Arda Ozen

About Arda Ozen

Lead Scheduler & Cost Control Engineer / Technical Office Lead with 8+ years of experience in construction project management. In my last two companies, I established the entire Project Controls Department and methodology from the ground up, implementing structured cost, schedule, and reporting systems.· Successfully mitigated 20% of cost overruns and recovered up to 50% of schedule delays through critical path optimization, earned value management (SPI/CPI), and proactive risk control strategies. Transformed traditionally manual and error-prone project control processes into streamlined, data-driven systems improving forecasting accuracy and executive decision-making.· Skilled in project estimation, cost control, contract administration, and stakeholder coordination to ensure on-time and within-budget project delivery. Advanced user of Primavera P6, SAP, AutoCAD, and Excel-based analytics, applied across large-scale construction projects.

Experience

1. Technical Office Engineer Planning and Cost Control Engineer

   Ege Yapı

   Jul 2022 — Present · Istanbul, TR

   Making work schedule with Primavera P6; Man-hour analysis,Resource assignment, periodic updating, SPI & CPI tracking and reporting to senior management,Controlling daily, weekly, and monthly site reports and reporting to senior management,Assigning budget codes, making direct and indirect budgets by assigning budget codes, updating them periodically, and reporting to the senior management,Control and approval of employer and subcontractor progress payments, management of subcontractor tender processes,Estimate, Quantity take-off, new unit price analysis, comparative calculation, etc. business processes.

Education

• Texas State University

  Master of Science - MS, Construction Management

• Firat University

  Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

  2012 — 2016