Raouf Nafaa, P.Eng

Senior Cost Consultant @ Turner & Townsend

About

A result-oriented Professional Engineer with solid experience and year-on-year success in achieving Estimation, Quantity Surveying and Project Engineering. Extensive experience in estimating, cost control and construction engineering projects. Worked on +400M design-build projects & assisted Design Team in solving design issues & proposing ideas to optimize design. Completed pre-bid cost estimating activities for various types of contracts including public private partnership (P3), lump sum and design build fast track and assisted in closing projects with budgets of CAD 100 million to CAD 300 million. Thorough and practical understanding of construction methodologies and cost inputs. Delivered and guided construction process and monitored budget in collaboration with Head Management/Chief Estimator and produced detailed and accurate reports. Exposure in conducting feasibility analysis, project costing/ budgeting, and administering contract services including tendering & contract management. Insightful knowledge of estimates, engineering, schedules, proposals, purchasing, subcontracting and negotiations. Familiar with estimating techniques and cost control, structural design, design alternatives review, designs and drawings production.

Country

United States

City

Houston

Industry

Construction

Skill

Budget Management, Budget Analysis, Cost Engineering, Commercial Analysis, Contract Negotiation, Concrete, Estimates, Pre-Construction, Site Engineering, Quality Control, Program Management, Project Coordination, Quantity Surveying, Design Team Coordination, Cost Control, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Engineering, Microsoft Excel, Structural Analysis

Experience

Senior Cost Consultant

Turner & Townsend

2024-2 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Houston, Texas, United States

Construction Estimator

PCL Construction

2019-6 - 2024-2 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Project Estimator

Walsh Canada

2018-6 - 2019-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

Toronto, Canada Area

Estimator

PCL Construction

2017-1 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

Estimator (COOP)

PCL Construction

2015-1 - 2015-9 · 9 mos

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Mathematics and Engineering Tutor

TUTORING

2010-9 - 2015-9 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Montreal, Canada Area,

• Taught and tutored undergraduate students in Mathematics and Engineering courses (Fundamental Concepts of Algebra, Elementary Functions, College Algebra, Linear Algebra, Calculus I & II, Statics, Engr 213, Engr 233, Engr 311, Structural analysis I & II, Numerical Methods Engr 391, Fluid Mechanics Engr 361) • Tutor one-on- one and in small groups • Provide assignments to prepare students for their exams

Teaching Assistant & Marker

Concordia University

2014-9 - 2014-12 · 4 mos

Montreal QC, Canada

• Planning and delivering tutorials in Engineering Management Principles and Economics and Fluid Mechanics (300 level) to undergraduate students • Designing tutorial assignments for over 100 students • Marking written-assignments and providing written-feedback on students

Project Coordinator

THORON CAPITAL

2013-4 - 2013-8 · 5 mos

Washington D.C. USA

• Reviewed design drawings and technical reports of assigned projects and prepared AutoCAD drawings required for field work. • Performed inspections of job sites and monitored ongoing jobs ensuring compliance with approved drawings, specifications, scope and schedules. • Participated in developing cost estimates for specific scope of work of various projects, collating inputs from different sources and ensuring accuracy of provided figures. • Produced reports in the form of spreadsheets providing details of costs, funds, income and annual financial analysis of assigned projects. • Liaised with investors, brokers and clients as part of fundraising efforts, discussed financial statements and made presentations of financial analysis of the project. • Successfully assisting the fundraising team to influence investors in providing up to $150k in funds.

Education

Concordia University

Civil Engineering (CO-OP)

2010 - 2016 · 6 yrs

• Relevant courses: Foundation Design, Advanced Geotechnical Engineering, Design of Reinforced Concrete, Design of Steel Structures, Project Cost Estimating, Surveying, Project Management for Construction, Structural Analysis I & II • Recipient of Carolyn and Richard Renaud Bursary granted to full-time Engineering students based on academic achievements (2011, 2012, 2013) • Co-op Work Term Report (with Distinction)