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Cape Town Area, South Africa

Working within a multi-disciplinary consultancy company has exposed me to the larger dynamic of the construction industry. CSM Consulting Services offers expertise throughout the built environment sector and has awarded me with the ability to define, investigate and analyse complex activities & problems within a design team. This has brought about newly learnt skills and insights in which my expertise may be utilised.Duties Include:- Feasibility / Viability studies. Net Profit… Show more Working within a multi-disciplinary consultancy company has exposed me to the larger dynamic of the construction industry. CSM Consulting Services offers expertise throughout the built environment sector and has awarded me with the ability to define, investigate and analyse complex activities & problems within a design team. This has brought about newly learnt skills and insights in which my expertise may be utilised.Duties Include:- Feasibility / Viability studies. Net Profit and initial yield calculations- Cost Plans and detailed elemental estimates- Value engineering and cost analysis- Cash-flow and interest calculations- Bills of Quantities and tender documentation- Contract documents and letter of appointments- Detailed elemental estimates- Tender documents tender analysis documents and appointment schedules- Selected subcontract tender documents and administered the tender process- Monthly valuation and cost reports- Final account statements and involved in the negotiation and agreement of final accounts Show less

Somerset West Area, South Africa

Worked towards finding new, innovative and economically reductive ways to stay green. Working within a passionate interdisciplinary design team in order to achieve an European standard while still adhering to the South African Bureau of Standards and attaining environmentally friendly living spaces.Duties Included:-Feasibility / Viability studies. Net Profit and initial yield calculations-Cost Plans and detailed elemental estimates-Value engineering and cost… Show more Worked towards finding new, innovative and economically reductive ways to stay green. Working within a passionate interdisciplinary design team in order to achieve an European standard while still adhering to the South African Bureau of Standards and attaining environmentally friendly living spaces.Duties Included:-Feasibility / Viability studies. Net Profit and initial yield calculations-Cost Plans and detailed elemental estimates-Value engineering and cost analysis-Engaging with stakeholders (i.e. environmental consultancies, local authorities, universities and government bodies)-Researching and engaging with green building technology and material suppliers -Life Cycle Costing-Cash-flow and interest calculations-Bills of Quantities-Negotiating with material suppliers and specialized subcontractors for the best prices-Material Scheduling and orderingAchievements:African Property Awards 2017-2018- Blue Rock Village-Giovanni Luxury Apartments Show less

Seoul, South Korea

My passion for tutoring fellow students at university and the appreciation for helping those around me achieve their goals was something worth exploring. Something as simple as a language that we take for granted, afforded me to live and explore a world unknown. This experience has helped me in public speaking, discerning assessment of others, risk assessment, presentation, exposure to different inclination of thought process, relaying information in a simple manner, the importance of idea… Show more My passion for tutoring fellow students at university and the appreciation for helping those around me achieve their goals was something worth exploring. Something as simple as a language that we take for granted, afforded me to live and explore a world unknown. This experience has helped me in public speaking, discerning assessment of others, risk assessment, presentation, exposure to different inclination of thought process, relaying information in a simple manner, the importance of idea sharing for finding innovative solutions and list goes on. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Working with experienced professional Quantity Surveyors, adaptation and utilization of prior knowledge from industry and university was necessary in order to co-ordinate and run projects effectively. Duties included:• Detailed elemental estimates,• Measurement Take-Offs• BOQ Development,• Tender documents tender analysis documents and appointment schedules,• Selected subcontract tender documents and administered the tender process,• Payment Valuation

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Involved in numerous projects within the construction sector for Green Gear Projects. Throughout the period of working part-time and studying, duties consisted of the following:-Maintaining and developing an effective working relationships with contract management teams and key consultants to support the overall progress of the project,-Liaising directly with design teams and client representatives, -Submitting valuations and resultant certification in relation to the progress… Show more Involved in numerous projects within the construction sector for Green Gear Projects. Throughout the period of working part-time and studying, duties consisted of the following:-Maintaining and developing an effective working relationships with contract management teams and key consultants to support the overall progress of the project,-Liaising directly with design teams and client representatives, -Submitting valuations and resultant certification in relation to the progress of works and the value of the specific contract, -Attending and contributing to meetings; cascade team meetings, commercial/op meetings, client progress meetings where necessary,-Undertaking learning and development activities to enable improvement in personal performance effectiveness-Ensuring projects are run in a coordinated manner and in accordance with plans by assisting the contracts team Show less

Cape Town International Airport

Involvement on one of the biggest projects for the preparation of 2010 soccer World Cup. Positioned on site and assisting the Professional Quantity Surveyor with the QS duties for the Cape Town International Airport for the Airports Company South Africa. Duties consisted of the following:-Assistance with the re-measurement of progress on site, -Regular site visits to observe the onsite progress of the projects,-Document preparation for meetings, correspondence, etc.

Postgraduate Degree, Sustainable Development, Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science - B.Sc Honors, Quantity Surveying

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Construction Economics And Management Sciences