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Billing Engineer | Quantity Take-off · BOQ · RA Bills | 12% steel saving | AutoCAD, Planswift, Primavera P6 | Open to Gulf roles

About

A 12% steel cost saving didnt come from tougher negotiating. It came from reconciling what we bought against what the drawings said we needed. Thats how I work as a Quantity Surveyor and Billing Engineer: measure accurately, bill on time, and catch cost leaks before they become losses. Over 5+ years on government infrastructure in the Andaman amp; Nicobar Islands, Ive handled quantity take-off, BOQs, RA bills and cost tracking on steel structures, roads and buildings under GCC/CPWD conditions, including a ₹3 Cr G+2 hostel and a 2 km bituminous macadam road delivered in 3 months. Results I can point to: ▸ 12% steel cost saving through material reconciliation ▸ 15% fewer material delays through proactive procurement tracking ▸ 15% higher quotation approval rate from detailed BOQ breakdowns (earlier role) What I work with: BOQ amp; rate analysis · RA billing amp; measurement books · Cost control · Contract administration (CPWD/GCC, FIDIC principles) · AutoCAD, Tekla, Planswift, Advanced Excel. Im now building Primavera P6 skills to move into project planning and programme control. Im looking for QS, Billing Engineer or Planning Engineer roles with contractors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and beyond. If youre hiring, message me or email karthikcivilengg007@gmail.com.

Location

Port Blair

AI stack

anthropic apis

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openai

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LM Studio

Work experience

QS & Billing Engineer (Site Engineer) at Hindustan traders, MES Contractor, Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos, India, *Prepared quantity take-offs from drawings and verified them against site measurements before every bill submission *Submitted RA/work completion bills to the Garrison Engineer, MES, using joint measurements and Measurement Book entries to support certification *Tracked material consumption against site requirements to control wastage and cost variances *Maintained daily progress and labour records for audit readiness

Site Engineer — Building Construction at United Promoter, Brookshbad, Oct 2025 - Nov 2025 · 2 mos, Reading & interpreting structural drawings Material tracking & ordering. Material wastage control and quality control. Preparing daily progress report and other documentation. Coordinating with client and their requirement. Labour management and project scheduling and monitoring the project timeline.

QS & Billing Engineer (Site Engineer) at OP Kandoi & Co Pvt Ltd, Feb 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, *Cut steel procurement costs 12% by reconciling purchases against theoretical consumption from material take-offs *Reduced material delays 15% through proactive ordering and billing-to-procurement tracking *Led execution and cost tracking on a ₹3 Cr G+2 hostel, completed within 24 months *Delivered a 2 km bituminous macadam road in 3 months to MORTH standards, with billing and progress reporting *Managed a hotel renovation across multiple subcontractors, hitting 90% on-time completion across projects *Produced AutoCAD and Tekla shop drawings, reducing fabrication rework by 8%

Costing Engineer at SURYA CONSTRUCTION, BANGALORE, Aug 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Prepared quantity estimates and BOQs for civil works, achieving a 5% reduction in material costs through procurement analysis *Raised client quotation approval rates 15% with itemised, transparent cost breakdowns *Produced 100+ AutoCAD drawings supporting take-off and estimation

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Mookambigai College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mookambigai College of Engineering, Kalamavur