qssamuel
About Candidate
Location
Education
Construction cost management
Construction Cost management & Construction Engineering
Work & Experience
Key Responsibilities
1. Advising on contractual matters - general and project level.
2. Processing contractual claims and all associated records.
3. Looking for opportunities to maximise revenue and reduce cost and identify and investigate losses
4. Assisting with project cash management.
5. Advising and supporting with project correspondence.
6. Negotiating and agreeing subcontractors.
7. Negotiating subcontract and suppliers' prices and terms.
8. Ensuring final accounts are closed in a timely manner.
9. Ensuring timely drafting of commercial/contractual correspondence.
10. Preparing of subcontract and suppliers documents.
11. Preparing and reviewing monthly cost reports.
12. Ensuring risk registering, variation trackers and extension of time tracker sheets are reviewed and updated monthly and included within monthly reports.
13. Negotiating subcontractors and suppliers final accounts.
14. Variations: measurement and pricing.
15. Variations: Negotiate with client, quantity surveyor and subcontractor.
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Planning and Execution: Collaborating with the project team to develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets. Overseeing the entire project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to project milestones and key deliverables.
2. Budget Management: Responsible for monitoring and controlling project costs, including materials, labor, and other expenses, to ensure projects are executed within budget constraints.
3. Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocating resources, including labor and equipment, to optimize project productivity and achieve project objectives.
4. Contractor and Vendor Management: Coordinating and negotiating with subcontractors and vendors, ensuring the selection of reliable and qualified partners to deliver the project scope efficiently.
5. Quality Assurance: Implementing and enforcing strict quality control procedures to ensure compliance with construction standards, safety regulations, and building codes.
6. Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and challenges in projects and developing effective risk mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions and delays.
7. Stakeholder Communication: Regularly communicating project progress, updates, and challenges to stakeholders, clients, and senior management.
8. Change Management: Addressing and managing project scope changes, assessing their impact on timelines and budgets and communicating these changes to relevant parties.
9. Team Leadership: Leading and motivating project teams, fostering a collaborative work environment to achieve project goals effectively.
10. Conducting comprehensive cost estimates for commercial and residential building projects, considering factors such as materials, labour, equipment, and subcontractor services.
11. Collaborating with architects, engineers, and project managers to gather project specifications and requirements.
12. Analysing project blueprints, drawings, and other relevant documentation to identify cost drivers and potential risks.
13. Conducting Take offs and producing Bill of Quantities on design and build projects.
14. Researching and sourcing current market prices for construction materials, labour rates, and subcontractor services to ensure accurate cost estimations.
15. Preparing detailed and itemised cost breakdowns, including quantities, unit costs, and total estimates.
Key Responsibilities
1. Site Measurements and preparation of interim valuations.
2. Measurement and valuation of subcontract works
3. Evaluation of materials on site for internal and external valuations
4. Monitoring, booking, quantification and submission of day works claims
5. Valuation of variations and day works
6. Conducting comprehensive cost estimates for commercial and residential building projects, considering factors such as materials, labour, equipment, and subcontractor services.
7. Collaborating with architects, engineers, and project managers to gather project specifications and requirements.
8. Analysing project blueprints, drawings, and other relevant documentation to identify cost drivers and potential risks.
9. Conducting Take offs and produce Bill of Quantities on projects.
10. Researching and sourcing current market prices for construction materials, labour rates, and subcontractor services to ensure accurate cost estimations.
11. Preparing detailed and itemised cost breakdowns, including quantities, unit costs, and total estimates.
12. Collaborating closely with the procurement team to evaluate supplier bids and negotiate favourable pricing.
13. Participating in the tender process by preparing and submitting comprehensive and compelling proposals.
14. Assisting in the evaluation of subcontractor bids, ensuring compliance with project requirements and budgetary constraints.
Key Responsibilities
1. Conducting comprehensive cost estimates for commercial and residential building projects, considering factors such as materials, labour, equipment, and subcontractor services.
2. Collaborating with architects, engineers, and project managers to gather project specifications and requirements.
3. Analysing project blueprints, drawings, and other relevant documentation to identify cost drivers and potential risks.
4. Conducting Take offs and producing Bill of Quantities on design and build projects.
5. Researching and sourcing current market prices for construction materials, labour rates, and subcontractor services to ensure accurate cost estimations.
6. Preparation and presentation of progress reports
7. Assisting in analyzing designs, specifications, and project plans to ensure that they meet construction standards and regulatory requirements.
8. Collaborating with architects, engineers, and other professionals to prepare and review designs, drawings, and technical documents.
9. Working with the team to identify, select, and manage subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers.
10. Assisting in managing construction crews and other workers to ensure that they are meeting safety regulations and completing their work according to the project specifications.
11. Monitor and document project progress and performance, including scheduling, budgeting, and quality assurance.
12. Assisting in the preparation of project reports, including project status, progress, and final completion.
13. Identifying and address technical issues that arise during the construction process with the guidance of the Project Manager.
14. Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and building codes
Key Responsibilities
1. Managing all costs in relation to the delivery of the temporary services
2. Measuring, recording and value all work in accordance with the agreed processes and procedures
3. Maintaining commercial records for commercial assurance and cost verification purposes
4. Preparing and submit weekly cost forecasts
5. Capturing changes and ensure they are recorded in a timely manner
6. Supporting the commercial management team where required and offer support and guidance to the junior members of the team
7. Conducting Take offs and producing Bill of Quantities on design and build projects.
8. Researching and sourcing current market prices for construction materials, labour rates, and subcontractor services to ensure accurate cost estimations.
9. Preparation and presentation of progress reports
10. Assisting in analyzing designs, specifications, and project plans to ensure that they meet construction standards and regulatory requirements.
Awards
Member of Association of South Africa Quantity Surveyors – Full Member (73691328)
Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors - Student (MNIQS) M12374