Experience

Royal Court Affairs

• Oman
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Commissioning and FM Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Responsible for the commissioning and development of the FM management system for the Oman Across the Ages Museum in Nizwa. Also responsible the training for Commissioning. Responsible for the commissioning and development of the FM management system for the Oman Across the Ages Museum in Nizwa. Also responsible the training for Commissioning.



Bahwan Engineering Company

• Senior Commissioning Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2020

  Through the management of commissioning engineers and technicians James is responsible for the management of the commissioning of all systems at the development of Muscat International Airport. Through the management of commissioning engineers and technicians James is responsible for the management of the commissioning of all systems at the development of Muscat International Airport.



Carillion Alawi L.L.C.

• Oman
• Facilities Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Regional Commissioning and Building Services Manager - Oman

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Responsible for the day to day running of the in house MEP commissioning teams and contracting division and for providing advice regarding sustainability. Responsible for the strategic direction and the establishment of management procedures for the MEP contracting division. Responsible for the day to day running of the in house MEP commissioning teams and contracting division and for providing advice regarding sustainability. Responsible for the strategic direction and the establishment of management procedures for the MEP contracting division.



Carillion Alawi (Oman)

• Regional Commissioning Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2012

  James was responsible for the adequacy of commissioning provision and procedures on all of Carillion Alawi sites. Based on the companies most complex site James fulfilled his roaming brief by managing other sites through briefing and assisting other commissioning managers. During this tenure James developed all of the Carillion Alawi commissioning procedures and proformas, equipped the company with the necessary commissioning equipment and provided training to the commissioning engineers for all disciplines



Carillion Alawi

• Operations Manager

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2008

  James was responsible for the pre and post tender MEP works and commissioning management for the Oman Region and for providing advice with regard to sustainable development. To fulfill this role James established robust management and monitoring procedures for ongoing projects to identify areas that required focus before issues arose. James was responsible for the management of commissioning and closeout of all projects and input to the value engineering of tenders received.

• MEP Project Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007

  MEP Project Manager for The Royal Opera House – Muscat Project:Prior to his promotion to Operations Manager James established all of the MEP management proceedures for the Royal Opera House project.Duties were similar to the QAA Project.

• MEP Project Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  MEP Project Manager for The Muscat City Centre Expansion Project.Responsible for all aspects of services co-ordination including change and design management, quality control, programme preparation and monitoring, cost reporting, supervision of inspectors, vetting and acceptance of design information, co-ordination of contractors, chairing meetings and liaison with the client’s design team and with statutory authorities and commissioning management.

• M&E Project Manager

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2006

  Qasr Al Alam Guest House Jim was assigned to this project through a recommendation from the Client based on his performance on the Bait Al Barakah Palace project. Although the services design of this palace is similar to the Bait Al Barakah Palace, the floor area is three times as large at 60,000 M2 and the power distribution is 11kV. In addition to the duties undertook for the previous palace James was also responsible for cost reporting. He controlled a team of six inspectors and three quantity surveyors.



John Laing International

• M&E Project Manager

  • Dec 1997 - Mar 2001

  Bait Al Barakah PalaceThe complex covers an area of 50 acre and comprises three principal buildings and several ancillary structures, all of which are served by a centralized chilled water system, a dedicated sewage treatment plant, centralized fresh water storage and a HV distribution electrical supply.Responsible for all aspects of services co-ordination including design management, quality control, programme preparation and monitoring, supervision of inspectors, vetting and acceptance of design information, co-ordination of contractors, commissioning management, chairing meetings and liaison with the client's design team.

• M&E Project Manager

  • Feb 1995 - Dec 1997

  The National Bank of Dubai is a very high quality finished building of 24 stories plus two basement levels of car parking.As the M&E Manager, Architectural and Structural Coordinator James was responsible for the management of all services contractors, the management of the design and the on site co-ordination of all architectural and structural activities. His site team included site engineers, supervisors and clerical staff. His duties also included the programming of works, quality control and client liaison and commissioning management.

• M&E Project Manager

  • Sep 1993 - Feb 1995

  Project 1000 BahrainMechanical and Electrical Co-ordination Manager for a large palace complex which incorporates a main residential building and several smaller residential, recreational, offices and service buildings. James was responsible for managing the coordination of the various consultants and contractors to progress the project in an orderly fashion and within the programme constraints.