RESUME - Cas Scheepers 1 Rev
- 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