ALP GÖL - Board Member
Mr. Gol has over 25 years of experience leading delivery, construction and asset management of large scale (1 billion USD+) projects in USA, Asia, and the MENA countries. He has managed infrastructure, oil and gas industry, subtle architectural superstructures, industrial plant, and P3 projects. He combines his financial, technical, and commercial skills with a continual view towards the TQM and HSE in construction facet of the projects through his engineering background with construction designation and business management skills. Mr. Gol has been directed design and construction of various projects from conception to completion. He is also experienced in complex stakeholder networking systems and developing strong relationships with key constituencies.
Mr. Gol has been managing Alterra Worldwide’s worldwide development, contracting, procurement, construction and commissioning activities over four continents since 2011. His core roles and responsibilities includes activity and resource planning, analyzing and managing project risks, cost estimating and developing the budgets, time management, design and full construction management, monitoring progress, ensuring full customer satisfaction, managing report and necessary documents for the stake-holders and related parties on various EPCM projects and on A to Z real estate developments.
His completed key projects in Alterra Worldwide include: Fabrication and erection of piping and erection of steel and equipment installation work in AGPP (Amur Gas Power Plant) in Russia and in Sibur Zabsib-2 Ethylene Cracker and Hydrogen plant in Tobolsk Russia, tunnel works on Istanbul-Ankara (Turkey) Fast Train Link Project, tunnel works for Dogus-Tekfen JV on Izmir-Ankara (Turkey) Fast Train Link Project, Astana-Nur Sultan City (Kazakhstan) Road Construction Project, construction of Serena Hotel in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Danone 3P’s Erbil Dairy Plant near the Erbil-Kirkuk highway in Northern Iraq, design and fit out works of the high-end shops Esentai Shopping Mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Butler Brothers Building in Dallas, USA, John Hartness Brown Building in Cleveland, USA.
Alp Gol began his career in Bechtel Enka JV (Joint venture between USA’s leading construction company Bechtel and Turkey’s leading construction company ENKA) in 1993 as a Design and Construction Engineer. He continued his career in the same company as Engineering Manager between 1997-1999 and as General Manager and Member of the Board in charge of construction between 1999-2005. His responsibilities included programming (pro forma modeling), estimating, scheduling, risk management, construction management, monitoring, projecting and reporting (to JV board) of all aspects of projects through design development, to procurement, site works, commissioning/start-up and post completion duties.
Some of the major projects completed in Bechtel Enka JV include: SGP (Second Generation Plant) Project which is the main component of the TengizChevroil’s Asset Development Project, one of the largest and most complex projects undertaken in the oil & gas industry where the total installed cost of facilities was USD 1.8B. The Sour Gas Injection (SGI) Project was one of the two main components of TengizChevroil’s Asset Development Project, a world-scale program to significantly expand the crude oil production capacity of the Tengiz field. Crude Stabilization and Gas Processing Multi-discipline Package including facilities for inlet separation, crude desalting, crude stabilization, gas compression, and condensate stabilization with USD 80M contract value. Project Power Generation and On-plot Utilities Multi-discipline Package Major facilities in the power generation area included a gas turbine hall with two GE Frame 9E gas turbine generators and USD 220M contract valued sulfur cracking and degassing projects.
Between the years 2004-2009 Mr. Gol has worked in Almaty, Kazakhstan as the General Manager of Development and Construction in Capital Partners. He was in charge of real estate development projects fully accountable and responsible, from initial idea and/or mandate to full development, design, construction and asset management of projects with aggregate value over USD 8B. His position required exceptional stakeholder management skills due to 3 different cultures in partnership. He assessed project and working environment related risks, performed technical and financial due diligence, developed business plans including budget, funding requirements, schedule, resource plan, procurement plan, communicate the product and its developments to prospective customers, working out leasing strategies, soliciting, liaison and coordination of multi-disciplined and multi-national design, engineering, consultant and local teams for the development and entitlement of the project, developing construction plan and monitoring execution on time and budget, prepared progress reports, tracked changes and justify the reasons to stakeholders.
Key projects completed include: Esentai Park which is USD 1.2B valued mixed-use development project in Almaty, Kazakhstan with the total construction area of the project is 3,000,000 sf. It comprises of 40 story tower with Ritz Carlton Hotel, serviced apartments, Class A offices, three residential blocks, a luxury shopping mall and fitness center. Almaty Financial District Class A Offices comprised of 4 buildings with a total area of 4,700,000 sf for USD 770M. Almaty Logistics Park, First Class A warehouse facilities in Kazakhstan which has completed for USD 70M. Haileybury English School that is the first UK origin school in Kazakhstan. Marriott Executive Apartment in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. 22-storey, art of engineering building designed by two times Pritzker award winner SOM. Renaissance Hotels in Aktau and Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Five star 120 and 202 suite branded hotels were the first high-end hotels in Western Kazakhstan and managed by Marriott International.
Between years 2009 and 2011 Mr. Gol has worked as the Assistant to General Manager and Project Manager in Polimeks. (Istanbul, Turkey) He was responsible as a Project Manager and Coordinator in charge of EPC projects, with total installed costs from USD 50M up to USD 1 billion with an aggregate value of USD 6B with direct manpower around 8,000 at the peak times of the projects. His responsibilities included design development, coordination and management of the technical team for budgeting, scheduling, tendering, local adaptation and soliciting permit approvals to build, procurement, staffing and site execution of as well as the commissioning, final handover and completion documentation of projects. Also, took active role and showed initiative for the restructuring and process evaluation of the company as a part of the strategic management team. He implemented SAP program services for procurement and inventory maintenance.
Key projects in Polimeks include: The Ashgabat Olympic Complex Project in Turkmenistan which is a multi-phase, turnkey EPC contract with contract value of USD 5 billion. The complex comprised of a velodrome, combat sports arena (5,000 spectators), team sports arena (15,000 spectators), open sports fields (20,000m2), athletics arena (5,000 spectators), swimming arena (5,000 spectators), tennis arena (4,000 people), main stadium (45,000 spectator), 450 bed capacity VVIP Hotel, 800 bed capacity Press Centered Hotel, 12,000 bed capacity Athletes Village, Multi Storied Car Parks, Dining Facility, International Broadcast Center, Business Center, Health Center, Doping Center, Athletes Village Operations Center, Athletes Recreation Center, 1,000 seat Restaurant Building, Monorail Track, Stations and Maintenance Center and Logistics Center. 200,000 m3/year capacity, autoclaved concrete block factory in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The TV tower in Ashgabat Turkmenistan at 211 meters tall which was registered to the World Records; the project completed for of USD 185M. The Neutrality Monument in Ashgabat with an installation cost of USD124M. The Lebap Cement Factory in Turkmenabad region, Turkmenistan which has production capacity of 1,000,000 tons. The Turkmenbashi International Airport, in Turkmenbashi Region, Turkmenistan with USD 220M project cost. The airport conforms to international standards and is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, and the terminal building provides services to international and local airline companies. The Cotton seed Oil Plant in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan completed for a contract value of USD 54M. Turkmenbashi Desalination Plant in Turkmenbashi Region, Turkmenistan completed for USD 65M. The Awaza man-made canal Project in Turkmenbashi Region, Turkmenistan. Project includes the construction of seven road bridges and two pedestrian bridges as well as various docks and beach areas. Total installed cost of the project was USD 113M.
Alp Gol holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey), MD in Structural Engineering, High Rise Buildings from University of Wisconsin and MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Mr. Gol’s language skills include Kazakh, Russian and Turkish, with beginners’ level of exposure to German and French.
Professional designations and trainings of Mr. Gol include:
CPDEP (Chevron Project Development and Execution Process) Certificate (TCO-TengizChevroil)
TCO IFF (TengizChevroil Injury and Incident Free) Masters Certificate
B Level Occupational Safety Expert Certificate (Ministry of Labour, Republic of Kazakhstan)
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Series Auditor (Bureau Veritas)
Supervisor Safety Leadership (Risk Assessment, Toolbox Talks, Job Safety Analysis, Task Observation) Certificate (Bureau Veritas)
Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate Program (BSI)
Risk Analysis and Assessment (BSI)
Construction Management Tools (BSI)
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis (by Danusen Adam the exclusive representative of ‘’Connaught Compliance Service’’ in Turkey)
FIDIC Contract Management (Green, Yellow and Red book) (BSI)
PMP (Project Management Professional) (BSI)
Kaizen versus Innovaton in Construction Management (BSI)
5S of Lean Construction Applications (BSI)
Training in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) programme (BSI)
Time Management (BSI)
Building Resilience (Third Factor)
Performance Management Learning and Career Development (IO)
Challenging Conversations (Third Factor)