Nafeer Uthumankandu, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Nafeer Uthumankandu

Senior Quantity Surveyor

CEG INTERNATIONAL

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveyor
Experience
21 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months

Senior Quantity Surveyor at CEG INTERNATIONAL
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since October 2020

Project: Design & Build for Construction of Three (3) Number Temporary Bus Depots at Various Sites

Overall Responsibilities:

• Reviews and evaluates of the financial and contractual aspects of the project.
• Provide support on all financial and contractual matters throughout the work in the project.
• Convene and chair all commercial meetings.
• Ensure prompt submittal and completeness of Contractors monthly payment applications and finalize the payment certificates with the assistance of the QS’s.
• Make sure that all cost and quantity records are streamlined and kept in order by the QS’s.
• Reviews and evaluates the unit rates for new work items with assistance by the QS’s.
• Reviews and evaluates of variation orders.
• Reviews and evaluates in the evaluation and recommendation of entitlement of Contractors claims,
• Advice on contractual matters related to financial issues and
Ensure completeness and validity of all contractual requirements.
• Prepare financial statements for monthly report.
• Monitor contracts final cost estimates coordinate and monitor activities of the Commercial team.

Cost Estimator at Hamad International Airpor
  • Qatar
  • May 2016 to August 2020

Project; 1. Various type of projects Civil infrastructure projects and modification projects (Post
andPre-contract works)
Overall Responsibilities:
• Prepare estimates and cost plans during the design stage and advise on budgetary limits,
Assemble accurate and well- organized estimates and proposals in a timely
manner forStipulated Price, Design-Build and Construction/Project Management formatted
projects
• Reviews and evaluates both pre & post contract works includes all requests for concept
estimating and estimates,
• Cost planning, cost analysis, procurement analysis, forecasting project completion and cost
implications and review condition of construction contracts and advise the client on the
suitability.
NAFEER UTHUMANKANDU
(MSc, phd, C Build E, MQSi, MACostE, MCABE, MASCE)

Quantity Surveyor at CEG International
  • Qatar
  • January 2008 to January 2016

Project; 1. Various type of projects including Building, Civil infrastructure projects (Post and Pre-
contract works)
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Supervising the performance of the quantity surveying team to ensure quality and timeliness
in delivery.
• Provision of quantity surveying management to the whole project team as well as the
contractors and consultants as maybe required.
• Preparing tender / bid evaluations and recommendations in coordination with the quantity
surveyors and construction managers.
• Ensuring that each senior quantity surveyor runs his or her section to the highest professional
standards, that all information is current, and that every member of the team is receiving the
information he or she needs to fulfil their responsibilities.
• Provision of all the technical data to the commercial manager to be included in the project’s
reports and such other reports, exercises or investigations required by the team or client.
• Managing individual quantity surveyors.
• Overseeing the maintenance of change management logs for specific project.
• Reviewing and validating certification of contractor pay applications by consultant.
• Claims financial analysis and recommendation to the client.
• Reviewing consultants estimates.
NAFEER UTHUMANKANDU
(MSc, phd, C Build E, MQSi, MACostE, MCABE, MASCE)

Sr Quantity Surveyor at M/s Towell Al Zawra Engineering Services LLC
  • Oman - Muscat
  • February 2008 to November 2008

Project; 1. Construction for 8 nos. of Tanks for Duqm Integrated Water and Power Plant Project-
Client: Al Ghanim, Cobra, Tedagua, Sojitz JV
2. Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance Expansion Cell 2 of The Sanitary
Landfill in Al-Multaqa- Client: Suez International.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Negotiation and management of claim disputes and settlements
• Supervision and Management of all subcontract works
• Administration and Management of all Commercial issues and cost deliverables
• Responsible for the issuance of the Monthly Contract Administration Reports
• Preparation of change management reports on Monthly basis and advising on the cost
effects
• Supervise the works on site in terms of monitoring the progress quality and cost.
• Review and approve the Tender Check list containing the enclosures, technical proposal,
Bid bond, Performance bond etc., to be considered while pricing.
• Review and approve the list of materials for which Quotes to be received from vendors/
Suppliers as input to rate analysis.
• Review construction documents issued from time to time and provide conceptual estimates
and cost estimates
• Review, assess and issue recommendation on contractor submitted Extension of Time &
other cost claims
• Oversee all aspects of the commercial management of construction projects; monitor and
coordinate work performed by the contractor from commercial perspective, and other
construction firms directly appointed by the Client as well as local entities.
• Review, assess and issue recommendation on variations and manage the changes
• Experience managing multiple projects / packages
• Review of commercial products generated by QS’s ahead of them being issued for client
review.
NAFEER UTHUMANKANDU
(MSc, phd, C Build E, MQSi, MACostE, MCABE, MASCE)

Senior Quantity Surveyor at M/s , Construction Cost Management,
  • Sri Lanka - Ampara
  • July 2006 to February 2008

, Construction Cost Management,
Srilanka
Project; 1. Construction for nursing school and infrastructure works including soak away &
gullies, sewerage lines - Client: Red Cross-IFRC
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Reviews the tender document of the project and ensures that technical terms comply with the
relevant project standards.
• Responsible for review and recommendation of contractor’s Interim certificate and final
Account
• Review bill of quantity and quotation for the project and verity measurements and quantities
taken at site
• Prepare both pre & post contract works includes all concept estimating
• Review condition of construction contracts and advise the client on the suitability.
• Prepare contract documents for review by the client and after approval, arrange for
signatures and compilation
• Advise the employer on the approximate cost effect of variation, Review, assess and issue
recommendation on variations and manage the changes
• Attend site coordination meetings as required.
• Maintain awareness of different contract obligation/FIDIC, ICTAD as necessary
• Advising Top Management on legal and contractual matters
• Experience managing multiple projects / packages
• Review of commercial products generated by QS’s ahead of them being issued for client
review.
NAFEER UTHUMANKANDU
(MSc, phd, C Build E, MQSi, MACostE, MCABE, MASCE)

Quantity Surveyor at New Centre Trading & Engineering Services
  • Qatar
  • January 2004 to January 2006

Attend site visit, site meeting and kick-off meeting.
• Prepare Tender documents including the Bills of Quantities
• Prepare Interim Payment Applications.
• Prepare Subcontractor's Bills
• Prepare monthly financial statements and cash flow projections.
• Prepare variations in accordance with terms of contract

Quantity Surveyor at Al Rajih Company
  • January 2002 to January 2004

Attend site visit, site meeting and kick-off meeting.
• Prepare Tender documents including the Bills of Quantities
• Check and report on the Tender results and make recommendations. (Tender Report)
• Prepare Contract Documents
• Prepare Interim Payment Applications.
• Prepare Subcontractor's Bills
• Prepare monthly financial statements and cash flow projections.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveyor
  • at Birmingham City University
  • December 2021

attached

Master's degree, Project Management
  • at Sheffield Hallam University
  • March 2015

attached

Diploma, quantity surveyor
  • at technical College sammanthurai
  • March 2001

courses: NCT-Quantity Surveying -

Specialties & Skills

Quantity Surveying
Estimation
contract engineer
Cost Engineer
ESTIMATING
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT WORKS
REPORTS
CASH FLOW
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

The Quantity Surveyors International
  • Member, Quantity Surveyors International (MQSi)
  • January 2014

Training and Certifications

HIA- Airside Safety Awareness Training Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2019