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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Ab, Canada

Consultancy services to clients including LNG Canada, Imperial Oil, Veresen, SNC Lavalin, TengizChevroil, Amec Clean Energy, COAA, and others. During this period work included contract development work (including contract compensation exhibits, bid check estimates, bid evaluation, bid normalization, and recommendation), cold eyes review of commercial documents and estimates, estimating (preparing Class 5 and Class 4 estimates, validating 3rd party estimates), and ongoing development of a Contracts Administration Toolbox.

Calgary, Ab, Canada

Managed a large construction contract with compensation methods including lump sum, unit rate, and reimbursable components. Oversaw subcontracting activities and negotiate a significant volume of contract changes with contractor.

Calgary, Ab, Canada

Prepared Bills of Approximate Quantities (BOAQ) and Schedule of Rates for the piling works. Conducted proposal evaluations including normalization and conforming commercial clarifications. Collaborated with Project Controls and Contracts Departments in the standardization of schedules or rates for future contracts.

Ft. Mcmurray, Ab; Ain Soukhna, Egypt; Perth, Australia

Several roles held with KBR: started as Quantity Surveyor doing takeoffs and ended as a supervisor of a team of five Quantity Surveyors responsible for quantifying IFC engineering documents, writing RFIs as needed, and verifying construction progress for progress payment validation. Additional responsibilities included; assistance in ITT development, tender review, updates to contract Bill of Quantities, construction progress and productivity monitoring and reporting, and quantity forecasting.