Eric Carhart
Houston,TX
Summary
Proven leader with more than twenty-eight (28) years’ experience, including fifteen (15) years of foreign assignments in high pressure environments directing large organizations. Seasoned project manager who is results driven effectively managing multimillion-dollar projects in challenging geographic and global locations. Extensive field execution experience in effective project management in both downstream and upstream projects. Proven management proficiency in multi-national and cultural direct hire and subcontracted project execution. Possess diverse cultural leadership skills and experience executing major turnarounds, maintenance, capital and mega projects.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER
ExxonMobil
03.2016 - Current
- Assigned to TCO FGP Tengiz, Kazakhstan – $55 Billion project was delineated for span of control
- Assigned to Control and Power organization to provide engineering and execution oversight for installation of 33 substations (110kV, 5kV, and10kV), High Voltage Power Lines, Fiber Optics Backbone, Power Management and Electrical Control Systems, and Remote Instrument Enclosures
- Integrated control room utilities consisting of 5-gas fired boilers and supporting rotating equipment, vessels, and piping
- Responsible for managing greenfield and brownfield work and interface between Operations and Project Business Units
- Ownership of ready for operations deliverables including PSSRs, operator training and maintenance plans, and effective management of MOC process
- Provided clear understanding and leadership to eight Construction Managers
- Provided guidance and support negotiating high complexity Contracts and Supply Chain Management regarding scope definitions and compensation strategies regarding project governance control to execute 8.5MM manhours and TIC of $3.1B base work scope.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
ExxonMobil
03.2014 - 02.2016
- Assigned as Construction Manager providing oversight for Earthworks and the build of a new Ore Preparation Plant (OPP) facility as part of KID and KEP projects
- Responsible for all aspects of safety and construction, including in-situ and module builds of OPP, tailings management pipelines and large civil quantities of earthwork including large ponds and retention dikes, heavy interface with onsite and offsite electrical installation including transmission lines, high voltage tie-ins, E-House and Power House energization with electrical being project critical path
- Managed all disciplines of prime contractors and subcontractors consisting of approximately 1,500 people and TIC of 2.1B
- Managed mechanical completion and integrated commissioning /Start-up effort.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
ExxonMobil
02.2012 - 03.2014
- Assigned as Construction Manager on $900M ERCB Project utilizing lump sum contracting strategy to achieve scope requirements both site and offsite module yard integrated scheduling and logistics planning incorporating long lead engineered vendor items were key focal points to drive on-time delivery of two-train modularized Coarse Tailings Facility, large CT Building enclosure, Gypsum Plant, 800MT modularized barge, 15km pipeline
- Large onshore and offshore electrical campaign including critical plant outage timing and coordination and associated brownfield tie-ins, multiple E-House installations, plant critical instrumentation and nuclear devices, transmission line installation, and tie-ins
- Influenced site safety culture and performed 3.5 million work hours with zero LTIs.
CONSTRUCTION SECTION SUPERVISOR
ExxonMobil
01.2009 - 09.2011
- Set up Construction Section, Execution Procedures, and Safety Manual for new Project Execution Department
- Assign Construction Coordinators and Inspectors to specific projects to manage construction portfolio of Project Implementation Department
- Provide oversight of all construction activities, execution procedures and operations interface, safety compliance, and adherence to timely completion within allocated costs and schedules
- Executed three large EMRE Projects using offsite modular builds, barge load-out and road transportation
- Responsible for constructability, bid process (LS, RE, and Unit Price) contracting strategies
- Section included responsibility and oversight of Contractor Safety, OIMS 8.1, Turnaround Safety, Buildings and Grounds, Transportation, and Heavy Lift Department.
- Assisted with new processes and product planning to facilitate rollout.
- Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal use of funds while meeting all required financial targets.
- Enhanced team performance with regular training sessions and one-on-one coaching.
- Developed detailed schedules to ensure timely completion of projects without compromising quality.
MANAGER OF PROJECTS
Jacobs Field Services
03.2008 - 01.2009
- Responsibilities included providing oversight for three ExxonMobil Sites and the Bayer Baytown Complex for Capital, Maintenance and Turnaround work execution
- Supervised Site Managers by providing leadership through coaching and mentoring to grow site personnel, volume of business, and client relationships
- Duties included oversight of site safety plans, fiscal and calendar year business plans, financial plans, annual budgets, client relationships, manpower leveling and resource sharing between facilities, turnaround management, and employee retention plans to minimize employee turnover rates
- Assignment responsibilities at Bayer Baytown Complex also included the implementation of unit price work and establishment of the unit price model workflow process.
PROGRAM SITE MANAGER
Jacobs Field Services
05.2006 - 02.2008
- Responsibilities included supervising safety, quality, cost, scheduling, direct hire forces, and subcontract coordination to execute plant modifications, upgrades, turnarounds, and new construction utilizing the Unit Price and Time and Material Models
- Duties included site reviews of scheduling, cost, subcontracting administrative and supervising, quality control / quality assurance, warehousing, laboratory resources, and management of direct hire forces to accommodate fluctuations in workload requirements for all disciplines numbering from 450 to 1100 employees
- Provided interface with plant complex maintenance management for support efforts during routine maintenance activities and unscheduled outages
- During time spent at XOM we successfully executed numerous planned outages in the Complex
- The ExxonMobil Complex constitutes the integration of the Refinery and Chemical Plants
- Served two years on the Contractor Safety Team as first vice-chair and Chairman.
AREA MANAGER CAPITAL PROJECTS
Jacobs Field Services
04.2005 - 05.2006
- Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, oversight and management of direct hire unit price and T&M execution through strong leadership and planning
- Responsible for working with engineering and client representatives to develop execution strategies, cost savings, project schedules, manpower forecasting, and safe plans of action through the constructability and execution phase to efficiently execute project work scope
- Monitored contract UP rate agreements and analyzed work scope as it applied to physical progress and earnings
- Developed measurement tools to monitor and track financial progress/earnings against the budget and tracking of changes
- Responsible for forecasting unit price budget profit/loss statements as work was executed
- Responsible for identifying inefficiencies and their mitigation along with praise of employees for accomplishments.
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
Chevron
03.2003 - 03.2005
- Assigned as a Construction Engineer to work with engineering and construction to integrate field activities and engineering activities to support all fieldwork
- Duties included but were not limited to reviewing safety compliance, system turnover outlines and definitions, schedule compliance, manpower forecasts, productivity, pre-turnaround and turnaround system package development and tracking, oversight of quality control program, and monitoring daily work activities to meet project mechanical completion dates
- Chevron, Shell, and Atofina consisted of five major outages.
SITE MANAGER
Jacobs Field Services
03.2001 - 03.2003
- Assigned to PCS (Aurora, NC) to oversee and manage the Poly 11 project
- The Poly 11 Turnaround was a $12M dollar revamp and additional $500M Module built project at the Super Acid Plant
- Modules were built at the Jacobs South Carolina Facilities and Transported by barge for erection at site
- Worked in both the module yard and site sequencing build and deliveries based on site erection needs
- Responsible for managing safety, cost, schedule including logistics to support level manpower, direct hire, and subcontract forces.
CHIEF FIELD ENGINEER
Jacobs Field Services
05.1998 - 11.2001
- Duties included, but were not limited to, oversight of Quality Control, Project Controls, Project Administration, Project Engineering, Constructability and Major Projects
- Supported all direct hire supervision and craft with project budgeting and estimating, manpower forecasting, cost reporting and filed labor analysis, processing field variances and change orders, building and maintaining project schedules, procurement and material oversight, subcontracts and engineering liaison needs
- Worked with engineering and the client performing value engineering, risk assessment / analysis / mitigation, and value-added input
- Included heavy turnaround work and large capital project work
- As the Construction Engineer, supervised the quality control department and coded vessel work.
FIELD ENGINEER
Jacobs Field Services
11.1997 - 05.1998
- Duties included, but were not limited to, generating and updating Project Controls cost reports, field labor analysis, and project schedules to relay to the Site Manager
- Generated field variances, variance log, and summary work authorizations, tracked physical progress and measured financial progress against the budget
- Responsible for accurate coding of daily timesheets and purchase orders and assisted Construction Engineer in preparing estimates and material take-offs.
QUALITY CONTROL
Jacobs Field Services
03.1996 - 11.1997
- Duties included processing 'Issued for Construction' work packages by performing physical inspections to verify field dimensions, tie-in points, specified materials, qualifications of welders, and adherence to line specifications
- Entered all isometrics into the computerized weld tracking system
- Used this system to track and report all welds and associated NDE requirements
- Created hydrostatic and pneumatic test reports, verified completed work was performed to proper specifications, all NDE requirements and hydrostatic and pneumatic testing were successfully conducted
- Conducted pre-commission walk-down with client to ensure that they were satisfied with the installation, turnover and CCC.
Education
MBA - Project Management
Florida Tech
Skills
- Project Closure
- Data review
- Customer Relationship Management
- ERP Software
Project Management
Risk Aversion to Protect People, Environment, and Assets – Strategic Business Planning and Plan Analysis – Budget Analysis and Reporting – Production, Maintenance, and Execution Performance – Hurdle Rate Decision Support
Cross Functional Collaboration
Brainstorming to Leverage Skillsets – Employee Engagement and Buy-in – Drive Operational Excellence –Lost Production Time Focused
Special Fields Of Knowledge
- ExxonMobil Crane and Lifting CoP Member
- ExxonMobil Procurement CoP Member
- ExxonMobil OIMS – Facility Process Safety and Operations
- Level II VT and RT Certification
- Radiographic Film Interpretation Certified
- I.M.S. Weld Inspection Program (JE)
- Microsoft Office – all applications
- Risk Based P-50/90 P6 Scheduling and Conflict
Development Courses
- UNC Leadership Enterprise Program
- XOM Managing the Business SLS
- XOM Construction Safety Management
- Supervising for Safety
- Level II VT and RT (Weld Inspection)
- Total Quality Management
- Leadership Management
- Total Safety Excellence
- Level I Supervisor Training
Leadership Experience
Organization Alignment and Vision – Building Trust and Relationships – Strategic Planning – Communications and Listening Skills – Coaching to Create Value and Development
References
Upon Request
Timeline
PROJECT MANAGER
ExxonMobil
03.2016 - Current
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
ExxonMobil
03.2014 - 02.2016
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
ExxonMobil
02.2012 - 03.2014
CONSTRUCTION SECTION SUPERVISOR
ExxonMobil
01.2009 - 09.2011
MANAGER OF PROJECTS
Jacobs Field Services
03.2008 - 01.2009
PROGRAM SITE MANAGER
Jacobs Field Services
05.2006 - 02.2008
AREA MANAGER CAPITAL PROJECTS
Jacobs Field Services
04.2005 - 05.2006
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
Chevron
03.2003 - 03.2005
SITE MANAGER
Jacobs Field Services
03.2001 - 03.2003
CHIEF FIELD ENGINEER
Jacobs Field Services
05.1998 - 11.2001
FIELD ENGINEER
Jacobs Field Services
11.1997 - 05.1998
QUALITY CONTROL
Jacobs Field Services
03.1996 - 11.1997
MBA - Project Management
Florida Tech
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