Key

Qualifications

experience as a Contracts/Commercial Engineer / Q.S. for petrochemical, oil & gas, paper mills, major civil, power industry and railways.

Responsible for setting up contracts (drafting) contract negotiations, pre-post contract administration close out, final accounts, claims management on major capital investment projects.

Experience in systems/spreadsheets/valuations/purchase orders.

Education and

Professional

Status

B.Sc. Civil Engineering

Experience

Record

Jan 2001 -present

Halcrow Group Limited (York and London offices)

Commercial Manager, TPWS NW Zone Project

& AMEC SWGPA Wye to Minster Re-signalling.

Southern Railways - Refurbishing all Depots based at Selhurst Depot. ( 5 Depots in total )

Providing QS and commercial services to the project management team, assisting in the following:

- Setting target prices

- Putting forward Change Requests

- Applications for Payment / Valuations

- Contract correspondence

- Contract close out

- Contract claims

- Variations to Contract

- Comparison Estimates

1999 - 2001

Adtranz Commercial Department (York, Reading & Derby)

Working on hire to Adtranz commercial department from their offices in York, Reading and Derby, on major railway projects.

Putting together budget prices for submittal to Railtrack, sending out tender enquiries, evaluating tenders, negotiating final prices, and terms & conditions. Placing of purchase orders, approving applications for payment, carrying out audits on contractor's offices on the following projects: Horsham, Nottingham Express Tramway, Thameslink.

Working on hire to Westinghouse Signals commercial departments, assigned to the WARM and Willesdon projects.

1997 - 1999

Voest - Alpine Lintz, Austria

Commercial / Contracts Manager on construction of steel mill complex. Day to day running of contracts department with commercial team. Dealing with claim situations from sub-contractors, formulating and submitting claims to client.

1995 - 1997

Leuna Refinery, Germany

Working in the contracts department on the construction of grass roots refinery. Looking after 4 major accounts on a day to day basis. Working on large claim against the client - claim successful.

1992 - 1995

Euro Mechanical, Abu Dhabi

Employed as Contracts Manager on construction and maintenance contracts in the oil and gas industry. Putting together department budget figures, preparing tenders, scope of works, checking tenders, commercially and technically. Working on large claim against the client - claim successful.

1990 - 1992

National Oil Company, Libya

Contracts Manager for the Pipeline Division of the NOC. Day to day running of the department, covering all aspects of contracts / commercial matters. Budget analysis, resources analysis, profit - loss analysis.

1987 - 1990

Global Associates (USA)

Senior Contracts Co-ordinator running civil, building, mechanical and electrical contracts in Saudi Arabia, on permanent hire to Aramco. Preparing tenders, tender evaluations, letting of sub-contracts and approval of payment applications.

1984 - 1987

Al-Khodari Establishment, Saudi Arabia

Contracts Manager running department on large civil engineering projects in the Kingdom. Responsible for all contractual matters on a day to day basis, reporting directly to the Commercial Director.

1980 - 1984

Foster Wheeler (UK)

Working in the contracts department on contracts administration. Putting together bid packages, evaluations of tenders. Placing purchase orders for large capital plant items. Visiting vendor workshops/offices during manufacture of plant items.