Casparus Jan Hendrik Scheepers has over 40 years of experience in capital project cost engineering and management. He has filled roles such as Principal Cost Engineer, Cost Manager, and Project Controls Manager on projects in various industries. Currently, he is seeking a position that utilizes his skills in cost reporting, forecasting, change management, and computer programs like Excel, Word, and SAP.

1. RESUME
Details
Name : Casparus Jan Hendrik Scheepers - (Cas)
Address : 68 Honiball Street
Rynfield
Benoni
1501
Discipline : Principal Cost Engineer / Cost Manager
Date of Birth : 13th March 1949
Nationality : South African
Languages : English, Afrikaans
Contact Number : 072 148 4124 or (011) 425 1254
E=Mail : cas.scheepers@outlook.com
Qualification : Matriculation Certificate - 1966
Professional Profile
A self-motivated, focussed and diligent professional with an array of experience
gained through the delivery of small to large projects across the minerals and
metals, power generation and paper and pulp industries. One who utilises first
class organisation and analytical capabilities in order to complete complex and
demanding projects on time and within budget. An accomplished and articulate
communicator with exemplary interpersonal skills, a strong customer focus and
the ability to build trust and credibility with partners of all levels
Objective
Currently seeking a position that will utilise and build upon existing skill base
while encouraging personal and professional progress

2. Summary of Experience
Approximately 40 years of experience in the Capital Projects environment.
Filled positions as Senior Site Administrator, Cost Engineer and Senior Cost
Engineer, Project Controls Manager on small to large projects, and responsible
for the control, forecasting and monitoring of all elements of project cost from
project set-up to closeout within the Project Management environment of which
most within the Minerals and Metals, Power Generation and Paper and Pulp
Industries.
Approximately 7 Years’ experience in the Commercial Industry through
Bookkeeping to Investment Advisor
Operating the following computer packages:
MS Excel
MS Word
MS Outlook
In house Systems - Live link, Oracle and Prism Costing.
SAPPI NGODWANA - GOCELL PROJECT
15 October 2012 to 31 October 2013
Principal Cost Engineer (Official Title Financial Manager)
Duties:
• Responsible for the delivery of cost engineering services on the Sappi Go
Cell Project with a budget of R3.4 billion.
• Delivered monthly update reports of committed and actual costs received
from Sappi SAP reports and forecasts utilising Excel based cost report to
the management team.
• Forecasting through trending and monthly meetings with Area Managers,
Sub Contracts Administrators and Quantity Surveyors.
• Submission of Monthly Cost reports to Sappi Management.
• Managed Change Control, Coding and approval of Project Commitments.

3. • Attended Monthly Management Cost Meetings and provided updates to
Area managers as well as issuing Steercom Report together with detailed
Cost Narrative.
• Setting up and maintaining Contractors Claims & Contractors Back
Charge Registers.
• Managed the performance of Cost Engineer / Assistant towards the
achievement of all aims and objectives
MURRAY AND ROBERTS PROJECTS (PTY) LIMITED – MEDUPI POWER
PROJECT
August 2009 to 12 October 2012
Principal Cost Engineer / Cost Manager
Duties:
• Duties with effect from 1 July 2011 include the successful Management of
all aspects of the Costing Department.
• Approval of all Creditors Invoices for payment, including Subcontractors
Progress Certificates
• Issuing of Monthly Management Cost Report and Cost Narrative for
Review with Site and Head Office Management.
• Assisting and Managing the Senior Cost Engineer and Quantity Surveyors
on the Medupi Power Project.
• Issuing of Monthly Statement of Account to Client and MRP Management
with Certified values obtained from Progress Certificates and Claims and
Variations obtained from Commercial Department, ensuring reconciliation
of Certificate before issue to Client.
• Issuing of Monthly Approved, Certified and Payments received schedule to
Finance Department.
MURRAY AND ROBERTS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS – SAPPI AMAKHULU
PROJECT - SAICOR

4. May 2007 to July 2009
Principal Cost Engineer
Duties:
• To perform Cost Engineering services on the Sappi Amakhulu Project with
final value of R 4.1 billion, at Umkomaas KZN.
• Monthly updates of Committed and Actual Costs received from SAPPI
SAP Reports to forecasting using an Excel based Cost Report.
• Submission of Monthly Cost reports to Sappi Management and MRES
Management.
• Change Control, Coding and approval of Project Commitments.
• Attendance of Monthly Cost Meetings with Client.
• Monthly meetings with Area Managers and attendance of Monthly
Management Cost meetings.
• Setting up and maintaining of Contractors Claims & Contractors Back
Charge Registers.
BATEMAN MINERALS AND METALS
April 2006 to April 2007
Senior Cost Engineer
Duties:
Main function:
• Oversee Cost Engineers on projects within the Bateman Modular and
Bateman Special Projects Divisions and train Cost Clerks and Junior Cost
Engineers.
• Responsible for the WBS setup of the Nikanor PLC Copper & Cobalt
Project from developing the Estimates Rev 3 & 4, with the assistance of
the assigned Project Team.
• The Rev 4 Estimate value was $ 985 million USD and the Project WBS
set-up at Tag Item level for Equipment and was broken down to
Procurement Package Level.

5. BATEMAN ENGINEERED TECHNOLOGIES
October 2005 to March 2006
Senior Cost Engineer
Duties:
• Assisted Bateman Engineered Technologies with Cost Engineering on an
as and when required basis.
• Later required that input be extended to full day
BATEMAN MINERALS
June 2002 to July 2005
Project Controls Manager
Duties:
• Employed at Bateman Minerals Division within the Bateman Group of
companies as Project Controls Manager, responsibilities included the
overseeing of the new costing system implemented within the company to
handle all types of projects
Management Responsibility and Key Performance Areas:
• Proactively establish, manage, audit and ensure satisfactory provision of
planning, project accounting (where applicable), estimating (where
applicable) document control, translation services and cost engineering
services for a project to the satisfaction of the Project Manager
• Define the basis and strategy on which work and coding is to be carried
out for planning, estimating and cost engineering to meet specific project
requirements and consistence with proper and efficient control to the
satisfaction of the Project Manager
• Ensure that the work is properly executed
• Personal development of Cost Engineers, Estimators, Project
Accountants, Document Controllers, Translators and Planners in areas of
interest/weakness to the benefit of their functions, through on the job
training

6. • Establish/maintain contact with Client managers responsible for Project
Control functions
Administrative Responsibilities:
• Collecting, authorizing and forwarding data capture all weekly timesheets
for Project Control personnel.
• Authorisation of leave applications on the project
Technical Responsibility:
• Ensure company procedures/systems are utilised for Planning, Estimating,
Project Accounting, Translation Services, Cost Engineering, Document
Control, and recommend improvements where warranted
• Perform a planning, estimating, project accounting and/or cost engineering
function on projects where required by the Project Manager
Key Performance Areas:
• Responsible for the monitoring and control of Key Performance Areas of
all Project Controls resources on a project
• Manage, audit and ensure the affective provision of Project Controls for a
project
• Effectively utilize company procedures/systems on a project
• Personal development of staff via on the job training, counselling
Responsible for managing the following Departments within the Projects Controls
Department:
• Cost Engineering
• Project Planning
• Document Control
• Translation services
BATEMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
November 1984 to June 2002
Senior Cost Engineer

7. Duties:
• Responsible for the establishment of budgets on various projects ranging
from small, medium and large contracts, from bid documents, monitoring
of purchase orders and sub-contract documents, man-hour costs,
forecasting of forecast final costs and contract variations
• Produce cost reports to project managers, for submission to the Bateman
board for review and profit calculation
• Designed and developed Excel Spreadsheet Cost report System used by
Bateman Modular Projects.
• Excel System implemented as official Costing System with effect from 1
January 2000, and in use until the more fully integrated system was put in
use. The System was in use on small Projects until the take-over of
Bateman by Tenova in 2012
MITCHELL COTTS PROJECTS
June 1979 to October 1984
Senior Cost Engineer
Duties:
Reporting to Project Cost Controls Manager
Responsible for the control of costs and forecasting of trends on major projects of
up to R85 million
Duties included reconciliation of sub-contracts progress certificates and
producing monthly cost reports, highlighting variances to the original budget and
profit forecast
MURRAY AND ROBERTS - ROADS AND EARTHWORKS
April 1974 to May 1979
Senior Site Administrator
Duties:
Responsible for the management of Site Clerks on some 30 construction sites
within the borders of South Africa and neighbouring states
Verify and include in monthly reports the accurate reporting of cost on
construction, which had to be done by Site Clerks

8. Responsible for the running of several Crushing Plants within South Africa, this
included the operation of these plants as well as maintaining constant production
of product sold to clients within the Mining and Earthmoving industry