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Berna Topcuoglu, Cost Engineer

Berna Topcuoglu

Cost Engineer·AECOM

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 5 months

Cost Engineer

October 2017 - Present

AECOM

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

October 2017 - Present

 Payment Application Assessment and Certificate Preparation to the Contractor and the Employer
 Earned Value Tracking and Reporting
 PRISM Inputs for the Payment Certifications
 Estimate at Completion Tracking and Updates for the Employer
 Monthly Commercial and Change Logs preparation and updates for the Employer
 Monthly PRISM Inputs for Changes
 Construction Management Agency Monthly Report preparation including S-Curve for EV, Payment Tracker and Cash Flow
 Data preparations upon management meetings and the Employer's requests

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Project Controls Engineer

November 2015 - October 2017

Bechtel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2015 - October 2017

 Developing the cost estimate and forecast of the overhead budget for the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific regions and reporting it to the management level
 Developing the engineering forecast for the Riyadh Metro Project and issuing the progress reports, working with the engineering teams located in Dubai, Taiwan and Riyadh
 Developing the schedules for the prospect projects for the Business Development team in the Middle East and North Africa region using P6 and MS Project softwares
 Orchestrating the finalization of several technical reports between the engineering teams in Dubai, Taiwan and Riyadh.
 Supporting Business Development team by issuing the regular Bubble Charts for the Region's potential prospects

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Construction and Building

Cost Control Engineer

February 2015 - November 2015

Caddell Co. & Enka

Russian Federation

February 2015 - November 2015

 Developing the budget forecasts for the $281 million project and presenting it to the management level
 Developing a cash flow forecast with the guidance of the planning data (P-6)
 Improving the of the cost control process procedures and tools, shaping the cost codes for accounts, and preparing the budget maintenance system, using the project estimate and specifications.
 Issuing the management level monthly cost reports addressing the project in different parameters such as material, running cost, services, manpower, etc.
 Governing the alignment between the current project purchases and the estimated expenses through the internal procurement software.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Construction and Building

Payments and Reporting Engineer

August 2011 - August 2014

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture

Muscat, Oman

August 2011 - August 2014

 Involved in the scheduling of civil, structural and architectural elements of the project scope and
analyze of the BOQ for payment system purposes.
 Carried out the production and the update of revenue projection reports, coordinating the schedule and cost data to estimate the income of the project according to the baseline schedule until project completion
 Developed an interdisciplinary reporting system using Microsoft Office for daily, weekly and monthly reports based on project reporting requirements, and provided data access and work flows from construction site to project management and reporting
 Carried out the calculations and prepared for the timely submission of several claims related
to equipment, design, labor law change issues
 Coordinated construction site visits for employer representatives, guided them through technical details and carried on the interim payment applications in accordance with site visits
 Created and managed the payment system for the provisional item totals of Muscat International Airport Project for a USD $175 million contract
 Created Excel model for design payment applications for a USD $42 million

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Construction and Building

Education

Istanbul Technical University

August 2011

August 2011

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Türkiye

GPA (point): 2.50 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.50 out of 4

 Memberships: Civil Engineers Association and Volunteers Group, Events Committee and Marketing Committee in the student organization AIESEC, university Korball Team, CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building, since 2012)  Co-founder of executive committee of a voluntary project group for feasibility studies for adapting university buildings for accessibility  Awarded scholarship from Enka, one of the biggest Turkish construction companies, throughout education

Languages

English
Expert
Turkish
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Gardening, Motorcycling, drawing, hiking, writing, travel, cooking, gardening
    Awarded scholarship from Enka, one of the biggest Turkish construction companies, throughout education