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Introduction:
A hard-working and dependable Professional Quantity Surveyor with with the ability to work well both independently and in a team. I have extensive experience of working with client's, contractor's and my colleugues which has allowed me use my excellent comunication skills and friendly personality to think on my feet and instill confidence in my abilities with people I encounter in both my professional and private life. My fifteen years experience in the construction industry has resulted in a well rounded confident and experienced Professional Quantity Surveyor. My pursuit and achievement of the highest standards in my career has earned me the respect of both client's and contractors as well as my senior managers and colleagues.
Current Roles: Currently employed in Turner & Townsend's Head Office, Dubai, United Arab Emirates as a Senior Cost Manager.
Key Skills: Key skills include all skills attributable to a successful Professional Quantity Surveyor. The following key skills have been obtained whilst working on major civil engineering and building projects in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Africa:
* Team management
* Project management
* Facilities management
* Feasibility studies,
* Conceptual and elemental estimating
* Pre and post-contract cost control, planning and management
* Contract interpretation and advice
* Preparation of contract and tender documentation including bills of quantities
* Sustainable solutions
* Final accounts
* Generally in all aspects of quantity surveying
Market Sector Experience:
Market Sector experience includes but is not limited to the following:
* Hotels and Resorts
* Hotels interior fit-out
* Large mixed use developments;
* Retail centres and shopping malls
* High and low rise Residential building
* High and low rise commercial buildings
* Educational facilities including museums
* Golf courses
* Government projects including public parks and housing
* Hospitals
* Roads, bridges, Infrastructure and marine works
* Theme parks and entertainment facilities
* Mechanical and electrical works
Qualifications: Bachelor of science in Quantity Surveying (BSc.(QS))
Professional Associations:
Professional Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
Professional Member of the South African Council for Quantity Surveyors (Pr.QS)
Professional Member of the Association for South African Quantity Surveyors (Pr.MAQS)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2007 to Present Turner & Townsend, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Senior Quantity Surveyor
2005 to 2007 Hanscomb Consultants, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Senior Quantity Surveyor
2002 to 2005 Davis Langdon, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Senior Quantity Surveyor
1999 to 2002 Hanscomb Consultants, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Senior Quantity Surveyor
1999 Trafalgar Technical Services, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contract Employment).
1998 to 1999 W.S. Atkins and Partners Overseas, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Quantity Surveyor (Contract Employment)
1997 to 1998 Schoombie Hartmann Quantity Surveyors, South Africa, Senior Quantity Surveyor.
1996 to 1997 Ninham Shand (Pty) Ltd Consulting Engineers, South Africa, Quantity Surveyor (Contract Employment)
1994 to 1996 Dekon Construction (Pty) Ltd, Port Elizabeth and East London, South Africa, Quantity Surveyor and Contracts Manager
INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Certificates Dale Carnegie course in Effective Human Relations and Communications
Obtained: Certificate in Research Techniques and Methodology
Scuba Diving: Professional Association of Dive Instructors – Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor
Emergency European Resuscitation Council - Emergency First Response Instructor in both Responder: Primary and Secondary Care for Infants, Children and Adults
REFERENCES
Written and approachable references are available upon request
RELEVANT PROJECTS
Hotel:
Abu Dhabi Golf Course Hotel – 5 Star (Value not Publicly Released)
Quasar Al Sarab Desert Resort Hotel – 5 Star (Value not Publicly Released)
Aqua Dunya Resort Hotel, Dubai – 5 Star (AED 2,000m)
Oberoi Hotel, Dubai - 5 Star (AED 550m)
Zallaq resort Hotel, Bahrain - 5 Star (AED 360m)
Kempinski Hotel, Dubai – 5 Star (AED 450m)
Dusit Hotel Interiors, Dubai - 5 Star+ (AED 50m)
Emirates Towers Hotel Interiors, Dubai - 5 Star (AED 140m)
Barr Al Jissa Resort, Muscat, Oman - 4, 5 and 5 Star plus (OR 50m)
Jumeira Beach Hotel Interiors, Dubai - 5 Star (Interior Fit-out) (AED 60m)
Saadiyat Beach Tournament Golf Course, Abu Dhabi Value not Publicly Released
Engineering:
Global Village Infrastructure Phase 1, Dubai (AED 20m)
Landscaping of the Palace for the Chairman of the Dubai Municipality (AED 80m)
Mall of the Emirates East Multi Level Car Park, Dubai (AED 200m)
Mall of the emirates external roads, elevated roads and bridges (AED 50m)
Mall of the emirates internal roads, Dubai (AED 10m)
Mall of the emirates Landscaping and Lakes, Dubai (AED 17m)
Dubai International Airport, Dubai (AED 3,000m)
Katse Dam Storage Reservoir and Appurtenant Works, Lesotho (ZAR 1,300m)
Engen Service Station, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 3.6m)
Education:
Al Khan Museum, Sharjah (Value not Publicly Released)
Dubai College Administration, Dubai (AED 25m)
Eastern Cape Technicon, East London (ZAR 2m)
Factories:
Pick and Pay Warehouse, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 21m)
Warbler Street Warehouse, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 16m)
Government:
Mathew Goniwe Residential Development, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 21m)
Motherwell Police Station, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 5m)
Unifound Housing III, Kwadesi, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 3m)
Office and Retail:
Global Village Development Phase 1A, Dubai (AED 1,000m)
Mall of The Emirates Complex, Dubai (AED 2,600m)
Canada Business Centre (AED 150m)
Sharjah Retail Development (AED 120m)
Ajman City Centre (AED 60m)
Motherwell Shopping Centre, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 30m)
Cape Road Office Park, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 15m)
Eastern Cape Motors, Port Elizabeth (ZAR 2m)
Ronnies Motors, East London (ZAR 3m)
Residential, Commercial and Mixed-use:
Heart of Europe (AED 12,000m)
Creekfront Development, Dubai (Value not Publicly Released)
Dar Al Dhabi Development (AED 2,800m)
Iconic Buildings for the Dubai Waterfront (5 No.)comprising the Loop, the Sphere, the Spiral, the Supercluster and the Well AED 3,000m to AED 8,000m)
Tree of Life iconic Buildings (3 No.) (Value not Publicly Released)
Madinat Al Soor Development, Dubai (Value not Publicly Released)
Abu Dhabi Golf Course Villas, Abu Dhabi (Value not Publicly Released)
Saadiyat Island Villas (Value not Publicly Released)
Brigadier Harab Villa, Dubai (AED 20m)
Facilities for Plantation Holdings' Equestrian Club (AED 100m)
National Housing Development at Al Dhait (AED 650m)
Al Juwaiza New Town Development (AED 870m)
Hospitals:
Sharjah University Teaching Hospital (AED 350m)
Sport and Leisure:
Wild Wadi Aqua Park and Chalets (AED 30m)
Parks in Al Barsha for the Dubai Municipality (AED 150m)
Saadiyat Beach Tournament Golf Course (Value not Publicly Released)
Snow Centre at Mall of the Emirates (AED 280m)
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