JD Jordaan

I am a construction professional with more than 20 years’ experience in construction, erection and fabrication sectors. My career started in carpentry where I have manufactured and installed exclusive solid wood furniture and cupboards and fitted bars and exclusive counter tops. This has evolved to move my focus to structural roofs including steel structures, where I had the opportunity to install a roof for Ellispark, Pick ‘n Pay and Spar distribution centers. My career developed further with concrete slabs in the rib and blocks pre-and-post tension, and cast in situ concrete slabs during the years I owned Trispan. Working with concrete gave me the sense of “life” in construction, where I became involved in civil works and had the opportunity to grow my experience in general building work from low cost developments, ablutions and housing evolving to the international oil and gas refineries in the civil and mechanical engineering field. In Saudi Arabia I worked for AYTB as Civil Superintendent and was responsible for a $5M project constructing two 3750m² Off Grid offices for a major Fuel refinery in the desert with modular buildings as a turnkey project. This has included the civils, concrete works, asphalt, building, sewage, water supply, power, security, fire protection, communications, interior design, staff breakfasts and lunches as well as furnishing, computer networking and board room facilities among various other projects. My responsibilities extended further in logistics management for AYTB staff, vehicles, equipment and access documentation. The construction and installation of the Naphtha and fuel oil pipelines in SASREF refinery plants in Al-Jubail and King Fahad Industrial Port, which included the tie-in and commissioning of the pipe lines, was my main function.

• Construction and installation of Sadara and AYTB Site offices for SDL pipeline
• Management of Civil works for Butane, Octane, Naphtha, Ethylene, Fuel oil and Pygas pipe lines anchor sleepers installation for 10 km in King Faud Industrial Port. (Sadara Project)
• Management of the installation of 24” and 20” Naphtha pipeline cold cut tie-ins at SASREF Tank Farm in King Fahad Industrial Port for Sadara
• Management of the installation of 10” Fuel Oil pipeline cold cut tie-ins at SASREF Refinery plant for Sadara
• Chain Supply Management of Fuel, Non potable construction water, Food and Beverages for over 5000 employees and Client staff across the 36km Refinery construction project
• Logistical Management of Support vehicles (Truck and trailer, Various mobile cranes, Welding Machines, Busses, Ambulances, Water Tankers, Fuel Tankers, Pick-ups, Cars, Civil equipment and mini vans)

Supply Chain Management