Experienced Senior Cost Control Engineer with a demonstrated history of independently managing over 3 billion dirhams worth of Projects. Skilled in Cost Control, Earned Value, Oracle, MS Dynamics AX, Epromis, Site Execution and Cost Management. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.E) from VTU, Bangalore – India. Excellent understanding of the market conditions, market rates with the strong analytical skills and the ability to make good decisions even when working in stressful environment with multiple projects at once. Can communicate findings in a very precise and clear way to the top management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Cost Control Engineer
Royal Group (SPM)
Abu Dhabi
02.2023 - Current
Implemented cost reporting and cost control strategies for Construction Projects at
Sea Palace
Bateen Palace
Al Ain Palace and other 48 Projects under Government.
Received Award for demonstrating exceptional initiative, leadership and dedication at Royal Group for successful managing total Controlled Budget of AED 400 Million
Provided enablers based on swim lane approach on process improvement for Warehouse Store, Asset Management, Client Billing process.
Harnessed data visualization to drive insights through management CVR reporting, to report on Actual Cost, Earned Value, Remaining Cost, Costs at Completion and Variance Analysis, MTD & YTD
Support in Estimation for New Projects
Senior Cost Control Engineer
Best Building Contracting (Bldg Co. Best llc)
Dubai
06.2019 - 01.2023
Developed and Implemented project cost control systems (Epromis), operational procedures, and reporting systems to control flow of funds for capital projects in accordance with policies and procedures
Monthly CVR with accurate and timely information of budget, commitments, forecast, trends, variances, progress, performance, risk and opportunity, contingency, and cash flow
Possessing wide range of ERP implementation experience of Oracle Fusion R13, Microsoft Dynamics AX & Epromis
Forecasted budget overrun accurately ahead of time, and management took necessary action to terminate project
Organized and led updated budget review meetings with management on monthly basis
Performing Detailed Cost analysis of CAPEX and OPEX and all other duties related to Cost Control.
Projects
Al Jada Project by Arada consisting of 16 buildings in Sharjah
Project Value - 430,000,000 dhm
Slaughter House at Kalba & Al Dhaid
Project Value - 82,000,000 dhm
Al Ansari Tower(Al Noor Tower) in Dubai
Project Value - 118,369,331 dhm
Gardenia Residence at Dubai Hills
Project Value - 203,914,388 dhm
Marriot Hotel Project
Project Value - 56,000,000 dhm
ASAS
Project Value - 106,000,000 dhm
Scientific Research
Project Value - 42,000,000 dhm
Cost Control Engineer
Royal International Construction (Abu Dhabi) United Al Saqer Group
07.2017 - 06.2019
Preparation of Budget, with detailed Cost breakdown of Manpower, Material, Subcontractor, Equipment's, Other finance Costs, Prelims.
Carrying out cost control activities, quantity and costs budget definition, cost variance analysis and cost control reports production (BCWPR, ACWPR ,CTC, CAC)
Analyze Master Budget, Revised Budget, and Cost Variance from budget till date, Balance Committed Cost; balance Uncommitted/ Anticipated cost, Cost to Complete (CTC)/Balance to Complete, Cost at Completion (CAC)/ Estimated at Completion, Cost Variance at Completion (CVAC)
Entering approved budget in ERP and setting hard limit and transaction control
Keeping track of Internal budget transfers, budget trends
Performing LRA, SRC, analysis
Reviewing, Approving or rejecting PR's against budget allocated for each projects
Preparation of Monthly KPI's for Costing and operation for all projects
Monthly Site Visits to all projects
Experienced in handling large scale projects
Co-ordinate with QS, Accounts, Stores, Purchase, and Planning by compiling data and Prepare Cost Reports
Explain to GM status of each project from consolidated cost report prepared and approved by respective PMs
Provide Variance analysis and root cause analysis of changes
Site visits to check manpower hiring, equipment rentals and cross verify against data provided
Carrying out any Head Office duties when required
Auditing for Legal Cases of subcontractors and liaising with Lawyers
Furnishing requested data to Finance like Cash Flows, Revenue Vs Cost.
PROJECTS
Bawabat Al Sharq Phase 3 Villas in Abu dhabi
Project Value - 313 Million dhm
3D Panels Building at Sila, Abu dhabi
Project Value - 42 Million dhm
Sofouh Private Villas in Dubai
Project Value – 73 Million dhm
Residential building (B+G+16) in Dubai
Project Value – 56 Million dhm
G+4P+15 JVC Residential Tower in Dubai
Project Value – 45 Million dhm
JV Mediclinic Hospital Project with Shapoorji
Project Value – 310 Million dhm
Al Dehaimi Musaffah, Abu Dhabi
Project Value – 51 Million dhm
Construction Project Engineer
Degroot General Contracting and General Maintenance (Abu Dhabi)
Responsibilities: Responsible for Estimation, Tendering, Planning and Scheduling, Contracts Management and Execution
Estimation, Pre tendering and Post tendering of Project
Planning and Scheduling, Preparing WBS, resource allocation, setting up baseline, tracking project and analyzing critical path
Review of Architectural, Structural and MEP Drawings
Preparation of Master Schedule
Finalizing Subcontractors and procuring materials
Arranging all required documents for inspection of Municipality
Preparation of Variation and Claims Report
Coordinating with Client daily and Consultant on weekly basis
Reporting daily, weekly and monthly activities to Management
Execution of Site Work with respect to proper PPE and quality control
Achievement: Alarmed my boss about project as it was in loss at very critical stage
Saved 1 million as I made new contract with Client and Consultant and I Completed project within revised budget.
Planning & QS Engineer
Bearys Group (India)
12.2013 - 04.2015
Responsible for daily management, coordination and successful completion of the project by Planning, scheduling, tracking & reporting to the directors
Update Resource Pool to include resource additions, deletions, rates, and calendar changes
Preparing the Baseline program by estimating activities duration via appropriate techniques to track the schedule deviations and to determine critical path activities
Simultaneously publishing the project in server and tracking it Project Online
Generating reports like Late tasks, Critical tasks, Slipping tasks, Project Overview, Earned Value, Milestone Reports and presenting the same for the Management.
As a Construction Quantity Surveyor - Pricing and estimating contracts
Study architectural and engineering drawings and specifications
Estimating the quantities after the preparation of structural drawings
Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule and Bill of Quantities(BOQ).
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering
VTU
India
Skills
Fast learner and extremely flexible
Adapt well to changes
Leadership qualities
Work under pressure
Problem-solving
Innovative
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Urdu
Native
Kannada
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate
Accomplishments
Received recognition for best performing employee at Royal Group.
Received highest rating at Annual Performance Evaluation
Implemented Oracle Fusion Release 13 ERP, Epromis
Participated in Expo 2020 Volunteering program organized by Dubai Police
Selected at a National Level Contest – MAD LTD. (Make a difference and lead the difference, finding tomorrow's leaders today) for the post of Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and was one among the 15 Madsters. I was invited to New Dehli in 2011 for the post of CEO MAD LTD, met Vineet Nayar who was the CEO of HCL Technologies who gave us valuable tips on leadership skills, met Author Chetan Bhagat (films like 3 idiots, Kai Po Che have been inspired from his novels) and many top minds of India.
Certification
Cost Control Certification from 3fold institute.
Certified Cost Professional
Affiliations
Painting, Photography and Pencil Sketching
Chess, Cricket
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Cost Control Engineer
Royal Group (SPM)
02.2023 - Current
Senior Cost Control Engineer
Best Building Contracting (Bldg Co. Best llc)
06.2019 - 01.2023
Cost Control Engineer
Royal International Construction (Abu Dhabi) United Al Saqer Group
07.2017 - 06.2019
Construction Project Engineer
Degroot General Contracting and General Maintenance (Abu Dhabi)