Juan D.

Experience

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  BUILDNET

  Dec 1996 - Dec 1997

  Site Foreman (Practical year of my studies)

  I was responsible for different small project running simultaneously. My responsibilities were to do everything from A – Z on site, from order and collecting material to doing small quotations.

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  Mostert Construction

  Mar 2000 - Aug 2000

  Quantity Surveyor

  Only QS working for the company and my responsibilities was to do everything from A – Z, measuring, pricing, material orders, payment, wages and etc.

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  Dave O’Keefe & Co Ltd

  Nov 2000 - Oct 2001

  Quantity Surveyor

  Show flats & apartments (UK) – £1.094 millionPosition – Quantity Surveyor

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  Laing O'Rourke

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2004

  Quantity Surveyor

  Stratford Tube Tunnel 20km (UK) – £62.7 millionPosition – Quantity Surveyor

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  HOCHTIEF Solutions AG - Civil Engineering

  Mar 2004 - Dec 2005

  Quantity Surveyor

  Ellington Incinerating Plant (UK) – £43 millionPosition – Quantity Surveyor

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  Group Five Building

  Apr 2007 - May 2011

  Senior Quantity Surveyor

  Project – Montsopa Hospital (South Africa) - R310 million • Complete procurement of subcontractors using a procurement website to source vendors and send compiled tenders out including un-priced bill of quantities and drawings.• Subcontract contract award; standard Group Five subcontract was used that tied the subcontractor to the main contract. • Manage the site financial team to re-measure and report quantities accurately.• Prepared quarterly applications to submit and agree with client using a costing system called CCS.• Prepared monthly contract reports for contract review with directors.Other employment and key projects:Project – King Shaka International Airport (South Africa) – R2.85 billionPosition – Senior Quantity Surveyor – (June 08 - Oct 10)Project – Woodmead Shopping Mall (South Africa) – R364.8 millionPosition – Quantity Surveyor (April 07 - June 08) Show less

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  Nevlar Project t/a NL Stainless Steel

  Jun 2011 - May 2013

  Financial Manager

  • Responsible for managing the financial side of the company, also assisting the business from an operational side. • Instigating, preparing and implemented operational systems to assist the business more efficient and in doing so, saving time and money for the company. Examples would be:• Converting the use of hand written log sheets for quotations to preparing quotations via an excel system.• Creating a cost reporting system via excel which I believe works better than some of the proprietary cost report systems implemented at other companies.• Creating a proper ordering system via excel and ensuring it was used.• With no documented procedures, each employee was doing things individually I prepared a series of process within a procedure manual and rolled them out for employees to follow. Show less

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  Group Five "Structured Ingenuity"

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2015

  Senior Quantity Surveyor

  • Procurement of subcontractors including following a contractual condition to use local vendors in the area.• Subcontract contract award using standard Group Five terms and conditions to step down the appropriate sections of the head contract to manage the risk allocation. • Managed the project team including re-measure and report quantities in conjunction with costs and earned value.• Prepared monthly applications for submission and agreed with client, using a costing system called CCS.• Prepared monthly contract reports for contract review with directors.• Closing out of final accounts with subcontractors and client. Show less

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  OHL Construction Canada Inc.

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2019

  Commercial Lead Equipment Manager

  Project – CHUM Hospital - (Canada) - $2.2 billion CAD• Procurement of subcontractors including raising recommendation reports to client and senior JV management,• Drafting and awarding subcontracts,• Managing up to of 240 subtrades including subcontract administration, raising all required notices and maintaining a log of any liens served,• Raising payments and change orders, • Preparing monthly reports with forecasts and• Concluding final account agreements.

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  Graham

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  Commercial Manager

  Project – All Projects for Infrastructure department - (Canada) - $622 Million CAD (Combined)• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and budget• Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates• Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress againstestablished schedules• Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements witharchitects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors• Develop and implement quality control programs• Represent company on matters such as business services and union contracts negotiation• Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules to clients• Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions• Commercial reviews of bid contracts (CCDC-2008)• Preparing monthly contract review reports with forecasts and Managing claims to and from Clients and Subtrades. Show less