San Bernardino Delos Santos, Senior Contracts Administrator

San Bernardino Delos Santos

Senior Contracts Administrator

Al Jaber Co. W.L.L.

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Management
Experience
20 years, 10 months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 10 months

Senior Contracts Administrator at Al Jaber Co. W.L.L.
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since August 2013

• Advising Project Manager and Site Manager on Contractual Issues and resolutions.
• Manages all costs relating to building projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures.
• Evaluate variations and handle contractual correspondences.
• Calculate and record the financial value of the work carried out and ensure that the Subcontractor is paid properly on time.
• Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use
• Perform cost analysis, Escalations and draw up reports on changes to works and contractor’s claims
• Supervise all the daily operational aspects in the Engineers' Payroll & Benefits & directly coordinate to the Accounts Department.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates Client with projection of costs as required

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Mercury Engineering MIddle East
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since July 2012

• Evaluate variations and handle contractual correspondences.
• Provide assistance to Project Manager on contractual issues.
• Assist the Project Manager to prepare and approve contractor’s final accounts
• Evaluate variations and handle contractual correspondences.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates Client with projection of costs as required.
• Inspect site for collation of information for monthly statement which includes but not limited to recommendation on interim payments, statement of claims from contractor, anticipated claims from contractor and assessment of costs of works and expected final cost.
• Provide assistance to Project Manager on contractual issues.

Cost Engineer-Lead at Precious Qatar General Contractor
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2012 to June 2012

• Preparing and analyzing costing for tenders;
• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports;
• Issue the re-baseline and the planned S-Curves and manpower histograms
• Drawing up plans and presenting schedules of work, often with visual aids such as bar charts and procedures diagrams;
• Monitoring progress throughout the construction process.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Kellogg Brown & Root International (KBR)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2007 to March 2012

• Prepare various Quantity Surveying documents including budgetary estimates from sketch drawings, Bill of Quantities for all disciplines and Costs Estimates.
• Provide assistance to Project Manager on contractual issues related to QS.
• Assist the Project Manager to prepare and approve contractor’s final accounts
• Evaluate variations and handle contractual correspondences.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates Client with projection of costs as required.
• Inspect site for collation of information for monthly statement which includes but not limited to recommendation on interim payments, statement of claims from contractor, anticipated claims from contractor and assessment of costs of works and expected final cost.
• Perform cost analysis, Escalations and draw up reports on changes to works and contractor’s claims.
• Monitoring progress throughout the construction process
• Determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction, mapmaking, and land division

College Instructor at AURA College
  • Philippines
  • November 2003 to January 2007

Teaching Engineering subjects and General Education Subjects such as Strength of Materials, Calculus, Engineering Mathematics, Equipments and Safety Engineering, Methods of Engineering, Business Math, Math of Investments, Thermodynamics, Engineering Materials, Math of Investments.

Chief QS Engineer, Planning Engineer at Penta Shimizu TOA JV
  • Philippines
  • May 2003 to January 2007

• Manages all costs relating to building projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures.
• Seek to minimize the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality.
• Preparing tender and contract documents.
• Preparing and analyzing costing for tenders;
• Allocating work to subcontractors;
• Providing advice on contractual claims;
• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports;
• Valuing completed work and arranging payments;
• Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use;
• Establish the cost of installation, materials and workmanships, planned quotation which is beneficial to both the company and the main contractors for each individual project.
• Calculate and record the financial value of the work carried out and ensure that the Contractor is paid properly on time. Involved in measurements on site in order to establish the true value of work done in the interim period.
• Check the bill of quantities or schedule of rates prepared in advance as part of the contract documentation to consider variations, modified and additional works and evaluate their value for interim applications and payment
• Issue the re-baseline and the planned S-Curves and manpower histograms
• Drawing up plans and presenting schedules of work, often with visual aids such as bar charts and procedures diagrams;
• Monitoring progress throughout the construction process.

Cost Controller/Design Engineer at Subic International Hotel-Jethrock Construction
  • Philippines
  • November 2003 to May 2004

• Supervise all the daily operational aspects in the Engineers' Payroll & Benefits & directly coordinate to the administration.
• Lead the process for analyzing Workers Compensation plan by reviewing previous audits and reclassifying employees.
• Establishing a master plan to direct civil and structural design and construction activities
• Designing and budgeting a project, conducting presentation to the client, redesigning project remains

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at FEATI University
  • October 2003
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at FEATI University
  • March 2002

Specialties & Skills

Engineering Management
Materials
Projection
Planning