Project Manager

Professional Profile

A responsible Project Buyer/Contracts Administrator in the field of Procurement and Supply Chain, within

the Oil & Gas, Chemical, Minerals and Offshore Construction Industries; utilizing a combination of

experiences and a dedicated attitude towards all aspects of work with excellent communication &

organizational skills.

Employment History

October 2013 – 14th March 2014 (Contracting)

Geoff Skelton Procurement Ltd Contracted to Bilfinger Industrial Services UK Ltd

Project Technical Buyer

BP, Sullom Voe - Clair Permanent Tank-age Tie-in Project, £4,500,000.00

Sole Procurement responsibilities for the project which includes over 2km of 36” & 18” pipe,

responsible for;

• Identification of potential Suppliers

• Implementation of Procurement and Expediting Plans

• Compiling & issuance of RFQ’s for equipment/materials, valves etc & I.T.T.’s for Civil,

Structural & Mechanical Packages

• Access to BP’s Documentum

• Tender reviews

• Set up and manage a KPI tracking system and report on a monthly/quarterly/annual bases

on contractor performance.

• Ensure that all commercial risks are identified and managed accordingly across the

execution of all contracts.

• Participate in process and cost improvement activities. This includes participation or

leading LEAN, Waste Elimination

• Six Sigma projects

• Commercial Bid Analysis

• Negotiation of reductions to costs, delivery periods etc.

• Purchase Order / Contract Placement

• Chairing Kick-off meetings

• Procurement Plan Updates

• Supplier expediting / progressing

• Q.S. Evaluations of Construction Contracts

• Invoice review and approval

• Compile weekly procurement, status reports for client / senior management

General Process

Bid Process

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This begins with the selection process to identify the correct potential contractor’s / vendor’s to

incorporate on the Approved Vendor List (AVL) for each package (usually 3 bidders or single

supply).

RFI / RFQ /I TT are prepared and the terms and conditions created in accordance with the Client's

T&C's and issued to the respective bidders.

Bid Analysis.

Once the proposals / quotations are received the bid analysis process would begin. Firstly the

technical bid analysis (TBA) would be begin and any TQ's issued through me / Document control.

During this stage I would also begin the commercial analysis and discussions with contractors /

vendors to finalize any outstanding commercial issues. Once both complete a report is compiled by

me incorporating the TBA. This report would include the commercial risk, T&C's comparison, cost

analysis and the TBA. This process identifies the strongest bidder(s).

Before a contract award the first and second choice(subcontracts only) are requested to attend a

bid review meeting and to give an overview of how they will resource and complete the

subcontract. These are then evaluated using a weighting system to identify the preferred

subcontractor. If EPCM; approval is then sort from the Client. If EPC; the company / main

contractor will approve.

Bid Award

Once the reviews are complete a pre-contract award meeting is arrange to finalize any outstanding

issues and agree all rates, timescales, payment events, terms and conditions etc.

Once agreed the contract is drawn up in line with the agreed conditions or utilizing NEC3 etc.

A similar process is conducted for the equipment vendors although only one is invited to a tender

review meeting / pre-contract meeting.

Work Packages

These are generally identified by engineering and project management. they can take the form of

equipment packages and subcontract area packages and will go through all the above processes.

2007 – 2013

K Home International

June 2012 – October 2013 – Technical Procurement Engineer

Project: Undisclosed North West, UK, £65,000,000 T.I.C.

• Responsible for the procurement of various mechanical packages including mechanical

handling equipment, pumps, large site-built tanks & pressure vessels, hoists, chiller units,

Major electrical equipment etc.

• Responsible for the procurement of high volumes of manual valves.

• Responsible for the procurement of various Instrumentation packages including actuated

control valves, flow meters & analysers etc.

• Compile bidder’s lists.

• Compile weekly procurement, status reports for client / senior management

• Arrange and chair bid clarification & kick off meetings.

• Participating in weekly internal meeting with all discipline leads regarding requisition status

• Prepare & update expediting document schedules and reporting

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October 2011 - June 2012- Buyer / Client Support & expeditor

Yara, 2 Dry Cargo Ships Conversion to Liquid CO2 Carriers, €10,000,000Euros T.I.C.

• Identification of potential Suppliers; including ship yards capable of the modifications, 7m

Dia x 54m T/T pressure vessel, instuments, block & bleed, interlock and actuated valves,

mods to control systems.

• Implementation of Procurement Plan

• Compiling & issuance of RFQ’s

• Tender reviews

• Commercial Bid Analysis – Client support only

• Negotiation of reductions to costs, delivery periods etc.

• Procurement Plan Updates

• Supplier expediting

• Invoice review and approval

• Compile weekly procurement, status reports for client / senior management

November 2010 – October 2011 Project Buyer - Ensus

RTO Project, £ 9,000,000 T.I.C.

• Identification of potential Suppliers

• Implementation of Procurement Plan

• Compiling & issuance of RFQ’s for equipment/materials, valves etc & assisting the

commercial manager in compiling I.T.T.’s for Civil, Structural & Mechanical Packages

• Tender reviews

• Commercial Bid Analysis

• Negotiation of reductions to costs, delivery periods etc.

• Compiling Purchase orders & Site Contracts

• Procurement Plan Updates

• Supplier expediting

• Review of monthly payment claims

• Invoice review and approval

December 2009 – November 2010 Project Buyer

Egdon Resources; On-shore Gas Wellhead, Pipeline & Process Plant, £ 6,000,000 T.I.C.

• Identification of potential Suppliers

• Implementation of Procurement Plan

• Compiling RFQ’s

• Tender reviews

• Commercial Bid Analysis

• Negotiation of reductions to costs, delivery periods etc.

• Compiling Purchase orders / Contracts

• Procurement Plan Updates

• Supplier expediting

• Invoice review and approval

June 2009 – December 2009 Dubai Office Maximo Approval Process Documents

Co-ordination and compiling of Project Overviews and all relevant documents for approval

process to Middle Eastern oil & gas Companies and uploading/linking utilising MAXIMO.

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March 2009 – June 2009 Interim ABP Contracts Administrator,

FATA EPC; Qatalum Project, (Minerals) $300,000,000 USD (Project overall T.I.C. $750,000,000

USD)

• Reviewing commercial requests or discrepancies relating to the remaining contracts

• Monitoring progress of outstanding VO’s and review, agreement/rejection of open VOR’s

• Assisting Task force during disputes

January 2008 – March 2009

ABP & CH Expediting Supervisor - FATA EPC -Qatalum Project, (Minerals)

$750,000,000 USD T.I.C.

• Formulated the Expediting & Inspection plans for both the Anode Baking Plant & for the

Cast House and updating weekly the ‘live’ documents

• Produced tailored expediting visit criteria’s

• Supervision of all 3rd Party expediting visits on 44 packages covering 17 Countries

• Budget/cost control and reporting to Company Director

• Initial expediting report analysis

• Responsible for expediting all equipment deliveries and global logistics. Shipping/Logistic

data control and customs assistance.

July 2007- January 2008 Expeditor - Huntsman Titan Stream 3 Project

£26,000,000 T.I.C.

• Responsible for all equipment deliveries to meet project requirements.

Formulating Expediting & Inspection plan with up to date information.

• Establish contact with vendors to confirm progress and delivery dates; identifying

possible delays, informing all relevant personnel, organising actions as required to resolve

potential delays. Acting as a focal point between Client purchasing department, all

engineering disciplines, project planner and vendors.

• Organising inspection visits in conjunction with relevant engineers, vendors and

3rd Party inspection services, issuing instructions as required. Ensuring that all written

inspection reports/exit calls (if required) are received and expedite approvals/comments from

relevant Client/KHI engineers.

• Liaising with Client’s purchasing department to ensure all order amendments are

up to date, expediting all outstanding documentation from vendors.

• Collate and monitor receipt of all vendor documentation incorporating client

approvals.

• Updating the procurement, Expediting & Inspection plan on a weekly basis

distributing through document control and coordinating with the project planner to ensure

deliveries meet planned project requirements.

Achievements:

• Implementation and control of the Supplier/Contractor Project’s feedback & history

Record to assess Supplier/Contractor performances on a project by project basis and

identifying areas of potential improvement.

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• Developed the Supplier and Contractor feedback forms for inclusion in the Company

BMS

• Supplier chain management reviews

• Six Sigma & Lean Supplier evaluations

2002 – July 2007; Company Manager - - Steel Benders UK Ltd

This was a new Compay in 2002 starting with a minus monthly turover; which, with the

assistance of the Managing Director we increased the turnover to over £250,000 per month.

• Instrumental in the introduction of the health & safety websites and procedures,

including risk assessments.

• Day to day management and organisation of production requirements and

personnel.

• Production of contract specific quality plans and documentation.

• Regular contact with client and their inspectorate.

• Procurement of materials, goods and services for contractual and maintenance

requirements.

• Ensuring that all contracts come within budget costing and required timeframe.

1995 – 2002; Technical Internal Sales (heavy fabrications)

Barnshaw's Bending Centre Ltd

Duties included the costing of jobs from customer CAD and schematic drawings and

specifications. Resolution of technical production problems to comply with client tolerances.

1990 – 1995; Estimator - J G Tinkler Ltd

1984 - 1990 - Chieftain Insulation Ltd

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

8 ‘O’ Levels (Incl English, Mathematics, Physics & French)

S.A.C. Dip (Business Contracts) attained A+

CIPS Membership No. 005539522

Working towards CIPS Diploma

CIPS – Ethical procurement and supply certificate

FURTHER SKILLS

I.T. Proficiency: Material Advantage, SAP, MS Word, MS Excel, Maximo,

Lotus Notes.

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 2nd October 1966.

Status: Married

Driving license: Full

References

Available upon request

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