Joshua Chivere
East London
Summary
Accomplished Senior Quantity Surveyor with a proven track record at ZKS PROJECTS, adept in cost reporting and construction law, ensuring project efficiency and budget adherence. Skilled in scope definition and material takeoff, I excel in optimizing resources and enhancing project documentation, achieving significant cost savings and compliance.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Quantity Surveyor /Senior Contracts Manager
ZKS PROJECTS
EAST LONDON
10.2021 - Current
- Determined the project scope, boundaries, time frame, and possible complications to produce accurate estimates.
- Assessed and valued completed work for releasing payments to subcontractors.
- Advised on procurement strategy, optimizing the cost and quality of materials and labor.
- Reviewed construction plans and specifications to determine total costs.
- Liaised with subcontractors to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, including pricing and quality control measures.
- Provided contractual claims for ongoing projects.
- Physical measurement of quantities.
- Budget tracking and control.
JUNIOR SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TENSOR SYSTEMS
HARARE
10.2021 - 09.2024
- Negotiated with suppliers for the best prices when procuring materials for a project.
- Managed cash flow forecasting throughout all stages of a project.
- Reviewed material and labor costs to help make build-or-buy decisions.
- Established cost monitoring procedures and reporting systems.
- Managed project costs from initial calculations to final figures, minimizing expenses where possible.
- Measurement of quantities for the ongoing projects.
- Preparation of interim valuations for the ongoing project.
Project Coordinator Graduate Trainee
LAFARGE HOLCIM
HARARE
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Coordinating construction project activities.
- Monitor project progress.
- Ensuring the client's needs are satisfied.
- Negotiated with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
Quantity Surveyor Intern
FOSSIL CONTRACTING
HARARE
07.2017 - 09.2018
- Administrative work on tenders.
- Physical measurement of quantities.
- Budget tracking and control.
- Pricing of bills of quantities for both civil and building projects.
- Compilation and monitoring of project budgetary works.
Preparation of progress reports for projects. - Preparation of variations.
- Preparation of the material schedule.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) DEGREE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING - Construction Management
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ZIMBABWE11-2024
Master of Science - Construction Management
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
UNITED KINGDOMSkills
- Bills of quantities
- Cost reporting
- Project documentation
- Scope definition
- Material takeoff
- Construction law
Affiliations
- Watching rugby, soccer and cricket
- Partaking into forex trading
Certification
Legal Liability Certificate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Quantity Surveyor /Senior Contracts Manager
ZKS PROJECTS
10.2021 - Current
JUNIOR SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TENSOR SYSTEMS
10.2021 - 09.2024
Project Coordinator Graduate Trainee
LAFARGE HOLCIM
03.2020 - 09.2020
Quantity Surveyor Intern
FOSSIL CONTRACTING
07.2017 - 09.2018
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) DEGREE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING - Construction Management
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Master of Science - Construction Management
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
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