João Courela MCIOB
Senior Estimator at Lee Marley (LMB)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Lee Marley (LMB)
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United Kingdom
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Estimator
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Nov 2021 - Present
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MegaMarble
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Dunstable, United Kingdom
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Senior Estimator/QS
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Jan 2021 - Nov 2021
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Hanson UK
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Contracts Estimator
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Apr 2018 - Jan 2021
•Preparation of analytical cost estimates including preliminaries; •Completion of tender documentation and submission of the tender; •Measurement and billing of tender information; •Analyse contract documentation and prepare accurate subcontractor packages for pricing; •Liaise and negotiate with Subcontractors and Suppliers; •Preparation of analytical cost estimates including preliminaries; •Completion of tender documentation and submission of the tender; •Measurement and billing of tender information; •Analyse contract documentation and prepare accurate subcontractor packages for pricing; •Liaise and negotiate with Subcontractors and Suppliers;
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MegaGlass
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Dunstable, United Kingdom
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Contracts Estimator
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Nov 2015 - Mar 2018
•Responsible for putting together quotations for sites where MegaGlass is either the main contractor or a subcontractor ranging from £5,000 to £500,000 in London Area; •Identify project scope and review specification documents; •Sourcing and negotiating prices of any consumables required for each project; •Detailed material take-offs from architectural/technical drawings to qualify and quantify the specification, using Bluebeam and AutoCAD; •Liaising with suppliers of hardware and other consumables required for a project to get prices and detailed specifications; •Prepare monthly valuations and manage variations as these occur.
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Tutor
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Mar 2014 - Apr 2014
•Professional training, using a range of resources such as worksheets and computer packages; •Promote the importance that construction materials have in the construction process; •Design learning plans to suit the students individual needs and abilities. •Professional training, using a range of resources such as worksheets and computer packages; •Promote the importance that construction materials have in the construction process; •Design learning plans to suit the students individual needs and abilities.
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Project Manager / Quantity Surveying
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Jun 2013 - Jan 2014
•Management of public and private construction projects; •Responsibility for financial schedules and deviations from the workplan with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project support; •Briefing, managing, persuading and influencing teams; •Negotiation with material suppliers and accurate cost analysis for the successful tender of projects; •Planning, coordinating and time management using judgment to make decisions with imperfect information. •Management of public and private construction projects; •Responsibility for financial schedules and deviations from the workplan with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project support; •Briefing, managing, persuading and influencing teams; •Negotiation with material suppliers and accurate cost analysis for the successful tender of projects; •Planning, coordinating and time management using judgment to make decisions with imperfect information.
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Real estate Surveyor / Valuer
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Nov 2012 - Mar 2013
•Property valuation of 950 properties with multifactorial considerations; •Compute final estimate of property values, taking into account such factors as depreciation, replacement costs, value comparisons of similar properties, and income potential; •Inspect properties to evaluate state of repairs, special features and functional design. Property measurements. •Estimate building replacement costs using building valuation manuals and professional cost manuals. •Property valuation of 950 properties with multifactorial considerations; •Compute final estimate of property values, taking into account such factors as depreciation, replacement costs, value comparisons of similar properties, and income potential; •Inspect properties to evaluate state of repairs, special features and functional design. Property measurements. •Estimate building replacement costs using building valuation manuals and professional cost manuals.
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Project Manager / Quantity Surveying
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Mar 2011 - Oct 2012
•Management of public and private construction projects; •Control and monitoring contracts, proposal analysis, work measurement, estimating, price revision calculation; •Allocation of tasks and resources according to the needs of the project with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project; •Setting schedules and timelines with Microsoft Excel and observing compliance and regulation; •Discussion of the approach to give to a specific project with clients and other technicians involved; •Briefing, managing, persuading and influencing teams on site; •Solving complex projects through innovative and cost effective solutions;
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Education
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Polytechnic University of Castelo Branco, Portugal
BSc in Civil Engineering -
Comunilog Consulting – Covilhã, certified by Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal
Post-Graduate in Health and Safety (540 hours)