ABOUT ME
I am a highly experienced Civil Works and Construction Manager, who is accomplished at an international level involving work in remote and volatile terrains.
Throughout my career I have amassed a wealth of knowledge in managing multi-million-dollar projects. My communication and language skills, provide me with the foundation to create and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders alike. As a strong leader, I can motivate and mentor a team to achieve their personal and professional objectives. I am accustomed to working on numerous work streams simultaneously, and can schedule tasks in accordance with their priority and designated timescales. My interpersonal skills allow me to adapt easily to new working environments.
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
GUINEA
This is a mining project for GAC (Guinea Aluminium Corporation). This project consists in building a plant for Bauxite transformation. It is composed of two crushers, conveyors and Stackers. The power supply is by a power plant of 5.5 MW.
It is located in Guinea in the city of Tinguilinta. I am in charge of the overall construction and process commissioning as Constuction Manager.
YAMAL
This is a multi-billion dollars project for the firm NOVATEK, located at 600 km above artic circle. On this project, I am in charge of the civil work, and more precisely the roads construction, Underground sewage network, Concrete foundations for modules, fencing, Electrical Heat tracing for Underground network and Underground spillage basins. It represents about 7 million men hours.
NIGER
En este Proyecto, situado en el deserto entre Arlit y Agadez, estaba al mando de la construcción que incluyo la construcción civil, el montaje de los equipamientos mecánicos, pero también Electricidad y instrumentación. La especificidad de este proyecto fue su ubicación en una zona muy leja de todo y el terreno encontrado constituido únicamente por arena.
REP. DEMOCRATIC CONGO
It was a project driven by the World Bank for the reopening of roads in DRC. The sector, where I was consultant, represents 1.200 km of roads with various bridges, culverts, etc. I was in charge of technical advice and also the financial control of the working order to respect the budget offered by the sponsors.
NEW CALEDONIA
During this experience, I was area manager and had to work on various sites like an airport runway refurbishment on an island, treatment of the structure of main road, construction of a new road (including small bridges, earthworks, public lighting, bituminous double layers, asphalt, optical fibre, etc.)
As area manager, I was also in charge for the bidding for new contracts.
FRENCH GUYANA
In this country, I was in charge of the management of the work in remote areas. The specificity of this work was the organization and planification to transport the resources (equipment and material) to the area of work, using for example pirogue.
An other difficulty was the ground found made of laterite, very difficult to work in the rainy season.
FRANCE
I worked several years in France in different places on different type of site, like Motorways construction, airport runway refection, industrial areas, downtown works, etc. I worked with bituminous concrete, road concrete, sewage, underground power supply, etc.
PORTFOLIO
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YAMAL NIGHTLIGHT
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NEW CALEDONIA
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IMOURAREN
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GUYANA
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MY RESUME
BOUYGUES TP - DTP MINING GUINEA | Construction Manager
Aug 2018 – Present Day | Tinguilinta, Guinea (Equatorial conditions)
My primary responsibility is to manage the organisation of multiple work sites. My duties include, but are not exclusive to:
- Managing all operational, material and logistical needs
- Supporting the daily duties of the superintendents, supervisors and managers
- Conducting earthworks, civil works, mechanical, construction and electrical work
- Ensuring Hygiene, Safety and Health (HSE) measures are implemented
Achievements
- Supervising, managing, scheduling and assessing numerous projects: Earthwork and Roads: 23 km of roads in equatorial conditions, blasting
- Civil works: 6.500 m3 of concrete, retaining wall «VSOL»
- Steel structure and mechanical: 2300 t of steel structure, 2 crushers, stacker and 750 m of conveyors
- Electrical and instrumentation: Power plant, transformers, conctrol command, etc.
- Base camp of 94 buildings, mining workshops and offices
- Commissioning of the process line (Sub-stations, PLCs, mechanical parts, etc.)
- Contract: 1.780.000 man-hours
SOUTH TAMBEY LNG | Civil Works Superintendent
Jul 2014 – Aug 2018 | Yamal, Russia (Remote Artic Conditions)
My primary responsibility is to manage the organisation of multiple work sites. My duties include, but are not exclusive to:
- Planning and scheduling all operational requirements
- Ensuring Hygiene, Safety and Health (HSE) measures are implemented
- Conducting quality control assessments of all work conducted
- Implementing management tools across all worksites
Achievements
- Supervising, managing, scheduling and assessing numerous projects: Earthwork and Roads: 2.700.00 cum of backfilling – 1.200.000 sqm of finishing works in gravels | 240.000 sqm of concrete slabs (including all road structure)
- Plant Piling Work: 36.000 piles
- Underground Work: 29km of UG pipe in permafrost
- Contract: 5.5 million man-hours
IMOURAREN SA | Deputy Construction Manager
Nov. 2013 – Jun. 2014 | Niger (Remote Desert Conditions)
- Managing all employee operations which included supervisors, superintendents, material engineers, mechanical engineers and plant engineers
- Overseeing all work and scheduling tasks in collaboration with the Planning department
- Enhancing and implementing the worksites management tools
- Scheduling all on site deliveries and materials in an efficient manner to align with the work schedule
- Ensuring the use of industry tools were optimised
- Managing the works and exploitation of the quartiers
Achievements
- Produced and implemented the “Precast Schedule” which advised on company improvements to made resulting in maximising project progression
- Commanded the project of 45 million man-hours
TECHNIP | Civil Works Superintendent
Nov. 2013 – Nov. 2014 | Niger (Remote Desert Conditions)
- Planning and organising the operations across numerous worksites, including subcontractor schedules
- Creating and executing the work methodology
- Conducting intricate quality control assessments
- Implementing worksite management tools
Achievements
- Successfully identified and implemented measures that enhanced efficiencies and project progression
- Managed approximately 1.350.000 cum of earthworks and 25.000 cum of reinforced concrete
- Personally responsible for “Terre Armée” – a high retaining wall
Project Proroutes<br /> Consultant (International Expert)
Jun. 2011 – Nov. 2012 | Rep. Dem. of Congo (Remote Conditions in the East of the country )
- Planning and implementing of work schedules, site organisation and management tools
- Evaluating training requirements for all personnel and proposing a training plan
- Provided expert council in the drafting of tenders and contracts
Achievements
- Vital contributor in the project that involved numerous stakeholders in the reopening of 1800km of high priority roads, 3 Bailey bridges and 60 small concrete bridges
EUROVIA (Vinci) | Jean Lefebvre Pacifique<br /> Area Manager
Jan. 2010 – Jun. 2011 | Nueva Caledonia
Managing the operations across numerous sites and various projects:
- Kone Island Refection: 60.750 sqm
- Bellep Island Refection: 40.000 sqm
- Route Territorial 1 (RT1) – 6 months planning ($5,600,000): 42,000 m3 Earthworks – 35,000 m2 Cement Road Treatment Route de Foué – 17 months planning ($212,000,000) | 650,000 m3 Earthworks | Public Light | 15,000m Curbs
- Providing the responses to tender invitations and various private contracts: Allocation of tangential route for $620,000,000 | Awarding the tri-annual road maintenance of RT1 between Poya and Pouantloch
EIFFAGE TRAVAUX PUBLICS | Profit Unit Manager
2008 – 2010 | French Guyana
EIFFAGE TRAVAUX PUBLICS | Worksite Manager
2007 – 2008 | France
SCREG Sud Est | Worksite Manager
2002 – 2007 | France
I´m avaliable for Freelance
MY BLOG
Maintenance of laterite roads
Road construction above Arctic Circle
Concrete pouring in Artic
TESTIMONIES
Nicolas a été mon conducteur de travaux pour les marchés annuels de réfection des enrobés du circuit de Formule 1 de Monaco. Travaux qui nécessitent rigueur, planification, connaissance techniques pointues et grande capacité de fédération des équipes pour le succès des travaux. Et il a réussi les challenges durant les 2 années qu’il a travaille avec moi.
Nicolas has been on the project from the beginning of the site prep – bulk earthworks.
In the duration of the project to date he has demonstrated his civil knowledge and the ability to transfer his knowledge to his peer and the sub-contractors.
The particular earthworks in the Artic region has specific requirements and considerations due to the permafrost, he has been very successful in ensuring the necessary standards and compliance to design have been achieved and maintained.
Nicolas is able to lead a team under very demanding schedule and climatic conditions, with the ability to maintain calm steady influence with the sub-contractor and the EPCM team that he leads.
Nicolas has a very good knowledge of the GOST Standards and the documentation requirements for working in Russia.
He also has a very competent ability with regards the contractual requirements and is able to facilitate discussion and ensure the correct understanding is achieved.
He has a very calm patient demeanor which allows him to handle stress and tight schedule requirements very well. He has a systematic approach to managing his work and is able to delegate and instruct the work in meaningful achievable segments.
Nicolas has really proven to be an asset to the EPCM Team. His work has been of a very high professional level.
I would take this opportunity to recommend him to any future employer knowing that he will be an asset.
Read the recommendation letter here.
I Highly recommend Nicolas. He is the correct guy for the civil work: hard worker, never complain of the workload and very professional in his approach with Client and Subcontractors.
High level of technical skills and knowledge regarding schedule. Always looking for optimisation and expediting the work with creative solution.
I wish to work again with him!
Nous avons travaillé ensemble sur les phases préliminaires du chantier de Yamal. Nicolas a un sens aigue de l’organisation et des travaux en conditions difficiles. Un professionnel que je recommande fortement.
I had the opportunity to work with Nicolas in DRC. We met each other in Lubumbashi, after more than 4 months in the East DRC between Kalemie and Bukavu.
He was so excited to share his work and performance done during these 4 months! When I discussed with his team, and discover how humble he was living in this area, with his team in base camp along the road, and in same very difficult conditions as the team, I was really impressed by this young expert with also a so strong technical and financial knowledge, answering exactly what the World Bank was looking for: as much as possible kilometres of road built with a fix budget, and social development of the areas opened up.
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ABOUT ME
I am a highly experienced Civil Works and Construction Manager, who is accomplished at an international level involving work in remote and volatile terrains. Throughout my career I have amassed a wealth of knowledge in managing multi-million-dollar projects. My communication and language skills, provide me with the foundation to create and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders alike. As a strong leader, I can motivate and mentor a team to achieve their personal and professional objectives. I am accustomed to working on numerous work streams simultaneously, and can schedule tasks in accordance with their priority and designated timescales. My interpersonal skills allow me to adapt easily to new working environments.