OGUZHAN KOCABAS

• Directed and managed all project funcƟons including construcƟon, engineering, commercial,
contracts, finance, planning, project controls, procurement, QA/QC, HSE, tesƟng & commissioning, and
handover.
• Held full accountability for project profitability, budget control, cash flow management, commercial
performance, risk miƟgaƟon, and contractual compliance.
• Served as a key member of senior management responsible for achieving project objecƟves related to
schedule, cost, quality, safety, and client saƟsfacƟon.
• Led mulƟdisciplinary teams with project organizaƟons exceeding 5, 000 direct and indirect personnel,
and subcontractor organizaƟons throughout all project phases from execuƟon through close-out and
handover.
• Managed execuƟve-level relaƟonships with the client, consultants, government authoriƟes, uƟlity
providers, and strategic stakeholders.
• Directed claims management, commercial recovery iniƟaƟves, contract administraƟon, and dispute
resoluƟon acƟviƟes.
• Directed and managed all project delivery, commercial, financial, contractual, operaƟonal, and
stakeholder management funcƟons.
• Led project governance, project controls, risk management, reporƟng systems, and performance
management processes supporƟng execuƟve decision-making.

• Served as of with responsibility for business development, regional
operaƟons management, strategic growth iniƟaƟves, and market expansion across CIS countries and
North Africa.
• Simultaneously served as Manager of YTY LLC, Yüksel ConstrucƟons Kazakhstan-based operaƟng
company, with full execuƟve responsibility for company operaƟons, project delivery, financial
performance, organizaƟonal management, and shareholder reporƟng.
• Directed mulƟdisciplinary teams responsible for project execuƟon, commercial management,
planning, procurement, contracts administraƟon, and client management.
• Managed company-wide budgeƟng, financial planning, resource allocaƟon, operaƟonal performance,
and business development acƟviƟes.
• Established governance frameworks, reporƟng systems, operaƟonal procedures, and performance
management processes supporƟng sustainable growth and operaƟonal excellence.
• Directed FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) studies, development iniƟaƟves, and hotel management
acƟviƟes across the region.
• Managed execuƟve-level relaƟonships with clients, investors, consultants, financial insƟtuƟons,
government authoriƟes, and strategic partners while reporƟng directly to shareholders and senior
execuƟve leadership.
Selected Projects

Progressed through increasingly senior positions from Site Engineer to Project Director, successfully delivering major construction and infrastructure projects across multiple countries between 1985 and 2009.

• Project Director: US Embassy Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan
• Project Director: East and West WWTP and O&M, Adana, Türkiye
• Project Manager: Antalya City Wastewater Collection Network., Antalya, Türkiye
• Project Manager: Business Development in Abuja & Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• Project Manager: Adana Airport International Terminal Building, Adana, Türkiye
• Section Manager: ANKARAY Light Rail Transit Systems, Ankara, Türkiye
• Site Manager: T.M.O. Jetty Extension & Conveyor Line, Mersin, Türkiye
• Site Manager: U.S. Air Base Power Upgrade, Sinop, Türkiye
• Site Engineer: Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir, Türkiye