Contact
Zaki Nashif
www.linkedin.com/in/zaki- Manager, Business Development
nashif-68427520 (LinkedIn) Abu Dhabi

Top Skills Summary

Risk Management
Pro-active and dynamic leader with extensive management
Change Management
experience in energy sector focusing on relationship building,
Engineering
project development and project execution, ranging from oil and gas,
Languages both upstream and downstream, to utility scale renewable energy
developments.
Arabic (Full Professional)
English (Native or Bilingual)
Held management positions within WorleyParsons, Cameron and
Certifications now, Masdar.

NVQ Level 3 - Project Controls

AutoCAD Certification, Professional
Masdar Pioneers of Success
Programme
Honors-Awards
Recognition of Outstanding
Performance
WorleyParsons Talent Development
Program
Coverdale Leadership Development
Programme
Experience
Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)
6 years 10 months
Manager, Business Development
June 2017 - Present (4 years 10 months)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Led Consortium managed by Masdar, in partnership with Electricite de
France (EDF) and Nesma Holding Company Limited, to first place in 1.4 GW
of Photovoltaic (PV) IPP Tenders in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, part of the
Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) Round 2 Category B
Tenders.
Achieved Financial Close in April 2021 with significant improvement in project
returns. (2019-2021).

• Led Consortium managed by Masdar, in partnership with Total and Jinko

Power, to second place in the 500 MW PV Tender in Ibri, Oman, tendered by
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) (2018).

• Led Consortium managed by Masdar in partnership with Nareva Holding

Company to second place in the 70 MW PV Tender in the cities of Touba and
Kahone, Senegal, tendered by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
(2017).

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• In addition to the above roles as Consortium Bid Manager, actively

participated in the following tenders and project developments in various
roles from development to financial close, mainly focused on EPC pricing and
contract negotiations, as well as commercial structuring.
- 800 MW PV Project - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2016/17).
- 1000 MW PV Project - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2016).
- 200 MW CSP Project - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2017).
- 400 MW Hybrid PV/CSP Project - Midelt, Morocco (2018/19).
- 400 MW Wind Project - Dumat Al Jandal, KSA (2018/19).
- 200 MW PV Project - Amman, Jordan (2017/18).
- 300K MSW WTE Project - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2016/17).

Project Controls Manager - DEWA 800 MW PV Project

December 2016 - June 2017 (7 months)
Dubai

Project Controls Manager for Masdar on DEWA 800 MW PV Project

Cost Manager (Masdar Clean Energy)

June 2015 - June 2017 (2 years 1 month)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Cost and Budget Control and Management for the the Masdar Clean Energy
unit.

Wood Group Mustang

Project Engineer
June 2014 - April 2015 (11 months)

Cameron
Project Manager
April 2012 - June 2014 (2 years 3 months)
London, United Kingdom

Project Manager on the Bacton MEG Pre-Treatment and Desalination Project

(Part of Bacton Rejuvenation Project).
Led a team of 15 engineers, supply managers and quality managers on a GBP
30 Million lump sum turnkey rejuvenation project at the Bacton Gas Terminal
located on the North Sea coast of North Norfolk in the United Kingdom.
Handed over the project to Shell, project owner, on budget and on schedule.

WorleyParsons
5 years 11 months

Project Engineer
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March 2011 - April 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Project Engineer on BP Rumaila Project, comprising 2 degassing stations and
2 Produced water injection units, including utilities and flare design.
I am personally responsible for developing and managing the following:
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Action Advice Note Procedure (Technical Queries)
- Engineering Plan
- Basic Engineering Design Data (BEDD) Document
Further responsibilities include client progress updates and subsequent
meetings, coordination of interfaces and management of project actions.

Project Controls Manager

July 2009 - April 2011 (1 year 10 months)
2 projects: One concept study for a prestigious IOC in London and one EPCM/
PMC project in south east UK.
Responsibilities include:
- Setting up project controls systems
- Issue and ownership of Project Controls Plan
- Monthly progress updates (Cost, Man-hours and schedule)
- Monthly Reporting (Invoice registers, change registers, man-hour/cost
reports, progress curve updates)
- Change Management
- Interface with Corporate Finance

Lead Cost Engineer

February 2008 - July 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Lead Cost Engineer on a Refinery Upgrade Project, TIC $1 Billion approx.
In charge of monthly client reports, change management, and all daily cost
engineering duties.
Managed a large-scale re-invoicing process over one month to ensure
$6 million worth of invoices would be paid; received a joint certificate for
'Recognition for Outstanding Performance' from Petrom Refining CEO and
WorleyParsons MD.

Business Development Coordinator

June 2006 - February 2008 (1 year 9 months)
One of a team of 3 working under the WorleyParsons Manager of Proposals
for Europe, in charge of coordinating input, reviews and approvals for various
prequalification and proposals out of the London office, particularly for projects
in the Middle East.

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Especially focused on the commerical aspects of proposals and client

negotiations, clarifications and presentations.

Education
UCL
Masters, Engineering with Business Finance · (2002 - 2006)

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