Nurul Chowdhury
About Nurul Chowdhury
Nurul Chowdhury is a Project Controls / Commercial Manager at Arup in Melbourne, Australia, with extensive experience in project management and engineering roles across various companies and major projects.
Company
Nurul Chowdhury is currently employed at Arup in Melbourne, Australia. He has been with the company since 2017, serving in the role of Project Controls / Commercial Manager.
Title
Nurul serves as a Project Controls / Commercial Manager at Arup. His responsibilities include the development and digitalisation of enterprise-grade project controls and commercial tools, providing guidance on cost control best practices, and ensuring alignment with project terms and agreements.
Education and Expertise
Nurul Chowdhury holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Energy and Resources Management from UCL, completed in 2012. He also earned a BEng (Honours) in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Bradford. He has expertise in setting up robust technical and financial progress tracking mechanisms, particularly those based on earned value analysis.
Background
Nurul's professional background includes diverse roles across several companies and geographical locations. He has worked as a Project Manager - Maintenance, Field Engineer - Civil, and Researcher at Santos Ltd from 2011 to 2017 in various cities in Australia. He also had a stint as a Trainee Civil Engineer at MWH Global in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2009.
Achievements
Nurul has been a key contributor to significant projects such as the Western Program Alliance in Melbourne, Changi Airport Terminal 5 design JV in Singapore, and the Central Interceptor project in Auckland. He also acts as a Technical Advisor to Main Roads Projects Victoria, overseeing more than 20 major road projects across Victoria.