Erdem Yuksel, Project Manager

Erdem Yuksel

Project Manager

Petrofac

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
27 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 9 Months

Project Manager at Petrofac
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • My current job since March 2021

Working as PM, responsible for the entire project which is named Kuzey Marmara Underground Gas Storage Expansion Project.
The project consists of installing a New Surface Plant (NSP) onshore close to the existing Shared Facility (SF) with an injection rate of 30 MMSm3/d and a withdrawal rate of 50 MMSm3/d.Installing a new 28” onshore pipeline from Kuzey Marmara Gathering Station (KMGS) to New Surface Plant additionally to the existing 20” and 24” onshore pipelines. Installing a new 36” pipeline between NSP and 36” main trunk gas pipelines. Integration of the existing SF and existing 24” pipeline to the New Surface Plant NSP. Installing two fixed offshore platforms in the Marmara Sea close to the onshore Kuzey Marmara Gathering Station. Installing two new 28” offshore pipelines between new platforms and onshore facilities. Drilling of 18 UGS wells (9 wells for each platform) . Plug and abandonment of 5 existing platform wells, decommissioning of the existing old platform, 8” and 2” pipeline and associated facilities.

Construction Manager at WORLEYPARSONS
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2014 to March 2017

Construction Manager-PMC Team Leader (Oil & Gas). 2014-……..
Abu Dhabi, Um Al Nar Abu Dhabi Refinery(TAKREER) UAE; Working for Spent Caustic Treatment Plant Project in existing live plant (Brownfield project), acting as a project manager responsible for procurement and engineering and all construction activities like civil, mechanical, E&I, piping coordinating with the commissioning team to follow up schedule performance. Implemented TAKREER Safety and Quality rules on site.

Construction Manager at WORLEYPARSONS
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2012 to November 2013

Abu Dhabi, Habshan Oil field, UAE;Working for Habshan Sulphur Granulation Plant Project Responsible to manage contractor`s activities on site like Civil, Mechanical Installation, Pipeline which is 125 km in total (GRE and API 5L), Piping which is 300000 WDi in total, steel structure, Over Head Electrical Lines which is 49 km in total and instrument installations along with to project plan in the way of GASCO quality and safety rules.

Construction Manager at KHARAFI NATIONAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2011 to June 2012

Responsible for installation of piping spools as plannaed sequence . As per completion of job arrange crews equipments, work plans organisation and coordination of the other disciplines like civil, electrical .My special area is sulphur recovery unit in Habshan 5 oil&gas area .

Project Manager at TOKAR CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION CO
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • August 2009 to January 2011

Working for Baku Flame Towers project in head office in Istanbul, responsible for all mechanical items` approvals to use for this project like HVAC, heating & cooling lines, Fire Fighting system, water supply and drainage .Also responsible for the technical office activities like managing sub contractors, monthly temporary payments preparation of O & M files and as-built dwg.`s and preparation for testing and start up the systems .

Construction Manager at TOKAR CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION CO.
  • Russian Federation
  • April 2008 to April 2009

Worked for 5 star hotel project and responsible for all mechanical items like HVAC, heating & cooling lines, Fire Fighting system, water supply and drainage .Also responsible for the commissioning activities like preparation of O & M files and as-built dwg.`s and preparation for testing and start up the systems .

Mechanical Works Manager at TEKFEN CONSTRUCTION &INSTALLATION CO.
  • Qatar
  • October 2005 to November 2007

I worked in Doha in Qatar for RMETP (ethane gas) pipeline EPIC project for Qatar Petroleum, which are 120 km of 20” and 12 km of 24” in diameter including 10 of stations at various kilometres between. I am also responsible for all the mechanical items like fabrication & installation of u/g and a/g piping, equipment installation and fabrication&erection of structural steel at the stations.

Piping Spool Fabrication Manager at BECHTEL&ENKA JV
  • Kazakhstan
  • April 2004 to September 2005

I worked in the Spool Fabrication Shop at Tengiz oilfield, Kazakhstan. I was responsible for the fabrication of piping and pipe supports for SGP&SGI projects. Both projects scale was about fabrication of 9, 500 ton pipe spools within a year. We were the main contractor for TengizChevroil.

Mechanical Works Manager at AMEC-TEKFEN-AZFEN CONSURTIUM
  • Azerbaijan
  • June 2002 to November 2003

I was responsible for all the mechanical and piping work in “Yard Upgrade Project” in Azerbaijan for BP. We completed the installation of a total of 12, 000 meters of u/g fire waterline, heating system lines, hot and potable waterlines, and utility airlines. Equipment installation and mounting of the tanks in the utility building were also part of the scope of work. I was mainly involved in generating method statements and risk assessments for the activities.
I also worked in Sangachal Terminal for BP in Azerbaijan. I completed the piping work in additional Train-5 unit including 16 hot taps in the live process plant. I’d been actively involved in producing the method statements and risk assessments of the works.

Piping Erection Site Engineer at GAMA CONSTRUCTION
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2000 to September 2002

I worked as Piping Site Erection Engineer for GAMA in Hawiyah Gas Plant, Saudi Arabia, in the construction of a Sulphur Recovery Plant for TPL/Italy for Saudi ARAMCO. We have completed 3600 tons of piping, vessels and boilers installations under very strict safety regulations.
Prior to this job, I worked as site erection Engineer in Al-Jubail in the construction of a Polypropylene Plant (a turn-key project for American PARSONS CO). This work comprised 1600 tons of piping, installation of the reactor and storage tanks for IBN-ZAHR Company.

Piping Spool Fabrication Engineer at BECHTEL&ENKA JV
  • Kazakhstan
  • April 1997 to November 1998

I worked in the pipe fabrication shop in Tengiz oilfield, Kazakhstan. I was responsible for the pre-fabrication of pipe spools and pipe supports for the Debottlenecking project (large revision of the sulphur recovery plant) for TENGIZCHEVROIL. I also worked on site during spool erections.

Chief fo Design Group at IGDAS ( Istanbul Gas Distrubution CO.)
  • Türkiye
  • January 1990 to November 1996

I began in engineering design office as Natural Gas Network design engineer and then became chief of this group in corporation with Gas De France as the official consulting company for two years. Then after my position changed to the site management
I managed to set up a several inspection team and installed 24”, 20" CS u/g pipeline of about 258 km for distribution of natural gas and 2000 km of polyethylene u/g pipeline in Istanbul city.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at University of Wolverhampton
  • September 2017
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering ( main branch Aeronautical )
  • at Istanbul Technical University (Mechanical Engineering)
  • September 1988

Specialties & Skills

Organizational Performance
Team Management
Quality Management
Safety Management
Planning Systems
Pipeline Construction
Piping Construction
Microsoft Excel
Project Management
Construction Management

Languages

Turkish
Expert
English
Expert
Azerbaijani
Expert
Russian
Intermediate

Memberships

Mechanical Engineers Association in Turkey
  • Member Only
  • March 1983

Training and Certifications

PMP , Project Management Proffesional Training (Training)
Training Institute:
IKG Training Centre (PMI Turkey Rep.)
Date Attended:
January 2008
IIF , Incident Injury Free team managemet training (Training)
Training Institute:
JMJ Accosiates
Date Attended:
November 2011

Hobbies

  • Music , Reading Book