Barbara A.

Portfolio Manager Sr Cost Consultant @TPC Group

Houston, TX, US

Managed stage gating process for all Capital Projects• Evaluates engineering deliverables, cost estimates, environmental health/safety, and constructability requirements are met before project manager can present to the stakeholders• Laison between project managers and management to proceed to next gate/phase• Conduct management meets to evaluate viability of projects being implemented and proceeding to the next stage/phase• Provide guidance to establish a cost program at TPC• Led a team to creating and implementing a cost templates inside Oracle with a savings of for not purchasing a cost system.• Instrumental in establishing task codes system to integrate with P6 and Oracle• Troubleshoot cost inconsistencies for projects in PO Module and AP Module in Oracle.• Trained Jr. Cost Engineer on daily duties to maintain costs for various projects in the company.• Provided consultancy of creating company-wide cost standards utilizing existing equipment.• Maintain budget of $100 million.