Jerome Santos, MSc., ICIOB, Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Acting Commercial Manager

Jerome Santos, MSc., ICIOB

Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Acting Commercial Manager

Arabtec Construction LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Quantity Surveying
Experience
20 years, 1 month

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Total years of experience :20 years, 1 month

Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Acting Commercial Manager at Arabtec Construction LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2013

• Advises the Project Manager for any contractual issues
• Control and organize the work of a team of site quantity surveyors
• Ensure that subordinates conform to the Company procedures
• Maximise the profitability of all contracts. Monitor, report and take action to avoid a decline in the tender mark-up.
• Represent the Company at meetings, promote the correct Company image and ensure staff members are aware of their responsibilities in this area.
• Ensure the monthly financial forecast for each contract is correct and completed on time. Produce monthly profit forecasts as per the actual turnover and margin figures.
• Ensure that contractual/claims correspondence is submitted on time and to a very good standard
• Ensure synchronization between the different company department and the commercial department such as account and procurement

Senior Quantity Surveyor at The Standpoint Towers - Besix Arabtec joint venture
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2011 to June 2013

Commercial Management of Construction
• Cash flow forecast
• Preparation of a construction budget
• Cost/value reconciliation report
• Forecast of a final account
Contract practice
• Interim valuation
• Measure achieved progress in work and prepares monthly payment
certificate.
• Verify measurement with the Owner’s representative for progress
payments.
• Evaluate and prepare monthly accounts of claims, with all supporting documents.
• Prepare monthly sub-contractors payment certificate and ensure its
transmittal to the Accounts Department on timely basis.
• Measure sub-contractors' work progress, and includes it in payment
certificate.
• Update on monthly basis the forecasted schedule of payment certificate, based on the progress in construction.
• Statement of Final Account
Procurement and tendering
• Compiling a tender list including pre-qualification
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Management of the tender process
• Agreement/negotiation of contract sum
• Prepare material and long lead items schedule for ordering and
monitoring.
• Produce subcontract agreements, Work Orders and Service Agreements
Project financial control and reporting
• Monitoring and updating cash flows
• Variation Order Management including expenditure of provisional sums
• Data for cost reports
Quantification and costing of construction works
• Quantity-take off of different items such as "For Construction" Drawings, Shop Drawings & “As-Built” drawings.
• Valuation of Variation

Senior Quantity Surveyor at The Marassi Project - Arabtec Egypt for Construction SAE
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2011 to June 2011

Procurement and tendering
• Compiling a tender list including pre-qualification
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Management of the tender process
• Agreement/negotiation of contract sum
• Prepare material and long lead items schedule for ordering and
monitoring
Quantification and costing of construction works
• Quantity-take off of different items such as "For Construction" Drawings, Shop Drawings & “As-Built” drawings.
• Valuation of Variation

Quantity Surveyor at The Burj Dubai Project - Samsung Besix Arabtec Joint venture
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2006 to February 2011

Job Description:

Contract practice
• Interim valuation
• Measure achieved progress in work and prepares monthly payment
certificate.
• Verify measurement with the Owner’s representative for progress
payments.
• Evaluate and prepare monthly accounts of claims, with all supporting documents.
• Prepare monthly sub-contractors payment certificate and ensure its
transmittal to the Accounts Department on timely basis.
• Measure sub-contractors' work progress, and includes it in payment
certificate.
• Update on monthly basis the forecasted schedule of payment certificate, based on the progress in construction.
• Statement of Final Account
Procurement and tendering
• Compiling a tender list including pre-qualification
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Management of the tender process
• Agreement/negotiation of contract sum
• Prepare material and long lead items schedule for ordering and
monitoring.
Project financial control and reporting
• Monitoring and updating cash flows
• Variation Order Management including expenditure of provisional sums
• Data for cost reports
Quantification and costing of construction works
• Quantity-take off of different items such as "For Construction" Drawings, Shop Drawings & “As-Built” drawings.
• Valuation of Variation

Material Control Officer/ Quantity Surveyor at Supercity Realty Development Corporation
  • Philippines
  • May 2005 to February 2006

Contract practice
• Interim valuation
• Measure achieved progress in work and prepares monthly payment
certificate.
• Verify measurement with the Owner’s representative for progress
payments.
• Evaluate and prepare monthly accounts of claims, with all supporting documents.
• Prepare monthly sub-contractors payment certificate and ensure its
transmittal to the Accounts Department on timely basis.
• Measure sub-contractors' work progress, and includes it in payment
certificate.
• Update on monthly basis the forecasted schedule of payment certificate, based on the progress in construction.
• Statement of Final Account
Procurement and tendering
• Compiling a tender list including pre-qualification
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Management of the tender process
• Agreement/negotiation of contract sum
• Prepare material and long lead items schedule for ordering and
monitoring.
• Produce subcontract agreements, Work Orders and Service Agreements
Quantification and costing of construction works
• Quantity-take off of different items such as "For Construction" Drawings, Shop Drawings & “As-Built” drawings.
• Valuation of Variation

Cost/ Tender Engineer at Carlos Carlos Inc
  • Philippines
  • February 2004 to May 2005

Quantification and costing of construction works

• Quantity-take off of different items such as "For Construction" Drawings, Shop Drawings & “As-Built” drawings.

• Rate Pricing Analysis

• Floating enquiry

Education

Master's degree, Quantity Surveying
  • at Heriot-Watt University
  • June 2015
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Bulacan State University
  • April 2003

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Cost Control
Value Engineering
Quantity Surveying
Commercial Management
MS Office, AutoCAD

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
  • Member
  • December 2003
Chartered Institute of Building
  • Incorporate
  • July 2015

Training and Certifications

International Contracts Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
European Construction Ventures Ltd
Date Attended:
November 2009