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Tamilselvam Manickam MRICS MCIArb, Head of Contracts and Commercial

Tamilselvam Manickam MRICS MCIArb

Head of Contracts and Commercial

Ancient Builders Construction LLC [MBM Group]

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration
Experience
30 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 4 Months

Head of Contracts and Commercial at Ancient Builders Construction LLC [MBM Group]
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2020

Contracts and Commercial Management
Managing Tendering and Procurement

Commercial Manager at Sobha Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2017 to January 2020

Commercial Management
Contract Practice
Contract Administration

Project Commercial Manager at EFECO L.L.C (subsidiary of Arabtec Hodling PJSC)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2014 to October 2017

• Construction Commercial Management
• Contract Management and Administration Practice
• Quantity Surveying and Financial Management

Managing Quantity Surveyor at Voltas Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2011 to May 2014

Post Contract Administration and Commercial Management

Sr Quantity Surveyor at Trans Gulf
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to August 2011

 Post Contract Estimation and Costing,
 Review’s of Tender / Contract documents,
 Post Tender Clarifications,
 Valve Engineering Managements,
 Project Cost Planning, Forecasting & Monitoring of Project Cash flow,
 Project Budget Scheduling (P & G / Material & Man Power ),
 Ledger Cost Managements,
 Contractual / Commercial correspondence,
 Periodical Reports which are time to time,
 Preparation & submission of Monthly Interim Payment Application,
 Evaluation of the same with clients and obtaining Payment Certificate,
 Payment follow ups,
 Recording Delay Events / Cause & Effect analyze / EOT claims,
 Variation Notifications / RFI / CVI and obtaining of Engineers Instruction,
 Submission / Evaluation of Variation Cost & Time with consultants,
 Comparison of various variation orders and agree the final figure,
 Preparation of sub-contractor Agreements,
 Preparation of sub-contractor payment Certificate,
 Sound Knowledge in FIDIC / POMI / SMM & Extras…

Quantity Surveyor at Bilt Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2004 to July 2008

Post Contract Quantity Surveying,
Preparation & submission of Monthly Interim Payment Application,
Evaluation of the same with clients and obtaining Payment Certificate
Variation identification / RFI / CVI managements / Notification and obtaining of Engineers Instruction,
Preparation & submission of Variation and evaluation of the Cost with consultants
Recording Delays and EOT claims,
Preparation of sub-contractor payment Certificate,
Assisting to contract manager to prepare project cost budget and cost control,
Assisting to contract manager for project final account closeouts and Etc

Lead Project Engineer at Lalitha Enterprices Limited
  • India - Chennai
  • January 1994 to December 2004

More than 11 years rich experience in the field of Electrical Engineering, All types of Electrical HV & MV Installation and maintenance works in Multi storeyed Apartments & commercial complex, Shopping mall, Stadium, Auditorium, Institute, Hospital, Laboratory, computer center and Spinning Mill, Tea Factory, Cement Factory, Garment Factory, 33 KV wind form, 2.5 MW Power Plant, Refineries, Casting pipe Industries and Extras,

Education

Master's degree, LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration
  • at Robert Gordon University Aberdeen (UK)
  • July 2018

LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration

Master's degree, Quantity Surveying
  • at Heriot Watt
  • November 2013

Completed

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at RVD University, Rajasthan, India
  • March 2006

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
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Change Control
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Contract Administration
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Commercial Management
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Quantity Surveying
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MS Office
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ERP
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SAP
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Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Expert

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • MCIArb
  • July 2014
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • MRICS
  • December 2014
Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • MIIQS
  • February 2014
Institution of Surveyors (India)
  • MIS
  • April 2019

Training and Certifications

Construction Claims & Disputes Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Society of Engineers - UAE
Date Attended:
November 2015
Duration:
2 hours
Areas of concerns in FIDIC 1999 (Training)
Training Institute:
IIQS
Date Attended:
November 2013
Duration:
3 hours
Contracts Management and Administration (FIDIC) (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Center - Dubai
Date Attended:
February 2015
Duration:
16 hours
Effective Claims Management in Construction Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Center - Dubai
Date Attended:
June 2014
Duration:
8 hours
Contract Administration under FIDIC 87/99 (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Center - Dubai
Date Attended:
February 2014
Duration:
8 hours
Procurement, Administration and Management of Construction Subcontracts (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Center - Dubai
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
6 hours
Conflict avoidance and Dispute Resolution in Construction Contracts (Training)
Training Institute:
3 Fold Education Center - Dubai
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
6 hours
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Harward Business Publishing
Date Attended:
August 2012
Duration:
20 hours
Budgeting (Training)
Training Institute:
Harward Business Publishing
Date Attended:
August 2012
Duration:
20 hours

Hobbies

  • Continuing professional developments
    Engaged with Continuing professional developments (CPD’s) such as seminars/ workshops/ training programmes