DORCAS WILLIAMS

Focused on starting a family, and welcoming my first child. During this period, I developed key transferable skills including strong organisational ability, time management, adaptability, and resilience. I am now ready to return to work and apply my skills to a new role.

General Project Support – Financial Efficiency, Team Alignment.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisted senior surveyors in forecasting and monitoring costs for multi-million-pound energy infrastructure projects, producing monthly budget reports and variance analyses for review.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to evaluate cost-effective solutions, streamlining resource allocation, and cutting unnecessary spend.
• Supported procurement activities by gathering supplier quotes, preparing comparison reports, accelerating decision-making, and improving value for money.

Heathrow Cargo Tunnel – Electrical Package Management.

Contract Type: NEC3/4 Option A&C; Package Value: £20 million.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisted the Senior Quantity Surveyor with cost control for the £20 million electrical package in Aconex, forecasting expenditures, and reconciling actual spend to maintain budget adherence.
• Collaborated with senior Quantity Surveyors to monitor costs, identify savings opportunities, and optimise resource allocation.
• Supported risk assessments on electrical works in Aconex, feeding mitigation plans into senior reviews to minimise potential financial exposure.
• Audited receipts, purchase orders, and subcontractor invoices in Aconex, resolving discrepancies and improving documentation accuracy.
• Facilitated invoice and payment workflows by liaising with procurement and project teams, accelerating payment cycles, and improving cash-flow predictability.

Project Security Oversight (Value: £570k across London boroughs).

Key responsibilities:

• Negotiated and administered security service contracts worth £570k, securing optimal pricing and ensuring supplier compliance with project standards.
• Managed security budgets by tracking actual spend against forecasts, identifying and implementing cost-saving measures that reduced expenses by 6%.
• Estimated and budgeted costs for electrical security components (sensors, CCTV, two-way radios), collaborating with engineers and the security team to ensure accurate forecasting.
• Conducted site-specific risk assessments and devised mitigation plans, reducing potential security incidents by 15%.
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration between contractors, site managers, and engineers to uphold strict security protocols and industry regulations.

Civils Maintenance & Minor CAPEX Projects at Heathrow Airport Limited. Contract Type: NEC3 (Lump Sum, Option C Target Cost, Option E Cost-Reimbursable).

Key responsibilities:

• Administered NEC3 contracts by negotiating terms, issuing interim valuations and managing Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events to uphold budget compliance.
• Forecasted and reconciled project costs for groundworks, aprons, pavements, and drainage schemes, ensuring actual spend aligned with activity schedules.
• Processed subcontractor payments up to £180k per month, enforcing procurement protocols and verifying contract obligations.
• Conducted risk assessments across civils works (asphalt, concrete repairs, AGL installation), developing mitigation plans that prevented potential overruns.
• Coordinated with contractors, site managers, and airport stakeholders during progress and pre-start meetings to streamline communications and resolve contractual issues.

Taxiway Redevelopment & Stand Rehabilitation (Package: under £10 million; part of Heathrow’s £2 billion investment plan). Contract Type: NEC3 Option C – Target Cost with Activity Schedule.

Key responsibilities:

• Negotiated NEC3 Option C contract terms, issued interim valuations, and managed application certificates to maintain strict budget compliance.
• Forecasted and reconciled costs for A380 taxiway upgrades (BRAVO) and stand refurbishments (CPS1881), ensuring actual spend aligned with target schedules.
• Collaborated with engineers to adapt taxiways for A380 operations, delivering precise cost estimates that prevented a 5% budget overrun.
• Procured materials and services for stand rehabilitation, streamlining order placement and reducing lead times by 12%.