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and Cost Control (PECC) Manager, Akco, & Various commercial

START Date: 
August, 2012
END Date: 
January, 2006

 

SENIOR COST CONTROL

 Main Activities:

  • Maintain familiarity with all aspects of the Project Controls Plan and and Strategy;
  • Managing and controlling the department budgets working closely with the Budget Holder;
  • Maintain reports to accurately reflect current budgets, invoices and committed costs; projected-to-go or cost-to-complete estimates; budget variances; cash flow projections and schedules of values for individual contracts or projects;
  • Support integration of cost & budget data between Planning Data Base – Primavera P6 and Finance SAP, and coordinating the cost control activities of the KPD;
  • Interface with Project Departments in all aspects related to Project Budget and Cost Control;
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of the cost reporting system using Excel, SAP and SIGEP; SIGEP power user & support for Cost Team;
  • Allocate project costs in accordance with the Project WBS and CBS;
  • Coordinate and prepares input to the Monthly Progress Report by gathering cost data, schedule dates, progress, financial information, contracts input, construction reporting, forecasting and narratives and assure the integrity of the data;
  • Produce value of work done forecast and phasing for the Common & General and Common Support Contracts;
  • Execute Cost Control for both Common & General, Common Support Contracts and in-house management costs;
  • Carry out cost risk analysis and management of reserve utilization (contingencies);
  • Support Project Engineers in developing estimates and contracts cost control;
  • Support and coordinate junior project controls personnel.

 

ConocoPhillips - Project Control Department  (2006 – 2008)

SENIOR COST CONTROL

 Main Activities:

  • Budgeting & Cost Control for Exploration, Development, OPEX and G&A;
  • Forecasting and narratives and assure the integrity of the data; Perform VOWD/Trend/ Progress analysis; 
  • Periodic site visits to review cost, schedule and reporting processes to assess performance/ compliance.

 

  •  Prepare monthly cost reports;
  • Ensure effective reporting function across multi discipline internal teams;
  • Review project man-hours and the allocation of man-hours in conjunction with Planning on a weekly basis;
  • Incorporate new KPI’s (Key Performance Identification) into measurement process, as needed based on periodic PCD review of KPI’s.

 

Supervisory and Managerial Duties:

  • Managing Cost Department and ensuring that all tasks have been assigned on a daily basis;
  • Managing Training and Supporting the Business Services Graduates;
  • Managing Training and Supporting junior members of the Cost Department.