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Case Study: Delivering a 132kV Substation in Jubail — 11 Days Ahead of Schedule

Apr 14, 20266 min readMohammed Reza · Project Director
Case Study: Delivering a 132kV Substation in Jubail — 11 Days Ahead of Schedule

How an integrated team of 240 certified workers, owned cranes, and a parallel commissioning approach cut critical-path time by 14%.

The Jubail substation programme entered construction with a fixed energisation window and very little tolerance for late handover. Traditional sequential delivery would not protect the milestone.

NOVARISE aligned civil, electrical and lifting teams around a single constraint plan. Equipment foundations, cable routes and steel installation were released in controlled zones so disciplines could advance in parallel.

Daily coordination combined look-ahead planning with materials assurance and permit readiness. Issues were assigned an owner and closure time during the same shift, preventing minor constraints from reaching the critical path.

The project reached mechanical completion eleven days early while maintaining the client's quality and HSE requirements—a result created by coordination rather than last-minute acceleration.

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Mohammed Reza
Project Director
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