Mody CAMARA

Project: Qiddiya - Motor Sport Village - March 2025 - Curent

Project Value: SAR 1B

Client: Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Contract: Lump Sum

Key Achievements :

• Managed change control processes, ensuring timely evaluation and approval of variations.
• Collaborated with procurement team to evaluate bids for compliance with RFP requirements.
• Delivered board-level commercial reporting (cost reports, forecasts, accruals) ensuring financial transparency.
• Prepared interim valuations, ensured timely payment collections.
• Streamlined workflow management systems, increased team productivity.
• Mentored Assistant Quantity Surveyors.

Project: Diriyah Farm Development (Confidential Mixed-Use) - July 2021 - March 2025.

Project Value: Confidential

Client: Confidential Private

Contract: Cost Plus

Key Achievements :

• Managed post-contract commercial activities including interim payment assessments and variation evaluation
• Prepared monthly reports, CAPEX forecasts, and cash flow projections
• Developed project estimates and supported financial governance on long-term development.
• Maintained strong commercial control in high-pressure client environment
• Contributed to successful delivery strategy through structured cost management
• Acted as key interface between client, consultants, and contractor for all commercial matters.

Project: G3 Auction Facility

Project Value: £12m

Contract: JCT Design & Build 2016

Key Achievements:

• Managed cost planning, budgeting, and forecasting from concept to completion
• Conducted site meetings with stakeholders ensuring commercial alignment and delivery performance
• Assessed contractor applications and issued payment recommendations
• Delivered detailed commercial reporting and supported contract administration
• Contributed to successful delivery of 57,000 m² Auction facility

Project:Buxton Crescent (Grade I/II Listed Restoration Project)

• Project Value: £70M
• Contract: JCT Design & Build 2011

Key Achievements:

• Acted as Cost Manager during construction phase on complex heritage restoration project
• Managed multiple work packages and monitored their commercial performance
• Coordinated closely with contractors and consultants to ensure compliance with heritage requirements
• Administered and assessed variations arising from unforeseen structural conditions and heritage constraints, ensuring accurate cost capture and reporting.
• Produced monthly cost reports, forecasts, and change logs, maintaining financial control in highly change-driven environment.
• Evaluated Extension of Time (EOT) and loss & expense claims, supporting commercial resolution of programme delays.

Covance Laboratories (Refurbishment – Occupied Facility)

Key Achievements:

• Project Value: £8.5M
• Contract: JCT Construction Management Contract (CM 2011)

• Delivered refurbishment of laboratory facilities within a live operational environment
• Prepared monthly cost reports, monitored variations, and negotiated final account
• Managed programme, phasing strategy, and construction activities across complex staged works
• Coordinated closely with stakeholders and contractors to ensure minimal disruption to ongoing operations
• Successfully balanced operational continuity with project delivery, ensuring efficient execution

Project: Reckitt Benckiser New HQ, Paris, France

Project Value: €12M

Contract: Lump sum works contract

Key Achievements:

• Conducted a detailed tender analysis of contractor submissions, identifying scope gaps, pricing inconsistencies, and technical misinterpretations, contributing to a cost saving of up to €600k during contractor selection.
• Prepared and presented monthly cost reports, ensuring accurate financial tracking and forecasting throughout project lifecycle.
• Assessed and valued variations, maintaining cost control and alignment with approved budget.
• Verified monthly site progress and valuations for interim payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Implemented value engineering initiatives, optimising cost without compromising quality or project objectives.
• Developed strong collaboration with client’s finance team, supporting expenditure monitoring, reporting, and financial coordination.

Ministry of Education

Key Achievements:

• Supported commercial management of a large-scale Ministry of Education programme, involving thousands of subcontract packages.
• Verified site progress and subcontractor valuations, ensuring accuracy of interim payments and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Performed cost monitoring and reporting, providing clear visibility on project financial performance.
• Reviewed and validated subcontractor invoices, identifying discrepancies and ensuring alignment with actual progress on site.
• Played a key role in reconciling and updating financial status of subcontract packages
• Collaborated with project and commercial teams to maintain cost control and support ongoing delivery in a complex, high-volume environment.

Project: Residence Les Aigles

Key Achievements:

• Delivered feasibility cost planning and full post-contract quantity surveying services for the construction of a 36-unit residential development.
• Prepared Bills of Quantities (BoQ) and contributed to the development of technical specifications, supporting tender and procurement process.
• Provided ongoing cost advice throughout project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with budget and client objectives.
• Monitored cost performance during construction, identifying variances and supporting corrective actions where required.
• Prepared and presented monthly cost reports, maintaining clear financial oversight of the project.
• Attended and contributed to client and consultant meetings, supporting coordination and commercial decision-making.

Project: Geneva English School, Switzerland

Key Achievements:

• Supported Senior Project Manager in day-to-day delivery of a 2,500 m² refurbishment and extension project at Geneva English School.
• Maintained effective cost control throughout project, ensuring alignment with budget and client objectives.
• Attended site regularly to monitor progress and identify potential commercial or delivery risks.
• Participated in client and project meetings, contributing to coordination and decision-making processes.
• Liaised closely with the client and project team to resolve issues promptly and support smooth project progression.