Meet The Team

Do you have a few great people on your project team that seem to take the initiative to drive delivery and bring innovative ideas to do things better? Well that’s who our people are.

Manuel Arrabal

Director • Project Management Consulting

What Drives Him

Manual is a highly-experienced project controls manager specialising in planning, ideally suited to serve as a delivery project manager. He has a unique view on processes automation that makes him particularly effective at optimising work patterns to quickly deliver more accurate results that drive effective decision-making. He has fantastic skills around assessing work priorities and delivering them.

Backstory and Achievements

Originally from Spain, Manuel has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, and the UK.

He has been a work-package engineer and planning manager on projects ranging from £500 million to over £1 billion within the oil & gas, public sector, residential, and data centres. His most recent roles include head of project controls (data centres) and global head of planning (renewable energies – wind farms)

He has previously worked for CB&I (now McDermott), OHL, Mace and ISG.

His career progression has skyrocketed because he can easily adapt and take on new responsibilities. He has managed a whole project controls department while planning and delivering.

Formal Qualifications

• Master's in Chemical Engineering

• Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers

Fun Facts

• Manuel speaks English and Spanish.

• He enjoys tennis, football, and learning to code.

• He also loves travelling; to date he's been to 40+ countries across four continents and has lived in six countries, including in a desert camp.

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