Francois van der Merwe

Senior Cost Manager @Kam Project Consultants

London, GB

Consulted on a New Data Center and high end refurb of a multistorey Commercial Offices in London. Did consulting work for Structural Steel Contractor ito Commercial Manager, Estimator, Senior QS & Buyer profiles. Worked on a Google Data Center managing subbies and doing progress payments and variation orders. Worked on strengthening a 24 storey concrete building at Charing Cross. Progress payments, Managing Subbies, Variation Orders, Contractual re-assessment due to estimator making mistakes in tender documents, payment applications, subbie payments, variation orders,procurement of out of scope contractors, adjudication, T&C’s, remeasure BOQ using BIM software and Excel. Helped a Facebrick Contractor with determining his profitability on projects by comparison to his competitors. Also see what should be his profit margin to compete successfully. Helped a Fire and Security company optimize their Excel quoting spreadsheet by making it user friendly / high speed and implementing a order of magnitude estimate template. Do a Report on insolation on best practices including value for money upping the R-Value to ensure comfort and energy saving with PIR & gypsum boards on a residential flat.

High School Eldoraigne

Grade 12, Accounting, 12

University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

Bachelor of Science - BS, Qantity Surveying (Hon)