Quantity Surveyor

Sylvester EndohUK Tel: View contact detailsEmail: View contact detailsPROFILEGoal-oriented and dynamic qualified Quantity Surveyor with many years of commercial management experience, working with the UK Ministry of Justice responsible for capital projects across ministries. I have represented Clients, Contractors and PQS Consultancy firms that represent clients both nationally and internationally. Experience with various forms of contracts including PPC2000, JCT (2005), FIDIC, ICE, NEC3 & NEC4, Option A, C, B, E , TSC (Term Service Contract and Marche’ Publique’. I have represented the UK government in managing contracts in Share Estate Service across ministries from pre-tender to construction. Good interpersonal and contract negotiating skills. Knowledge of pre and post-completion project and financial management, including Abatement and Set-off in dealing with delay, Measurement, defective work, Extension of Time, and/or breach of contract. I have represented the following companies at the levels stated below. These institutions include the Uk Ministry of Justice, the UK Ministry of Defence, the UK National Grid, Crossrail, Network Rail, HS2, TFL (Transport for London) Bechtel International Systech Group Ltd etc. Experience user of CEMAR SKILLS PROFICIENT IN MICROSOFT OFFICE, INCLUDING MICROSOFT OFFICE PROJECT Excellence estimator; Abatement and Set-offDispute resolution, between clients and contractors using cartography and construction methods. Significant knowledge of analysing and agreeing on final accountsVast knows about dealing with claims carrying validation and assessment.10 plus year experience in using CEMAR KEY ACHIEVEMENTSHave led successful claims against contractors and recovered £1,7m as a result of the infringement of the contractual terms and conditions signed by both parties involved in the contract. Have also stopped contractors from making invalid claims for compensation events and saving 8millions of pounds for the client (National Grid) I have also made a successful saving of 1.5m during the tender stage of a project for NG.Sept2025 to Date: Mace consultant Ltd/National Highway, Role:Cost EngineerForm of Contracts: NEC Option A &C. Contract Value: £143milion • Tender Evaluation and cost control• Monthly/Yearly out turn reporting• Assessment of Contractors Monthly AFP• Risk Management and reporting on monthly basis• EVM (Earned Value Management) and reporting using SPI&CPI• Monthly Forecasting and reporting• Variance commentary on monthly basis • P6 Tax Year financial Position • Cost assurance of various packages of work• Benchmarking rates against other contracts rates • Reporting and Presenting Project performance to the client on monthly basis2nd January 2025 to Sept 2025 Date - Kier Highway Maintenance, Role: Senior QSForm of Cotracts : NEC4-Term Service Contract (TSC)• Tender Evaluation and Cost Control • Management of Subcontract Packages• Monthly forecasting• Monthly Application of Payment and CVR reporting• Raising EWN. NCE, Compensation Events and pricing of CE• Yearly uplift to comply with the current inflation rate • Measurement and Cost forecasting EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 01/10/2023 TO DEC 2024 SENIOR QS/COMMERCIAL MANAGER SCS/HS2 PROJECT • Contract and Change Management (Raising Early Warnings and Compensation events • Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation.• Preparation of interim payment • Cost Control, monitor, analyse and report cost-related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio• Preparing client applications and variation accounts and CVR every month• Valuation of Compensation event• Monthly Forecast • Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location, • Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes• Coordinating Contract Strategy and procurement meetings • Negotiating Contracts with successful tenderers and agreeing on terms and conditions • Managing Project Risk using Monte Carlo 01/10/2022 TO 29/09/2023 , PROJECT QS AT BOUYGUES ENERGY SERVICES (STREET LIGHT PROJECT SUFFOLK COUNCIL) NEC CONTRACT OPTION (A)• PREPARES, SUBMITS AND NEGOTIATES CLAIMS WHEN REQUIRED• Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) on a monthly basis and Pricing CE’s timely.• Change Management (Raising Early Warnings and Compensation events • Enhancing project profit by identifying, submitting and agreeing on variations, delays and claims.• Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation2[nd] of August 2021 to 30[th] of Sept 2022, BalfourBeattyVinci (BBV), Project:HS2Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager• Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties• Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location, • Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes• Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy • Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required• Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required • Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation• Negotiating Contracts with successful tenderers and agreeing on terms and conditions • Evaluating tenders and selecting successful bidders • Coordinating Contract Strategy and procurement meetings • Coordinating Early warning and compensation events meetings every week• Capturing on-site potential variations and Design changes.• 25th Jan 2021-30thJuly2021: Optilan, Project: NetworkRail, Role: Senior QS/Commercial ManagerForm of Contract: NR Contract (Infrastructure Condition of Contract)• Making Interim Payment Applications on a monthly basis• Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) on a monthly basis and Pricing CE’s on a timely basis.• Change Management (Raising Early Warnings and Compensation events • Responsible for the development of the cost management strategy and delivery• Tracking and documenting changes.• Manage Risk processes and Value Management.• Capturing on-site potential variations and Design changes.• Preparing formal project progress reports.• Preparation of Variation/Change Order requests for work outside the original scope of work• Estimating costs required for the additional variation works on the project• Forecasting cost every month and cost to complete • Material Purchasing, valuation, sub-contract compliance and reporting to upper chain manager• Coordinating Early warning and compensation events meetings every week29th April 2019-20th Jan 2021 working with Crossrail: Role: Senior QS/Contract Admin, Contract form: NEC3 Responsibilities• Review of Contractors P6 programme and Resources every month• Managing various subcontract packages of work• Managing resource schedules for both M&E and Civil Contractors.• Review tender submissions and assess payment applications every month• Managing change control, Cost Control and Forecasting.• Verifying and certifying payment applications every month• Cost Control, monitor, analyse and report cost-related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio• Supporting the Project Manager in providing the Project Team with reviews and analyses of the contract performance data• Preparing client applications and variation accounts and CVR every month• Approving and rejecting CEs’ in principles, Cost assuring compensation events and tender packages • Ensure all variances to the cost baseline are communicated promptly on monthly basis.• Commercial management including negotiation, valuation, and settlement of final accounts• Analyse all contract documentation and produce a Contractor and Project Team deliverables schedule. Monitor performance against this schedule and recommend corrective actions• Providing advice to the Project Manager on contractual issues and costs.Achievements include £22m Saved for the client (UK-Crossrail) within a year. Resulting from the Contractor’s series of Interim applications for payment made on monthly basis not in line with the amount due to them and claims not in compliance with the contract. 5th May 2017 to 19th April 2019, MOJ (UK Ministry of Justice), Role: Senior Commercial Manager, Contract NEC3 and PPC2000• Monitoring and controller cost expenditure.• Collaborating with finance colleagues to produce accurate cost reports and forecasts. • • Review of Contractors P6 programme alongside the project manager• Identify client’s risk, update the project risk register and manage the project programme• Review contractor’s CVR and make a recommendation on their forecast cost every month• Preparation of management accounts including project cost and value reporting every month• Managing change control from tender to completion.• Enhancing project profit by identifying, submitting and agreeing on variations, delays and claims.• Dealing with claims from contractors and subcontractors resulting from delay, an extension of time, 8e• Making sure sub-contractors and suppliers submit compliant quotations/enquiries within the timescale required• Managing risk allocated on a project and coordinating risk reduction meetings every month• Review of tender evaluation from different contractors and subcontractors’ scope and price.01/03/2012 to 09/ 04/2017 National Grid UK, Role: South East Regional Senior Quantity Surveyor Responsibilities• Procurement of steelworks, cables switchgear for the repairs of overhead lines and gantries • Review of contractors CVR making recommendations on their forecast cost every month• Liaise with sponsors to understand what agreements are required and by when• Verifying and certifying payment applications every month• Proactively working closely with the delivery team and developing innovative commercial solutions and value-added proposals.• Providing contractual advice to the delivery team• Collate and report on costs for the assigned portfolio of projects, ensuring reviews and robust challenges of the Target and Actual costs submitted by the Contractors are carried out to deliver value for money• Ensure contract compliance, through effective contract management activities; support the Project delivery teams in producing all necessary contract instructions and communications for the assigned project portfolio.• Provide contract support, guidance and advice to the Project Delivery teams, to ensure compliance and contractor costs are robustly managed across the portfolio of projects• Maintaining a tracker to provide full visibility of the agreements required• Developing and maintaining sound relationships with all relevant stakeholders such as finance, legal and operations (ETAM Ops).• Review of project progress with programme upgrades on a monthly basis and work carried out.• Manage project risk register, mitigate risks, and provide forecast value to update the contingency port. • Dealing with claims from contractors resulting from delay, an extension of time, disruption, Risk, inflation and scope change through the mechanism of compensation events • Experience of writing scope documents with full collaboration with the technical team• Review of tender evaluation from different contractors and subcontractors’ scope and price.• Managing performance and payment mechanism, Cost validation to ensure value for money is achieved• Closing final account at the end of the projectsAchievement: Helped resolved complex disputes across multiple projects on prolongation of time, disruption, delays to the completion date, defective designs, unforeseen ground conditions, defective equipment and unavailability of NG’s resources and saved circa 20 million pounds over my time spent with National Grid UK. (30/07/11)- (04/2012) Design -Design Dubai: Role Quantity SurveyorResponsibilities• Approving tenders from subcontractors• Assisting in contract drafting• Preparation of interim payment • Updating CVR every month• Producing forecasts every month• Procuring various work packages from subcontractors and certifying subcontractors’ applications for payment (07/07/2010) – (12/06 2011) Gabon Infrastructure Project, Bechtel International: Role: QS Contract AdministratorResponsibilities:• Review contract data and establish a file for each contract signed between the client and contractors for preparation in case of any dispute regarding contractual issues and identifying ambiguities in the contract and notifying the Project Director. • Assisting the Contract Manager in contract formation and highlighting areas of possible claims. Coordinating weekly site meetings and taking minutes • Coaching and supervising other project team members to check technical competence and consistency of contract administration across all project contract packages.• Approving contract commitment authorization and dealing with change orders.• Evaluating contracts performance and valuing all works for interim payment due. • Monitoring the retention of project contractual contemporaneous records and checking that correspondence, instructions and communications are crafted by the contract terms and issued within the prescribed time limitations. Achievement: Identifying areas of conflict, and resolving. Setting Off against contractors and recovering losses as a result of late completion and defective work. I made successful claims against contractors and recovered £5million as a result of them infringing the contractual terms and conditions signed by both parties involved in the contract. (20/01/2007-23/12/2009) Consultant (Systech Group Ltd): Role: Quantity Surveyor hired by TFL (Transport for London)  Responsibilities • Assisting in approving final accounts, drafting contracts and cost control • Managing contractors and reporting to the contracts manager • Carrying out site measurement on completed activities• Making recommendations for emergency track repairs and reporting to the team leader• Inspection of contractor quotations, monthly valuation of work carried out by contractors • Managing change control  Achievements included: Review and approved variations in contracts and the procurement of various packages of work, and the successful Contracts administration of day work and lump-sum contracts.(2003 – 2006) Irvine Whitlock: Assistant Quantity Surveyor• Responsibilities:• Assisting in the preparation of CVR every month• Measurement of completed activities• Site visits, assessments and projection of future work packages• Allocating works to subcontractorsQualifications(2011) Obtained PgD Quantity Surveying, London South Bank University(2005-2008) Obtained 2/1 BSc Honours in Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying) at London South Bank University(1992- 1995) Obtained Baccalaureate in Civil Engineering in a Canadian orientated College of Engineering Cameroon.Language Spoken: English and French SC Clearance available

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