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Katie Ng

Cost Consultant
Toronto,Canada

Summary

A proactive and diligent cost estimator with 3 years of post-graduate experience in a consultant firm and a construction company. With the ability and willingness of using computer software, I can produce cost plan with accuracy by the deadline. Besides, being presentable can help delivering my ideas clearly, which is important in measurement of building works and handling contractual issues as a team player.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Assistant Cost Estimator

Paul Y. Engineering Group
Hong Kong
10.2021 - 10.2022

A large contractor with notable building and civil developments in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and Singapore.

VAU Residence - A 26-storey building comprising a 22-storey residential tower on a 4-storey podium with contract amount CAD $48 million

The Hari Hong Kong - A 30-storey luxury hotel development with contract amount CAD $90 million

Empire Land Commercial Centre - A 29-storey commercial building with contract amount CAD $57 million

Made claim against the client by estimating the cost of labour and materials under change orders instructed by the Architect during the post-contract stage

Negotiated the amount for change orders by providing back-up calculation and organized substantiation with the support of relevant contract clauses

Prepared quotation for potential change work for the client's consideration

Applied progress payment with schedule of values and negotiated the assessed amount according to the actual work completed on site

Prepared monthly payment certificates for all sub-contractors by valuation of progress payment according to their work completion

Reported the financial status of the projects to the management level

Cost Consultant

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Hong Kong
09.2019 - 10.2021

A multinational cost consultant firm that provides service for contract and cost management throughout a project.

The Concerto - A 25-storey building comprising a 23-storey residential tower on a 2-storey podium with contract amount CAD $24 million

Took off quantities from drawings and wrote item description according to the specification for preparation of schedule of quantities under tender document

Prepared pre-tender estimate for the client's information

Performed tender analysis by comparing the unit price of each item and highlighted unreasonable unit price for querying the corresponding tenderer so that a tenderer with reasonable contract price could be selected

Cost estimate for potential change orders for the client's consideration

Progress payment valuation by inspecting the actual work completed on site

Validated and assessed the change orders applied by the contractors

Preparation and presentation of financial statement for the client to understand the financial status of the project

Prepared final account for the foundation contract

Quantity Surveying Intern

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Auckland, New Zealand
06.2018 - 08.2018

Balmoral School - Measured building quantities for estimate purpose

Toru East Apartment - Took off quantities for variation purpose

Sylvia Park Shopping Center (South Expansion) - Assisted in valuation of progress payment, cost report and final account

Hamilton Novotel Hotel Extension - Performed bulk checking for the quantities

Communicated with team mates for assignment of duties and coordination in the authentic English environment

Education

Bachelor of Science - Surveying

City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
09.2015 - 07.2019

Skills

    Cost analysis

Cost estimate for change orders

Project cost estimating

Software

CostX

On-Screen Takeoff

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

AtlesPro

AutoCAD

Accomplishments

Quantity Surveying Intern in Auckland, New Zealand (06/2018 - 08/2018)

The only selected student in the surveying class who explored the multiculturalism in New Zealand and gained hands-on experience of cost consultant

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited Scholarship (06/2018)

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Scholarship (06/2017)

Additional Information

Probationer of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Interests

Half Marathon

Cycling

Travelling

Reading

Timeline

Assistant Cost Estimator

Paul Y. Engineering Group
10.2021 - 10.2022

Cost Consultant

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
09.2019 - 10.2021

Quantity Surveying Intern

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
06.2018 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Surveying

City University of Hong Kong
09.2015 - 07.2019
Katie NgCost Consultant