Dec. 2001 – Feb. 2002
Sr. Cost & Planning Engineer
Member of the Project Controls Department ( part time work on planning, scheduling & costing) in rendering engineering services for Saudi Aramco contracts.

Dec.2000 – Dec. 2001
Sr. Project Cost & Planning Engineer
Seconded to UNILUBE – Construction Site
Member of the United Lube Oil Company (UNILUBE) Project Construction Management Team (Client) as seconded for their Waste Oil Recovery Plant Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in supervision to Saudi Shinwha as the general contractor for field engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the plant.
• Responsible in developing and implementing project cost control for Unilube (Owner) that provides centralized planning and scheduling services in completing the construction of their Waste Oil Recovery Plant project.
• Provide cost committed and work breakdown analysis on the execution of construction costs, material procurement costs and indirect field expenditures of the project.
• Prepare cost reporting and coordinate project trending of costs and schedule
• Prepare cashflow plan and provide cashflow data to finance team on a monthly basis
• Coordinate/supervise the general contractor (Shinwa) in regards to the forecast project cost breakdown of subcontract works, material/equipment supplies and in-directs, project cash flow with basis to project schedule. Analyze the EPC contractor’s (Shinwa) cost and schedule information.
• Develop and set direction on budget preparation, resource planning, cost scheduling and control.
• Provide analysis of project data and identify opportunities to improve costs or schedule.
• Review/cross-check subcontract/purchase order invoices as per cost of quantities, material deliveries, material receiving reports and fieldwork progress. In addition, also review vendor invoices as per contract terms & conditions and as per Unilube finance/accounting requirements prior to payment approval.
• Coordinates with the Unilube field engineers in regards to materials/equipment activities status on site. Render spot checking of materials/equipments as per project requirement and proper documentation.
• Identify lags & delays on schedule and advise contractor for their plan of actions.
• Prepare and develop graphs, diagrams, bar charts, progress curves and other exhibits in illustrating project cost status for the Unilube project management team.
• Review and provide analysis on project contract cost expenditures against actual cost payments with the Unilube Finance/Accounting group. Monitor contract cost budget against actual cost expenditures.
• Provide cost review and analysis on project change proposals and subcontract bid proposals. Coordinate with individual engineers in the review and analysis of change orders and verify contractor costs & schedule.
• Interface with field engineering group regards work activity plan, work progress status, material procurement schedule in the preparation of project reports.
• Preparation of cost & progress reports by illustrating through bar charts, graphs, s-curves & data sheets.
• Other than the above tasks, I also provide administration of the site office IT and LAN systems, and also assist users in some program inquiries.