Printer friendly ]Freelance Quantity Surveyor Leicestershire , UK
BSc (Hons), MRICS
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £33.33 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £266.67 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 321980 |
CV | 
SkillsCV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Skills Profile
Communication
• Compiled written reports and tender documentation for clients.
• Made a series of professional presentations to clients and fellow colleagues.
Commercial/ business
• Interaction with clients, attending meetings and presenting cost solutions to design problems.
• Accustomed to negotiating contract sums, final accounts and variations.
Interpersonal Skills
• I have been accustomed to working in a team to find solutions to client problems and made significant individual contributions to aid project delivery within a specified time scale and budget.
Computing
• Microsoft Office: Confident user of Microsoft Office and accustom to writing complex software.
• Bill production software: Good understanding of Icepac/ CSSS Ripack
• Major input in implementing Marks and Spencer’s BIW website.
Courses • Participation on a two day Negotiations course.
• Participation on a two day Time Management workshop.
• Participation on a two day Health and Safety course.
• Participation on a two day Presentation Skills workshop.
Employment History
(Mar 2008 to 2009)
Managing Director
• Provided Waste Recycling Group with cost management duties on £15m capital expenditure for a variety of building & civil engineering projects. Other duties included:
• Implementing procurement strategy, risk register, KPIs and contract procedures;
• Financial reporting to Commercial Director and preparing business cases;
• Assigning budgets and agreeing cost effective programme of works for 2009-2011 projects;
• Reviewing and agreeing target costs and final accounts;
• Preparing tender documentation, reviewing tenders and appointing contractors;
• Implementing cost database for future benchmarking and cost modelling analysis.
• Provided cost management services to Buckinghamshire County Council and Oxford City Council on various residential and office schemes.
• Provided Capita Symonds with cost advice on sustainable and renewal energy installations on the £12m Central Research Facility for University of Leicester.
• Project Manager/Cost Consultant on the £1m construction of 14no flats in Leicester.
• Commenced review of Cotswold Outdoors procurement strategy and processes.
(Nov 2006 to Feb 2008)
Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Responsible for managing a team of surveyors, fee management, and business development.
• Account manager for University of Leicester, North East Worcestershire College, Pitney Bowes Ltd and Caterpillar (UK) Ltd.
• Project manager/cost manager on £800,000 construction school for North East Worcestershire College.
• Team leader providing cost management, value management and risk analysis advice to University of Leicester on their proposed £100m Medical Sciences Building and £12m Central Research Facility.
• Provided full cost management duties for Caterpillar UK on a variety of civil engineering and building projects totalling £6m.
• Cost Consultant on the £13m hotel development for Gallagher Hotels.
• Post contract duties for Marks and Spencer plc on their renewal projects.
(Dec 2004 to Nov 2006)
Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Account manager for University of Leicester, De Montfort University and AstraZeneca (UK) Ltd.
• Responsible for implementing framework strategy for AstraZeneca (UK) Ltd and developing a set of procedures and guidance notes.
• Provided pre-contract cost management services on the shell construction for future Tesco and Asda stores.
• Provided full cost management duties on the Performing Arts Theatre (£3m), Bedford Campus Centre (£3.2m), Sports Hall (£1.2m), Library Refurbishment (£1.6m), Lift Replacement Programme (£1.4m) and Sports Science Laboratory (£1.4m) for De Montfort University.
• Provided cost management services on the construction of a £15m residential home in London.
• Cost Consultant on the £3m office fit-out for Cinven Financial Services.
(Jul 2001 to Dec 2004)
Quantity Surveyor
Currie and Brown Cost Management• Cost Consultant on Simply Food fit-out projects ranging from £1m to £5m for Marks and Spencer Plc including the flagship Simply Food store in Green Park, London.
• Prepared feasibility estimates for project evaluation process and assisted Marks and Spencer Plc in negotiating lease agreements, assessing project risk and preparing fire reinstatement valuations.
• Preparation of tender documentation, tender reports and contract documentation.
• Responsible for coordinating workload and issuing a variety of professional reports to clients.
• Provided supply chain management and value management support to Marks and Spencer Plc and instrumental in reducing project costs from £225/sq.ft to £196/sq.ft
• Provided Marks and Spencer Plc with capital allowance calculations.
(Jul 1999 to Aug 2000)
Student Placement Year
Franklin and Andrews Construction Cost Consultants• Assisted with pre-contract cost management duties on £250m MOD redevelopment.
• Provided Pre-contract cost advice on the infrastructure works associated with the development of FirstCentral Business Park. The scheme included the construction of a new slip road off the A40 near Hanger Lane, new railway bridges, extension to underground station and road diversions.
• Provided pre-contract services on the construction of the £35m Guinness headquarters building.
• Cost Consultant on fit-out of a new £1m flat conversion in Hertfordshire, duties included the preparation of bills of quantities, tender documentation, and tender reports.
• Provided pre-contract assistance to Project Director on the construction of Wembley Stadium, West Ham Football Club and the Oval Cricket ground redevelopment.
Education
( 2007 to 2009)
Building Research Establishment Limited
Licensed Domestic Energy Assessor
( 1999 to 2009)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Professional Member of the RICS
( 1997 to 2001)
Kingston University
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying 2.I (accredited by the RICS)
Dissertation: Quantity surveying practices are not reaping the full benefits from their IT investments.
( 1988 to 1996)
Judgemeadow Community College / Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth 1st College,
1996 – A Levels: Accounting (C), Computer Science (C) and Psychology (C).
1994 – GCSEs: Accounting, Psychology, Computer Studies and Physics.
1988 – 1993
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1993 – GCSEs: Gained 8 GCSEs including English, Mathematics, Business Studies and French.
