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Parimalaraj Chockalingam, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Parimalaraj Chockalingam

Senior Quantity Surveyor·PACE

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Construction,

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 6 months

Senior Quantity Surveyor

December 2024 - Present

PACE

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2024 - Present

• Monitored and controlled project costs, ensuring budget compliance and financial efficiency.
• Conducted interim valuations and certified contractor payments based on work progress.
• Assessed, analyzed, and negotiated contract variations and change orders.
• Managed claims and disputes, providing recommendations for resolution.
• Prepared and finalized project accounts, ensuring accurate and fair settlements.
• Provided risk assessments and mitigation strategies to optimize cost efficiency.
• Ensured contractual compliance with local regulations and industry standards.
• Maintained project documentation, prepared cost reports, and delivered financial updates.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Consulting

Quantity Surveyor-Civil

June 2022 - November 2024

Saudi Services For Electro Mechanic Works

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2022 - November 2024

Responsibilities:
• Prepare Quantity Take-Off for all Civil and architectural elements (Conventional method, AutoCAD and Planswifts) based on pricing preambles and compile the Tender BOQ with description.
• Preparing the bill of quantities (BOQ) for all civil works.
• Preparation of remaining work Quantity for Cost to Complete reports for senior management reviews.
• Maintain control of subcontractors accounts and minimise the cost of any variations
• Document any changes in the design and update of budgets.
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Traveling from the office to various sites as required

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Quantity Surveyor

January 2020 - June 2022

Madras Engineer and Promoters,

Chennai, India

January 2020 - June 2022

Liaise and collaborate with the Project Manager and
construction teams in all aspects of our contractual activities.
Take ownership to maximize commercial results.
To represent and serve the best interests of the company to
meet client expectations and encourage repeat business.
Ensuring an optimum commercial return is achieved for the
project.
Prepare the cost/value reconciliation reports accurately and
using the company procedure.
Prepare and agree on interim valuations at the agreed dates
to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.
Prepare, and in conjunction with senior management agree
final account with the client’s representative.
Manage Job specific procurement
Ensure sub-contract orders are prepared according to
company procedure concerning the date given on the
procurement schedules and /or by the contract programme
having achieved the appropriate approvals.
Maintain control of subcontractor’s accounts and minimise
the cost of any variations.

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Assistant Manager- Project Cost Control

June 2018 - December 2019

Al Faraa Infraa Project Pvt. Ltd

Mumbai, India

June 2018 - December 2019

Responsibilities:
• Collaborated with all department heads to maximise profitability.
• Provided critical assessment of budgets and cost projections.
• Maintained relationships with vendors and service providers.
• Stayed up-to-date with new vendors and potential cost cutting partnerships.
• Preparing and submitting the cost control report to senior management review.
• Developed and implemented proactive solutions and cost cutting measures.
• Prepared and compiled Final Accounts Payment Application with relevant substantiation and documents as per contract obligations
• Prepared variation order documents and analysis, final payments, and final accounts settlement with sub-contractor
• Verifying and approving the material request form received from the project in the ERP System.

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Quantity Surveying

July 2011 - August 2017

Gulf Asia General Contracting Co LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2011 - August 2017

Projects:
• Prepared material and quantity take-off of structural, architectural external work quantities
• After MAR approval Prepare the material request form and send it to the procurement department
• Analyse rates for labour, material, and plant (fixed and variable), thus assisting in building up costing, pricing, and analysis of direct and indirect costs for the BOQ items.
• Maintain logs for claims and thereby agree on variations/change orders.
• Preparing and submitting variation claims for non-BOQ items to client
• Preparing and submission of client invoices every month
• Evaluated sub-contractors claims and preparation of interim certificates of payments
• Recording the subcontractor payment certificated registers for the projects.

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Quantity Surveyor

January 2010 - June 2011

Ramky Wavoo Developer Pvt Ltd

Chennai, India

January 2010 - June 2011

Projects:
• Residential Villa 120 Nos- 100Cr INR
• Residential and Commercial Apartment + B2+P2+3C+17F 115 Cr INR Responsibilities:
• Scrutinize, review of tender drawings/documents for discrepancies, additional BoQ items/scope and incorporating within the tender offer, Liaise with consultant regarding ambiguities contract work scope and seek clarifications there to.
• Maintain vendors database, Floating Enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers.
• Analyse and compare quotations received at bid stage and clarify exclusions/qualifications within.
• Compilation of tender/bid offer submissions.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates to Client with projection of costs as required, Visit Site as and when required to monitor progress, Preparing Payment Application/progress payment claim against Value of Work done for measured works,
• Any additional task assigned by the superior / reporting head.
Parimalaraj Chockalingam

Company industry:
Civil Engineering

Site Engineer

April 2008 - December 2009

Anurag Construction

Chennai, India

April 2008 - December 2009

Responsibilities:
• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craftspeople and operatives
• Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
• Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials
• Planning the work and efficiently organising the plant and site facilities to meet agreed deadlines
• Prepared material and quantity take-off of structural, architectural external work quantities
• Prepare daily and monthly work reports and make daily notes and official correspondence

Company industry:
Civil Engineering

Education

De Montfort University

November 2025

November 2025

Bachelor's degree, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Construction,

Sri Lanka

GPA (percentage): 67%

GPA (percentage): 67%

Royal Institute of Chartered Engineering

April 2016

April 2016

Diploma, Quantity Surveying Professional Diploma,

United Arab Emirates

Subramanian Polytechnic College

April 2008

April 2008

High school or equivalent, Diploma in Civil Engineering,

India

Skills

Contracts

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Cost Control

Expert

Payment Certificate

Expert

Quantity Survey

Expert

MS Excel

Expert

Planswift

Intermediate

Revit

Intermediate

Primevera

Beginner

AUTOCAD

Expert

PROCUREMENT

Expert

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

Expert

CONSTRUCTION

Expert

MANAGEMENT

Expert

Bluebeam Revu

Intermediate

Contracts

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Cost Control

Expert

Payment Certificate

Expert

Quantity Survey

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Tamil

Native Speaker

Malayalam

Expert

Hindi

Intermediate

Memberships

SEC

Assistant Technician

December 2024

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Quantity Surveying Professional Diploma
Feb 2016
Cost Engineering
Feb 2015

Training
Contract Management and Administration
3 Fold
Apr 2015

Hobbies and interests

Investment in Share Markets