Jamel Hadji Sirad, Senior Cost Engineer

Jamel Hadji Sirad

Senior Cost Engineer

Al Kifah Holding

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
8 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 9 Months

Senior Cost Engineer at Al Kifah Holding
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since November 2017

Departments: PMO Department, Project Control Department, Cost Control Department.
Projects Handled: Saudi Aramco(Dhahran Apartments & Temporary Construction Facilities), Ministry of Defense(Housing for Armed Forces), Ministry of Education(School Construction), Saline Water Conversion Corporation(Residential Complex), Saudi Electricity Company(Power Plant).
• Reviewed & audited subcontractor KPS contracts prior to its release in the company KPS System.
• Prepared & updated claims tracking to monitor company claims & subcontractor claims.
• Tracking the monthly status of change orders & client invoices data.
• Supporting the Cost Control Team by giving training, advice, guidance & direction to make sure that the team members are in the right direction in executing the cost control tasks.
• Preparing reports which shows important project information such as the actual costs, allowable costs, cost performance & schedule performance indicators, & profitability.
• Preparing project reports which shows the estimated remaining cost & forecasted completion cost of the projects direct & indirect activities.
• Preparing variance analysis report & can provide justifications for the variances & deviations
• Reviewing & approving site purchase requests, & material issue requests.
• Reviewing & approving subcontractor invoices, project petty cash summary & allocates the cost items to its specific WBS codes & cost center.
• Reviewing & approving contract change order requests.
• Contributing in the creation of report templates for PMO & Cost Control.
• Coordinates with the project management team for any issues that needs to be resolved.
• Having executed cost control corrective actions that resulted in more than one million riyal cost saving.

Quantity Surveyor Engineer at Al Kifah Holding
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • September 2016 to November 2017

Departments: Project Control Department, Technical Department, Operations Department
Project Handled: Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu(Construction of Administration Bldg.)
• Prepared Quantity Take Off for Civil & Architectural items.
• Reviewed AutoCAD drawings to make sure that the reference of quantity calculation is correct.
• Reviewed & prepared subcontractor vendor invoices.
• Coordinated with the construction team to make sure that vendor invoice progress is validated.
• Prepared company progress invoice & submitted it to the client side.

Resident Engineer at R.G. Salanatin Construction Inc.
  • Philippines - Davao
  • January 2015 to January 2016

Departments: Operations Department.
Projects Handled: Lamsan Holdings Corporation(Dormitory Building & Activity Center)
• Coordinated with the project stakeholders especially the client to resolve their concerns.
• Prepared bar cutting schedule.
• Monitored the site activities.
• Prepared the request of materials needed.
• Monitored the available materials on site.
• Prepared shop drawing.
• Prepared project reports.
• Completed the projects & handed it over to the client.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Mindanao State University
  • April 2014

I Have completed the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
People Management
Cost Management
Team Leadership
Team Management
Team Management
Report Preparation
Problem Solving
Communication

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute, USA
  • Professional Member
  • November 2018
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Professional Civil Engineer Member
  • October 2016

Training and Certifications

Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn & Project Management Institute
Date Attended:
October 2022
Duration:
1 hour
Analysis of Business Problems (Training)
Training Institute:
IESE Business Scholl
Date Attended:
October 2022
Duration:
9 hours
Managing Teams (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn
Date Attended:
November 2022
Duration:
1 hour
Leadership Foundations (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn & Project Management Institute
Date Attended:
November 2022
Duration:
1 hour
Construction Management: Planning and Scheduling (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn & Project Management Institute
Date Attended:
November 2022
Duration:
1 hour
Construction Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Columbia University
Date Attended:
September 2022
Duration:
27 hours