Master of Business Administration,

Project Management (major),

Jaipur National University, Jaipur,

India

Postgraduate Diploma/ Certificate,

Construction Project Management,

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh,

UK

Bachelor of Science BSc (Hons),

Quantity Surveying and

Construction Management,

Sheffield Hallam University,

Sheffield, UK

Graduate Diploma Level 6/

BEng(Hons), Civil and Structural

Engineering, Engineering Council

examination at City & Guilds

London Institute, London, UK

Project Management

Project Assessment

Commercial Management

Budgeting & Forecasting

Claim Management

Procurement

Cost Control

Scope Management

Operations Management

Benefit Analysis

Engineering Analysis

Resource Management

Quality Management

Risk Management

Collaboration

Insurance

Critical Thinking

Strategic Planning

PMP® Certified Member of Project

Management Institute, 14 Campus

Boulevard Newtown Square, PA

19073-3299 USA

Corporate Member of The Quantity

Surveyors International, 61 School

Lane, Hartford, Northwich CW8

1NY, UK

Certified Competent Leader and

Competent Communicator (CL,

CC) Member of Toastmasters

International, Mission Viejo, CA

92690, USA

Graduate member of Institution of

Civil Engineers, One Great George

Street, Westminster, London, UK

Candidate Member of Royal

Institution of Chartered Surveyors,

UK

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D A Y A N I S H A N T H A M E E P A G E

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C A R E E R S U M M A R Y

A competent result oriented leader with over 22 years of experience in the field of quantity surveying, claims and project management. A proven leader in providing direction for planning, managing, and overseeing built environment related operations. Expertise in business operation functions guaranteeing efficient production and delivery of construction services. A professional aiming at constantly leveraging diverse methodologies in order to bring economies with optimization of resources and revenue generation. Believer of enacting socio-economic sustainability by deputing modern building technology.

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

Mazoon Dairy Company SAOC, Oman (Client) – Senior Quantity Surveyor and Project Lead Oct, 2017 to Present

Serving the semi-government company from the business startup times in the master planning to operational transition including 5 logistics depots for the product distribution network.

Successfully saved over 5 Million USD to the company through value adding work including planning and execution of construction packages.

Accountable for managing the contract execution, tender processing and procurement with evaluation reports. Responsible for the procurement tender process management and project operations transition management.

Expedited inputs towards the scope creation of the project, time span, cost, quality and human resources. Designed several stages of the project and influenced project costs value addition through resolution of varied options available.

Identified the critical path and managed task dependencies within project timelines.

Presented Techno-commercial recommendations reports for the portfolio management team. Exemplified techno-commercial meetings to integrate and improve the quality delivery. Enhanced the program management process in line with governance.

Brainstormed and escalated potential risks and opportunities calling for dynamic decision making. Was accountable for providing management strategies for the potential hiring of legal and engineering consultant services.

Administered and controlled Consultants and Contractors including claim management. Accountable for protecting from many claims over the disputes avoiding contractual risks to the company. Carried out risk assessment to take decisions proactively.

Worked with functional partners including Product Management, Client support services, Network Management and other Operational areas to deliver agreed solutions.

Accountable for timely, complete and cost-effective delivery of projects ensuring complete client satisfaction.

Mint Projects International LLC, Oman (Main Contractor) – Commercial Manager Jun, 2016 – Aug, 2017

Served for further development of startup Construction Company by breaking down complex problems and devised effective operational processes.

Initiated the operating capital growth through bank borrowing and in-depth budget forecasting. Established semi-automated and cost-value reconciling report system, cost elements and centers versus the company zero-based budget for the operational management.

Established financial plans including budgeting and forecasting for short and long term. Responsible for the project revenue management with clients and consultants including contract scope management.

Developed risk assessments and pricing structures for projects to monitor the earned value.

Innovated inputs to claim the projects’ unrecoverable overheads from clients in order to find additional revenue.

Supervised the material and quantity takeoff of structural, architectural, and external work quantum. Milcris Pvt Ltd., Oman (Cost Consultant) - Senior Quantity Surveyor Apr, 2011 – May, 2016 Worked in the new Muscat International Airport project mostly in the passenger terminal buildings contract under the Hill International management..

Consistently met and exceeded KPI's and margin targets on projects as a Quantity Surveyor through procurement and working closely with project managers to ensure efficiencies in workmanship, sub-contract packages and program.

Responsible for the reconciliation of work done valuations, payment certificates, cost reports and estimations. In-charge of verification of variations in the change control process. Initiated and planned the scope, risk and cost control management processes.

Improved the correspondence of chaired negotiation meetings with the higher authorities of the organization.

Led a team of 5 QSs in Dhofar University Project and of 2 QSs in the Supreme Court project.

Executed variation valuation, progress payment valuations and engineer’s determinations in the Muscat Airport project.

Achieved time and budget goals on each project with a minimal project workforce. Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates Pvt Ltd., Sri Lanka - Senior Quantity Surveyor Jan, 2010 – Mar, 2011

Played an integral role in setting up and streamlining the tender process within the business.

Negotiated agreements with contractors and subcontractors. Had an involvement in the certifying works and procurement of materials.

Administered cost controlling and forecasting for the contract duty fulfilment. Evaluated and certified the work done valuations.

Executed evaluation and conducted the issuance of interim certificates to contractors. Accountable for the preparation of site reports and site meeting minutes.

Scrutinized the site engineer’s reports for the certification of interim payments. Produced and dispatched payment certificates.

Upgraded the monthly project reports, scrutinized and valuated the works of the project. Carried out EOT evaluations and convinced recommendations to the senior management.

Strengthened a team of 3 QSs on various project assignments. Iskan Contracting Co. LLC, Oman - Senior Quantity Surveyor (Main Contractor) Apr, 2009 – Nov, 2009

Responsible for estimating and costing, pricing tenders, tender reconciliation and adjustments.

Negotiated and communicated with sub-contractors in terms of cost of project, time management in alliance with quality control. Originated and consolidated contract documents for sub-contract negotiations.

Supervised and registered measurements with preparation of BOQs.

Spearheaded a team of 7 QSs in the process of Tendering, Quantification & Costing, and Commercial Management. D G Jones & Partners, UAE (Cost Consultant) - Quantity Surveyor May, 2006 – Apr, 2009

Examined the contract documents, drawing and specifications of the redesigned building complex completed by architects and engineers. Brainstormed and calculated the quantity of the works and material used in the building along with BOQ estimation to project the quantum of legitimate claims according to the late client changes.

Maintained a database with comparison sheets for market prices covering all items appearing in projects and performed material forecasting for ensuring continuity in execution of work.

Achieved a cost-effective budget forecast of the projects, developed the life cycle costing plan and submitted it to the senior management.

Developed and maintained key relationships and liaised with clients, design team and subcontractors to discuss, mitigate and resolve issues and claims evaluation.

Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates Pvt Ltd., Sri Lanka (Lead Consultant) - Quantity Surveyor May, 2004 – Apr, 2006

Investigated the current requirement pattern of clients and established new variations by identifying potential needs.

Evaluated contractors’ claims, construction drawings, specifications and counseled recommendation to clients.

Was the one point of contact for clients. Accountable for making clarification, presenting concepts & ideas and proposing feasible solutions and systems.

Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates Pvt Ltd., Sri Lanka - Project Quantity Surveyor Jun, 1998 – Apr, 2004

Assisted in establishing a client’s requirements and undertook feasibility studies. Performed risk and value management along with cost control. Upgraded existed cost-analysis system for construction repair and maintenance project work.

Prepared tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and the client. P R O J E C T S H A N D L E D

Member of Mazoon Dairy Company SAOC Management Team, Oman

- A founder member of the Project Management Masterplan Development team and Operation Transition of Phase 1 development completed with an estimated capital of OMR 110M.

Member of Milcris Project Management Team, Oman

- Development of New Muscat Airport post contract quantity surveying duties of Main Contract 1 and 3 estimated at OMR 500 and 900 Million respectively.

- Cost Estimating Department of New Muscat International Airport (Total Capital Cost OMR 1.6 B)

- New Supreme Court Building Complex at Ghubra for Royal Court Affairs (OMR 22M)

- Seven Seas Petroleum Head Office Building at Ghala (OMR 3.3M)

- New Voltamp factory building at Sohar Final Account Agreement (3rd Party Evaluation/Conciliation) (OMR 1.6M)

- HH Villa at Al Khoud (OMR 3.2M) Dhofar University, Dhofar, Salalah (OMR 26M)

Member of ISKAN Project Management Team, Oman

- 3rd Line Calibration and Workshop - Pre-Contract (OMR 2.4M), Parade Ground at Ghala, Oman for Ministry of defense - Pre Contract (OMR1.6M)

- Airbase Facilities and Explosive Storage at Mussana, Oman for Ministry of Defense (Post Contract) (OMR 8.1M)

- Physiotherapy and Dental Clinic Building at Bait Al Baraka for His Majesty (OMR 0.6M)

Member of DG Jones & Partners Project Management Team, UAE.

- Sky courts Residential Complex at Dubai-land, Dubai for SKY COURTS PROPERTIES LLC (Dhs.1.4 B)

- Al Sufouh Mixed Use Development Project at Al Sufouh, Dubai MUSOON HOLDINGS LLC (Dhs.310 M)

Member of MKA Engineering and Project Management Team, Sri Lanka

- QS Duties: IT faculty University of Moratuwa, Auditorium building university of Moratuwa (Maiden and pilot project used Bespoke Standard Bidding Document form of contract in Sri Lanka.)

- QS Duties: 2000 Plaza Condominium (Pvt) Ltd. 13 Storied Super Luxury Apartment Complex (Pre and Post Contract)

- QS Duties: Environmental Authority Phase One Office Complex for Environmental Authority 3 Storyed Building

(Post Contract)

- QS Duties: Swimming Pool, Gymnasium and Treated Water Diversion Project for Police Department (Post Contract)

- Structural Supervision, Design and QS duties: Memorial buildings for Commonwealth War Graves Commission

(World War I & II) (Pre and Post Contract).

- Structural Engineering Supervision and QS Duties: Office Building Complex for Department of Wild Life Conservation at Battaramulla (Post Contract)

- Structural Design and QS Duties: Hemas office building extension (Pre Contract).

- Structural Design and QS Duties: Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa, Diyagama (Pre Contract)

- Structural Supervision Duties: Bored piling project for “Bliss Property Developer” apartment Building at Dehiwala (Post Contract)

- Structural Designs Duties: Ceylon Electricity Board Office Building at Battaramulla (Pre Contract)

- Structural Supervision, Designs and QS Duties: Sakura Dental Hospital at Battaramulla 2 Storyed Building (Post Contract)

- Structural Design Duties: National Savings Bank, Wellawatte Branch (Pre Contract). R E F E R E N C E S

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