Mining and Infrastructure

• Project strategy, undertaking planning and methods studies to help the PM optimise future outcomes
• Scheduling including development, updating and maintenance
• Development of WBS Structure
• Compilation of Cost estimation during the following study stages:
  • Concept
  • Pre-feasibility
  • Feasibility
  • Pre-tender
  • Definitive
• Cost engineering/control and value engineering
• Escalation calculation
• Cash flow forecast
• Contingency and project risk determination
• Risk management, including maintaining the risk register and risk analysis/assessment
• Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule, including WBS, OBS and other breakdown structures
• Document control
• Forensic Assessment for required diagnosis of schedule and cost
• Supplier performance measurement / oversight (but excluding contract administration)
• The elements of a project management methodology that integrate these disciplines both within the ‘controls’ domain and with other project management functions

• Prepare a cost management plan and manage the project budget according to the plan
• Prepare a project budget vs. expenditure budget review reports
• Update overall project cost management
• Ensure that invoices and progress certificates are prepared and comply with the project budget
• Report on project costs, compared to budget, actual expenditure, forecast and collate reasons for deviations
• Provide updates on project costs to include in the weekly project report
• Prepare and update and issue monthly cash flow reports
• Prepare monthly earned value reports

• Management of budgets, commitments, actual spend and cost forecasts at completion
• Engineering and construction progress, performance and cost
• Capital budget, commitment and final forecast cost
• Change control initiation to implementation
• Capital cash flow, commitment plans and forecast
• Progress payment
• Earned value (Cost Performance Index (CPI) / Schedule Performance Index (SPI)) and KPIs;
• Project set-up including tools and systems, training and workshop facilitation
• Cost risk analysis
• Forensic analysis reconstruction of project cost data.

1.  Contract Initiation:

• Identify the Client’s requirements
• Develop Contract Strategy
• Risk Assessment
• Selection of form of Contract (eg. JBCC, FIDIC, NEC3 & Bespoke)
• Establishing the pre-qualification, qualification & tendering procedures
• Drafting of Enquiry documentation
• Tender Evaluation
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Award

2. Contract Execution

• Change Management
• Payment Reports
• Communication
• Documentation

3.  Contract  Closeout