Commercial Manager
Target Engineering Consruction Company LLC
Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months
1. Supervise Commercial functions at multiple projects related to
a. Budgeting, Cost Control, Monitoring and Reporting
b. Quantity Surveying
c. Claims and Counter claims (Change Managent, EOT etc.
d. Contract review , Risk assessment and Mitigation (including Insurance procurement)
e. Subcontract, Services and Supply Agreements
2. Represent Company interests with external stake holders (Employers, Vendors (Subcontractor / Supplier/Service Provider), Consultants and PMC's)
3. Assist in documenting new business arrangements (JV's /Consortium's, MOU's, Alternate Funding Project Agreements, Exclusivity Agreements etc.)
4. Training and development of Commercial Department staff
5. Work as a key stake holder in the development of software tools for carrying out commercial functions within the organization.
This is a project posting at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum currently in the construction phase. Job responsibilities include
1. Contractual correspondences and notices
2. Payment Application and Subcontract Payment Certificates
3. Compilation of Variation /Varied Works Claims
4. Determination and Valuation of Subcontract Claims
5. Preparation of Subcontract Variation Orders
6. Subcontract final account close outs
7. Assist in the preparation and defense of EOT claims
8. Monitoring of Subcontract Deliverables
9. Value Engineering Proposals
This is a project posting at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum currently in the construction phase. I manage a team of 2 Engineers and 1 Cost Accountant for the Budgeting, Costing, Cost Control, Change Control, Cost Monitoring and Reporting functions of the project. I also managed 2 ERP developers for a period of 8 months for the design and development of an ERP system that integrated the Finance, HR and Commercial Departments at the project.
Job Responsibilities
1. Lead budgeting, cost forecast, cost control, change control and cost monitoring functions and coordinate with other functional groups - contracts, procurement, warehouse, construction and quality control for the identification of critical items posing budgetary challenges and provide work around and solutions to meet target budget.
2. Establish Cost Break Down Structure and Resource Charts for facilitating procurement and cost status tracking.
3. Support the Value Engineering proposal submissions to the client and liaised with Project Manager and Client representatives for optimum replacement material/technology that was acceptable.
4. Provide estimate assistance for pricing of variation/varied works and contra charges to the subcontractors.
Special Assignment
ASO representative for the design and development of EPromis ERP Application. I was responsible for the definition of business process requirements, workflows, definition of features, customization of reports, module testing and overall output definitions.
Standard Deliverables
1. Monthly Cost Reports, Monthly Productivity and Wastage Statistics
2. Cost Recovery (contra charges) statements
3. Quarterly Reforecast of Cost at Completion.
4. Bespoke profitability studies and other reports as required by the management.
This was a project based assignment at the Abu Dhabi Financial Centre Project comprising of 4 Office Towers, 1 Stock Exchange Building, 2 Car Parks and one Retail Building (Galleria) located at the Al Mariah Island, Abu Dhabi. I managed a team comprising of a Cost Control Manager, 3 Project Controls Engineers, 2 Cost Accountants and 2 Office Assistants involved in Project Control functions.
Job Responsibilities
1. Supervise the poreparation of Tracking Budgets, Variance Reports, Forecast of Cost and Project Cash Flow
2. Manage Cost Control and Change Control functions in the project and maintain updated list of client induced and internal changes with the impact assessment.
3. Review and upkeep of Cost Break Down structure for cost monitoring and reporting
4. Maintain and update project risk register
5. Coordinate with sub consultant for the adoption of cost effective construction methodology and material selection satisfying ‘Buildability’ norms as set in the Design and Build Contract requirements
6. Train and audit project team/departments in the compliance of established process and procedures and also assisted in the training of interdepartmental peers in the use of Oracle ERP system
7. Monitoring of established KPI’s and the revision and upkeep of process workflow and procedures
8. Provide Estimate assistance for the valuation of claims under the subcontracts and the main contract and for contra charges to subcontractors
9. Assist Handover (T&C) groups in the tracking of project documentation, spare and other outstanding deliverables for successful project close out and obtaining TOC.
10. Coordinate with the Insurance Provider for the procurement, renewal and upkeep of Project Insurances.
Special Assignment
Determination and valuation of subcontract variations and close out of 22 major and critical subcontracts
Standard Deliverables
1. Monthly Cost Report including project productivity, wastage and earned value indices
2. Monthly Project Financial Report which included subsections for Cash Flow, Risk Register, Insurance Plan, Variation/Varied works Register.
3. Quarterly Cost at Completion reflecting current cost commitment trends
4. Bespoke profitability statements for variation/varied works and EOT claims
5. Other MIS reports as required.
This was a deputation at the Head Office to assist the Department Manager of the Project Controls Department. I directly managed 3 Cost Accountants, 1 Project Controls Engineer and 3 Quantity Surveyors working in Budgeting, Costing, Change Management and Pre - Award/Post Award Subcontract Valuations.
The following were my Job Responsibilities
1. Assist Department Manager in establishing the project controls charter in the company and formalizing process, policies and procedures for various departments at the organization and project levels.
2. Establish Cost Code Structure for companywide budgeting and reporting as per CSI Master Format structure.
3. Establish new cost reporting structure and forms for improved visibility and understanding of information presented and established KPI’s for various Project Controls deliverables at the project and head office.
4. Supervise the Support Services (Formworks, Camps, Housing Plant &Equipment, Scaffolding and Transport) Budgets and Charge Out rate computations.
5. Supervise the preparation of monthly support services billing to projects, other group companies and other cost centers.
6. Train department peers at the project sites in the implementation of project control process, procedures and forms and supported project sites in cost reporting and monitoring as per the revised cost code structure using new report forms.
7. Tracking organization and project level requirements of insurance covers and ensure that the policy covers were updated and current.
8. Review Bid Analysis for the selection of subcontractors and provided estimate support for assessment of proposals received by Procurement Department.
9. Supervision of Target Budget prepared for scope changes and additional works for the projects
10. Prepare assistance for determination and valuation of variations and varied works
11. Asset Acquisition studies, Feasibility Analysis and other bespoke reports as required by the management
Special Assignment
Represented Project Controls in a Lead role in the ERP development and played a pivotal role in the definition of business process needs of the organization and product testing for the project management module
Standard Deliverables
1. Monthly Support Services Cost and Recovery Report
2. Asset status reports
3. Insurance status reports
4. Trend Reports for Material, Manpower and Equipment unit costs in projects
5. Quarterly Budgets and Charge Out Rates for Support Services groups
6. Operations Cash Flow (collating Support Services and Project information)
This was a project based deputation at the Gateway Towers Project, Palm Jumeirah. As the head of procurement and inventory control functions I managed a team comprising 1 Procurement Engineer, 2 Purchasers, 2 Office Assistants and 5 Store Keepers.
Job Responsibilities
1. Establish Procurement Manual for the project which defined the Due Diligence for Vendor Rating and Prequalification of Subcontractors in addition to formulation of Tender Documentation including standard forms of subcontract as per applicable FIDIC forms modified to suit project requirements and aligned with the main contract for the project.
2. Manage RFP for material, equipment, services, and the subcontract tender stage activities from prequalification, issue of tender documentation, tender clarification, bid analysis and selection.
3. Issue MOU’s, Letter of Acceptance and convene subcontract kick of meetings.
4. Procurement schedule tracking and status update of subcontractor’s fabrication/production at the shop floor to confirm compliance with project delivery schedules.
5. Conduct Rent Or Purchase assessments, asset acquisition, and asset sales.
Special Assignment
1. Determination and valuation of subcontract variations and close out of subcontracts as and when directed by the management
2. Liaise with client Leed Specialist for the selection of project permanent material in compliance with the Design and Build contract specified Leed Rating.
Standard Deliverables
1. Weekly Procurement Update of Material, Equipment and Subcontract for the Project
2. Monthly Inventory Status including slow moving and fast moving inventory categories and their status
3. Bi weekly Requisition Tracker
4. Monthly Material Price Trends
This was a head office based assignment with long deputations at the Civil Divisions’ building projects as and when required
Job Responsibilities
1. Contract review and identification of risks for projects at tender and pre award stage
2. Preparation of Procurement Bid Packages and float RFP (Request for Proposals) for Subcontracts, prepare bid comparatives and recommendation to award for management approval
3. Prepare Letter of Intents and Subcontractor Agreements for selected subcontractors/service providers
4. Provide onsite Contracts Administration of main contract and subcontracts for assigned projects including but not limited to handling of all claims for variations and additional scopes, contractual notifications and correspondences, representing the company in weekly commercial meetings
5. Liaise with client representative and project manager for the approval of variation and additional works claim
6. Payment /Billing administration for the main and sub contract
7. Manage and keep updated the insurance policies required by the contract in place
8. Preparation of Project Budgets, Monitor and Report Commitments and Costs, Cost Index and Schedule Index
9. Preparation of Project Cash Flows
10. Assist in the preparation and management of EOT claims under the main contract and the subcontract
Standard Deliverables
1. Monthly Cost Report
2. Subcontractor Accruals Statement
3. Monthly Cash Flow
4. Contract Certification Status
5. Variation/Change Log
6. Bespoke reports as required by the management
This was a posting with the Program Management Office of a multi-billion dollar city development in India. I was working with the Cost Monitoring Cell within the PMO run by Bechtel Corporation. The project, an 18, 000 hectare development, was the flagship offering of realtor Sahara India Commercial Corporation consisted of an array of residential apartment complexes, town houses and stand alone villas and infrastructure of 140 km of asphalt roads, 10 km bridges and causeways, a helipad, an airport for medium sized aircraft and 5 dams for water conservation. The first phase infrastructure and support facilities such as PGA designed 18 hole golf course, golf training academy, discotheque, open air theater, artesian village, tribal resorts, various town centers with commercial retail spaces were being constructed at the time.
Job Responsibilities
1. Prepare ROM Estimate for constructability studies
2. Prepare Budgets with OOM Estimates upon receipt of development approvals prior to tender invitation stage
3. Update to definitive estimates and monitor further commitments on account of change including preparation of estimates for change
4. Coordinate with various development groups for over 80 sub projects to report monthly cash flow requirements.
5. Update costing database with final reconciled project cost at completion
6. Review and process new commitments after ensuring compliance to established budget or raising change notice to management
Deliverables
1. Monthly Cost Report
2. Weekly Deviation/Change Log
3. Monthly Cash Flow
This Post Graduate Diploma program by NICMAR is offered to Graduates from the construction industry and is designed to cater to the requirement of an industry specific management program. The curriculum covers project management techniques, contract practices in construction industry as per FIDIC and Indian Contract Law, quality management, safety management, equipment management, materials engineering, economics and finance. PD Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of closed book examinations after a year of on campus study, submission of a dissertation approved by the board of education and completion of 6 months on the job internship and viva voce based on the internship reports.
Joined as a lateral entry directly to the second year of the four year Bachelors in Engineering course after successful completion of Diploma in Civil Engineering.
3 Year Program in Civil Engineering
