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Nicola Gaddo

Senior Manager/Project Director/Operations Management
26.8 yrs experienceOil & Energy
Aug 2025

The move

MoveBonatti → TECNIMONT
TitleCountry Manager Canada → Project Director
LocationCanada → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Canada → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE0.8
Total experience26.8 years
TECNIMONT headcount1,001-5,000 employees
TECNIMONT industryIndustrial Machinery Manufacturing
TECNIMONT typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Project DirectorAug 2025 — Present
    TECNIMONT· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Project DirectorDec 2023 — Aug 2025
    Tecnimont· Milan, Lombardy, Italy· Full-time
  3. Country Manager CanadaOct 2021 — Nov 2023
    Bonatti· Canada· Full-time
  4. BU Pipelines Operation ManagerJan 2021 — Sep 2021
    Bonatti Canada Construction Inc· Canada· Full-time
  5. Head of Project Management , BU PipelinesJul 2018 — Dec 2020
    Bonatti· Italy
  6. Project Director, Branch ManagerApr 2016 — Jun 2018
    Saipem· Baku, Azerbaijan
  7. Project DirectorDec 2015 — Mar 2016
    Saipem SpA· Calgary, Canada Area
  8. Branch ManagerApr 2013 — Dec 2015
    Saipem· Astrakhan Region, Russian Federation
  9. Country Operations ManagerAug 2009 — Mar 2013
    Saipem· Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  10. Construction Project ManagerOct 2005 — Jul 2009
    Saipem· Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation
  11. Project Engineer - Site ManagerDec 1998 — Sep 2005
    Saipem· Kazakhstan - Algeria· Full-time

Education

Top skills

EPCProject EngineeringPipelinesGasOil/GasOnshore Operations

About

25 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, held various senior management positions, including Branch Manager, Project Director, Operations Manager, etc.. Duties and responsibilities include Project Management of large Lumpsum Turnkey Projects, support in acquisition of new contracts, companies/branch management, etc.. Approx 12 years spent in Russia and CIS countries. Key skills are: technical/operational solid background, Quality and Health &Safety oriented, significant Project Management and Site experiences in various roles, Stakeholders management in complex environment, ability to successfully deliver large EPC projects within budget

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