Niall Finnerty

Experience

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  John Sisk & Son Ltd

  Apr 2000 - Nov 2008

  Quantity Surveyor

  Starting as a part time trainee QS during university days off and becoming a full time quantity surveyor after graduation.In this role I was given a full education of all aspects of commercial management of construction for a main contractor.At the time of my leaving, I was regularly given positions of responsibility most notably as Project QS on the Euro 10million Parkwest Railway Station Project and as Procurement Manager on the Euro 178million N8 Cashel to Cullahill Motorway Project. Show less

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  Obayashi Kajima Yapi Merkezi JV

  Nov 2008 - May 2010

  Assistant Commercial Manager

  DUBAI METRO PROJECT - MAIN CONTRACTOR The overall contract comprised the design, construction and commissioning of a 70km metro system on viaducts and in tunnels, 47 five star stations, 3 depots and parking for 12,000 cars with a reported contract value of AED 28bn. The car parks team I was a part of completed two car parks for the Red Line each with a capacity for 3,000 cars. The substructure for a third car park, with a capacity for 6,000 cars, was also completed. The value of the completed car park works was in order of AED 1.5bn.My role on the team was similar to the role outlined on the Ferrari World Project (above). However on this section of the project, I was more involved in the overall commercial management of this section which included procurement, preparation of claims and supplemental agreements, and reporting on the performance of all subcontracts, rather than administrating individual work packages. I performed the duties of MEP Quantity Surveyor for this section. The value of the MEP installation alone was in the order of AED200million. Show less

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  Karthikeyan

  May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Mngr

  Ferrari World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island is a multi-billion dirham flagship theme park project for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The iconic structure encloses an indoor theme park celebrating the Ferrari brand. I was employed by the management contractor. Each Package QS on the management contractor’s commercial team was responsible for the commercial management of their allocated works packages and the associated reporting to higher management. My packages included the finishes for multiple sections, CCTV, access control, and roadworks. Show less

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  John Sisk & Son Ltd

  Mar 2011 - Jan 2015

  Senior Quantity Surveyor

  Projects Overview:1) Crossrail: C305 Eastern Running Tunnels I September 2011 to January 2015On the commercial team for the construction of 12km of twin 6.2m internal diameter bored tunnels using EPB TBM's beneath central and east London as part of the Crossrail scheme. This contract includes the associated enabling works, SCL caverns, ground treatment, precast concrete segment manufacture, site preparation, shaft construction, cross-passages, instrumentation and monitoring.I manage a team of QS with reponsibility for sections of the project and report directly to the Commercial Manager, as well as coordinating subcontract management functions.2) Olympic Transport Malls & Lea Navigation Bridges, London | March 2011 - September 2011 Leading the commercial management of the construction of coach depots and two architectural steel footbridges for access to the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. The sections include, the Southern Spectator Transport Mall, the Olympic Village Transport Mall, the Olympic Family Transport Mall and Bridges H10 & H14. Typical areas of construction/engineering within these projects include: soil stabilization, earthworks, drainage, foot bridges, roads, culverts, permanent and temporary bridges, utility works, architectural lighting, architectual steelwork, lift installation and finishes. Show less

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  Driver Trett

  Jan 2015 - May 2018

  Senior Quantity Surveyor

  Seconded into the role of Commercial Manager for a property development company in Oman. I directly advised the development company’s senior management on all cost and commercial matters in relation to the construction of all of their live projects.I led the commercial function on the project management team that delivered the Sundus Rotana Hotel, a US$40m 4* hotel in Muscat. Prior to May 2015, I provided commercial advice and managed QS commissions on a range of notable projects in Muscat. Show less

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  Majid Al Futtaim

  Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

  Commercial Manager
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  Turner & Townsend

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2020

  Lead Cost Manager
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  KPMG Construction Advisory

  Sept 2020 - now

  Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of service delivery in the KMCS Mission Critical Team delivering cost management services for hyper-scale data centre projects across Europe.KMCS’s in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of development is aligned to the company’s specialist technical expertise ensuring high tech, high spec projects are managed efficiently from start to finish. Heading the delivery of cost management services for a major US tech company’s data centre operations in Ireland, comprising a new-build 70MW hyperscale data centre and miscellaneous projects on campus.

  • Director

    May 2024 - now

  • Associate Director

    Jul 2021 - May 2024

  • Senior Cost Manager

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2021