ALBER ABOOBACKER
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Accomplished professional with 15 years of experience in Construction. Expertise in quantity estimation, tendering, costing, budgeting, and value engineering. Proficient in industry-standard tools such as AutoCAD, PlanSwift, CCS Candy, Primavera P6, MS Project, and MS Office tools. Demonstrates strong capabilities in project management, contracts management, planning and coordination, forecasting and reporting and procurement. Adept at delivering efficient solutions to optimise project outcomes while maintaining a focus on precision and cost-effectiveness.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Quantity Surveyor
Al Hikma Building Contracting LLC
Dubai, UAE
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Executed tendering process successfully within stipulated deadlines, secured profitable contracts.
- Provide accurate estimations by precise quantity take-offs from drawings and costing to ensure profit margins.
- Liaised with subcontractors for gathering necessary costing details - a key aspect of accurate estimation.
- Prepared and presented detailed initial budgets and cost plans in project planning stage.
- Implemented cost control measures, enhanced overall profitability.
- Undertook pricing and assessment of variations in designs to maintain budgetary control.
- Oversaw subcontract procurement from initial tender enquiry to order placement.
- Assisted in contract negotiation for beneficial vendor relationships.
- Evaluated variation claims from contractors, ensuring fair adjustment of contract prices and schedules.
Sr. Quantity Surveyor
Tornado Group
Abu Dhabi, UAE
03.2022 - 09.2023
- Quantity Survey includes re-measurement of quantity, preparation of interim payment applications, evaluation of claims, variations and settlement of final account for the client and sub contractors etc.
- Floating enquiries to sub-contractors & suppliers, evaluate the quotations to ensure the compliance with the project documents and negotiating with them to receive a price within the budget and credit policies.
- Verify and approve Subcontractors’ measurement sheet.
- Verify and certify subcontractors’ monthly payment applications and issue payment certificates.
- Identifying and costing of variations, preparing variation applications to Clients and variation orders to Sub-Contractors.
- Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecast, monitoring and reporting on actual project costs.
- Review Contract documents and agreements for sub-contractors.
- Identifying and advising on contractual claims affecting the project.
Quantity Surveyor
Al Hikma Building Contracting LLC
Dubai, UAE
09.2017 - 03.2022
- Reviewing tender documents such as BOQ, specifications, drawings etc and understanding complete scope of each tender projects.
- Detailed Quantity take-off & Material Take-off from tender drawings.
- Preparing and sending RFQs/Enquiries for Quotations to Potential Suppliers and Subcontractors.
- Evaluate and compare the Sub-contractor’s quotations to ensure the compliance with project specification.
- Preparation of Techno-Commercial Comparisons between different quotations.
- Negotiating with vendors for prices, lead time, deliveries etc as per the project requirement and budget.
- Pricing of BOQ items, calculating Project Cost based on the received sub-contractor prices and current market rates.
- Liaise with consultant regarding ambiguities and seeking clarifications / Finalize and submit the tender.
- Prepare Value engineering and propose the estimated saving to the client.
- Arranging the Techno-Commercial Meetings, Scope Clarification Meetings and Pre-Bid Meetings.
Project Engineer – Planning & QS
Mammut Construction Group
Dubai, UAE
11.2013 - 08.2017
- Pre-Contract Works- which includes quantity take-off for estimation, pricing, preparation of BOQ & proposal.
- Post-Contract Works- which includes re-measurement of quantity, preparation of interim payment applications, evaluation of claims, variations and settlement of final account for the client and sub contractors etc.
- Floating enquiries to sub-contractors & suppliers, evaluate the quotations to ensure the compliance with the project documents and negotiating with them to receive a price within the budget and credit policies.
- Verify and approve Subcontractors’ measurement sheet, certify subcontractors’ monthly payment applications and issue payment certificates.
- Identifying and costing of variations, preparing variation applications to Clients and variation orders to Sub-Contractors.
- Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecast, monitoring and reporting on actual project costs.
- Project planning, prepare detailed program schedule, provide proper co-ordination with site and monitor the project progress and quality of work.
- Prepare material submittals, RFI’s and take necessary approvals, NOC’s etc from consultants and other concerned government departments.
Associate Engineer (Projects)
INKEL LIMITED
Kerala, India
08.2010 - 11.2013
- Project Coordination, update project status and report progress to Chief Engineer.
- Quantity surveying and preparation of BOQ.
- Subcontractor and vendor negotiation and approvals.
- Project Planning and monitoring work progress.
- Preparation of contract documents, issue work order to subcontractors.
- Verify and certify subcontractors’ monthly payment applications and issue payment certificates.
- Evaluate and verify the drawings submitted by contractors/architects.
- Conduct site visits, coordinate topographic surveys during various stages of the project.
- Liaising with architects, contractors and vendors for project development.
- Prepare progress report by daily/weekly/monthly basis.
- Trained junior engineers, leading to improved skill sets across the team.
Education
B.Tech - Civil Engineering
Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT)
Kochi, Kerala, India 06.2006 - 04.2010
Skills
- AutoCAD
- PlanSwift
- CCS Candy
- Primavera P6
- MS Project
- MS Office Tools
- Quantity Estimation
- Tendering
- Costing
- Budgeting
- Value Engineering
- Project Management
- Contracts Management
- Planning & Co-ordination
- Forecasting & Reports
- Procurement
Certification
- Diploma in Project Management using PRIMAVERA P6 from Cadd Centre, Kerala.
- Architectural Design and Drafting using AUTOCAD from Cadd Centre, Kerala.
- MS Project-Planning & scheduling from INTERCAD Systems, Kochi, Kerala.
- Lean Six Sigma Foundations - LinkedIn.
- Advanced Quantity Survey (AQS) from Indian Institute of Construction Management, Kerala.
- G+1 Approval for Steel construction and contracting from Dubai Municipality.
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Proficient (C2)
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 08/20/88
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital status: Married
Custom
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Timeline
Sr. Quantity Surveyor
Al Hikma Building Contracting LLC
09.2023 - 03.2025
Sr. Quantity Surveyor
Tornado Group
03.2022 - 09.2023
Quantity Surveyor
Al Hikma Building Contracting LLC
09.2017 - 03.2022
Project Engineer – Planning & QS
Mammut Construction Group
11.2013 - 08.2017
Associate Engineer (Projects)
INKEL LIMITED
08.2010 - 11.2013
B.Tech - Civil Engineering
Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT)
06.2006 - 04.2010
- Diploma in Project Management using PRIMAVERA P6 from Cadd Centre, Kerala.
- Architectural Design and Drafting using AUTOCAD from Cadd Centre, Kerala.
- MS Project-Planning & scheduling from INTERCAD Systems, Kochi, Kerala.
- Lean Six Sigma Foundations - LinkedIn.
- Advanced Quantity Survey (AQS) from Indian Institute of Construction Management, Kerala.
- G+1 Approval for Steel construction and contracting from Dubai Municipality.
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