CV,Quantity Surveyor Seeking work in Australia and Middle East

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Skills keywords: civil engineer, construction project manager, contracts administrator, estimator, quantity surveyor

Short Bio:

I am currently searching for a Quantity Surveyor opportunity in Australia, UK and Middle East. I have ME in Civil Engineering from USA and also recently finished MS in Construction Project Management from London, UK and possess 4 years of work exp.

Current location:  London - View on map

Nationality: United Kingdom

Preferred Sector of Employment:  , General Management

Spoken languages: english, Hindi, Japanese, Telugu

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Objective

To secure an excellent job opportunity in an innovative and challenging environment that enhances my communication and interpersonal skills and knowledge and enables the provision of my services to the company and employ business and management concepts, critical thinking techniques and structural knowledge

Overview

I recently finished MSc in Construction Project Management at London South Bank University and also finished my contract with Costain Group Plc working as a Quantity Surveyor and am on lookout for a new opportunity. I am well organised and a capable individual possessing strong communication and interpersonal skills and can operate on tight schedules. Previously, I worked as a Quantity Surveyor and Civil/Structural Engineer for approximately four years and gained progressively responsible and technical design experience.

Area of Expertise & Soft Skill Set

Japanese, Hindi and Telugu Language Interpretation, Engineering Design & Analysis, Structural alterations and inspections, Technical report writing, Working Knowledge of 3D software, Project Management, Risk Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Microsoft Office, AUTOCAD, STAAD, ANSYS, MATLAB, SKETCHUP, JAVA, REVIT

Professional Experience

Aug’15 – Dec’15

Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Costain Group Plc, London, UK

Project: Asset Management Program (AMP6); Client: Thames Water Utilities Ltd.; Site: Mogden & Hampton

• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the sub-contractor or the consultant and/or the client

• Undertaking cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work

• Assisting in establishing a client’s requirements and undertaking feasibility studies

• Preparing and analyzing costings for tenders

• Allocating work to subcontractors

• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports

• Valuing completed work and arranging payments

• Have an understanding of different options in NEC3 contracts

• Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations

• Enabling clients to initiate construction projects

• Assisting Lead Qs on various jobs, activities and tasks.

• Maintaining awareness of BIM for facility management and cost control

• Liaising with project manager, site manager, subcontractors, engineers and client on a regular basis

Oct’10 – July’14

Quantity Surveyor/ Civil Engineer, Permasteelisa North America, MN, USA

• Engineered projects for clients in commercial and manufacturing industries.

• Technical design work included concept development, modification, evaluation, and repair work.

• Worked on the facades, panel systems, glazing and thin-walled systems of various buildings in Minnesota region.

• Assisted in the delivery, negotiation and closing of major projects

• Demonstrated ability to be client facing and quickly create good working relationships

• Prepared QS Reports, valuations, VOWD reports, Monthly Cash Flow charts for analysis and rate analysis for variation orders/Compensation events.

• Was able to work on projects from design stage through to implementation working with the Bid and estimating team to deliver successful projects

• Assisted in managing the tender cost throughout the bid process through to financial close and during handover to the construction team

• Worked on The COMmercial FENestration (COMFEN) tool to support iterative analysis of integrated building systems with respect to energy efficiency and comfort impacts, enabling users to quickly visualize the trade-offs in performance as their designs evolve.

• Load assessments of new and existing structures. Gave PowerPoint presentations to managers and clients. Prepared sketches, marking-up drawings and writing specifications etc. Liaised with architects, engineering technicians and IT staff.

• Structural inspections/assessments and making appropriate recommendations. Providing expert technical advice including structural reports, crack monitoring

• Involved in the preparation of estimates for Budget proposals for the cost of the project.

• Drafted letter of award/Order, Payments and compile contract documents for signature

• Sound working knowledge of Standard form of contracts and construction practices paved way for ease of job in hand and to manage the growth of the team and the project.

Mar‘10 – Apr’10

Engineering Intern, Military Engineering Services, Kochi, Kerala, India

• Underwent a training program on Coastal Construction.

• Learned the various aspects of Coastal Construction like Ground Improvement Techniques, pile foundation and conducted a structural analysis of ‘piles while driving’ due to uplift load.

• I was exposed to the various aspects of structural and Foundation Engineering in coastal areas and got the opportunity to interact with the Engineers involved with futuristic activities.

Dec‘09 – Jan’10

Engineering Intern, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, AP, India

• Underwent a training program on Composite Steel Construction.

• Analyzed building layouts, AUTOCAD drawings, learned Steel and concrete composite construction

• Learnt the function of FRC, composite-structure construction and the multi-storied construction techniques.

Part-Time Work Experience

Jan’ 15 – Ongoing

GCSE Maths Tutor, ATL Learning Centre, Deptford Lounge, London, UK

• Tutoring KS1 till 4 Mathematics to children from the ages of 7-16 on Saturdays.

• Using aids (Math lab, smart board etc.) to give concrete idea of the concepts to the students.

• Concentrating on feedback from students.

• Always keeping good relationship with the students.

Nov’ 14 – Jan’ 15

Telephone Fundraiser, Gogen, London, UK

• Raised charity for British Red Cross, Macmillan Cancer Support and Save the Children through Telephone calling.

• Cold calling on both Reactivation, Upgrade and First time registration campaigns.

Sept’11 – Dec’ 11

ISU Dining, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

• Worked at ISU Dining – ISU Commons and undertook various roles such as stocking, cashiering, food preparation, cleaning and accounting.

• Worked at ISU Dining – Football & Basketball games and undertook various roles such as stocking, cashiering, food preparation, cleaning, food delivery, packaging and accounting.

Aug’10 – Jan’ 11

Student Fund-raiser, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

• Worked at ISU Foundation to raise valuable funds for the university by communication on phone with various Alumni and asking for charity, funds and making various size pledges.

Education

Sept ‘14 – Oct’15

Master of Science, Construction Project Management; RICS, APM & RIBA accredited

London South Bank University, London, UK Grade – Not Yet

Modules: Procurement & Management of Construction, Project Evaluation, Management of Information & People, Building Information Modeling, Construction Law (Working knowledge of JCT Contracts)

 Aug ‘10 – Dec ’11

Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering (Specialization: Structural Engineering) Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA GPA – 3.1/4

Aug ‘06 – May ’10

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering

Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India GPA – 3.7/4

Academic Projects

• Achieved the objective of better performance of concrete in tension by conducting an experimental work on Hybrid Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete utilizing 0.5% of Steel and Polypropylene fiber as a part of my Undergraduate thesis work.

• Created an excel program to analyze structures up to 4-member frames which is the basic working algorithm in analyzing a finite element model in software like ANSYS and STAAD.

• Created a Finite Element Model to determine the pressure of a cylindrical vessel of various end shapes with varying medium and applied forces.

• Created a MATLAB program for conducting a dynamic, linear and elastic analysis of a Multi-story building frame to find the working advantages of modeling a structure as a Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom system over a Single -Degree-of-Freedom system.

• Created a financial report of Balfour Beatty comparing with Galliford Try and presented a Building Information Modeling (BIM) system of a Tunnel Portal report for Crossrail as part of coursework at LSBU.

Co-Curricular & Extra Curricular Activities

• Currently working as a Math and Science tutor in London on a free-lance basis.

• Currently working as a Badminton coach, coaching and training the London South Bank University Badminton team for BUCS Nationals and University competitions and also working as a Freelancer.

• Worked as a Fundraiser for Save the Children, Macmillan Cancer Support and British Red Cross in London and also was an active social member of Bhoomi (NGO) in India.

• Volunteered the 25th National Convention of Civil Engineers in “Institute of Engineers (India)” (IEI) Hyderabad

Personal Skills

Attention to detail, Time management, good team player, Problem solving, Good Interpersonal and communication skills

Accredited Institutional Body memberships

• Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS)

• Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)

• Association of Project Managers (APM)

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

To secure an excellent job opportunity in an innovative and challenging environment that enhances my communication and interpersonal skills and knowledge and enables the provision of my services to the company and employ business and management concepts, critical thinking techniques and structural knowledge

I recently finished MSc in Construction Project Management at London South Bank University and also finished my contract with Costain Group Plc working as a Quantity Surveyor and am on lookout for a new opportunity. I am well organised and a capable individual possessing strong communication and interpersonal skills and can operate on tight schedules. Previously, I worked as a Quantity Surveyor and Civil/Structural Engineer for approximately four years and gained progressively responsible and technical design experience. 

Japanese, Hindi and Telugu Language Interpretation, Engineering Design & Analysis, Structural alterations and inspections, Technical report writing, Working Knowledge of 3D software, Project Management, Risk Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Microsoft Office, AUTOCAD, STAAD, ANSYS, MATLAB, SKETCHUP, JAVA, REVIT

Aug’15 – Dec’15, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Costain Group Plc, London, UK

Project: Asset Management Program (AMP6); Client: Thames Water Utilities Ltd.; Site: Mogden & Hampton

·         Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the sub-contractor or the consultant and/or the client

·         Undertaking cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work

·         Assisting in establishing a client’s requirements and undertaking feasibility studies

·         Preparing and analyzing costings for tenders

·         Allocating work to subcontractors

·         Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports

·         Valuing completed work and arranging payments

·         Have an understanding of different options in NEC3 contracts

·         Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations

·         Enabling clients to initiate construction projects

·         Assisting Lead Qs on various jobs, activities and tasks.

·         Maintaining awareness of  BIM for facility management and cost control

·         Liaising with project manager, site manager, subcontractors, engineers and client on a regular basis

Oct’10 – July’14, Quantity Surveyor/ Civil Engineer, Permasteelisa North America, MN, USA                                                                

·         Engineered projects for clients in commercial and manufacturing industries. 

·         Technical design work included concept development, modification, evaluation, and repair work.  

·         Worked on the facades, panel systems, glazing and thin-walled systems of various buildings in Minnesota region.

·         Assisted in the delivery, negotiation and closing of major projects

·         Demonstrated ability to be client facing and quickly create good working relationships

·         Prepared QS Reports, valuations, VOWD reports, Monthly Cash Flow charts for analysis and rate analysis for variation orders/Compensation events.

·         Was able to work on projects from design stage through to implementation working with the Bid and estimating team to deliver successful projects

·         Assisted in managing the tender cost throughout the bid process through to financial close and during handover to the construction team

·         Worked on The COMmercial FENestration (COMFEN) tool to support iterative analysis of integrated building systems with respect to energy efficiency and comfort impacts, enabling users to quickly visualize the trade-offs in performance as their designs evolve.

·         Load assessments of new and existing structures. Gave PowerPoint presentations to managers and clients. Prepared sketches, marking-up drawings and writing specifications etc. Liaised with architects, engineering technicians and IT staff.

·         Structural inspections/assessments and making appropriate recommendations. Providing expert technical advice including structural reports, crack monitoring

·         Involved in the preparation of estimates for Budget proposals for the cost of the project.

·         Drafted letter of award/Order, Payments and compile contract documents for signature 

·         Sound working knowledge of Standard form of contracts and construction practices paved way for ease of job in hand and to manage the growth of the team and the project.

Mar‘10 – Apr’10, Engineering Intern, Military Engineering Services, Kochi, Kerala, India                                               

·         Underwent a training program on Coastal Construction.

·         Learned the various aspects of Coastal Construction like Ground Improvement Techniques, pile foundation and conducted a structural analysis of ‘piles while driving’ due to uplift load.

·         I was exposed to the various aspects of structural and Foundation Engineering in coastal areas and got the opportunity to interact with the Engineers involved with futuristic activities.

Dec‘09 – Jan’10, Engineering Intern, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, AP, India                                           

·         Underwent a training program on Composite Steel Construction.

·         Analyzed building layouts, AUTOCAD drawings, learned Steel and concrete composite construction

·         Learnt the function of FRC, composite-structure construction and the multi-storied construction techniques.

Jan’ 15 – Ongoing, GCSE Maths Tutor, ATL Learning Centre, Deptford Lounge, London, UK

·    Tutoring KS1 till 4 Mathematics to children from the ages of 7-16 on Saturdays.

·    Using aids (Math lab, smart board etc.) to give concrete idea of the concepts to the students.

·    Concentrating on feedback from students.

·    Always keeping good relationship with the students.

Nov’ 14 – Jan’ 15, Telephone Fundraiser, Gogen, London, UK

·    Raised charity for British Red Cross, Macmillan Cancer Support and Save the Children through Telephone calling.

·    Cold calling on both Reactivation, Upgrade and First time registration campaigns.

Sept’11 – Dec’ 11, ISU Dining, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

·    Worked at ISU Dining – ISU Commons and undertook various roles such as stocking, cashiering, food preparation, cleaning and accounting.

·    Worked at ISU Dining – Football & Basketball games and undertook various roles such as stocking, cashiering, food preparation, cleaning, food delivery, packaging and accounting.

Aug’10 – Jan’ 11, Student Fund-raiser, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

·    Worked at ISU Foundation to raise valuable funds for the university by communication on phone with various Alumni and asking for charity, funds and making various size pledges.

·         Sept ‘14 – Oct’15, Master of Science, Construction Project Management; RICS, APM & RIBA accredited               

London South Bank University, London, UK                                                                 Grade – Not Yet

Modules: Procurement & Management of Construction, Project Evaluation, Management of Information & People, Building Information Modeling, Construction Law (Working knowledge of JCT Contracts)

·         Aug ‘10 – Dec ’11, Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering (Specialization: Structural Engineering)             Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA                                                                                           GPA – 3.1/4

·         Aug ‘06 – May ’10, Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering                                                                                        

Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India                        GPA – 3.7/4

·         Achieved the objective of better performance of concrete in tension by conducting an experimental work on Hybrid Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete utilizing 0.5% of Steel and Polypropylene fiber as a part of my Undergraduate thesis work.

·         Created an excel program to analyze structures up to 4-member frames which is the basic working algorithm in analyzing a finite element model in software like ANSYS and STAAD.

·         Created a Finite Element Model to determine the pressure of a cylindrical vessel of various end shapes with varying medium and applied forces.

·         Created a MATLAB program for conducting a dynamic, linear and elastic analysis of a Multi-story building frame to find the working advantages of modeling a structure as a Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom system over a Single -Degree-of-Freedom system.

·         Created a financial report of Balfour Beatty comparing with Galliford Try and presented a Building Information Modeling (BIM) system of a Tunnel Portal report for Crossrail as part of coursework at LSBU.

·         Currently working as a Math and Science tutor in London on a free-lance basis.

·         Currently working as a Badminton coach, coaching and training the London South Bank University Badminton team for BUCS Nationals and University competitions and also working as a Freelancer.

·         Worked as a Fundraiser for Save the Children, Macmillan Cancer Support and British Red Cross in London and also was an active social member of Bhoomi (NGO) in India.

·         Volunteered the 25th National Convention of Civil Engineers in “Institute of Engineers (India)” (IEI) Hyderabad 

Attention to detail, Time management, good team player, Problem solving, Good Interpersonal and communication skills

·         Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS)

·         Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)

·         Association of Project Managers (APM)

·         American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)