Jamel Hadji Sirad, Sr. Cost Control Engineer

Jamel Hadji Sirad

Sr. Cost Control Engineer

Alkifah 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

Sr. Cost Control Engineer at Alkifah Holding
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • 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).

Duties & Responsibilities:
• 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 Alkifah 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.).

Duties & Responsibilities:
• 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).

Duties & Responsibilities:
• 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 BS Civil engineering degree

Specialties & Skills

Cost Report Preparation
Business Development
Estimation
Quantity Surveying
Cost Management
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Team Management
Microsoft Powerpoint
Team Leadership

Languages

English
Intermediate

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 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
Managing Teams (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2022
Construction Management: Planning and Scheduling (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2022
Construction Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
Construction Estimating Takeoff (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2022
Construction Estimating: Specifications and CSI MasterFormat (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2022
Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2022

Hobbies

  • Learning
    I have attended and completed various online courses as a result of my willingness to learn new things.