Project Controls/Contracts Engineer
Multiple Projects, Bright Accord General Contracting
Total years of experience :11 years, 0 Months
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Strategically managing simultaneously implemented multiple projects by ensuring project management deliverables :
Project Budgets: 350, 000, 000 AED
150, 000, 000 AED
55, 000, 000 AED
15, 000, 000 AED
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Scrutinising and identifying risky contractual clauses in Tenders & LOAs. Efficiently supporting the Project Controls and Contracts Manager.
• Competently ensuring implementation of site activities within budget, construction quality standards and compliance to health and safety regulations.
• Overseeing procurement tasks, coordinating with supplier's senior management in order to convey per each projects' specific schedule and quality requirements.
• Preparing regular reports and official transcripts to subcontractors, notifying them of breach of contracts.
• Providing accurate technical direction, reviewing and evaluating the status of contracts and recommending appropriate and corrective measures where necessary.
• Producing LOAs for all future suppliers/subcontractors after careful negotiation, reviewing project invoices to clients and contractor’s variation orders generated by estimation staff for consistency and errors.
• Facilitating meetings and generating Letters of Awards for both Suppliers & Subcontractors of all trades.
• Monitoring project progress against contract, generating contractual letters of delay & contractual obligations, whilst efficiently supporting the Contracts Manager.
• Defining and overseeing the cost control and planning departments, providing technical knowledge of the Projects.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Strategically managing simultaneously implemented multiple projects by ensuring Project Control is achieved:
Project Budgets: 6, 977, 750, 000 AED
255, 600, 000 AED
220, 350, 000 AED
60, 000, 000 AED
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Participating in contract negotiations before the document is signed.
• Liaising with project teams, participating in meetings, drafting correspondences, revising and filed all correspondences having contractual relevance.
• Managing and coordinating contract administration activities, documenting and recording all changes, progress measurements and payments, management of claims, monitoring bonds/guarantees, preparing Contract modifications and closing out the Contract.
• Drafting contracts for engineering services projects including EPC contracts.
• Assisting in administering contracts, subcontracts, and other agreements to ensure compliance with liable terms and conditions.
• Identifying events that may lead to Extension of Time (EOT) entitlements.
• Scrutinizing and identifying risky contractual clauses. Efficiently supporting the Project Director and Vice Chairman.
• Addressing any questions or conflicts regarding the contract.
• Preparing regular reports and official transcripts to Contractors, notifying them of breach of contracts.
• Providing accurate technical direction, reviewing and evaluating the status of contracts and recommending appropriate and corrective measures where necessary.
• Drafted boilerplate clauses for use in current and future contracts.
• Monitored the project’s budget, expenses, compliance status, and obligations.
• Monitoring project progress against the Contract, generating contractual letters of delay & contractual obligations, whilst efficiently supporting the Project Director and Vice Chairman.
• Continually analysing the potential risks posed by a contract.
• Assisting and preparing in progress claims and contractual matters.
• Preparing routine progress reports related to assigned Contracts.
• Assisting in preparation of contracting strategy, preparing of Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages, and coordination of tender process.
• Preparing preliminary tender schedules.
• Developing and administering Extension of Time (EOT) and prolongation claims.
• Providing timely advice on cost and schedule impacts of potential changes, modifications or alternatives by keeping abreast of engineering, procurement, and construction and maintaining project trends and change order logs.
• Providing assistance and advice on contractual and procurement matters as required to support the Vice Chairman and Project Director.
• Reviewing the Contractor’s submission of Baseline Schedules Revisions 1, 2, and 3.
• Reviewing the Contractor’s submissions of detailed 90 day look-ahead schedules.
• Reporting on the current status of contracts to the Project Director and Vice Chairman.
• Ensuring adherence of all parties to the Client's instructions in relation to the Contract.
• Reviewing all Contractor submittals and deliverables to ensure they were prepared in accordance with the Contract.
• Preparing and issuing executive manager progress reports on a monthly basis.
• Prepared and issued internal weekly progress reports detailing all cost, contract, planning, and areas of concerns related to all parties.
• Drafting and issuing official correspondences between the Client and Contractor to assure adherence to the Contract.
• Preparing and participating in monthly presentations delineating the progress achieved to the Client’s executive management.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully delivered on a project with a budget of 58, 000, 000 AED for the construction of Main Villa, Majlis, and Service Block as well as asserted project control for the construction of an adjoining project assigned to another main contractor.
• Appointed Project Manager Representative to oversee and direct all aspects of construction of the adjoining project AKV (Awad Al Ketbi Villas). Designed and implemented strategic goals and tactical plans.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensured compliance with construction activities requirements during project life cycle, adherence to criteria, budget and timescale and expedited in lieu of quality scope, quality and safety procedures. Generated letters of delay for Contractors.
• Oversaw procurement, analysed 3-5 suppliers/subcontractors and made recommendations in line with project plan.
• Monitored resources utilisation during all project stages and ensured activities did not consume all the total float for AKV.
• Facilitated meetings, reviewed plans and progress between the consultant and main contractor for AKV in order to avoid delay.
• Accurately developed material takeoffs and estimates, harmonized just-in-time materials delivery to minimize storage capacity.
• Consistently prepared weekly reports that depicted actual progress on-site and floated inquiries for quotations of the materials.
• Proficiently managed delay analysis sheets presented analysis and recommendations to senior management and came out with the best course of action to remedy issues.
• Produced comprehensive monthly reports with S-Curve, cash flow analysis, and gantt bar charts.
• Meticulously monitored project budgets, maintained cost control sheets, ensured project expenses remained on or under budget.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led the cost control, planning, and technical engineering aspects of the construction of Private Beach House for Sheikha Fatima; Main House (G+2), Guest House (G+2), Majlis (G+1), Service Block (G+1), Chalets (G+1), and 0.8 km2 of soft/hard landscaping for a project with a budget of 350, 000, 000 AED
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Designed and reviewed all shop drawing submittals for errors or inconsistencies, reviewed all the Baseline Schedule logic sequence for compatibility with project specifications and drawings.
• Generated and reviewed Baseline Schedules Revisions 1, 2, and 3.
• Developed and executed detailed 90 day look-ahead schedules, and generated the initial cost report and updated each month.
• Analysed the IFC & Contract drawings for any possible Technical Query (TQs) that could potentially delay work on-site
• Meticulously monitored project, identified all relevant technical issues and submitted over 60 TQs.
• Monitored overall progress, scrutinised new & old revisions of drawings in order to raise Variations to Scope of Work (up to +16 million AED).
• Contributed to efficient coordination of project, managed and coordinated MEP subcontractors, generated work breakdown structures and supported the Site Engineers.
• Generated comprehensive daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports with S-Curves, manpower histograms, cash flow analysis, delay analysis and procurement status.
• Trained fresh graduate site engineers with regards to the technical aspects of construction that included estimation, proper activity loading or planning on-site.
• Participated during technical meetings with the consultant and designer to expedite various TQs that hindered the construction schedule significantly.
• Executed on-site inspections with the consultant to assure all the work was up to the project's respective quality standards and codes.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led the Construction of ADNOC Administration Building Complex. Administration Building (G+2), Main Workshop (G+1), Welding Workshop (G+1), Sewage Treatment Plant, Service Building (G+2), and Laboratory Building (G+1). Successfully implemented a project with a budget of 280, 000, 000 AED.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversaw engineering, procurement and construction, monitored, tracked daily and weekly progress and established overall progress measurement systems.
• Developed detailed daily progress reports with manpower allocation and produced weekly progress updates in comparison to baseline schedule.
• Consistently prepared detailed 3 week look-ahead schedules and monitored baseline schedule of SAC project on Primavera (P6) for inconsistencies.
• Prepared the bill of quantities, monitored material orders, deliveries, work on site and ensured adherence to specs and plans.
• Produced monthly progress reports with S-Curves, manpower, and equipment histograms; and prepared updated manpower histograms based on actual site requirements to bolster productivity.
• Worked closely with senior management on-shore to address challenges faced on-site, managed all subcontractor work onsite.
• Reviewed all shop drawings for errors and inconsistencies and ensured a detailed daily delay analysis (accumulated to months) in order to avoid unnecessary delays.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully implemented a project with a budget of 36, 000, 000 QR for the construction of Qatar Petroleum Substation (G+2) including 2 Transformer Bays and 2 Reactor Bays.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitored, tracked weekly progress, generated weekly progress updates and prepared detailed 90 day look-ahead schedules.
• Produced detailed daily progress reports with manpower allocation and generated weekly progress updates in comparison to baseline schedule.
• Furthered all aspects of the all material requirements, placed all material orders and monitored material orders from request to delivery.
• Monitored baseline schedule of SAC project on Primavera (P6) for inconsistencies and revised it accordingly.
• Produced monthly progress reports with S-Curves, manpower, equipment histograms and collaborated with senior management on-shore regarding difficulties faced on-site.
• Supported the Cost Control Engineer with the completion of monthly cost reports and calculated a significant work-done variation between FEED and AFC documents (+13.5% of total contract sum).
• Monitored and reviewed all Subcontractor invoices and corrected accordingly, worked with all subcontractor work on-site.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led the HTS Project, TARGET Engineering Construction Company, LLC, Halul Island, Qatar with a Project Budget: 240, 000, 000 QR
• Managed Road Construction of Qatar Petroleum Security Building (G+3), New Telecommunication Building (G+2) & 1.9 km Paved.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Efficiently coordinated with all sub-contractors, and produced in depth look-ahead schedules.
• Coordinated project works for upcoming construction activities; and monitored project baseline schedule for HTS project on Primavera (P6).
• Produced daily progress reports with manpower and equipment allocation; and estimated quantities for all day to day and near-future site requirements.
• Supervised all site work and assured that it was in accordance with plans and specs.
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