Senior Quantity Surveyor
Eskom
Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months
Provide ‘Client-Side’ Quantity Surveying and Contract advisory services for
Provide strategic insights for special projects commissioned by various external clients for on-going activities that align to the vision and mission of the client organization, including life-cycle costing, cost optimization, project and contract management, quantity surveying & project controls.
•Client Base extension - Gibb International
•Bill Production, Cost Estimation, Adjudication and Cost Management and Cost
•Control on the Extension of the Meyerton Water Treatment Works Plant.
Provide ‘Client-Side’ Quantity Surveying and Contract advisory services for
Deliver change notices and estimation to internal client (OCP | Office Chérifien des Phosphates)
•Change Notices Estimating
•Extension of internal Database and Rates Buildup
Quantity Surveying Manager responsible for multi Capital Projects - Greenfields Projects as part of Capital Expansion. Multi Faceted discipline exposure across divisions
Setting up of Cost Engineering and Quantity Surveying Department within a Project Management Office to serve Primary Energy Division.
•Cost Management and Cost Control on various tiered projects within PED and advisory on contractual matters throughout the Division.
•Ensuring that the new department is geared to meet non-public and therefore confidential and non-disclosed Strategic Objectives as per the annual Primary Energy Divisional Business Plan.
•Conceptualisation of Total Cost of Ownership concepts and tools within the business, including the introduction of Zero Based Costing, First Principle Based Costing and Activity Based Costing within a Capex Budget of +- ZAR 24, 6Billion.
•Value Based Modelling interventions including Risk Prioritisation on Capex
responsible for the ZAR 40 Million Training Centre at Koeberg Nuclear Plant, full quantity surveying functions.
responsible for the 410million Ngodwana Effluent Treatment plant at SAPPI.
•Ongoing preparation of Tender and Contract documentation including the broad spectrum of quantity surveying applications within a professional Q.S firm.
•Conceptualising and developing mine rehabilitations and closures for mine companies under the guidelines of The Department of Minerals & Energy.
•Working & Capital Cost Business plans for Lonmin Platinum utilising first principles cost structures
•Extensive M.E.I.P exposure
•Cost Base Estimates for Anglo Platinum
•FIDIC Exposure
Responsible for the computation of quantities and quality of work in the refurbishment of the Union Buildings, the seat of the South African State.
•Area of experience includes inter alia, preparation of payment and progress valuations, site measurements and sub-contractor co-ordination.
•JBCC Exposure
Responsible for assessing quality of finished product under supervision of more experienced staff and ensuring machine calibration is optimum,
•Guiding semi - skilled personnel through safety requirements and the implementation thereof.
Project Controls
•Change Management in respect of providing a service to all of
tasked with providing Cost Engineering and quantity Surveying services for the ZAR +-4 Billion (ERA Revision (2008 Reference): ZAR 6, 7 Billion) | (ERA Revision (2009 Reference): ZAR 7.9 Billion) Return-to-Service Project at the Grootvlei Power Station for
tasked with providing Cost Engineering services for the ZAR +-4 Billion Return-to-Service Project at the Grootvlei Power Station for Eskom Enterprises.
•Ongoing preparation of payment certificates, QS reports, Activity schedules, Real and Aspiration base parameter Estimates for a wide variety of engineering and architectural projects on site (Extensive Civils, Structural and M.E.I.P exposure)
•Negotiation of funds release to high level executive committees within the ambit of Eskom Enterprises
•Negotiation of Contractual and commercial issues with prospective Contractors
•Provision of advisory services to the Project management team regarding Contractual strategies (NEC Suite of Contracts)
•Assessment of compensation events and early warnings etc