Oil Refinery Project

Our client was awarded an EPC oil refinery project. The complex is the largest refinery in the Middle East and is an essential part of Kuwait Vision 2035.

Requirement

Our client a global EPC company needed to hire an international contingent workforce for engineering, procurement, and construction packages.

Challenge

• Our client needed to access cost efficient talent which could be mobilised to the Middle East in a timely manner. As the project was largely reimbursable on a lump sum basis, it was important to manage the labour cost within budget.
  

Solution

TRS Workforce Solutions used their global market knowledge to propose a fixed-priced labor strategy and optimum labor mix (other country nationals and western expats) which formed a workforce of 300 plus professional, engineering, and technically skilled contingent workers.

Several TRS offices (Netherlands, UK, India, US) collaborated to support the project which was managed and coordinated from our office in Dubai. The international expertise allowed for coordinated recruitment of nationals from the above countries.

Our managing office designed and implemented a streamlined process to complete the recruitment selection and the pre-start requirements for new hires covering visas, work permits, medical requirements, and background screening within the shortest possible timeline.

The client received a fixed labor billing which meant that they were not risking labor cost budget overruns and the project was provided with a quality contingent workforce for the duration of need.

TRS provided the client with on-site Vendor On-Premise (VOP) support (mobilization, recruitment, local infrastructure, HR/admin, and logistics expertise).

The temporary / contingent workforce has averaged 300 workers
The project commenced in 2016 and is due for completion in 2022.

Value Add

The fixed price solution enabled accurate contingent workforce cost to be budgeted and controlled. The client saw this as an important aspect of managing cost and reducing their business risk in a lump sum contract. Cost certainty also played an important role in helping the client successfully bid for further project extensions.