Abdul Kuthoos Ashfan MSc, BSc (Hons) QS, BSc Eng
Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in contract management, commercial management, and contract administration. Demonstrates proficiency in cost planning, cost management, and change management, ensuring effective cost control and reporting. Skilled in procurement and tendering processes, value engineering, and quantity takeoffs. Adept at leading teams through critical situations with strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills. Committed to delivering optimal results through strategic decision-making and stress management.
Driven professional with a knack for financial management and project coordination, coupled with outstanding negotiation and analytical skills. Adept in budgeting and cost control, ensuring projects meet financial targets while maintaining high standards. Ready to bring value and expertise to the [Desired Position] role. Loyal employee with a solid understanding of training and mentoring employees. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Quantity Surveyor Engineer
Modern Building Leaders (MBL)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
07.2022 - 08.2025
- Key Projects Involvement
- King Salman Park - Royal Arts Complex Project
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Managed Change Control (Variation Orders, PVO CRF,) preparation and submission, ensuring timely approval from the Engineer while maintaining project compliance and contract integrity.
- Developed cost plans for review and finalization with senior management, and prepared monthly cash flow projections to support effective financial planning and management.
- Prepared and submitted reports on progress, executed work quantities, and monthly interim payment applications, ensuring accurate financial tracking and adherence to project timelines.
- Checked and verified subcontractor valuations and variations, ensuring fairness and accuracy in project costing and payments.
- Oversaw subcontractors on pre- and post-contract quantity matters, ensuring precise cost management and implementing cost-saving strategies to achieve project cost reduction.
- Led and managed a team of quantity surveyors, enhancing team efficiency and productivity through effective leadership, mentorship, and guidance. Motivated and developed a high performing team of commercial professionals.
- Established and maintained robust cost control systems to prevent budget overruns and ensure alignment with financial objectives across the project lifecycle, including managing Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and Cost to Complete (CTC) analyses.
- Utilized BIM and AutoCAD software to perform quantity takeoffs for various building works, including structural and architectural disciplines, ensuring accurate project estimation.
- Identified and reported discrepancies or ambiguities between tender documents, Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings, and shop drawings, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency in project documentation.
- Maintained a comprehensive Risk and Opportunity Register to support change control management, claims, payments, and insurance processes, ensuring effective and compliant project administration.
- Analyzed and understood client needs, identifying and addressing requirements and expectations. Delivered high-quality service and support throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring client satisfaction.
- Conducted feasibility studies to determine potential project viability.
- Prepared interim valuations, ensured timely payment collections.
- Achieved cost savings with careful budget management.
- Streamlined workflow management systems, increased team productivity.
Quantity Surveying Manager
Nazeeha Construction
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Key Projects Involvement
- Building, Roads & Bridges Projects.
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepared monthly interim payment applications and final statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual terms.
- Assisted the procurement team in identifying suitable subcontractors, processing inquiries for quotations, and evaluating submitted bids.
- Monitored and controlled the financial progress of the project, ensuring alignment with the work program and timely delivery within budget constraints.
- Coordinated and responded to contractual matters, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to resolve any issues.
- Participated in negotiations with subcontractors to manage changes in scope and ensure fair adjustments to contract terms.
- Prepared project budgets, including conducting rate analysis, and ensured effective budget control throughout the project's lifecycle.
- Ensured procurement and reconciliation of materials were carried out in accordance with project procedures, maintaining compliance with standards and timelines.
- Coordinated and managed the junior staff within the team, ensuring effective collaboration and adherence to project objectives.
- Enforced safety regulations to reduce workplace accidents.
Senior Quantity Surveyor [Consultant]
Cordorey International Limited
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
04.2018 - 04.2020
- Key Projects Involvement
- The Holy Haram Mosque and Its Surrounding Area Project.
- Duties and Responsibilities.
- Verification of the contractor's valuation and variations, ensuring accuracy and fairness in the submitted documents while confirming alignment with contractual agreements and completed works.
- Prepared and submitted progress quantities of completed work at regular intervals, facilitating timely project payments and ensuring compliance with payment schedules.
- Identified and reported discrepancies or ambiguities between tender documents and Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings, ensuring clarity and accurate project documentation.
- Established and maintained payment registers and change registers, tracking financial transactions and documenting any alterations to the project scope or specifications.
- Managed contract negotiation for beneficial vendor relationships.
Quantity Surveyor
Fawaz Al Hokair Real Estate Company
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
09.2014 - 03.2018
- Key Projects Involvement
- Aloft Hotel, Riyadh, Residential Building.
- Shopping malls (Nakheel Mall, Hamra Mall, U Walk) & Retail stores project.
- Duties and Responsibilities.
- Prepare and update the quantities based on the approved shop drawings takeoffs, ensuring that the BOQ documentation was always up to date.
- Prepared monthly Interim Payment Certificates for the client and certified progress invoices for subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions.
- Assessed variations and evaluated the relevant cost impacts to ensure financial control and alignment with the project budget.
- Assisted the Commercial Manager in devising and executing action plans to address significant changes in the scope of work, ensuring smooth project execution.
- Reviewed and responded to all correspondences related to payments and variations with subcontractors and suppliers, maintaining clear and consistent communication.
- Analyzed and evaluated tenders and quotations from subcontractors and suppliers, preparing detailed comparison statements to support informed decision-making processes.
- Managed multiple construction projects, ensuring adherence to budget and timeline parameters.
Quantity Surveyor
Azmeel Contracting Company
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10.2011 - 07.2014
- Key Projects Involvement
- Information Technology & Telecommunication Complex Phase II
- Duties and Responsibilities.
- Involved in the measurement and quantification of completed works to ensure accuracy and compliance with project.
- Prepared monthly interim payment applications, ensuring all documentation was accurate and in line with project check lists.
- Reviewed and certified subcontractor and supplier payment applications, verifying the correctness of charges and alignment with contractual terms.
- Maintained clear and comprehensive communication regarding commercial-related issues to ensure smooth project execution and resolution of any concerns.
Quantity Surveyor
Infrastructure and Housing Development Project (Ministry of Resettlement)
Puttalam, Sri Lanka
03.2009 - 09.2011
- Key Projects Involvement
- Infrastructure, Housing, Road and Water Supply Project.
- Duties and Responsibilities.
- Evaluate tenders received from subcontractors and suppliers, considering both commercial and technical aspects. Prepare comprehensive evaluation reports detailing the strengths, weaknesses, and suitability of each tender, aiding decision-making processes for contract awards.
- Preparation of procurement documentation, including gathering relevant information, drafting procurement requests, and ensuring full compliance with project requirements and regulatory standards.
- Compiling tender documents (scope of work, instruction to tenderers, drawings, preambles, BOQ, specifications, etc.) to ensure the availability of sufficient information.
Education
MSc - Construction Management
Kingston University
BSc - Quantity Surveying & Construction
De Montfort University
LeicesterBSc - Civil Engineering
Central Alliance University UAC
National Diploma in Technology - Civil Engineering
Institute of Technology
Skills
- Contracts Management
- Commercial Management
- Contract Administration
- Cost Planning
- Cost Management
- Change Management
- Cost Control
- Cost Reporting
- Estimation
- Procurement & Tendering
- Value Engineering
- Bill of Quantities
- Final Account
- Team Management
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Managing Critical Situation
- Decision making
- Stress Management
- Change control management
- Quantity takeoffs
- Team management
- Procurement processes
- CostX proficiency
Certification
- MCIOB - Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (June 2025)
- MIET - Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (February 2025)
- MQSi - Member of Quantity Surveyors International (April 2025)
- APC Candidate, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
References
Available upon request
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information provided above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Ashfan Abdul Kuthoos
PERSONAL INFO
- Name: Abdul Kuthoos Ashfan
- Date of Birth: 19th April 1985
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Nationality: Sri Lankan
- Driving License: KSA & Sri Lanka
- Visa Status: Transferable Iqama
- Notice Period: 30 days
- SCE No: 334413
COMPUTER LITERACY
- Primavera (P6)
- Revit
- Planswift
- CostX
- Auto CAD
- MS office Package
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Senior Quantity Surveyor Engineer
Modern Building Leaders (MBL)
07.2022 - 08.2025
Quantity Surveying Manager
Nazeeha Construction
04.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Quantity Surveyor [Consultant]
Cordorey International Limited
04.2018 - 04.2020
Quantity Surveyor
Fawaz Al Hokair Real Estate Company
09.2014 - 03.2018
Quantity Surveyor
Azmeel Contracting Company
10.2011 - 07.2014
Quantity Surveyor
Infrastructure and Housing Development Project (Ministry of Resettlement)
03.2009 - 09.2011
MSc - Construction Management
Kingston University
BSc - Quantity Surveying & Construction
De Montfort University
BSc - Civil Engineering
Central Alliance University UAC
National Diploma in Technology - Civil Engineering
Institute of Technology
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