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Christian V.CV

Christian V.

Global CAPEX Cost Expert | Executive Seminars

€1,650/day
Bern, CH
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Christian

Christian Volk is a Global CAPEX Governance & Cost Excellence Expert with more than two decades of experience supporting complex capital programs across Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, and Infrastructure. His work focuses on bringing clarity, discipline, and strategic foresight to projects ranging from 350M to 10.5B USD, enabling organizations to make confident investment decisions.

His expertise spans the full lifecycle of capital project governance:

- Project controls (cost reporting, risks, VOWD, forecasting, monthly reporting, accruals)

- Cost procedures & financial modeling

- CAPEX strategy & portfolio management

- Cold‑Eye CAPEX estimate reviews

- EPC contract review, change management & claims prevention

- Independent project reviews & turnaround of distressed projects

Christian has delivered results across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, partnering with global engineering firms, asset owners, and multinational corporations. Whether advising executive teams or serving as the cost lead on major projects, he brings a structured, analytical, and pragmatic approach that consistently enhances transparency, predictability, and value creation.

Today, he supports organizations that require senior, hands‑on expertise to strengthen their CAPEX governance, elevate cost performance, and execute capital programs with confidence.

If your organization is scaling, transforming, or safeguarding major investments, Christian helps establish the procedures and project control requirements needed to deliver projects on budget.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bern (up to 50km), Zürich (up to 50km)

Experience

  • GSK
    COST CONTROL CONSULTANT
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    March 2020 - August 2021 (1 year and 5 months)
    Improvement and Implementation of cost control procedures
    ‣ Identification of Cost Savings
    Review of Estimation at Completion / Cost to Complete
    ‣ Improvement of vendor Invoice approval workflow
    ‣ Monthly cost tracking and reporting
    ‣ Change Management
    ‣ Monthly cost review meetings with package owner to identify possible
    variations and risks.
    ‣ Claim and counterclaim management
    ‣ Preparation & Presentation of monthly Cost Report
    ‣ Risk Management (Risk Register)
    ‣ Cash Forecast
  • NORD STREAM AG
    COST CONTROL CONSULTANT
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    January 2018 - February 2020 (2 years and 1 month)
    ‣ Implementation of cost control procedures
    ‣ Review of Estimation at Completion / Cost to Complete
    ‣ Definition of Cost Work Breakdown Structure
    ‣ Preparation of vendor Invoice approval procedure
    ‣ Preparation of monthly shareholder report
    ‣ Earned Value Management analysis (CPI)
    ‣ Monthly Cash Out Forecast Report / Cash Call
    ‣ Presentation of CAPEX cost status in the monthly shareholder meeting
    ‣ Implementation of Contract Change Note Register
    ‣ Monthly Forecast check of coating company
    ‣ Frequently travelling between project countries to ensure the overall cost accuracy of "real actuals" (Earned Value)
  • AIR LIQUIDE - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    COST ENGINEER HYDROGEN PIPELINE NETWORK
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    February 2015 - December 2017 (2 years and 10 months)
    ‣ Implementation of cost control procedures
    ‣ Review of Estimation at Completion / Cost to Complete
    ‣ Definition of Cost Work Breakdown Structure
    ‣ Budget / Forecast control / Schedule / Critical Path
    ‣ Review/Analysis of committed and actual project costs
    ‣ Tracking, Monitoring & Reporting of Project Costs
    ‣ Reporting of cost variances on an ongoing basis
    ‣ Vendor Invoice Review & Approval
    ‣ Preparation of monthly cost report
    ‣ Earned Value Management analysis (CPI)
    ‣ monthly Cash Out Forecast Report
    ‣ Benchmark Analysis
    ‣ Contingency / Budget Movement Tracking
    ‣ Contract Negotiation & Preparation
    ‣ Claim and Counterclaim Management
    ‣ Implementation and monitoring of Contract Change Note Register (Change Alert System)
    ‣ Ensure an accurate month-end closing report
    ‣ Audit Interface (external & Internal)

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Education

  • BUSINESS, ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE WUERZBURG-SCHWEINFURT
    BUSINESS, ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELING & VALUATION ANALYST
    (FMVA)®
    CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELING & VALUATION ANALYST

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