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OLUWAFEMI ADEBIYI

Indianapolis,IN

Summary

Owner-side cost manager with 8 years in project controls and cost management on mission-critical capital projects, plus an earlier career in construction safety. Currently manages budgets, commitments, actuals, and forecasts for 10–15 concurrent projects ($500K to $20M+) in a $13.5B+ portfolio; previously led controls on projects exceeding $100M. Known for accurate forecasts, early and candid reporting of cost risk, and careful change order and payment review. PMP; MBA in Engineering Management.

Overview

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1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Controls / Cost Control Manager

Eli Lilly and Company( Contractor)
Indianapolis, Indiana
01.2026 - Current

Cost ownership: Manage budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, cash flow, and forecasts for 10–15 concurrent pharmaceutical capital projects ($500K to $20M+) within a portfolio exceeding $13.5 billion, from design through procurement, construction, commissioning, validation, and startup.

• Forecasting & reporting: Prepare monthly cost reports and forecasts, including variance analysis, trending, burn rate, and EAC; reconcile actuals, commitments, and approved changes with Finance and project teams.

• Change management: Review and administer change requests, assessing scope, cost, schedule, and budget impacts; maintain approved baselines and change documentation under governance standards.

• Payment review: Review contractor invoices, payment applications, and spend data against progress and contract terms to identify discrepancies and prevent cost leakage.

• Risk & claims: Perform cost risk assessments and flag emerging cost exposure to Project Managers and program leadership; analyze delay and claims events and their cost impacts.

• Contingency management: Track contingency and allowance drawdown, and flag emerging cost risks and opportunities to project leadership.

• Close-out: Support commercial close-out, including final cost reconciliation, outstanding claims and change resolution, and closure of commitments.

• Cost–schedule integration: Apply EVM (CPI, SPI, PV, EV, AC, EAC) and maintain integrated schedules in Primavera P6/Unifier to connect cost and schedule performance.

• Reporting tools: Developed project controls dashboards and executive reports in advanced Excel that reduced manual reporting and saved several hours each month.

• Collaboration & mentoring: Work with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Finance, contractors, and Project Managers to resolve cost and schedule issues; mentor junior team members and analysts on cost control and forecasting.

Project Controls / Cost Controller

Johnson & Johnson (Pathfinder)
, NJ
02.2024 - 01.2026

• Scope: Led integrated planning, scheduling, cost control, and project controls for pharmaceutical and healthcare capital projects exceeding $100M; supported $500M+ programs.

• Matrix leadership: Coordinated multidisciplinary teams in a matrix organization using Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) principles.

• Governance & change: Evaluated scope changes, validated budget revisions, and maintained baseline integrity through governance approvals; standardized controls processes and strengthened governance.

• Recovery & executive reporting: Performed delay, claims, critical path, and schedule compression analysis to support recovery planning and contractor negotiations; presented forecast accuracy, budget status, and risk mitigation to executive leadership.

• Mentoring & automation: Mentored project team members and automated executive dashboards and KPI reporting.

Project Controls / Project Management Specialist

Fluor Corporation
Sugar Land, Texas
02.2020 - 02.2024

• Developed and updated integrated CPM schedules in Primavera P6 and MS Project aligned to the WBS, supporting active projects and proposals.

• Assisted project managers in maintaining schedules, updating progress, and developing detailed resource allocations to enhance project tracking.

• Analyzed and prioritized purchase orders and material requisitions, ensuring accurate activity durations and logical workflow for project execution.

Coordinated weekly progress reporting across procurement, construction, engineering, IT, and design teams

Assistant Project Manager

BECU Investment Services
, WA
04.2018 - 01.2020
  • Coordinated deliverables across multiple teams, managing cross-team dependencies and balancing workloads to ensure timely project completion; coached teams in Agile practices to enhance collaboration.
  • Prepared risk impact summaries for senior executives, ensuring clarity of potential issues, and maintained documentation for government audits to support compliance.
  • Coordinated project plans for BECU Investment Services teams and advisors.
  • Tracked deadlines and deliverables across investment service initiatives.
  • Prepared meeting agendas, notes, and follow-up actions for stakeholders.

Occupational Health and Safety Officer

WCB Construction
, South Africa
09.2010 - 05.2013
  • • Identified and assessed hazards on active construction sites; collaborated with site management and contractors to enforce safety requirements and cultivate a safety-first culture.
  • Inspected construction sites for hazards, unsafe work, and PPE compliance.
  • Led toolbox talks for crews and subcontractors on site safety rules.
  • Completed incident reports and supported accident investigations.
  • Inspected construction sites for hazards, unsafe work, and PPE compliance.
  • Led toolbox talks for crews and subcontractors on site safety rules.
  • Completed incident reports and supported accident investigations.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Sumy State University
Sumy, Ukraine

MBA - Engineering Management

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

Skills

Budget Development & Cost Tracking Forecasting & Cash Flow Commitments, Actuals & Accruals Change Order Evaluation Payment Application Review Claims & Delay Analysis Cost Risk Assessment Contingency Tracking Project Close-Out Earned Value (CPI/SPI/EAC) EHS & Compliance Awareness (OSHA 10) Scheduling & Cost Controls

SYSTEMS & TOOLS

Oracle Unifier Primavera P6 MS Project Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) SAP Procore Aconex SharePoint EVM (CPI, SPI, EAC) Executive dashboards & KPI reporting Executive Reporting & Dashboards Contractor & Stakeholder Management

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI • Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Scrum.org • Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I), Scrum.org • OSHA 10-Hour • Active Member: PMI and AACE International

Timeline

Project Controls / Cost Control Manager

Eli Lilly and Company( Contractor)
01.2026 - Current

Project Controls / Cost Controller

Johnson & Johnson (Pathfinder)
02.2024 - 01.2026

Project Controls / Project Management Specialist

Fluor Corporation
02.2020 - 02.2024

Assistant Project Manager

BECU Investment Services
04.2018 - 01.2020

Occupational Health and Safety Officer

WCB Construction
09.2010 - 05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Sumy State University

MBA - Engineering Management

University of Southern Indiana
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