Sepp Aghdaie
Chief Estimator / Design Manager at Broad Air- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Persian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Broad Air
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Australia
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Estimator / Design Manager
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Feb 2019 - Present
As a Chief Estimator Working directly with the Managing Director in the tendering decision-making and negotiating the contract terms and bids with the clients. I am also responsible for overseeing the estimating process for all projects and establishing standardised methods and processes for estimating and training the resources in the use of the same, overseeing the analysis of the projects' past performance and establishing estimating standards for all future estimates based on such analysis.Other duties:• Attending post tender meetings and accomplish final negotiations and price adjustment• Developing and proposing cost saving options to clients in post tender stage• Re-evaluating obtained tenders, and set margins for project expenses• Negotiating with major suppliers and contactors and selecting the suitable ones• Overseeing the selection of materials used and other aspects of procurementAs Design Manager:Managing project prioritisation of design and assignment and lead an experienced design team, 4 engineers and 2 drafters, toward greater creativity. In addition, I manage project distribution and project workload, and evaluate and motivate team members toward continued growth and leading design solutions. I also negotiate scope-of-work and deliverables with the client and other stakeholders, and ensure design is practical.Other duties:• Overseeing designs of D&C projects to ensure they are in score, comply with standards, delivered to schedule, and are within the budget.• Conducting financial, technical and operational risk assessments and advising on risks, opportunities and potential hazards of the projects• Directly managing over budgets projects or those with difficulties, and bringing them back to track• Training and mentoring junior and intermediate engineers Show less
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Senior Estimator/ Design Manager
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Mar 2016 - Feb 2019
As Design Manager:Managing project prioritisation of design and assignment and lead an experienced design team, 4 engineers and 2 drafters, toward greater creativity. In addition, I manage project distribution and project workload, and evaluate and motivate team members toward continued growth and leading design solutions. I also negotiate scope-of-work and deliverables with the client and other stakeholders, and ensure design is practical.Other duties:• Overseeing designs of D&C projects to ensure they are in score, comply with standards, delivered to schedule, and are within the budget.• Conducting financial, technical and operational risk assessments and advising on risks, opportunities and potential hazards of the projects• Directly managing over budgets projects or those with difficulties, and bringing them back to track• Training and mentoring junior and intermediate engineersAs a Senior Estimator responsible for estimating the costs of a planned design and construction project in terms of the labour, equipment and materials required. Researching, sourcing, negotiating and obtaining the best prices and quotes from suppliers and subcontractors. Show less
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Senior Estimator / Project Manager
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Mar 2014 - May 2016
As a Project Manager Responsible for managing the whole aspects of D&C projects from design to installation managing a project engineer and a site supervisor. I was the main contact person for the client, attending the design meetings and managing their expectation. As a Senior Estimator responsible for estimating the costs of a planned design and construction project in terms of the labour, equipment and materials required. Researching, sourcing, negotiating and obtaining the best prices and quotes from suppliers and subcontractors. Show less
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Project Engineer/ Estimator
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Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
As a project engineer, I was responsible to design a number of D&C projects, simultaneously from the preliminary design to completion reporting to the Project Manager. As part of my role, I provided technical advice on construction and commissioning issues to the site supervisor as well. As an estimator, I worked with the senior estimator in tendering and estimation process of D&C projects. My role involved researching, sourcing, and obtaining the best prices and quotes from suppliers and subcontractors and prepare the tendering documents. Show less
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A1Best a/c Co., Sydney
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Sydney, Australia
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Site Engineer
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Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
Supported the site supervisor in work planning, scheduling and day to day quality control of the work. I ensured BCA & Australian standards were followed throughout the project, and provided technical advice and direction to the supervisor when there was a conflict in the drawings. Supported the site supervisor in work planning, scheduling and day to day quality control of the work. I ensured BCA & Australian standards were followed throughout the project, and provided technical advice and direction to the supervisor when there was a conflict in the drawings.
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Project Manager
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Feb 2007 - Aug 2011
Responsible for overseeing projects from start to completion to ensure projects meet contract specifications and comply with relevant standards. I was responsible for ensuring the projects were to budget and to the time frame while managing a design team of 3 engineers and a drafter. Being the primary contact person for the clients and other stakeholders, I was reporting to the clients on a monthly basis
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Project Engineer
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May 2004 - Feb 2007
Mechanical Services detailed design, heat load calculation using HAP Carrier software including thermal and psychometric calculations, ventilation calculation, Duct and pipe sizing and equipment selection. During this period, I designed various types of air-conditioning: DX systems, air handling units, Chilled and hot water systems, air-cooled and water-cooled chillers based on project specifications and client requirements.
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Education
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Guilan University of Technology
BSc., Mechanical Engineering