Claim Consultant, ADR Practitioner
Self employed
Total years of experience :27 years, 0 Months
Consultant for resolution of conflicts and disputes in construction industry, practitioner in Conciliation (moderator who tries to resolve the dispute based on a own resolution approach), Adjudication (short term decision on disputes) and Arbitration (court compliant decision on the referred dispute)
Contracts Manager on fixed term contract in Power Plant department Scope of works and duties:
• Operative Contract Manager at an 196, 000, 000 EUR consortial agreement for design and erection of two diesel generator power plants in Lebanon, in consortium with BWSC A/S, Allerød, Denmark, client: Government of Lebanon (MoEW), contract base: FIDIC 1999, Silver Book
• Successful notification, acknowledgement and quantification on costs and extension of time for completion
• Contract and claim management for certain other delivery
contracts in Middle East (KSA) and Bangladesh
• Introduction of project management consultants for multi party consortium agreements of EPC projects to improve risk balancing
• Achieved settlements in long term disputes on in- and outgoing supplier and subcontractor claims
Note: 1st year in project performed with a temporary employment company.
Contract Manager (fixed-term contract) for offshore installation works at the North Sea offshore wind park “Meerwind” (80 x 3.6 MW wind turbine plants), total overall project investment: about 1, 200, 000, 000 EUR.
Scope of works and duties:
• Proactive communication and correspondence with Contractors and other collaborating parties with focus on problem settlement
• Review and approval of progress invoices, evaluation and settlements of claim agreements on costs and time for completion
• Internal leadership for contractual amendments and variation procedures, co-ordination with internal and external parties
• Daily reporting towards the Management and support for shareholder reporting based on own and initiated controlling procedures for construction progress, adverse weather and downtimes
• Successful collaboration management with the other main trades (i.e. subsea cabling works and installation of wind turbines)
08.2013 - 07.2014
12.2012 - 04.2013
• Risk evaluation and advise for mitigation efforts
Project Manager / Contract Manager, temporary employment assignments on the following projects:
• Mina Abdullah Water Distribution Complex 2, Kuwait
On duty for ABB Inc. Mannheim, Power Division (consortia lead), total order size including scope of consortial partners about 200 million EUR,
• Dubai International Airport, U.A.E., reconstruction and extension of the baggage handling systems at Terminal 2,
On duty for SDME LLC (subsidiary of SIEMENS Inc.), order size above 25 million EUR,
• Diesel Generator Power plant Bellefontain, Martinique, French overseas areas
On duty for SGS Industrial GmbH, Dorf a.d.P., Austria (main subcontractor for technical installations and pipeline works of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE Augsburg, order size about 30 million EUR.
Scope of works and duties:
• Analysis and impact evaluation of operative developments, pro-active communication with project leaders to trigger mitigation measures
• Assessments and quantum calculation for claims on extension of time for completion and lapses in interface management
• Drafting of correspondence to the employers, consortia partners and subcontractors
• Drafting of negotiation of agreements for subcontracts and supplies
• Successful direct co-operation with procurement departments to secure procurements in full compliance with contractual requirements
• Risk evaluation in case of deviations to the contracts, reporting to the project management, preparation of mitigation efforts,
• On-site progress survey and revision time schedule submittals
Contract Manager on freelancing base at Al Ain Hospital project
Project: Turnkey extension and reconstruction of the surgery department while keeping it in operation, supply of major medical equipments
Employer: SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Service Co. P.J.S.C.) Order size around 30 million EUR
Scope of work and duties:
• Quantification and preparation of claim statements on costs and extension of time for completion
• Negotiation and successful preparation of settlement agreements for claims
• Analysis of subcontractors claims, defence against not entitled requests, lead of quantum negotiations and preparation of settlement agreements
• Variation order management, preparation of contract amendments
• Supervision of Testing &Commissioning procedures and sectional handing over to the employer
• Main success: achievement of full payment and full compensation of incurred variation and claim costs
QA/QC and HSE Engineer at Mirdif Buildings project (now known as Ghoroob Community), Dubai
Employer: Dubai Properties Order size above 200 million EUR Scope of works and duties:
• Supervision of inspectors for compliance with QA/QC and HSE requirements
• Presenter of the regular quality and safety meetings
• Review and approval of method and safety procedure statements, knowledge transfer to accelerate the contractors performance
• Introduction and maintenance of survey procedures to evaluate the quality and safety of works, achievements reporting to the employer
• Achievements: no physical injury and no authority fine for environmental violations while being in charge
Responsible Engineer for Testing & Commissioning and Resident Engineer in charge at Madison Residence (2B+G+26FL residential tower), TECOM Community, Dubai
Employer: Deyaar Properties Order size about 35 million EUR Scope of works and duties:
• Management and supervision of the inspection team for the final civil inspections (finishes) and supervision of T&C procedures, functional readiness for occupation achieved
• Coordination with authorities and utility suppliers (civil defence, TECOM authority, water, energy and district cooling suppliers) for release of final operation permit
• Review and negotiation with contractor on outstanding claims, preparation of decision memos for employer review and consent
07.2004 - 11.2006 Kolping Bildungswerk gGmbH, Augsburg Non permanent contracts for:
• Facility status analysis for several Kolping educational estates in Bavaria, development of preventive maintenance suggestions
• Engineering concept for the renovation of the multi-storey basement parking at the Kolping Centre in Augsburg, preparation of tender documents, participation in the awarding procedures
• Local building inspection for a number of small rehabilitation works
09.2002 - 06.2004 Innovation Centre for Biotechnology, Martinsried
Non permanent contracts for:
• Tenant analysis (area occupation, laboratory requirements)
• Occupation planning (forecast tool revenue planning)
• Operation cost invoicing, introduction of automated tools for justified spreading of incurred costs, main achievement: full cost distribution
(reference to FIDIC red, yellow and silver book) up to 200 million US-$ bid sum Duties and scope of works:
• Market analysis prior participation in Tender competitions (collection of public information about the market, analysis of potential competitors, research for local partners, suppliers and subcontractors)
• Initial review of Tender documents, delivery of the contract analysis and summarized scope of works to the Project Director
• Cost and risk calculation; negotiations with local partners; management of subcontract and supply RFQ ́s
• Value Engineering to reduce risks and costs and to increase the award chances
Projects:
• Shopping centers for the Metro Group and IKEA in Poland
• Highway projects in France, Poland (construction and operation within a BOT project) and Bulgaria (concrete and asphalt pavements)
• Civil and defense airport projects in the USA (Miami, Denver, Wichita), Philippines (Laoag), France (Paris CDG)
• Water supply, road construction in Africa (Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi a.o.)
• Harbor rehabilitation on Zanzibar (Tanzania), shotcrete technology
• Visibility study for a BOT water supply enquiry in Venezuela
04.1996 - 12.1997
Calculator for infrastructure projects (highways, road and bridge construction, sewerage treatment plants and main pumping stations
01.1995 - 03.1996
Construction Manager for infrastructure works at residential community Halle-Büschdorf
The position of non lawyers in ADR proceedings - A legal status comparison between UK Common Law and German Civil Law approach
Certification includes all relevant aspect of Project Management for RE development, asset management, financing, marketing, property law,
Advanced real estate management training, consisting of rental law, RE project management, market analysis and portfolio management, marketing and other trades relevant for development projects External certification: CCT diploma "Immobilienfachwirt" in 2003
Civil Engineering, specialization infrastructural engineering, Diploma thesis about developments in drinking water consumption caused in modernization of sanitary installations, reduced losses in the distribution systems; analysis of simulation models.