Senior Cost Engineer
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months
• Procurement (Pre Contract Activities)
• Experience in Establishing Framework Agreements
• Preparation of Tender and Contract Documentation
• Production of bills of quantities/schedules of rates
• Production of preliminary and Pretender estimates for road schemes
• Appraisal of pricing of tender document
• Production of tender reports
• Establishing systems for technical and financial evaluation of tenders
• Prepare estimates and variation analysis for both consultant and contractors
• Reviews project drawings, specifications, BOQs and other contract documents in order to prepare an accurate & comprehensive workable budget and cost control plan.
• Budgeting Activities
• Prepare monthly and periodic cost reports programme level.
• Prepare earned value assessment, Estimate at Completion, CPI and SPI at various levels of the supply chain.
• Supports in the assessment and reporting of all relevant parties’ performance within the program with respect to cost estimating (KPIs)
• Ensures communicating with Operation, Procurement and Engineering functions during the preparation of the detailed budget.
• Providing expert advice on cost and budgeting issues related to current projects to project managers, conducting analysis of actual performance against plan.
• Notifying project managers of any under- or over-run in project costs, recommending courses of action and coordinating progress with the Planning Department.
• Preparing regular monthly reports and reviews of projects cost performance, providing all concerned parties with regular feedback and advice.
• Manage all pre and post contractual matters, in providing robust and effective systems, and maintaining the systems, to which all parties can function and to provide the client’s interest and protected.
• Managing the Agreement Budget and providing detailed reports.
• Evaluate claims through an effective claims management process, manage closeout and reporting on contractual performance relative to individual project.
1- Preparing Operation Budgets.
2- Preparing Company Financial Plan.
3- Developing Company Strategic Plans.
4- Preparing & reviewing consolidated Budgets for department with department turnover (80, 000, 000) KD.
5- Breaking down projects’ scope into work packages level, as well as tasks (activity levels).
6- Estimate unit rates for work packages (WBS), as well as composite rates for manual and non manual power.
7- Developing Cost Control sheets for measuring work performance, manpower productivity.
8- Collecting data from operations to allocate the proper cost estimates.
9- Using problem solving techniques to detect the root cause problem and recommend the corrective, preventive action and defect repairs.
10- Developing payments for subcontractors and PMS and calculating the work done values.
11- Allocate the cost as monthly status, detect any variance against budgets, and recommend actions to maintain the original budget.
12- Using Oracle system to obtain the required data
13- Provide and manage cost control by recording project cost and progress under PCM direction.
14- Prepare Work Plan Budget and Forecast expenditure.
15- Record inception to date expenditure and prepare the monthly progress report / Contract Status reports.
16- Participate in reviewing scope changes and change orders. Implement the project change management program.
17- Provide support in resource loading P3 &P6 schedules with budgets/commitments.
18- Ensure proper monitoring, management and close- out of projects.
19- Report on a regular basis to management and liaise when necessary with other disciplines in the project team and the owner’s organization
a- Planning Tasks:
Developing Project Method Statement.
Assist in developing Master Time Schedule & Detailed Time Schedule.
Developing Pre meeting Reports.
Developing Monthly Reports.
Updating Project Schedule.
Developing Material & Shop Drawing logs.
b- Cost Controlling Tasks:
Estimating Projects Budget, Including Overhead Cost & Items Cost Analysis at Execution Process.
Developing Project Incurred Actual Cost.
Preparing Projects Financial Status Reports.
Developing Earned Value Technique Report.
Forecasting Estimate To Completion by using EVT.
Developing Variation Orders.
c- Contract Administration Tasks:
Ensure timely contractual notifications to the client are issued.
Provide contractual interpretation and input to the project team as needed.
Draft contractual correspondences as needed.
Coordinate and manage the subcontract tender and tender evaluation
Negotiate, award and coordinate the execution of subcontracts.
Review, verify, negotiate, respond, approve (or reject) sub contractor progress measurements, valuations, variations and claims.
Daelim Industrials / Kuwait Oil Company
Replacement of 9 Crude Oil Pipelines. Project:
My Responsibilities: As a Site Engineer:
Review the whole Civil projects activities Procedures.
Co-ordination and Follow up All Projects Activities (R.O.W, Excavation, Backfilling, Sand Padding, Anchor Blocks Concreting).
Handling 4 Asphalt Crossing By Open Cut Method.
Supervision on Concrete work (Anchor Block, Pipe Racks, and Concrete Slabs).
Client: Public Authority for Housing Welfare.
• Project: Saad Alabdullah Housing Project, Block-3, Contarct-1.
My Responsibilities:
Shared in G.A.K Schedule Approved from P.A.H.W. as an Assistant Planning and Estimating Engineer.
Shared in preparing the project budget, as well as construction studies an Assistant Planning and Estimating Engineer.
Preparing for Mobilizations for the entire project.
Preparing of survey drawings.
Construction Of Girls Secondary School
Handling Concrete works (skeleton stage)
Steel Reinforcement (Rebar). - Form works.
Client: Ministry of Education.
Project: School Renovation.
My Responsibilities:
Structural Inspection on old structures.
- Using UPV test and Core test.
Supervision on demolishing works of old structures.
Inspection of Concrete works:
- Slump test. - Cubes. - Visual inspection on concrete quality.
Inspection on steel structures (Space frame erection).
- Magnetic Particles.
- Visual inspection.
Inspection on block works, Plastering and Painting.
Supervision on landscaping work.
Preparation of Workshop drawings and As Built drawings
As a Part Time
Shared in designing and doing all drafting tasks for:
Project Consultancy Study for the Design and Construction Supervision for the roads and infrastructure works for:
- Al-Mahboula Area. & Costal Strip.
Owner Representative Engineer:
Responsible for Supervision B.O.T Projects:
Al-Kout (Al-Fahahill Water Front).
2 Restaurants (Hard Rock, Marina Waves) in Marina Mall (Salmya Water Front).
Sulaybiya Vegetables Market.
AlFarwanya slaughterhouse.
As a part time work
Shared in designing and doing all drafting tasks for:
Project Consultancy Study for the Design and Construction Supervision for the roads and infrastructure works for:
- Al-Messilah Area.
- Sabah El Salem Area.
- Mange Area.
- South Sabahiya Area.
San Stefano Project
Site Engineer
This course offers a well balanced blend of theory and practice which prepares me for work as a project manager in the construction industry. Project managers are responsible for controlling and coordinating the development process from concept through to construction and are in high demand across a number of industries