Aishwarya Menon

• Managed and coordinated cost, availability and timely delivery of materials and project schedules for suppliers.
• Performed measurements for MEP works to prepare cost estimates for projects.
• Estimated and analyzed work performed to request payment from clients.
• Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data.
• Collected historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
• Analyzing any project requirement with regards to the valid contract agreement for a particular project and FIDIC Standards in stipulating the basis for any variation/ claim.
• Preparation of variations as they arise including quantitative analysis based on site requirements, budgetary/price estimates with price substantiations, substantiating tender, IFC and shop drawings where required, whilst adhering to the given site/engineering instruction/ reason for variation in correspondence with the Main Contractor and/or Consultant .
• Formulating monthly Payment Bills for respective projects with reference to our Contract Value, Site Progress, Material Deliveries as well as any variations, taking into consideration advance/proportionate payments as well as certifications in correspondence with the Consultant.

• Initiated and analyzed vendor quotes and pricing for electrical components.
• Led pricing of general expense and project-specific requirements for medium to large engineering projects.
• Quantitative analysis of all electrical services including Cabling, Power, Lighting, Fire Alarm & Emergency, Containment, Earthing & Lightning
• Estimation of the overall comprehensive electrical services of the project tender as per quantitative summaries whilst complying to specification and BOQ requirement.
• Preparation of Bill of Quantities based on the stipulated competitive estimated value for the given tender.

• Worked as a procurement engineer in the procurement of Electrical goods and services for projects in hand dealing with the following:
• Coordinating project site requirements and sending enquiries
• Preparing price and technical comparisons based on quotations received from suppliers and checking compliance to specifications
• Negotiating and finalizing the most optimal offer
• Maintaining active communication with both suppliers and site engineers alike
• Following up on processed orders for deliveries

• Load estimation in offices, villas, hospitals, etc
• Preparation of Load Distribution Schedules for detailed building design
• Electrical Services Design in buildings including Lighting, Power requirements and ELV systems
• Lighting Design calculations according to specific illumination requirements
• Preparation of BOQ's and Electrical Services Specifications
• Attending on-site meetings with project consultants, contractors, architects and clients
• Working closely with Mechanical Engineers, Architects, Contractors and other Consultants for meeting project deadlines
• Collaborating with Electrical Draftsmen for preparation of various Electrical Services Drawings

Internship completed at Schneider Electric, UAE, for a period of 5 weeks, where the following was accomplished:

• Introduction to C-Bus and KNX Lighting Control Systems
• Preparing BOQs, Quotation and assisting the estimating department
• Lighting Design requirements from DB schedules and floor plan layout sketches