Daniel Mckelvie
Livingston
Summary
With over 6.5 years of industry experience, progressed from an apprentice to a cost manager. Completed BSc (Hons) in Construction and the Built Environment from Heriot Watt University. Gained project experience in energy, light rail, roads, and rail through collaborations with GALP, Scottish Power, City of Edinburgh Council, Transport Scotland, and Network Rail. Developed core commercial management skills and strong financial acumen. Experienced in handling contract forms including NEC3, NEC4, and DBFO. Currently responsible for overseeing a portfolio of 19 jobs at Network Rail. Key responsibilities include forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, contract administration, and managing compensation events. Meticulous attention to detail and analytical thinking skills. Efficient time management and communication skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cost Manager - Network Rail
Turner & Townsend
03.2024 - Current
- Manage and maintain 19 projects with a framework ensuring the delivery is on programe and within budget.
- Established robust reporting systems to track and analyze project expenditures accurately.
- Streamlined procurement processes to minimize costs and improve efficiency.
- Created detailed project budgets, aligning them with the organization''s strategic goals and objectives.
- Monitored ongoing project expenses closely, ensuring adherence to approved budgets and minimizing variances.
- Developed comprehensive financial models to forecast project costs and support decision-making processes.
- Enhanced financial performance of projects with meticulous cost analysis and forecasting.
- Facilitated smooth cash flow management for projects by coordinating timely invoicing and payments between clients and vendors.
- Liaised with stakeholders to communicate project financial updates regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the process.
- Attended project meetings to provide updates and insights on project costs.
Cost Manager - Transport Scotland
Turner & Townsend
07.2021 - 11.2023
- Main duties included reviewing, investigation, and analysis of measurement and contractual issues arising from Suppliers Contract whilst reporting back to the client.
- Producing manual measurements and take-offs using both Cost X and drawings supplied by the contractor to review the Operating Company’s claimed quantities against a Bid
- Conducted a benchmarking exercise for the storage 25 Tonnes of road salts and reported directly to the client with the findings
- Responsibility for Bid Reviews and Statement Review Notes for the North Units, the sources of the information come from the Risk Register and directly from the Client
- Six schemes will be selected and Bid Reviews will be produced on an individual element within each of the six schemes
- Monthly Ad-hoc tasks requested by Transport Scotland or PAG Commercial Manager
- Analysing requests for new rates submitted by Suppliers and report on the justification of rates in the context of tendered rates
- Analyse requests for payment from Suppliers and report on compliance with contracts, good practice, and value for money
- Liaise with other members of the PAG Services Delivery Team to ensure coordinated investigation, analysis and reporting to Transport Scotland
- Assist Senior Financial Officers with the Statement Review Notes
- Attend monthly Statement Review Note meetings and advice where needed
- New rates recommendations
- Produce Contract Management Guidance Notes when Transport Scotland request a contract interpretation
Assistant Cost Manager - Edinburgh Trams
Turner & Townsend
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: City of Edinburgh Council is the local authority for the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, responsible for providing a range of public services
- Primarily involved in the pre contract and construction phases of the project
- Pre Contract – After the completion of the Design Development stage, the main duties were commercial support throughout the procurement stage
- Assisting with tender evaluations – I was responsible for ensuring that all tenders had priced on a like for like basis and made recommendations to create uniformed basis for pricing
- Costing design changes – I provided a remeasure using cost X of the Leith Walk section of the project and liaised with designers through a technical query process
- Assisting in the production of monthly cost reports
- Now the Edinburgh tram is in construction phase his duties include:
- Contract administration – I was assisting in the assessment of compensation events using CEMAR to ensure that they are received and dealt with in a timely manner
- Costing design changes – I produced a full cost plan for the Tram Stabling using RIBA stage 3, the scope involved external works and includes hard and soft landscaping, retaining walls, electric layouts, fencing, driver walkways, concrete sleepers, buffer stops and a drive turnout
- After this a Value Engineering exercise was conducted to determine if any of the items in the cost plan could be omitted or re-designed
- Control of the plant tracker – I developed a plant tracker to monitor utilisation to ensure that underutilized plant was off hired or classed as not chargeable
- Application – I was responsible for the monthly application this involved reviewing invoices against the schedule of cost components and make recommendations for disallowed costs and a review with the Contractor and Client
- City of Edinburgh Council is the local authority for the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, responsible for providing a range of public services
Trainee Cost Estimator
GALP
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: GALP is a Portuguese multinational oil and gas company, involved in the exploration, production, and distribution of oil and gas
- During the cost estimating stage, I had to provide support with his knowledge of Navisworks and CAD to produce a bill of quantities directly from the model
- He then went on to taking manual measurements from the engineer’s drawings
- Learned new materials, processes, and programs quickly.
- Promoted positive collaboration among trainees, encouraging teamwork and problem-solving skills.
- Developed strong working relationships with trainees, fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Enhanced team productivity by assisting in routine operations and shadowing experienced colleagues.
Education
BSc (Hons) - Construction and the Built Environment
Heriot Watt University
05-2022
HNC - Mechanical Engineering
West Lothian Collage
Livingston, United Kingdom05-2017
HNC - Mechanical Systems
West Lothian Collage
05-2016
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Management
- Budgeting
- Measurement
- Cost control
- Cost reporting
- Contract Administration
- Forecasting
- Data Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- BIM
- Cost X
- MS Office
Timeline
Cost Manager - Network Rail
Turner & Townsend
03.2024 - Current
Cost Manager - Transport Scotland
Turner & Townsend
07.2021 - 11.2023
Assistant Cost Manager - Edinburgh Trams
Turner & Townsend
06.2019 - 07.2021
Trainee Cost Estimator
GALP
11.2018 - 05.2019
BSc (Hons) - Construction and the Built Environment
Heriot Watt University
HNC - Mechanical Engineering
West Lothian Collage
HNC - Mechanical Systems
West Lothian Collage
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