Vernu Gramoney Cell: 072 881 6441

• Tafta has 13 facilities that my team and I maintain. As the Senior Manager, I interact with various managers.
• Interacting with Area Managers is to ensure that all daily maintenance issues are dealt with, all renovations are done to the highest specifications and standards possible, all Capex projects are executed, and that my division is carrying out its roles and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease.
• Evaluated vendor offerings critically to select the most appropriate partners for delivering desired results at optimal costs.
• With Catering Managers, I ensure that kitchen equipment for the three main kitchens and the other kitchens is functional, either repaired or replaced through Capex where necessary.
• I am part of the Health & Safety Committee, dealing with all issues at the center.
• All renovations to life rights units go through me with regard to specifications and standards.
• I took over this role after it was vacant for six months, so there was substantial backlog in maintenance with a shortfall in processes and standards.
• Ensuring residents have a more comfortable life in the short term, and long term.
• Managing day-to-day maintenance issues, building equipment, and rolling out Capex projects through company policies.
• Managing and implementing the OSH Act.
• Budgeting and executing renovations, operational budget, and CapEx using value engineering that I have learned from the construction sector.
• Service provider management of external contractors and consultants.
• Interdepartmental support due to health and safety, or maintenance issues.
• My team's development through upskilling or HR processes, if needed.
• Executing projects from television signal issues to replacing a lift, to replacing falling plaster, to dealing with a fire breakout, and dealing with various issues.
• Implementing new policies and creating new processes for renovation and CapEx projects.
• Project controls include creating specifications, assisting with them, going through the tender process, adjudicating, representing the client on projects, and fulfilling a consultant's role on projects.
• Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships.
• Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
• Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
• Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
• Consistently met or exceeded annual performance targets set by senior leadership.
• Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
• Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
• Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
• Managed budgets effectively, achieving financial objectives while maintaining strict control over expenditures.
• Managed projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.

• Project Manager and Quantity Surveying services provided to Property Owners, Building Contractor, Implementing Agents for their Construction Projects in various sectors.
• Key Responsibilities
• Managing Sub-Contractors and Site Personnel
• Client and Consultant Liaising
• Managing Information Flow to and from Consultants
• Managing cashflow and manage profit or loses on projects
• Key Achievements
• Training site personnel on and administrating Building Contract through structures created therein including claims, variations and disputes.
• Value Engineering including design modification, products replacement.
• Reviewing BoQs and repricing to benefit cash flow, make them market related and reflective of the scope.
• Priced BoQs based on first principles, drew up a Construction Programme with a Method Statement for various Projects.
• Fulfilling a Foreman Role
• Redoing building assessment, access management, scope review
• Tender adjudications for Public Works for various Projects

• Services provide to BlendTech Chemicals for assessing a Final Account from Avellini Brothers for works completed. Services provided to KNFT Group for assessing a Final Account issued by their Contractor for works completed at one of their residential units. Providing a Contracts Manager, QS and Estimating services to a Contractors like CV Projects, Quantum Project Solutions, etc. Providing Value Engineering and Estimating services to a Developer and Implementing Agents
• Key Achievements
• Picking up illegal practises by a Contractor and turned around that Project from the Client owing the Contractor monies to the Contractor owing the Client money
• Identifying overclaims in a Final Account on items claimed, quantities claimed, specifications where not followed, no Building Contract in place, no procurement process if there was the lowest price was not used, no Client consultation, etc.
• Initiating disciplinary action of staff when necessary

• The company is a construction consultant that appointed me to manage their quantity surveyors to assist with the running of their projects while I ran my own projects, including conducting conditional assessments of the building, checking GIAMA compliance, and producing a 10-year maintenance plan scope confirmation. I managed nine quantity surveying technicians at one point.

PREVIOUS POSITION HELD:
Gramoney Quantity Surveying (Director) Oct. 2010 to April 2016
Stedone Mechanicos Building (Senior Quantity Surveyor) Aug. 2008 to Sept' 2010
Glenman Corporation, Ireland (Senior Quantity Surveyor) June 2006 to July 2008
ABM Construction LTD, Ireland (Senior Quantity Surveyor) Feb 2005 to May 2006
McNamara Company LTD, Ireland (Quantity Surveyor) Oct. 2001 to Jan. 2005
Rohcon LTD, Ireland (Quantity Surveyor) Feb. 2001 to Sept. 2001
Murray & Roberts Construction (Quantity Surveyor) Jan. 1996 to Jan.2001
Midlands Builders Suppliers (Trainee QS/Designer) Jan.1995 to Dec.1995
PGS Painting Contractors (Trainee Quantity Surveyor) Jan.1994 to Dec.1994
Timber Rooftech (Trainee QS / Designer) Jan.1993 to Dec.1993