Michael Stephens Email & Phone Number

Kincardine, Ontario

Mechanical and Electrical estimator in the oversite team reviewing contractor and Bruce Power estimates supporting the 10 year Life Extension Campaign at the Bruce A and Bruce B Nuclear Power Stations. Provide confirmation that estimates include the full scope of the BOE and that exceptions/assumptions are reasonable and well documented. Confirm equipment and material costs are derived from supplier quotes or in-house databases. Check latest drawing revisions have been used. Verify Trade Rates, shift allowances, uplifts for work in Tyveks/Plastics, overtime, standby/stand-down etc are in accordance with the Trade Union agreements. Present a detailed report to the Client with all recommendations, corrections and omissions clearly documented.

Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada

COMMERCIAL LEAD – Andritz Hydro, Lower Churchill Project, Labrador, Canada – 2016 to PresentDeveloped and implemented a site based variation process to capture, define and estimate the cost and schedule implications of field generated scope changes on an 824 MW Hydro Electric Generating facility. These changes arise from in-house engineering, Andritz subcontractors, suppliers and fabricators, the Client and their contractors. Used historical Purchase Order information to generate a site based equipment rental and material data base.

Sakhalin Region, Russian Federation

Analyze progress and cost implications of EPCM FEED development and construction progress for a portfolio of Offshore and Onshore brownfield projects. Supported Exxon Corporate estimating function by developing Unit Rates from field reported productivity.

Aukra Norway

Initiate implementation of Planning, Cost Engineering, Estimating, Contract Management and Document Control procedures at site, for a $1 Billion brownfield gas plant expansion inside an operating plant. Verify EPCM contractors compliance with contracted deliverables. Recruit local and expatriate staff.

Bucharest, Romania

Introduce Earned Value Measurement and project management techniques to the E&P division for the upgrading and improvement of a country wide oil & gas collection, treatment and distribution network. Manage and train a department of expat and national planning, costing and estimating staff. Developed project controls guidelines & standards for the Exploration & Production division to be rolled out and implemented globally. Provide set-up support and training for national and local staff. Conduct Peer reviews and other governance checks.

Lagos Nigeria

Supervised a team of planners, cost engineers and estimators in support of FEED, Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning for rehab projects in the tank farm, gas plant, export lines and SPM. Work included fabrication and delivery schedules to support local contractors.

Sakhalin Region, Russian Federation

Develop Estimating and Cost Control procedures for the Central Engineering Dept on a major platform rejuvenation. Verify Engineering and Construction estimates submitted by Engineering Consultant. Developed WBS and First Principle estimates for a $6 Billion LNG train addition and pipeline extensions. Supported Contract Claims Department with check estimates for 2 Train LNG plant under construction.

Bonny Island Nigeria

Supervised a team of planners, cost engineers, quantity surveyors and document clerks on the $1.5 Billion rehab of the existing tank farm, installation of new process area, new power generation plant and 48” export line with SBM. Work performed under EPIC contract using local workforce. Supported the Contract Claims Department with check estimates.

Ajax Ontario Canada

Responsible for conceptual estimates thru to claims extras and commissioning costs of a $500M Design/Build project providing robotic inspection equip for boilers, heat exchangers, turbines, piping and reactors in the Power, Oil & Gas and Chemical industries. Supervised the preparation/updating of the 5-Year Business Plans for the Nuclear Outage Division with a Yearly Budget of $500M. Created estimating processes and templates to support the Proposals Dept bids for overseas inspection contracts.

Toronto, Canada Area

Developed estimates from proposal to award of EPCM contract, developed the estimates into cost control accounts and provided on site cost engineering and scheduling for the $120M Bakyrchik Gold Extraction Plant in Kazakstan and the $100M Carbon Black Plant in the Ultramar refinery, Montreal, Quebec. Supported the Claims Department with estimates for contract extras.

Kyrgyzstan

Post EPCM contract award, developed the estimates into cost control accounts and provided on site cost engineering, incl. Claims estimates for the $450 Million dollar Kumtor Gold Mine Construction Project. Produced estimates from proposal to award of EPCM contract, developed the estimates into cost control accounts/schedule activities for the $20M Ararat Tailings Recovery Plant in Armenia

Romania

Trained and managed local planning staff in the Nuclear Piping Department on $2B Nuclear reactor construction project using local contractors and a direct labour force of 6,000 trades. Established and trained an estimating section to verify contractors’ claims

Ontario, Canada

Managed the Estimating, Cost Engineering and Planning departments on a $2.4B Power Plant brownfield project using Contractors and 2,600 direct hire trades. Introduced cost engineers and planners into the daily tailgate meetings to monitor Risk

Ontario, Canada

Managed the Estimating/Change Control Department and Cost Engineering Departments on the construction of 8 Nuclear Power Units with a CAPEX of $21 Billion, peaking at 7,000 direct hire trades. Monitored forecast changes, productivity control and scope changes to produce estimate/budget variances for Board approval. Developed Risk Table

Ontario, Canada

Provided budget/forecast cost flows for the $10 billion Bruce Nuclear Power Plant construction project peaking at 5,000 direct hire trades. Developed level 3 and 4 schedules for the construction program and construction support to planned and emergency outages for the operating station

Ontario, Canada

Onsite Estimator and claims verifier for above ground/underground galleries, crushers, radial stackers, conveyors, change rooms, cement batching plant and Headworks at the Texas Gulf Kid Creek Copper Mine.