Nicholas Norku

I am both a Quantity and land surveyor with over twenty years of extensive experience in setting out and Quantity Surveying Practice across engineering, mining, civil works, and infrastructure development in the UK, Ghana, and West Africa. Adept in cost estimation, project management, and technical surveying, with a proven track record on 30 million-dollar construction projects including roads, residential buildings, industrial facilities, and gold processing plants. I bring strong commercial awareness, contract knowledge, and excellent communication skills tailored to meet the expectations of any construction company.

My enthusiasm to combine Quantity Surveying and setting out engineering aligns with every company's vision of quality assurance and commercial management success while working towards MRICS membership to deepen my understanding of construction standards, procurement procedures, and cost planning methods. I would welcome the opportunity to further discuss how I can support your team's success.

Setting out Engineer - Industrial Space Solutions - Middleton Industrial Area, UK

(2024-05 - 2025-01)

Setting Out Engineer - Countryside Residential Building Project - Oldham, UK

(2025-09 - 2025-12)

Head of Survey Department - Electrochem Ghana Ltd - Ghana

(2020-01 - 2023-01)

• Supervised all land and engineering surveys across a 41,000-acre mining concession
• Produced volume computations for mined salt, clay, and dyke materials
• Coordinated design layouts, setting out of office complex foundations, building corners, road centre lines, piling, crystallisers, embankments, attending management meetings
• Liaised with consultants to ensure design compliance and accuracy

Project Engineer - Asabea Engineering - Ghana

(2019-11 - 2020-11)

• Responsible for "day-to-day" site coordination and construction planning on a 54km road project
• Managed resources and prepared reports for Ghana Highways Authority

Project Land Surveyor - Consar Ghana Ltd - Ghana

(2019-01 - 2019-10)

• Established secondary and tertiary site controls, Performed Survey control closed traverse, performed setting out of building corners, road centre lines, bolts&nuts for overhead cranes and steel columns at Asorkor West Park Industrial Development-Ghana
• Coordinated civil and road works, topographical survey and bulk excavation volume computations

Project Land Surveyor - Mantrac Ghana Takoradi Warehouse Facility - Ghana

(2014-09 - 2018-12)

• Conducted layout, slab design, shop drawings, and steel erection verticality checks
• Delivered as-built documentation and supervised heavy equipment setup

Land/Engineering Surveyor - Various Projects - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso

(2005 - 2014)

Led setting out and surveying activities for the construction of processing plants (Asanko Gold Mine), Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Centre office complex, Salma community resettlement project, and Ghana Shippers Council Towers

• Conducted layout planning, boundary setting out, and access road setting out
• Ensured quality control and accurate documentation across multiple sites in Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso in West Africa

MSc - Quantity Surveying - University of Salford (2024 - 2025)

BSc - Accounting - University College of Management Studies (2013 - 2017)

Certificate - GIS & ArcGIS - University of Mines and Technology (2010 - 2011)

Diploma - Mine Surveying - University of Mines and Technology (2007 - 2009)