Luis Enrique Acosta, P. Eng.

Project Engineer | CAPEX Project Auditor |Cost Estimator. Experience in Aviation, Construction, Oil&Gas, and Mining sectors.

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

About

Ingeniero Civil con más de 15 años de experiencia en diversas áreas, tales como: Gerencia de Mantenimiento de Infraestructura Aeroportuaria, Supervisión de Obras, Estimación de Costos para obras civiles y Auditoría de Proyectos de Inversión. Experiencia trabajando en los sectores Aeronáutico, Construcción, Petróleo y Minería.

Experience

  • Vancouver Airport Authority (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Project Engineer
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Construction Coordinator
      Oct 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Coordination of construction activities liaising with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders. Analyze the impact and risks associated with construction tasks. Collaboration with project managers in monitoring schedules, costs, and procurement processes. Overview of onfield activities for reporting on progress and checking conditions on site according to specifications, drawings and standards.

  • Grupo México (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Gerente de Auditoría Interna de Proyectos
      Jul 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Annual planning of audits for CAPEX projects in Minera México, as of 2021 the portfolio of projects at this company was higher than USD $2 billion. Supervision of the Internal Auditing team in charge of the project audits. A total of 5 people reported to this position including duties for Mexico, USA, and Peru operations. Monitor the execution of the Auditing annual plan and update the risk register. Report the results to senior management. My team and I developed several dashboards that improved our capabilities for monitoring suppliers, purchase orders, contracts, and assets under construction.

    • Auditor de Proyectos
      Oct 2018 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Development of audits for CAPEX projects in the Grupo Mexico Mining Division. Preparation of reports and presentation of audit results. Review of compliance with the organization's rules and procedures regarding procurement processes for capital investments. Assessment of project execution to ensure adherence to federal environmental regulations, engineering drawings, and specifications. Verification of the completeness of project deliverables and closeout documents. I was on the top of the performance appraisals, getting a promotion to a manager role when the position was available.

  • DE ANDA, TORRES, GALLARDO Y CIA S.C. DE R.L. DE C.V / MOORE STEPHENS (2 yrs)
    • Auditor de Proyectos Senior
      Jul 2018 - Oct 2018 · 4 mos

      As an external consultant working for Grupo Mexico, my main duties were: the development of audits for CAPEX projects in the Grupo Mexico Mining Division. Elaborate on reports and present the results of the audits. Review the compliance of the company rules and procedures for purchases and contracts. Evaluation of the completion and execution of works by contractors. I got hired directly by the client and included in the corporate staff.

    • Auditor de Proyectos
      Nov 2016 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

      External consultant for the development of Audits for CAPEX Projects at Grupo Mexico (Mine Division), making reports and presenting results of the period audits. Review fulfillment of the company rules and procedures for purchases and contracts, and evaluate of completion and/or right execution of works by contractors.

  • Estimador de Costos at PDVSA Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.
    Apr 2012 - Jun 2016 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Creation of reference budgets for bidding, mostly of those for civil and mechanical works in an Oil Refinery. Review of technical and financial parts of tenders. Read blueprints and technical documents to prepare estimates for projects. This position required strong team member skills as many cost estimates were done by professionals of different disciplines. Also, I had a temporary assignment for 6 months as a Facilities Engineer supporting the technical management in establishing scopes of work, creating bills of materials and specs sheets for civil works execution planned for a plant shutdown and corrective maintenance.

  • Ingeniero de Operaciones at DGA C.A.
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2012 · 7 mos

    On-field supervision of civil works on the contractor side delivering to clients in the paper manufacturing and food industries. Make progress reports for invoicing. Elaboration of proposals for change order requests, coordination of subcontractors’ tasks, and liaising with the administrative office and accounts payable departments.