Kugathas Thangarasa M.Sc, B.Sc. (Hons) in QS, MRICS, AAIQS

Estimator / Cost Engineer at Altrad Services APAC
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(386) 825-5501
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AU

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Credentials

  • Associate
    Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Member
    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Experience

    • Australia
    • Oil and Gas
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Estimator / Cost Engineer
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      Preparation of class 1 to 4 norm-based estimates, Reviewing actual expended manhours and cost weekly and monthly for reporting, Liaise with site team for weekly progress reporting, Preparation of S-curve using Microsoft Power-BI and Power Pivot, Preparation of Quantity Manhour Report (QMR), Preparation of Productivity Report (PF) which includes Earned Value (EV), Planned Value (PV) & Actual (AC) etc., Preparation of Schedule Performance Index (SPI) report, Preparation of budget forecast and presenting to management for review and approval, Attending meeting with clients to review the budget forecast and month ending reporting.

    • Australia
    • Mining
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contracts Specialist
      • May 2019 - Dec 2019

      Subcontract and procurement tender management - plan, compile and coordinate project procurement strategies, invitations to tender, evaluations, negotiations and awards. Contracts and project management - monitor contract transaction compliance and conformance to milestones, deliverables and claims through to contract completion; provide support, guidance and point of contact for all project contractual matters, identifying and resolving critical issues, risks, disputes and variations claims.

    • Australia
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Controls - Quantity Surveyor
      • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

      Weekly Progress Reporting, Preparation of TAR (Turn around Report), Monthly Progress Reporting, Weekly and Monthly Manpower report (Actual Expended Hours), Site walk down, Material Take-off / Review, Create / Assess the Labour Norms, Create / Maintain FWBS and ROC, Budget Monitoring, Earn Value Management & Productivity Report, Developing Dashboards in Excel power tools, Assessing the Site Instructions (SIs) and Monitor the Actual Expended Hours against each SIs. Weekly Progress Reporting, Preparation of TAR (Turn around Report), Monthly Progress Reporting, Weekly and Monthly Manpower report (Actual Expended Hours), Site walk down, Material Take-off / Review, Create / Assess the Labour Norms, Create / Maintain FWBS and ROC, Budget Monitoring, Earn Value Management & Productivity Report, Developing Dashboards in Excel power tools, Assessing the Site Instructions (SIs) and Monitor the Actual Expended Hours against each SIs.

    • Australia
    • Construction
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Quantity Surveyor
      • Jun 2015 - Jul 2017

    • Quantity Surveyor / Contract Administrator
      • Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

      Cost Planning, Value Engineering and Life Cycle costing, Preparation of Bills of Quantities / Builders bill and Tender Documents, Preparation of Tender Estimates, Tender Clarification, Negotiations, Analysis and Preparation of Tender evaluation reports, Preparation of Contract Documents, Assessing Monthly Progress Claims, Variations and EOTs, Preparation of Monthly Cost Reports, Preparation of Cost analysis and benchmarking reports, Closing of final accounts, Attending Meetings, Tax depreciation and preparation of Insurance valuation reports and Material Take-off.

    • Australia
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Quantity Surveyor / Contract Administrator
      • Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

      Preparation of weekly and monthly progress report, Material take offs, Site measurement and maintaining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Evaluating the validity of contractor’s claim by checking the change with the contract scope such as specification, drawing, conditions of contract, Assessing contractor’s claims based on the Contract Conditions, Bill of Quantities, quotations, new rate breakdowns, Regular negotiation with contractors regarding settlement of quantities and variations, Monitor project costs and evaluate them against budget and progress on a continuing basis, Attend project meetings relating to project controls, Preparation of cash flow during construction, Review cost estimates and Comparing the cost of using different building materials and methods and provides feedback to the project design team.

    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Quantity Surveyor
      • Jan 2007 - Aug 2011

      Preparation of cost report including the anticipated variations, cash flow statement, Evaluation and negotiation of contract variations, Organising all project bonds, guarantees and insurances required by main & subcontractors, Assessing interim valuations including checking progress, material at site, outstanding major Non-Confirmation Notice, Assessing prolongation cost claim, Allocate budget, actual and forecast costs to cost codes within the WBS, Collecting end user comments and raised RFI to designer. Discuss with project engineer and prepare variation notice for the approval, Attending meetings with client and project engineer to discuss possible contract amendments due to variations orders, Involvement with planners to assess extension of time such as measure the additional work, estimate required resources, identify the long lead items, critical path analysis, Initiating the changes to the contract milestones and completions dates, Site measurements and preparation of Bill of Quantities for design changes and variations, Reviewing project contract and assess contractor’s claims and notifications, Preparing response letters for the contractor’s notifications and clarifications, Preparation of outstanding snagging works, Assessing Closeout Report, including the final account, submission statuses of as-build drawing, maintenance manuals, documentary filming, completion dates, Reviewing project scope and advising on appropriate procurement routes, Preparation of tender documents, Preparation of contract documents, Feasibility studies and Preparation of cost plans for different aspects of the projects, Tender evaluation and preparation of tender evaluation report, Part of Value Engineering team to support the commercial evaluations.

Education

  • The University of Salford
    M.Sc. in Construction Law and Practice
    2012 - 2014
  • University of Moratuwa
    Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying
    2003 - 2006

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