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NICOLAAS SMITH

Candidate ID: 1279743

Career Summary

Skilled, experienced and graduated Project Controls Professional with 24 years relevant experience in Project Finance, Cost Engineering, Project Controls, Contract Management and Earned Value Management. Currently working for Steval Engineering (Pty) Ltd as Head of Project Management Office.

Skill Set

Project Controls, Cost Engineering

Professional Information

Total Experience : 26

Nationality : South Africa

Qualification Level : Graduate

Job Function : Oil / Gas / Petroleum

Work Location Preference : Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE

Detailed Profile

From August 2012 to May 2015 I Worked in Riyadh Saudi Arabia as a Level II Cost Engineer for Saudi Aramco under sponsorship of Hassan Abdul Karim Alghati & Sons on construction of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre. Did full Cost Engineering function with reporting staff compliment of 4 resources. Duties included Monthly Project Reporting for eight Job Centres with accumulative Project value of USD 2,171 Billion

From 18 February 2008 to 31 July 2012: Cost Engineer Mining and worked at RSV Consulting Engineers in Johannesburg as a Cost Engineer mainly for Lonmin. Worked on K4 Ore Reserve Development and Execution projects. Project value was USD 240Million. Also worked on various other Feasibility studies and reviews.

My experience includes working on Feasibility Studies, Execution Projects, WBS structuring, Estimating, Resource Planning, Cost Management, Contract Management, Procurement administration, Monthly Cost Reporting CAPEX and OPEX, Project Profit/Loss Reporting, Change Management, Service Level Agreements, Short, Mid, Longform and GES contracts. Earned Value Management, Cash flow Forecasting & Trend Analysis, Reporting Project overruns and reforecasting, Project Controls (Finance, Costing & Procurement).

Previously clients that I have done work for includes GALP, Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Lonmin, Tata Steel Mines (India) and Gautrain Rapid Rail.

Computer Skills: MS Office, PRISM Project Manager, PRISM Enterprise, SAP, Pastel Accounting, Crystal Report Writing, F9 Financial Reports SQL, MS Projects

Career Highlights include: Tata Steel Mines Feasibility Study reviews in India and receiving Chairman’s young Achiever award whilst in service of at RSV in December 2010.