Contracts Manager
Resume:
Name: Maurice Nicholson
Occupation: Contracts/Procurement/Estimating/Cost/Claims/
Quantity Surveying Specialist
Nationality: British
Availability: Flexible
Qualifications: Higher National Certificate Mech. Eng. - Applied Thermo’s (1976)
Member of the Association of Cost Engineers (1986)
Indentured, T/S Mechanical Fitter/Turner/Millwright (1972-76)
Offshore Survival Course (Lapsed)
Multi-Discipline Trained Quantity Surveyor
Languages: (Partial):- French, German, Spanish, Bahasa Melayu
E-Mail Addresses: *.***********@*****.**.**
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Referee’s: David Begovich *****.********@********.***.**
Brendan Boyle *****@*******.***
Michael Moore ******.***@***-*****.***
Blake McGibbon *************@*****.***
Jan Slabbert **********@***.***
Mike Nahas *********@*******.***
Des Hitchen *********@*******.***
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Contact Details: SKYPE ID: mojofromborneo Malaysian Mob No’s: +60-19-680-****
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Personal Profile:-
An O&G Professional with in excess of 40 years Global working experience on five Continents.
Developing Contracting Strategies, Pre & Post Contract experience compiling Contracts, Tendering & making Recommendations for Award, Contracts Administration, Risk/Exposure assessments, Claims Mitigation/Promulgation, Variation & Extra Works valuation, Negotiation & Mentoring.
A trained Multi-Discipline Quantity Surveyor with extensive Estimating experience.
Time Served Fully Indentured Mechanical Fitter/Turner/Millwright.
Career Summary: -
2019 - Self Employed
2017 – 2018 Senior Contracts Engineer TOTAL E&P Borneo B.V. Brunei
2016 – 2017 Contracts/Procurement Manager Hyperwave Systems Engineering, Malaysia
2015 – 2016 Contracts Adviser Petronas Malaysia
2014 – 2015 Contracts Manager DSME South Korea
2013 – 2014 Senior Contract Administrator Nippon Steel (NSB) Indonesia
2013 – 2013 Contracts Manager Fluor Perth Australia
2012 – 2012 Contracts Advisor RINA SpA Indonesia
2011 – 2012 Contracts Specialist Fenix Power Peru
2011 – 2011 Senior Contracts Engineer Murphy Oil Corporation Malaysia
2010 – 2011 Senior Contracts Engineer Total E&P France
2010 – 2010 Claims Specialist Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Brazil
2008 – 2010 Contracts Manager Technip Malaysia
2005 – 2008 Project Subcontracts Manager Technip (Petronas Carigali) Malaysia
2004 – 2005 Site Services Supervisor Woodside Energy Limited S. Korea
2003 – 2004 Contracts Specialist Talisman Energy Malaysia
2003 – 2003 Site Services Supervisor ConocoPhillips S. Korea
2001 – 2002 Senior Contracts Engineer Sarawak Shell Sdn Bhd Malaysia
2001 – 2001 Senior Contracts Engineer BP/ARCO U.A.E
1999 – 2000 Senior Contracts Engineer Shell MDS Malaysia
1996 – 1999 Senior Contracts Engineer Shell & BP Refinery South Africa
1995 – 1996 Senior Contracts Engineer Alusaf Pty Ltd South Africa
1993 – 1994 Contracts Manager Shell & BP Refinery South Africa
1992 – 1993 Senior Quantity Surveyor Hibernia Project (HMDC) Canada
1991 – 1992 Senior Quantity Surveyor Britoil PLC France
1990 – 1991 Senior Contracts Administrator EMSO (Pty) Ltd Mossgas South Africa
1989 – 1990 Senior Quantity Surveyor Shell Expro England
1988 – 1989 Senior Quantity Surveyor Hydrocarbons GB Ltd England
1987 – 1988 Senior Quantity Surveyor Shell Expro England
1985 – 1987 Senior Quantity Surveyor Marathon Oil (U.K.) Ltd England
1984 – 1985 M&E Quantity Surveyor Northcroft, Neighbour & Nicholson England
1983 – 1984 Multi-Discipline QS Levett and Bailey (PQS) Hong Kong
1982 – 1983 Contracts Engineer GSS Ltd England
1980 – 1982 Multi-Discipline QS PREA Ltd, Sasol III Project South Africa
1978 – 1980 Quantity Surveyor Capper Pipe Services Co. Ltd England
1977 – 1978 Cost Engineer Ralph M. Parsons Co. Ltd England
1976 – 1977 Cost Engineer Badger Ltd England
Career Experience: -
Jan 2019 - : Self Employed
Feb 2017 – Dec 2018 : TOTAL E&P Borneo B.V. Brunei
Senior Contracts Engineer
Various Upstream/Downstream Projects onshore-offshore Brunei. Drilling & Wells, SURF, Logistics
May 2016 – Jan 2017 : Hyperwave Systems Engineering, Malaysia
Contracts/Procurement Manager
MLNG MDS Project circa US$500 Million
Mar 2015 – April 2016: Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contracts Adviser
Various Projects including RAPID
RAPID Project Value circa US$27.0 Billion
Mar 2014 – Feb 2015: DSME, Okpo, Geoje, South Korea
Contracts Manager
Formulating a major Contractual Claim for construction constraints against Songa AS. Claim value circa US$800 Million
Drafting Contractual letters
Songa AB, Semi-Rig Project, Client – Statoil
Contract Value US$2.20 Billion
Valuing Modules reconfiguration and compiling Variation Orders for Site activity scope of work growth
Drafting Contractual letters
Liaising with field engineering & construction teams in identifying scope growth and assessing cost and schedule effect. Formulating Contractual Claims
Drafting Contract correspondence to Client, Sub-Contractors and Suppliers
Assisting Schedule Control with Delay analyses for time extensions claim calculations
Compiling Contractual letters to Sub-Contractors and Suppliers
Raising Service Orders and Minor Works Contracts
Providing Contract interpretational advice/analyses to Management
Ichthys FPSO Project – Inpex/Total
Contract Value circa U$1.00 Billion
Aug 2013 – Feb 2014: Nippon Steel (NSB), Indonesia
Senior Contracts Administrator
Tecnicas Reunidas/Burrup Nitrates Pty. Ltd TAN Burrup Project
Contract Value US$50 + Million
Jan 2013 – Jul 2013: Fluor, Perth, Australia
Contracts Manager
Woodside DOMGAS EC Refurb Project
OPEX Budget circa AU$450 Million
Jul 2012 – Dec 2012: RINA SpA, Indonesia
Contracts Advisor
FSRU new-build. PGN Lampung Project
Budget circa US$800 Million
Dec 2011 – June 2012: Fenix Power, Peru
Contracts Specialist
520MW Combined Cycle Power Station
Budget US$700 Million
Jun 2011 – Nov 2011: Murphy Oil, Malaysia
Senior Contracts Engineer
Drilling and Sub-Sea Completions
SURF Packages
Sep 2010 – May 2011: Total E&P, Paris, France
Senior Contracts Engineer
Contracts Management. Claims assessment & compilation. Variation assessment & valuation.
OFON Phase 2 Project, Nigeria
Budget circa US$3.0 Billion
Feb 2010 – Aug 2010: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (USIMINAS), Cubatao, Brazil
Claims.Specialist
Contracts Management. Claims assessment & compilation. Variation assessment & valuation.
New Hot-Strip Mill project.
Budget: US$ 1.7 Billion
Oct 2008 – Jan 2010: Technip (Malaysia), Koniambo Project, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contract Manager
Contract Administration incl. Claims/Variations assessment.
Xstrata Nickel http://www.xstrata.com/. Koniambo Project, New Caledonia.
Scope of Works comprising Metallurgical Plant (MET Plant), Power Station and Off-Sites.
Power Station Manager (Construction): Blake McGibbon (Hatch) *************@*****.***
Budget: Euro4.00 Billion
Aug 2005 – Sep 2008: Technip (Petronas Carigali Turkmenistan S/B), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Project Subcontracts Manager. Kuala Lumpur Head Office.
Department Manager (15+ Personnel) for Technip/MMHE JV.
Contract Management Plan (CMP) compilation utilising the Approved Project Strategy Protocol.
Incorporating review of the BOD (Basis of Design), FEED, Detail Design documentation,
prior to compilation of the Tender Documentation in conjunction with the Engineering Discipline
Lead Engineers, Project Eng’rs, & Project Manager.
Tender Documentation includes T’s & C’s (Special & General), Pricing Section (L.S or BOQ;
SOR’s or “Turn-Key”, etc), Specifications, Drawings (P&ID’s; GA’s; SLD’s; Flow Diagrams, etc).
Turkmenistan Block 1 Onshore
& Offshore Development, East & Central Livanov Fields.
Budget: US$1.00 Billion
Jun 2004 – May 2005: Woodside Energy Limited, Perth, Western Australia.
Site Services Supervisor/Contracts Manager,Geoje, (SHI Yard), South Korea.
Site Services Management & Admin. incl, Contracts, Planning, Cost, Document Control
& Logistics.
Site Services Management
Contracts Administration and Final Account Resolution & Close-Out,
Drafting Contractual letters to Contractor.
Defending miscellaneous Contractual Claims
Compliling Backcharges
Assessing Contractor Contractual evaluation claims for Modules reconfiguration scope growth
Raising Change Orders for Site activity scope of work growth
Contractor scope growth Variation Order quantum and merit assessments
Assisting Schedule Control with Delay analyses for Extension of Time Claims
Formulating Contractual Counter Claims
Compiling Contractual letters to Services Suppliers
Raising Service Orders and Minor Works Contracts
FPSO for Enfield Area Development Project.
Development Budget: AU$1.48 Billion.
Dec 2003 -- May 2004: Talisman Energy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contracts Specialist
Pre-Contract Processes, Contracts Administration and Final Account Resolution & Close-Out.
South Angsi Project.
Budget: US$80 Million
Jan 2003 -- Nov 2003: ConocoPhillips, HHI Yard, Ulsan, South Korea.
Senior Contracts Engineer/Site Services Supervisor
Site Services Management & Admin. incl, Contracts, Planning, Cost, Document Control
& Logistics.
Site Services Management
Contracts Administration and Final Account Resolution & Close-Out,
Site Services Management.
Drafting Contractual letters to Contractor.
Defending miscellaneous Contractual Claims
Compiling Backcharges
Assessing & defending Contractor Contractual claims for Modules reconfiguration scope growth
Compiling Change Orders for Site activity scope of work growth
Scope growth Variation Order quantum and merit assessments
Assisting Schedule Control with Delay analyses for Extension of Time Claims
Formulating Contractual Counter Claims
Compiling Contractual letters to Service Suppliers
Raising Service Orders and Minor Works Contracts
Bayu-Undan Development Project, East Timor Sea.
Budget: US$1.35 Billion
Aug 2001-- Dec 2002: Sarawak Shell Sdn Bhd, Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
Senior Contracts Engineer
Contracts Strategy Compilation, Implementation of Contracting Strategy, Management Contracting
Processes. Central Luconia Offshore Platforms, Rejuvenation Project.
Budget: US$250 Million.
Ditto above including input into the Operating & Production Management Strategy Formulation.
Jan 2001 -- Jun 2001: BP/ARCO Al Rayyan Offshore Project, Abu Dhabi. UAE.
Senior Contracts Engineer
Compilation of All Major and Minor Construction Contracts including Terms and Conditions,
Scopes of works, Specifications and Associated Documentation. Tendering Process, Bid Evaluation
Award Recommendation and Administration.
Al-Rayyan Offshore Oilfield Development, (Arabian Gulf).
Budget: US$750 Million.
May 1999 – Oct 2000: Shell MDS. Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
Senior Contracts Engineer
Pre & Post Contracts Management and Administration, Manager of Contracts Section, comprising
4 Quantity Surveyors and 3 Contract Administrators, Procurement Personnel & Secretariat.
Shell MDS Reconstruction Project.
Budget: US$350 Million.
Jun 1996 – Apr 1999: Shell & BP Refinery, Durban, RSA.
Senior Contracts Engineer
Redrafting Contracting Procedures and Redefining Contracting Strategy and Processes, Raising
and Implementing Core and Term Contracting Philosophies. Comprising the Whole of the Refineries
Non-Core Business Expenditure Base. OPEX.
Ditto above including input into the Refinery Operating Management Strategy Review.
Jan 1995 - May 1996: Alusaf Pty Ltd. Richards Bay, Republic of South Africa.
Senior Contracts Engineer
Preparation of Contract Documents, Bidding, Evaluation, Award, Administration and Close-Out,
Greenfield Aluminium Smelter Construction Project (including all Civil Works).
Budget: US$3.0 Billion
Mar 1993 – Dec 1994: Shell and BP South African Petroleum Refineries Pty Ltd. S. Africa.
Contracts Manager
Manager of Site Team Contracts Section, comprising 4 Q S’s and 4 Contract Administrators. “FOX”
(Future Options for Expansion) Project, “Fast-track” Refinery Capacity Expansion and Options for
Future Expansion. New Lube Oil Plant. All Work Disciplines including Civil Works.
Budget: US$100 Million.
Sep 1992 – Jan 1993: Hibernia Project Management (HMDC), Montreal, Canada.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Preparation of Bid Documents, Tender Evaluation, Analysis & Award, Estimation and Development
of Pricing Estimation Data.
Hibernia Offshore Development Project, Newfoundland, Canada.
Budget: C$ 800 Million
May 1991 - Sep 1992: Britoil PLC, c/o ECM, Fos-sur-Mer, France (South).
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Measurement of AFC Drawings, Valuation Processing, Variation Analysis, Final Accounting.
BP Bruce Topsides Drilling Module.
Budget: US$ 200 Million
Experience 1976 – 1990 available on request.
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