Murad Novruzov, MSc, PMP®

Murad novruzov, msc, pmp®

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  • About me

    Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President

  • Education

    • Azerbaijan state oil academy

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor's degree management of oil refining and oil-chemistry fields
    • Aberystwyth university

      2011 - 2012
      Master's degree accounting and finance
    • Azerbaijan state university of oil and industry

      2016 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree oil and gas engineering
  • Experience

    • Oil refinery named after heydar aliyev

      Nov 2012 - Jun 2015
      Accountant

      Responsibilities included:• Cash Management• Bank Reconciliations• Input of SOCAR’s SAP finance system with responsibility for monitoring and reporting the refinery’s cash position• Updating of Accounts Receivable• Assist the Lead Tax Specialist for VAT reporting to Tax Authorities• Assist the Lead Specialist for Activity Based Costing in SAP• Formulating the monthly Bank and Cash Reports for the review of the Chief Accountant

    • Socar, modernization and revamp of oil refinery named after heydar aliyev

      Jul 2015 - Jan 2018
      Senior cost engineer

      Responsibilities include:• Assist the Lead Cost Engineer in producing the overall monthly internal and external cost reports. • Key responsibility for monitoring and evaluating multi-million dollar Subcontractor costs. • Evaluation and reporting of Actual contract costs versus Budget and Forecast.• Multi - Currency Cash flow forecasting• Checking and Approval of subcontractor invoices• Responsible for the Approval Process of Confirmation of Progress and Act of Acceptance for all contractors involved in the project • Monthly cash reporting to Management • Preparing Cash Calls• Assisting the Lead Cost Engineer in operating and managing the Project Change Control process for the FEED/EPC contracts• Tender evaluation• Reviewing vendors, from project controls view, for major contracts in excess of 800 million Show less

    • Socar-kbr llc

      Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
      Cost control specialist

      Modernization and Revamp of Oil Refinery named after Heydar AliyevResponsibilities include:• Assist Lead Cost Engineer in producing Project Status Report (PSR).• Monitoring and evaluating multi-million dollar Reimbursable EPCM subcontractor costs.• Monitoring and evaluating multi-million dollar Construction Subcontractor’s cost and quantities against BOQ.• Evaluation and reporting of Actual contract costs versus Budget and Forecast for Subcontractors.• Multi-Currency Cash flow forecasting.• Responsible for the Approval Process of Confirmation of Progress and Act of Acceptance for EPCM, Construction and Engineering Subcontractors involved in the project.• Checking and Approval of subcontractor pro-forma invoices• Multi-Currency Cash flow forecasting.• Assist the Lead Cost Engineer in producing the overall monthly internal and external cost reports. Show less

    • Socar - foster wheeler engineering

      Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
      Senior cost engineer

      PMC activities, HAOR (Oil Refinery named after Heydar Aliyev) Modernization and Revamp Project Responsibilities include:• Monitoring and evaluating multi-million dollar Reimbursable EPCM subcontractor costs.• Control and monitoring Contractors’ Cost Reports.• Providing comments and recommendations to documents and reports relative to project and contract requirements.• Performing complete Earned Value Analysis and raising early warnings.• Evaluation and reporting of Actual contract costs versus Budget and Forecast.• Responsible for the review and approval process of Confirmation of Progress and Act of Acceptance for EPCM, Construction and Engineering Subcontractors involved in the project.• Checking and Approval of subcontractor pro-forma invoices.• Set-up and supervision of Personnel Authorization Process.• Forecasting activities.• Monitoring Contractor’s Manpower Plan (MPP).• Interface with Client and Contractors.• Analysis of comparisons of scope, quantities and cost data.• Providing estimates for services, rates and indirect costs as per requests.• Performing data analysis for problem and trend identification. Show less

    • Socar cape llc

      Dec 2019 - Jul 2023

      Major Clients: BP, Bos Shelf, Azfen (Ace-Topside Project)Responsibilities include:• Review of RFQs and RFPs from various Clients and further preparation of quotations and commercial proposals.• Handling of Cost Time Resource (CTR) requests from engineering and construction disciplines and preparation of CTR sheets.• Pre tender activities.• Preparation of Labour Cost Models (LCMs) for various scenarios including offshore and onshore scopes.• Price estimation for tender SOW.• Coordination and gathering of tender inputs and documents with various disciplines including engineering and construction.• Interface of clarifications and queries with Client.• Preparation of bidding documents and submission of bid.• Post tender negotiations.• Drafting and review of contracts.• Negotiating contract Terms and Conditions (T&C).• Monitoring contract Change Orders.• Issue of contract amendments.• Monitoring Lump Sum and Reimbursable contracts and project revenue and cost.• Preparation of Cost-to-Complete reports and forecasts for Management.• Monitoring project progress and margin.• Preparation of presentations and project dashboards.• Review and approval of MRs and PRs.• Tracking historical price for consumables and flagging anomalies.• Providing guidance to finance and invoicing disciplines with relation to contract payment terms.• Attending clarification and negotiation meetings with Clients. Show less

      • Commercial Team Leader

        Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
      • Lead Commercial Specialist

        Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
    • Azal - azerbaijan airlines

      Aug 2023 - now
      • Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President

        May 2024 - now
      • Assistant to the First Vice President for Economic Affairs

        Aug 2023 - Nov 2024
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