Cost Control Manager (Head of Department)
Al Darwish Engineering W. L. L.
Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months
Position: Head of Cost Control
Head Office: Cost Control Department
Projects: Totally 12 projects in active such as Buildings, Roads, Infrastructure& Industrial Projects.
Total Projects Value: QAR4 Billion
Duties and Responsibilities: (Pre-Contract)
• Provide support to all members of the department in all aspects related to their daily work.
• Drive the implementation of the cost control mechanism in all projects and aspects of the business.
• Develops tools, matrices, and formats for collecting data, tracking, trending, forecasting, and archiving cost/schedule information.
• Plan and maintain department’s training schedule and assure that all members of the department are given a fair and suitable opportunity to develop their career.
• Coordinate with other head of departments on required information to accomplish the cost control department’s target objectives.
• Reviews project budgets and subsequent cost estimates / plan, as well as monitors, adjusts and updates the cost plan accordingly.
• Works towards achieving the Project Cost Control function’s strategic goals and reports progress to executive management.
• Ensuring the Project controls team produce monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances.
• Finalizes cost reports and analyses and ensures delivery to site project management or other departments as required.
• Notifies early alerts to the project managers immediately of any projected over- or under-run vs. approved funding, especially if outside agreed tolerances.
• Review, report and propose Areas of suggestions and Improvements in the Cost Control Management System to top management through the executive summary reports.
• Prepare, review and finalize the Preliminaries and General requirements budget with the Project Management personnel.
• Approve proposed internal budget changes with construction personnel, client and contractors, and ensure the system is updated.
• Review and approve report highlighting the problems faced during contract management and provide feedback to the Estimation Department.
• Review the system for entering cost into the ERP with related departments and correct / change procedures where required to maximize system efficiency.
• Attend internal audit review meeting and presenting the status of the projects.
Project: Musheireb & Education City Stations (Qatar Rail ‘Major Stations’)
Project Value: QAR 2.5 Billion
Consolidated Contractors Group (CCC) is the main contractor and this Msheireb station is the largest station in Doha and is situated at the corner of the Msheireb development where Wadi Msheireb and Al Diwan Street meet. Msheireb Station marks the crossing of three metro lines with the Red and Green Lines running parallel and the Gold Line situated underneath. The station features an extravagant entrance shelter as a landmark way finding for locals and tourists alike. A strong visual connection between entrance and concourse enables a smooth passenger experience and clear direction throughout the station.
Duties and Responsibilities: (Post Contract)
• Reviews project budgets and subsequent cost estimates / plan, as well as monitors, adjusts and updates the cost plan accordingly.
• Develops tools, matrices, and formats for collecting data, tracking, trending, forecasting, and archiving cost/schedule information.
• Works towards achieving the Project Cost Control function’s strategic goals and reports progress to executive management.
• Responsible to control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
• Ensuring the Project controls team produce weekly / monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances.
• Integrates project schedules for forecasting cash flow requirements, and participates in the development of schedules.
• Finalizes cost reports and analyses, and ensures delivery to site project management or other departments as required.
• Notifies project managers immediately of any projected over- or under-run vs. approved funding, especially if outside agreed tolerances.
• Attend the conducts and schedules review meetings to discuss project progress and to assist in developing alternatives to accommodate changes in priorities and evaluate schedule impact of proposed changes throughout the project.
• Attend the weekly commercial review meeting and presenting the status of back charges log and milestone achievement chart along with actual cost against payment certified amount to identify the cash flow trend of the project.
• Attend internal audit review meeting and presenting the status of the project to MOA.
Project: Musheireb Downtown Project
Project Value: QAR 2 Billion
Duties and Responsibilities: (Post Contract)
• Site visiting and attending the meetings.
• Maintain proper logs and schedules for subcontracts, purchase orders, subcontractors and suppliers' payment certificates, subcontractor’s variations, etc..
• Maintain a central repository for all tender documents, variations, as well as contract related correspondence.
• Secure and monitor insurance and bond requirements.
• Reviews projects budget and subsequent cost estimates / plan, as well as monitors, adjusts and updates the cost plan accordingly.
• Investigating the design changes and preparing the variations in line with contract terms.
• Attend client progress and design meetings to monitor for design developments / variations
• Prepare and submit substantiated claims for extension of time and additional costs where appropriate
• Assist with the negotiation, coordination and administration of Framework Service Area contracts.
• Prepare and submit the project final account and negotiate with the client and consultants.
• Develops tools, matrices, and formats for collecting data, tracking, trending, forecasting, and archiving cost/schedule information.
• Prepare monthly progress cost reports to identify the CPI of the project and reporting to the senior management.
• Prepare and monitor project cash flow forecast of the project and reporting to the management.
Sr. Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Engineer for Construction Organization (Jun.2014 - Jun.2016)
Al Aetimad Trading & Contracting Est. Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.
Head Office: Commercial Department, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.
Projects: Totally 10 projects in active such as Buildings, Sewage, Industrial & Infrastructure Projects (Projects Value: OMR 0.23 Billion)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Site visiting and attending the meetings.
- Determine and preparing the budget for the entire projects.
- Preparing cash flow forecast from the planning schedule for the entire projects.
- Cross checking and approve the quantities of all purchase order (PO) in order to procure.
- Distributing the cost of all PO to certain WBS or Cost code for the entire projects.
- Maintain proper logs and schedules for subcontracts, purchase orders, subcontractors and suppliers' payment certificates, subcontractor’s variations, etc.
- Manage material submittals and samples in compliance with the specifications.
- Evaluate and checking the Re-measured quantities as field changes to prepare cost implication; either consultant advice or any repair works at site to claim the interim bill or variation.
- Evaluating and verifying the sub-contractors interim invoices
- Preparing and checking the variation and monthly interim bill to entire project.
- Prepare weekly / monthly progress reports for the entire projects.
- Preparation of cost comparison (planned vs actual), monitoring of cost development and result reporting.
Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Control Engineer for Construction Organization (Apr.2013-May.2014)
RS Construction & Engineering, Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka .
Projects:
Residential & Sopping Complex Buildings, Batticaloa. (Project Value: $ 10 Million)
Eastern University Project, Batticaloa, (Project Value: $ 2.5 Million)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Site supervision & inspection
- Determine and preparing the budget, WBS, Cost Code, BOQ and the entire necessary contract details in the system.
- Uploading the planning progress, variation quantity and accruals as per WBS in the SAP system to prepare weekly and monthly cost control report to submit higher management.
- Preparing Weekly labour cost control report from the actual manpower allocated per activity.
- Preparing monthly cost control report in correlation with the accounts ledger from SAP, also preparation of project revenue forecasting and quarterly report for the cost to complete of the project.
- Review the construction drawings, specification, approved BOQ and identify the variation orders not covered in the contract.
- Take-off quantities from construction and shop drawings to prepare BOQ, and estimation of materials as required by procurement.
- Re-measuring quantities of field changes to prepare cost implication; either consultant advice or any repair works at site.
- Evaluate and checking the weekly and monthly billings of subcontractors to claim.
Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Control for Construction Organization (Mar.2012 - Mar.2013)
Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Sons Co. NSH Tower, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Head Office: Planning & Cost Control Department, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Projects: Totally 66 projects in active such as Buildings, Roads, Sewage, Airport,
Industrial & Infrastructure, O & M, Cleaning Projects. (Projects Value: SAR 6.6 Billion)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Determine and preparing the budget to upload Prolog system.
- Preparing cash flow forecast from the planning schedule for the entire projects.
- Preparing monthly billing plan, cash inflow and cash outflow reports for the entire projects.
- Distributing and uploading all the purchase order (PO) in the Prolog system.
- Preparing monthly cost control report in correlation with the accounts ledger, also preparation of project revenue forecasting and monthly report for the cost to complete for the entire project.
Quantity Surveyor/ Site Cost Control for Construction Organization (Nov.2008-Feb.2012)
Arabian Construction Co. LLC. Al Yassat Tower, Najda Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Project: Central Market Redevelopment Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Project Value: AED 4.5 Billion)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Site supervision
- Determine and preparing the budget, WBS, Cost Code, BOQ and the entire necessary contract details to upload in SAP system.
- Uploading the planning progress, variation quantity and accruals as per WBS in the SAP system to prepare weekly and monthly cost control report to submit higher management.
- Preparing Weekly labour cost control report from the actual manpower allocated per activity.
- Preparing monthly cost control report in correlation with the accounts ledger from SAP, also preparation of project revenue forecasting and quarterly report for the cost to complete of the project.
- Review the construction drawings, specification, approved BOQ and identify the variation orders not covered in the contract.
- Take-off quantities from construction and shop drawings to prepare BOQ, and estimation of materials as required by procurement.
- Re-measuring quantities of field changes to prepare cost implication; either consultant advice or any repair works at site.
- Evaluate and checking the weekly and monthly billings of subcontractors to claim.
Junior Quantity Surveyor for Construction Organization (August 2007-September 2008)
Industry Serve Engineers (Pvt) Ltd. 2nd Kurana Colombo Road, Negombo.
Projects:
Proposed Condominium Apartment for Mr. Jalaludeen Akbar, Negombo.
Proposed Office building for Al-Madeena Traders, Negombo.
Work experiences including taking off, Site supervision, Prepare Sub Contractors Bills, Site measurement for Interim Valuation and Bar schedule preparation.
Trainee Quantity Surveyor for a Construction Organization (April 2007- July 2007)
Sri Builders (Pvt) Ltd. Battharamulla, Colombo.
Projects:
Proposed Office building for Western Traders, Nareyenpitiye
Proposed Condominium Apartment for Dr. Hakeem, Kollupity.
Work experiences including site supervision, taking off and interim valuation.
Successfully Completed, BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Construction Management (2nd Class) conducted by Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Completed the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying conducted by Edexcel UK. Study Centre: British College of Applied Studies (BCAS), Colombo, Sri Lanka. Engaged in training sessions provided by the British College of Applied Studies and obtained a Successful Pass at the final assessment of the training sessions.
Completed the Advanced Diploma in Auto CAD conducted I.S.S. Computer Systems, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Completed the Certificate Course in Practical English conducted Royal Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Completed the Elementary Level 2 in English Language conducted Headway College of English, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
Completed the Diploma in MS Office Application conducted Global Village Computer System Training Centre, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.