Project Ops Manager, Project And Construction Management, Saudi Aramco, Oil & Gas, Project

Zubair Muhammad
Operations & Project Management Leader Technical & Commercial Management,Business
Development Consulting & New Company Setup,22+ Yrs. ex, EPC Saudi Aramco, SABIC & Major EPC Clients
Certified Lead Auditor, PR328-QMS ISO 9001-2015,
Saudi Aramco QC Manager approval, SAP#70007024
Cell #+966 504584550, E-mail: kozipk002@gmail.com

Senior EPC executive with 22+ years of experience in business management, project operations, and delivery of large-scale projects across Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Water, Marine, and Infrastructure sectors. Extensive Saudi Aramco and SABIC experience, leading projects from FEED through construction, commissioning, and handover.

Core Expertise:
Overall Business, Projects & Operations Management
End-to-End EPC & Construction Project Execution
Saudi Aramco & SABIC Project Management
Contract Negotiation, Claims & Commercial Management
Budgeting, Cost Control & Procurement
HSE, Quality & Saudi Aramco GI Compliance
Business Development & Client Relations
SAP Ariba: Pre-qualification, Sourcing & Contracting

Key Milestones & Achievements
Plant Construction, Maintenance & Turnaround Shutdowns: Led EPC projects for Saudi Aramco and SABIC across Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Gas Gathering, Power, and WWTP plants, from FEED through construction, commissioning, and handover.

Cross-Country Pipelines: Delivered thousands of kilometres of oil, gas, and water pipelines. Successfully executed ROW development, trenching, automatic welding, coating, tie-ins, testing/commissioning. Grew pipeline division from 5% to full Aramco main contractor.

Saudi Aramco OMPP, Oil, Gas, and Water Well Site Facilities Installations Projects. Completed 100+ Saudi Aramco OMPP wellsite installations and flow lines. Managed major shutdowns and flow line upgrades, implemented value engineering, secured multi-million SAR change orders, and earned client appreciation.

Infrastructure; Specialised Facilities: TCFs, firefighting, RTR/GRE/HDPE installations, thrust boring, waterproofing systems, Marine maintenance and up gradation works, utility networks, and Mardam landfill waste management facilities development.

Company & Department Setup: setting up construction dept, (pipeline, plant, infrastructure) and establishing in-house shops for fabrication, welding, blasting/coating, hydro testing, precast, strengthening execution capacity,

Workforce Development & Training:
Built complete in-house professional teams and implemented structured certification programs, transforming unskilled labour into qualified tradesmen across welding, fabrication, safety, and operations.

Projects Portfolio

SABIC Industrial Plant Maintenance and Execution Works,
Albayroni, Hadeed, Sabtank, Marine Port, And Other SABIC Facilities, various plant maintenance works, including, waterproofing, seaport berth up-gradations, concrete structural repairs, equipment’s, and structural installation.


Saudi Aramco Completed Projects
Several Oil & Gas plants, installation, maintenance and Turnaround T&I shutdown.
• GOSP plants – ANDR GOSP 3, 4,5: SHDGM GOSP 1, 4, and 6, construction, turnaround, and T&I shutdowns
• SGGM Hardh Gas Gathering Manifold – GAS Upstream Division: construction, tie-ins, and shutdown.
• Uthmaniyah Gas Plant – Sludge Catcher Area (Contract #47062/00): construction and extension work
• Abqaiq GOSP-2 Extension – Oil and Gas Plant: maintenance and turnaround T&I shutdowns
• Abqaiq Oil Processing Plant – Extension and Scraper Area: thrust boring, tie-ins, and shutdown scope
• Uthmaniyah Area – Multiple GOSPs, manifolds, remote headers: tie-ins, construction, and maintenance
• Hawiyah Gas Plant – Inlet and Auxiliaries Facilities Project: greenfield construction
• Shaybah GOSP-2 and GOSP-4 Plants and other facilities: construction, maintenance, T&I, and shutdowns
• Berri Gas Plant (Jubail) – Sulfur Forming Plant F-14: brownfield extension and construction
• Firewater and Utilities Water System Upgrades: executed across various plants in the Eastern Region.

Cross-country pipelines, flow & trunk lines, Installation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation,
• Pipelines & Communication Projects Dept, Gas Upstream Division, Contract No: 660017980, 6600012726
• Replacement of Saudi Strategic Storage Program, SSS-5 Refine product, CC Pipeline Project, Jeddah.
• Crude oil Pipeline rehabilitation projects phase-IV. Qatif, (Contract No: 660017980 BI # 10-00004.
• NGPD, NAPD, SHPD, KHPD Area Various Maintenance and Construction of Pipelines and GOSP
• UTHMANIAYH Area Various Maintenance and Construction Works for Pipelines and GOSPS.
• Crude OIL Cross country pipelines. Saudi Aramco BI-3092& 00004, Cont. # 8230, BI-# 2008.
• Crude Oil Pipeline Rehabilitation Phase-V, Qatif, Contract No: 660017980 BI # 10-00004.
• EPC Project, design procure, installation of Nonmetallic RTR 36" Line. Safaniyah plant.
• Pipelines Maintenance and Repair for EWPD Area I and II Pipeline Department (EWPD)
• Installation of 8 PDHMS and E and I and SSSV Panels for