The document summarizes the responsibilities of a Senior Cost Manager position at Gleeds International Management & Construction Consultants in Egypt from January 2011 to March 2013. The responsibilities included reviewing performance bonds and insurance policies, attending meetings, implementing cost control procedures, assessing change orders and claims, maintaining registers of variations and payments, administering provisional sums, examining claims and advising on dispute resolution, and providing cost reporting and cash flow forecasts on a monthly basis.

1. 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.