1. DIRUHI LILLY KORKUKLUOGLU
7010 Darby Avenue │ Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 336-0541 │ lillykork@gmail.com
PRIME CONTRACT MANAGER
Results-driven Prime Contract Manager experience in construction and civil engineering within nuclear, mining,
infrastructure, and US government service industries. Accomplished in working on multibillion-dollar projects
worldwide. Strong background in managing commercial contracts, risk management, claims and audits, and NEC, FIDIC,
and JCT construction and professional service contracts. Seeking to contribute to organizational progress through
industry leading performance and administration.
Prime Contract Administration
Risk Management
Program Development & Management
Key Performance Indicators
Staff Leadership
Client Relations
Regulatory Compliance
Requests For Proposal (RFP)
Process Improvement
Budget Management
Staff Development
AC C O M P L I S H M E N TS
Achieved award recommendations for major tender of Hamad International Airport in Qatar through strong
team leadership and adherence to strict deadlines.
Earned project accolade for best practices and strong commercial management of schedule critical construction
contract for Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository.
Promoted and developed audit team and construction and administration teams to sustain uniform contract
administration practices for over 15 major capital works contracts.
Devised and managed contracts program and risk management for key nuclear and infrastructure projects.
Customized and delivered contract management programs for multi-billion-dollar international projects.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E XP E R I E N C E
BECHTEL CORPORATION 1973 - 2014
Prime Contract Manager, Project Administration Manager, Project Administration Supervisor
Negotiated and administered complex construction and civil engineering projects while providing guidance and
oversight to project administrators and supervisors.
Audited project contracts to uphold corporate contract compliance requirements, and authored and reviewed all
incoming and outgoing correspondence to sustain contract clause compliance.
Directed commercial and risk management, and provided commercial awareness training for engineering,
procurement, and construction (EPC) prime subcontract and primary construction subcontract packages.
Prepared subcontracts and oversaw administration subcontract negotiations, including progress reports,
invoicing, RFP, subcontract change orders, amendments, change notices, service agreements, long and short-form
construction contracts, final acceptance and close out procedures, and maintenance of action, notice, liability,
flowdown subcontract clauses.
Reviewed major subcontract packages with legal, corporate, and project procurement managers prior to request
for proposal (RFP) and project director approval; participated in preparaton of contract packages for major project
proposals.
Implemented Contract Change Management Program under joint venture private partnership agreement.
Developed and initiated change control and claims avoidance procedures to support end-user delivery needs,
and established project, contract, and corporate policies tailored to prime contract and subcontract management
programs to meet and exceed client requirements and expectations.
Implemented key performance indicators (KPIs) for each project and performed routine evaluations to ensure KPI
benchmarks were achieved and maintained; generated monthly progress reports and self-assessment reports to
evaluate performance plan goals.
Performed construction site walkdowns to monitor subcontractor performance and coordinated with field
subcontract administrators to maintain timely performance for payment; organized 30, 60, and 90 -day
subcontractor project schedules for payment.
Trained, mentored, and supervised project contract and field subcontract administration staff.
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KE Y P R O J E C TS
Prime Contract Administrator:
$6.2B USD Copper Mining Project – Santiago, Chile
$15B USD Hamad International Airport – Doha, Qatar
$535MM USD Albania Motorway – Albania
$1.3B USD Iraq Infrastructure Program – Bagdad, Iraq
$5B USD Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository – Las Vegas, NV, USA
$1B USD Advanced Waste Treatment Plant, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
$5B USD Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Facilities, Savannah River Site – Aiken, SC, USA
Project Administration Manager:
Unit 1 and 2 Nuclear Facilities Construction – Bay City, TX, USA
Nabisco Facilities Modernization Project – Chicago, IL, USA
Susquehanna Nuclear Power Generating Station Unit 1 – Berwick, PA, USA
Program Administration Supervisor:
Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 – Oak Harbor, OH, USA
Project Administrator:
Farley Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 and 2 – Dothan, AL, USA
E D U C A TI O N & CR E D E N TI A L S
Masters Certificate: Government Contracting, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Master of Science: Human Resources, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration and Management, Limestone College, Gaffney, SC
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Q Clearance
Fluency in English, French, Greek, and Turkish; proficiency in Spanish
P R O F E S S I O N A L AF F I L I A TI O N S
Contracts Management Association
National Management Association