Quantity Surveyor Agent Assistant
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae of Justin van Niekerk
ND: QS (CPUT) AAQS reg.nr. 36399531
M : +27 (0-74-448-**** E: ************@*****.***
Personal Information
Marital Status: Single (No dependants)
Date of birth: 31 July 1986
Nationality: South African
Gender: Male
Race: Coloured
Languages: English & Afrikaans- verbal, read, write Driver’s License: Code 8, advanced driving certificate, learners code 14 Highest Academic Qualification
Tertiary Qualification: ND: Quantity Surveying / Building Year Obtained: 2008
Institution: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Subjects:
Computer Applications
Applied Building Science
Communication 1
Construction management 1
Construction Technology 1
Quantity Surveying 1
Site Surveying 1
Building Practice 2
Construction management 2
Construction technology 2
Quantity Surveying 2
Structures (Module)
Construction Accounting 3
Construction Management 3
Construction Technology 3
Price Analysis & Estimating (3)
Quantity Surveying 3
Concrete (Module)
Btech: QS 2018 subjects completed:
Quantity Surveying 4 (Building)
Quantity Surveying 4 (Civil)
Development Management 4
Market valuations 4
Achievements
Matric Certificate of Merit: Academics (See subjects’ certificates)
Matric Certificate of Merit: Soccer
Holcim (South Africa) (PTY) LTD (Cape) Customer education award
Peri – Wiehahn – Formwork Diploma
Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship National Certificate N3
(1yr)
Young eagles leadership certificate (1yr)
Project Management training certificate (CVS education group)
Financial Management training certificate (CVS education group)
National Diploma (ND): Quantity Surveying (3yrs) Curriculum Vitae - Justin van Niekerk
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Some Successful Projects
Basix Group Technologies (Pty) Ltd. CoCT Fibre optic & Civils Projects. Total Contract approximate Cost R1 Billion
Steffanuati Stocks (W.C) Waterford Rd Dieprivier Cape Town 3 level medium sized building 2160m2 on plan used for storage and customer services. Total Project cost R13 500 000. 00
House Upper Holly upmarket residential Constantia Approximate Project Cost R3 000 000.00
House Paterson Residential Approximate Project Cost R3 700 000.00
Times Square Quantity Surveyors & Cost managers: Project Petro SA Refurbishment of capital projects Building Erf No. 19801. Total Project Cost R10 755 779.80
House Mandana Residential Approximate Project Cost R24 700 000.00
Sitari Estate Apartment blocks. Total Project Cost R50 400 000.80 Career highlights
Company: Manor Homes
Lead QS on a project to the value more than R50 Million. Measurement of plans, RFI’s, management of suppliers & sub-contractor pricing.
Company: MFS Quantity Surveyors
Principal Agent assistant, minute taking through duration of project and project admin, as well as co-ordinating the snags process for a project value more than R20 Million.
Quantity Surveying full-on BoQ measured & priced for commercial office space on new and heritage buildings including contracts administration, project value more than R10 Million.
Work Experience
3T Builders
Position Held: Intermediate QS
Period of employment: March 2021 – Current
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Quantity Surveying services to the Facilities management industry, including insurance panels. Creating technical reports on damages to buildings. Doing on-site measurements. Drafting Bills of Quantities and estimates. Project managing all jobs awarded that were quoted on.
• Creating job Gant charts and reporting on programme and progress of all jobs. Creating cost reports on jobs status.
• Scrutinizing plans for measure and price and liaising with architects, engineers, suppliers and subcontractors to execute cost of project Freelancing work to contractors & PQS firms
Independant Quantity Surveyor under Reg.nr
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Reactive Maintenance specialist
Position Held: Lead Q.S & Operations
Period of employment: April 2019 – March 2021
Duties & Responsibilities:
Quantity Surveying services to the Facilities management industry, including insurance panels. Working closely with Centre management for tenant shop fit out and installations, Whitebox, grey box and shop or office reinstatement to do recommendations and costing.
Producing cost estimates
Producing Bills of Quantities
Producing detailed quotations
Carefully evaluate risks and price accordingly to all jobs inspected
Produce technical reports to facilities management on all building/properties inspected including insurance houses with photos.
Create Gant charts, schedule of works and job specification sheets for all high value run projects
Design implementation as required for clarification on job specifications to suppliers, subcontractors etc.
Plan, monitor and evaluate all jobs from time and cost perspective
Ensuring accuracy on all measured quantities and on all rates inserted for price compilation of tenders
Preparing bill of materials for purchase by procurement
Submitting RFQ’s for subcontractor and supplier quotes to procurement department
Liaising with architects and engineers as and when required.
Creating technical reports for on-site investigations
Maintaining register of all tenders, quotes and RFQ’s monitoring timeline of quotations received.
General administrative (adhoc) duties under building contract – calls to suppliers, sub-contractors relating to queries from meetings to be actioned.
Liaising with government departments on all tender RFQ’s, RFP’s etc.
Filling out application forms for onboarding to government public works procurement
Overall management of Bill of Quantities & Cost Reporting ensuring within budget, advising on project value status
Updating e-works software to provide status on all outgoing quotes in hand
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Mfs Quantity Surveyors & Developers
Position Held: Independent Q.S
Reason for wanting to leave: Part time only
Period of employment: June 2015 – March 2019
Duties & Responsibilities:
Performing on-screen take offs for measurement of architectural & structural engineer plans
Leading the measure & pricing sub-dividing BoQ’s or estimates into sections for measure & price.
Ensuring accuracy on all measured quantities
Ensuring accuracy on all rates inserted for price compilation of tenders
Pre-contract stage administration entailing compiling final BoQ including contract, drawings, and specific instructions for tender and printing copies for hand-out to tenderers
In-contract stage administration, ranging from Principal agent assistant minute taking, cost variations compilation, negotiating on extras/savings for final account with builders QS
Liaising with architects and engineers for RFI (Request for information) to either price variations (where necessary) or perform contract instructions with relevant attachment of drawings and description of work to be done.
Snag list compilation in co-ordination with architect & interior designer and issuing of snag document to main contractor
General administrative (adhoc) duties under building contract – calls to suppliers, sub-contractors relating to queries from meetings to be actioned. Attending to concerns in meetings against sub-c programme and progress. Document trackers.
Liaising with Local authorities on progress of plans, request for copies of plans, compliance of plans to satisfy building regulations etc.
Filling out application forms for onboarding to government public works procurement
Overall management of Bill of Quantities & Cost Reporting ensuring within budget, advising on project value status
Project management of builders work co-ordinating labour, materials and supervision of job, setting up works, assisting with labour and problem solving.
Working on QS software “QS plus” & “Win QS”
Measuring cost variations – obtaining quotes, negotiating prices etc.
Creating professionally documented BoQ’s in QS plus software JS van Niekerk independent QS services:
I have subcontracted under the companies below and will be a good reference to attest for my work as a Quantity Surveyor.
Insurance works - reference below
Manor homes
Position Held: Independent Q.S
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Period of employment: April 2014 – June 2018
Basix Technologies (Pty) Ltd
Position Held: Quantity Surveyor
Reason for leaving: Industry move (Fibre optics to Building Industry) Period of employment: April 2013 - April 2014
Tel. Number: +272*-***-****
Times Square Quantity Surveyors & Cost Consultants Position Held: Junior quantity surveyor
Reason for leaving: Left for better prospects
Period of employment: July 2012 - March 2013
Tel. Number: +272*-***-****
City of Cape Town Athlone Ledger House (Learnership) Position Held: Student
Reason for leaving: End of learnership
Period of employment: Jan 2012- July 2012
Cell Number: +27-860-***-***
Vans Building Services (Part-time)
Position Held: Part-time Junior Quantity Surveyor, Labour Assistant
& Supervisor
Reason for leaving: Freelancing work – left for better prospects Period of employment: November 2008- Jan 2012
Cell Number: +278*-***-**** (Number no longer in use – company dissolved)
Steffanaunti Stocks
Position Held: Junior Contracts Manager
Reason for leaving: End of in-service training
Period of employment: November 2005- January 2007
Tel. Number: +272*-***-****
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About Me:
I am an organized and
detail orientated
individual. I enjoy doing
tasks associated with
construction cost data,
financial figures and
building work. I love the
outdoors, running,
watching sport,
spending time with my
wife and have a
balanced lifestyle. I use
a diary effectively and
plan well, enabling me
to work well under
pressure. I have
qualified as a Quantity
Surveyor in the year
2008 at the Cape
Peninsula University of
Technology (Cape Town
Campus) and now hold
over 7 years’
experience as a
Quantity Surveyor. I
have association with
the ASAQS membership
Nr. 36399531.
References
Shaheed Essop
Times Square Quantity Surveyors &
Cost
Consultants
Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior
Manager
+272*-***-****/ +278*-***-****
Miguel Ferreira Da Silva
Mfs Quantity Surveyors & Developers
Mr. Dhawal Vaidya
GEM engserv
Rodney George
Insurance works (SABBCA)
Mrs.Loraine Moore
Manor Homes
Mr. Neville Croyle
Basix Group
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