Nowfal Aliyarukunju, Sr. Quantity Surveyor

Nowfal Aliyarukunju

Sr. Quantity Surveyor

Sobha Constructions LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
15 years, 9 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 9 Months

Sr. Quantity Surveyor at Sobha Constructions LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2018 to July 2022

Key Profile: Responsible for preparing BOQ, cost estimate, preparing client bills, certification of subcontractor bills, submitting variation claims, preparation of CTC & cash flow reports etc.

Responsibilities:
• Prepared BOQ and cost estimates and conducted value engineering studies.
• Gathered project progress and prepared monthly progressive invoices for client approval.
• Conducted project progress evaluations for subcontract and certified progressive invoices.
• Prepared and submitted variation claims by keeping records of deviation from original contracts.
• Reviewed and approved purchase requisitions by comparing actual spent against budget.
• Gathered actual expenditures in terms of materials, labour, prelims and overheads and prepared cost and cost to complete reports.
• Prepared various commercial reports such as cash in and out flow, job cost analysis, close out reports and monthly progress reports.

Project:
• Handled multiple projects for Sobha Realty at Sobha Hartland such as Residential Towers: Green Phase-2 &-3, Creek Vistas Phase-1 & 2, One Park Avenue & Villas: Villa Phase-1, 2 & 3 and Town Houses.

Sr. Mechanical Engineering at Kerala Water Authority(Government)
  • India - Kerala
  • May 2016 to November 2017

Responsible for Tendering, project & contract management, preparing progress & cash flow reports, reviewing & certification of bills submitted by contractors etc.

Responsibilities:
•Reviewed engineering drawings, specification, BOQ prepared by the consultant.
•Prepared work orders and got administrative sanction from higher authority/government.
•Verified and certified monthly progress bills submitted by contractors

Sr. Estimation Engineer at Voltas Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2014 to January 2016

Responsible for cost estimation, reviewing and preparation of design; assisting project team in evaluating bids and negotiating contracts as well as preparing/ submitting project submittals for consultant’s approval.

Responsibilities:
•Reviewed Specification, Bill of quantity and drawings & prepared tender evaluation report/risk analysis reports.
•Estimated direct cost as well as preliminaries and overhead cost based on BOQ, Specification, drawings etc.
•Analysed quotations from suppliers/Subcontractors & conducted techno commercial negotiation meeting.
•Carried out value engineering studies, based on Client’s budget constraints and proposed alternate make for approval.
•Assisted project management team to finalize suppliers and sub contractors.
•Prepared technical & commercial proposal and submitted complete bid as per the tender requirement.

Projects:
•Al Bustan Utility Complex Project - Cogeneration District cooling plant supplying chilled water to Al Bustan Compound consists of 800 villas, 2 schools, 1 shopping mall, 1 stadium and 1 Hospital (Contract Value - 350 Million)
•AKH Tower, Dammam, Saudi Arabia- 40 Story commercial Tower (shell & Core ) for Abdul Karim Holding Company, Saudi Arabia (Contract Value - 65 Million)

Estimation and Planning Engineer at Cool Horizon HVAC/R Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • August 2011 to February 2014

Key Profile: Attending job explanation meeting, reviewing tender documents, prepare preliminary design for budgetary proposal, cost estimation for bidding project, prepare project schedule and cash flow reports.

Responsibilities:
•Managed the tendering process from receiving tenders to submission of completed bid packages.
•Reviewed RFQ/tender documents/ engineering drawings/ technical specification from client.
•Verified BOQ prepared by the quantity surveyor and prepared cost estimate.
•Conducted techno commercial negotiation meeting with vendor/subcontractors.
•Attended bid opening meeting and compared competitor price.
•Prepared preliminary design of HVAC system to prepare budgetary proposals.
•Selected various types of HVAC and ancillary equipments like Chillers, AHUs, FCUs, Exhaust Fans & Pumps etc
•Prepared, monitored and updated project schedule using Primavera/MS Project.

Projects:
•Supply and installation of chilled water process cooling system for Zamil Plastic, Saudi Arabia
•Replacement of HVAC system for 05 substations for Saudi Electricity Co- LSTK Project encompassing civil, electrical, instrumentation and mechanical activities

HVAC Engineer at Zamil Air conditioners
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • May 2007 to June 2011

Preparing preliminary design of HVAC system to draft budgetary proposals, Preparing BOQ, selecting HVAC equipment - chiller, AHUs, FCU and ancillary equipment like fans pump etc., and cost estimation.

Responsibilities:
•Involved in evaluating tender document/drawings/technical specification for preparing cost estimates.
•Prepared Bill of Quantity (BOQ) based on bid package/design drawings
•Participated in techno-commercial negotiations for evaluating bids from subcontractors/suppliers
•Coordinated activities related to selecting various types of HVAC/ ancillary equipment like Chillers, AHUs, FCUs, Fans and Pumps etc.
•Managed project schedules using Primavera P6 & MS Project for various Aramco & SEC projects.
•Prepared periodical progress reports including bar charts, and manpower histogram and progress s-curve.

Projects:
•Supply and Installation of MEP Systems at various substations and underground shelters in Safaniya Gas and Oil Separation Plant for Saudi Aramco-LSTK Project encompassing civil, electrical, instrumentation and mechanical work
•Supply and installation of MEP system at Process Interface Buildings & operators shelters for Hawiya Gas Plant for Saudi Aramco
•Replacement of HVAC system for Zuluf- offshore Gas and Oil Separation plant for Saudi Aramco

Highlights:
•Recipient of ‘A’ (above 95 % of score) grade for four years in the internal Personal Development and Evaluation Plan in the organization

Graduate Trainee Engineer at Hindustan Latex Limited
  • India - Kerala
  • February 2005 to February 2006
Service Engineer at Indus Motors
  • India
  • September 2004 to January 2005

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Cochin University of Science and Technology
  • May 2003

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Kerala University
  • January 1998

Specialties & Skills

MS Project
Primavera P6
Project Planning
Cost Estimating
Quantity take off
BOQ preparation
Cost Estimation
Costing and Cost Control
Planning & Scheduling
Claim Management
Contract Management
Cash flow analysis
Primavera P6
Bluebeam
Planswift

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Designing of HVAC and Fire Fighting System (Training)
Training Institute:
Taiba Engineering
Duration:
80 hours
Primavera P6 (Training)
Training Institute:
CADD Center
Duration:
40 hours
Project Management and MS Project 2007 (Training)
Training Institute:
K2K
Duration:
35 hours
Professional Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Projacs
Duration:
35 hours