Christopher Martinez

About Christopher Martinez

Experienced Estimator with a demonstrated history of working in the Industrial and Civil…

Experience

1. Shop Quantity Surveyor - Industrial

   Bay Ltd.

   Aug 2023 — Present

   My Roles and Responsibilities as a Quantity Surveyor- Providing an estimate for material costs and labor costs: Consider the type and amount of material needed for a construction project, as well as other expenses involved, to provide an estimate of its cost to clients. Analysing construction blueprints: Study blueprints to analyse various aspects of construction like costs, time schedule and materials required. Must also ensure that the construction adheres to building regulations like health and safety. Negotiating contracts to stay within a budget: When creating a budget for each project, quantity surveyors often write and negotiate contracts between their clients and the construction company. Estimate costs, time and material labour required and match it to the available budget. Developing documents that track costs: Developing documents pertaining to finance, budgets and contracts is a common duty of quantity surveyors. May track purchases using receipts, or might record recent orders to account for all used materials. Managing projects to ensure they maintain their set budgets. Liaise with clients and contractors to identify their requirements. Provide advice to clients, helping them choose the most cost-effective materials for a project. Travelling to job sites: Travel to construction sites to ensure that the work is progressing according to schedule and that raw materials are available. Also have to value completed works and oversee payments. Reviewing an existing budget: Review a company\'s existing budget to determine whether any changes may improve a company\'s finances. May also reduce or increase funding to parts of a company when it is necessary and efficient to do so. Identifying commercial risks: Quantity surveyors are responsible for weighing in the market fluctuations in costs and labour to identify any commercial risks in projects. Good analytical skills can help them to come up with innovative solutions to problems.

Education

• Aransas Pass High School

  Diploma

  1998 — 2001

• Ashford University

  Bachelor's Degree, Project Management

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Blueprint Reading
• Piping
• Microsoft Excel
• Autospool
• Fab Suite
• Isqft
• Contract Management
• Materials
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Purchasing
• Spoolgen
• As400 System
• Quantity Surveying
• Electrical Wiring
• Quantity Take-Offs
• Microsoft Word
• Customer Service
• Supervisory Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Construction Estimating
• Autocad