Desmond Uzezi

Accomplished professional with a career marked by consistent achievement. Specialization as a quantity surveyor for the Building Industry. Demonstrated skill for managing all costs associated with infrastructure and housing development projects, from initial calculation to final figures.

Consistently seeks to minimize project costs, while simultaneously ensuring attainment of quality standards. Capable of working positively hand-in-hand with clients and contractors throughout duration of the project.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Grnata Contracting (2022-10 – Present)

• Measurement, pricing and valuations of post contract variations.
• Providing assistance to project director on contractual issues
• Producing and submitting applications for payment.
• Preparing and agreeing final account.
• Management and administration of sub-contractor's accounts and preparing subcontractors agreement.
• Maintained privacy and confidentiality of all information for existing and prospective clients to protect personal and business interests.
• Preparation of budget projections and assisting in acquiring the best suppliers for materials.
• Evaluation of price comparison summary.
• Source, negotiate with sub-contractors and recommend them for payment.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at M.A.Y Almezeal Construction & Services (2021-11 – 2022-09)

• Preparation of Sub-contractors Agreements
• Providing assistance to contract managers on contractual issues
• Preparing and agreeing payment applications/valuations in accordance with the terms of the contract documents
• Valuation of Variations in accordance to Contracts Preparation of cost reports at regular interval for Clients
• Maintaining log for claims and thereby agreeing variations/change orders Preparation of final accounts.
• Maintained privacy and confidentiality of all information for existing and prospective clients to protect personal and business interests.
• Managing and coordinating cost advise, availability and timely delivery of materials and project schedules for all contracts.

Head of Post Contract / Senior Quantity Surveyor at Fundament SPC (2014-02 – 2021-11)

Building and Infrastructural Works

• Monitor all commercial information in relation to project including labour, material and subcontractor cost forecasting thus ensuring budgets are adhered
• Provide advice to project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing of correspondence.
• Prepare and compile final account payment with relevant substantiation and documents as per contract obligation.
• Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute contracts
• Preparation of labour and material schedule to determine the quantity of labour and materials required for a particular project

Post Contract Quantity Surveyor at G.P Zachariades Overseas Limited (2013-03 – 2014-02)

Building & infrastructural Works

• Preparation of Sub-contractors Agreement.
• Provide assistance to contract managers on contractual issues
• Preparing and agreeing payment application/valuations so that payment is received in accordance with the terms of the contract conditions, work progress Quantity take off for all civil elements and preparation of bills of quantities.
• Preparation of cost reports at regular interval.

Pre-Contract Quantity Surveyor at Almoayyed Contracting Company (2012-01 – 2013-03)

Tendering & Estimating Department

• Quantity take off for all civil elements based on pricing preambles and compiling the tender BOQ with descriptions.
• Maintains vendor data base, floating inquiries to sub-contractors and suppliers. Preparing & analyzing costing for tenders.
• Preparation of estimates for tender purposes.
• Preparation of labour and material schedule to determine the quantity of labour and materials required for a particular project.
• Scrutinize, review of tender drawing/documents for discrepancies and incorporating within the tender offer, liaise with consultants regarding ambiguities contract work scope and seek clarification there to
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems Managed on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication

Quantity Surveyor at Senior Group Of Company (2010-04 – 2012-01)

• Quantity take off for all civil elements based on pricing preambles and compiling the tender BoQ with descriptions.
• Maintains vendor data base, floating inquiries to sub-contractors and suppliers. Preparing & analyzing costing for tenders.
• Preparation of Bills of quantities.
• Valuing work in progress and preparing monthly valuation.
• Evaluation of price comparison summary

Quantity Surveyor at 02's Development Services Nigeria. Ltd (2003-01 – 2010-02)

• Performed measurements for structural and architectural works to prepare cost estimates for projects.
• Calculated correct costs for project-specific goods and services by gathering information from team members, sub-contractors and vendors.
• Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data.
• Collected measurements from architectural and structural drawings.
• Preparation of Bills of quantities.
• Valuing work in progress and preparing monthly valuation.

HND (B.SC Equivalent) in Quantity Surveying – Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti (1998-09 – 2000-08)

OND in Building & Quantity Surveying – Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti (1994-09 – 1996-07)