Professional Memberships
Chamber of Civil Engineers, Istanbul, Turkey
Qualifications
Levent Tosyali has a professional track record of 30+ years in various stages of international construction, including but not limited to:
● site engineering and supervision,
● logistics,
● planning, reporting,
● progress payments,
● bidding, cost estimating, takeoffs,
● cost control,
● contract management, claims(FIDIC and USACE contracts),
● project management, coordination,
● business development
In the following fields:
● housing and buildings,
● tourism investments,
● infrastructure, motorways.
Qualifications & Education
High School Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey
(http://portal.robcol.k12.tr/)
University Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey
(http://www.boun.edu.tr/en-US/Content/Default.aspx)
Language Goethe-Institut, Munich, Germany (6-month German language course in 1984)
Career Summary
TEKFEN, Jubail, KSA
SADARA PO Plant Project ($120m)
Employer: SADARA (Aramco & Dow Chemical), Working for Contractor, TEKFEN Construction Co.
Country: Jubail, KSA
Project: PO Plant Construction
Position: Project Controls Manager
Period: from March 2013 to date
Key Duties:
Time management – supervise Primavera P6 rebaseline, weekly progress updates,
Cost management – supervise monthly payment requests, subcontractor payments,
Change orders/new unit prices, quantity take-offs,
Contract management – write letters,
Reporting – supervise cost-to-complete, monthly reports to TEKFEN Head Office,
Daily/weekly/monthly progress reports, 2-week look-ahead reports.
IIHCO, Ojeda, Venezuela
Ojeda New City Urban Project ($500m, 7000 apartments, social buildings, infrastructure)
Employer: Government (Ministry of Housing & Urban Planning), Working for Contractor, IIHCO
Country: Ojeda, Venezuela
Project: Ojeda New City Urban Project
Position: Contract Manager
Period: from June 2011 to Jan 2012
(project suspended due to US sanctions)
Key Duties: Contract management – write letters, resolve disputes, prepare claim files
SWGCC, Tripoli, Libya
Employer: Government, Working for Contractor, SWGCC
Country: Tripoli, Libya
Project: All construction projects in Libya
Position: Construction Coordinator
Period: from December 2010 to February 2011
(all projects suspended due to civil war)
Key Duties: Resource Management – supervise allocation of labor, materials & equipment
Time management – supervise weekly/monthly progress updates,
Cost management – supervise monthly payment requests, subcontractor payments,
Business development at Istanbul Head Office from Feb. 2011 to May 2011
ERKA, Adana, Turkey
Employer: USACE, Working for Contractor, ERKA Construction Co.
Country/Projects: US Corps of Engineers construction projects at US military bases in Romania, Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan
Position: Program Manager (in charge of all USACE projects)
Period: From December 2009 to May 2011
(Company liquidated)
Key Duties: Contract management – write letters, resolve disputes, prepare claim files
KAYI, Dubai, UAE
Employer: KAYI Construction Co.
Country: Al Marjan Island, RAK, UAE (KAYI investment)
Project: Harbor Beach Residence (mixed use project, residence & hotel)
Position: Deputy project manager (later technical coordinator)
Period: From May 2008 to April 2009
(Project cancelled due to economic problems in Dubai)
Key duties: Market research – mobilization, materials, equipment, labor/subcontractors
GULSAN, Istanbul, Turkey
Employer: GULSAN Construction Co.
Country: Istanbul, Turkey
Project: Highway construction tenders in KSA, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and North Iraq
Position: Business development engineer
Period: From October 2004 to January 2007
Key Duties: Business development – Bid file preparation
ENTERNASYONAL, Istanbul, Turkey
Employer: ENTERNASYONAL Tourism Investments Co.
Country: Istanbul, Turkey
Project: company owned tourism investments throughout Turkey
Position: quantity surveyor, site manager supervision contractors
Period: from September 2000 to September 2004
(Company liquidated)
Key duties: Tender files preparation, supervising contractors at site
YAPI KREDI BANK Head Office, Istanbul, Turkey
Expert Engineer (1997 to 2000)
Employer: Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi
Country: Istanbul, Turkey
Project: n/a
Position: Expert engineer
Period: From 1997 to 2000
Key duties: Bank letters to Turkish contractors working abroad – provide analysis & advice
Assessment of real estate counter guaranty to commercial credits
ALPEREN, Vilnius, Lithuania
Self trading company
(1995 to 1997)
ENKA, Istanbul, Turkey
Employer: German Government (loans to provide housing for Russian military returning from DDR) Working for Contractor, ENKA Construction Co.
Country: Istanbul, Turkey, later Tschist, Belarus
Project: Various housing projects in Russia, later Completion of 9 factories in Tschist, Belarus
Position: Logistics engineer at ENKA head office, Istanbul, Turkey, later Logistics Chief at site in Tschist, Belarus
Period: from 1993 to 1995
Key duties: Istanbul – procure and export to camps in Russia, spare parts, consumables,
Belarus – procure and transport contract materials, food stuff, consumables
ERE, Ankara, Turkey
Employer: USACE, Working for Contractor, ERE Muhendislik Co.
Country: Ankara, Turkey
Project: Barracks Renovation, US Military Base in Sinop, Turkey
Position: Project Manager
Period: From 1991 to 1993 (project terminated for the convenience of Employer after collapse of former USSR)
Key duties: Contract management – write letters, resolve disputes, prepare claim files
ENTES + BALFOUR BEATTY JV, Turkey
Employer: Government (TCK), Working for Contractor, ENTES & BALFOUR BEATTY JV
Country: Hendek, Turkey
Project: Kazanci – Gumusova Motorway Project
Position: Planning Engineer, later Earthworks Section Chief
Period: from 1988 to 1991
Key duties: Planning – progress reporting, design development tracking
Earthworks – supervise construction activities (cut & fill up to formation level)
ENKA, Riyadh, KSA
Employer: KSA Government, Working for Contractor, ENKA Construction Co.
Country: KSA
Project:
(i) Hofuf 500 Villas Project: QA/QC engineer, site engineer, progress payments
(ii) Makkah 4 x 50000m3 Water Reservoirs: site engineer (reinforced concrete works)
(iii) Jeddah 4 x 50000m3 Water Reservoirs: site mobilization chief
(iv) Riyadh Head Office, planning department, planning engineer
Period: from 1982 to 1986
