Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Certification
Personal Information
Horizon Program Experience & Crisis Managment
References
Shutdown Experience
Timeline
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Zayed Al Qahtani

Zayed Al Qahtani

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Accomplished HSE and Crisis Management professional with over a decade of experience in leading emergency preparedness, business continuity, and safety programs in the oil & gas and port sectors. Proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans, lead multidisciplinary teams, and ensure operational resilience under high-stakes environments. Committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager Corporate ICC

AD PORTS
06.2025 - Current
  • Assure the efficiency and effectiveness of Crisis and Emergency Plans, Business Continuity Plans and all related plan readiness, including Emergency Response Plans (ERPs).
  • Monitor the process of designing, implementing, communicating and coordinating all Crisis and Emergency Management programs in all AD Ports Group sites.
  • Drive Business Continuity Plans and Recovery Procedures Per Related Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Maximum Acceptable Outage (MAO) in collaboration with Corporate Business Continuity Manager and Process Owners.
  • Manage Crisis and Emergency Management surveillance and inspections.
  • Enforce the effectiveness of Crisis and Emergency Management systems and departmental disaster & recovery plans, and provide feedback/ recommendations for management review.
  • Supervise the analysis of crisis events, business disruption and business recovery information and advice Aby Dhabi Ports Group Management with tendencies that could affect the business objectives of the Company.
  • Provide regular written reports and other production-related results and updates to the Abu Dhabi Ports Group Crisis Management Team (CMT).
  • Command emergencies by Crisis Management Team (CMT) to define the incident goals and operational period objectives

Senior HSE Engineer

ADNOC REFINING
01.2023 - 05.2025

HSE Engineer

ADNOC REFINING
01.2021 - 01.2023

Squad Leader, Fire & Rescue

ADNOC REFINING
01.2019 - 12.2020

Lead Firefighter

ADNOC REFINING
01.2019 - 06.2019

Leader, Fire Team

ADNOC REFINING
01.2018 - 05.2019

Fire Service

ADNOC REFINING
01.2014 - 01.2017

Fire Service

Emirates Response
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: under Mubadala
  • Under Mubadala

Education

Bachelor of Environment, Health, and Safety -

Health College Science Abu Dhabi University
01.2021

High School -

Hamdan Bin Mohamed High School
01.2008

Skills

  • Task collaboration
  • Programme development
  • Quality Assurance
  • Commitment to excellence
  • Deadline management
  • Problem-solving

Additional Information

Award certificates:

  • Outstanding efforts and commitment to accelerate 100x in HSE Division.
  • Recognition of responding promptly and providing support to the emergency incident.
  • Commitment to safely deliver the shutdown, maintenance, and start-up of ADNOC Refining's RFCC unit.
  • Unwavering commitment and dedication in implementing HSE initiatives.

Certification

  • Lead Auditor ISO45001
  • Basic First Aid
  • Authorized gas tester
  • H2S train the trainer
  • Work Management System (WMS)
  • HCM - Career Development Planning
  • HCM - Performance and Objective
  • HSE - Incident Reporting
  • HSEMS & CP Training Schedule
  • Emergency First Responder
  • Storage Tank Hazard Management
  • Hazmat Course

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 07/23/90
  • Nationality: UAE

Horizon Program Experience & Crisis Managment

  • Participates in developing and reviewing drill plans to address different crisis and business continuity
    scenarios. Reviews drill reports including Lesson Learned and follows up on recommendations as
    applicable.
  • Being involved in the ERP (Emergency plan) exercises and coordinating with different teams including tactical response team and Incident management team members , with following up in actions due dates and strategies.
  • Being involved with CMT level exercises that includes management decisions as an observers to tackle the uphold strategic objectives and seek advice when applicable.
  • Assist in elevating the competencies of local youth targets within horizon project for fire auxiliary team to ensure they deliver the requested targets.

References

  • Yasser Mohamed Al Hammadi, Occupational Health HSE Manager, ADNOC Refining, yasser.alhammadi@adnoc.ae
  • Samuel Oyelami, Sr. HSE Engineer, ADNOC Refining, soyelami@adnoc.ae

Shutdown Experience

  • Abu Dhabi Refinery 2017
  • RFCC Emergency shutdown 2020 ( 3 shutdowns )
  • RFCC Emergency shutdown 2021( 5 shutdowns )
  • RFCC Emergency shutdown 2022( 5 shutdowns )
  • RFCC Emergency shutdown 2023
  • RFCC Major Turnaround 2024

Timeline

Manager Corporate ICC

AD PORTS
06.2025 - Current

Senior HSE Engineer

ADNOC REFINING
01.2023 - 05.2025

HSE Engineer

ADNOC REFINING
01.2021 - 01.2023

Squad Leader, Fire & Rescue

ADNOC REFINING
01.2019 - 12.2020

Lead Firefighter

ADNOC REFINING
01.2019 - 06.2019

Leader, Fire Team

ADNOC REFINING
01.2018 - 05.2019

Fire Service

ADNOC REFINING
01.2014 - 01.2017

Fire Service

Emirates Response
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Environment, Health, and Safety -

Health College Science Abu Dhabi University

High School -

Hamdan Bin Mohamed High School
Zayed Al Qahtani