1- Senior Cost Manager

For Gleeds International Management & Construction Consultants - Egypt Office, January 2011 to March 2013

Job Responsibilities

• Review Performance bonds and advance payments bonds submitted by the contractor and comment on same to the Employer. Advise the Employer on any extensions needed to such bonds.

• Review of the insurances required to be provided by the contractor in accordance with the contract. Advise the Employer on any extensions needed to such insurances.

• Attend start-up and progress meetings regularly. • Managing and Running Commercial meetings. • Implement a cost control procedure incorporating appropriate controls and manage construction Phase

costs including monthly cost reporting. • Assess and Value of change orders proposed by the consultants or the Employer. • Assess the entitlement and value of variation requests and claims from the contractor and negotiate

agreement of the same in conjunction with the Employer. • Maintain an up-to-date register of variation orders, both issued and under consideration, including

details of approval status. • Applying value engineering processes with technical consultant and the project manager. • Assessment and checking of contractor and/or vendor applications for payment and making

recommendation to the Employer. • Maintain up-to-date register of payments. • Administration of provisional sums expenditure, including the competitive tendering of any such

provisional sum packages, all in accordance with the Employers requirements. • Examining claims, notices and submissions and advising the Employer of their validity. Advising of

potential claims and claims avoidance. • Giving advice and assist with dispute resolution between contractor and project manager according to

contract terms. • Provide advice to the Employer in relation to any entitlement to liquidated damages under the contract. • Review and checking of the final account submitted by the contractor, adjusting as necessary, and

making recommendations to the Employer. • Update cash flow forecast monthly provided for the overall project cost plan. • Issuing at monthly intervals, detailed cost reports updating all elements of the cost plan.