Quantity Surveyor at Mitsubishi Power ZAF (2021-03 – 2025-12)
As a Subcontractor Quantity Surveyor my duties included preparation and revising of payment certificate (IPC), Monthly Cost Report for the Project, preparing of Variation and Purchases order, site Instruction pricing and estimates. Assisting with insurance costing, claim assessments forensic research and Investigation of potential claimable Events/Insurance claims. Monitoring cash flow of multiple Subcontractors and compiling budget or variations as per contract.
- Monitoring Subcontractor Progress Monthly Evaluation and Compiling Payment Applications
- Compiling Monthly Cashflow Projections and support Construction Claims and Variations.
- Monitoring Subcontractor Progress and Schedule in relation to incurred costs
- Drafting of Variation Order Proposals
- Fast Tracking the Subcontract Management, Procurement and Cost Control Work Flows, to Ensure Timeous Subcontractor Payments.
- Maintain good and professional relationships with project team, suppliers and clients.
- Management and oversight of processing and certification of payment applications in accordance with the terms of Subcontracts in Conjunction with Quantity Surveyors and Subcontracts Managers
- Responsible for overall basic Contracts Administration of Subcontractors
- Identify, resolve and/or mitigate issues that may lead to dispute with any Subcontractors
- Compiling Commercial Reconciliations of Subcontract Agreements for Close Out
- Drafting and Issuing Formal Notices and Responding to Subcontractor Correspondences and Claims using FIDIC contract
Change Management: Quantity Surveyor at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System Africa (2016-04 – 2022-06)
As a Backcharge Quantity Surveyor – My responsibilities were claims recovery, contracts and commercial management. My role was to drive cost recoveries from third parties that defaulted because of damages, defective works, failure to meet contractual obligations, etc. This largely involved working closely with engineers, project management and contracts managers to investigate liability capture and analyse all quantitative data such as bills of quantities, contracts, Interim Payment Certificate (IPC) to bring about a final claim.
- Drive cost recoveries that were due to the client from third parties Subcontractors.
- Issuing of contractual correspondence to Subcontractors (i.e. 2.5- Notice to recover, 7.5 – Notice of Rejection of works and 15.1 – Notice to correct), contract administration for assigned subcontractor, using contractual clauses to evaluate mitigate and determine claims against the assigned subcontractors.
- Subcontractor management, which included preparing monthly payment certificates (IPC), guiding site management in complying with all contract requirements, rates build-up and assessment of quotations.
- Commercial management which included issuing contractual notices in line with contract requirements, management of Variation Orders & Site Instruction and performing the contract according to the FIDIC book of contract.
- Contract management, which included ensuring management of contract change cost, preparation of Variation orders & Purchase orders.
- Prepare monthly Subcontractor cost report; liaise with the change manager in undertaking financial reporting and monitoring of overall subcontractor working capital.
- Cooperating with the site technical team and action commercial related issues, hold weekly progress meeting with Subcontractors and analyse contract conditions and negotiate contract and claim details.
- Working closely with Senior Quantity Surveyor to Identify, monitor and implement changes to scope of works for the assigned Subcontractor and their cost implication.
- Working closely with the commercial department to prepare and finalize final certificates.
- Ensure the Cost Controller has captured and invoiced the Subcontractor as payment certificate.
Graduate Development: Candidate Quantity Surveyor at Grinaker-LTA (Now Aveng) (2014-01 – 2015-12)
As a candidate Quantity Surveyor my responsibilities were preparation of structural steel re-measures and taking them through the relevant channels for approval and record keeping. Work under supervision of a Quantity Surveyor when conducting site checks and measurements.
- Produce steel Bills of Quantities and reports.
- Site visit and works monitoring
- Review IPC from suppliers
- Basic introduction to CCS & WINQS
- Preparation of commitment schedules to be used by warehouse staff.
- Conduct checks on site and record labour and work dates.
- Introduction to Quantity Surveying financial analysis
- Introduction to JBCC, NEC, GCC and FIDIC
