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Michael Turner, Commercial Contracts Manager

Michael Turner

Commercial Contracts Manager·Hill International (Middle East) Limited

South Africa

Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying

Work experience

Total years of experience: 27 years, 11 months

Commercial Contracts Manager

April 2014 - September 2015

Hill International (Middle East) Limited

Doha, Qatar

April 2014 - September 2015

Seconded to a large international contractor working on the Lusail City Enabling Project in Doha, Qatar.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

May 2013 - March 2014

Uranium One Ltd

May 2013 - March 2014

Client’s Team)
Role Profile
Managing the DFS & FEED Phases of the Mkuju River Uranium Project in Tanzania (new uranium mine, surface works and power plant
Job role:
Management

Commercial Manager

November 2012 - April 2013

November 2012 - April 2013

Overseeing the Commercial (Risk Management) and Contracts activities on the Benga Coal Expansion Project in Tete Province, northern Moçambique.
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

June 2009 - October 2012

Anglo American Thermal

June 2009 - October 2012

Providing a solid, responsive, proactively reliable Commercial link in the chain between the technical and procurement operatives at the Thermal Coal operations and those in the specialist category teams at the centre of Procurement & Contracts. Coal-related capital projects, including water-reclamation plants and power plants.
Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying
Job role:
Management

Group Manager: Project Services

July 2008 - June 2009

Lycopodium Minerals (Pty) Ltd

Australia

July 2008 - June 2009

Overseeing and assuming responsibility for the smooth operation and integration of all project commercial functions. Gold mining project in Tanzania.
Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying
Job role:
Management

General Manager: Project Services

May 2004 - June 2008

GRD Minproc

South Africa

May 2004 - June 2008

Project Services encompassed all project commercial, contracts and procurement disciplines ab initio. Emigrated to Australia in ’08-’09
Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying
Job role:
Management

Projects Manager

July 2000 - April 2004

Fluor Daniel

South Africa

July 2000 - April 2004

During my term at Fluor I managed a number of projects and assumed responsibility for a number of project roles. Duties included contract and commercial management, managing construction claims, and close client liaison. Oil & gas, petrochemicals, diamond and gold mining.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

November 1998 - June 2000

SNC Lavalin – EMS Joint Venture

November 1998 - June 2000

Project Management duties included the full spectrum of activities encompassed by the construction and service contract disciplines, i.e. tendering, adjudications, risk identification and mitigation, negotiations, contract award and formulation, administration on site, claims management and final formal close-out of each contract. Mozal aluminum smelter project.
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

July 1997 - November 1998

Kellogg-Brown & Root Southern

July 1997 - November 1998

Providing commercial and contractual (legal) advice and support to project teams, tendering and frequent visits to remote construction sites, mainly in northern Angola (oil & gas projects in Malongo and Soyo bases in the Cabinda enclave) and brewery projects in Zambia.
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

May 1997 - July 1997

Bwana Mkubwa Mining

Zambia

May 1997 - July 1997

Providing initial Project Management direction to the project in order to establish bidders’ lists, set up requests for tenders for the various identified packages, design and draft contract document formats incorporating claims mitigation and avoidance mechanisms and then hand over to the indigenous team and step back. Copper mining and electrowinning project.


April 1997 Bechtel-LTA Process Engineering Joint Venture
Commercial & Contracts Representative on Proposal team
Role Profile

Assisted in drafting the Procurement & Contracts section of the bid document for the EPCM of the Mozal Project, to be constructed by BHP Billiton. Identifying areas of potential involvement then meeting with team members to confirm my identified packages, drafting the framework documents for inclusion in the bid package and finally presenting to the BHPB bid adjudication team, after numerous dry-runs. Preparing bid proposal for Mozal aluminum smelter project.
Job role:
Management

Commercial Manager

August 1995 - March 1997

Saldanha Steel Project Client’s team

August 1995 - March 1997

Job role:
Management

Project Manager

December 1993 - August 1995

Columbus Stainless Steel Project Client’s Team

December 1993 - August 1995

Job role:
Management

contracts specialist

- August 1995

- August 1995

based initially at project head office in Johannesburg then later relocating to site in Saldanha Bay. Steel plant project.
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Contracts Manager

January 1992 - September 1993

Oil & Gas

South Africa

January 1992 - September 1993

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Claims Consultant

April 1991 - December 1991

Philip Loots & Associates

April 1991 - December 1991

Job role:
Consulting

Project Manager

December 1990 - March 1991

Aquafund (Pty) Ltd

December 1990 - March 1991

Job role:
Management

Recyclables Project

December 1989 - March 1991

Lurgi S.A

December 1989 - March 1991

Job role:
Management

Contracts Administrator

August 1987 - November 1989

E.L. Bateman (Pty) Ltd

August 1987 - November 1989

Platinum Mine)
Job role:
Administration

PROJECT MANAGER

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South Africa

-

Job role:
Management

Senior Consultant

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Construction Risk, Contracts & Claims, preparing, appraising and defending claims for extensions of time, prolongation costs, disruption costs, acceleration and recovery of disputed variations.
Job role:
Information Technology

Project Manager

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Petrochemicals Plan

-

Job role:
Management

Education

University of Cape Town

December 1972

December 1972

Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying

South Africa

Skills

Quantity Surveying
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Contract Administration
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Contract Management
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Negotiation
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Commercial Management
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CONSULTING
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CONSULTING
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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FINAL
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT
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LEGAL
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MANAGEMENT
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OIL PAINTING
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PROCUREMENT
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PROCUREMENT
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Quantity Surveying
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Contract Administration
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Contract Management
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Negotiation
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Languages

Afrikaans

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English

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