Mission-Critical Facilities & Critical Infrastructure Advisory
Complex infrastructure developments where capital allocation discipline, procurement strategy, and risk governance are essential to managing long-duration delivery and financial exposure.
Acted in a client-side advisory and governance role for a 50MW diesel power plant project for Nexen Petroleum Canada, supporting delivery to a remote desert site through coordination of a multinational team and oversight of cost, schedule, and execution risk.
TyCom Cable Landing Station, Piti, Guam
US$ 32M 69,000 SF design-build submarine cable landing facility.
Project Manager (Representative image)
PROJECT OVERVIEW
A 69,000-square-foot, two-story submarine cable landing station developed to support critical trans-Pacific telecommunications infrastructure. The facility was designed as a highly resilient, mission-critical operation in Guam's seismically active and typhoon-prone environment, with substantial electrical redundancy, emergency generation, fuel storage, and mechanical cooling capacity to maintain continuous operations.
The steel-framed facility incorporated a composite second-floor deck system comprising 3-inch metal decking with 6 inches of concrete fill, precast concrete enclosure panels, architectural louvers, punched window openings, and an aluminum storefront entrance system.
The facility's critical infrastructure included three 1,500 kW emergency generators with paralleling switchgear, supported by two 15,000-gallon fuel storage tanks. Fourteen computer-room air handlers (CRAH), three 240-ton chillers, and nine air-cooled condensers provided the substantial cooling capacity required for the facility's telecommunications and technical equipment.
DELIVERY SCOPE
Project Management during the development and preconstruction phase managing and coordinating the activities necessary to advance the project from design development through procurement and contractor selection.
The assignment covered the design development, multidisciplinary coordination, tendering, and contract award phases for a technically complex, mission-critical facility.
The engagement included design review and constructability assessment, coordination of technical interfaces, development of scopes of work and technical requirements, and preparation of tender and procurement documentation.
The contractor evaluation and bid review process was managed through coordinated technical and commercial assessments, with recommendations for contract award based on contractor capability, technical compliance, commercial considerations, and overall project delivery risk.
Following contract award, the project proceeded into the construction delivery phase under the appointed contractor and project delivery team.
KEY GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES
Mission-Critical Reliability
Maintaining the reliability and continuity of a critical trans-Pacific telecommunications facility through resilient electrical, mechanical, fuel, and building systems.
Design and Constructability Assurance
Reviewing design development, technical interfaces, and scopes of work to identify coordination and constructability issues before they became procurement or construction problems.
Procurement and Contractor Governance
Establishing clear tender requirements and evaluating contractors against technical capability, commercial capacity, experience, resources, and ability to deliver a complex mission-critical facility in a remote operating environment.
Risk and Resilience
Addressing the implications of Guam's seismic environment, typhoon exposure, remote location, supply-chain constraints, and dependence on imported equipment and materials.
Cost and Commercial Accountability
Supporting objective bid evaluation and contract award recommendations based on value, technical compliance, capability, commercial risk, and overall delivery confidence.
Operational Continuity
Ensuring that the design and delivery strategy supported the facility's long-term operational requirements, including redundant power generation, fuel storage, high-capacity cooling, and maintainability.
PROJECT CONTEXT
Guam occupies a strategically important position in the Pacific telecommunications network but presents a demanding infrastructure delivery environment.
Located in a seismically active region and exposed to severe tropical storms and typhoons, the project required careful consideration of structural resilience, building-envelope performance, emergency power, fuel autonomy, mechanical redundancy, and protection of critical telecommunications systems.
The remote island location added significant procurement and logistics challenges. Major equipment, specialist systems, construction materials, and technical resources required coordination through extended international supply chains and ocean freight, with delivery planning accounting for long lead times, limited local availability, shipping constraints, weather disruption, and the consequences of delayed materials or equipment.
The facility therefore required the integration of multiple critical building and infrastructure systems within a resilient operational environment, where environmental exposure, remote logistics, equipment availability, and continuity of telecommunications services were central considerations throughout the development process.
Design Engineer
RIM Architects
MAN B&W POWER PLANT YEMEN
US$ 40M
40MW Power Plant Wadi Hadramawt Eastern Yemen
US$ 40M Client-Facing Project Management & Advisory
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Engineering and construction for a 40 MW power stations at the Masila CPF (Central Processing Facility). A substantial industrial infrastructure project comprised of twelve MAN 16RK270 diesel engines and ABB alternator units.
Masila Block 14 was one of Yemen’s largest producing oil concessions and was operated by Nexen (formerly Canadian Occidental).
DELIVERY SCOPE
Client-side project management and technical oversight for the design, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning of a 40 MW diesel engine power generation facility supporting upstream oil production operations within the Masila oil concession in Yemen.
Oversight of multinational engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, client operations personnel, and local execution teams across all phases of project delivery prioritizing operational readiness planning for critical oilfield power infrastructure.
KEY GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES
Project governance and risk management for the the power generation facility serving critical upstream oil production operations within the Masila concession in Yemen.
Focused on maintaining operational continuity objectives through disciplined oversight of schedule, cost, technical compliance, construction quality, commissioning readiness, and final plant performance.
Key priorities included governance oversight of multinational EPC contractors, interface management between engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, and client operations teams, and coordination of commercial and contractual processes associated with remote oilfield infrastructure.
PROJECT CONTEXT
Remote Sayun in the Wadi Hadramawt region is located approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) inland from the port city of Mukalla, creating significant transportation and logistics risks for project delivery.
A hybrid inventory strategy combined sequenced equipment deliveries with onsite storage of bulk commodity materials to support construction continuity in the remote desert environment.
A specialized heavy-lift transport plan was developed to move 27,000 kg diesel engines and ancillary power generation equipment from the coast to the Hadramawt plateau.
Design Engineer
MAN B&W Canada
MAN B&W POWER PLANT BAHAMAS
USD 10M
10MW Power Plant Exuma Bahamas
US$ 10M Client-Facing Project Management & Advisory
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Engineering and construction a 10 MW diesel engine power station at Jonestown Exuma Bahamas for client Bahamas Electricity Corporation BEC. The project included installation of 2 × 4.4 MW medium-speed diesel generators, and civil building works. The new generators and distribution circuits supporting the Emerald Bay development with transmission and distribution upgrades across the island system.
DELIVERY SCOPE
Provided client-side project management and technical oversight for the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of the Exuma power generation plant.
Coordinated contractors, suppliers, and operations teams across all phases of delivery, with focus on construction oversight, commissioning, operational readiness, risk management, and real-time coordination with Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC).
KEY GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES
Focused on stakeholder communications, public relations, risk management, project delivery, cost control, construction quality, and final plant performance in support of critical island power infrastructure objectives.
Provided leadership to multinational construction teams with emphasis on contractor governance, technical compliance, safe work practices, and successful operational transition.
PROJECT CONTEXT
Great Exuma is a small Caribbean island within the Bahamas Exuma island chain, covering approximately 158 km² (61 sq mi). The project was located in the capital of George Town, a remote island community with a population of approximately 1,500.
Similar to the Yemen power station project, successful logistics coordination, material management, and disciplined site execution were critical to achieving timely project completion and supporting reliable operational transition for essential island power infrastructure.
Design Engineer
MAN B&W Canada