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Assistant/intermediate Quantity surveyor
David Kingston
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London, United Kingdom
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I have gained vast amount of experience working with main contractors such as Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Carillion, Berkeley Home group and medium sized firms such as: Mount Anvil, Hill Partnership, Bowman Kirkland, working in demanding environments where abrupt decisions are needed to solve difficult situations. I attained excellent problem-solving skills and good attention to detail, with the ability to meet challenging deadlines. Currently working for a small sized quantity surveying firm to prepare final account on East Sussex highway contract
Markets
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Lithuania
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2020 - ?
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Assistant QS
Steamboat (UK) LTD.
Assisting to prepare final account for footways and carriageway schemes Burwash Common £400k, Various Preservative treatment including Jubilee way - £450k, Colemans Hatch CW - £250K,
2019 - 2020
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Assistant QS
Skanska.
Change Management and control, Reconciliation of subcontractor applications,
Assist in historical Variation claims,
Assist in historical Variation claims,
Change management, Management
2019 - 2019
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Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Pricing of Change in Scope.
Assisted managing 3 projects concurrently utilising NEC 3 Option A. Projects: Pressure Management valued as follows: Batch 19 - £8milion, Batch 22-1.2 million and Hammersmith Main Works £3million. Duties include assessing sub-contractor applications for payment and compensation events, accruals, payments, retention release payments, forecasting, engaging in site visits, supplier meetings and project reviews, maintaining positive working relationships with the project team and supply chain. Full range of QS duties including: Preparation of period end subcontract liability. Payment in line with subcontract payment schedule once a month, Cash Flow forecast sent to the finance team once a month, Subcon order / instruction to undertake works, Subcontract documentation, Assessment of compensation event, Pricing of compensation event, Final account preparation and agreement with client, Assessing payment in conjunction with project managers, Attending collaborative meeting with the project team - every other week, Attending early team involvement meetings ahead of new job start up. This is done with the project team, the program manager and all subcontractors involved, Application for payment to client for main contractor to get paid. Cost-Value Reporting, Forecasting and Final Accounts.
Forecasting, Event, Management, Finance, Retention, Assessment, Forecast, UP, Manager
2017 - 2019
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Assistant QS - TSS Infrastructure Services -Thames Water Project
unknown.
Assessing subcontractor AFPs, correctly assigning WBS codes to the respective subcontractor works, Cost, estimating on schedule of rates, Cost Modelling / benchmarking, Data Analysis, and Assisted in production of monthly CVR. (VOWD), Subcontractor meetings, Assess Compensation events applications, Data spreadsheets manipulation using Excel for data analysis, and sourcing data using SWIMS platform, Assessing subcontractor's material costings, Assessing subcontractor labour costings, Generating Monitoring & progression reports, Costings for pipelaying, digging, reinstatement (black and white line markings), Assisting with letting of Sub-Contract and Supplier packages, Tender processes, Assigning FPN notices to respective subcontractor, Managing Value of work done (VOWD) accounts.
Excel, Data Analysis, Sourcing, Infrastructure, Monitoring, Production, Processes, CVR
2016 - 2017
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Various Site Manager Duties
Berkeley Group.
Site manager, Manager
2011 - 2012
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liaison between subcontractors
Byrne Brothers Ltd.
May 2011- Dec 2012
Various Site management duties includes: managing the installation of Balustrade in 6 blocks, marble installation in the Colonnade, stairwells, Riser grill installations in most risers, installation and testing M&E stack testing all blocks, Meetings and subcontractor coordination, updating senior management on progress of works Managing sub-contractors undertaking first and second, Single Storey Modula installation, Unit installation, fix Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) works, Installation of 106 Culverts to connect 2 Rivers. To subside flooding of the Network rail infrastructure. Reporting on site progress to senior management, Managing the site works for the project, Coordinating all trade works on the site, overseeing 8 site managers, liaison between subcontractors, local council and other stakeholders, Progress monitoring and ensuring meeting target date on site, making sure delivery of site works are as specified in the working drawings, producing regular written and verbal reports, discussing works with subcontractors, ensuring conformity to the respective scope of works, Managing and coordinating logistics, chairing logistic meetings with subcontractors, Assisting in site management duties, Inspecting documentation on contract lifts performed by third parties companies.
Various Site management duties includes: managing the installation of Balustrade in 6 blocks, marble installation in the Colonnade, stairwells, Riser grill installations in most risers, installation and testing M&E stack testing all blocks, Meetings and subcontractor coordination, updating senior management on progress of works Managing sub-contractors undertaking first and second, Single Storey Modula installation, Unit installation, fix Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) works, Installation of 106 Culverts to connect 2 Rivers. To subside flooding of the Network rail infrastructure. Reporting on site progress to senior management, Managing the site works for the project, Coordinating all trade works on the site, overseeing 8 site managers, liaison between subcontractors, local council and other stakeholders, Progress monitoring and ensuring meeting target date on site, making sure delivery of site works are as specified in the working drawings, producing regular written and verbal reports, discussing works with subcontractors, ensuring conformity to the respective scope of works, Managing and coordinating logistics, chairing logistic meetings with subcontractors, Assisting in site management duties, Inspecting documentation on contract lifts performed by third parties companies.
Management, Network, Infrastructure, Monitoring, Testing
2010 - 2011
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AREEN DESIGN Assistant Quantity Surveyor
King Abdul Aziz International Airport.
Worked with Areen Design Service for 6 months on the multi-billion proposed King Abdul Aziz International Airport to be built in Jeddah Mecca. I used MS Excel and Autodesk for preparation of Bill of Quantities.
Design, Excel, Service, International
2009 - 2010
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SELF-EMPLOYED
SELF-EMPLOYED.
Working installing MEP 1st fix, mid fix and second fix for residential projects installing ventilation Systems, plumbing 1st fix, mid fix and 2nd fixes installing boilers, Kitchens and Bathrooms, I worked with various plastering and drylining subcontractors in London and the southeast. I worked as an estimator for various subcontractors.
Ventilation
2008 - 2009
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Assistant QS & Design (Taking off)
Quantity Surveyor MULTITRADES & 3D VISUAL PLANNING LTD.
including, budget estimating, preparation of tender documents, Reporting on tenders, Assembly of contract documentation, Cost reporting, Interim valuations, Agreement of final accounts, I undertook design duties using an AUTOCAD based software. I update drawings, I used Estimator Xpress, an estimating software for quantifying cost of projects and taking off materials requirement list.
Design, Autocad, Budget, Software, Interim, Autocad
2005 - 2008
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Assistance Site manager BALFOUR BEATTY
Balfour Beatty and Carillion Joint Venture.
I worked on the East London overhead Line Extension, a project contracted to BBCJV (Balfour Beatty and Carillion Joint Venture) as assistant site manager and Crane supervisor.
Site manager, Manager
2008 - 2008
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Setting Out Engineer & Site Surveyor
WARNER LAND SURVEYING LTD.
Survey monitoring for integrity of the Central Line tunnel upon which the Westfield White City Mall was being built utilised Excel to compute the structural safety and integrity of the tube tunnels for both engineering and non-engineering usage (Metronet and Westfield Ltd respectively).
Excel, Engineering, Safety, Monitoring
My education
Quantity Surveying London South Bank University
MSc, N/a
MSc, N/a
Commercial Management London South Bank University
BSc, N/a
BSc, N/a
Quantity Surveying Greenwich University
Hndhncorequivalent, N/a
Hndhncorequivalent, N/a
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