Sofie Zahra, Senior Contracts Engineer

Sofie Zahra

Senior Contracts Engineer

PT Mitra Murni Perkasa

Location
Indonesia
Education
Master's degree, Construction Law
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Senior Contracts Engineer at PT Mitra Murni Perkasa
  • Indonesia - Jakarta
  • My current job since March 2022

Responsible to support Contracts Manager for all contract management activities for pre-award and post-award contract, the activities shall include but not limited to tender process, contract drafting for Feasibility Study, EPC contracts, small contracts, service contracts, PO & contract amendment, contract review and negotiation, Change order & claims analysis, Contract monitoring and contract closeout.

Project Details:
MMP Smelter Nickel Project Balikpapan ( est. 900 MILLION USD)

Contract Engineer at PT Kilang Pertamina Balikpapan
  • Indonesia - City of Balikpapan
  • July 2020 to February 2022

- Reviewed and improved the existing contract management strategy for a more efficient contract management implementation.
- Reviewed the existing contracts and agreements and advised risk and potential improvements by using industry standard and in compliance with applicable legal and regulation.
- Performed contract and claims management strategy worth for $9, 4 billion accumulative savings through rigorous claims review and negotiation and successfully maintained cost escalation less than 3% of project value.
- Monitored and evaluated day-to-day project execution to ensure contract compliance and advised for any potential risk and its mitigation.
- Reviewed and negotiated claims, change orders, Extension of Time (EOT) from Contractor, and contract amendment.

Senior Project Control at PT BITA ENARCON ENGINEERING
  • Indonesia - Jakarta
  • January 2019 to March 2020

• Assisted client to set up PMO (Project Management Office) KAI LRT and PMO standard for effective project management;
• Monitored, controlled, evaluated LRT schedule and project performance during project execution to prevent/ minimise project delay and cost overrun;
• Identified, monitored and managed project risks and issues in terms of contract, scope, schedule, cost, and project governance, and ensured the risks are managed properly;
• Managed client’s expectations and assisted client in managing contractors and the stakeholders;

Project Legal and Contract Management at PT Rekayasa Industri
  • Indonesia - Jakarta
  • April 2018 to December 2018

• Managed contractual and commercial issues, including contract review, contract drafting, change order & claim preparation, contract and commercial negotiation, and delay analysis;
• Assisted and advised project manager related to the contractual and commercial issues, change order, variations, and prepared claim and notifications to subcontractors and clients to prevent additional costs.
• Managed and administered contract (post-tender) and resolved budgetary issues exceeding $150 million USD;
• Executed 25 variations and contract modifications valued at $20 million USD.

Construction and Contracts Administration Specialist at PT Rekayasa Industri
  • Indonesia
  • June 2012 to July 2016

• Involved in procurement process (pre-tender: prepared requisition, Purchase Order, negotiation, drafted subcontract agreement) and contract administration (post-tender: managed claims, variations and change order, issued notifications) to ensure project execution meets project objectives (Scope, Time, Costs);
• Evaluated and verified subcontractors deliverables according to the contractual requirements for subcontract value of $5 million up to $15 million USD.
• Successfully prevent commercial loss of the project for about 1.5 million USD (from Variation Order, Claims, Scope & BoQ control);
• Established and improved corporate project standard, policy, and procedures for more efficient project delivery.


Project Highlight:
SAMUR PROJECT | SIPITANG, SABAH -MALAYSIA | AUG 2012 - SEPT 2014
· Client : Petronas Chemicals Fertiliser Sabah, Malaysia
· Project Value : 366, 979, 208 USD (Lump Sum Fixed Price) and 637, 902, 290 USD (Target Cost)
· Scope of works: Civil and Infrastructures, Mechanical & Electrical, and Pre-commissioning Works

SUMPAL COMPRESSION PROJECT | SUMPAL, SOUTH SUMATERA - INDONESIA | JAN 2015 - AUG 2016
· Client: ConocoPhillips (Grissik) Ltd.
· Project Value : more than 100 million USD
· Scope of works: Civil and Infrastructures, Mechanical & Electrical, and Pre-commissioning Works

Subcontracts Engineer at PT Tripatra Engineering and Constructors
  • Indonesia - Jakarta
  • November 2011 to June 2012

• Involved in procurement and subcontract management of Oil & Gas Project. Developed procurement strategy to prevent commercial loss and project overruns, contributed to secure project budget up to $3.5million (0.5%);
• Responsible for subcontractor’s selection, contract negotiation and contract drafting, claims management, and other contract administration activities.


Project Highlight:
BANYU URIP EPC-1 PROJECT | BOJONEGORO, CENTRAL JAVA | 2011 - 2012
· Client: ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd.
· Project Value : more than 750 million USD
· Scope of works: Civil and Infrastructures, Mechanical & Electrical, and Pre-commissioning Works

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER at PT KPC
  • Indonesia
  • January 2008 to November 2011

* Involved in engineering and construction activities related to slope
stability, including pit area, dumping area, and other infrastructures.
* Lead a small team for site investigation activities;
* Lead and supervise Subcontractor’s works at site;
* Coordinated with other departments to ensure the design is applicable

Education

Master's degree, Construction Law
  • at University of Melbourne
  • December 2017

The construction law program is a coursework program that provides extensive legal and managerial knowledge in the field of construction industry to fill the gap between theories and practices of construction law in the projects such as commercial issues, risks, project delivery, contractual frameworks (inc. FIDIC) and contract administration.

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Institut Teknologi Bandung
  • October 2007

Construction Management Water Resources Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Steel Structure Engineering Reinforce Concrete Transport Planning

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Contract Review
Contract Negotiation
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
ENGINEERING
FINANCIAL
MICROSOFT WORKS
NEGOTIATION
PROGRESS
Delay Analysis
Contract Drafting
Contract Analysis

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Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institut
  • Mentor Bandung Branch Leader
  • November 2015

Training and Certifications

Contract Management (Training)
Training Institute:
BlueVisions
Date Attended:
July 2015
Duration:
60 hours

Hobbies

  • Running
  • aerobic
    practice twice a week
  • Swimming
    Practice one a week
  • Photography
  • Traveling
    Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Saudi Arabia, Hongkong, Australia