HONGHEE KIM

Experience

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  삼성엔지니어링

  Aug 2007 - Nov 2017

  KNPC MAB1 Project (Kuwait) – JV Petrofac, CB&I and SamsungCapacity : 270,000 BPSD ⇒ 454,000 BPSDClient : Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)Type of Project : EPC Lump-Sum ContractPosition in Senior Cost EngineerIn charge of managing project construction budgetary from main subcontractors including local purchases and other issues. Coordination between JV members and subcontractors to resolve outstanding issues from a mega-project. Have an experience with brown & green field projects and have general understanding of Kuwait EPC market▪ Member of JV project since the execution stage▪ Internal coordination between JV managers for various outstanding issues.▪ Verifying subcontracting activities such as bidding, evaluation, negotiation, issuing purchase order and etc.▪ Change/ Variation Order, Claim Verification for main subcontractor and local purchase.▪ Forecasting and projecting project budgetary/cost, ▪ Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, annual cash flow reports▪ Draft and review incoming/outgoing correspondences between Client and Subcontractors Show less After training as a regional specialist in Moscow, Russia, returned back to headquarter as a Europe/CIS Regional Marketing Manager. ▪ Develop newly proposed businesses within the Europe/CIS region▪ Develop business and projects feasibility and strategy to organize investors to make projects more practicable▪ Monitor local news, reports and headlines related to business▪ Research and monitor early projects to participate as an EPC contractor▪ Communicate with investors and local companies for project participation▪ Search and review for potential local companies for a partnership Show less Demobilization from the STC EVA2 project was unavoidable due to newly assigned position as a marketing manager for Europe/CIS. Trained as a regional specialist for 1 year in Moscow, Russia to eventually become a regional manager in headquarter in Seoul, Korea. During regional specialist period, attended MGIMO University in Moscow as an international student to study Russian while performing full responsibility and duty as a regional specialist.▪ Research, explore and investigate regional area▪ Discover and identify new business proposals within the region▪ Experience local environment and neighborhood.▪ Study brief historical, political, cultural, regional, commercial and industrial understanding to start business in CIS countries▪ Met with industrial facility and petrochemical complex representatives from western to eastern part of Russia▪ Visiting local EPC companies, global EPC branch offices and engineering companies▪ Meetings with projects Board to understand local market and monitor the business. Show less STC EVA2 Project (Daesan, Korea) Capacity : Ethylene Vinyl Acetate 200,000 MTPAClient : Samsung-TotalType of Project : EPC-C Turnkey Lump-Sum ContractPosition in Project Control Manager In charge of organizing project key person, managing project budgetary, project operational procedures and preparing prime contract agreement. Prepared and structure execution plan including strategy and risk assessments, status monitoring with key project index in accordance with standard project management tool. Coordination between client to updating project execution plan and progress while eliminating risks and verifying challenges to achieve competitive goals was key element to project success. Additionally, invoicing and negotiating for a change/variation order were routine exercise. ▪ Organizing project key members and designate specific role & responsibilities to individuals to initiate project early stage.▪ Subcontracting various engineering, service supplier, temporary facilities and main construction companies.▪ In charge of prime contract invoicing including Change/Variation Order and claims.▪ Mitigating Subcontractor’s Change/ Variation Order and claims from subcontractors▪ Report project status and progress of Engineering, Procurement and Construction to Client▪ Coordination between Client and project related parties to resolve project concerns Show less Shaybah Project (Saudi Arabia)Capacity : NGL Recovery Trains 2,400Client : ARAMCOType of Project : EPC Turnkey Lump-Sum Contract Position in Cost Engineer / Construction CoordinatorInitiated the project for site surveying and subcontracting the temporary offices and accommodation facilities for 15,000 people. Furthermore, built project control team organization structure and appointed individuals with roles and responsibilities including training SAP operating and subcontracting work.Formulated and awarded subcontract agreements for civil, building, mechanical/heavy rigging work and electrical/instrumentation work which includes listing up and searching for potential bidders, submission of pre-qualifications, preparation of ITBs, comparing of biddings, clarifications, commercial/technical evaluation and negotiations. Also was in charge of project construction budget and reporting routine reports and commercial/schedule issues.▪ Subcontracting temporary facilities and main construction work ▪ Listing of potential bidders and submitting Pre-qualifications▪ Preparation of ITBs and clarifications ▪ Commercial/technical evaluation and negotiation of contractual issues in the agreement.▪ Invoicing for Change/Variation Order, Claim Verification of main subcontractor and others.▪ Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, annual cash flow status.▪ Drafting both incoming and outgoing correspondences ▪ Active coordination between client and subcontractors Show less Ma'aden Ammonia ProjectCapacity : Liquid Ammonia 3,300 MTPDClient : Ma’aden Mining CompanyType of Project : EPC-C Turnkey Lump-Sum ContractPosition in Cost Engineer / Construction CoordinatorIn charge from construction to pre-commissioning and focused in forecasting costs related to completion, mitigating claims and final settlement of contracts to finish the project successfully. During these stage, it is important to understand whole document references to close every issues. As an important parts of project execution, organized and meticulous documentation was crucial to mitigate any cost and claim issues.▪ Coordination with related managers to take necessary action for various interface issues.▪ Subcontracting pre-commissioning stage service suppliers▪ In charge of bidding, evaluation, negotiation and submitting purchase order for catalyst loading, chemical cleaning, refractory dry-out, nitrogen & other pre-commissioning activities▪ Process invoices for Change/Variation Order▪ Verification and quantifying claim amounts for main and other subcontractors.▪ Forecasting and estimating budgetary cost▪ Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, annual cash flow status▪ Finalize settlements for subcontract agreement amendments and variations▪ Drafting both incoming and outgoing correspondences ▪ Active coordination between client and subcontractors Show less Kayan PP/PH ProjectCapacity : PP (Poly-propylene) 350,000 MTPAClient : Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.Type of Project : EPC-C Turnkey Lump-Sum ContractPosition in Cost Engineer / Construction CoordinatorIn charge as a cost engineer but was not limited to monitor progress, expediting schedule, mitigate delays of work while including cost coordinating with various departments and other parties. At the peak stage, to meet the target schedule, it was necessary to expediting work with increasing resources and to mitigate risk cost exceeding, found competitive supplier and contracted work with various type of resources suppliers. ▪ Coordination with related managers to take necessary action for various interface issues▪ Plan and manage directly hired manpower and equipment for construction work▪ Subcontracting manpower and equipment companies and suppliers ▪ Charge of local purchase orders and service supplier 3rd party inspection service suppliers for instrument troubleshooting etc. ▪ Compare bidding and evaluate Purchase Order (PO) for negotiations▪ Process invoices for Change/Variation Order▪ Verification and quantifying claim amounts for main and other subcontractors▪ Forecasting and estimating budgetary cost▪ Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, annual cash flow status▪ Preparing contractual correspondences and executing document control activities▪ Active coordinating between client and subcontractors Show less Kayan Amine ProjectClient – Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.Type of Project : OBCEPosition in Cost Engineer / Construction CoordinatorIn change of project cost control including budgetary, contracting, monitoring construction progress, clarifying change order items, mitigating claim issues at the on-shore construction stage. Specialized and only focused in construction phase. In order to build up construction strategies, considered various forms of contract, such as OBCE, lump-sum, cost & fee, for every case. Searching for pre-qualified potential bidders were another challenge to keep budget and schedule target. Started to skill with contractual work and bidding process of construction work. ▪ Optimizing subcontracting strategy considering OBCE, lump-sum, cost & fee ▪ Diversify and research potential bidders ▪ Coordination with Client for optimizing project construction activities▪ Prioritize main equipment delivery schedule and construction work sequence▪ Subcontracting project construction work to bidders▪ List up potential bidder and prepare ITB▪ Submit Pre-qualification (PQ) for bidding and clarification▪ Commercial and technical evaluation▪ Negotiation between Subcontractors▪ Review and awarding subcontract agreement▪ Invoicing for Change/Variation Order, Claim Verification of main subcontractor and others▪ Forecasting and budgetary/cost estimation▪ Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, annual cash flow status▪ Drafting both incoming and outgoing correspondences Show less APPC PDH/PP Project (Jubail, Saudi Arabia)Capacity : PDH 450,000 MTPA , PP 450,000 MTPAClient : APPCType of Project : E,P,C Turnkey Lump-Sum ContractPosition in Instrumentation Assistant in Project FieldAs a first step into the EPC world, participated in as an instrumental & electrical supervisor. Supervised installation work including setting up a schedule, checking progress, supervising items related to QC, calibration and test for a facility handover. Although these tasks may seem like expediting work due to near project completion and many of the outstanding issues are linked with plant operation, these are critical event to properly run the project which are closely managed by skilled and experienced engineers. Valuable experience to understand the general plants operation logics and systems.▪ Supervising Loop Test and related documentation▪ Coordination between other discipline departments & vendor for troubleshooting Show less

  • Senior Cost Engineer

    Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Marketing manager

    Mar 2015 - May 2016

  • Marketing Manager

    Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Project Control Manager

    Mar 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Cost Engineer

    Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Cost Engineer

    Nov 2009 - Mar 2011

  • Cost Engineer

    Jun 2009 - Oct 2009

  • Cost Engineer

    Dec 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Assistant Electrical Engineer

    Aug 2007 - Nov 2007
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  삼성엔지니어링

  Apr 2018 - now

  Young-in Respia project (Korea) Capacity : 256,530 Ton / Day in 15 FacilitiesClient : Local government of Young-inType of Project : BTO (Build Transfer Operation)Position in Senior Manager of Project Dept.In charge of project control and manage SPC(Special Purpose Company) named ‘Young-in Clean Water’ which operates 15 water treatment facilities in Young-in province, South Korea▪ Establish an annual O&M (Operation & Maintenance) plan with project members▪ Develop competitive challenges with achievable goals and set strategical tasks to enhance project operational efficiency▪ SPC Management - cost/schedule and outstanding issues▪ Forecasting and reporting cash flow within project budgetary amount▪ Contracting for O&M - Bidding, evaluation, negotiation, issuing purchase orders and etc▪ Coordinate with local government of Young-in for various issues Show less

  • O&M Manager

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager

    Apr 2018 - Nov 2022