Offshore platform at sea

Professional experience

20 years in Project Controls, PMO, Contracts & Delivery

A continuous track record since 2006, from building an industrial PMO in Central Africa to leading renewable project execution in France and controlling power cable projects in the North Sea. Planning, cost, risk, contracts, document control and executive reporting, on assets ranging from €120M to more than $15bn.

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Scope of practice

Disciplines, sectors, geographies and frameworks

What I control, in which technical and contractual environments, and with which tools. This scope is the most useful entry point to assess fit for a role, an assignment or a programme.

Project Controls disciplines

The core of the discipline: build the baseline, measure reality, explain the variance and inform the decision.

Planning & schedulingCost controlEarned Value ManagementRisk managementChange managementDocument controlEAC / ETC forecastingExecutive reportingDelay analysisContingency & P50/P80

Sectors & asset types

Complex industrial and energy projects, in greenfield construction and offshore campaigns alike.

Offshore windOnshore windSolar PVShallow-water power cablesTrenching & cable burialLNGOil & gasFPSORigs & platformsIndustrial gasesEPC / EPCI

Geographies

Europe and Africa, in multicultural, multi-site and multi-timezone environments.

FranceGermanyNigeriaRepublic of CongoGabonCameroonWadden SeaLagosPointe-NoireDoualaParis · La Défense

Contractual frameworks

Administration of obligations, preservation of rights and quantification of impact.

FIDICNECEPC / EPCI contractsChange ordersVariationsClaimsContractual noticesBack-to-back suppliersTake-or-payRisk clauses

Tools & methods

A tooled chain, from scope structuring to the executive dashboard.

Primavera P6MS ProjectPower BIAdvanced ExcelWBS / OBS / CBSEarned Value ManagementMonte CarloFront-End LoadingStage gatesRACIEDMS / CDE

Interfaces & stakeholders

Project control only matters if it helps the right people decide at the right time.

Sponsors & committeesProject managementPMOContract managersProject controllersFinanceLegalHSE & permittingSuppliers & subcontractorsClients & partners

Professional timeline

Europe & Africa · 2006–2026

Each role is described by its actual scope, its deliverables and the associated professional keywords.

Feb. 2026 — Today · Paris, Île-de-France · Hybrid · Permanent

Project Control Manager

Enshore Subsea

  • Contribution to the delivery of complex power cable projects in shallow waters, including installation activities in the Wadden Sea, a sensitive environmental area.
  • Management of planning, costs, risks, contractual aspects and change management.
  • Support for alignment at portfolio level on major European energy transition projects.
Power cablesShallow waterWadden SeaPlanningCostRiskContractsChange managementPortfolio governance

Jul. 2023 — Today · Paris · Hybrid · Doctoral research

Doctoral student in Business Administration — Energy transition, AI governance & inclusive growth

Silk Road Business School

  • Research on the asymmetries of global energy systems and the capacity of governance powered by AI to promote equitable participation rather than widen the gaps.
  • Integration of AI-driven governance tools — predictive dashboards, contractual intelligence — to reduce risk and strengthen decision-making.
  • Experience sharing sessions with leading institutions including China International Engineering Consulting Corporation.
DBAEnergy transitionAI governanceETAMEnergy Inclusivity FrameworkPredictive dashboardsContract intelligenceInclusive growth

Oct. 2023 — Sept. 2025 · Île-de-France · Hybrid · CDI

Head of Execution France

ENERTRAG France

  • Leading the execution of large-scale wind and solar construction projects in France, in alignment with EBITDA targets and European decarbonization requirements.
  • Transition of execution governance from a traditional hierarchy to a matrix operational model, strengthening cross-functional coordination.
  • Deployment of predictive dashboards, risk management and multi-level communication rituals to identify delivery deviations earlier.
  • Managing multi-million euro projects, regulatory compliance and portfolio risks.
  • Introduction of lean execution tools and frameworks to improve time-to-market and cost efficiency.
WindSolarEBITDAMatrix operating modelPredictive dashboardsRisk managementRegulatory complianceLean executionTime-to-market

Sept. 2022 — Sept. 2023 · Paris region · On site · Mission

Contract Manager

PIMAN Executive — mission VOLTALIA

  • Negotiation and management of multi-million euro renewable energy contracts, aligned with ESG and growth objectives.
  • Redesign of contractual circuits with legal and financial departments and project teams to shorten contracting cycles.
  • Resolving high-risk contract disputes, protecting revenue and regulatory compliance.
  • Advice to managers on contract and cost control strategies without degrading delivery times.
Contract managementRenewablesESGNegotiationContractual disputesContracting cyclesCost control

Nov. 2012 — August 2022 · Paris · Hybrid · CDI

Senior Projects Control Lead

Anotech

Air Liquide · Projects Management Officer

June 2020 — August 2022 · Paris

  • Implementation of PMO governance on industrial projects totaling €120 million.
  • Development of Power BI and Excel dashboards integrating planning, costs and risks, contributing to a 20% reduction in variances.
  • Risk assessments and cost-benefit analyzes identifying €1.2M of optimization potential.
TechnipFMC / Technip Energies · Project Controls & Scheduling Lead — LNG

Nov. 2018 — May 2020 · La Défense

  • Management of project control and scheduling of LNG installations valued at more than $15 billion.
  • Implementation of Earned Value Management and integrated planning frameworks, improving reporting efficiency and accuracy by 15%.
  • Production of management-level performance analyzes for strategic and operational decisions.
Saipem · Deputy Planning Manager & Project Control Officer

Oct. 2013 — Oct. 2018 · France & Lagos, Nigeria

  • Management of planning and scheduling of an EPC oil & gas project worth more than $3 billion.
  • Supervision of five direct and five indirect collaborators on multi-site operations.
  • Forecast models that improved forecast accuracy by 10%.
  • Introduction of agile control practices reinforcing responsiveness and transparency of reporting.
Groupe Ortec · Deputy Planning Manager

Nov. 2012 — Sept. 2013 · Pointe-Noire, Congo

  • Redesign of the site reporting structure to accurately capture scope growth and operational constraints.
  • Securing a modification order worth several million euros against the initial contractual baseline.
PMOLNGEPC oil & gasEarned Value ManagementPower BIForecastingMulti-siteChange orders

Jan. 2011 — Oct. 2012 · France & Gabon · On site · Permanent contract

PMO — Oil & Gas

SNEF

  • Support for project governance and execution monitoring on operations in France and Gabon.
  • Consolidation of planning, reporting, performance management and inter-site coordination.
  • Strengthening progress monitoring and reporting consistency for management decisions.
PMOOil & gasCross-site coordinationPlanningReportingPerformance management

Jul. 2006 — Dec. 2010 · Douala Urban Community · On site · Permanent contract

Projects Manager — Head of PMO

Cometal Cameroon

  • Supervision of more than 800 employees on multidisciplinary oil & gas campaigns: piping, framing, electricity and instrumentation.
  • Creation of the company's PMO and support for the transition from a hierarchical structure to a matrix organization.
  • Contribution to a 25% increase in ROI on key portfolio assets.
  • End-to-end execution management: engineering, manufacturing and on-site installation.
  • Management of cost control, resource optimization, interface management and reporting standardization.
PMO set-upMatrix organisationPipingSteel structuresElectricalInstrumentationCost controlInterface managementROI

Selected results

Performance, governance & predictability

€120M

Industrial portfolio under PMO governance

$15bn+

LNG facilities in project controls & scheduling

20%

Variance reduction through integrated reporting

€1.2M

Optimisation potential identified

800+

People supervised on oil & gas campaigns

25%

ROI increase on key portfolio assets

Applied research

The doctoral extension of this career

Project controls practice feeds a doctoral research programme on energy transition asymmetries, AI governance and the conditions for genuinely shared value creation.

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