SAP
· A seasoned professional with more than 14 years of experience in the project control plus the relevant expertise in controlling & monitoring the project total cost such as verification of the invoices and claims from suppliers & vendors, forecasting.
· Competent in developing proper plans & strategies for the cost controlling support for all projects including variation reporting & progress monitoring, along with ensuring the project cost are properly documented or recorded.
· Adept in adhering to the effective project implementation and the proper utilization of the productive reports that are derived to keep a track of the status of all procurements, invoices, and deliveries till the complete closure of the project.
· Proficient in managing the cost engineering functions including budget preparation, cost control, forecasting and cost reporting while handling the financial risk and current cost control database.
· Well-versed in maintaining the project personnel relationships with individual discipline group leaders, along with determining the schedule, estimates and work scope to execute and complete deliverables within budget.
· Expert in investigating the requirements for formulating an estimation & control of the budget data while offering assistance for both administrative & organizational activities in executing cost analysis and estimation.
· Managing as Cost control manager for Jubail IG Hub project (Saudi Arabia) all the relevant activities i.e. Cost forecasting including Manpower, procurement, construction. Review with management.
· Managed the Gulf Coast Ammonia Project (Texas City and overseeing all the relevant activities of the cost control like cost forecast, manpower forecast preparation, review with management, update in SAP & EcoSys tools.
· Handling creation of new project while overseeing the associated WBS, Network, Activities creation in the SAP.
· Performing the PO assessment for the new and balance commitments and updated to management.
· Managing the preparation of invoices on an inter-company basis, along with executing the EVM Analysis.
· Handled the job role of a cost analyst and created cost reports on a monthly basis for the various Dow’s Capital/Expenses Projects on a global basis.
· Established the Cost baseline via the EcoSys tools in accordance to the updated Cost Estimate and Schedule guidelines.
· Accumulating & comparing the SAP reports for key areas like commitments, actual hours/resources/budget spent, and man-hours for evaluation.
· Shared the monthly reports to the Project Manager/Engineer of respective projects for evaluation of the same.
· Created the Cost Control Report (CCR) comprising the updates related to the Actual Cost, Estimate to Complete (ETC), Forecast Plan, and reporting to the management, along with preparing the Cost Accruals on a monthly basis.
· Supervising the development of the reports related to the monthly manpower, equipment, subcontract, security cost & forecast, along with updating & conveying the same in the form of Cost Control Report (CCR) and implementing the same in the Project Status report (PSR) to HO Project Control Dept.
· Kept a track of the project master schedule in accordance with the scope of the project through evaluating the best logical relationship in engineering, manufacturing and construction disciplines by the incorporation of the Primavera P6 software.
· Prepared reports for the client & head office on a daily/weekly/monthly basis by accumulating data from the subcontractor and Construction team.
· Performed the preparation of schedule, tracking, and recovery plans for the development activities related to the assigned projects.
· Offered assistance for the project organizational and administrative-based activities.
· Oversaw the development & incorporation of the schedules into the total project plan.
· Managed the development the schedules and updating the same on a regular basis.
· Tracked the recovery plan development activities associated with the projects.
· Managed the preparation of the method statement for the proper execution of the project-based activity and approval by client.
· Organized Progress Meeting on a weekly basis while creating the Minutes of Meeting.
· Actively involved in the weekly engineering and client progress meetings, along with preparing the Minutes of Meeting and conveying all the matters of concern.
· Actively participated in the project review meetings for monitoring the progress of the project, along with mitigating the hurdles by understanding the requirements.
· Communicated with the execution team for accumulating information about the project status/progress.
· Monthly RA Bill prepared based on actual work done and submitted to client for certification.
· Daily, monthly report prepared and submitted to client.
· Subcontractors Invoices reviewed and certified.
· Worked as Site Engineer for portion of project.
Cost Control
PMP
SAP
EcoSys
Primavera (P6)
MS Office
Prince2
PMP