Poonam Muljee

I am writing to express my interest in a position within your organisation. I have completed my honours in BCom Finance. I am confident that my academic background, combined with my team working experience and enthusiasm will make me a competitive candidate in your organisation.

The following are some of the key strengths that I possess: I would describe myself as an optimistic, diligent, confident and well-spoken individual. My creativity and energy will make me a valuable team player. Most importantly, I am tenacious and enjoy challenges that are presented in order to achieve a desired goal.

Project Controls Manager (Platreef (Client Ivanplats)) - DRA Global

(2021-04)

• Responsible for overseeing cost and schedule for the scope managed on the Client’s behalf across multiple contracts with the Client.
• Act as primary Client’s liaison with the EPCM project controls team and manage controls activities per requirements in the prime EPCM Agreement.
• Assure all cost and planning project control procedures are in place and are in compliance with corporate policy and standards.
• Support Project Stage-Gate processes and peer reviews.
• Prepare consolidated capital cost forecast estimates for the scope under management and
• coordinate the EPCM forecast across multiple contracts.
• Implement trending process for the scope relating to cost and schedule.
• Establish and maintain schedule of the Client’s scope across multiple projects integrated with EPCM scope of work.
• Review and audit the key contractor’s (Key Supply Contractors and Construction Contractors) cost reports to validate the data presented.
• Maintain accurate records of committed, expended and forecast costs associated with the project against the approved budget.
• Monitor the project’s costs and resource levels to maintain an accurate forecast cost at completion.
• Review and amend if necessary, all invoices, progress claims and variations from the Contractors submittals for payment.
• Review scope changes, trends and change notices initiated from the project management systems and review their time and cost implications.
• Provide input to the Project Managers’ reports to the Client in detail to ensure they are accurate, concise and informative on progress / costs to date and forecasts through to completion.
• Provide recommendations on the draw-down of escalation and contingency throughout the project duration.
• Prepare cost data cost reports, change alert and variation registers, variance reports etc. ensure cost change variations are recorded and processed for work not covered under the EPCM scope.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts of forthcoming financial commitments. Prepare commitment curves for the project.
• Key interface with Client Project Controls Manager
• Prepare monthly status, schedule and cost reports including evaluations and presentation of current projected budgets; assess actual commitments and expenditures through a specified reporting period. Compares forecasts to the approval budget and provide explanations for any variances.
• Schedule reporting above should include analysis of planned / actual / forecast / look ahead data
• Collect, analyse, and reduce capital and operating cost data to statistics and metrics for scoping, execution planning, and estimating costs for reporting
• Deliver clear and concise feedback in the Client centric meetings as required

Senior/Lead Cost Controller (Platreef (Client Ivanplats)) - DRA Global

Project size: Larger than R13 billion

• Analysing the Cost base estimate (CBE) prior to being signed off and implemented at project initiation
• Monitoring and analysing costs to ensure that the project remains within budget
• Package range 250 plus packages including CAPEX,OPEX, Owners team and EPCM packages
• Providing forecast and budget updates monthly on level six WBS coding
• Monthly cost flow forecast analysis to the baseline (forecast accuracy within a 5% range of baseline)
• Monitoring and ensuring that the schedule and the procurement operating plan (POP) align to the cost plan
• Change management/ risk management
• Preparing monthly reports which include earned value analysis
• Bi-monthly project progress meetings with the Client
• Monthly presentations to the Client on forecasts and costflow analysis
• EPCM invoices (Man-hour costs/disbursements)
• General ledger reconciliations to ensure that all costs have been billed to the Client
• Internal project dashboard

Cost Controller - DRA Global

• Monitoring and analysing costs on capital projects to ensure that the project remains within budget
• Package range 50 – 100 packages
• Providing forecast and budget updates monthly
• Monthly cost flow forecast analysis to the baseline
• Monitoring the schedule and the procurement operating plan
• Change management/ risk management
• Preparing monthly reports
• EPCM invoices (Man-hour costs/disbursements)
• EPC invoices (Man-hour costs/disbursements)
• General ledger reconciliations to ensure that all costs have been billed to the Client
• Internal project dashboard

Project Controls Manager (Sasol Alexander Project) - GIBB Engineering & Architecture

(2019-03 - 2021-03)

• Delivers the agreed overall project objectives related to cost and schedule
• Monitors and, where appropriate, manages the project risk register and associated mitigation actions
• Reports all deviations from the budgeted time spent on the project
• Reports all deliverable deviations to the approved project schedule
• Manages the processing of all changes on the project through scope changes
• Prepares monthly cost and schedule trend reports, including Earned Value reports for tabling at the monthly project progress meetings
• Manages all changes to the project approved WBS
• Manages the generation of the capital cost estimate and operating cost estimate (CAPEX and OPEX) in accordance with the project WBS
• Manages the generation of the project execution schedule (Level 2)
• Manages the generation of the cost and schedule risk range analysis

Senior Cost Engineer - GIBB Engineering & Architecture

(2019-03 - 2021-03)

• Prepare accurate man-hour and capital cost estimates for the execution of projects
• Manage and control man-hour and disbursement project budgets and costs
• Develop man-hour and disbursement budget forecast costs for inclusion in tender responses
• Prepare capital cost estimates for the overall execution of projects undertaken by GIBB Mining on behalf of clients, i.e.:
• Develop a work breakdown structure that allows a logical roll-up of costs to establish the total cost of the project
• Ensure that an appropriate level of cost estimating information / data is available for the different classes of cost estimate accuracy
• Prepare time-phased cash flow schedules for projects:
• Monitor and control the costs through data analyses in order to advise the Project Manager to take timely corrective action
• Provide “Earned Value" information to the Project Manager for project control purposes
• Maintain the highest ethical standards which are in line with the requirements of the Code of Ethics of the South African Association of Consulting Engineers and the Project Management Institute (USA)
• Observe the propriety and confidentiality of all tender information
• Liaise with appointed independent quantity surveyors on a professional level to interrogate Bills of Quantities and/or capital cost estimates
• Compile monthly cash flow forecasts per a project
• Compile weekly cost reports (Budget vs. Actual man-hours spent weekly/cumulative, actual percentage complete to date vs. schedule percentage)
• Compile input to monthly Project Progress reports inclusive of SPI (Schedule performance Index), CPI (Cost performance Index), Earned Value, S- Curve Man-hour graphs
• Initiate and execute Changes of scopes (when required)

Cost Engineer / Prism Project Manager Administrator - Read, Swatman & Voigt (Pty) Ltd

(2012-01 - 2019-02)

Consulting Engineers and Project Managers

• Prepare accurate estimates for the execution of projects.
• Develop a rational, disciplined approach in order to establish competitive tenders for Project Management and Design Tenders.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the market forces in order to formulate competitive tendering strategies.
• Prepare estimates for the overall execution of projects undertaken by the company on behalf of clients, i.e.:
• Develop a work breakdown structure together with the appropriate technical executive that rolled-up to the total cost of the project.
• Ensure that the data bank contains the appropriate data for the different classes of estimates.
• Prepare cash flow schedules that form the cornerstone of the Management Cost and Control System. The Cost Control System was designed to:
• Not only monitor the costs but also analyse the data in order to take timeous corrective action.
• Provide information of the company as well as project cash flow.
• Provide information to the Project Managers that is based on the ‘’Earned Value” concept.
• Maintain the highest ethical standards which are in line with PMI (Project Management Institution) standards, in the execution of my work and particularly in dealing with stakeholders. Comply with the requirements of the Code of Ethics of the South African Association of Consulting Engineers and the Project Management Institute (USA).
• Observe the propriety and confidentiality of all tender information.
• Standardise the estimating process by developing an estimating manual, this estimating manual is established at the task level and includes items such as: set-up and relaxation allowances. (I.e. Relaxation allowances are for working under hash environmental conditions. E.g. rain, noise, heat)
• Liaise with and control of outsourced estimating agencies and quantity survey companies in order that the company standards are maintained.
• Manage and control Man-hour budgets and costs per a project.
• Compile weekly cost reports (Budget vs. Actual man-hours spent weekly/cumulative, actual percentage complete to date vs schedule percentage).
• Month end reports – inclusive of SPI (Schedule performance Index), CPI (Cost performance Index), Earned Value, S- Curve Man-hour graphs.
• Verify sufficient order value is available on SAP per a line item/ total.
• Initiate and execute Changes of scopes (when required).
• Invoicing man-hours and expenses on a monthly basis.
• Verify Proposals from Sub-Consultants are correct. Compile Purchase Requisitions for the Procurement Officer to compile orders for Sub-Consultants.

Assistant to the F&I (Finance & Insurance) - Republic Bus & Truck cc

(2011-03 - 2011-12)

• Execute finance applications to all banks for private individuals and companies.
• Checks that the application is fully complete; so as to have no hold ups with the bank.
• Assist the customer to complete his application.
• Build a good relationship with the customer, in order to obtain required information in advance.
• Carry out follow ups on an hourly and daily basis to speed up approvals.
• If approved, arrangements were to be made with the customer to sign the contract with the financial institution.
• Made certain that all relevant documentation was been received and forwarded to the bank for payment.

Honours - Financial Management - University of South Africa (UNISA) (2010)

BCom degree with double major - Business Finance and Insurance & Risk Management - University of The Witwatersrand (WITS) (2006 - 2009)