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

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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) adeg27@r.postjobfree.com

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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