes are maintained and adhered to across each project.• Reviewing weekly progress reports across planning, project controls, EPC contractors, safety, engineering and document control as part of ensuring projects are progressing on time, within budget and to specification.• Intervening on projects as and when required including identifying actions necessary to mitigate project delays, cost escalations or technical issues.• Working alongside the Head of Transmission Projects as part of managing the development, engineering, contract management, and construction of transmission projects.• Evaluating project scopes and specifications including reviewing supplier performance, managing the tender process, and sanctioning payments at each milestone.• Adhering to internal controls, processes and procedures at all times to ensure projects are tracked, reported and managed in line with the agreed baseline project plan and specification.• Coaching and guiding staff across different activities and functions such as quality, safety, engineering and project controls. Show less

• • Dec 2011 - Dec 2014

  Key Achievements:• Operated successfully across a range of large-scale Transmission projects including 330kv double circuit line, 12 circuit switching stations, large-scale substations (for example 150MVA and 60MVA, as well as 330/132/33kv).• Delivered multiple new transmission projects across different infrastructure including complex overhead lines, towers, substations, and switching stations.Responsibilities:• Project managing different transmission projects across different sites and locations including coordinating and managing suppliers and EPC contractors.• Overseeing all commercial and contractual management and operating as the client for large scale EPC contracts from end-to-end.• Managing project engineering activities for EPC contracts and projects including distribution and transmission lines across different specifications and voltages.• Ensuring engineering excellence and standards are maintained at all times with a focus on quality, engineering standards and specifications, and adherence to industry best practices.• Evaluating and approving engineering drawings and changes in line with EPC contractual processes Show less



LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL/O.T OTIS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

• Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Resposibilities • Evaluating equipment at different sites based on EPC contractual obligations and ensuring all inspections, testing and quality controls are maintained. • Working alongside contractors to review quality control standards including documentation, procedures, design submissions and EPC equipment specifications. • Approving EPC testing procedures and witnessing Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for different requirement across sites to mitigate equipment failure risks to project delays or cost escalations. Show less



YOLAS CONSULTANTS (Consultants to Federal Capital Development Authority)

• Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

• Senior Project Engineer

  • May 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Managing electrical engineering across high and low voltage projects including transmission and distribution lines as well as other associated infrastructure. • Leading on the engineering procurement for different projects including 33kv and 11kv transmission lines as well as substations and power ducts. • Coordinating the quality control standards and procedures for different contractor designs, submissions, testing procedures, and specification changes. • Managing a team of site engineers and liaising with the project manager for different projects and ensuring all engineering processes and procedures are adhered to at all times. Show less



PETROSTUFF NIGERIA LIMITED (Contractor to Addax petroleum Nigeria Limited)

• Addax OML 123

• Senior Production Operator

  • May 2005 - Apr 2009

  • Supervising different production activities in line with agreed work schedules and forecasts across day-to-day operations. • Supervising different production activities in line with agreed work schedules and forecasts across day-to-day operations.