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Responsible for ensuring that 100 million+ of Petroleum Construction Contracts are managed strategically through streamlining the Contract Management process for maximum results.- Negotiate contract terms and conditions, coordinate technical scopes of work including interface with all project disciplines.- Lead internal Request for Proposal (RFP) and RFP explanation meetings, contract pre-award meetings, final negotiations, and drafting / finalization of contract documents.- Conduct formal contractor alignment / construction kick off sessions.- Address and lead in evaluation of changes to the scope of work.- Conduct and record weekly construction progress meetings.- Monitor contractor progress and productivity.- Receive, evaluate and approve all contractor invoices.- Support the project team in forecasting final contract values on a monthly basis.- Lead the evaluation of any claims and work towards an equitable solution.- Perform timely closeout and final evaluation of contractor performance.- Maintain and manage timely communications with each contractor.- Maintain Contract documents for archive filing and completion of Project, including the day to day administraction and maintenance of the contract management database.- Support construction in the interpretation of contracts to prevent and mitigate changes and claims.- Coordinate Contracts activities with Fluor Construction and IORVL Execution.- Provide contractual support to Construction, Engineering, HSE, ITT and other departments.- Meet with project controls at least monthly to reconcile commitments and using the Forecast Worksheet, to forecast the contract growth for every contract.- Monthly, run the contract status report, the insurance log, bond log, claim log, the contractor's performance indicator report, commitment report and the contract closeout report and look for errors, discrepancies, omissions and outdated information.

In a competitive market led a team of 23 Industrial Drivers to exceed the company efficiency goal by 9% in 2009 producing a 13% year over year improvement well maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction and a significantly improved safety record.•Set realistic productivity benchmarks based on the employees’ individual skill and experience.•Reduced incidents, injuries and accidents by 21% in 2009.•Facilitated all training for Safety Rules Book, New Hire Orientation and Pre/Post Trip Inspections.•Performed Route Cause Analysis on incidents, accidents and injuries and completed all necessary paperwork.• Worked cross functionally with the Sales Team to ensure all escalated customer concerns were addressed immediately and proper follow up was performed.• Counselled Drivers on performance through an Observational Behaviour Assessment Process.• Tracked performance results of individual employees and course corrected when required.• Able to Manage and inspire within a Union Environment, very familiar with the importance of understanding the policies of a collective agreement.• Developed a strong team through mentoring as well as selecting new team members using the STARS Interview process.• Interfaced with customers with respect to Service and Safety Issues, including environmental cleanup.• Managed Dynamic Daily Routing in conjunction with Dispatch team to ensure we were meeting the customer expectations efficiently.Project CoordinatorInvolved in the initial 3 stages of the Breakthrough Performance Leadership Project until sustainability was achieved.

Responsible for Supervision and Coordination of a Large Crew of Field Service Technicians.• Instrumental in Pre-job discussions, ordering parts and providing tooling required for completion.• Setup reviewed and processed service work orders to meet corporate and branch objectives.• Collaborated and researched training materials fundamental in enhancing the productivity of the Field Service Department.• Respected and promoted safety in Field Service.• Participated in daily safety meetings.• Acted as a liaison between the Sales Department and Service Department to ensure critical deadlines were achieved.• Organized and coordinated all external part orders for customer specific engine design.• Assumed responsibility for developing a training manual which outlined the policies and procedures for Sales Coordination.• Managed, processed and setup all required paperwork and schedules of Industrial Petroleum Sales.• Addressed and or delegated customer inquiries in regard to technical, equipment forecasts, or account maintenance queries.